Fortune Brands Live Webcast Advisory

Fortune Brands, Inc. (NYSE: FO), today announced that the company’s September 8^th presentation at the Barclays Consumer Conference will be available live over the Internet.

The presentation by Matt Shattock, president and chief executive officer of Beam, the company’s spirits business, will begin at approximately 3:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, September 8, 2011. To access the webcast, go to "Webcasts and Presentations” in the Investor Relations section of the Fortune Brands web site, www.fortunebrands.com. It is recommended that listeners log on 10 minutes prior to the start of the presentation.

An internet replay of the presentation will be available at www.fortunebrands.com within twenty-four hours after the live webcast.

Fortune Brands, Inc. is a leading consumer brands company. Its operating companies have premier brands and leading market positions in distilled spirits and home and security products. The major spirits brands of Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc. include Jim Beam and Maker's Mark bourbon, Sauza tequila, Canadian Club whisky, Courvoisier cognac, Cruzan rum, Teacher's and Laphroaig Scotch, EFFEN vodka, Skinnygirl cocktails and DeKuyper cordials. The brands of Fortune Brands Home & Security LLC include Moen faucets, Aristokraft, Omega, Diamond and Kitchen Craft cabinetry, Therma-Tru door systems, Simonton windows, Master Lock security products and Waterloo storage and organization products. 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.

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