ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug 17, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Ecolab Inc. today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 per common share, to be paid October 15, 2001 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 18, 2001.
Ecolab has paid cash dividends on its common stock for 64 consecutive years.
Ecolab is the leading global developer and marketer of premium cleaning, sanitizing, pest elimination, maintenance and repair products and services for the hospitality, institutional, food and beverage, and industrial markets. For the year ended December 31, 2000, Ecolab reported sales of $2.3 billion; including Henkel-Ecolab European joint venture sales, Ecolab's global sales coverage was $3.1 billion. Ecolab shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the Pacific Exchange under the symbol ECL.
Ecolab news releases and other investor information are available on the Internet at www.ecolab.com and by telephone at 1-800-FACT-ECL.
CONTACT:
Ecolab Inc., St. Paul
Michael J. Monahan, 651/293-2809
651/225-3123 (Fax)