Fortune Brands to Webcast July 24th Conference Call on Second Quarter Results

DEERFIELD, Ill.--(Business Wire)--
Fortune Brands, Inc. (NYSE: FO), the company behind leading consumer brands
including Jim Beam, Titleist and Moen, will offer a live Internet webcast of its
second quarter results conference call. The webcast will be available under
"Webcasts and Presentations" in the Investor Relations section of the company`s
web site, www.fortunebrands.com, beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET on Friday, July 24,
2009. It is recommended that listeners log on 10 minutes prior to the start of
the call.

The conference call will feature comments on Fortune Brands` second quarter
results by chairman & chief executive officer Bruce Carbonari and chief
financial officer Craig Omtvedt. The company plans to report results for the
second quarter on the morning of July 24th, prior to the conference call.

An Internet replay of the conference call will be available at
www.fortunebrands.com beginning the afternoon of July 24th.

Individuals without Internet access may listen to the call by dialing
1-877-226-0730 prior to 10:00 a.m. ET on July 24th.

Fortune Brands, Inc. is a leading consumer brands company. Its operating
companies have premier brands and leading market positions in distilled spirits,
home and hardware, and golf products. Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc. is the
company`s premium spirits business. Major spirits brands include Jim Beam and
Maker`s Mark bourbon, Sauza tequila, Canadian Club whisky, Courvoisier cognac,
Cruzan rum, Teacher`s and Laphroaig Scotch, EFFEN vodka, and DeKuyper cordials.
Home and hardware brands include Moen faucets, Aristokraft, Omega, Diamond and
Kitchen Craft cabinetry, Therma-Tru door systems, Simonton windows, Master Lock
security products and Waterloo tool storage sold by units of Fortune Brands Home
& Hardware LLC. Acushnet Company`s golf brands include Titleist, Cobra and
FootJoy. Fortune Brands, headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, is traded on the
New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol FO and is included in the S&P
500 Index and the MSCI World Index.

To receive company news releases by e-mail, please visit www.fortunebrands.com.

Fortune Brands, Inc.
Media Relations:
Clarkson Hine
(847) 484-4415
or
Investor Relations:
Tony Diaz
(847) 484-4410

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