UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 18, 2009
Fortune Brands, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-9076 | 13-3295276 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
520 Lake Cook Road
Deerfield, IL 60015
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(847) 484-4400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
The exhibits listed in the accompanying Exhibit Index relate to the Registration Statement on Form S-3ASR (the “Registration Statement”) (Registration Statement No. 333-159008), filed by Fortune Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 6, 2009, as supplemented by the final prospectus supplement dated November 18, 2009, filed with the SEC on November 19, 2009, and is filed herewith for incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement in connection with the offering and sale of $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 3.000% Notes due 2012.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Chadbourne & Parke LLP. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Chadbourne & Parke LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1). | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| FORTUNE BRANDS, INC. | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: November 20, 2009 | By | /S/ LAUREN S. TASHMA | ||
| Name: | Lauren S. Tashma | |||
| Title: | Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | |||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Chadbourne & Parke LLP. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Chadbourne & Parke LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1). | |