Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
HAUSBERG MARK
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FORTUNE BRANDS INC [FO] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Sr. VP - Finance & Treasurer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
520 LAKE COOK ROAD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/09/2011
(Street)

DEERFIELD, IL 60015		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, Par Value $3.125 02/09/2011   A(1)   6,300 A $ 61.29 35,193 D  
Common Stock, Par Value $3.125 02/09/2011   F(2)   2,653 D $ 61.29 32,540 D  
Common Stock, Par Value $3.125               1,320 (3) I By Fortune Brands Retirement Savings Plans Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
HAUSBERG MARK
520 LAKE COOK ROAD
DEERFIELD, IL 60015		       Sr. VP - Finance & Treasurer  

Signatures

 Angela M. Pla, Attorney-in-Fact for Mark Hausberg   02/11/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Reflects the approval of the issuance of shares pursuant to a performance award to the undersigned under the issuer's Long-Term Incentive Plans in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3(d).
(2) Reflects the withholding by the issuer of shares awarded to the undersigned having a fair market value equal to the withholding taxes payable by the undersigned at the time the award vested, such transaction being exempt under Rule 16b-3(e).
(3) The number of shares reported as held by the Fortune Brands, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan Trust represents the undersigned's proportional beneficial interest in the common stock held in the Trust as of February 9, 2011.
 
Remarks:
Mr. Hausberg earned a performance award equivalent to 6,300 shares of the issuer's common stock for the performance period July 2009 to December 2010, pursuant to the issuer's Long-Term Incentive Plans. Payment of the performance award was approved on February 9, 2011.  Mr. Hausberg elected to have the Company withhold 2,653 shares from the award to pay taxes.  As a result of the award, Mr. Hausberg increased his direct ownership to 32,540 shares of issuer's common stock.  He also owns options to purchase 219,550 shares of common stock and the right to acquire 9,700 restricted stock units if certain conditions are met. In addition, Mr. Hausberg indirectly owns 1,320 shares of the issuer's common stock through his participation in the Fortune Brands Retirement Savings Plan.

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