American Standard to Discuss Importance of European Markets; Chairman Fred Poses Will Speak at Merrill Lynch Global Industries Conference Today

    PISCATAWAY, N.J., May 23 Fred Poses, chairman and CEO of
American Standard Companies Inc. ,  will be a featured presenter at
the Merrill Lynch Global Industries Conference in London today.  Poses will
discuss the importance of European markets in American Standard's global
strategy for its air conditioning, plumbing and vehicle control systems
businesses.
    "The European markets are a cornerstone of American Standard's global
strategy -- both in terms of selling and manufacturing opportunities," said
Poses.  "We are market leaders within the European community with our
well-known Ideal Standard, Armitage Shanks and Dolomite branded plumbing
products, WABCO vehicle control systems and Trane air conditioning equipment.
We believe there are significant opportunities to grow our presence in
existing markets and leverage our strong brand positions to enter the markets
of Eastern Europe."
    Poses will provide additional information on American Standard's global
strategy.   He also will discuss the company's financial performance goals,
and reaffirm that the company expects to achieve earnings growth at the low
end of its forecasted 13-17 percent range for the full year.
    The presentation slides will be available on the American Standard Web
site at http://www.americanstandard.com.

    American Standard is a global manufacturer with market leading positions
in three businesses:  air conditioning systems and service, sold under the
Trane(R) and American Standard(R) brands for commercial, institutional and
residential buildings; plumbing products, sold under such brands as American
Standard(R) and Ideal Standard(R); and vehicle control systems, including
electronic braking and air suspension systems, sold under the WABCO(R) name to
the world's leading manufacturers of heavy-duty trucks, buses, SUVs and luxury
cars.  The company employs approximately 61,000 people and has manufacturing
operations in 27 countries.  American Standard is included in the Standard &
Poor's MidCap 400 Index.

    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.
U.S. callers can listen to the latest news release and other corporate
information by dialing 888-ASD-NEWS.

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