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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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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) 300 TOWER PARKWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/21/2005 (Street) LINCOLNSHIRE, IL 60069 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 06/21/2005   M(1)   8,500 A $ 35.63 31,224 D   Common Stock, Par Value $3.125 06/21/2005   M(1)   14,800 A $ 34.81 46,024 D   Common Stock, Par Value $3.125 06/21/2005   S   23,300 D $ 90.52 22,724 D   Common Stock, Par Value $3.125 06/21/2005   M(1)   1,755 A $ 35.63 24,479 D   Common Stock, Par Value $3.125 06/21/2005   M(1)   2,800 A $ 34.81 27,279 D   Common Stock, Par Value $3.125 06/21/2005   M(1)   507 A $ 34.19 27,786 D   Common Stock, Par Value $3.125 06/21/2005   F(2)   1,944 D $ 91.18 25,842 D   Common Stock, Par Value $3.125               1,155 (3) I By Fortune Brands Retirement Savings Plan 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

Options (Right to Buy)

$ 35.63

06/21/2005

M(1)

8,500

11/17/1998

11/17/2007

Common Stock

8,500

$ 35.63

1,755

D

Options (Right to Buy)

$ 34.81

06/21/2005

M(1)

14,800

11/16/1999

11/16/2008

Common Stock

14,800

$ 34.81

2,800

D

Options (Right to Buy)

$ 35.63

06/21/2005

M(1)

1,755

11/17/1998

11/17/2007

Common Stock

1,755

$ 35.63

0

D

Options (Right to Buy)

$ 34.81

06/21/2005

M(1)

2,800

11/16/1999

11/16/2008

Common Stock

2,800

$ 34.81

0

D

Options (Right to Buy)

$ 34.19

06/21/2005

M(1)

507

11/15/2000

11/15/2009

Common Stock

507

$ 34.19

26,993

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HAUSBERG MARK 300 TOWER PARKWAY LINCOLNSHIRE, IL 60069			Sr. VP - Finance & Treasurer

Signatures

Angela M. Pla, Attorney-in-Fact for Mark Hausberg		06/23/2005
**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 exercise of options issued under the issuer's Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(2)	Reflects the delivery from the reporting person to the issuer of shares of common stock with a fair market value equal to the exercise price of the option.
(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 June 21, 2005.
Remarks: On June 21, 2005, Mr. Hausberg exercised and subsequently sold 23,300 options granted under the issuer's Long-Term Incentive Plans.   Mr. Hausberg also exercised 5,062 options under the issuer's Long-Term Incentive Plans and delivered to the issuer 1,944 shares of  the issuer's stock, which had an aggregate fair market value equal to the exercise price of the option.  As a result of these transactions, Mr. Hausberg's direct ownership of the issuer's common stock increased by 3,118 shares, from 22,724  shares to 25,842 shares.  Mr. Hausberg also holds options to purchase 165,943 shares of the issuer's common stock and indirectly  holds 1,155 shares through his participation in the Fortune Brands Retirement Savings Plan.

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