EXHIBIT 99



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                Contact:
- ---------------------                                Maria C. Duey
                                                     313-792-5500



            MASCO CORPORATION ANNOUNCES TWO DIVESTITURES AND DATE FOR
                    EARNINGS RELEASE AND CONFERENCE CALL FOR
                               2005 FOURTH QUARTER



         Taylor, Michigan (January 11, 2006) -- Masco Corporation (NYSE:MAS)
today announced that it has completed the divestiture of two operating
companies, with combined annual sales of approximately $200 million, which
manufacture and distribute cabinets, bathroom vanities, medicine cabinets,
shower rods and caddies, and other bath accessories.

         "Masco is continuing our stated strategy of reviewing our business
portfolio for potential consolidations or divestitures," Masco Corporation
Chairman and CEO Richard A. Manoogian commented. "As a result of this process,
it was determined that these two businesses were not core to our long-term
cabinet platform strategy."

         Both transactions were closed in late 2005, with proceeds totaling
approximately $200 million in cash. Under Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles, the net gain on these transactions, along with 2005 full-year and
prior period operating results of these companies, will be reflected in
discontinued operations. The reduction in 2005 full-year operating earnings will
be approximately $.04 per common share. This effectively reduces the Company's
annual 2005 guidance for continuing operations to $2.16 to $2.20 per common
share, from the previously communicated guidance of $2.20 to $2.24 per common
share. The Company, however, continues to believe that its fourth quarter 2005
earnings from continuing operations will be in the range of its previously
communicated guidance of $.48 to $.52 per common share. The Company's guidance
excludes any additional costs associated with its profit improvement programs
and any other items.

         In addition, Masco announced today that it will hold a conference call
regarding 2005 fourth quarter earnings on Tuesday, February 14, 2006 at 11:00
a.m. ET. The conference call will be hosted by Masco Chairman and CEO Richard A.
Manoogian. Participants in the call are asked to register five to ten minutes
prior to the scheduled start time by dialing: (913) 981-4902 (confirmation
#4758760).

         The 2005 fourth quarter supplemental material will be distributed prior
to the conference call and will be available on the Company's website at
www.masco.com.




         The conference call will be webcast simultaneously and in its entirety
through the Masco Corporation website. Shareholders, media representatives and
others interested in Masco may participate in the webcast by registering through
the Investor Relations section on the Company's website.

         A replay of the call will be available on Masco's website or by phone
by dialing: (719) 457-0820 (replay access code #4758760). The replay will be
available approximately two hours after the end of the call and continue through
February 21, 2006.







         Headquartered in Taylor, Mich., Masco Corporation is one of the world's
leading manufacturers of home improvement and building products as well as a
leading provider of services that include the installation of insulation and
other building products.











         Statements contained herein may include certain forward-looking
statements regarding Masco's future sales, earnings growth potential and other
developments. Actual results may vary materially because of external factors
such as interest rate fluctuations, changes in consumer spending and other
factors over which management has no control. The Company believes that certain
non-GAAP performance measures and ratios, used in managing the business, may
provide users of this financial information with additional meaningful
comparisons between current results and results in prior periods. Non-GAAP
performance measures and ratios should be viewed in addition to, and not as an
alternative for, the Company's reported results under accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States. Additional information about the
Company's products, markets and conditions, which could affect the Company's
future performance, is contained in the Company's filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission and is available on Masco's website at www.masco.com.
Masco undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether
as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.



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