American Standard's Earnings Conference Call Set for April 16

PISCATAWAY, N.J., April 2 -- American Standard Companies Inc. will hold its first quarter 2003 earnings conference call on Wednesday, April 16 at 10:30 a.m. (EDT). Fred Poses, chairman and CEO, and Peter D'Aloia, senior vice president and CFO, will review the company's financial performance as well as its progress with key initiatives.

The call will be webcast on American Standard Companies' Web site at http://www.americanstandard.com/. Financial statements included in the earnings release will be posted to the site.

The call is also accessible by telephone. The dial-in number is (913) 981-4900. Listeners are advised to call five to ten minutes prior to the scheduled start time. The number of telephone connections is limited to 250.

A replay of the call will be available from 1:30 p.m. (EDT) on Wednesday, April 16 until 11:30 p.m. (EDT) on April 23. The replay dial-in number is (719) 457-0820. The call passcode is 418426.

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; bath and kitchen 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 60,000 people and has manufacturing operations in 29 countries. American Standard is included in the S&P 500.