ECOLAB 401k (SP) Plan 12-31-2009

The plan this year is about the same as last year with a small increase in company stock ECL and the Balanced portfolio invested 2.6% in the stock. The employee porfolio has 49.6% of their money in company stock which bounced back in 2009 and still remains volatile. The largest holding in the Balanced portfolio is the stable value fund FIMP2 in the scan. The SSgA Target Date funds still do not have 5yr data and they are represented in the scan this year by the US Government Lifecycle funds.