Ecolab Schedules Webcast and Conference Call on July 29

Ecolab will host a live webcast of its second quarter earnings conference call to discuss second quarter results and future earnings guidance. A news release containing second quarter results and future earnings guidance is expected to be issued before market open on July 29, 2014.

Details for the public webcast are as follows:

To access the webcast, go to the Investor portion of the Company’s Web site at www.ecolab.com/investor and click on the webcast details. Listening to the webcast requires Internet access and a compatible streaming media player.

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 2013 sales of $13 billion and 45,000 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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