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-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, CBKe9BOPNnDaWGqYEieL+czbbUB+KG1CIkZSv9zbeVL9npQLvVA1mpHFI6sb+w2v 7wS31jEAd1/yJU0BsT1ong== 0001181431-05-024051.txt : 20050428 0001181431-05-024051.hdr.sgml : 20050428 20050428141031 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-05-024051 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050426 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050428 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050428 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FORTUNE BRANDS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000789073 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: HEATING EQUIP, EXCEPT ELEC & WARM AIR & PLUMBING FIXTURES [3430] IRS NUMBER: 133295276 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 TOWER PARKWAY CITY: LINCOLNSHIRE STATE: IL ZIP: 60069 BUSINESS PHONE: 2036985000 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN BRANDS INC /DE/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LOHMAN GORDON R CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001019685 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931] STATE OF INCORPORATION: IL FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-09076 FILM NUMBER: 05779802 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 607 E ADAMS ST CITY: SPRINGFIELD STATE: IL ZIP: 62739 BUSINESS PHONE: 2175233600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 607 E ADAMS STREET CITY: SPRINGFIELD STATE: IL ZIP: 62739 4 1 rrd76799.xml APRIL OPTION GRANT X0202 4 2005-04-26 0 0000789073 FORTUNE BRANDS INC FO 0001019685 LOHMAN GORDON R FORTUNE BRANDS, INC. 300 TOWER PARKWAY LINCOLNSHIRE IL 60069 1 0 0 0 Common Stock, Par Value $3.125 1500 D Options (Right to Buy) 86.10 2005-04-26 4 A 0 2500 86.10 A 2006-03-26 2015-04-26 Common 2500 2500 D Reflects a grant of an option under the issuer's Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan. On April 26, 2005, Mr. Lohman received a grant of 2,500 options to purchase the issuer's common stock under the issuer's 2002 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan. As a result of this transaction, Mr. Lohman owns options to purchase 22,717 shares of the issuer's common stock; Mr. Lohman also owns 1,500 shares of the issuer's common stock. Angela M. Pla, Attorney-in-Fact for Gordon R. Lohman 2005-04-28 EX-24. 2 rrd65401_73671.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY rrd65401_73671.html

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY


      I, Gordon R. Lohman, revoke the limited power of attorney granted to Mark A. Roche and Russell W. Hahn on July 29, 2003 and appoint MARK A. ROCHE, ANGELA
M. PLA and ELIZABETH R. LANE to serve as my Attorneys-In-Fact and Agents and to
exercise the powers and discretions set forth below:

1.	To execute on my behalf any and all Securities and Exchange
Commission Forms 4 and 5 relating to the disclosure of my
beneficial ownership of securities in Fortune Brands, Inc.; and

2.	To execute all such other documents or things in my name as the
Agents may deem necessary to meet filing requirements of the
Securities Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

      This Power of Attorney shall at all times be binding with respect to all actions taken by the Agent in accordance with the terms of this Power of Attorney.  The powers granted by this Power of Attorney shall lapse and cease to have any effect on December 31, 2006.

      I, Gordon R. Lohman, have executed this Limited Power of Attorney on this 18th day of December, 2004.


      						/s/ Gordon R. Lohman
      						Gordon R. Lohman

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