Ecolab Fourth Quarter Reported Diluted EPS $1.47; Adjusted Diluted EPS $1.66, +8% ; 2020 Adjusted Diluted EPS Forecast $6.33 to $6.53, +9% To 12%

Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL): FOURTH QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS: Reported diluted EPS $1.47, +9%. Adjusted diluted EPS $1.66, +8%, excluding special gains and charges and discrete tax items. Excluding the estimated impact of a European Healthcare product recall, adjusted diluted earnings per share would have been +10% to $1.69. Reported sales +2%. Acquisition adjusted fixed