ECOLAB INC. — Director's Dealing 2013

Oct 2, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ECOLAB INC (ECL)
CIK: 0000031462
Period of Report: 2013-09-30

Reporting Person: ZILLMER JOHN J (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-09-30	Common Stock	A	184.69	$0.00	Acquired	6114.97	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 14.52 shares acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the Ecolab Inc. 2001 Non-Employee Director Stock Option and Deferred Compensation Plan.

F2: The Form 4 filed by Mr. Zillmer on July 2, 2013 underreported the number of shares credited to him pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature by 1.69 shares. An appropriate adjustment has been made on this report and the total listed in column 5 above reflects the corrected amount.