ECOLAB INC. — Director's Dealing 2013

Mar 6, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ECOLAB INC (ECL)
CIK: 0000031462
Period of Report: 2013-03-05

Reporting Person: Meyer Michael L (Executive VP - Human Resources)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-03-05	Common Stock	S	2895	$77.1595	Disposed	15264	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	71.974	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Number of UNITS in the Ecolab Stock Fund of the Ecolab Savings Plan (401(k) Plan) as of February 28, 2013. (The 71.974 UNITS are the equivalent of approximtely 134 shares of the issuer's Common Stock.)