American Standard Fact Sheet

About American Standard Making life healthier, safer and more beautiful at home, at work, plumbing wholesalers, showrooms, do-it-yourself home centers, around town and throughout the world ― that is the vision of retail and hardware stores, specialty merchants and online American Standard. For over 140 years, exuding a passion about retailers. plumbing and the bigger problems it can solve, the Company has raised the standard by constantly innovating to improve the American Standard operates under the business unit LIXIL Water quality of everyday life. Technology, which is the world’s largest and most global leader in sanitaryware. This division operates in 50 countries, managing American Standard is a leading North American plumbing and 50 production facilities, and two research & development building products manufacturer. The Company produces high performing fixtures, stylish faucets and sinks, plus whirlpool tubs and other wellness products for the bath and kitchen.

American Standard services a wide range of both residential and commercial customers, effectively centers globally. delivering water saving products that are used for new construction and replacement/remodeling projects. Products are LIXIL Water Technology business brands include: LIXIL, INAX, distributed nationwide through an extensive network of American Standard, DXV, GROHE and JAXSON.

About LIXIL LIXIL products and services are used by over one billion people From sanitary ware, bathroom fixtures, and kitchen systems to a every single day – enhancing their living spaces through a full line-up of interior and exterior materials and products for forward-thinking approach that we call ‘Living Technology’. Our houses and major architectural projects, our collaboration of brand portfolio delivers core strengths in water, housing, internal and external experts focus on creating products and building and kitchen technologies, including the world’s most services that truly make a difference. Operating in more than 150 insulating window made by LIXIL, smart-controlled showers from countries, and employing more than 80,000 people, we bring GROHE, innovative 3D-printed faucets by DXV/American together function, quality and design to provide better living Standard, and cutting edge glass facades from Permasteelisa. solutions to the world today and for future generations.

American Standard Product Portfolio Bath Kitchen Commercial

- Faucets, Showerheads, Tub/Shower Sets, - Faucets - Toilets, Urinals and Flush Valves Shower systems and Accessories - Sinks - Lavatory and Kitchen Faucets - Toilet and Sinks - Accessories - Sinks - Bathtubs and Whirlpools ______Raising the Standard Beautiful Performance – American Standard offers meticulously mildew and bacteria on surfaces, keeping them cleaner for crafted bathroom and kitchen suites and collections that feature longer, even after years of use. products that are both high performance and high style. Bathrooms are notorious for germs, and toilets are a prime From luxurious soaking tubs, to professionally inspired kitchen culprit. We have engineered a high-performance toilet that faucets, to top-rated toilets, we work hard to make products that features a germ-free, no-touch flush – it’s called ActiVate. A stand out in both form and function. simple wave of your hand and your toilet flushes waste away.

Responsibility – Providing water-conserving plumbing products Taking toilet cleanliness a step further, we developed the that never sacrifice performance. Offering industry-leading ActiClean self-cleaning toilet that combines the revolutionary warranties that guarantee reliability. Sustaining life, the VorMax flushing technology with a fully integrated user- environment, and the precious natural resource of water. activated-cleaning system. One press of a button and your toilet does the rest. This vision led American Standard to create more WaterSense- certified toilets, faucets, showerheads, flush valves, and urinals Our hands-free Selectronic touchless technology was designed to than any other manufacturer. We achieved this goal with more help reduce the spread of germs by eliminating the need to than 250 plumbing products in a breadth of well-designed styles touch handles on faucets and flush valves in commercial that fit any décor from traditional to transitional to environments. Selectronic operation has even been employed in contemporary. residential kitchen faucets for convenience and to help reduce cross contamination during food preparation. We are the proud recipient of the 2016 WaterSense Excellence in Innovation and Research Award and the 2012 WaterSense For safety and easy accessibility, American Standard has crafted Partner of the Year Award, both from the U.S. Environmental a complete line of walk-in bathtubs and whirlpools offering those Protection Agency. with limited mobility the freedom of bathing in style at home. In addition, universally designed toilets, sinks, faucets and Health – Our patented EverClean antimicrobial finish, available showerheads allow our customers to live comfortably at home, on toilets and whirlpool tubs, inhibits the growth of mold, in a safe, healthy and comfortable setting.

Company History Before American Standard, there was the Standard Sanitary American Standard Brands was formed in February 2008 from Manufacturing Company. It was founded in 1875, and merged the merger of three companies: American Standard Americas, with several other small plumbing manufacturers in 1899 to form Crane Plumbing, and Eljer. the Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company. In 2013, American Standard was purchased by the LIXIL Standard Sanitary pioneered many of the plumbing product Corporation, a global building products firm. In 2015, American improvements introduced in the early part of this century, Standard became part of the business unit LIXIL Water including the one-piece toilet, built-in tubs, combination faucets Technology. (which mix hot and cold water to deliver temperate water) and tarnish-proof, corrosion-proof chrome finishes for brass fittings. For more than 140 years, American Standard has led the way in By 1929, Standard had become the world's largest producer of developing innovative bath and kitchen products that have set bathroom fixtures. and re-set the standards for living healthy, living responsibly and living beautifully. We provide the style and performance that fit That same year, Standard Sanitary merged with American perfectly into life, wherever that may be. Radiator Company to form the American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corporation. The corporation adopted the name "American Standard" in 1967.