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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 2015

NEW MOEN® VIA™ BATH COLLECTION ANSWERS THE NEED FOR REFRESHED, MODERN STYLING IN THE BATH

North Olmsted, Ohio… In modern decorating, less is more – unless you’re talking about style choices. The new Moen® Via™ bath collection brings a new sleek option to architects and designers around the world, offering the contemporary-styled details they often prefer.

“A recent National Kitchen and Bath Association Design trends survey reported an increase of contemporary design in bathrooms,” said Julie Everson, wholesale bathroom product manager, Moen. “By working with multi-family properties and designers we’ve learned they’re in need of more modern fixture options to satisfy occupants’ demands. The Via suite delivers a striking contemporary look while also offering a compact profile that makes an understated impact, perfect for any size bath.”

The Via bathroom collection, available in a Chrome finish, features a variety of precise, angular lines, including a D-shaped base, a simplified spout and a horizontal, flat handle that all blend together seamlessly, creating a sophisticated form. Not only a stylish solution, but a functional one as well, the collection offers an array of lavatory faucets, including a single-handle, single-hole faucet; a single-handle, single-hole, low-profile faucet; and a two-handle widespread faucet to accommodate many bathroom designs. In particular, the low-profile faucet offers an ideal solution when designing in small spaces and for ADA-compliant applications. Single-handle faucets also offer red and blue temperature indicators on the underside of the handle that reflect onto the spout for subtle and unique detailing.

Each single-handle lavatory faucet features the 1255® Duralast® cartridge from Moen, a state-of-the-art ceramic-disc cartridge that provides a consistently smooth handle feel for the life of the faucet. Additionally, all Via lavatory faucets are certified to meet WaterSense® criteria, meaning the fixtures meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) guidelines as environmentally responsible and efficient products. The faucets are flow-optimized offering a flow rate of 1.2 gallons per minute (gpm) to provide valuable water savings to apartment and hotel owners alike. And while conserving water, they deliver the sensational water experience that consumers have come to expect from Moen.

Extending the look into the shower, the Via suite features tub/shower, shower-only and valve only trim for the Moen® Posi-Temp® pressure-balancing valve, which maintains water pressure and controls temperature. Shower trim features red and blue color-coded water temperature indicators and is offered with either a standard showerhead with a flow rate of 2.5 gpm (gallons per minute), or an Eco-Performance showerhead that features a flow rate of 1.75 gpm, meeting WaterSense requirements. Not only do the Eco-Performance showerheads reduce water usage, they can also provide additional savings for properties on utilities such as sewer and gas as less hot water is being used.

To fully complete the suite, the Via collection also includes perfectly matching accessories, including a single robe hook, pivoting paper holder, and towel bars in nine-, 12-, 18- and 24-inch lengths. The new 12-inch towel bar length is also ideal for bath towel storage in even the tightest spaces; a common need in hospitality environments.

The Via suite utilizes the innovative Moen M•PACT® common valve system on its widespread faucet and showering options. This advanced valve architecture helps provide cost savings to properties by providing maintenance technicians with simple, hassle-free installation when replacing faucet trim – allowing them to move on to the next job even quicker. Simply unscrew the existing style, lift out and replace with the new model or finish.

Via is ADA compliant and offers a limited lifetime warranty.*

For more information about the new Via bathroom collection from Moen, visit moen.com or call 1-800-BUY MOEN (1-800-289-6636).

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*For full warranty information, visit moen.com

About Moen

As the #1 faucet brand in North America, Moen offers a diverse selection of thoughtfully designed kitchen and bath faucets, showerheads, accessories, bath safety products and kitchen sinks for residential applications – each delivering the best possible combination of meaningful innovation, useful features, on-trend styling and lasting value. In addition, Moen® Commercial offers superior-performing products that deliver lower lifetime costs for today's facilities.

Moen is part of Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (NYSE:FBHS), which creates products and services that help fulfill the dreams of homeowners and help people feel more secure.The Company's trusted brands include Moen® faucets, Master Lock® and Sentry® Safe security products, MasterBrand Cabinets® andTherma-Tru®entry door systems. Fortune Brands holds market leadership positions in all of its segments. Fortune Brands is part of the S&P MidCap 400 Index. For more information, please visitwww.FBHS.com.

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