Patrick Hallinan

“I'm immensely proud of what Fortune Brands has accomplished over the last decade, and I am confident in the team's ability to continue to outperform the market and accelerate value creation.”

“I will primarily discuss income before charges and gains to accurately represent ongoing segment performance. All comparisons will be made against the same period last year, unless noted otherwise.”

“And as a reminder, the majority of my comments will focus on income before charges and gains in order to best reflect ongoing business performance. Additionally, all comparisons will be made against the same quarter last year unless otherwise noted.”

“Phil, wholesale was probably mid-single-digit POS to give you kind of a feel for kind of where they're running from POS in all North America shipments like all brands, all channels, we're approaching the team.”