Piscataway,  NJ - December  27,  1999 - American  Standard  Companies  Inc.
(NYSE:ASD)  today announced that Richard A. Kalaher is resigning his position as
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company effective year-end.
Mr. Kalaher joined American  Standard in 1994,  overseeing the Company's  global
legal,  environmental  and  corporate  affairs  staff.  In 1995,  he  played  an
instrumental  role in  guiding  American  Standard's  reemergence  as a publicly
traded company.