8-K

                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549





                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT


                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 7, 1999

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                             AMERICAN STANDARD INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



  Delaware                             1-470                      25-0900465
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File No.)       (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                             Identification No.)


One Centennial Avenue, P.O. Box 6820, Piscataway, NJ               08855-6820
(Address of principal executive offices)                           (Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code:            (732) 980-6000





ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS

(a)  Certain Corporate Matters.

On October 7, 1999, American Standard Companies Inc. (the "Company"),  the owner
of 100 percent of the voting securities of American Standard Inc., announced the
election of Frederic M. Poses to become Chairman and Chief Executive  Officer of
the Company effective January 1, 2000 and as a Director of the Company effective
immediately.  Mr. Poses was elected to serve as a Class II Director, the term of
which Class expires at the Company's Annual Meeting in May 2000.

In separate  press  releases,  the Company also announced its decision to pursue
the sale of the businesses comprising its Medical Systems Group and the election
of Jared L. Cohon as a Director of the  Company.  Mr. Cohon was elected to serve
as a Class III Director, the term of which Class expires at the Company's Annual
Meeting in 2001.

The  text  of the  Company's  press  releases  containing  the  above-referenced
announcements are filed as Exhibits to this Report and incorporated by reference
herein.


     Information   Concerning   Forward-Looking   Statements.   Certain  of  the
statements   contained   in  this   report   are   forward-looking   statements.
Forward-looking   statements  are  made  based  upon   management's  good  faith
expectations  and belief  concerning  future  developments  and their  potential
effect upon the Company. There can be no assurance that future developments will
be in accordance  with  management's  expectations  or that the effect of future
developments on the Company will be those anticipated by management.


                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                                          AMERICAN STANDARD INC.


                                                       By /s/ RICHARD A. KALAHER
                                                        Name: Richard A. Kalaher
                                      Title: Vice President, General Counsel and
                                                                       Secretary


DATE: October 13, 1999



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit 99        (i)  Press  release  dated  October  7,  1999  related  to
                   election of  Frederic M. Poses as a Director  and as Chairman
                   and Chief Executive Officer.

                  (ii) Press  release  dated  October 7, 1999 related to sale of
                   Medical Systems Group.

                  (iii) Press  release dated October 7, 1999 related to election
                   of Jared L. Cohon as a Director.

EX-99

Exhibit 99 (i)

            American Standard Names AlliedSignal's Frederic M. Poses
                      Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

     Poses to Focus on Profitability and Growing Global Businesses


     Piscataway,  NJ - October 7, 1999 - American Standard Companies Inc. (NYSE:
ASD) announced today that its Board of Directors has elected  Frederic M. Poses,
57, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.  Mr. Poses is currently  President and
Chief Operating Officer of AlliedSignal,  Inc. headquartered in Morristown,  New
Jersey. He succeeds Emmanuel A. Kampouris,  who is retiring.  The appointment is
effective January 1, 2000. Also, Mr. Poses was elected to the Company's Board of
Directors today.

     "We are  delighted to have Fred Poses lead  American  Standard into the new
century,"  said Mr.  Kampouris.  "Fred  has a strong  track  record  of  driving
business  performance  and enhancing  shareowner  value.  He also has an intense
focus on  growing  businesses  and  developing  people.  His  global  leadership
abilities,  coupled  with broad  management  experience,  will  enable  American
Standard to profitably grow its businesses around the world."

     Mr.  Poses has  served  with  AlliedSignal  for 30 years.  In 1997,  he was
elected to  AlliedSignal's  Board of Directors and named Vice  Chairman.  He has
also served as President of the company's Engineered Materials  businesses.  Mr.
Poses is a  graduate  of New York  University  and  spent two years in the Peace
Corps and his entire business career with AlliedSignal.

     "Joining  American  Standard is an exciting  opportunity,"  Mr. Poses said.
"The company has an impressive  combination of strong businesses and a wonderful
heritage.  I am looking  forward  to leading  the  company's  future  growth and
building upon American Standard's record of success."

     Lawrence A. Bossidy,  Chairman and Chief Executive  Officer of AlliedSignal
described  Mr.  Poses  as "A  strong,  experienced,  innovative  leader  with  a
wonderful will to win. He will make American Standard a great place."

     Emmanuel A. Kampouris joined American  Standard's  plumbing  products Greek
subsidiary in 1966 as General Manager of Manufacturing. He was elected President
and Chief  Executive  Officer in 1989 and was  elected  Chairman of the Board of
Directors in 1993.

     "Fred Poses has the  opportunity to build on the tremendous  legacy of Mano
Kampouris who reengineered the Company's manufacturing  operations around Demand
Flow(R)  Technology,  and transformed  American Standard into one of the premier
manufacturing  companies in the world. It has become the defining culture of the
company  today," said Mr. Roger W. Parsons,  a member of the Board of Directors.
"American Standard's strong operating performance, accomplished management, high
profitability,  and robust  cash flow place the  company in a prime  position to
surge ahead in coming years. We believe Fred will make that happen."

     American Standard is a $6.7 billion global, diversified manufacturer of air
conditioning, plumbing, automotive products and medical diagnostics systems. The
company  operates  116  manufacturing  facilities  in 33  countries  and employs
approximately 57,000 people worldwide.

EX-99

Exhibit 99(ii)

          AMERICAN STANDARD TO PURSUE SALEOF ITS MEDICAL SYSTEMS GROUP


         PISCATAWAY,  NJ. - October 7, 1999 - The Board of Directors of American
Standard  Companies Inc., (NYSE:  ASD), today announced that it has directed the
Company's  management  to pursue the sale of the Medical  Systems  Group.  After
careful consideration of all the alternatives,  the Board's decision follows the
recommendation of its Strategic Initiative and Management  Development Committee
and its advisors,  Goldman,  Sachs & Co. and Prudential Vector Healthcare Group.
Both  Goldman  Sachs and  Prudential  Vector also have been engaged to assist in
this directive.

         Mr. Emmanuel Kampouris,  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,  stated:
"We  appreciate  the hard work of the  Strategic  Initiative  Committee  and, in
particular,  its Chairman,  David Roderick, in pursuing this action with a focus
on  maximizing  shareholder  value."  Mr.  Roderick,  commented,  "We have great
confidence in the Medical Systems' current diagnostic  products and even more in
its new  technologies  and research  initiatives.  We believe that a sale is the
best alternative to realize its value for our shareholders."

         The Medical Systems Group is engaged in the research,  manufacture, and
distribution of diagnostic  products including fully automated testing and other
diagnostic systems for autoimmunity, infectious disease, blood virus, fertility,
prenatal, osteoporosis,  nutritional analysis and transplantation.  Its DiaSorin
Biomolecular  Research Center is a recognized leader in hepatitis and infectious
disease research through enzyme  immunoassay and advanced DNA probe  technology.
The Center's newly  discovered  SEN-V virus is highly  associated with acute and
chronic  hepatitis,  probably  accounting  for a  majority  of  cases  of  viral
hepatitis of previously unknown origin.

         The Medical Systems Group generates over $100 million in sales annually
through a network of worldwide businesses, direct sales forces and distributors.
It operates manufacturing and research and development facilities in Stillwater,
Minnesota, Saluggia and Brescia, Italy and Jundiai, Brazil.

         American Standard is a $6.7 billion global, diversified manufacturer of
air conditioning, plumbing, automotive products and medical diagnostics systems.
The company  operates 116  manufacturing  facilities in 33 countries and employs
approximately 57,000 people worldwide.

EX-99

Exhibit 99(iii)


          AMERICAN STANDARD ELECTS JARED L. COHON TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

     PISCATAWAY, NJ. - October 7, 1999- Mr. Emmanuel A. Kampouris,  Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of American Standard Companies Inc.,  (NYSE:ASD),  today
announced  that Jared L. Cohon,  President  of  Carnegie  Mellon  University  in
Pittsburgh, has been elected to the Company's Board of Directors.

     Mr.  Cohon,  52, earned a bachelor of science  degree in civil  engineering
from the  University  of  Pennsylvania  in 1969 and MS and PhD  degrees in civil
engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1972 and 1973.

     Mr. Cohon began his academic and administrative career at The Johns Hopkins
University  in 1973,  advancing to  Assistant  Dean of  Engineering  in 1981 and
Associate  Dean in 1983.  He served as Vice  Provost for  Research  from 1986 to
1992. In 1992, he was named Dean and Professor of Environmental Systems Analysis
in the School of Forestry and Environmental  Studies at Yale University.  He was
named  President  of  Carnegie  Mellon  University  in 1997 and  also was  named
Professor of Civil and  Environmental  Engineering  and Professor of Engineering
and Public Policy there.

     During 1977 and 1978, Cohon also served as Legislative Assistant for Energy
and  Environment on the staff of U.S.  Senator  Moynihan of New York.  President
Clinton named him Chairman of the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board in 1997.

     His many memberships include the Council on  Competitiveness,  the American
Society of Civil Engineers,  the American Water Resources  Association,  and the
Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences. He is also a director
of Mellon Bank Corporation.

     American Standard is a $6.7 billion global, diversified manufacturer of air
conditioning, plumbing, automotive products and medical diagnostics systems. The
company  operates  116  manufacturing  facilities  in 33  countries  and employs
approximately 57,000 people worldwide.