ECOLAB INC. — Director's Dealing 2012

Jun 12, 2012

SEC Form 4/A — Form 4/A

Issuer: ECOLAB INC (ECL)
CIK: 0000031462
Period of Report: 2012-06-07

Reporting Person: FRITZE STEVEN L (Chief Financial Officer)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-06-07	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$27.39	M	50000	Disposed	2013-12-11	Common Stock (50000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The original report filed on June 8, 2012 incorrectly reported the transaction date as 5/08/2012. This amendment is being filed to correct the transaction date to 6/07/2012.

F2: Option granted under the Ecolab Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan on December 11, 2003. The option became exercisable, on a cumulative basis, as to one-third of the option shares (excluding any fractional portion less than one share), on each of the first and second anniversaries of the date of grant and as to the remaining option shares on the third anniversary of the date of grant.