American Standard to Confirm Growth Estimates, Discuss Strategies in Meeting With Analysts

    PISCATAWAY, N.J., Feb. 12 At an analyst meeting to be held
today in New York, American Standard Companies Inc. will reconfirm
financial estimates for the year 2001 and discuss its growth targets and
strategies for the period through 2004.
    American Standard Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Fred Poses and
leaders from the company's three business segments, Air Conditioning Systems
and Services, Vehicle Control Systems and Plumbing Products, also will discuss
the impact of the company's materials management and Six Sigma initiatives,
marketing programs and other key growth strategies.  The company will
reconfirm its 2001 targets of 5-6 percent sales growth, a 0.5 percentage point
increase in margin and a 13-17 percent increase in earnings per share.  In
addition, the company will cover the growth and productivity programs that it
expects will enable performance to continue in these ranges through 2004.
    Analysts, reporters and other interested people can view a webcast of the
meeting at http://www.americanstandard.com .  The session will begin at
1:30 p.m. and conclude by 5:00 p.m.  The audio from the meeting is also
available through (212) 896-6133, passcode 0288.  There will be a 48-hour
audio replay starting at 6 p.m. on Monday.  The audio replay is available at
(800) 633-8284 for U.S. callers and (858) 812-6440 for international callers.
The reservation number to access the replay is 17877373.

    American Standard is a global manufacturer with market-leading positions
in three businesses: Trane(R), the United States' leading supplier of central
air conditioning systems and service for commercial and institutional
buildings and a premier brand for residential buildings; American Standard(R)
and Ideal Standard(R), the world's largest manufacturer of plumbing products;
and WABCO(R), the leading supplier of electronic braking and control systems
to the world's manufacturers of heavy-duty trucks and buses.  The company
employs approximately 58,000 people in 36 countries.  American Standard is
included in the Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index.

    This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to
risks and uncertainties that could cause the company's actual results to
differ materially from management's current expectations.  Those risks and
uncertainties include, without limitation:  new product development and
commercialization; demand and acceptance for the company's products;
competitive products and pricing; economic conditions in the company's product
and geographic markets; and foreign currency fluctuations.

    For more information, reporters may contact:
   Lisa Glover, 732 980-6048, lglover@americanstandard.com, or Shelly London,
732 980-6175, slondon@americanstandard.com

    For more information, investors and financial analysts may contact:
    Phil Bradtmiller, 732 980-6038, pbradtmiller@americanstandard.com, or
Bruce Fisher, 732 980-6095, bfisher@americanstandard.com

    Additional information is available at http://www.americanstandard.com .
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