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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
1402034	M Stephen Taylor	Ecolab Inc. 370 Wabasha Street North Saint Paul MN 55102	Evp And Pres. - Nalco Champion	No	Yes	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	Acquisiton	2014-03-12	9,535	$40.53	62,181	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2014-03-12	19,200	$55.60	81,381	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2014-03-12	28,735	$110.57	52,646	No	4	S	Direct

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

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2014-03-14	9,535	$0.00	9,535	$40.53
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2014-03-12	19,200	$0.00	19,200	$55.60

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0	2011-12-01	2021-02-08	No	4	M	Direct
9,600	2012-12-01	2021-12-01	No	4	M	Direct

Footnotes

This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $110.26 to $110.80. 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.
This option originally represented an option to purchase shares of common stock of Nalco Holding Company ("Nalco") and the vesting of the option was accelerated pursuant to Mr. Taylor's Change of Control Agreement with Nalco upon closing of the merger on December 1, 2011 by and among Ecolab Inc., Sustainability Partners Corporation and Nalco. The option was converted into an option to purchase shares of Ecolab Inc. common stock pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of July 19, 2011 among Ecolab Inc., Sustainability Partners Corporation and Nalco.
Option granted under the Ecolab Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan on December 1, 2011. The option became 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 option shares on the third anniversary of the date of grant.