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Insider Trading: ECOLAB INC

Monthly summaries of insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of ECOLAB INC in the last 24 months are illustrated in figures 1 and 2. Table 1 shows the monthly insider trading data of ECOLAB INC since year 2005. Table 2 shows the detailed insider transactions of ECOLAB INC since 2005. The reporting company's ticker symbol is ECL. The reporting company's CIK number is 31462.

The total value of stock buying since 2005 is $275,896. The total value of stock sales is $9,596,970. The total value of stock exercises is $17,072,151.


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Figure 1. Monthly insider transaction values at ECOLAB INC (ECL) in the past 24 months. The trade values of insider stock buys, sales, and option exercises are in logarithmic scale as shown on the right axis labels. The detailed monthly and daily insider transactions are listed in the 2 tables below.

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Figure 2. Average prices of insider buys, sales, and option exercises at ECOLAB INC (ECL) in the past 24 months. See table 2 for insider transaction details.

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Table 1. Monthly summaries of insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for ECOLAB INC (ECL).
Trading Period
year-month  
Insider Buying     
Shares               Value ($)
Insider Sales     
Shares               Value ($)
Option Exercises     
Shares               Value ($)
2008-03 0 0 0 0 10,000 161,560
2007-12 0 0 15,824 759,552 182,535 3,995,430
2007-11 0 0 8,000 380,000 8,000 139,124
2007-10 0 0 40,000 1,880,200 40,000 973,600
2007-07 0 0 0 0 18,800 205,767
2007-06 0 0 0 0 208,920 4,320,979
2007-05 2,500 104,524 0 0 40,400 909,306
2006-12 0 0 17,635 797,983 52,200 798,374
2006-11 0 0 428,812 2,303,902 60,000 1,473,863
2006-10 0 0 0 0 80,150 1,576,924
2006-09 0 0 17,000 714,000 17,000 338,674
2006-08 0 0 13,480 608,790 40,480 570,346
2006-07 0 0 0 0 4,000 30,375
2006-05 2,700 102,932 0 0 0 0
2006-02 2,000 68,440 61,900 2,152,543 61,900 1,577,829
2005-09 43,359,224 0 43,359,224 0 0 0

Table 2. Detailed insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for ECOLAB INC (ECL)
  Trade Date   Insider Name Trade Type     Shares       Price ($)   Value ($)
2008-03-27 Biller Leslie S Option Exercise 10,000 16.16 161,560
2007-12-14 Baker Douglas M Jr (Chairman, President & CEO) Option Exercise 85,295 24.34 2,076,080
2007-12-13 Fritze Steven L (Executive Vice President & CFO) Option Exercise 56,440 21.30 1,202,427
2007-12-10 Johnson Joel W Option Exercise 24,000 16.16 387,744
2007-12-03 Hickey Michael A (SVP - Global Bus. Development) Sale 15,824 48.00 759,552
2007-12-03 Hickey Michael A (SVP - Global Bus. Development) Option Exercise 16,800 19.59 329,179
2007-11-30 Hickey Michael A (SVP - Global Bus. Development) Sale 8,000 47.50 380,000
2007-11-30 Hickey Michael A (SVP - Global Bus. Development) Option Exercise 8,000 17.39 139,124
2007-10-26 Snedeker C William (EVP-Global Services Sector) Sale 40,000 47.00 1,880,200
2007-10-26 Snedeker C William (EVP-Global Services Sector) Option Exercise 40,000 24.34 973,600
2007-07-31 Schmechel Daniel J (Senior VP & Controller) Option Exercise 4,000 10.95 43,781
2007-07-24 Lewis Diana D (SVP - Human Resources) Option Exercise 14,800 10.94 161,986
2007-06-19 Schmechel Daniel J (Senior VP & Controller) Option Exercise 50,950 19.11 973,797
2007-06-13 Fritze Steven L (Executive Vice President & CFO) Option Exercise 30,560 19.27 588,756
2007-06-13 Baker Douglas M Jr (Chairman, President & CEO) Option Exercise 127,410 21.65 2,758,426
2007-05-10 De Schutter Richard U Purchase 2,500 41.81 104,524
2007-05-09 Grundhofer Jerry A Option Exercise 7,400 24.83 183,760
2007-05-04 Johnson Joel W Option Exercise 33,000 21.99 725,546
2006-12-13 Bell Lawrence T (SVP, GC and Secretary) Sale 17,635 45.25 797,983
2006-12-11 Biller Leslie S Option Exercise 3,000 16.16 48,468
2006-12-11 Bell Lawrence T (SVP, GC and Secretary) Option Exercise 49,200 15.24 749,906
2006-11-27 Fritze Steven L (Executive Vice President & CFO) Option Exercise 10,000 19.92 199,219
2006-11-24 Iannuzzi Luciano (EVP-Europe, Africa & M.E.) Sale 37,800 46.10 1,742,580
2006-11-24 Iannuzzi Luciano (EVP-Europe, Africa & M.E.) Option Exercise 37,800 25.86 977,696
2006-11-22 Iannuzzi Luciano (EVP-Europe, Africa & M.E.) Sale 12,200 46.01 561,322
2006-11-22 Iannuzzi Luciano (EVP-Europe, Africa & M.E.) Option Exercise 12,200 24.34 296,948
2006-11-13 Henkel Corp (10% Owner) Sale 378,812 .00 0
2006-10-24 Baker Douglas M Jr (Chairman, President & CEO) Option Exercise 80,150 19.67 1,576,924
2006-09-13 Snedeker C William (EVP-Global Services Sector) Sale 17,000 42.00 714,000
2006-09-13 Snedeker C William (EVP-Global Services Sector) Option Exercise 17,000 19.92 338,674
2006-08-17 Hickey Michael A (SVP - Global Bus. Development) Sale 13,480 45.16 608,790
2006-08-17 Hickey Michael A (SVP - Global Bus. Development) Option Exercise 13,480 11.78 158,807
2006-08-01 Fritze Steven L (Executive Vice President & CFO) Option Exercise 27,000 15.24 411,539
2006-07-27 Schmechel Daniel J (Senior VP & Controller) Option Exercise 4,000 7.59 30,375
2006-05-05 Grundhofer Jerry A Purchase 2,700 38.12 102,932
2006-02-16 Newlin Stephen D (President - Industrial Sector) Sale 10,000 35.47 354,700
2006-02-16 Newlin Stephen D (President - Industrial Sector) Option Exercise 10,000 25.49 254,899
2006-02-15 Newlin Stephen D (President - Industrial Sector) Sale 20,000 35.08 701,600
2006-02-15 Newlin Stephen D (President - Industrial Sector) Option Exercise 20,000 25.49 509,799
2006-02-14 Newlin Stephen D (President - Industrial Sector) Sale 31,900 34.36 1,096,243
2006-02-14 Newlin Stephen D (President - Industrial Sector) Option Exercise 31,900 25.49 813,131
2006-02-14 Pritchard Beth M Purchase 2,000 34.22 68,440
2005-09-21 Henkel Chemie Verwaltungsgesellschaft Mbh (Other) Sale 43,359,224 .00 0
2005-09-21 Henkel Kgaa /new/ (10% Owner) Purchase 43,359,224 .00 0

Insider trading activities including stock purchases, stock sales, and option exercises listed in the above tables cannot be completely guaranteed as to their accuracy. For more insider trading information of ECOLAB INC (symbol ECL, CIK number 31462) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.

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