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C/O BNY MELLON SHAREOWNER SERVICES P.O. BOX 358015 PITTSBURGH, PA 15252-8015
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FORTUNE BRANDS, INC.
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Meeting Location
The Annual Meeting of stockholders is to be held on
April 29, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. CDT
at:
PAGE B (OF DUPLEX A/B)
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Hyatt Deerfield
1750 Lake Cook Road
Deerfield, Illinois 60015
MEETING DIRECTIONS
Directions from Downtown Chicago to Hotel:
Take 94 West to Route 41. Exit onto Lake Cook Road from Route 41
(one ramp, lighted intersection exit). Turn left onto Lake Cook Road
heading West. The hotel is located approximately 4 miles West on the
Northeast corner of the Lake Cook Road / I-294 intersection. This
route has no tolls.
Directions to Hotel from I-94 Southbound:
Take I-94 heading South to the Lake Cook Road exit (one ramp, lighted
intersection exit). Turn left on to Lake Cook Road heading East. Turn
left on to Wilmot Road (second traffic light after you exit tollway). First
driveway on the left side of street will be the entrance to the Hyatt
Deerfield. This route has several tolls.
Directions to Hotel from I-294 Northbound:
Take I-294 heading North to the Lake Cook Road exit (one ramp,
lighted intersection, exact change toll plaza). Turn right on to Lake
Cook Road. At Wilmot Road (first lighted intersection after exit) turn
left. The first driveway on the left side of street will be the entrance to the Hyatt Deerfield. This route has several tolls.
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PAGE B (OF DUPLEX A/B)
Voting items
The Board of Directors Recommends Votes FOR all Nominees:
Item 1 - Election of Directors - Nominees to Class I:
1a) Richard A. Goldstein 1b) Pierre E. Leroy 1c) A. D. David Mackay
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The Board of Directors Recommends Votes FOR Item 2:
Item 2 - Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting C firm for 2008.
The Board Of Directors Recommends Votes AGAINST Item 3:
Item 3 - If presented, a shareholder proposal entitled “Elect Each Director Annually”.
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