ECOLAB INC. — Director's Dealing 2013

Nov 8, 2013

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ECOLAB INC (ECL)
CIK: 0000031462
Period of Report: 2013-11-01

Reporting Person: Marsh Laurie M (Senior VP - Human Resources)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2906	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (2772)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$55.595	2021-12-01	Common Stock (6300)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$71.54	2022-12-05	Common Stock (5400)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: The units will vest on February 28, 2014, subject to continued employment at the vesting date. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Ecolab Inc. common stock.

F2: The option will be 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 shares on the third anniversary of the date of grant. The date listed in the Date Exercisable column is the first anniversary of the date of grant.