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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * OMTVEDT CRAIG P   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FORTUNE BRANDS INC [FO] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior Vice President & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) 520 LAKE COOK ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/29/2008 (Street) DEERFIELD, IL 60015 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, Par Value $3.125 per share               62,240 D   Common Stock, Par Value $3.125 per share               2,697 (1) I By Fortune Brands, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Options (Right to Buy)

$ 57.01

09/29/2008

A(2)

78,800

09/29/2009

09/29/2015

Common

78,800

$ 0

78,800

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
OMTVEDT CRAIG P 520 LAKE COOK ROAD DEERFIELD, IL 60015			Senior Vice President & CFO

Signatures

Angela M. Pla, Attorney-in-Fact for Craig P. Omtvedt		10/01/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The number of shares reported as held by the Fortune Brands, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan Trust represents the undersigned's proportional beneficial interest in the common stock held in the Trust as of September 29, 2008.
(2)	Reflects the grant of options, together with related limited rights and tax withholding features under the issuer's 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The options vest in three equal installments beginning September 29, 2009.
Remarks: On September 29, 2008, Mr. Omtvedt received a grant of options to purchase 78,800 shares of the issuer's common stock under the issuer's 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan.  After this transaction, Mr. Omtvedt owns options to purchase 506,996 shares of the issuer's common stock.  Mr. Omtvedt directly owns 62,240 shares of the issuer's common stock. In addition, he indirectly owns 2,697 shares of issuer's common stock through his participation in the issuer's retirement savings plan.

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