American Standard to Present at Merrill Lynch Conference

PISCATAWAY, N.J., May 2, 2006 -- Jacques Esculier, president, Vehicle Control Systems - American Standard Companies Inc. , will be a featured presenter at Merrill Lynch's 8th Annual Global Industrial Conference, which is being held in London, beginning at 9:10 a.m. GMT / 4:10 a.m. EDT, on Tuesday, May 9, 2006.

The presentation will be accessible via live webcast on American Standard's Web site at http://www.americanstandard.com/ or http://www.wsw.com/webcast/ml60/asd/. An archive of the webcast will be available through Tuesday, May 23, 2006. In addition, the presentation slides will be available in the Investor Relations section of the company's Web site.

American Standard is a $10.3 billion global manufacturer with market-leading positions in three businesses: air conditioning systems and services, sold under the Trane(R) and American Standard(R) brands for commercial, institutional and residential buildings; bath and kitchen products, sold under brands such 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 28 countries. American Standard is included in the S&P 500.

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