ECL Ecolab Inc

Ecolab will host a live webcast of its second quarter investor conference call. A press release containing second quarter results is expected to be issued before the market opens on July 25, 2006. Details for the webcast are as follows: -0- *T TIME: 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time DATE: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 DURATION: One hour LOCATION: http://www.ecolab.com/investor ARCHIVE: A replay of the webcast will be available at that site through August 4, 2006 *T To access the webcast, go to the Investor Information portion of the Company's Web site at http://www.ecolab.com/investor and click on the webcast icon. Listening to the webcast requires Internet access, a soundcard and the Windows Media Player or other compatible streaming media player. If you do not have the Media Player client installed on your PC, you may download a free version of Windows Media Player, at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/default.asp With 2005 sales of $4.5 billion, Ecolab is the leading global developer and marketer of premium cleaning, sanitizing, pest elimination, maintenance and repair products and services for the hospitality, foodservice, healthcare and industrial markets. Ecolab shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ECL. Ecolab news releases and other investor information are available on the Internet at http://www.ecolab.com.