Show Your True Back to School Style and Never Forget Your Combination Again with Password Plus from Master Lock

With over 1 Million Combination Options and the Security of Master Lock, Have
Fun During the Back to School Season and Keep Personal Items Secure
MILWAUKEE--(Business Wire)--
You can personalize your phone ring tone, make your computer screen saver
uniquely yours and create a one-of-a-kind email and Facebook name…So why not
personalize your school locker combination padlock or your gym locker
combination padlock so you`ll never forget your combination again! Now you can
do just that for the back to school season with Master Lock`sPassword Plus
set-your-own combination padlock using words, letters, numbers or a mix of both.

The easy to set and reset Password Plus
(http://www.masterlock.com/cgi-bin/product_detail.pl?sub_cat_id=D1534) lock
features eight easily removable and re-arrangable combination wheels, four on
the lock and four extras, comprised of letters, numbers and characters. These
interchangeable wheels provide more options to create a personalized combination
that`s easy to remember-maybe it`s a name, an address, PIN# or favorite text
code. Password Plus offers an almost infinite number of combination
possibilities - over 1 million, significantly more than most locks available
today. Password Plus offers many color choices - red, blue, black or white
wheels with a chrome body finish. The lock also features anti-shim technology,
making it more secure than traditional combination locks so you can feel
confident your personal items are protected.

"We`ve all had moments where we`ve forgotten our lock combination, but with
Password Plus that is a thing of the past," said Rebecca Smith, vice president,
marketing for Master Lock. "With fun color choices, more than a million
combination possibilities and the reliability of Master Lock, Password Plus is
both fun and secure, whether you`re locking up your books and personal
belongings at school or securing your items at the gym. Either way, you can
customize your combination and be confident your items will be secure."

As an extra measure of security and convenience, Master Lock offers customers
its www.combolocker.com combination registration site. Combolocker allows you to
store up to 5 combinations or key numbers in a secure database that can be
accessed 24/7, 365 days a year.

Password Plus is available at retailers nationwide and has a suggested retail
price of $7.98 USD. It is also available online at amazon.com or at
www.masterlockitup.com.

(Product photography and samples for media are available upon request)

About Master Lock

Master Lock is the world`s largest manufacturer of padlocks and related security
products providing innovative security solutions for home, automotive, campus,
power sports, bike and storage security needs for consumers and contractors
alike. Master Lock Company L.L.C. is an operating unit of Fortune Brands, Inc.,
a leading consumer brands company. Headquartered in Deerfield, IL, Fortune
Brands (NYSE:FO) is included in the S&P 500 Index. (www.masterlock.com)

For Master Lock
Shep Doniger, 561-637-5750
sdoniger@bdcginc.com

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