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• Lenkin and Tower Companies Announce Aiam, Statoil and Fortune Brands, Inc. Sign Leases @ Leed Gold 1050 K Street

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Lenkin Company and The Tower Companies announced today that http://www.aiam.org/ The Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, Inc. (AIAM), Statoil and Fortune Brands, Inc., have signed leases at 1050 K Street, a 136,000 square feet, U.S. Green Building Council LEED(R) Gold certified commercial and retail office building, winner of the 2010 NAIOP Award of Excellence and home to other top companies such as Knoll Furniture, AOL, Glaxo Smith Kline, Philips Electronics, Shell Oil and others. The 11-story jewel-box design by Hickok Cole is located in the heart of downtown Washington and incorporates the natural elements of air, water, earth and light with state of the art features. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/2010...

• U.S. Newswire
• October 05, 2010

• Fortune Brands, Inc.

300 Tower Parkway Lincolnshire, Illinois 60069-3640 USA Telephone: (847) 484-4400 Fax: (847) 478-0073 Web site: www.fortunebr...

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• Carrie Badon; Ray Badon; Russell Badon; Joe Mae Badon-Roberson; Scotty Joseph Badon, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. R J R Nabisco Inc; Liggett & Meyers Tobacco Co; American Brands Inc; Philip Morris Companies Inc; B a T Industries, Ltd; Pelican Cigar Co; Malone & Hyde Inc; Schlesinger Wholesalers & Automotive Cigarette Service Inc; Philip Morris Inc; R J Reynolds Tobacco Co; Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co; Batus Holdings Inc; American Tobacco Co; Liggett Group Inc; Brooke Group Limited; Hill & Knowlton Inc; Tobacco Industry Research Committee; Council for Tobacco Research Usa Inc; Tobacco Institute Inc; Fortune Brands Inc; Liggett & Myers Inc, Defendants-Appellees., 224 F.3d 382 (5th Cir. 2000)

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana Before KING, Chief Judge, GARWOOD and STEWART, Circuit Judges. GAR...

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• Fortune Brands' Biggest Foe? The Tax Man

PHILADELPHIA/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fortune Brands Inc. could well be the target of a new action plan from activist investor William Ackman, but its bigger concern may be the Tax Man. Mr. Ackman's fund, Pershing Square Capital, known for big investments in retailer Target Corp. and shopping mall operator General Growth Properties Inc., in early October revealed a 10.9 percent stake in Fortune.

• Reuters Hedgeworld
• October 30, 2010

• Zacks Sell List Highlights: Fortune Brands, Inc., Potlatch Corp., Hasbro, Inc. and Techne Corp.

CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases details on a group of stocks that are currently members of the exclusive Zacks #5 Rank List - Stocks to Sell Now. These ...

• Business Wire
• February 25, 2009

• Bourbon Producer to Change Name

The world's top bourbon producer is beginning a new era as a standalone liquor company bearing a time-tested name. Fortune Brands Inc., the world's fourth-largest premium spirits company, will change its name to Beam Inc. Its flagship.

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• October 04, 2011

• Republic of Panama, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. the American Tobacco Company, Inc. Et Al., Defendants, Fortune Brands, Inc., Formerly Known as American Brands Inc.; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company; Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, Individually and as Successor By Merger To the American Tobacco Company; Batus, Inc.; Batus Holdings, Inc.; Philip Morris Incorporated; Philip Morris Companies, Inc.; Lorillard Tobacco Co.; Liggett Group Inc.; the Tobacco Institute, Inc.; Quaglino Tobacco and Candy Company, Inc.; J&R Vending Services, Inc., Defendants-Appellants. Sao Paulo State, of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. the American Tobacco Company, Inc. Et Al., Defendants, Fortune Brands, Inc., Formerly Known as American Brands Inc.; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company; Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, Individually and as Successor By Merger To the American Tobacco Company; Batus, Inc.; Batus Holdings, Inc.; Philip Morris Incorporated; Philip Morris Companies, Inc.; Lorillard Tobacco Co.; L..., 250 F.3d 315 (5th Cir. 2001)

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana; Carl J. Barbier, Judge. Before EMILIO M. GARZA, STEWART, and PAR...

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• Fortune Brands Selling Titleist Golf Business to Fila

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Fortune Brands Inc. agreed to sell its golf equipment business for $1.23 billion, to a group led by South Korean sports apparel and footwear maker Fila Korea Ltd., as part of its goal to become a pure-play alcoholic drinks company. Late last year, the maker of Jim Beam bourbon announced plans to sell or spin off its Acushnet golf unit, which makes Titleist golf equipment, and spin off its home products business, which makes Simonton windows and Moen faucets, amid pressure from activist investor.

• Reuters Hedgeworld
• May 21, 2011

• Fortune Brands Inc. Subsidiary, Master Lock Company, Is Sued For Patent Infringement by Lawman Armor Corporation.

Business Editors PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 6, 2002 Lawman Armor Corporation ("Lawman") filed a lawsuit against Master Lock Company, a su...

• Business Wire
• August 06, 2002

• Fortune Brands to Split in Three: Source

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Fortune Brands Inc., which owns brands ranging from Jim Beam whiskey, Titleist golf balls and faucet manufacturer Moen, plans to split into three companies, a source familiar with the situation said on Tuesday [Dec. 7]. An announcement is expected on Wednesday [Dec. 8], the source said.

• Reuters Hedgeworld
• December 09, 2010