ASD Amer Standard CO

PISCATAWAY, N.J., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Standard Companies Inc. (NYSE:ASD) will hold its third-quarter earnings conference call on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 9:30 a.m. (EDT). Fred Poses, chairman and CEO, and Peter D'Aloia, senior vice president and CFO, will review the company's financial performance as well as its progress with key initiatives. The call will be webcast on American Standard Companies' Web site at http://www.americanstandard.com/. The earnings release and additional financial and statistical information will be posted to the site under the heading "American Standard's Third-Quarter Results." The call is also accessible by telephone. The dial-in number is (913) 981-4902. Listeners are advised to call five to ten minutes prior to the scheduled start time. The number of telephone connections is limited to 250. A replay of the call will be available from 12:30 p.m. (EDT) on Tuesday, Oct. 18, until 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on Oct 25. The replay dial-in number is (719) 457-0820. The passcode is 1156493. American Standard is an $9.5 billion global manufacturer with market leading positions in three businesses: air conditioning systems and service, sold under the Trane(R) and American Standard(R) brands for commercial, institutional and residential buildings; bath and kitchen products, sold under such brands as American Standard(R) and Ideal Standard(R); and vehicle control systems, including electronic braking and air suspension systems, sold under the WABCO(R) name to the world's leading manufacturers of heavy-duty trucks, buses, SUVs and luxury cars. The company employs approximately 61,000 people and has manufacturing operations in 28 countries. American Standard is included in the S&P 500. DATASOURCE: American Standard Companies Inc. CONTACT: Reporters may contact Lisa Glover, +1-732-980-6048, , or Shelly London, +1-732-980-6175, ; investors and financial analysts may contact Bruce Fisher, +1-732-980-6095, , or Todd Gleason, +1-732-980-6399, Web site: http://www.americanstandard.com/

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