X0201 4 2003-08-29 0 0000031462 ECOLAB INC ECL 0001235999 HAMELMANN STEFAN HEBBELSTRASSE 13 DUSSELDORF 2M 40237 GERMANY 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2003-08-29 4 A 0 162.22 0 A 2956.78 D Includes 7.64 shares acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the Ecolab Inc. 2001 Non-Employee Director Stock Option and Deferred Compensation Plan. /s/ David F. Duvick, as Attorney-in-Fact for Stefan Hamelmann 2003-09-03