Ecolab Schedules Webcast and Conference Call on February 28th

Ecolab will host a live webcast of its fourth quarter earnings conference call. A news release containing fourth quarter results and future earnings guidance is expected to be issued before the market opens on February 28, 2012.

Details for the public webcast are as follows:

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          1:00 pm Eastern Time
        
      
      
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

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          Tuesday, February 28, 2012
        
      
      
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

DURATION:

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          One hour
        
      
      
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

LOCATION:

http://www.ecolab.com/investor

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          A replay of the webcast and supplemental data will be available on 
          Ecolab’s web site.
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
    
    

To access the webcast, go to the Investor Information portion of the Company’s Web site at www.ecolab.com/investor and click on the webcast icon. Listening to the webcast requires Internet access and the Windows Media Player or other compatible streaming media player.

With 2011 annualized sales of $11 billion and more than 40,000 employees, Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services that provide and protect clean water, safe food, abundant energy and healthy environments. Ecolab delivers comprehensive programs and services to the food, energy, healthcare, industrial and hospitality markets in more than 160 countries. For more news and information, visit www.ecolab.com.

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