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> Ecolab's annual meeting of shareholders will be held on Friday,
May 7, 2004, at 10 a.m. in the Landmark Center's Weyerhauser
Auditorium, 75 West Fifth Street, St. Paul, MN 55102.
> Stock trading symbol ECL. Ecolab common stock is listed and traded
on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Ecolab shares are also traded
on an unlisted basis on certain other exchanges. Options are traded on
the NYSE.
> Ecolab common stock is included in the Specialty Chemicals
sub-industry under the Materials sector of the Standard & Poor's Global
Industry Classification Standard.
> As of February 27, 2004, Ecolab has 4,725 shareholders of record.
The closing stock price on February 27, 2004, was $27.31 per share.
> Ecolab has paid common stock dividends each year since 1936.
Quarterly cash dividends are usually paid on the 15th of January, April,
July and October. Dividends of $0.0675 per share were declared in
February, May and August 2002. A dividend of $0.0725 per share was
declared in December 2002 and February, May and August 2003.
A dividend of $0.08 per share was declared in December 2003.
> Shareholders of record may elect to reinvest their dividends. Plan
participants may also elect to purchase Ecolab common stock through
this service. To enroll in the plan, shareholders should contact the
transfer agent for a brochure and authorization form.
> PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
650 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55402
> Securities analysts, portfolio managers and representatives of
financial institutions seeking information about Ecolab may contact:
Michael J. Monahan
External Relations Vice President
Telephone: (651) 293-2809
E-mail: financial.info@ecolab.com
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> Visit Ecolab's Web site at www.ecolab.com/investor for financial
information and investor news.
> Copies of Ecolab's Form 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K reports as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission are available free of
charge. These documents may be obtained on our Web site at
www.ecolab.com/investor or by contacting:
Ecolab Inc., Attn: Corporate Secretary
370 Wabasha Street North, St. Paul, MN 55102
Telephone: (651) 293-2233; E-mail: investor.info@ecolab.com
> Governance Information: Disclosures concerning Board of Directors
policies, governance principles and corporate ethics practices, including
our Code of Conduct, are available online at
www.ecolab.com/investor/governance.
> Online Annual Meeting Materials: Shareholders of record and certain
employees can help Ecolab save money by enrolling to receive their
future Annual Meeting Materials (annual report, proxy statement, etc.)
via the Internet. For more information or to enroll online, go to
www.econsent.com/ecl.
> Account Access: Shareholders of record may view their shareholder
account information online at http://ecolab.equiserve.com. For log-in
assistance, shareholders may call the transfer agent at
1-877-843-9327.
> Investors may contact the following firms that have recently provided
research coverage on Ecolab: Banc of America Securities; Buckingham
Research; Citigroup Smith Barney; Credit Suisse First Boston; Deutsche
Bank; Goldman Sachs; Ingalls & Snyder; J. P. Morgan; Longbow
Research; Morgan Stanley; Standard & Poor's; Thomas Weisel Partners;
UBS Warburg; and Value Line. The reference to such firms does not
imply any endorsement of their information by Ecolab.
> Shareholders of record may contact the transfer agent, EquiServe
Trust Company, N.A., for assistance with a change of address, transfer
of share ownership, replacement of lost stock certificates, and dividend
payment/tax reporting issues. If your Ecolab shares are held in a bank or
brokerage account, please contact your bank or broker for assistance.
> EquiServe provides telephone assistance to shareholders Monday
through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time). Around-the-clock
service is also available online and to callers using touch-tone telephones.
Telephone: (781) 575-2724; or 1-800-322-8325
TDD/Hearing Impaired: 1-800-952-9245
Web site: www.equiserve.com
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