MASCO CORP /DE/ — Capital/Financing Update 2007

Mar 9, 2007

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Filed Pursuant to Rule 433 Registration No. 333-140970

Final Term Sheet March 9, 2007

MASCO CORPORATION $300,000,000 FLOATING RATE NOTES DUE 2010

ISSUER:	Masco Corporation
TITLE OF SECURITIES:	Floating Rate Notes due 2010
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 12, 2010
AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OFFERED:	$300,000,000
PRICE TO PUBLIC (ISSUE PRICE):	100.000%
PROCEEDS TO MASCO (BEFORE EXPENSES):	$298,800,000
BENCHMARK :	3-Month USD LIBOR
INTEREST RATE:	3-Month USD LIBOR + .30%
INTEREST PAYMENT DATES:	Quarterly on each March 12, June
12, September 12 and December 12
commencing on June 12 , 2007
DENOMINATIONS:	$1,000 by $1,000
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:	574599BE5

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