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Filing Details

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
31462	Ecolab Inc	ECL	Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics (2840)	410231510

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1189430	W Jerry Levin	J. W. Levin Partners, Llc 9 West 57Th Street, 26Th Floor New York NY 10019		Yes	No	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
Common Stock	Disposition	2013-05-03	5,421	$84.91	28,286	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2013-05-03	6,700	$29.29	34,986	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2013-05-03	2,303	$85.21	32,683	No	4	F	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2013-05-03	5,600	$32.57	38,283	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2013-05-03	2,140	$85.21	36,143	No	4	F	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2013-05-03	5,086	$31.95	41,229	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2013-05-03	1,906	$85.21	39,323	No	4	F	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2013-05-03	4,800	$37.91	44,123	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2013-05-03	2,135	$85.21	41,988	No	4	F	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2013-05-03	4,300	$42.91	46,288	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2013-05-03	2,165	$85.21	44,123	No	4	F	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	F	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	F	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	F	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	F	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	F	Direct

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Acquisiton	2013-05-02	3,200	$0.00	3,200	$84.27
Common Stock	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2013-05-03	6,700	$0.00	6,700	$29.29
Common Stock	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2013-05-03	5,600	$0.00	5,600	$32.57
Common Stock	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2013-05-03	5,086	$0.00	5,086	$31.95
Common Stock	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2013-05-03	4,800	$0.00	4,800	$37.91
Common Stock	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2013-05-03	4,300	$0.00	4,300	$42.91

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
3,200	2013-08-02	2023-05-02	No	4	A	Direct
0	2004-05-07	2014-05-07	No	4	M	Direct
0	2005-05-06	2015-05-06	No	4	M	Direct
0	2005-08-30	2014-05-07	No	4	M	Direct
0	2006-05-12	2016-05-12	No	4	M	Direct
0	2007-05-04	2017-05-04	No	4	M	Direct

Footnotes

This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $84.90 to $84.95. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
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.
The option will become exercisable, on a cumulative basis, as to 25% of the option shares (excluding any fractional portion less than one share), on the last day of each of the first, second and third three-month periods following its date of grant and as to the remaining shares on the last day of the fourth three-month period following its date of grant; provided, however, that if a Change in Control of the Company (as that term is defined in the Ecolab Inc. 2001 Non-Employee Director Stock Option and Deferred Compensation Plan) will occur, then the option will become immediately exercisable in full.