The board of directors of Ecolab Inc. declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.33 per common share, to be paid July 15, 2015, to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 16, 2015.

Ecolab has paid cash dividends on its common stock for 78 consecutive years.

About Ecolab
A trusted partner at more than one million customer locations, Ecolab (ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital resources. With 2014 sales of $14 billion and 47,000 associates, Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions and on-site service to promote safe food, maintain clean environments, optimize water and energy use and improve operational efficiencies for customers in the food, healthcare, energy, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world. For more Ecolab news and information, visit www.ecolab.com.

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