Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(e) On January 24, 2008, Fortune Brands, Inc. ("Fortune Brands" or the "Company") entered into Aircraft Time-Sharing Agreements with each of Norman H. Wesley, Chairman of the Board, Bruce A. Carbonari, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Craig P. Omtvedt, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, of the Company (the "Agreements"). The form of Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and incorporated by reference herein. The Agreements allow Messrs. Wesley, Carbonari and Omtvedt to reimburse the Company for certain operational expenses which shall not exceed the maximum permitted by the Federal Aviation Regulations for their personal use of corporate aircraft. The Time-Sharing Agreements are for a term of one year and will automatically renew for a period of one year unless and until either party terminates the Agreement. The Time-Sharing Agreements may be terminated by either party on 30 days notice.

The above summary of the Agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the attached exhibit to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following is filed exhibits to this report pursuant to Item 5.02(e):

10.1 Form of Aircraft Time-Sharing Agreement between the Company and each of Messrs. Wesley, Carbonari and Omtvedt.

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