JJZ Jacuzzi Brands

Jacuzzi Brands, Inc. (NYSE: JJZ) today announced that the Company and each of its directors have been named as defendants in two purported stockholder class action lawsuits filed on October 13, 2006 in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware. The lawsuits generally allege that the directors have breached their fiduciary duties in connection with their actions in agreeing to the Company�s proposed merger with a wholly owned subsidiary of Apollo Management L.P. The complaints seek injunctive relief as well as damages. The Company has reviewed the allegations contained in the complaints and believes that the lawsuits are without merit. The Company intends to vigorously defend itself against the claims. About Jacuzzi Brands Jacuzzi Brands, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is a global manufacturer and distributor of branded bath and plumbing products for the residential, commercial and institutional markets. These include whirlpool baths, spas, showers, sanitary ware and bathtubs, as well as professional grade drainage, water control, commercial faucets and other plumbing products. Our products are marketed under our portfolio of brand names, including JACUZZI�, SUNDANCE�, ZURN�, and ASTRACAST�. Learn more at www.jacuzzibrands.com. Disclosure Concerning Forward-Looking Statements Any forward-looking statements made within this release, including the Company�s current expectations with respect to the completion of the proposed transaction, future market conditions, future operating results and other plans, represent management�s best judgment as to what may occur in the future and are intended to fall within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as �expects,� �intends,� �plans,� �projects,� �believes,� �estimates,� �may,� �will,� �should,� �shall,� and similar expressions typically identify such forward-looking statements. Even though the Company believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. In particular, various economic and competitive factors, including those outside our control, such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, inflation rates, instability in domestic and foreign financial markets, terrorist acts, consumer spending patterns, energy costs and availability, freight costs, availability of consumer and commercial credit, adverse weather, levels of residential and commercial construction, and changes in raw material and component costs, and the credit worthiness of our customers, insurers, and investees, and other factors contained in the Company�s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission could cause our actual results during the remainder of 2006 and in the future years, and other future expectations to differ materially from those expressed in this press release. Jacuzzi Brands, Inc. (NYSE: JJZ) today announced that the Company and each of its directors have been named as defendants in two purported stockholder class action lawsuits filed on October 13, 2006 in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware. The lawsuits generally allege that the directors have breached their fiduciary duties in connection with their actions in agreeing to the Company's proposed merger with a wholly owned subsidiary of Apollo Management L.P. The complaints seek injunctive relief as well as damages. The Company has reviewed the allegations contained in the complaints and believes that the lawsuits are without merit. The Company intends to vigorously defend itself against the claims. About Jacuzzi Brands Jacuzzi Brands, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is a global manufacturer and distributor of branded bath and plumbing products for the residential, commercial and institutional markets. These include whirlpool baths, spas, showers, sanitary ware and bathtubs, as well as professional grade drainage, water control, commercial faucets and other plumbing products. Our products are marketed under our portfolio of brand names, including JACUZZI(R), SUNDANCE(R), ZURN(R), and ASTRACAST(R). Learn more at www.jacuzzibrands.com. Disclosure Concerning Forward-Looking Statements Any forward-looking statements made within this release, including the Company's current expectations with respect to the completion of the proposed transaction, future market conditions, future operating results and other plans, represent management's best judgment as to what may occur in the future and are intended to fall within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "expects," "intends," "plans," "projects," "believes," "estimates," "may," "will," "should," "shall," and similar expressions typically identify such forward-looking statements. Even though the Company believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. In particular, various economic and competitive factors, including those outside our control, such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, inflation rates, instability in domestic and foreign financial markets, terrorist acts, consumer spending patterns, energy costs and availability, freight costs, availability of consumer and commercial credit, adverse weather, levels of residential and commercial construction, and changes in raw material and component costs, and the credit worthiness of our customers, insurers, and investees, and other factors contained in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission could cause our actual results during the remainder of 2006 and in the future years, and other future expectations to differ materially from those expressed in this press release.