Company:  FORTUNE BRANDS INC (FO)
Form Type:  10-K
Filing Date:  2/27/2009 
CIK:  0000789073 
Address:  520 LAKE COOK ROAD 
City, State, Zip:  DEERFIELD, Illinois 60015 
Telephone:  (847) 484-4400 
Fiscal Year:  12/31 
Last Trade
Last Trade: 
$38.53  
Change: 
-0.08 (-0.21%)  
Trade Time: 
Nov 20  
Market Cap: 
$5.79B
Description of Business
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  FORM 10-K
    PART I
      Item 1. Business.
      Item 1A. Risk Factors.
      Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
      Item 2. Properties.
      Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
      Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
    PART II
      Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Common Equity, Related ...
      Item 6. Selected Financial Data.
      Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial ...
        RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
        LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
      Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About ...
      Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
        INCOME STATEMENT
        BALANCE SHEET
        CASH FLOW
        STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
        Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements ...
        Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
      Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on ...
      Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
      Item 9B. Other Information.
    PART III
      Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
        NAME AND TITLE
      Item 11. Executive Compensation.
      Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and ...
      Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and ...
      Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
    PART IV
      Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
    SIGNATURES
    VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
  EXHIBIT 10.25
  EXHIBIT 10.36
  EXHIBIT 10.43
  EXHIBIT 12
    RATIO COMPUTATION
  EXHIBIT 21
    SUBSIDIARIES
  EXHIBIT 23
    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
  EXHIBIT 24
    POWER OF ATTORNEY
  EXHIBIT 31.1
    CERTIFICATION
  EXHIBIT 31.2
    CERTIFICATION
  EXHIBIT 32
    JOINT CEO/CFO CERTIFICATE REQUIRED
  EXHIBIT 99