American Standard Directors Declare Quarterly Dividend of 18 Cents Per Share of Common Stock

PISCATAWAY, N.J., Feb. 1, 2007 -- The board of directors of American Standard Companies Inc. yesterday declared a quarterly dividend of 18 cents per share of common stock.

The dividend is payable on March 20, 2007, to shareholders of record on March 1, 2007.

American Standard is an $11.2 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 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 62,000 people and has manufacturing operations in 28 countries. American Standard is included in both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index, which recognizes the top 20 percent of leaders in corporate sustainability in North America.

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