American Standard to Present at Banc of America Conference

PISCATAWAY, N.J., July 30 -- Fred Poses, chairman and CEO of American Standard Companies Inc. , will be a featured presenter at Banc of America's Electrical Equipment and Multi-Industry Conference on Thursday, July 31, beginning at 8 a.m. EDT.

The presentation will be accessible via live audio webcast on American Standard's Web site at http://www.americanstandard.com/ or at http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/bas/electrical-2003/id79101181.cfm. An archive of the webcast will be available through Friday, August 15, 2003, at 8 p.m. EDT. In addition, the presentation slides will be available in the Investor Relations section of the company's Web site.

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.

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.