Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 07:40:01 GMT Server: Apache/1.2.4 Ben-SSL/1.11 Last-Modified: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 07:47:16 GMT ETag: "3e9f9-1131-33b76484" Content-Length: 4401 Accept-Ranges: bytes Connection: close Content-Type: text/html ECOLAB: 1996 Annual Report <BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" LINK="#0000FF" ALINK="#000000" VLINK="#006600"> <CENTER> <TABLE WIDTH="600" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR> <TD WIDTH=600 COLSPAN=3><A HREF="../maps/navigation.map"><IMG SRC="../images/ii_b.gif" BORDER="0" WIDTH="600" HEIGHT="34" ALT="Top Navigation" ISMAP></A></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=123 VALIGN=TOP> <A HREF="http://www.shareholder.com/visitors/stock_quote.cfm?&price=1&graph=1&months=36&header=1&footer=1&companyID=ECL"><IMG SRC="../images/d_s.gif" BORDER="0" WIDTH="123" HEIGHT="36" ALT="Side Navigation"></A><BR> <A HREF="D5.htm"><IMG SRC="../images/d5_s.gif" BORDER="0" WIDTH="123" HEIGHT="46" ALT="Side Navigation"></A><BR> <A HREF="D1.htm"><IMG SRC="../images/d1_s.gif" BORDER="0" WIDTH="123" HEIGHT="46" ALT="Side Navigation"></A><BR> <A HREF="D2.htm"><IMG SRC="../images/d2_s.gif" BORDER="0" WIDTH="123" HEIGHT="46" ALT="Side Navigation"></A><BR> <A HREF="D3.htm"><IMG SRC="../images/d3_sh.gif" BORDER="0" WIDTH="123" HEIGHT="66" ALT="Side Navigation"></A><BR> </TD> <TD WIDTH="90" VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="../images/D3_p.gif" BORDER="0" WIDTH="90" HEIGHT="147" ALT="Side Image"> <TABLE WIDTH="85" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="5" CELLSPACING="0"><TR><TD ALIGN="CENTER"> </B></CENTER></P> </TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH="387" VALIGN="TOP"> <TABLE WIDTH="387" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="20" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR> <TD> <IMG SRC="../images/d3_t.gif" BORDER="0" WIDTH="274" HEIGHT="39" ALT="1996 Annual Report"> <P><BR><BR> <TABLE WIDTH="350" BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="2" CELLPADDING="0"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%"><P><FONT SIZE=+1>Welcome to the online version of our 1996 annual report. We have made it available to you in two ways, as online text files and as downloadable PDF files. Please select from the lists below to learn more about Ecolab's 1996 financial performance.</FONT></P> <P><TABLE WIDTH="350" BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="2" CELLPADDING="2"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"><P><B><FONT COLOR="#330099">VIEW ONLINE</FONT></B><BR> We have the entire annual report available for you to view online. Please select from the following list.</P> <P><A HREF="intro_nf.htm">Introduction</A></P> <P><A HREF="over_nf.htm">Business Overview</A></P> <P><A HREF="lettr_nf.htm">Shareholders Letter</A></P> <P><A HREF="opr_nf.htm">Operations Review</A></P> <P><A HREF="disc_nf.htm">Financial Report &amp; Notes</A></P> <P><A HREF="bdo_nf.htm">Board of Directors and Officers</A></P> <P><A HREF="sinfo_nf.htm">Shareholder Information</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</TD> <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"><P><B><FONT COLOR="#330099">DOWNLOAD PDF FILES</FONT></B><BR> You can either download the entire report, or download just the sections that you are most interested in.. To view these documents, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader which can be downloaded from the <A HREF="http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html">Adobe Web Site </A>.</P> <P><A HREF="pdfs/ecolab96.pdf">Complete Annual Report </A>(2.6MB)</P> <P><A HREF="pdfs/intro.pdf">Intro &amp; Business Overview</A> (1.6MB)</P> <P><A HREF="pdfs/sletter.pdf">Shareholders Letter</A> (186K)</P> <P><A HREF="pdfs/review.pdf">Operations Review</A> (795)</P> <P><A HREF="pdfs/eco96fin.pdf">Financial Report &amp; Notes</A>(1.8MB)</P> <P><A HREF="pdfs/bdo.pdf">Board of Directors and Officers</A> (106K)</P> <P><A HREF="pdfs/sinfo.pdf">Shareholder Information</A> (133K)</TD></TR> </TABLE> </P> <P> <BR> <P> <BR> <CENTER> <B> <FONT SIZE="-1"> <A HREF="../index.htm">home</A> <IMG SRC="../images/bull.gif"> <A HREF="../who/index.htm">who we are</A> <IMG SRC="../images/bull.gif"> <A HREF="../what/index.htm">what we do</A> <BR> <A HREF="../career/index.htm">career opportunities</A> <IMG SRC="../images/bull.gif"> <A HREF="index.htm">investor information</A> <IMG SRC="../images/bull.gif"> <A HREF="../news/index.htm">news</A> </FONT> </B> <BR> <HR NOSHADE WIDTH="150"> <B> <FONT SIZE="-1"> <A HREF="../copy.htm">&#169;</A></FONT> <FONT SIZE="-1">1997 Ecolab Inc.</FONT> </B> </CENTER> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </HTML>