Masco Corporation : MASCO CORPORATION DECLARES INCREASED QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

MASCO CORPORATION DECLARES INCREASED QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
             

TAYLOR, Mich. (May 15, 2014) - Masco Corporation MAS today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a 20 percent increase in its quarterly common stock dividend, from $.075 per common share to $.09 per common share.  This increased dividend is payable on July 15, 2014 to shareholders of record on June 16, 2014.  

"The increased quarterly dividend reflects Masco's strong balance sheet, cash flow and favorable long-term outlook.  We believe we are well positioned to grow our key brands and to gain market share in 2014 and beyond," said Masco's President and CEO, Keith Allman.  "We believe that the dividend increase represents the board's confidence in our ability to continue to focus on the customer and execute against our priorities by improving our enterprise leverage, driving a high performance culture and focusing on continuous improvement in all we do." 

About Masco

Headquartered in Taylor, Michigan, Masco Corporation is one of the world's leading manufacturers of home improvement and building products, as well as a leading provider of services that include the installation of insulation and other building products.     

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Safe Harbor Statement

Statements contained in this press release that reflect our views about our future performance constitute "forward-looking statements" under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "believe," "anticipate," "appear," "may," "will," "should," "intend," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "assume," "seek," "forecast," and similar references to future periods.  These views involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and, accordingly, our actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in our forward-looking statements.  We caution you against relying on any of these forward-looking statements.  Our future performance may be affected by our reliance on new home construction and home improvement, our reliance on key customers, the cost and availability of raw materials, uncertainty in the international economy, shifts in consumer preferences and purchasing practices, our ability to improve our underperforming businesses, and our ability to maintain our competitive position in our industries.  These and other factors are discussed in detail in Item 1A, "Risk Factors" in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and in other filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Our forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release.  Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them.  Unless required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Investor / Media Contact

Maria Duey
Vice President - Investor Relations                       
313.792.5500
maria_duey@mascohq.com

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