Fortune Brands Declares Regular Dividend of $.19

Fortune Brands, Inc.

today declared a regular dividend of 19 cents per share on the Common Stock, payable in cash on December 1, 2010, to stockholders of record at the close of business November 10, 2010. The company also declared a regular dividend of 66.75 cents per share on the $2.67 Convertible Preferred Stock, payable in cash on December 10, 2010, to stockholders of record at the close of business November 10, 2010.