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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-17-204719
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		6
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170612
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170615
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170615

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MASCO CORP /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000062996
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MILLWOOD, VENEER, PLYWOOD & STRUCTURAL WOOD MEMBERS [2430]
		IRS NUMBER:				381794485
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-05794
		FILM NUMBER:		17913696

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		21001 VAN BORN RD
		CITY:			TAYLOR
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48180
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3132747400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		21001 VAN BORN ROAD
		CITY:			TAYLOR
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48180

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MASCO SCREW PRODUCTS CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19731025
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): June&nbsp;12, 2017</B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Masco Corporation </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>DELAWARE</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>No.&nbsp;1-5794</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>No.&nbsp;38-1794485</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction</B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><U>21001 Van Born Road, Taylor, Michigan</U></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><U>48180</U></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box below
if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this
chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Emerging growth company &#9744; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or
revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange Act. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Entry Into Underwriting Agreement </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On
June&nbsp;12, 2017, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the &#147;Underwriting Agreement&#148;) with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC and SunTrust
Robinson Humphrey, Inc., on behalf of the several underwriters named therein in connection with the offer and sale of 3.500% Notes Due 2027 (the &#147;2027 Notes&#148;) and 4.500% Notes Due 2047 (the &#147;2047 Notes&#148; and, together with the
2027 Notes, the &#147;Notes&#148;) in an underwritten public offering (the &#147;Offering&#148;). The Offering is expected to be completed on June&nbsp;21, 2017. The Underwriting Agreement includes the terms and conditions for the Notes,
indemnification and contribution obligations, and other terms and conditions customary in agreements of this type. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with the
Offering, the Company is filing the Underwriting Agreement as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-K,</FONT> which is to be incorporated by reference in its entirety into the Company&#146;s Registration
Statement on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-3</FONT> filed on February&nbsp;12, 2016 (File No.&nbsp;333-209514), including the prospectus contained therein (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Issuance of $600,000,000 of Notes </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On
June&nbsp;21, 2017, the Company expects to consummate the issuance and sale of $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 2027 Notes and $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 2047 Notes, pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement. The 2027
Notes mature on November&nbsp;15, 2027. The 2047 Notes mature on May&nbsp;15, 2047. The Notes will be issued pursuant to the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes will be offered pursuant to the Registration Statement and a related prospectus supplement dated June&nbsp;12, 2017. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The material terms and conditions of the 2027 Notes and the 2047 Notes are set forth in the resolutions establishing the Notes and the forms
of global note filed herewith as Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 and Exhibit&nbsp;4.2, respectively, and incorporated by reference herein, and in the Indenture filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.b to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year
ended December&nbsp;31, 2016 filed on February&nbsp;9, 2017. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(d) Exhibits. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Underwriting Agreement, dated June&nbsp;12, 2017, among the Company and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Inc., as
representatives of the several underwriters named therein</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Resolutions establishing the terms of the 3.500% Notes Due 2027 and form of global note</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Resolutions establishing the terms of the 4.500% Notes Due 2047 and form of global note</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Kenneth G. Cole, Esq.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">MASCO CORPORATION</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/S/ K<SMALL>ENNETH</SMALL> G. C<SMALL>OLE</SMALL></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Vice President, General Counsel</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Underwriting Agreement, dated June&nbsp;12, 2017, among the Company and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Inc., as
representatives of the several underwriters named therein</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Resolutions establishing the terms of the 3.500% Notes Due 2027 and form of global note</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Resolutions establishing the terms of the 4.500% Notes Due 2047 and form of global note</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">June&nbsp;12, 2017 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RBC Capital Markets, LLC </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As Representatives of the several Underwriters</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;listed in Schedule 1 hereto </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Citigroup
Global Markets Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">388 Greenwich Street </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, NY 10013
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">60 Wall Street </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, NY 10005 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">383 Madison Avenue </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, NY 10172 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RBC Capital Markets, LLC </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">200 Vesey Street </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, NY 10281-8098 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3333 Peachtree Road, 11th Floor </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Atlanta, GA 30326 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Masco Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the &#147;<B>Company</B>&#148;), proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters listed in Schedule&nbsp;1 hereto (the &#147;<B>Underwriters</B>&#148;), for whom you are acting as representatives (the
&#147;Representatives&#148;), $300,000,000 principal amount of its 3.500% Notes due 2027 (the &#147;2027&#148; Notes) and $300,000,000 principal amount of its 4.500% Notes due 2047 (the &#147;2047&#148; Notes and, together with the 2027 Notes, the
&#147;<B>Securities</B>&#148;) having the terms set forth in Schedule 2 hereto. The Securities will be issued pursuant to an Indenture dated as of February&nbsp;12, 2001 between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as
successor trustee under an agreement originally with Bank One Trust Company, National Association (the &#147;<B>Trustee</B>&#148;), as amended and supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture dated as of November&nbsp;30, 2006 (as supplemented, the
&#147;<B>Indenture</B>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company agrees to issue and sell the Securities to the several Underwriters as provided in this
Agreement, and each Underwriter, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company the respective principal
amount of Securities set forth opposite such Underwriter&#146;s name in Schedule 1 hereto at a price equal to 99.257% of the principal amount of the 2027 Notes, plus accrued interest, if any, from June&nbsp;21, 2017 to the Closing Date (as defined
below) and at a price equal to 98.770% of the principal amount of the 2047 Notes, plus accrued interest, if any, from June&nbsp;21, 2017 to the Closing Date. The Company will not be obligated to deliver any of the Securities except upon payment for
all the Securities to be purchased as provided herein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company is advised by you that the Underwriters propose to make a public
offering of their respective portion of the Securities as soon after the this Agreement is entered into as in your judgment is advisable (unless the timing of the offering is otherwise described in Schedule&nbsp;2 hereto). The terms of the public
offering of the Securities are specified in Schedule 2 hereto. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">1 </P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The closing of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement shall occur at the offices of
Davis Polk&nbsp;&amp; Wardwell LLP, 1600 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, California at 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on June&nbsp;21, 2017, or at such other time or place on the same or such other date, not later than the fifth business day
thereafter, as the Representative(s) and the Company may agree upon in writing. The time and date of such payment and delivery is referred to herein as the &#147;<B>Closing Date.</B>&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payment for the Securities shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account(s) specified by the Company to the
Representatives against delivery to the nominee of The Depository Trust Company, for the respective accounts of the Underwriters as specified by you in writing not later than 1:00 P.M. New York City time, on the second business day prior to the
Closing Date, of one or more global notes representing the 2027 Notes and one or more global notes representing the 2047 Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All
provisions contained in the document entitled Masco Corporation Underwriting Agreement Standard Provisions (Debt Securities) February&nbsp;12, 2016 (&#147;<B>Underwriting Agreement Standard Provisions</B>&#148;) are incorporated by reference herein
in their entirety and shall be deemed to be a part of this Agreement to the same extent as if such provisions had been set forth in full herein, except that if any term defined in the Underwriting Agreement Standard Provisions is otherwise defined
herein, the definition set forth herein shall control. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Agreement may be signed in counterparts (which may include counterparts
delivered by any standard form of telecommunication), each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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this Agreement by signing in the space provided below. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/ J<SMALL>OHN</SMALL> G. S<SMALL>ZNEWAJS</SMALL></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name: John G. Sznewajs</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For themselves and on behalf of the several </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Underwriters listed
in Schedule 1 hereto. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ A<SMALL>DAM</SMALL> D. B<SMALL>ORDNER</SMALL></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name: Adam D. Bordner</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title: Vice President</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ R<SMALL>ITU</SMALL> K<SMALL>ETKAR</SMALL></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name: Ritu Ketkar</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title: Managing Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ T<SMALL>IMOTHY</SMALL> A<SMALL>ZOIA</SMALL></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name: Timothy Azoia</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title: Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ S<SMALL>TEPHEN</SMALL> L. S<SMALL>HEINER</SMALL></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name: Stephen L. Sheiner</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title: Executive Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ S<SMALL>COTT</SMALL> G. P<SMALL>RIMROSE</SMALL></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ R<SMALL>OBERT</SMALL> N<SMALL>ORDLINGER</SMALL></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name: Robert Nordlinger</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">Principal&nbsp;Amount&nbsp;of<BR>2027 Notes To Be<BR>Purchased</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Citigroup Global Markets Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">51,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">51,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">51,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">51,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">51,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">51,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RBC Capital Markets, LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">51,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">51,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">51,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">51,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Fifth Third Securities, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporated</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">PNC Capital Markets LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Comerica Securities, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Commerz Markets LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Huntington Investment Company</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Williams Capital Group, L.P.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">300,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">300,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Certain Terms of the Securities </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Term Sheet Attached </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Filed pursuant to Rule 433 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Registration No.&nbsp;333-209514 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Issuer Free Writing Prospectus dated June&nbsp;12, 2017 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Relating to Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated June&nbsp;12, 2017 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">MASCO CORPORATION </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">PRICING TERM
SHEETS </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">$300,000,000 3.500% NOTES DUE 2027 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ISSUER: </P></TD>
<TD>Masco Corporation </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TITLE OF SECURITIES: </P></TD>
<TD>3.500% Notes Due 2027 </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">EXPECTED RATINGS*: </P></TD>
<TD>[Intentionally omitted] </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TRADE DATE: </P></TD>
<TD>June&nbsp;12, 2017 </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SETTLEMENT DATE (T+7): </P></TD>
<TD>June&nbsp;21, 2017 </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">MATURITY DATE: </P></TD>
<TD>November&nbsp;15, 2027 </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OFFERED: </P></TD>
<TD>$300,000,000 </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:3pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">PRICE TO PUBLIC (ISSUE PRICE): </P></TD>
<TD>99.907% </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BENCHMARK TREASURY: </P></TD>
<TD>2.375% due May&nbsp;15, 2027 </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BENCHMARK TREASURY PRICE AND YIELD: </P></TD>
<TD>101-14+; 2.211% </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:3pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">YIELD TO MATURITY: </P></TD>
<TD>3.511% </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SPREAD TO BENCHMARK TREASURY: </P></TD>
<TD>+ 130 basis points </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:3pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">INTEREST RATE: </P></TD>
<TD>3.500%&nbsp;per annum </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">INTEREST PAYMENT DATES: </P></TD>
<TD>Semi-annually on each May&nbsp;15 and November&nbsp;15, commencing on November&nbsp;15, 2017 </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">DENOMINATIONS: </P></TD>
<TD>$2,000 by $1,000 </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">OPTIONAL REDEMPTION: </P></TD>
<TD> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The notes will be redeemable at our option at any time, in whole or in part, at the &#147;Redemption Price.&#148; Prior to August&nbsp;15, 2027 (three
months prior to the maturity of the Securities), the Redemption Price is the greater of (i)&nbsp;100% of the principal amount of such notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest
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to the redemption date, and (ii)&nbsp;the sum of the present values of the principal amount of and remaining scheduled payments of interest on the notes to be redeemed that would be due if such
notes matured on August&nbsp;15, 2027 but for the redemption (exclusive of interest accrued as of the redemption date) discounted from the scheduled payment dates to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis at the Treasury Rate plus 20 basis
points, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. On and after August&nbsp;15, 2027 (three months prior to the maturity of the notes), the Redemption Price will equal 100% of the principal amount of such notes to be redeemed, plus
accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. In each case described in this paragraph, the Redemption Price will include accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the date of redemption. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CHANGE OF CONTROL: </P></TD>
<TD>Upon the occurrence of a change of control repurchase 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.
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<TD>Citigroup Global Markets Inc. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:3pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:3pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:3pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>Fifth Third Securities, Inc. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:3pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith Incorporated </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:3pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">PNC Capital Markets LLC </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:3pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>Comerica Securities, Inc. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:3pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Huntington Investment Company </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:3pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:3pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Williams Capital Group, L.P. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>574599BN5 / US574599BN52 </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">*Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to
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<TD>Masco Corporation </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>4.500% Notes Due 2047 </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TRADE DATE: </P></TD>
<TD>June&nbsp;12, 2017 </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>June&nbsp;21, 2017 </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">MATURITY DATE: </P></TD>
<TD>May&nbsp;15, 2047 </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OFFERED: </P></TD>
<TD>$300,000,000 </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:2pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">PRICE TO PUBLIC (ISSUE PRICE): </P></TD>
<TD>99.645% </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BENCHMARK TREASURY: </P></TD>
<TD>3.000% due February&nbsp;15, 2047 </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BENCHMARK TREASURY PRICE AND YIELD: </P></TD>
<TD>102-17 1/4; 2.872% </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:2pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">YIELD TO MATURITY: </P></TD>
<TD>4.522% </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>+ 165 basis points </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:2pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">INTEREST RATE: </P></TD>
<TD>4.500%&nbsp;per annum </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">INTEREST PAYMENT DATES: </P></TD>
<TD>Semi-annually on each May&nbsp;15 and November&nbsp;15, commencing on November&nbsp;15, 2017 </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">DENOMINATIONS: </P></TD>
<TD>$2,000 by $1,000 </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The notes will be redeemable at our option at any time, in whole or in part, at the &#147;Redemption Price.&#148; Prior to November&nbsp;15, 2046 (six
months prior to the maturity of the Securities), the Redemption Price is the greater of (i)&nbsp;100% of the principal amount of such notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, and (ii)&nbsp;the sum of the present
values of the principal amount of and remaining scheduled payments of interest on the notes to be redeemed that would be due if such notes matured on November&nbsp;15, 2046 but for the redemption (exclusive of interest accrued as of the redemption
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redemption date on a semi-annual basis at the Treasury Rate plus 25 basis points, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. On and after November&nbsp;15, 2046 (six months prior to
the maturity of the notes), the Redemption Price will equal 100% of the principal amount of such notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. In each case described in this paragraph, the Redemption Price will
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<TD>Upon the occurrence of a change of control repurchase 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.
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<TD>Citigroup Global Markets Inc. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:3pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>Fifth Third Securities, Inc. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:3pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith Incorporated </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:3pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">PNC Capital Markets LLC </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:3pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>Comerica Securities, Inc. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:3pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Commerz Markets LLC </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:3pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:3pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling Citigroup
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>STANDARD PROVISIONS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Debt Securities) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>February&nbsp;12, 2016 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">These Underwriting Agreement Standard Provisions may be incorporated by reference into underwriting agreements entered into from time to time
by Masco Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &#147;<B>Company</B>&#148;), that provide for the sale of debt securities designated in any such underwriting agreement (the &#147;<B>Securities</B>&#148;) to the several underwriters named in
Schedule 1 therein (the &#147;<B>Underwriters</B>&#148;), for whom the certain Underwriters named therein shall act as representatives (the &#147;<B>Representatives</B>&#148;). The underwriting agreement between the Company and the Representatives,
including the Schedules thereto and these Underwriting Agreement Standard Provisions, is referred to herein as the &#147;<B>Underwriting Agreement</B>.&#148; Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in these Underwriting Agreement Standard Provisions
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the relevant Underwriting Agreement. Delivery of any document or writing to the Representatives shall be deemed to be delivery of such document or writing to the Underwriters, and any action by the
Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters shall be deemed to be the action of each of the Underwriters. The Securities proposed to be issued from time to time by the Company will be issued pursuant to the provisions of (i)&nbsp;the Indenture
dated as of February&nbsp;12, 2001 between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor trustee under an agreement with Bank One Trust Company, National Association, as trustee, as amended and supplemented by the
Supplemental Indenture dated as of November&nbsp;30, 2006 between the Company and the trustee (such indenture, as further amended and supplemented from time to time, the &#147;<B>Senior Debt Indenture</B>&#148;), or (ii)&nbsp;a subordinated
indenture between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (such indenture, as executed or thereafter amended or supplemented from time to time, the &#147;<B>Subordinated Debt Indenture</B>,&#148; which together
with the Senior Debt Indenture, the &#147;<B>Indentures</B>,&#148; and each, an &#147;<B>Indenture</B>&#148;). The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. shall be referred to herein as the &#147;<B>Trustee</B>.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<B>Commission</B>&#148;), an automatic shelf registration
statement, including a prospectus, relating to the Securities, which registration statement became effective upon filing under Rule&nbsp;462(e) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<B>Act</B>&#148;). The registration statement as
amended to the date of the Underwriting Agreement, including the information (if any) deemed to be part of the registration statement at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule&nbsp;430A or Rule&nbsp;430B under the Act, is hereinafter referred to
as the &#147;<B>Registration Statement</B>,&#148; and the prospectus as amended to the date of the Underwriting Agreement (other than as amended by prospectus supplements relating to securities other than the Securities) (the &#147;<B>Base
Prospectus</B>&#148;) and as amended by a prospectus supplement (the &#147;<B>Prospectus Supplement</B>&#148;) relating to the Securities to be filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 under the Act, is hereinafter referred to as the
&#147;<B>Prospectus</B>&#148; (including in each case documents incorporated by reference). The term &#147;preliminary prospectus&#148; means a preliminary prospectus supplement (including any amendments or supplements thereto) specifically relating
to the Securities, together with the Base Prospectus. The term &#147;free writing prospectus&#148; has the meaning set forth in&nbsp;Rule&nbsp;405 under the Act. The term &#147;issuer free writing prospectus&#148; has the meaning set forth in
Rule&nbsp;433 under the Act. The time when sales of Securities are first made is referred to as the &#147;Time of Sale.&#148; The term Time of Sale Prospectus means the Base Prospectus and preliminary prospectus, if any, together with any term sheet
as set forth in Schedule 2 to the Underwriting Agreement. As used herein, the terms &#147;Registration Statement,&#148; &#147;Base Prospectus,&#148; &#147;Prospectus,&#148; &#147;preliminary prospectus&#148; and &#147;Time of Sale Prospectus&#148;
shall include in each case the documents, if any, incorporated by reference therein. The terms &#147;supplement,&#148; &#147;amendment&#148; and &#147;amend&#148; as used herein shall include all documents deemed to be incorporated by reference in
the Prospectus that are filed subsequent to the date of the Base Prospectus by the Company with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;<B>Exchange Act</B>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">I. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company agrees to sell
to the several Underwriters, and the Underwriters, upon the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained, but subject to the conditions hereinafter stated, agree to purchase from the Company, severally and not jointly, the principal
amounts of Securities set forth opposite their names in Schedule 1 to the Underwriting Agreement, less their respective amounts, if any, of Contract Securities (as hereinafter defined), determined as provided below, at the respective purchase prices
set forth in the Underwriting Agreement, plus accrued interest, if any, as specified in the Underwriting Agreement. Securities to be purchased by the Underwriters are hereinafter called &#147;<B>Underwriters&#146; Securities</B>.&#148; Securities to
be purchased pursuant to delayed delivery contracts as herein provided are hereinafter called &#147;<B>Contract Securities</B>.&#148; The terms of the public offering of the Underwriters&#146; Securities and Contract Securities, as applicable, are
as specified in the Underwriting Agreement. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If so indicated in the Underwriting Agreement, the Company authorizes the Underwriters to solicit
offers to purchase Contract Securities on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Underwriting Agreement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts substantially in the form set forth in the Underwriting Agreement but with such changes
therein as the Company may authorize or approve (&#147;<B>Delayed Delivery Contracts</B>&#148;). Delayed Delivery Contracts are to be with institutional investors approved by the Company and of the types set forth in the Prospectus. The aggregate
principal amount of Contract Securities shall not exceed the amount set forth in the Underwriting Agreement. On the Closing Date, the Company will pay to the Underwriters as compensation, for the accounts of the Underwriters, the fees specified in
the Underwriting Agreement in respect of all Contract Securities. The Underwriters may pay to dealers the commission specified in the Underwriting Agreement in respect of Securities for which Delayed Delivery Contracts are arranged by such dealers.
The Underwriters will not have any responsibility in respect of the validity or the performance of Delayed Delivery Contracts. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
deduction for the Contract Securities shall become effective upon execution and delivery by the Company and the several institutional investors of the Delayed Delivery Contracts, and such deduction shall be in the amount which shall bear the same
proportion to the total principal amount of Contract Securities as the principal amount of Underwriters&#146; Securities set forth opposite the name of the respective Underwriter bears to the aggregate principal amount of Underwriters&#146;
Securities set forth in Schedule 1 to the Underwriting Agreement, except to the extent that the Representatives determine that such deduction shall be otherwise than in such proportions and so advise the Company in writing. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">II. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payment for and delivery of
the Securities will be made at the time and place set forth in the Underwriting Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">III. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The several obligations of the Underwriters under the Underwriting Agreement are subject to the following conditions: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect and no proceedings for such
purpose shall be pending before or be threatened by the Commission and there shall have been no material adverse change (not in the ordinary course of business) in the condition of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole from that set
forth in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus; and the Underwriters shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by an authorized officer of the Company, to the foregoing effect. The
officer making such certificate may rely upon the best of his knowledge as to proceedings pending or threatened. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)
Subsequent to the Time of Sale, there shall not have been any decrease in the rating of any of the Company&#146;s debt securities by Moody&#146;s Investors Service, Inc. or Standard&nbsp;&amp; Poor&#146;s Rating Services or any public notice given
of any intended or potential decrease in any such rating or of a possible change in any such rating that does not indicate the direction of the possible change. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The Representatives shall have received an opinion dated the Closing Date, satisfactory to the Representatives and counsel
for the Underwriters, of the Company&#146;s General Counsel or an Assistant General Counsel, to the effect that: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) the
Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, is authorized by its certificate of incorporation to transact the business in which it is engaged and is duly registered and
qualified to conduct the business in which it is engaged and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which its failure so to register or qualify would materially adversely affect the business results, results of operations or financial condition
of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) all the outstanding shares of capital stock of Masco
Corporation of Indiana and Behr Holdings Corporation have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable; and all such outstanding shares of capital stock are owned directly or indirectly by the Company free and clear
of all liens or encumbrances; </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Company and is a valid and binding agreement of the Company in accordance with its terms and has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv) the Securities have been duly authorized and, when executed and authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the
Indenture and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement (or, in the case of Contract Securities, by institutional investors pursuant to Delayed Delivery Contracts), will be valid and binding obligations of
the Company and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(v) the Underwriting Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Company; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(vi) the Delayed Delivery Contracts, if any, have been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Company and are valid and binding agreements of the Company in accordance with their terms; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(vii) no authorization, consent or approval of, or registration or filing with, any governmental or public body or regulatory
authority is required on the part of the Company for the issuance of the Securities in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture or the sale of the Securities pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, or for the performance by the Company of its
obligations under the Securities, other than registration of the Securities under the Act, qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and compliance with the securities or Blue Sky laws of various
jurisdictions; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(viii) the execution and delivery of the Indenture and the Underwriting Agreement, the issuance of the
Securities in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and the sale of the Securities pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement and the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Securities do not result in any violation by the
Company of any of the terms or provisions of any law or regulation, or of the certificate of incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, or, to the knowledge of such counsel, of any indenture, mortgage or other agreement or instrument by which the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ix) the statements contained in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the
Prospectus under the captions &#147;Description of Debt Securities&#148; and &#147;Description of Notes&#148; (and &#147;Delayed Delivery Arrangements,&#148; if any), insofar as such statements constitute summaries of the documents or matters
referred to therein, fairly present the information called for with respect to such documents or matters; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(x) the Company
is not an &#147;ineligible issuer&#148; in connection with the offering pursuant to Rules&nbsp;164, 405 and 433 under the Act. The Company has not made any offer relating to the Securities that would constitute a free writing prospectus other than
the issuer free writing prospectus containing substantially the same terms as provided for in Schedule 2 to the Underwriting Agreement. Any such free writing prospectus as of its issue date complied in all material respects with the requirements of
the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and was filed with the Commission in accordance with the Act (to the extent required pursuant to Rule&nbsp;433(d) thereunder); </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xi) (A)&nbsp;at the time of the initial filing of the Registration Statement, (B)&nbsp;at the time of the most recent
amendment thereto for the purposes of complying with Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Act (whether such amendment was by post-effective amendment, incorporated report filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or form of prospectus),
(C)&nbsp;at the time the Company or any person acting on its behalf (within the meaning, for this clause only, of Rule&nbsp;163(c) under the Act) made any offer relating to the Securities in reliance on the exemption of Rule&nbsp;163 under the Act
and (D)&nbsp;at the Closing Date, the Company was and is a &#147;well-known seasoned issuer&#148; (as defined in Rule&nbsp;405 under the Act), including not having been and not being an &#147;ineligible issuer&#148; (as defined in Rule&nbsp;405
under the Act). The Registration Statement is an &#147;automatic shelf registration statement&#148; (as defined in Rule&nbsp;405&nbsp;under the Act), and the Securities, since their registration on the Registration Statement, have been and remain
eligible for registration by the Company on an automatic shelf registration statement. The Company has not received from the Commission any notice pursuant to Rule&nbsp;401(g)(2) under the Act objecting to the use of the automatic shelf registration
statement form; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xii) such counsel does not know of any legal or governmental proceeding required to be described in the
Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus which is not described as required, nor of any material contract or other material document required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or
the Prospectus or to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement which is not described or filed as required; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xiii) the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto (except for the financial
statements and other statistical and financial data included therein and except for supplements relating only to securities other than the Securities, as to which such counsel need not express an opinion)
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comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Act, and such counsel has no reason to believe (A)&nbsp;that (except as aforesaid and except for the Statements of
Eligibility on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;T-1</FONT> furnished by the Trustee and filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement) the Registration Statement, as of the date each part of the Registration Statement at the time such
part became effective as to such Underwriter and as of the date of the Prospectus Supplement, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading or (B)&nbsp;that (except for the financial statements and other statistical and financial data included therein and except for supplements relating only to securities other than the Securities, as to which such counsel need
not express an opinion) the Time of Sale Prospectus, as of the Time of Sale, or the Prospectus, as of its date and as of the Closing Date, contained any untrue statement of material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xiv) the
documents incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus and any supplements or amendments thereto (except for the financial statements and other statistical and financial data included
therein as to which such counsel need not express an opinion) complied when so filed as to form in all material respects with the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In rendering such opinion (A)&nbsp;such counsel may rely to the extent such counsel deems appropriate on the opinion of other
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriters and (B)&nbsp;with respect to clauses (xii)&nbsp;and (xiii)&nbsp;of this paragraph (b), such counsel may state that his or her opinion and belief is based upon his or her participation in the
preparation of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus, and the Prospectus and any amendment and supplement thereto and review and discussion of the contents thereof, but without independent check or verification except as specified
in such opinion. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) The Underwriters shall have received an opinion, dated the Closing Date, of Davis Polk&nbsp;&amp;
Wardwell&nbsp;LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, as to the matters referred to in clauses (iii), (iv), (v), (ix)&nbsp;and (xiii)&nbsp;of the foregoing paragraph (c), provided that with respect to clause (xiii)&nbsp;of the foregoing paragraph
(c)&nbsp;such counsel may state that their opinion and belief are based upon their participation in the preparation of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus, and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto (other than
documents incorporated by reference) and review and discussion of the contents thereof (including documents incorporated by reference), but without independent check or verification except as specified in such opinion. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) The Underwriters shall have received letters of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting
firm, addressed to the Underwriters and dated the pricing date and the Closing Date, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants&#146; &#147;comfort letters&#148; to underwriters with respect to the financial
statements and certain financial information contained in or incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus, and the Prospectus. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) The Company shall not have failed on or prior to the Closing Date to have performed or complied with any of the agreements
contained in the Underwriting Agreement and required to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date, and all of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in the Underwriting Agreement shall be true and
correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">IV.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In further consideration of the agreements of the Underwriters contained in the Underwriting Agreement, the Company covenants as follows:
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) To furnish to each of the Underwriters without charge two copies of the Registration Statement (including exhibits and
documents incorporated by reference) and, during the period mentioned in paragraph (c)&nbsp;below, as many copies of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto prepared pursuant to paragraph
(c)&nbsp;below as each Underwriter may reasonably request. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) To prepare and file (or mail for filing) with the
Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 under the Act, as promptly as practicable after the execution of the Underwriting Agreement, a prospectus supplement setting forth such information as is necessary so that the Prospectus, when delivered to a
purchaser of the Securities, will comply with law and, before amending the Registration Statement or supplementing the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus with respect to the Securities, to furnish each Underwriter a copy of each such proposed
amendment or supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) If the Time of Sale Prospectus is being used to solicit offers to buy the Securities at a
time when the Prospectus is not yet available to prospective purchasers and any event shall occur as a result of which it is necessary to </P>

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amend or supplement the Time of Sale Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at the time, not misleading, or if any event shall occur as a
result of which any free writing prospectus included as part of the Time of Sale Prospectus conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement then on file, the Company shall forthwith prepare and furnish, at its expense, to the
Underwriters and to the dealers (whose names and addresses the Underwriters will furnish to the Company), either amendments or supplements to the Time of Sale Prospectus so that the statements in the Time of Sale Prospectus as so amended or
supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances existing at the time, be misleading or so that any free writing prospectus which is included as part of the Time of Sale Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will no longer conflict with
the Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) If, during such period after the first date of the public offering of the Securities as in
the opinion of counsel to the Underwriters a prospectus is required by law to be delivered in connection with sales by an Underwriter or dealer (including in circumstances where no physical delivery is required pursuant to Rule&nbsp;172), any event
shall occur as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or if it is necessary
to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with law, forthwith to prepare, file with the Commission (if required) and furnish, at its own expense, to the Underwriters and to the dealers (whose names and addresses the Underwriters shall furnish
to the Company) to which Securities may have been sold by the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters and to any other dealers upon request, either amendments or supplements to the Prospectus so that the statements in the Prospectus as so
amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Prospectus will comply with law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) To endeavor to qualify the Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the
Underwriters shall reasonably request and to pay all expenses (including fees and disbursements of counsel) in connection with such qualification and in connection with the determination of the eligibility of the Securities for investment under the
laws of such jurisdictions as the Underwriters may designate; provided that the Company shall not be required to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not now qualified or to take any action which would make it subject to general or
unlimited service of process in any jurisdiction where it is not now so subject. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) To make generally available to its
security holders as soon as practicable an earnings statement (which need not be audited) covering a twelve-month period beginning with the first calendar quarter after the date of the Underwriting Agreement which shall satisfy the provisions of
Section&nbsp;11(a) of the Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) To notify the Representatives not less than 48 hours prior to the Closing Date of the
principal amount of Contract Securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) Not to offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of for cash any
debt securities of the Company substantially similar to the Securities during the period beginning on the date of the Underwriting Agreement and continuing to and including the Closing Date, without the Representatives&#146; prior written consent.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">V. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company represents
and warrants to each Underwriter that: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) each document filed by the Company pursuant to the Exchange Act which is
incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus complied when so filed in all material respects with the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, and each document, if any, hereafter filed and so incorporated
by reference in the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus will comply when so filed in all material respects with the Exchange Act and such rules and regulations; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus comply, and the Registration Statement, the Time
of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus (and any amendments and supplements thereto, other than supplements relating only to securities other than the Securities) will on the Closing Date comply, in all material respects with the Act and the
applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) each preliminary prospectus, if any, relating to the
Securities filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 under the Act complied when so filed in all material respects with the Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) each part of the Registration Statement at the time such part became effective and as of the date of the Prospectus
Supplement did not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and the Time of Sale Prospectus, as of the Time of Sale, did
not and on the Closing Date, will not, and each electronic road show, if any, when taken together as a </P>

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whole with the Time of Sale Prospectus, as of the Time of Sale, did not and on the Closing Date, will not, and the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented, other than by supplements relating only
to securities other than the Securities), as of its date, did not, and on the Closing Date, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; except that these representations and warranties do not apply to statements or omissions in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus based upon information
furnished to the Company in writing by or on behalf of any Underwriter expressly for use therein or contained in the Statement of Eligibility on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;T-1</FONT> furnished by the Trustee and filed as an exhibit
to the Registration Statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) the Company and each of its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting
controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (1)&nbsp;transactions are executed in accordance with management&#146;s general or specific authorization; (2)&nbsp;transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets; (3)&nbsp;access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management&#146;s general or specific authorization; and (4)&nbsp;the recorded accountability for assets is
compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences; and except as described in the Prospectus, (I)&nbsp;since December&nbsp;31 of the most recently completed fiscal year, nothing
has come to the attention of management that would lead management to believe that a material weakness has existed at any time thereafter, and (II)&nbsp;since December&nbsp;31 of the most recently completed fiscal year, nothing has come to the
attention of management that would lead management to believe that a change has occurred which has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company&#146;s internal control over financial reporting; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) the Company maintains &#147;disclosure controls and procedures&#148; (as such term is defined in Rule&nbsp;13a-15(e) under
the Exchange Act); such disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company and its subsidiaries is made known to the Company&#146;s principal executive officer and principal financial
officer by others within those entities; and the Company has carried out evaluations of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures as required by Rule&nbsp;13a-15 of the Exchange Act; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) the Company and each of its &#147;Significant Subsidiaries&#148; (as defined in
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;1-02</FONT> of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Regulation&nbsp;S-X</FONT> under the Exchange Act) have filed all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns required to be filed through the date of the
Underwriting Agreement or have received extensions thereof and have paid all taxes required to be paid thereon (except for cases in which the failure to file or pay would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries taken
as a whole, or, except as currently being contested in good faith and for which reserves required by U.S. GAAP have been created in the financial statements of the Company), and no tax deficiency has been determined adversely to the Company or any
of its Significant Subsidiaries which has had (nor does the Company have any notice or knowledge of any tax deficiency which could reasonably be expected to be determined adversely to the Company or its Significant Subsidiaries and which could
reasonably be expected to have) a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h)
neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that
could result in a violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder or the U.K. Bribery Act 2010 or similar law of any other relevant jurisdiction; and the Company has
instituted and maintained policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance therewith; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) the operations of the
Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance in all material respects with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements and the money laundering statutes and the rules and regulations
thereunder and any related or similar applicable rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the &#147;Money Laundering Laws&#148;) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any
court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened which could reasonably be
expected to be determined adversely to the Company or its subsidiaries; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (i)&nbsp;is currently subject to any sanctions administered or imposed by the United States (including
any administered or enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department, the U.S. Department of State, or the Bureau of Industry and Security of the U.S. Department of Commerce), the United Nations Security Council, the
European Union, or the United Kingdom (including sanctions administered or controlled by Her Majesty&#146;s Treasury) (collectively, &#147;Sanctions&#148; and such persons, &#147;Sanction Persons&#148;) or (ii)&nbsp;will use the proceeds of this
offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person in any manner that to the Company&#146;s knowledge at the time of such funding will result in a violation of any
economic Sanctions by, or could result in the imposition of Sanctions against, any person (including any person participating in the offering, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise); </P>

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Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, is a person that is, or is 50% or more owned or otherwise controlled by a person that is: (i)&nbsp;the subject of any Sanctions; or
(ii)&nbsp;located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject of Sanctions that broadly prohibit dealings with that country or territory (currently, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria)
(collectively, &#147;<B>Sanctioned Countries</B>&#148; and each, a &#147;<B>Sanctioned Country</B>&#148;); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(l) except as
has been disclosed to the Underwriters or is not material to the analysis under any Sanctions, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has engaged in any dealings or transactions with, or, to the Company&#146;s knowledge, for the benefit of,
a Sanctioned Person, or with or in a Sanctioned Country, in the preceding 3&nbsp;years; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(m) except as disclosed in each of
the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries: (i)&nbsp;is in violation of, or to the knowledge of the Company has liability or obligations under, any statute, common law,
rule, regulation, decision or order of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, relating to the use, disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or relating to the protection or restoration of the environment or
human exposure to hazardous or toxic substances (collectively, &#147;<B>Environmental Laws</B>&#148;), (ii)&nbsp;owns or operates any real property contaminated with any substance that is subject to any Environmental Laws, or is liable for any
off-site disposal or contamination pursuant to any Environmental Laws, or (iii)&nbsp;is subject to any claim relating to any Environmental Laws, nor is the Company aware of any pending investigation or any event or condition that would reasonably be
expected to result in any such claim, except where any of the foregoing would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the business results, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(n) neither the Company nor any of its Significant Subsidiaries is in violation of its
charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents, and none of them is (i)&nbsp;in default, and no event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default, in the due performance or observance of any term,
covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which such entity is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its property or assets is subject; or (ii)&nbsp;in
violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except, in any case, for any such default or violation that would not, individually or in the aggregate,
have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(o) the Company, after giving
effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus will not be required to register as an &#147;investment
company&#148; within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, &#147;<B>Investment Company Act</B>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a)&nbsp;the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, including
the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm&#146;s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand,
(b)&nbsp;in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not an agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its stockholders, creditors,
employees or any other party, (c)&nbsp;no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether
such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in the Underwriting
Agreement, (d)&nbsp;the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e)&nbsp;the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting,
regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company agrees that, unless it has or shall have obtained the prior written consent of the Representatives, and each Underwriter,
severally and not jointly, agrees with the Company that, unless it has or shall have obtained, as the case may be, the prior written consent of the Company, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Securities that would constitute
an issuer free writing prospectus or that would otherwise constitute a &#147;free writing prospectus&#148; (as defined in Rule&nbsp;405) required to be filed by the Company with the Commission or retained by the Company under Rule&nbsp;433, other
than a free writing prospectus containing the information contained in the final term sheet, as set forth in Schedule&nbsp;2 to the Underwriting Agreement; <I>provided that</I> the prior written consent of the parties hereto shall be deemed to have
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respect of the free writing prospectus included in Schedule&nbsp;2 to the Underwriting Agreement and any electronic road show. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by the Representatives
or the Company is hereinafter referred to as a &#147;<B>Permitted Free Writing Prospectus</B>.&#148; The Company agrees that (x)&nbsp;it has treated and will treat, as the case may be, each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an issuer free writing
prospectus and (y)&nbsp;it has complied and will comply, as the case may be, with the requirements of Rules&nbsp;164 and 433&nbsp;applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including in respect of timely filing with the Commission,
legending and record-keeping. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, the directors, officers and employees
of each Underwriter and each person, if any, controlling any Underwriter within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the Act or Section&nbsp;20 of the Exchange Act, against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and reasonable expenses
(including reasonable costs of investigation) arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus (as amended or supplemented), any
issuer free writing prospectus (taken together as a whole with the information in the Time of Sale Prospectus) or the Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any preliminary prospectus or arising out of or based upon any
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are caused by any such
untrue statement or omission or allegation thereof which has been made therein or omitted therefrom in reliance upon and in conformity with information (a)&nbsp;furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter expressly for use
therein or (b)&nbsp;contained in the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;T-1</FONT> furnished by the Trustee and filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If any action or claim shall be brought or asserted against any Underwriter or any director, officer or employee of any Underwriter or any
person so controlling an Underwriter in respect of which indemnity may be sought from the Company, such Underwriter, director, officer or employee or controlling person shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall assume the
defense thereof, including the employment of counsel and the payment of all expenses. Any Underwriter or any such director, officer or employee or controlling person shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and to
participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Underwriter or such director, officer, employee or controlling person unless (a)&nbsp;the employment thereof has been specifically
authorized by the Company in writing, (b)&nbsp;the Company has failed to assume the defense and employ counsel or (c)&nbsp;the named parties to any such action (including any impleaded parties) include both such Underwriter or such director, officer
or employee or controlling person and the Company and such Underwriter or such director, officer or employee or controlling person shall have been advised by such counsel that there are one or more material legal defenses available to it which are
different from or additional to those available to the Company (in which case the Company shall not have the right to assume the defense of such action on behalf of such Underwriter or such director, officer or employee or controlling person, it
being understood, however, that the Company shall not, in connection with any one such action or separate but substantially similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable
for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (other than local counsel, if required), at any time for all such Underwriters, directors, officers or employees and controlling persons, which firm shall be designated
in writing by the Representatives, and that all such reasonable fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred). The Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any such action effected without its written consent (which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), but if settled with the written consent of the Company, or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff in any such action, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any Underwriter and any
such director, officer or employee or controlling person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each Underwriter agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its directors, officers and employees and each person, if any,
controlling any such person within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the Act or Section&nbsp;20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent in the foregoing indemnity from the Company to each Underwriter, but only with respect to information relating to
such Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by it, or on its behalf, expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any issuer free writing prospectus, the Prospectus, or in any
amendment or supplement thereto. In case any action or claim shall be brought against the Company or its directors, officers or employees or any such controlling person in respect of which indemnity may be sought against any Underwriter, such
Underwriter shall have the rights and duties given to the Company, and the Company or its directors, officers or employees or any such controlling person shall have the rights and duties given to the Underwriters by the preceding paragraph. The
Underwriters shall not be liable for any settlement of any such action effected without their written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), but if settled with the written consent of the Underwriters, or if there be
a final judgment for the plaintiff in any such action, the Underwriters agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and such directors, officers, or employees or controlling persons from and against any loss or liability by reason of such
settlement or judgment. </P>

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under the fourth or sixth paragraph of this Article&nbsp;V in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the
amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (a)&nbsp;in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the
Underwriters on the other from the offering of the Securities or (b)&nbsp;if the allocation provided by clause (a)&nbsp;above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred
to in clause (a)&nbsp;above but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as
well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering of
Securities (before deducting expenses) received by the Company bear to the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover page of the Prospectus. The relative fault of
the Company on the one hand and of the Underwriters on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to
information supplied by the Company or by the Underwriters and the parties&#146; relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Article&nbsp;V were to be
determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding
paragraph. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth
above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article&nbsp;V, no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount
in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by
reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not
guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters&#146; obligations to contribute pursuant to this Article V are several in proportion to their respective underwriting obligations and not joint. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Article&nbsp;V and the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in
the Underwriting Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of (a)&nbsp;any investigation made by or on behalf of any person, (b)&nbsp;acceptance of any Securities and payment therefor hereunder and (c)&nbsp;any
termination of the Underwriting Agreement. A successor of any Underwriter or of the Company or of its directors and officers or of any such controlling person, as the case may be, shall be entitled to the benefits of the indemnity, reimbursement and
contribution agreements contained in this Article&nbsp;V. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">VI. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event that on or prior to the Closing Date, (a)&nbsp;trading on the New York Stock Exchange or the NYSE MKT shall have been wholly
suspended, (b)&nbsp;minimum or maximum prices for trading shall have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices for securities shall have been required on the New York Stock Exchange or the NYSE MKT, by the New York Stock Exchange or the NYSE MKT or
by order of the Commission or any other governmental authority having jurisdiction, (c)&nbsp;a banking moratorium shall have been declared by Federal or New York authorities, (d)&nbsp;a material disruption shall have occurred in commercial banking
or securities settlement or clearance services in the United States or (e)&nbsp;an outbreak or escalation of hostilities or a declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war or other calamity or crisis shall have occurred since the
execution of the Underwriting Agreement which, in the Representatives&#146; judgment, makes it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the completion of the sale of or any payment for the Securities, the Underwriting Agreement and all obligations
of the Underwriters hereunder may be canceled at, or any time prior to, the Closing Date by the Representatives, without liability on the part of any Underwriter to the Company. Notice of such cancellation may be given to the Company by telephone
but shall be subsequently confirmed by letter. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">VII. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If any of the Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Underwriters&#146; Securities which the Underwriters have agreed to purchase
hereunder, and the aggregate principal amount of Underwriters&#146; Securities which such defaulting Underwriter </P>

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agreed but failed or refused to purchase is not more than one-tenth of the aggregate principal amount of Securities, the other Underwriters shall be obligated, in the proportions which the
principal amount of Securities set forth opposite their names in Schedule 1 to the Underwriting Agreement bears to the aggregate principal amount of Securities, or in such other proportions as the Underwriters may specify, to purchase the
Underwriters&#146; Securities which such defaulting Underwriter agreed but failed or refused to purchase; <I>provided, that</I> in no event shall the principal amount of Securities which any Underwriter has agreed to purchase pursuant to Article I
of the Underwriting Agreement be increased pursuant to this paragraph by an amount in excess of one-ninth of such principal amount of Securities without the written consent of such Underwriter. If any of the Underwriters shall fail or refuse to
purchase Underwriters&#146; Securities and the aggregate principal amount of Underwriters&#146; Securities with respect to which such default occurs is more than said one-tenth of the aggregate principal amount of Securities and arrangements
satisfactory to the Underwriters and the Company for the purchase of such Underwriters&#146; Securities are not made within 36 hours after such default, the Underwriting Agreement will terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting
Underwriter or the Company. In any such case either the Underwriters or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date, but in no event for longer than seven days, in order that the required changes, if any, in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus or any other documents or arrangements may be effected. Any action taken under this paragraph shall not relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of any default of any such Underwriter under the
Underwriting Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the Underwriting Agreement shall be terminated by the Underwriters, or any of them, because of any failure or
refusal on the part of the Company to comply with the terms or to fulfill any of the conditions of the Underwriting Agreement, or if for any reason the Company shall be unable to perform its obligations under the Underwriting Agreement, the Company
will reimburse the Underwriters or such Underwriters as have so terminated the Underwriting Agreement with respect to themselves, severally, for all out-of-pocket expenses (including the fees and disbursements of their counsel) reasonably incurred
by such Underwriters in connection with the Underwriting Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Agreement herein set
forth has been and is made solely for the benefit of the several Underwriters and the Company and of the controlling persons, directors and officers referred to in Article V hereof and their respective successors and assigns or personal
representatives, and no other person shall acquire or have any right under or by virtue of the Underwriting Agreement. The terms &#147;successor&#148; or &#147;successors and assigns&#148; as used in the Underwriting Agreement shall not include a
purchaser of any of the Securities from any of the several Underwriters in his or its status as such purchaser. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Underwriting
Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Underwriting Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>RESOLUTIONS OF THE PRICING COMMITTEE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>MASCO CORPORATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>June&nbsp;12, 2017 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Company has filed a Registration Statement (No. 333-209514) on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is in
effect; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Company desires to create two series of securities under the Indenture dated as of February&nbsp;12, 2001, as
supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture dated as of November&nbsp;30, 2006 (the &#147;Indenture&#148;), with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (as successor trustee under agreement originally with Bank One Trust Company, National
Association) (the &#147;Trustee&#148;), providing for the issuance from time to time of unsecured debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness of this Company (&#147;Securities&#148;) in one or more series under such Indenture; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, capitalized terms used in these resolutions and not otherwise defined are used with the same meaning ascribed to such terms in the
Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED, that there is established a first series of Securities under the Indenture, the terms of which
shall be as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. Such Securities shall be designated as the &#147;3.500% Notes Due 2027.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. The aggregate principal amount of such Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture is limited to Three Hundred
Million Dollars ($300,000,000), except for such Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of, transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the same series pursuant to Sections&nbsp;3.04, 3.05, 3.06, 9.06 or
11.07 of the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. The date on which the principal of such Securities shall be payable is November&nbsp;15, 2027. Such Securities
are not subject to any sinking fund. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. Such Securities shall bear interest from June&nbsp;21, 2016 at the rate of 3.500%&nbsp;per annum,
payable semi-annually in arrears on May&nbsp;15 and November&nbsp;15 of each year commencing on November&nbsp;15, 2017 until the principal thereof is paid or made available for payment. The May&nbsp;1 and November&nbsp;1 (whether or not a business
day), as the case may be, next preceding each such interest payment date shall be the &#147;record date&#148; for the determination of holders to who interest is payable. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5. Such Securities shall be issued initially in the form of global securities registered in the
name of Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. as nominee of The Depository Trust Company (&#147;DTC&#148;), and will be held by the Trustee as custodian for DTC. Such Securities shall be subject to the procedures of DTC and will not be issued in definitive registered
form. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6. The principal of and interest on such Securities shall be payable at the office or agency of this Company maintained for such
purpose in Chicago, Illinois or at any other office or agency designated by the Company for such purpose pursuant to the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7.
Such Securities shall be subject to redemption in whole or in part prior to maturity, at the Company&#146;s option, at the applicable Redemption Price established in accordance with current market practice. &#147;Redemption Price&#148; means at any
time prior to August&nbsp;15, 2027 (three months prior to the maturity of the Securities), the greater of (i)&nbsp;100% of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, and
(ii)&nbsp;the sum of the present values of the principal amount of and remaining scheduled payments of interest on such Securities to be redeemed that would be due if such Securities matured on August&nbsp;15, 2027 but for the redemption (not
including any portion of interest accrued as of the redemption date), discounted from the scheduled payment dates to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis at the appropriate treasury rate plus 20 basis points plus accrued and unpaid interest to
the redemption date; <I>provided</I> that if the Securities are redeemed on or after August&nbsp;15, 2027 (three months prior to the maturity of the Securities), the Redemption Price will equal 100% of the principal amount of the Securities to be
redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8. Such Securities shall be issuable in denominations of Two Thousand
Dollars ($2,000) and multiples of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) above that amount. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">9. Such Securities shall be issuable at a price such
that this Company shall receive Two Hundred Ninety Seven Million Seven Hundred Seventy One Thousand Dollars ($297,771,000) after an underwriting discount of One Million Nine Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,950,000). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">10. Such Securities shall be subject to Defeasance and discharge pursuant to Section&nbsp;4.02 of the Indenture and to Covenant
</P>

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Defeasance pursuant to Section&nbsp;10.06 of the Indenture with respect to any term, provision or condition set forth in any negative or restrictive covenant of the Company applicable to such
Securities; <I>provided</I>, however, that all references in Section&nbsp;4.02(i) or Section&nbsp;10.06(f) of the Indenture to &#147;Holders&#148; shall be deemed to be references to &#147;beneficial owners.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">11. Such Securities shall be subject to the following change of control repurchase event. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurs, unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem the Securities by giving notice of such
redemption to the Holders of the Securities, the Company will make an offer to each holder of Securities to repurchase all or any part (in multiples of $1,000) of that holder&#146;s Securities at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the
aggregate principal amount of Securities repurchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the Securities repurchased to the date of purchase. Within 30 days following any Change of Control Repurchase Event or, at the Company&#146;s option, prior
to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the Change of Control, the Company will send a notice to each holder, with a copy to the Trustee, describing the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute the Change
of Control Repurchase Event and offering to repurchase Securities on the payment date specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is sent. The notice shall, if sent prior to
the date of consummation of the Change of Control, state that the offer to purchase is conditioned on the Change of Control Repurchase Event occurring on or prior to the payment date specified in the notice. The Company will comply with the
requirements of Rule 14e-l under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the
repurchase of the Securities as a result of a Change of Control Repurchase Event. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control Repurchase Event provisions of the Securities, the Company
will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control Repurchase Event provisions of the Securities by virtue of such conflict. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On the Change of Control Repurchase Event payment date, the Company will, to the extent lawful:
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. accept for payment all Securities or portions of Securities properly tendered pursuant to the Company&#146;s offer; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. deposit with the paying agent an amount equal to the aggregate purchase price in respect of all Securities or portions of Securities
properly tendered; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Securities properly accepted, together with an
officers&#146; certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Securities being purchased by the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The paying agent will
promptly send to each holder of Securities properly tendered the purchase price for the Securities, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) to each holder a new Security equal in principal
amount to any unpurchased portion of any Securities surrendered; provided that each new Security will be in a principal amount of $2,000 or a multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company will not be required to make an offer to repurchase the Securities upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event if a third party
makes an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for an offer made by the Company and such third party purchases all Securities properly tendered and not withdrawn under its offer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Below Investment Grade Rating Event&#148; means the Securities are rated below investment grade by both Rating Agencies on any date from
the date of the public notice of an arrangement that could result in a Change of Control until the end of the 60-day period following public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the
Securities is under publicly announced consideration for possible downgrade by either of the Rating Agencies); provided that a Below Investment Grade Rating Event otherwise arising by virtue of a particular reduction in rating shall not be deemed to
have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus shall not be deemed a Below Investment Grade Rating Event for purposes of the definition of Change of Control Repurchase Event hereunder) if the rating agencies making the
reduction in rating to which this definition would otherwise apply do not announce or publicly confirm or inform the Trustee in writing at the Company&#146;s request that the reduction was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or
circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of, the applicable Change of Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control shall have occurred at the time of the Below Investment Grade Rating Event). </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Change of Control&#148; means the consummation of any transaction (including, without
limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any &#147;person&#148; (as that term is used in Section&nbsp;13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the
Company&#146;s Voting Stock, measured by voting power rather than number of shares. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Change of Control Repurchase Event&#148; means
the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Below Investment Grade Rating Event. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Investment Grade&#148; means a rating of Baa3
or better by Moody&#146;s (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of Moody&#146;s); a rating of BBB- or better by S&amp;P (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of S&amp;P); and the equivalent investment grade
credit rating from any additional rating agency or rating agencies selected by the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Moody&#146;s&#148; means Moody&#146;s
Investors Service Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Rating Agency&#148; means (1)&nbsp;each of Moody&#146;s and S&amp;P; and (2)&nbsp;if either of Moody&#146;s
or S&amp;P ceases to rate the Securities or fails to make a rating of the Securities publicly available for reasons outside of the Company&#146;s control, a &#147;nationally recognized statistical rating organization&#148; within the meaning of
Section&nbsp;3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act, selected by the Company (as certified by a resolution of the Board of Directors delivered to the trustee) as a replacement agency for Moody&#146;s or S&amp;P, or both, as the case may be. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;S&amp;P&#148; means Standard&nbsp;&amp; Poor&#146;s Ratings Services, a division of McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Voting Stock&#148; of any specified &#147;person&#148; (as that term is used in Section&nbsp;13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) as of any
date means the capital stock of such person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such person. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RESOLVED, that the Securities of each series are declared to be issued under the Indenture and subject to the provisions hereof; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RESOLVED, that with respect to the Securities of each series, (i)&nbsp;the Company is authorized, if reasonably requested by the Trustee, to
provide the Trustee with such reasonable information as it has in its possession to enable the Trustee to determine whether any payments </P>

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pursuant to the Indenture are subject to the withholding requirements described in Section&nbsp;1471(b) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the &#147;Code&#148;) or otherwise imposed
pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and any regulations, or agreements thereunder or official interpretations thereof (&#147;Applicable Law&#148;), <I>provided,</I> however, that the Company shall not be required to provide
information that it is prohibited legally from disclosing; and (ii)&nbsp;the Trustee shall be entitled to make any withholding or deduction from payments under the Indenture to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Law, for which the
Trustee shall not have any liability; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RESOLVED, that the President and Chief Executive Officer or any Vice President of the Company is
authorized to execute, on the Company&#146;s behalf and in its name, and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company is authorized to attest to such execution and under the Company&#146;s seal (which may be in the form of a facsimile of
the Company&#146;s seal), $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 3.500% Notes Due 2027 and $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 4.500% Notes Due 2047 (and in addition, in each case, Securities to replace lost, stolen, mutilated or
destroyed Securities and Securities required for exchange, substitution or transfer, all as provided in the Indenture) and to deliver such Securities to the Trustee for authentication, and the Trustee is authorized and directed thereupon to
authenticate and deliver the same to or upon the written order of this Company as provided in the Indenture; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RESOLVED, that the
signatures of the Company officers so authorized to execute the Securities of each such series may be the manual or facsimile signatures of the present or any future authorized officers and may be imprinted or otherwise reproduced thereon, and the
Company for such purpose adopts each facsimile signature as binding upon it notwithstanding the fact that at the time the respective Securities shall be authenticated and delivered or disposed of, the individual so signing shall have ceased to hold
such office; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RESOLVED, that Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, RBC Capital
Markets, LLC and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. are appointed joint bookrunning managers of the underwriters for the issuance and sale of the Securities of each series authorized hereby, and the President and Chief Executive Officer or any Vice
President of the Company is authorized, in the Company&#146;s name and on its behalf, to execute and deliver an underwriting agreement with the underwriters, relating to the offering and sale of the Securities authorized hereby; </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RESOLVED, that The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., the Trustee under the Indenture,
is appointed trustee for the Securities of each series authorized hereby, and as Agent of this Company for the purpose of effecting the registration, transfer and exchange of the Securities of such series as provided in the Indenture, and the
corporate trust office of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., in Chicago, Illinois is designated pursuant to the Indenture as the office or agency of the Company where the Securities of each series may be presented for registration,
transfer and exchange and where notices and demands to or upon this Company in respect of the Securities of each series and the Indenture may be served; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RESOLVED, that The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. is appointed Paying Agent of this Company for the payment of interest on and
principal of the Securities of each series authorized hereby and the corporate trust office of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N. A., in Chicago, Illinois is designated, pursuant to the Indenture, as the office or agency of the Company
where Securities of each series may be presented for payment; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RESOLVED, that each of the Company&#146;s officers is authorized and
directed, on behalf of the Company and in its name, to do or cause to be done everything such officer deems advisable to effect the sale and delivery of the Securities of each series authorized hereby pursuant to the underwriting agreement and
otherwise to carry out the Company&#146;s obligations under the underwriting agreement, and to do or cause to be done everything and to execute and deliver all documents as such officer deems advisable in connection with the execution and delivery
of an underwriting agreement and the execution, authentication and delivery of the Securities of each series (including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, delivery to the Trustee of the Securities of each series for authentication
and of requests or orders for the authentication and delivery of the Securities of each series). </P>

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COMPANY, 55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (THE &#147;DEPOSITARY&#148;), TO MASCO CORPORATION OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO. OR IN SUCH
OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER
USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>MASCO CORPORATION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">3.500%
Note Due 2027 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">$300,000,000 </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No. R-1 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Masco Corporation, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of Delaware (herein called the &#147;<B>Company</B>,&#148; which
term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO. or registered assigns, the principal sum of Three Hundred Million Dollars on November&nbsp;15,
2027, and to pay interest thereon from June&nbsp;21, 2017 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on May&nbsp;15 and November&nbsp;15 in each year, commencing
November&nbsp;15, 2017, at the rate of 3.500%&nbsp;per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such
Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the May&nbsp;1 or November&nbsp;1 (whether or
not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date; provided, however, that interest payable at final maturity will be payable to the person to whom the principal hereof will be payable. Any such interest not so
punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of
business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not </P>

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less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of
this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture. Interest on the Securities of this series shall be computed on the basis of a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year consisting of twelve 30-day months. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payment of the principal of (and premium, if
any) and any such interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and
private debts; provided, however, that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Securities of this series will constitute part of the Company&#146;s senior debt and will rank on a parity with all of its other unsecured
and unsubordinated debt. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which
further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless the certificate of authentication
hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. </P>

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corporate seal. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dated: June&nbsp;21, 2017 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">MASCO CORPORATION</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">John G. Sznewajs</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Vice President,</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chief
Financial Officer</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Kenneth G. Cole</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Vice President, General Counsel</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and Secretary</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Date of Authentication: June&nbsp;21, 2017 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Company, N.A.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Authorized Signatory</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the &#147;<B>Securities</B>&#148;), issued and to
be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of February&nbsp;12, 2001 as supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture dated as of November&nbsp;30, 2006 (herein called the &#147;<B>Indenture</B>&#148;), between the Company and The
Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to Bank One Trust Company, National Association), as Trustee (herein called the &#147;<B>Trustee</B>,&#148; which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture
and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon
which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially limited in aggregate principal amount to $300,000,000. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Securities of this series will be redeemable at the option of the Company, in whole at any time or in part from time to time (each, a
&#147;<B>Redemption Date</B>&#148;) at the applicable Redemption Price. &#147;<B>Redemption Price</B>&#148; means, at any time prior to August&nbsp;15, 2027, the greater of (i)&nbsp;100% of the principal amount of the Securities of this series to be
redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the Redemption Date, and (ii)&nbsp;the sum, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the present values of the principal amount of and the remaining scheduled payments of interest on
the Securities of this series to be redeemed that would be due if such Securities matured on August&nbsp;15, 2027 but for such redemption (exclusive of interest accrued to such Redemption Date), discounted from the scheduled payment dates to the
Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year consisting of twelve <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months) at the Treasury Rate plus 20&nbsp;basis points plus accrued and
unpaid interest thereon to the Redemption Date; <I>provided</I> that if the Securities of this series are redeemed on or after August&nbsp;15, 2027, &#147;Redemption Price&#148; will equal 100% of the principal amount of the Securities of this
series to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the Redemption Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on Securities of this series that are due and payable on an Interest Payment Date falling on or prior to
the relevant Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities registered as such at the close of business on the relevant record date according to their terms and the provisions of the Indenture. Notwithstanding Section&nbsp;11.04
of the Indenture, notice of any such redemption need not set forth the Redemption Price but only the manner of calculation thereof. The Company shall give the Trustee written notice of the Redemption Price promptly after the determination thereof
and the Trustee shall have no responsibility for determining the Redemption Price. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurs, unless the Company has exercised its right to
redeem the Securities of this series by giving notice of such redemption to the Holders of the Securities of this series pursuant to Section&nbsp;11.04 of the Indenture, the Company will make an offer to the Holders of Securities of this series to
repurchase all or any part (in multiples of $1,000) of such Securities at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series repurchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the Securities of
this series repurchased to the date of purchase. Within 30&nbsp;days following any Change of Control Repurchase Event or, at the Company&#146;s option, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the Change of Control, the
Company will send a notice to each Holder of the Securities of this series, with a copy to the Trustee, describing the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute the Change of Control Repurchase Event and offering to repurchase
Securities of this series on the Payment Date specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than 30&nbsp;days and no later than 60&nbsp;days from the date such notice is sent. The notice shall, if sent prior to the date of consummation of
the Change of Control, state that the offer to purchase is conditioned on the Change of Control Repurchase Event occurring on or prior to the payment date specified in the notice (the &#147;Change of Control Repurchase Event Payment Date&#148;). The
Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;<B>Exchange Act</B>&#148;), and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations
are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Securities of this series as a result of a Change of Control Repurchase Event. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control
Repurchase Event provisions of the Securities of this series, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control Repurchase Event provisions
of the Securities of this series by virtue of such conflict. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On the Change of Control Repurchase Event Payment Date, the Company will, to
the extent lawful: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">accept for payment all Securities of this series or portions of Securities of this series properly tendered pursuant to the Company&#146;s offer; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the aggregate purchase price in respect of all Securities of this series or portions of Securities of this series properly tendered; and </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Securities of this series properly accepted, together with an Officers&#146; Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series being
purchased by the Company. </TD></TR></TABLE>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Paying Agent will promptly send to each Holder of Securities of this series properly tendered
the purchase price for the Securities of this series, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) to each Holder a new Security of this series equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of
any Securities of this series surrendered; <I>provided </I>that each new Security of this series will be in a principal amount of $2,000 or a multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company will not be required to make an offer to repurchase the Securities of this series upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event if a
third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for an offer made by the Company and such third party purchases all Securities of this series properly tendered and not withdrawn under its
offer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Below Investment Grade Rating Event</B>&#148; means the Securities of this series are rated below investment grade by
both Rating Agencies on any date from the date of the public notice of an arrangement that could result in a Change of Control until the end of the 60-day period following public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control (which period shall be
extended so long as the rating of the Securities of this series is under publicly announced consideration for possible downgrade by either of the rating agencies); <I>provided </I>that a Below Investment Grade Rating Event otherwise arising by
virtue of a particular reduction in rating shall not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus shall not be deemed a Below Investment Grade Rating Event for purposes of the definition of Change of Control
Repurchase Event hereunder) if the Rating Agencies making the reduction in rating to which this definition would otherwise apply do not announce or publicly confirm or inform the Trustee in writing at the request of the Company that the reduction
was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of, the applicable Change of Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control shall have occurred at the time of the
Below Investment Grade Rating Event). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Change of Control</B>&#148; means the consummation of any transaction (including, without
limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any &#147;person&#148; (as that term is used in Section&nbsp;13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the
Company&#146;s Voting Stock, measured by voting power rather than number of shares. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Change of Control Repurchase Event</B>&#148;
means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Below Investment Grade Rating Event. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Comparable Treasury Issue</B>&#148; means the United States Treasury security selected
by the Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Securities of this series to be redeemed (assuming, for this purpose, the Securities matured on August&nbsp;15, 2027) that would be utilized, at the
time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the Securities of this series to be redeemed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Comparable Treasury Price</B>&#148; means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer
Quotations for such Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest of such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or if the Independent Investment Banker obtains fewer than five such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all
such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Independent Investment Banker</B>&#148; means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers
appointed by the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Investment Grade</B>&#148; means a rating of Baa3 or better by Moody&#146;s (or its equivalent under
any successor rating categories of Moody&#146;s); a rating of BBB- or better by S&amp;P (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of S&amp;P); and the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any additional Rating Agency or
Rating Agencies selected by the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Moody&#146;s</B>&#148; means Moody&#146;s Investors Service Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Paying Agent</B>&#148; means The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Rating Agency</B>&#148; means (1)&nbsp;each of Moody&#146;s and S&amp;P; and (2)&nbsp;if either of Moody&#146;s or S&amp;P ceases to
rate the Securities of this series or fails to make a rating of the Securities of this series publicly available for reasons outside of the Company&#146;s control, a &#147;nationally recognized statistical rating organization&#148; within the
meaning of Section&nbsp;3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act, selected by the Company (as certified by a resolution of the Company&#146;s board of directors delivered to the Trustee) as a replacement agency for Moody&#146;s or S&amp;P, or both, as the case
may be. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Reference Treasury Dealer</B>&#148; means (a)&nbsp;each of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.,
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, a primary U.S. Government securities dealer selected by SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and their respective successors, unless any of them ceases to be a primary U.S. Government securities
dealer in New York City (a &#147;Primary Treasury Dealer&#148;), in which case the Company shall substitute another Primary Treasury Dealer; and (b)&nbsp;any other Primary Treasury Dealers selected by the Company. </P>

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Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date for the Securities of this series, the average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its
principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m. New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>S&amp;P</B>&#148; means Standard&nbsp;&amp; Poor&#146;s Ratings Services, a division of McGraw-Hill Financial, Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Treasury Rate</B>&#148; means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to
maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury price
for such Redemption Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Voting Stock</B>&#148; of any specified &#147;person&#148; (as that term is used in
Section&nbsp;13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) as of any date means the capital stock of such person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such person. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Security will be subject to defeasance and discharge and to defeasance of certain obligations as set forth in the Indenture;
<I>provided</I>, however, that all references in Section&nbsp;4.02(i) and Section&nbsp;10.06(f) of the Indenture to &#147;Holders&#148; shall be deemed to be references to &#147;beneficial owners.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations
of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the
time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all
Securities of such series, to waive certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall
not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a
continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute
proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee reasonable indemnity, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding
a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this
Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the
Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Security herein provided, and at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein and on face of this Security, the transfer of this Security is
registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Security are payable, duly
endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities
of this series, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and any multiple of $1,000 in
excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series of a different authorized denomination,
as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the
Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to
due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes (subject to
Section&nbsp;3.07 of the Indenture), whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All terms used in this Security which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 4.2 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>RESOLUTIONS OF THE PRICING COMMITTEE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>MASCO CORPORATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>June&nbsp;12, 2017 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Company has filed a Registration Statement (No. 333-209514) on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is in
effect; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Company desires to create two series of securities under the Indenture dated as of February&nbsp;12, 2001, as
supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture dated as of November&nbsp;30, 2006 (the &#147;Indenture&#148;), with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (as successor trustee under agreement originally with Bank One Trust Company, National
Association) (the &#147;Trustee&#148;), providing for the issuance from time to time of unsecured debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness of this Company (&#147;Securities&#148;) in one or more series under such Indenture; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, capitalized terms used in these resolutions and not otherwise defined are used with the same meaning ascribed to such terms in the
Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RESOLVED, that there is established a second series of Securities under the Indenture, the terms of which shall be as follows:
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. Such Securities shall be designated as the &#147;4.500% Notes Due 2047.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. The aggregate principal amount of such Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture is limited to Three Hundred
Million Dollars ($300,000,000), except for such Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of, transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the same series pursuant to Sections&nbsp;3.04, 3.05, 3.06, 9.06 or
11.07 of the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. The date on which the principal of such Securities shall be payable is May&nbsp;15, 2047. Such Securities are
not subject to any sinking fund. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. Such Securities shall bear interest from June&nbsp;21, 2017 at the rate of 4.500%&nbsp;per annum,
payable semi-annually in arrears on May&nbsp;15 and November&nbsp;15 of each year commencing on November&nbsp;15, 2017 until the principal thereof is paid or made available for payment. The May&nbsp;1 and November&nbsp;1 (whether or not a business
day), as the case may be, next preceding each such interest payment date shall be the &#147;record date&#148; for the determination of holders to who interest is payable. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5. Such Securities shall be issued initially in the form of global securities registered in the
name of Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. as nominee of The Depository Trust Company (&#147;DTC&#148;), and will be held by the Trustee as custodian for DTC. Such Securities shall be subject to the procedures of DTC and will not be issued in definitive registered
form. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6. The principal of and interest on such Securities shall be payable at the office or agency of this Company maintained for such
purpose in Chicago, Illinois or at any other office or agency designated by the Company for such purpose pursuant to the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7.
Such Securities shall be subject to redemption in whole or in part prior to maturity, at the Company&#146;s option, at the applicable Redemption Price established in accordance with current market practice. &#147;Redemption Price&#148; means at any
time prior to November&nbsp;15, 2046 (six months prior to the maturity of the Securities), the greater of (i)&nbsp;100% of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, and
(ii)&nbsp;the sum of the present values of the principal amount of and remaining scheduled payments of interest on such Securities to be redeemed that would be due if such Securities matured on November&nbsp;15, 2046 but for the redemption (not
including any portion of interest accrued as of the redemption date), discounted from the scheduled payment dates to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis at the appropriate treasury rate plus 25 basis points plus accrued and unpaid interest to
the redemption date; <I>provided</I> that if the Securities are redeemed on or after November&nbsp;15, 2046 (six months prior to the maturity of the Securities), the Redemption Price will equal 100% of the principal amount of the Securities to be
redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8. Such Securities shall be issuable in denominations of Two Thousand
Dollars ($2,000) and multiples of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) above that amount. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">9. Such Securities shall be issuable at a price such
that this Company shall receive Two Hundred Ninety Six Million Three Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars ($296,310,000) after an underwriting discount of Two Million Six Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($2,625,000). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">10. Such Securities shall be subject to Defeasance and discharge pursuant to Section&nbsp;4.02 of the Indenture and to Covenant Defeasance
pursuant to Section&nbsp;10.06 of the Indenture with respect to any </P>

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term, provision or condition set forth in any negative or restrictive covenant of the Company applicable to such Securities; <I>provided</I>, however, that all references in Section&nbsp;4.02(i)
or Section&nbsp;10.06(f) of the Indenture to &#147;Holders&#148; shall be deemed to be references to &#147;beneficial owners.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">11.
Such Securities shall be subject to the following change of control repurchase event. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurs,
unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem the Securities by giving notice of such redemption to the Holders of the Securities, the Company will make an offer to each holder of Securities to repurchase all or any part (in multiples of
$1,000) of that holder&#146;s Securities at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities repurchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the Securities repurchased to the date of purchase. Within
30&nbsp;days following any Change of Control Repurchase Event or, at the Company&#146;s option, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the Change of Control, the Company will send a notice to each holder, with a copy to
the Trustee, describing the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute the Change of Control Repurchase Event and offering to repurchase Securities on the payment date specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than
30&nbsp;days and no later than 60&nbsp;days from the date such notice is sent. The notice shall, if sent prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, state that the offer to purchase is conditioned on the Change of Control Repurchase
Event occurring on or prior to the payment date specified in the notice. The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-l under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), and any other securities laws
and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Securities as a result of a Change of Control Repurchase Event. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or
regulations conflict with the Change of Control Repurchase Event provisions of the Securities, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of
Control Repurchase Event provisions of the Securities by virtue of such conflict. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On the Change of Control Repurchase Event payment date,
the Company will, to the extent lawful: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. accept for payment all Securities or portions of Securities properly tendered pursuant to the
Company&#146;s offer; </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. deposit with the paying agent an amount equal to the aggregate purchase price in respect of
all Securities or portions of Securities properly tendered; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Securities properly
accepted, together with an officers&#146; certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Securities being purchased by the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The paying agent will promptly send to each holder of Securities properly tendered the purchase price for the Securities, and the Trustee will
promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) to each holder a new Security equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of any Securities surrendered; provided that each new Security will be in a principal amount
of $2,000 or a multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company will not be required to make an offer to repurchase the Securities upon
a Change of Control Repurchase Event if a third party makes an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for an offer made by the Company and such third party purchases all Securities properly tendered and
not withdrawn under its offer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Below Investment Grade Rating Event&#148; means the Securities are rated below investment grade by
both Rating Agencies on any date from the date of the public notice of an arrangement that could result in a Change of Control until the end of the 60-day period following public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control (which period shall be
extended so long as the rating of the Securities is under publicly announced consideration for possible downgrade by either of the Rating Agencies); provided that a Below Investment Grade Rating Event otherwise arising by virtue of a particular
reduction in rating shall not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus shall not be deemed a Below Investment Grade Rating Event for purposes of the definition of Change of Control Repurchase Event hereunder)
if the rating agencies making the reduction in rating to which this definition would otherwise apply do not announce or publicly confirm or inform the Trustee in writing at the Company&#146;s request that the reduction was the result, in whole or in
part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of, the applicable Change of Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control shall have occurred at the time of the Below Investment Grade Rating
Event). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Change of Control&#148; means the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or
consolidation) the result of </P>

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which is that any &#147;person&#148; (as that term is used in Section&nbsp;13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the
Company&#146;s Voting Stock, measured by voting power rather than number of shares. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Change of Control Repurchase Event&#148; means
the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Below Investment Grade Rating Event. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Investment Grade&#148; means a rating of Baa3
or better by Moody&#146;s (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of Moody&#146;s); a rating of BBB- or better by S&amp;P (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of S&amp;P); and the equivalent investment grade
credit rating from any additional rating agency or rating agencies selected by the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Moody&#146;s&#148; means Moody&#146;s
Investors Service Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Rating Agency&#148; means (1)&nbsp;each of Moody&#146;s and S&amp;P; and (2)&nbsp;if either of Moody&#146;s
or S&amp;P ceases to rate the Securities or fails to make a rating of the Securities publicly available for reasons outside of the Company&#146;s control, a &#147;nationally recognized statistical rating organization&#148; within the meaning of
Section&nbsp;3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act, selected by the Company (as certified by a resolution of the Board of Directors delivered to the trustee) as a replacement agency for Moody&#146;s or S&amp;P, or both, as the case may be. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;S&amp;P&#148; means Standard&nbsp;&amp; Poor&#146;s Ratings Services, a division of McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Voting Stock&#148; of any specified &#147;person&#148; (as that term is used in Section&nbsp;13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) as of any
date means the capital stock of such person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such person. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RESOLVED, that the Securities of each series are declared to be issued under the Indenture and subject to the provisions hereof; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RESOLVED, that with respect to the Securities of each series, (i)&nbsp;the Company is authorized, if reasonably requested by the Trustee, to
provide the Trustee with such reasonable information as it has in its possession to enable the Trustee to determine whether any payments pursuant to the Indenture are subject to the withholding requirements described in Section&nbsp;1471(b) of the
U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the &#147;Code&#148;) or otherwise imposed pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and any regulations, or agreements thereunder or official interpretations thereof (&#147;Applicable Law&#148;),
<I>provided,</I> however, that the Company shall not be required to provide information that it is prohibited legally from disclosing; and (ii)&nbsp;the Trustee shall be entitled to make any withholding or deduction from payments under the Indenture
to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Law, for which the Trustee shall not have any liability; </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RESOLVED, that the President and Chief Executive Officer or any Vice President of the Company is
authorized to execute, on the Company&#146;s behalf and in its name, and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company is authorized to attest to such execution and under the Company&#146;s seal (which may be in the form of a facsimile of
the Company&#146;s seal), $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 3.500% Notes Due 2027 and $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 4.500% Notes Due 2047 (and in addition, in each case, Securities to replace lost, stolen, mutilated or
destroyed Securities and Securities required for exchange, substitution or transfer, all as provided in the Indenture) and to deliver such Securities to the Trustee for authentication, and the Trustee is authorized and directed thereupon to
authenticate and deliver the same to or upon the written order of this Company as provided in the Indenture; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RESOLVED, that the
signatures of the Company officers so authorized to execute the Securities of each such series may be the manual or facsimile signatures of the present or any future authorized officers and may be imprinted or otherwise reproduced thereon, and the
Company for such purpose adopts each facsimile signature as binding upon it notwithstanding the fact that at the time the respective Securities shall be authenticated and delivered or disposed of, the individual so signing shall have ceased to hold
such office; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RESOLVED, that Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, RBC Capital
Markets, LLC and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. are appointed joint bookrunning managers of the underwriters for the issuance and sale of the Securities of each series authorized hereby, and the President and Chief Executive Officer or any Vice
President of the Company is authorized, in the Company&#146;s name and on its behalf, to execute and deliver an underwriting agreement with the underwriters, relating to the offering and sale of the Securities authorized hereby; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RESOLVED, that The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., the Trustee under the Indenture, is appointed trustee for the Securities of
each series authorized hereby, and as Agent of this Company for the purpose of effecting the registration, transfer and exchange of the Securities of such series as provided in the Indenture, and the corporate trust office of The Bank of New York
Mellon Trust Company, N.A., in Chicago, Illinois is designated pursuant to the Indenture as the office or agency of the Company where the Securities of each series may be presented for registration, transfer and exchange and where notices and
demands to or upon this Company in respect of the Securities of each series and the Indenture may be served; </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RESOLVED, that The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. is appointed Paying Agent of this
Company for the payment of interest on and principal of the Securities of each series authorized hereby and the corporate trust office of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N. A., in Chicago, Illinois is designated, pursuant to the
Indenture, as the office or agency of the Company where Securities of each series may be presented for payment; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RESOLVED, that each
of the Company&#146;s officers is authorized and directed, on behalf of the Company and in its name, to do or cause to be done everything such officer deems advisable to effect the sale and delivery of the Securities of each series authorized hereby
pursuant to the underwriting agreement and otherwise to carry out the Company&#146;s obligations under the underwriting agreement, and to do or cause to be done everything and to execute and deliver all documents as such officer deems advisable in
connection with the execution and delivery of an underwriting agreement and the execution, authentication and delivery of the Securities of each series (including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, delivery to the Trustee of the
Securities of each series for authentication and of requests or orders for the authentication and delivery of the Securities of each series). </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY, 55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK (THE &#147;DEPOSITARY&#148;), TO MASCO CORPORATION OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO. OR IN SUCH
OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER
USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>MASCO CORPORATION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">4.500%
Note Due 2047 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">$300,000,000 </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No. R-1 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Masco Corporation, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of Delaware (herein called the &#147;<B>Company</B>,&#148; which
term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO. or registered assigns, the principal sum of Three Hundred Million Dollars on May&nbsp;15, 2047,
and to pay interest thereon from June&nbsp;21, 2017 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on May&nbsp;15 and November&nbsp;15 in each year, commencing November&nbsp;15,
2017, at the rate of 4.500%&nbsp;per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be
paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the May&nbsp;1 or November&nbsp;1 (whether or not a Business
Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date; provided, however, that interest payable at final maturity will be payable to the person to whom the principal hereof will be payable. Any such interest not so punctually paid or
duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a
Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any
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other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such
exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture. Interest on the Securities of this series shall be computed on the basis of a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year consisting of twelve 30-day months. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and any such interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company
maintained for that purpose, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be
made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Securities
of this series will constitute part of the Company&#146;s senior debt and will rank on a parity with all of its other unsecured and unsubordinated debt. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all
purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the
Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. </P>

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corporate seal. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dated: June&nbsp;21, 2017 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top">John G. Sznewajs</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Vice President,</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief
Financial Officer</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Kenneth G. Cole</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Vice President, General Counsel</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and Secretary</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Date of Authentication: June&nbsp;21, 2017 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Company, N.A.</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the &#147;<B>Securities</B>&#148;), issued and to
be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of February&nbsp;12, 2001 as supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture dated as of November&nbsp;30, 2006 (herein called the &#147;<B>Indenture</B>&#148;), between the Company and The
Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to Bank One Trust Company, National Association), as Trustee (herein called the &#147;<B>Trustee</B>,&#148; which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture
and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon
which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially limited in aggregate principal amount to $300,000,000. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Securities of this series will be redeemable at the option of the Company, in whole at any time or in part from time to time (each, a
&#147;<B>Redemption Date</B>&#148;) at the applicable Redemption Price. &#147;<B>Redemption Price</B>&#148; means, at any time prior to November&nbsp;15, 2046, the greater of (i)&nbsp;100% of the principal amount of the Securities of this series to
be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the Redemption Date, and (ii)&nbsp;the sum, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the present values of the principal amount of and the remaining scheduled payments of interest
on the Securities of this series to be redeemed that would be due if such Securities matured on November&nbsp;15, 2046 but for such redemption (exclusive of interest accrued to such Redemption Date), discounted from the scheduled payment dates to
the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 25&nbsp;basis points plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the Redemption Date; <I>provided</I> that if the
Securities of this series are redeemed on or after November&nbsp;15, 2046, &#147;Redemption Price&#148; will equal 100% of the principal amount of the Securities of this series to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the
Redemption Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on Securities of this series that are due and payable on an Interest Payment Date falling on or prior to the relevant Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such
Securities registered as such at the close of business on the relevant record date according to their terms and the provisions of the Indenture. Notwithstanding Section&nbsp;11.04 of the Indenture, notice of any such redemption need not set forth
the Redemption Price but only the manner of calculation thereof. The Company shall give the Trustee written notice of the Redemption Price promptly after the determination thereof and the Trustee shall have no responsibility for determining the
Redemption Price. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurs, unless the Company has exercised its right to
redeem the Securities of this series by giving notice of such redemption to the Holders of the Securities of this series pursuant to Section&nbsp;11.04 of the Indenture, the Company will make an offer to the Holders of Securities of this series to
repurchase all or any part (in multiples of $1,000) of such Securities at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series repurchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the Securities of
this series repurchased to the date of purchase. Within 30&nbsp;days following any Change of Control Repurchase Event or, at the Company&#146;s option, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the Change of Control, the
Company will send a notice to each Holder of the Securities of this series, with a copy to the Trustee, describing the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute the Change of Control Repurchase Event and offering to repurchase
Securities of this series on the Payment Date specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than 30&nbsp;days and no later than 60&nbsp;days from the date such notice is sent. The notice shall, if sent prior to the date of consummation of
the Change of Control, state that the offer to purchase is conditioned on the Change of Control Repurchase Event occurring on or prior to the payment date specified in the notice (the &#147;Change of Control Repurchase Event Payment Date&#148;). The
Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;<B>Exchange Act</B>&#148;), and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations
are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Securities of this series as a result of a Change of Control Repurchase Event. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control
Repurchase Event provisions of the Securities of this series, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control Repurchase Event provisions
of the Securities of this series by virtue of such conflict. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On the Change of Control Repurchase Event Payment Date, the Company will, to
the extent lawful: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">accept for payment all Securities of this series or portions of Securities of this series properly tendered pursuant to the Company&#146;s offer; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the aggregate purchase price in respect of all Securities of this series or portions of Securities of this series properly tendered; and </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Securities of this series properly accepted, together with an Officers&#146; Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series being
purchased by the Company. </TD></TR></TABLE>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Paying Agent will promptly send to each Holder of Securities of this series properly tendered
the purchase price for the Securities of this series, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) to each Holder a new Security of this series equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of
any Securities of this series surrendered; <I>provided </I>that each new Security of this series will be in a principal amount of $2,000 or a multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company will not be required to make an offer to repurchase the Securities of this series upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event if a
third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for an offer made by the Company and such third party purchases all Securities of this series properly tendered and not withdrawn under its
offer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Below Investment Grade Rating Event</B>&#148; means the Securities of this series are rated below investment grade by
both Rating Agencies on any date from the date of the public notice of an arrangement that could result in a Change of Control until the end of the 60-day period following public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control (which period shall be
extended so long as the rating of the Securities of this series is under publicly announced consideration for possible downgrade by either of the rating agencies); <I>provided </I>that a Below Investment Grade Rating Event otherwise arising by
virtue of a particular reduction in rating shall not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus shall not be deemed a Below Investment Grade Rating Event for purposes of the definition of Change of Control
Repurchase Event hereunder) if the Rating Agencies making the reduction in rating to which this definition would otherwise apply do not announce or publicly confirm or inform the Trustee in writing at the request of the Company that the reduction
was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of, the applicable Change of Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control shall have occurred at the time of the
Below Investment Grade Rating Event). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Change of Control</B>&#148; means the consummation of any transaction (including, without
limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any &#147;person&#148; (as that term is used in Section&nbsp;13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the
Company&#146;s Voting Stock, measured by voting power rather than number of shares. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Change of Control Repurchase Event</B>&#148;
means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Below Investment Grade Rating Event. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Comparable Treasury Issue</B>&#148;
means the United States Treasury security selected by the Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable </P>

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to the remaining term of the Securities of this series to be redeemed (assuming, for this purpose, the Securities matured on November&nbsp;15, 2046) that would be utilized, at the time of
selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the Securities of this series to be redeemed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Comparable Treasury Price</B>&#148; means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer
Quotations for such Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest of such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or if the Independent Investment Banker obtains fewer than five such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all
such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Independent Investment Banker</B>&#148; means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers
appointed by the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Investment Grade</B>&#148; means a rating of Baa3 or better by Moody&#146;s (or its equivalent under
any successor rating categories of Moody&#146;s); a rating of BBB- or better by S&amp;P (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of S&amp;P); and the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any additional Rating Agency or
Rating Agencies selected by the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Moody&#146;s</B>&#148; means Moody&#146;s Investors Service Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Paying Agent</B>&#148; means The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Rating Agency</B>&#148; means (1)&nbsp;each of Moody&#146;s and S&amp;P; and (2)&nbsp;if either of Moody&#146;s or S&amp;P ceases to
rate the Securities of this series or fails to make a rating of the Securities of this series publicly available for reasons outside of the Company&#146;s control, a &#147;nationally recognized statistical rating organization&#148; within the
meaning of Section&nbsp;3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act, selected by the Company (as certified by a resolution of the Company&#146;s board of directors delivered to the Trustee) as a replacement agency for Moody&#146;s or S&amp;P, or both, as the case
may be. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Reference Treasury Dealer</B>&#148; means (a)&nbsp;each of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.,
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, a primary U.S. Government securities dealer selected by SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and their respective successors, unless any of them ceases to be a primary U.S. Government securities
dealer in New York City (a &#147;Primary Treasury Dealer&#148;), in which case the Company shall substitute another Primary Treasury Dealer; and (b)&nbsp;any other Primary Treasury Dealers selected by the Company. </P>

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Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date for the Securities of this series, the average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its
principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m. New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>S&amp;P</B>&#148; means Standard&nbsp;&amp; Poor&#146;s Ratings Services, a division of McGraw-Hill Financial, Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Treasury Rate</B>&#148; means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to
maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury price
for such Redemption Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Voting Stock</B>&#148; of any specified &#147;person&#148; (as that term is used in
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Security will be subject to defeasance and discharge and to defeasance of certain obligations as set forth in the Indenture;
<I>provided</I>, however, that all references in Section&nbsp;4.02(i) and Section&nbsp;10.06(f) of the Indenture to &#147;Holders&#148; shall be deemed to be references to &#147;beneficial owners.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations
of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the
time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all
Securities of such series, to waive certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any
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remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not
less than 25% in principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee reasonable
indemnity, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such
proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or
interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this
Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Security herein provided, and at the times, place and rate, and
in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein and on face of this
Security, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of (and premium, if any) and
interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and any multiple of $1,000 in
excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series of a different authorized denomination,
as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but
the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior
to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes (subject to
Section&nbsp;3.07 of the Indenture), whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All terms used in this Security which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Masco&nbsp;Corporation</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">21001&nbsp;Van&nbsp;Born&nbsp;Road</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Taylor,&nbsp;Michigan&nbsp;48180</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Masco Corporation </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">21001 Van Born Road </P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">RE:</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-3 </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">(FILE NO. 333-209514) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dear Sirs: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Masco Corporation has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File
No.&nbsp;333-209514) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Act&#148;), registering securities of Masco Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), including among other securities, debt securities, which registration statement became
effective on February&nbsp;12, 2016. Such registration statement, as amended and supplemented, including documents incorporated therein by reference, is referred to herein as the &#147;Registration Statement.&#148; I have acted as your counsel in
connection with the offering of $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company&#146;s 3.500% Notes Due 2027 (the &#147;2027 Notes&#148;) and $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company&#146;s 4.500% Notes Due 2047 (the &#147;2047
Notes&#148; and, together with the 2027 Notes, the &#147;Securities&#148;) in an underwritten public offering pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement dated June&nbsp;12, 2017 (the &#147;Underwriting Agreement&#148;) between the Company and the
underwriters named therein (the &#147;Underwriters&#148;). The Securities are to be issued under an Indenture dated as of February&nbsp;12, 2001, as supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture dated as of November&nbsp;30, 2006, between the Company
and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (as successor-in-interest to Bank One Trust Company, National Association), as Trustee (together, the &#147;Indenture&#148;). The prospectus dated February&nbsp;12, 2016 and the prospectus
supplement dated June&nbsp;12, 2017 relating to the Securities (the &#147;Prospectus Supplement&#148;) in the forms filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 of the Act, including documents incorporated therein by reference, are
collectively referred to herein as the &#147;Prospectus.&#148; </P>

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certified or otherwise identified to my satisfaction, of such documents and corporate records as I have deemed necessary or advisable for the purpose of rendering this opinion. Based upon the foregoing, I am of the opinion that: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The issuance of the Securities has been duly authorized by appropriate corporate action, and when the Securities have been duly
executed and authenticated in accordance with the Indenture and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Securities will be valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with
their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors&#146; rights generally, and concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability, provided that I express no opinion as to the
validity, legally binding effect or enforceability of any provision that permits holders to collect any portion of stated principal amount upon acceleration of the Securities to the extent determined to constitute unearned interest. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K. I also consent to the
reference to me under the caption &#147;Validity of Securities&#148; in the Prospectus Supplement. In giving this consent, I do not admit that I am in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section&nbsp;7 of the Act. </P>
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