ECOLAB INC. — Director's Dealing 2015

Mar 20, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ECOLAB INC (ECL)
CIK: 0000031462
Period of Report: 2015-03-19

Reporting Person: LUMPKINS ROBERT L (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-03-19	Common Stock	M	5600	$32.57	Acquired	35754.54	Direct
2015-03-19	Common Stock	F	1587	$114.92	Disposed	34167.54	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-03-19	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$32.57	M	5600	Disposed	2015-05-06	Common Stock (5600)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	37891	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Reflects the reporting person's payment of the exercise price for a stock option issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3 by delivering or withholding shares of Ecolab common stock.