Culligan Awarded Good Housekeeping Seal for the Fourth Consecutive Year

Business Wire, April 12, 2007

World Leading Water Expert Also Featured as Consumers Digest "Best Buy" and on "Designing Spaces" National TV Series

CHICAGO -- Culligan International Company, a global innovator of high-quality water treatment solutions for residential and business use, announced that it is the recipient of the Good Housekeeping Seal for the fourth consecutive year. Since 1909, this distinction has been a recognized statement of the magazine's renowned Consumers' Policy, which states that if a product bearing the Seal proves to be defective within two years of purchase, Good Housekeeping will replace the product or refund the purchase price. All products receiving the Seal have been independently tested by The Good Housekeeping Research Institute, which is the consumer product evaluation laboratory of Good Housekeeping.

Culligan products which have been tested by The Good Housekeeping Research Institute and are covered by The Good Housekeeping Seal include the following:

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"We are pleased that so many of Culligan's innovative solutions across all facets of our business continue to be recognized with this distinction from Good Housekeeping. Receiving this honor for four years in a row is a testament to our commitment to improve the lives of consumers through better water," said Mark Seals, Culligan's chief executive officer.

For more than 70 years, Culligan has been recognized as the world leading innovator and provider of filtration systems to improve general use and drinking water in the home and workplace. Culligan offers an extensive water treatment product line. Consumers benefit through the local expertise of Culligan's network of 700 dealers, who understand the local water conditions unique to specific residential areas, perform free household water testing services and make specific recommendations customized to each homeowner's particular water needs.

In addition to being awarded the Good Housekeeping Seal, Culligan's solutions have been endorsed by other independent third parties including Consumers Digest and the "Designing Spaces" national television show. Consumers Digest magazine designated the Culligan Gold Series water softener as a "Best Buy," stating that it "is the standard for premium softeners." The popular "Designing Spaces" TV series, which attracts more than 140 million viewers, featured Culligan's water analysis and the benefits of softer water for the household.

Culligan is headquartered in the Chicago area and maintains international offices in 12 countries. For more information, visit: www.culligan.com or call 1-800-CULLIGAN.

For more information on the Good Housekeeping Seal, visit: www.goodhousekeepingseal.com.