Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Inchaustegui Roberto
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/08/2014
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ECOLAB INC [ECL]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
370 WABASHA STREET NORTH
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP & Pres.-Global Serv & Spec
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

ST. PAUL, MN 55102
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 11,487
D
 
Common Stock 1,551.358 (5)
I
By Ecolab Savings Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 07/31/2009(1) 07/31/2018 Common Stock 37,000 $ 44.91 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 12/03/2009(2) 12/03/2018 Common Stock 19,700 $ 35.63 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 12/02/2010(3) 12/02/2019 Common Stock 9,600 $ 45.665 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 12/01/2011(4) 12/01/2020 Common Stock 10,600 $ 48.055 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 12/01/2012(6) 12/01/2021 Common Stock 14,400 $ 55.595 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 12/05/2013(7) 12/05/2022 Common Stock 22,800 $ 71.54 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 12/04/2014(8) 12/04/2023 Common Stock 18,290 $ 103.265 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Inchaustegui Roberto
370 WABASHA STREET NORTH
ST. PAUL, MN 55102
      EVP & Pres.-Global Serv & Spec  

Signatures

David F. Duvick, as Attorney-in-Fact for Roberto Inchaustegui 05/16/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Option granted under the Ecolab Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan on July 31, 2008. The option became exercisable to 100% of the option shares on the fourth anniversary of the date of grant.
(2) Option granted under the Ecolab Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan on December 3, 2008. 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.
(3) Option granted under the Ecolab Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan on December 2, 2009. 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.
(4) Option granted under the Ecolab Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan on December 1, 2010. 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.
(5) Number of UNITS in the Ecolab Stock Fund of the Ecolab Savings Plan (401(k) Plan) as of April 30, 2014. (The 1,551.358 UNITS are the equivalent of approximately 2,865 shares of the issuer's Common Stock.)
(6) Option granted under the Ecolab Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan on December 1, 2011. The option will become 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.
(7) Option granted under the Ecolab Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan on December 5, 2012. The option will become 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.
(8) Option granted under the Ecolab Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan on December 4, 2013. The option will become 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.

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