This document provides shareholder information for Ecolab, including details about the company's stock listing and trading symbols, annual shareholder meeting, dividend reinvestment plan, earnings releases, research coverage, transfer agent, and independent accountants. It lists contact information for shareholder services and investor inquiries.

1. Shareholder Information Shareholder Services
Common Stock Stock trading symbol ECL Annual Meeting The annual meeting of stockholders will be held
Ecolab common stock is listed and traded on the New York on Friday, May 11, 2001, at 10 a.m. in The McKnight Theater
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Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and the Pacific Exchange (“PCX”). at the Ordway Music Theater, 345 Washington Street, St. Paul,
Ecolab shares are also traded on an unlisted basis on certain Minn. 55102.
other exchanges.
Options are traded on the NYSE. Dividend Reinvestment Shareholders of record may elect to reinvest
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Ecolab common stock is included in the Chemicals (Specialty) their dividends. Plan participants may also elect to purchase
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Group of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index. Ecolab common stock through this service. To enroll in the plan,
shareholders should contact the transfer agent for a brochure and
As of February 23, 2001, Ecolab had 5,388 shareholders of authorization form.
record. The closing stock price on February 23, 2001, was $41.27
per share. Recorded News and Online Resources Call 1-800-FACT-ECL
(800-322-8325); Alaska, Hawaii and international callers dial
Dividend Policy Ecolab has paid common stock dividends for (703) 797-0222.
64 consecutive years. Visit Ecolab’s web site at www.ecolab.com for financial results
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Quarterly cash dividends are usually paid on the 15th of January, and investor information.
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April, July and October. Shareholders of record may view their shareholder account infor-
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Dividends of $0.105 per share were declared in February, May mation on-line at http://gateway.equiserve.com. For log-in assis-
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and August 1999. Dividends of $0.12 per share were declared tance, shareholders may call the transfer agent at 1-877-843-9327.
in December 1999, and February, May and August 2000. A
dividend of $0.13 per share was declared in December 2000. Research Coverage Investors may contact the following firms
which have recently provided research coverage on Ecolab:
Earnings and Corporate News Corporate news releases, including ABN / AMRO; Bank of America Securities; Credit Suisse First
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earnings and other financial information, are available at: Boston; Goldman Sachs; Ingalls & Snyder; Merrill Lynch;
Web site: www.ecolab.com Morgan Stanley Dean Witter; New Vernon Associates; Salomon
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Telephone: 1-800-FACT-ECL (800-322-8325); Alaska, Hawaii Smith Barney; Standard & Poor’s; U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray;
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and international callers dial (703) 797-0222. UBS Warburg; and Value Line.
E-mail: financial.info@ecolab.com The reference to such firms does not imply any endorsement
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of the information by Ecolab.
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. Transfer Agent, Registrar and Paying Agent
These documents may be obtained on-line or by contacting: First Chicago Trust Company c/o EquiServe
Ecolab Inc. Attention: Corporate Secretary Telephone: (201) 324-0313; or 1-800-322-8325;
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Telephone: (651) 293-2233 TDD/Hearing Impaired: (201) 222-4955
E-mail: investor.info@ecolab.com E-mail: equiserve@equiserve.com
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Web site: www.equiserve.com
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Independent Accountants
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP The Transfer Agent provides telephone assistance Monday-Friday
650 Third Avenue South 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Eastern Time). Round-the-clock service is
Minneapolis, MN 55402 also available online and to callers using touch-tone telephones.
Investor Inquiries Transfer Agent mailing addresses:
Securities analysts, portfolio managers and representatives of finan- For items delivered by courier:
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cial institutions seeking information about Ecolab may contact: Mail Suite 4680, 8th Floor
Ecolab 2000 Annual Report
Michael J. Monahan 14 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005
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External Relations, vice president General written inquiries:
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Telephone: (651) 293-2809 P.O. Box 2500, Jersey City, NJ 07303-2500
Stock transfer correspondence:
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C P.O. Box 2506, Jersey City, NJ 07303-2506
Reduce, Re-use, Recycle. Printed on recycled paper.
Dividend Reinvestment Plan correspondence:
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P.O. Box 2598, Jersey City, NJ 07303-2598
investment accounts. Help save resources. Please contact your broker
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