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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</font></b></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&nbsp;8-K</font></b></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the
  Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>
  
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report </font>(Date of earliest event reported)<b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;May&nbsp;2,
  2008</b></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ECOLAB INC.</font></b></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
  charter)</font></p>
  
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(State or other jurisdiction<br>
    of incorporation)</font></p>
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(IRS Employer<br>
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">370 Wabasha Street North, Saint Paul,
    Minnesota</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">55102</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code<b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;651-293-2233</b></font></p>
  
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  applicable)</font></b></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Former name or former address, if changed
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  to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of
  the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):</font></p>
  
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  communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
  230.425)</p>
  
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;Soliciting
  material pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
  240.14a-12)</p>
  
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications
  pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14d-2(b)&nbsp;under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
  240.14d-2(b))</p>
  
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement
  communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;13e-4(c)&nbsp;under the Exchange Act (17
  CFR 240.13e-4(c))</p>
  
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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ecolab&#146;s Annual
  Meeting of Stockholders was held on May&nbsp;2, 2008.&#160; A copy of the News Release issued by Ecolab
  in connection with this report under Item 8.01 is attached as Exhibit&nbsp;(99).</font></p>
  
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  91.4% of the outstanding shares of our voting stock were represented in person
  or by proxy.&#160; The first proposal voted
  upon was the election of four Class&nbsp;I Directors for a term ending at the
  annual meeting in 2011. The five persons nominated by our Board of Directors
  received the following votes and were elected:</font></p>
  
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Douglas M. Baker,&nbsp;Jr.</font></p>
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    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">220,845,492</font></p>
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    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,659,208</font></p>
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    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,286,604</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Barbara J. Beck</font></p>
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    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">222,478,047</font></p>
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    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,781,431</font></p>
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    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,531,826</font></p>
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    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Stephan Hamelmann</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">220,799,627</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <td width="15%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.94%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,430,032</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.86%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.26%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,561,645</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.24%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="45%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:45.42%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Jerry W. Levin</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.82%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">218,958,684</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.92%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.94%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5,151,018</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.86%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.26%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,681,602</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.24%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="45%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:45.42%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Robert L. Lumpkins</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="3%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="13%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.82%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">222,667,511</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.92%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.94%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,491,987</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.86%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.26%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,631,806</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.24%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
  </table>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In addition, the
  terms of office of the following directors continued after the meeting:&#160; Class&nbsp;II Directors for a term ending in
  2009 - Leslie S. Biller, Jerry A. Grundhofer, Kasper Rorsted and John J.
  Zillmer; and Class&nbsp;III Directors for a term ending in 2010 &#150; Richard U. De
  Schutter, Joel W. Johnson, Beth M. Pritchard and Hans Van Bylen.</font></p>
  
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The second
  proposal voted upon was the ratification of the appointment of
  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm
  for the year ending December&nbsp;31, 2007.</font></p>
  
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The proposal
  received the following votes and was ratified:</font></p>
  
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.02%;">
   <tr>
    <td width="25%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:25.08%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">For</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.56%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.0%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Against</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.56%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.0%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Abstain</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.56%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.0%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Broker&nbsp;Non-Votes</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.22%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="25%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:25.08%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">219,901,169</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.56%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="22%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.0%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,474,778</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.56%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="22%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.0%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,415,357</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.56%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="22%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.0%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.22%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
  </table>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The third proposal
  voted upon was a stockholder proposal to eliminate classification of terms of
  the Board of Directors. The stockholder proposal received the following votes
  and was not approved:</font></p>
  
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="99%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:99.98%;">
   <tr>
    <td width="25%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:25.34%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">For</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.0%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Against</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.0%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Abstain</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.0%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Broker&nbsp;Non-Votes</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.16%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="25%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:25.34%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">96,240,268</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="22%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.0%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">111,531,367</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="22%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.0%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,109,638</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="22%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.0%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">15,910,031</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.16%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item 9.01
  Financial Statements and Exhibits</font></u>.</p>
  
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 54.75pt;text-indent:-18.75pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Exhibits.</p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 54.75pt;text-indent:-18.75pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 54.75pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(99)&#160;&#160; Ecolab
  Inc. News Release dated May&nbsp;2, 2008.</font></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2</font></p>
  
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  the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
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text: UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
  COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C.  20549
  FORM 8-K
  CURRENT REPORT
  Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
  Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  Date of Report
  (Date of earliest event reported)
  May 2,
  2008
  ECOLAB INC.
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its
  charter)
  Delaware
  1-9328
  41-0231510
  (State or other jurisdiction
  of incorporation)
  (Commission
  File Number)
  (IRS Employer
  Identification No.)
  370 Wabasha Street North, Saint Paul,
    Minnesota
  55102
  (Address of principal executive offices)
  (Zip Code)
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code
  651-293-2233
  (Not
  applicable)
  (Former name or former address, if changed
  since last report.)
  Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
  to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of
  the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
  o
  Written
  communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
  230.425)
  o
  Soliciting
  material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
  240.14a-12)
  o
  Pre-commencement communications
  pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
  240.14d-2(b))
  o
  Pre-commencement
  communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
  CFR 240.13e-4(c))
  Item 8.01  Other Events
  .
  Ecolab's Annual
  Meeting of Stockholders was held on May 2, 2008.  A copy of the News Release issued by Ecolab
  in connection with this report under Item 8.01 is attached as Exhibit (99).
  At the meeting,
  91.4% of the outstanding shares of our voting stock were represented in person
  or by proxy.  The first proposal voted
  upon was the election of four Class I Directors for a term ending at the
  annual meeting in 2011. The five persons nominated by our Board of Directors
  received the following votes and were elected:
  Name
  For
  Against
  Abstain
  Douglas M. Baker, Jr.
  220,845,492
  3,659,208
  1,286,604
  Barbara J. Beck
  222,478,047
  1,781,431
  1,531,826
  Stephan Hamelmann
  220,799,627
  3,430,032
  1,561,645
  Jerry W. Levin
  218,958,684
  5,151,018
  1,681,602
  Robert L. Lumpkins
  222,667,511
  1,491,987
  1,631,806
  In addition, the
  terms of office of the following directors continued after the meeting:  Class II Directors for a term ending in
  2009 - Leslie S. Biller, Jerry A. Grundhofer, Kasper Rorsted and John J.
  Zillmer; and Class III Directors for a term ending in 2010 – Richard U. De
  Schutter, Joel W. Johnson, Beth M. Pritchard and Hans Van Bylen.
  The second
  proposal voted upon was the ratification of the appointment of
  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm
  for the year ending December 31, 2007.
  The proposal
  received the following votes and was ratified:
  For
  Against
  Abstain
  Broker Non-Votes
  219,901,169
  4,474,778
  1,415,357
  0
  The third proposal
  voted upon was a stockholder proposal to eliminate classification of terms of
  the Board of Directors. The stockholder proposal received the following votes
  and was not approved:
  For
  Against
  Abstain
  Broker Non-Votes
  96,240,268
  111,531,367
  2,109,638
  15,910,031
  Item 9.01
  Financial Statements and Exhibits
  .
  (d)
  Exhibits.
  (99)   Ecolab
  Inc. News Release dated May 2, 2008.
  2
  SIGNATURE
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
  the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  ECOLAB INC.
  Date: May 5, 2008
  By:
  /s/Sarah Z. Erickson
  By:
  Sarah Z. Erickson
  Its:
  Assistant Secretary
  3
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  Exhibit No.
  Description
  Method Of Filing
  (99)
  Ecolab Inc. News Release dated May 2, 2008.
  Filed herewith electronically.
  4