American Standard to Present at Electrical Products Group Conference

PISCATAWAY, N.J., May 12, 2005 -- Fred Poses, chairman and CEO of American Standard Companies Inc. , will be a featured presenter at Electrical Products Group of New York's Annual Conference on Tuesday, May 17, beginning at 7:30 a.m. EDT.

The presentation will be accessible via live audio webcast on American Standard's Web site at http://www.americanstandard.com/ or http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/confLobby.zhtml?ticker=ASD&item_id=1063193.

An archive of the webcast will be available through Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2005. 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 61,500 people and has manufacturing operations in 28 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.