Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) Effective November 6, 2009, Ecolab's Board of Directors increased the size of the Board from 11 to 12 members and appointed Victoria J. Reich, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Stationers Inc., to the Ecolab Board pursuant to the recommendation of the Board's Governance Committee. In accordance with Ecolab's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which provides that the classes of directors shall be divided into three classes as nearly equal as possible, Ms. Reich will serve as a Class II director for a term ending in 2012. Accordingly, with Ms. Reich's appointment, each of the three classes of directors is comprised of four directors.

Prior to joining United Stationers in 2007, Ms. Reich spent ten years as an executive with Brunswick Corporation and 17 years at General Electric Company in various financial management positions.

Ms. Reich will serve on the Board's Audit and Finance Committees. A copy of the News Release issued by Ecolab in connection with this report under Item 5.02(d) is attached as Exhibit (99).

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

(99) Ecolab Inc. News Release dated November 6, 2009.