MASCO CORP /DE/ — Capital/Financing Update 2007

Mar 9, 2007

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Filed Pursuant to Rule 433 Registration No. 333-140970

Term Sheet March 9, 2007

MASCO CORPORATION $300,000,000 5.85% NOTES DUE 2017

ISSUER:	Masco Corporation
TITLE OF SECURITIES:	5.85% Notes due 2017
RATINGS:	Baa1 by Moody’s Investors Service,
Inc and BBB+ by Standard & Poor’s
Rating Services
TRADE DATE:	March 9, 2007
SETTLEMENT DATE (T+3):	March 14, 2007
MATURITY DATE:	March 15, 2017
AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OFFERED:	$300,000,000
PRICE TO PUBLIC (ISSUE PRICE):	99.648%
PROCEEDS TO MASCO (BEFORE EXPENSES):	$296,994,000
BENCHMARK :	UST 4.625% due February 15, 2017
BENCHMARK TREASURY YIELD :	4.587%
SPREAD TO TREASURY:	131 basis points
INTEREST RATE:	5.850% per annum
INTEREST PAYMENT DATES:	Semi-annually on each March 15 and
September 15; commencing on September
15 , 2007
DENOMINATIONS:	$1,000 by $1,000
OPTIONAL REDEMPTION:	Make-whole call at any time at the
greater of 100% of the principal
amount of the notes being redeemed or
discounted present value at the
treasury rate plus 20 basis points
CHANGE OF CONTROL:	Upon the occurrence of a Change of
Control Triggering Event, we will be
required to make an offer to purchase
the notes at a price equal to 101% of
their principal amount plus accrued
and unpaid interest to the date of
repurchase.
JOINT BOOKRUNNERS:	Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated, Citigroup Global
Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan
Securities Inc.
CO-MANAGERS:	Daiwa Securities America Inc.,
KeyBanc Capital Markets, a division
of McDonald Investments, Inc., Lazard
Capital Markets LLC
CUSIP:	574599BF2

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