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MASCO CORPORATION
 21001 Van Born Road
Taylor, Michigan 48180

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF MASCO CORPORATION:
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Masco Corporation will be held at the offices of the Company, 21001 Van Born Road, Taylor, Michigan 48180, on Wednesday, May 17, 1995 at 10:00 A.M., Eastern daylight time. The purposes of the meeting, which are set forth in detail in the accompanying Proxy Statement, are:
1. To elect three Class I Directors; and
2. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on March 31, 1995 as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting and at any adjournment thereof.
Your attention is called to the accompanying Proxy Statement and Proxy. Whether or not you plan to be present at the meeting, you are requested to sign and return the Proxy in the enclosed envelope to which no postage need be affixed if mailed in the United States. Your prompt attention will be appreciated. Prior to being voted, the Proxy may be withdrawn in the manner specified in the Proxy Statement.
By Order of the Board of Directors
EUGENE A. GARGARO, JR.
 Secretary
April 18, 1995

PROXY STATEMENT
To be mailed on or about April 20, 1995
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF
MASCO CORPORATION
May 17, 1995
GENERAL INFORMATION
The solicitation of the enclosed Proxy is made by the Board of Directors of Masco Corporation for use at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to be held at its offices at 21001 Van Born Road, Taylor, Michigan 48180, on Wednesday, May 17, 1995 at 10:00 A.M., Eastern daylight time, and at any adjournment thereof.
The expense of this solicitation will be borne by the Company. Solicitation will be by use of the mails, and executive officers and other employees of the Company may solicit Proxies, without extra compensation, personally and by telephone and other means of communication. In addition, the Company has retained Morrow & Company, Inc. to assist in the solicitation of Proxies for a fee of $8,000, plus expenses. The Company will also reimburse brokers and other persons holding Company Common Stock in their names or in the names of their nominees for their reasonable expenses in forwarding Proxies and Proxy materials to beneficial owners.
Stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 31, 1995 will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Each share of outstanding Company Common Stock is entitled to one vote. As of March 31, 1995 there were 158,397,345 shares of Company Common Stock, $1 par value, outstanding and entitled to vote.
The shares represented by the Proxy will be voted as instructed if received in time for the Annual Meeting. Any person signing and mailing the Proxy may, nevertheless, revoke it at any time before it is exercised by written notice to the Company (Attention: Eugene A. Gargaro, Jr., Secretary) at its executive offices at 21001 Van Born Road, Taylor, Michigan 48180, or at the Annual Meeting.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors is divided into three classes. The term of office of the Class I Directors expires at this meeting and the Board of Directors proposes the re-election of Arman Simone, Wayne B. Lyon and Peter W. Stroh to serve as the Class I Directors for a term expiring at the 1998 Annual

Meeting or until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The current Class II and Class III Directors intend to continue in office for their respective terms. The Board of Directors expects that the persons named as proxies in the Proxy will vote the shares represented by each Proxy for the election as Directors of such nominees unless a contrary direction is indicated. If prior to the meeting any nominee is unable or unwilling to serve as a Director, which the Board of Directors does not expect, the persons named as proxies will vote for such alternate nominee, if any, as may be recommended by the Board of Directors.
Presence in person or by proxy of holders of a majority of outstanding shares of Company Common Stock will constitute a quorum at the Annual Meeting. Broker non-votes and abstentions will be counted toward the establishment of a quorum. Assuming a quorum is present, Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the holders of Company Common Stock. The three individuals who receive the largest number of votes cast are elected as Directors; therefore, shares not voted (whether due to abstention or broker non-vote) do not affect the election of Directors.
Information concerning the nominees and continuing Directors is set forth below.

                                                                           SHARES OF COMPANY
                                                          FIRST BECAME       COMMON STOCK
                 NAME, AGE, PRINCIPAL                        AND HAS         BENEFICIALLY
             OCCUPATION AND DIRECTORSHIPS                  SERVED AS A        OWNED AS OF
        OF OTHER PUBLICLY REGISTERED COMPANIES           DIRECTOR SINCE     MARCH 15, 1995
- ------------------------------------------------------   ---------------   -----------------
      CLASS I (NOMINEES FOR TERM TO EXPIRE AT 1998
              ANNUAL MEETING)
Wayne B. Lyon, 62.....................................        1988               463,073
  President and Chief Operating Officer of the
  Company; Director of Comerica Incorporated, Payless
  Cashways, Inc. and Emco Limited

Arman Simone, 67......................................    1952 to 1969            72,000
  Retired, formerly President of Simone Corporation,     and since 1972
  commercial builders and developers

Peter W. Stroh, 67....................................        1992                   500
  Chairman of The Stroh Brewery Company, a
  manufacturer of malt beverage products; Director of
  NBD Bancorp, Inc.

      CLASS II (TERM TO EXPIRE AT 1996 ANNUAL MEETING)

Dr. Lillian Bauder, 55................................        1992                 1,500
  President and Chief Executive Officer of Cranbrook
  Educational Community; Director of The Detroit
  Edison Company	

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                                                                           SHARES OF COMPANY
                                                          FIRST BECAME       COMMON STOCK
                 NAME, AGE, PRINCIPAL                        AND HAS         BENEFICIALLY
             OCCUPATION AND DIRECTORSHIPS                  SERVED AS A        OWNED AS OF
        OF OTHER PUBLICLY REGISTERED COMPANIES           DIRECTOR SINCE     MARCH 15, 1995
- ------------------------------------------------------   ---------------   -----------------
John A. Morgan, 64....................................        1969                 1,600
  Partner, Morgan Lewis Githens & Ahn, investment
  bankers; Director of FlightSafety International,
  Inc., MascoTech, Inc., McDermott International, Inc.
  and TriMas Corporation

      CLASS III (TERM TO EXPIRE AT 1997 ANNUAL
        MEETING)

Richard A. Manoogian, 58..............................        1964             4,088,868
  Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
  the Company and of MascoTech, Inc., and Chairman of
  the Board of TriMas Corporation; Director of NBD
  Bancorp, Inc.

Erwin L. Koning, 83...................................        1964                 4,000
  Retired, formerly Senior Vice President of NBD Bank	

For further information concerning beneficial ownership, see "Security Ownership of Management." For further information concerning MascoTech and TriMas see "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions."
All of the nominees and continuing Directors have been engaged during the past five years in the occupations listed in the preceding table.
The Board of Directors held four meetings during 1994. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, consisting of Dr. Bauder and Messrs. Koning, Morgan and Stroh, held two meetings during 1994. It reviews and acts or reports to the Board with respect to various auditing and accounting matters, including the selection and fees of the Company's independent accountants, the scope of audit procedures, the nature of services to be performed by the independent accountants and the Company's accounting practices. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, consisting of Messrs. Koning, Morgan and Simone, held four meetings during 1994. It establishes and monitors executive compensation and administers and determines awards and options granted under restricted stock incentive and stock option plans. The Board of Directors has not established a separate committee of its members to nominate candidates for election as Directors.
Each Director (other than Messrs. Manoogian and Lyon, who are also Company employees) receives an annual fee and a payment for each Board of Directors meeting (and committee meeting if not held on a date on which the entire Board holds a meeting) which the Director physically attends. The annual fee paid for 1994 was $50,000 and the fee for each such Board and committee meeting was $1,000.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth information concerning beneficial ownership of Company Common Stock as of March 15, 1995 by (i) each of the Directors, (ii) each of the named executive officers (as hereinafter defined), and (iii) all Directors and executive officers of the Company as a group.

                                          SHARES OF COMPANY COMMON    PERCENTAGE OF COMPANY COMMON
                 NAME                     STOCK BENEFICIALLY OWNED      STOCK BENEFICIALLY OWNED
- ---------------------------------------   ------------------------    ----------------------------
Dr. Lillian Bauder.....................               1,500                          *
Erwin L. Koning........................               4,000                          *
Wayne B. Lyon..........................             463,073                          *
Richard A. Manoogian...................           4,088,868                        2.6%
John A. Morgan.........................               1,600                          *
Arman Simone...........................              72,000                          *
Peter W. Stroh.........................                 500                          *
Ronald L. Jones........................             139,230                          *
Raymond F. Kennedy.....................             230,620                          *
Richard G. Mosteller...................             195,683                          *
All 19 Directors and executive officers
  of the Company as a group (excluding
  subsidiary, divisional and group
  executives)..........................           7,604,815                        4.7%	

* Less than one percent
Shares beneficially owned by the Directors, executive officers and all Directors and executive officers of the Company as a group include shares held by certain foundations and trusts and under employee long-term incentive programs, as described below, and except for shares so held, the Directors and executive officers have sole voting and investment power with respect to their shares. Shares owned by Mr. Manoogian and by all Directors and executive officers of the Company as a group include in each case an aggregate of 2,340,200 shares owned by charitable foundations of which Mr. Manoogian is a Director. Shares owned by Mr. Lyon and by all Directors and executive officers of the Company as a group include in each case 28,448 shares owned by a charitable foundation of which Mr. Lyon is a Director. Shares owned by all Directors and executive officers of the Company as a group include 25,530 shares held by trusts of which an executive officer is a trustee. The Directors of the foundations and the trustees exercise voting and investment power with respect to shares owned by the foundations and trusts, but Messrs. Manoogian and Lyon and the executive officer who is a trustee for such trusts disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares. Also included are shares issuable under stock options exercisable prior to May 15, 1995 (92,000 shares for Mr. Jones, 132,310 shares for Mr. Kennedy, 211,125 shares for Mr. Lyon, 717,740 shares for Mr. Manoogian, 127,722 shares for Mr. Mosteller and 1,667,134 shares for all Directors and executive officers of the Company as a group) and unvested restricted award shares issued under the Company's stock incentive plans (33,334 shares for Mr. Jones, 54,390 shares for Mr. Kennedy, 49,850 shares for Mr. Lyon, 71,076 shares for Mr. Manoogian, 33,667 shares for Mr. Mosteller and 393,560 shares for all Directors and executive officers of the Company as a group). Mr. Manoogian may be deemed a controlling person of the Company by reason of his significant ownership of Company Common Stock and position as a Director and an executive officer.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
One of Masco Corporation's primary business objectives is to maximize long-term stockholder returns. To achieve this objective, the Company believes it is necessary to attract, retain and motivate the highest quality management team possible that can conceptualize, strategize and tactically implement business development, product development, manufacturing technologies and marketing and service programs to generate long-term profit growth.
Establishing compensation programs generally and determining the compensation of individual executive officers are complex matters involving numerous issues and a variety of data. The approach of the Compensation Committee, which is composed entirely of outside, non-employee Directors, is primarily subjective in nature. The Committee identifies relevant factors to be considered, such as the need to be competitive in the market for executive talent and to provide incentives and rewards for individual and corporate performance. However, the Committee maintains a flexible approach that is based on the exercise of judgment and discretion and reflects the Company's entrepreneurial operating environment and long-term performance orientation. Precise formulas, targets or goals are not utilized and specific weights are not assigned to the various factors. The Committee focuses on the Company's goal of long-term enhancement of stockholder value by stressing long-term goals and by using stock-based incentive programs with extended vesting schedules. The Compensation Committee believes the use of such incentives to retain and motivate individuals who have developed the skills and expertise required to lead the Company is key to the Company's success.
The present compensation arrangement for executive officers consists of a blend of base salary, annual cash bonus and long-term (up to ten-year) incentives utilizing Company Common Stock. The Committee uses a variety of resources, including published compensation surveys, as it considers information concerning current compensation practices within the Company's industries (including companies that are included in the S&P Building Materials Index and the S&P Furniture & Household Products Index), and in addition, the compensation-related policies and practices of corporations in other industries which are similar to the Company in terms of revenues and market value, because the Committee believes that the Company competes with such companies for executive talent. Although the Committee reviews such information for general guidance, it does not specifically target compensation of the executive officers to compensation levels at other companies.
Annual cash compensation consists of salary and bonus. Base salaries are usually adjusted annually by establishing ranges for increases for executive officers that reflect inflation, promotions and merit and that are similar to the ranges established for other corporate office employees. Bonuses are adjusted annually in a similar manner. The salary ranges reflect changes observed in general compensation levels of salaried employees, and in particular within the geographic area of the Company's corporate office and within the Company's industries. In addition, the Company's performance for the particular year and the Company's prospects are more significant factors in determining ranges for year-end bonuses than in determining salary ranges. In connection with the award of bonuses, corporate performance goals are considered by the Committee in light of general economic conditions, and include items such as comparisons of year-to-year operating results, market share performance and the achievement of budget objectives and forecasts. However, the Committee does not generally identify specific goals that must be satisfied in order for bonuses to be awarded. Salary and bonus adjustments are subject to variances from
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the established ranges for a variety of subjective factors such as an individual's contribution to the performance of the Company and its affiliates in addition to the competitive considerations noted above. In general, the potential bonus opportunity for executive officers is up to fifty percent of base salary.
Restricted stock awards and stock options granted under the 1991 Long Term Stock Incentive Plan are used as part of the Company's long-term incentive arrangements, which focus the recipient on long-term enhancement in stockholder value and help retain key employees. Factors reviewed by the Committee in determining whether to grant options and awards are generally the same factors considered in determining salaries and bonuses described above. The Committee believes that the level of restricted stock awards and option grants must be sufficient in size and potential value to provide a strong incentive and to reinforce the individual's commitment to the Company. The history of restricted stock awards and stock option grants previously granted to an executive is also a factor in determining new awards and grants, and in general the potential opportunity for annual restricted stock awards is up to thirty percent of base salary. The Committee recognizes that the dollar value of these stock-based incentives can appreciate to substantial amounts as a result of the Company's extended vesting schedule, since there is a longer time period for the Company's stock price to appreciate when compared to the shorter vesting schedule used by many other companies which enable individuals to receive their incentives in a shorter time period.
Restricted stock awards granted under the 1991 Plan generally vest in ten percent annual installments over a period of ten years from the date of grant. In general, vesting is contingent on a continuing employment or consulting relationship with the Company. The 1991 Plan provides, however, that all shares vest immediately upon death, permanent and total disability or the occurrence of certain events constituting a change in control of the Company. Each of the named executive officers received restricted stock awards in 1994 in conjunction with awards made to key corporate office employees due to the improved financial performance made by the Company during the prior fiscal year.
Original option grants made under the 1991 Plan generally vest in installments beginning in the third year and extending through the eighth year after grant, and, unless otherwise provided, may be exercised until the earlier of ten years from the date of grant or termination of the employment or consulting relationship, as to the number of shares then exercisable. The 1991 Plan also provides that upon the occurrence of certain events constituting a change in control of the Company, all options previously granted immediately become fully exercisable. The Committee may permit Company Common Stock to be used in payment of federal, state and local withholding tax obligations attributable to the exercise of options, and may accept the surrender of an exercisable option and authorize payment by the Company of an amount equal to the difference between the option exercise price of the stock and its then fair market value.
Although there were no original option grants to the named executive officers in 1994, certain of the named executive officers received restoration options. A restoration option is granted when a participant exercises an original stock option and pays the exercise price by delivering shares of Company Common Stock. The restoration option is granted equal to the number of shares delivered by the participant and does not increase the number of shares covered by the original option grant. The exercise price is 100 percent of the fair market value of Company Common Stock on the date the restoration option is granted so that the participant benefits only from subsequent increases in the Company's stock price.
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The Committee believes that restoration options help to align more closely the interests of executives with the long-term interests of stockholders and allow executives to maintain the level of their equity-based interest in the Company through a combination of direct stock ownership and options.
The Committee has reviewed the proposed regulations relating to Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) which limits the deductibility of annual executive compensation in excess of $1,000,000 for the five highest paid executives. The Committee intends to continue arrangements so that stock options granted under the Company's existing stock incentive plan are deductible compensation under the proposed regulations, and is restructuring arrangements for cash bonuses in order that such bonuses will be performance-based and are therefore deductible. The Committee continues to believe that it is in the Company's interest to retain flexibility in its compensation program, and although the remaining compensation will in some circumstances exceed the limitation of Section 162(m) by a nominal amount, the Committee believes that any tax deduction lost on account of such compensation will be insignificant for the foreseeable future. The Committee will continue to evaluate its position as the regulations under
Section 162(m) are revised.
COMPENSATION OF CEO
Compensation decisions for all executives, including Mr. Manoogian, the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, are generally based on the criteria described above. Mr. Manoogian's salary increase is within the range of increases established by the Committee, and reflects inflation and the other factors that are used to establish the range of increases for executive officers and other corporate office employees. Bonuses were increased for Mr. Manoogian and the other named executive officers in light of the improvement in the Company's financial performance in 1994.
Erwin L. Koning
John A. Morgan
Arman Simone
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COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Summary Compensation Table
The following table summarizes the annual and long-term compensation of the Company's chief executive officer and the other four highest paid executive officers (collectively, the "named executive officers") for 1994, 1993 and 1992.

                                                                                    LONG-TERM
                                                                                  COMPENSATION
                                                                             -----------------------
                                                                                     AWARDS
                                                                             -----------------------
                                                 ANNUAL COMPENSATION         RESTRICTED   SECURITIES
                                             ----------------------------      STOCK      UNDERLYING       ALL OTHER
        NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION          YEAR     SALARY      BONUS      AWARDS(2)     OPTIONS      COMPENSATION(4)
        ---------------------------          ----    --------    --------    ---------    ----------    ---------------
Richard A. Manoogian,                        1994    $930,000    $477,000    $220,000         0            $214,000
  Chairman of the Board                      1993     908,000     294,000       0             0              68,000
  and Chief Executive Officer(1)             1992     867,000     294,000       0           939,237(3)       40,000

Wayne B. Lyon,                               1994    $734,000    $377,000    $175,000         0            $163,000
  President and Chief                        1993     699,000     323,000     173,250       126,125(3)       54,000
  Operating Officer                          1992     651,000     280,000       0            92,532(3)       33,000

Raymond F. Kennedy,                          1994    $578,000    $298,000    $137,000        30,773(3)     $118,000
  Executive Vice President                   1993     546,000     268,000     135,450         0              42,000
  President -- Building Products             1992     502,000     238,000     545,000        48,537(3)       27,000

Ronald L. Jones,                             1994    $468,000    $255,000    $111,000         0            $ 66,000
  President -- Home Furnishings Products     1993     445,000     225,000     110,250         0              26,000
                                             1992     414,000     205,000       0             0              19,000

Richard G. Mosteller,                        1994    $490,000    $251,000    $117,000        27,000(3)     $109,000
  Senior Vice President -- Finance           1993     466,000     215,000     116,550        17,000(3)       41,000
                                             1992     434,000     187,000       0             0              26,000	

(1) The foregoing does not reflect 1994 salary and bonus Mr. Manoogian received from MascoTech as its Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer ($600,000) or from TriMas as its Chairman of the Board ($100,000).
(2) This column sets forth the dollar value as of the date of grant of restricted stock awarded under the Company's 1991 Long Term Stock Incentive Plan (the "1991 Plan"). Restricted stock awards granted to date vest over a period of ten years from the date of grant with ten percent of each award vesting annually. In general, vesting is contingent on a continuing employment or consulting relationship with the Company. The following number of shares were awarded to the named executive officers in 1994: Mr. Manoogian - 5,840 shares; Mr. Lyon - 4,650 shares; Mr. Kennedy - 3,650 shares; Mr. Jones - 2,960 shares; and Mr. Mosteller - 3,100 shares. As of December 31, 1994, the aggregate number and market value of unvested restricted shares of Company Common Stock held by each of the named executive officers under the 1991 Plan and prior plans were: Mr. Manoogian - 55,630 shares valued at $1,259,000; Mr. Lyon - 40,025 shares valued at $906,000; Mr. Kennedy - 45,595 shares valued at $1,032,000; Mr. Jones - 26,360 shares valued at $596,000;
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and Mr. Mosteller - 25,835 shares valued at $585,000. As of December 31, 1994, Mr. Manoogian held 75,000 restricted shares of MascoTech common stock granted under the Company's Restricted Stock (Industries) Incentive Plan valued at $975,000. Recipients of restricted stock awards have the right to receive dividends on unvested shares.
(3) No original option grants were made in 1994, 1993 or 1992. Options shown in those years consist solely of restoration options granted upon the exercise of previously held stock options. A restoration option does not increase the number of shares covered by the original option or extend the term of the original option.
(4) This column includes (a) Company contributions and allocations under the Company's defined contribution retirement plans for 1994 for the accounts of each of the named executive officers: Mr. Manoogian - $64,000; Mr. Lyon - $51,000; Mr. Kennedy - $40,000; Mr. Jones - $32,000; and Mr. Mosteller - $34,000; and (b) cash payments made pursuant to rights associated with the annual vesting of certain restricted stock awards granted in 1989, as follows: Mr. Manoogian - $150,000; Mr. Lyon - $112,000; Mr. Kennedy - $78,000; Mr. Jones - $34,000; and Mr. Mosteller - $75,000. For further information regarding these rights, see "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions."
Option Grant Table

                                                                                        POTENTIAL REALIZABLE
                                                                                          VALUE AT ASSUMED
                                             INDIVIDUAL GRANTS                            ANNUAL RATES OF
                        ------------------------------------------------------------        STOCK PRICE
                           NUMBER OF         % OF TOTAL                                   APPRECIATION FOR
                          SECURITIES       OPTIONS GRANTED                                 OPTION TERM(2)
                          UNDERLYING        TO EMPLOYEES      EXERCISE    EXPIRATION    --------------------
        NAME            OPTIONS GRANTED        IN 1994         PRICE         DATE          5%         10%
- ---------------------   ---------------    ---------------    --------    ----------    --------    --------
Richard A. Manoogian              0

Wayne B. Lyon                     0

Raymond F. Kennedy            7,718(1)           10.6%          $ 36        12/10/97    $ 59,000    $126,000
                             23,055(1)           31.6%            36         2/28/01     345,000     808,000
Ronald L. Jones                   0

Richard G. Mosteller         27,000(1)           37.0%          $ 39 3/4    12/10/97    $221,000    $476,000	

(1) Options granted in 1994 consist solely of restoration options, and are equal to the number of shares delivered to exercise prior options. The exercise price of restoration options is equal to the market value of Company Common Stock on the date the original options were exercised. All of the options shown in the table are exercisable currently. For further information, see "Executive Compensation Committee Report."
(2) These amounts are based on assumed rates of appreciation only. Actual gains, if any, on stock option exercises and Company Common Stock holdings will depend on overall market conditions and the future performance of the Company and its Common Stock. There can be no assurance that the amounts reflected in this table will be realized.
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Option Exercises and Year-End Value Table
The following table sets forth information concerning each exercise of stock options during 1994 by each of the named executive officers and the value at December 31, 1994 of unexercised options held by such individuals. The value of unexercised options reflects the increase in market value of Company Common Stock from the date of grant through December 31, 1994 (the closing price of Company Common Stock on December 30, 1994 was $22 5/8 per share). The value actually realized upon future option exercises by the named executive officers will depend on the value of Company Common Stock at the time of exercise.
AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN 1994, AND DECEMBER 31, 1994 OPTION VALUE

                                                           NUMBER OF SECURITIES
                                                          UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED           VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
                                                                OPTIONS AT               IN-THE-MONEY OPTIONS AT
                              SHARES                        DECEMBER 31, 1994               DECEMBER 31, 1994
                             ACQUIRED       VALUE      ----------------------------    ----------------------------
           NAME             ON EXERCISE    REALIZED    UNEXERCISABLE    EXERCISABLE    UNEXERCISABLE    EXERCISABLE
           ----             -----------    --------    -------------    -----------    -------------    -----------
Richard A. Manoogian             0            0           580,000         677,740        $900,000        $475,000

Wayne B. Lyon                    0            0           285,000         181,125        $488,000        $ 88,000

Raymond F. Kennedy            53,000      $800,000        179,000         112,310        $311,000        $ 54,000

Ronald L. Jones                  0            0           177,000          75,000        $223,000        $ 96,000

Richard G. Mosteller          50,211      $923,000        147,000         112,722        $249,000        $ 99,000	

Retirement Plans
The executive officers participate in pension plans maintained by the Company for certain of its salaried employees. The following table shows estimated annual retirement benefits payable for life at age 65 for various levels of annual compensation and service under these plans.
PENSION PLAN TABLE

                                            YEARS OF SERVICE(1)
                    -------------------------------------------------------------------
REMUNERATION(2)        5          10          15          20          25          30
- ---------------     -------    --------    --------    --------    --------    --------
  $  200,000        $11,290    $ 22,580    $ 33,870    $ 45,161    $ 56,451    $ 67,741
     400,000         22,580      45,161      67,741      90,321     112,902     135,482
     600,000         33,870      67,741     101,611     135,482     169,352     203,223
     800,000         45,160      90,321     135,482     180,643     225,803     270,964
   1,000,000         56,451     112,902     169,352     225,803     282,254     338,705
   1,200,000         67,741     135,482     203,223     270,964     338,705     406,446	

(1) The plans provide for credit for employment with the Company, MascoTech, TriMas and their subsidiaries. Vesting occurs after five full years of employment. The benefit amounts set forth in the table above have been converted from the plans' calculated five-year certain and life benefit and are not subject to reduction for social security benefits or for other offsets, except to the extent that pension or equivalent benefits are payable under a MascoTech or TriMas plan. The table does not

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depict Internal Revenue Code ("Code") limitations on tax-qualified plans because one of the plans is a non-qualified plan established by the Company to restore for certain salaried employees (including the named executive officers) benefits that are otherwise limited by the Code. For each year of credited service prior to July 1, 1971 there is an additional annual benefit equal to 2/10 of 1 percent of final average earnings in excess of $9,000. Approximate years of credited service for the named executive officers participating in the plan are: Mr. Manoogian and Mr. Mosteller -
30 (the maximum credited service); Mr. Lyon - 23; Mr. Kennedy - 17; and Mr. Jones - 7.
(2) For purposes of determining benefits payable, remuneration is equal to the average of the highest five consecutive January 1 annual base salary rates paid by the Company prior to retirement.
Under the Company's Supplemental Executive Retirement and Disability Plan, certain officers and other key executives of the Company, or any company in which the Company or a subsidiary owns at least 20 percent of the voting stock, may receive retirement benefits in addition to those provided under the Company's other retirement plans and supplemental disability benefits. Each participant is designated by the Compensation Committee or the Chairman of the Board (and approved by the Compensation Committee in the case of the Company officers) to receive annually upon retirement on or after the age of 65, an amount which, when combined with benefits from the Company's other retirement plans and for most participants any retirement benefits payable by reason of employment by prior employers, equals 60 percent of the average of the participant's highest three years' cash compensation received from the Company (limited to base salary and regular year-end cash bonus). Participants are limited to an annual payment, which when combined with benefits under the Company's non-qualified plan, may not exceed a maximum, currently $366,460. A participant may also receive supplemental medical benefits. A participant who has been employed at least two years and becomes disabled prior to retirement will receive annually 60 percent of the participant's total annualized cash compensation in the year in which the participant becomes disabled, subject to certain limitations on the maximum payment and reduced by benefits payable pursuant to the Company's long-term disability insurance and similar plans. Upon a disabled participant's reaching age 65, the participant receives the annual cash benefits payable upon retirement, as determined above. A surviving spouse will receive reduced benefits upon the participant's death. Participants are required to agree that they will not engage in competitive activities for at least two years after termination of employment, and if employment terminates by reason of retirement or disability, during such longer period as benefits are received under this plan. The named executive officers participate in this plan.
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PERFORMANCE GRAPH
Set forth below is a line graph comparing the cumulative total shareholder return on Company Common Stock with the cumulative total return of the S&P 500 Stock Index and an index consisting of an equally weighted average of the S&P Building Materials Index and the S&P Furniture & Household Products Index (which reflect the Company's two primary business lines) for the period from January 1, 1990 through December 31, 1994. The graph assumes investments of $100 on December 31, 1989 in Company Common Stock, the S&P 500 Stock Index and an index consisting of an equally weighted average of the S&P Building Materials Index and the S&P Furniture & Household Products Index, and the reinvestment of dividends.
[PERFORMANCE GRAPH]
The table below sets forth the value as of December 31 of each of the years indicated of $100 investments made on December 31, 1989 in Company Common Stock, the S&P 500 Stock Index and an index consisting of an equally weighted average of the S&P Building Products Index and the S&P Furniture & Household Products Index, and reinvestment of dividends.

                                                                        Average of
                                                                       S&P Building
      Measurement Period                                               Materials and
    (Fiscal Year Covered)                MASCO          S&P 500     S&P Furniture Indices
1989                                    100.00          100.00           100.00
1990                                     72.12           96.89            69.03
1991                                    101.61          126.28            98.59
1992                                    131.05          135.88           116.97
1993                                    167.12          149.52           153.88
1994                                    105.54          151.55           118.07	

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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors consists of Messrs. Koning, Morgan and Simone. From time to time Morgan Lewis Githens & Ahn, of which Mr. Morgan is a partner, performs investment banking and other services for the Company and MascoTech, Inc. For 1994, the Company paid such firm aggregate fees of $500,000, plus expenses, for general investment advisory services. Eugene A. Gargaro, Jr., an executive officer of the Company, serves on the Compensation Committees of MascoTech and TriMas. Richard A. Manoogian, an executive officer of MascoTech and TriMas, is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
MASCOTECH, INC.
The Company owns approximately 44 percent of the outstanding common stock of MascoTech which was created by the Company in its 1984 restructuring. As part of the restructuring, the Company entered into certain agreements with MascoTech.
MascoTech Corporate Services Agreement
Under a Corporate Services Agreement, the Company provides MascoTech and its subsidiaries with office space for its executive offices, use of the Company's data processing equipment and services, certain research and development services, corporate administrative staff and other support services in return for MascoTech's payment of an annual base service fee of .8 percent of its consolidated annual net sales, subject to adjustments. This agreement also provides for various license rights and confidential treatment of information which may arise from the Company's performance of research and development services on behalf of MascoTech. MascoTech paid the Company approximately $11 million for 1994 under this agreement, which is terminable by MascoTech at any time and by the Company at the end of any calendar year, in each case upon at least 90 days notice.
MascoTech Corporate Opportunities Agreement
The Company and MascoTech have entered into a Corporate Opportunities Agreement to address potential conflicts of interest with respect to future business opportunities. This agreement materially restricts the ability of either party to enter into businesses in which the other party is engaged, without the consent of the other party. It will continue in effect until one year after the termination of the Corporate Services Agreement, and thereafter will be renewed automatically for one-year periods, subject to termination by either party at least 90 days prior to any such scheduled renewal date.
MascoTech Stock Repurchase Agreement
Under a Stock Repurchase Agreement, the Company has the right to sell to MascoTech, at fair market value, shares of MascoTech common stock if the Company's ownership of MascoTech common stock would exceed 49 percent as a result of MascoTech repurchases of its common stock. The
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Company has advised MascoTech that it intends to exercise such right whenever necessary to prevent its ownership of MascoTech common stock from exceeding 49 percent of the MascoTech common stock then outstanding.
MascoTech Assumption and Indemnification Agreement
Under an Assumption and Indemnification Agreement, MascoTech assumed, and agreed to indemnify the Company against, substantially all of the liabilities and obligations of the businesses transferred to it in the Company's 1984 restructuring, including claims and litigation pending at the time of the transfer or asserted thereafter based on events or circumstances that occurred or existed prior to the transfer.
TRIMAS CORPORATION
Effective October 1, 1988, MascoTech transferred to TriMas various businesses and cash in exchange for common stock and other securities of TriMas. In a related transaction, the Company, which prior to such transfer had an equity ownership interest in TriMas, purchased for cash additional TriMas common stock. As part of these transactions, TriMas agreed to indemnify MascoTech against substantially all of the liabilities and obligations of the businesses transferred to it, and the three companies entered into certain other agreements described below. As of March 15, 1995 the Company and MascoTech owned 5.3 percent and 41.6 percent, respectively, of outstanding TriMas common stock.
TriMas Corporate Services Agreement
Under a Corporate Services Agreement, the Company provides TriMas and its subsidiaries with use of the Company's data processing equipment and services, certain research and development services, corporate administrative staff and other support services, in return for TriMas' payment of an annual base service fee of .8 percent of TriMas' consolidated annual net sales, subject to adjustments. This agreement also provides for various license rights and confidential treatment of certain information which may arise from the Company's performance of research and development services on behalf of TriMas. TriMas paid the Company approximately $3 million in 1994 under this agreement, which is terminable by TriMas at any time upon at least 90 days notice and by the Company at the end of any calendar year upon at least 180 days notice.
TriMas Corporate Opportunities Agreement
The Company, MascoTech and TriMas have entered into a Corporate Opportunities Agreement to address potential conflicts of interest with respect to future business opportunities. It materially restricts TriMas' ability to enter into businesses in which the Company or MascoTech are engaged without the consent of the Company or MascoTech. This agreement will continue in effect until at least two years after the termination of the TriMas Corporate Services Agreement and thereafter will be renewed automatically for one-year periods, subject to termination by any party at least 90 days prior to any such scheduled renewal date.
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TriMas Stock Repurchase Agreement
Under a Stock Repurchase Agreement, the Company and MascoTech have the right to sell to TriMas, at fair market value, shares of TriMas common stock under certain circumstances that would result in an increase in their respective ownership of the then outstanding TriMas common stock. The Company and MascoTech have advised TriMas that they intend to exercise such right whenever necessary to prevent their ownership of TriMas common stock from equaling or exceeding 20 percent and 50 percent, respectively, of the TriMas common stock then outstanding, or if the Company or MascoTech then determines such action to be in its respective best interest.
OTHER RELATED TRANSACTIONS
In 1993, the Company and MascoTech partially restructured their affiliate relationships through transactions that reduced the Company's common equity ownership of MascoTech and resulted in MascoTech's acquisition of the Company's investment in Emco Limited, a major Canadian manufacturer and distributor of building and energy-related products. As part of the consideration for the restructuring, the Company received from MascoTech seven-year warrants to purchase 10 million shares of MascoTech common stock at $13 per share. The Company may not exercise the warrants if, after giving effect to such exercise, the Company would own more than 35 percent of the outstanding shares of MascoTech common stock. The Company also entered into an agreement to purchase from MascoTech at its option through March 1997 up to $200 million of subordinated debentures, and in connection therewith MascoTech pays an annual commitment fee to the Company of $250,000. In addition, MascoTech agreed to file registration statements under the federal securities laws to enable the Company from time to time to publicly dispose of securities of MascoTech held by the Company.
MascoTech GmbH, a German subsidiary of MascoTech, and Masco GmbH, a German subsidiary of the Company, have from time to time advanced excess funds held in such foreign country to one another to be used for working capital. The parties negotiated a fluctuating rate of interest for these loans. The largest amount outstanding payable to MascoTech GmbH during 1994 was approximately $1.7 million.
TriMas acquired several businesses from the Company in early 1990 and is obligated to make additional purchase price payments if the combined profitability of such businesses reaches certain levels. As part of the transaction, the Company agreed to indemnify TriMas against certain liabilities of the acquired businesses.
MascoTech and TriMas participate with the Company in a number of national purchasing programs, which enable each of them to obtain favorable terms from certain of their service and product suppliers. From time to time, sales of products and services and other transactions may occur among the Company, MascoTech and TriMas. During 1994 as a result of such sales and other transactions, the Company paid approximately $5.5 million and $2.1 million to MascoTech and TriMas, respectively, and received approximately $.5 million from MascoTech. In addition, MascoTech paid approximately $3.4 million to TriMas and TriMas paid approximately $1.9 million to MascoTech for 1994 as a result of such sales and other transactions.
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In 1988 the Company and MascoTech jointly established Masco Capital Corporation to seek business and other investment opportunities of mutual interest that for various reasons were viewed as more appropriate undertakings on a joint basis rather than individually. In 1988 Masco Capital made an investment in Payless Cashways, Inc., a building materials specialty retailer. In connection with this investment, Payless entered into a multi-year supply agreement with the Company covering the purchase of certain competitively priced products of the Company and any affiliate designated by the Company, including MascoTech. In December 1991, the Company purchased MascoTech's 50 percent ownership interest in Masco Capital for approximately $49.5 million and may make additional payments based upon any aggregate net increase in the value of Masco Capital's remaining investments through late 1995.
As previously disclosed, the Company devised an incentive program to assist in the retention of corporate officers and senior corporate operating executives by providing them with the opportunity to purchase in 1989, on a restricted basis, shares of TriMas common stock owned by the Company. Shares were purchased by the participants at a price of $11 1/4 per share (all share amounts and per share prices in this paragraph have been adjusted for the 100 percent common stock distributions effected by TriMas in 1990 and 1993). Payment of the purchase price was made in the form of a promissory note from each participant to the Company, maturing on June 30, 1994 and bearing interest at the rate of 7 percent per annum payable at maturity. The participating executive officers of the Company purchased TriMas shares as follows, and have paid their promissory notes: Gerald Bright - 20,000 shares; David A. Doran - 120,000 shares; Ronald L. Jones - 80,000 shares; Raymond F. Kennedy - 120,000 shares; John R. Leekley - 120,000 shares; Wayne B. Lyon - 200,000 shares; Richard A. Manoogian - 640,000 shares (in addition to 800,000 shares purchased from MascoTech pursuant to a similar program); Richard G. Mosteller - 200,000 shares; John C. Nicholls - 80,000 shares; Robert B. Rosowski - 40,000 shares; Samuel Valenti, III - 200,000 shares; and David G. Wesenberg - 20,000 shares.
In 1989 the Company made long-term restricted stock awards to a large number of Company employees that were combined with tandem rights to phantom TriMas shares. The value of a phantom TriMas share is deemed to be equal to the value of a share of TriMas common stock. At the time of the grant, the aggregate value of the shares of Company Common Stock awarded to each participant was equal to the aggregate value of the alternative phantom TriMas shares that were awarded. The phantom TriMas shares vest on the same schedule as the shares of Company Common Stock. On each vesting date the participant receives the benefit of the then current value of the vesting shares of Company Common Stock or the then current value of the vesting phantom TriMas shares, whichever is greater. If the value of the vesting phantom TriMas shares is greater, the participant receives the vesting shares of the Company Common Stock and the excess is paid in cash. If the value of the vesting phantom TriMas shares is less, the participant receives only the vesting shares of Company Common Stock.
The Company has outstanding two loans to Ronald L. Jones, the Company's President - Home Furnishings Products, originally made to assist in compensating Mr. Jones for benefits lost when he left his prior employment and for relocation expenses in joining the Company at its offices in North Carolina. These loans were reduced by payments of principal and interest from approximately $230,000 in 1994 to $204,000 at the present time. The loans are evidenced by a 5.12 percent demand promissory note in the principal amount of $100,000 and a 7 percent promissory note for the balance.
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In 1993, as part of its plan to dispose of its energy-related businesses, MascoTech sold to TriMas Lamons Metal Gasket Co., for a purchase price of $60 million plus additional future payments contingent upon the profitability of Lamons. As part of the transaction, MascoTech agreed to indemnify TriMas against certain liabilities of the acquired business.
Subject to certain conditions, TriMas has agreed, upon the request of MascoTech or the Company, to file registration statements under the federal securities laws to permit the sale of TriMas common stock in public offerings. In addition, the Company and MascoTech entered into arrangements with TriMas pursuant to which TriMas has registered shares of TriMas common stock held by certain executives of the Company and MascoTech, including Richard A. Manoogian, under the incentive programs established by such companies which are described above. TriMas provides indemnification against certain liabilities arising from such transactions.
Ownership of securities and various other relationships and incentive arrangements may result in conflicts of interest in the Company's dealings with MascoTech, TriMas and others. The MascoTech and TriMas Corporate Opportunities Agreements and other aspects of the relationships among the three companies may affect their ability to make acquisitions and develop new businesses under certain circumstances. Four persons affiliated with the Company are members of MascoTech's Board of Directors and three persons affiliated with the Company are members of TriMas' Board of Directors. Mr. Manoogian, the Company's Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, is also the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of MascoTech and the Chairman of the Board of TriMas and is a significant stockholder of all of the three companies. Mr. Morgan, who is a Director of the Company, is also a Director of MascoTech and TriMas, and Mr. Mosteller, who is an executive officer of the Company, is also a Director of MascoTech. Mr. Gargaro, an executive officer of the Company, is also a Director of MascoTech and TriMas. Officers and other key employees of the Company receive benefits based upon the value of the common stock of the Company, MascoTech and TriMas under certain Company programs. See "Compensation of Executive Officers."
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The following table sets forth the number of shares of MascoTech and TriMas common stock beneficially owned as of March 15, 1995 by the Company's Directors and named executive officers and by the Directors and executive officers of the Company as a group:

                                                                                  SHARES OF COMMON
                                                            SHARES OF COMMON       STOCK OF TRIMAS
                                                           STOCK OF MASCOTECH        CORPORATION
                           NAME                            BENEFICIALLY OWNED    BENEFICIALLY OWNED
- ---------------------------------------------------------- -------------------   -------------------
Dr. Lillian Bauder........................................          0                     0
Ronald L. Jones...........................................          0                       800
Raymond F. Kennedy........................................          4,030                60,000
Erwin L. Koning...........................................          3,000                 1,160
Wayne B. Lyon.............................................         38,000               181,484
Richard A. Manoogian......................................      4,931,142             1,801,852
John A. Morgan............................................         24,000                 8,000
Richard G. Mosteller......................................          1,000                 0
Arman Simone..............................................         10,000                 2,880
Peter W. Stroh............................................          0                     0
All 19 Directors and executive officers of the Company as
  a group (excluding subsidiary, divisional and group
  executives).............................................      5,155,172             2,344,326	

The only Director or executive officer of the Company who beneficially owns one percent or more of MascoTech or TriMas common stock is Mr. Manoogian, who owns 8.6 percent of MascoTech common stock and 4.9 percent of TriMas common stock. Directors and executive officers of the Company as a group own 9.0 percent of MascoTech common stock and 6.4 percent of TriMas common stock. Shares beneficially owned by Mr. Manoogian and by Directors and executive officers of the Company as a group include in each case 202,560 shares of MascoTech common stock and 33,008 shares of TriMas common stock owned by the charitable foundations in which Mr. Manoogian is a Director, and 225,806 shares of MascoTech common stock which could be acquired upon conversion of convertible debt securities owned by the foundations. In addition, Mr. Manoogian may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 200,000 shares of MascoTech's $1.20 Convertible Preferred Stock (1.9 percent of the total issue outstanding) owned by one of the charitable foundations, and Mr. Kennedy owns 5,000 shares of MascoTech's preferred stock. Shares owned by Mr. Manoogian, Mr. Kennedy, and by all Directors and executive officers of the Company as a group include 161,200 shares, 4,030 shares and 165,230 shares, respectively, of MascoTech common stock into which such preferred stock is convertible. Shares owned by Mr. Lyon and by all Directors and executive officers of the Company as a group include in each case 2,000 shares of MascoTech common stock and 7,184 shares of TriMas common stock owned by a charitable foundation of which Mr. Lyon is a Director. Shares owned by all Directors and executive officers of the Company as a group include 27,000 shares of MascoTech common stock and 6,284 shares of TriMas common stock owned by trusts of which an executive officer is a trustee. Shares owned by Mr. Simone and by all Directors and executive officers of the Company as a group include 10,000 shares of MascoTech common stock owned by a charitable organization of which Mr. Simone is a Director. The Directors of the foundations and the charitable organization and the trustee exercise voting and investment power with respect to the MascoTech and TriMas securities owned by such foundations, the
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charitable organization and trusts, and Messrs. Manoogian, Simone and Lyon, and the executive officer who is trustee for the trusts, disclaim beneficial ownership of such securities.
Shares are owned with sole voting and investment power, except for shares owned by such foundations, the charitable organization and trusts, shares of MascoTech issuable upon conversion of preferred stock or convertible debt securities, shares of MascoTech issuable under stock options that are exercisable prior to May 15, 1995 (840,000 shares for both Mr. Manoogian and all Directors and executive officers of the Company as a group), and unvested restricted shares of MascoTech common stock issued under the Company's (Industries) Plan, (70,000 shares for Mr. Manoogian and 79,600 shares for all Directors and executive officers of the Company as a group) and under MascoTech's Restricted Stock Incentive Plan (26,320 shares for both Mr. Manoogian and all Directors and executive officers of the Company as a group).
STOCKHOLDERS' PROPOSALS
Stockholders' proposals intended to be presented at the 1996 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company must be received by the Company at its address stated above by December 22, 1995, to be considered for inclusion in the Company's Proxy Statement and Proxy relating to such meeting.
INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
The firm of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. has acted as the Company's independent accounting firm for a number of years and is so acting during the current year. Representatives of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. are expected to be present at the meeting, will have the opportunity to make a statement and are expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions.
OTHER MATTERS
The Board of Directors knows of no other matters to be voted upon at the meeting. If any other matters properly come before the meeting, it is the intention of the proxies named in the enclosed Proxy to vote the shares represented thereby with respect to such matters in accordance with their best judgement.
By Order of the Board of Directors
EUGENE A. GARGARO, JR.
 Secretary
Taylor, Michigan
April 18, 1995
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MASCO'S
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
AT MASCO CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
21001 VAN BORN ROAD
TAYLOR, MICHIGAN 48180
Meeting Location Map
[MAP]
Directions to Masco Corporation Headquarters
FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT (EAST)
 - - Take I-94 west to the Pelham Road exit.
- - Turn right onto Pelham Road and travel to Van Born Road.
- - Turn left onto Van Born Road and proceed to the corporate office.
FROM METRO AIRPORT (WEST)
 - - Take I-94 east to Pelham/Southfield Road exit.
- - Turn left onto Pelham and travel to Van Born Road.
- - Turn left onto Van Born Road and proceed to the corporate office.
FROM SOUTHFIELD/BIRMINGHAM (NORTH)
 - - Take the Southfield Freeway to the Outer Drive/Van Born Road exit.
- - Stay on the service drive and proceed to Van Born Road.
- - Bear right onto Van Born Road and travel to the corporate office.
FROM TOLEDO (SOUTH)
 - - Take I-75 north to the Telegraph Road north exit.
- - Proceed on Telegraph Road north to Van Born Road.
- - Turn right on Van Born Road and proceed to the corporate office.

(1) Election of Directors   FOR all nominees  [X]   WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote     [X]     EXCEPTIONS  [X]
                            listed below            for all nominees listed below

Nominees as Class I directors. If elected, the nominees will serve until the 1998 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their
respective successors are elected and qualified:

                                          WAYNE B. LYON, ARMAN SIMONE AND PETER W. STROH

(INSTRUCTIONS: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, mark the "Exceptions" box and strike a line through that
nominee's name.)

(2) In their discretion upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting.

The shares represented by this Proxy will be voted in accordance with the specifications above. IF SPECIFICATIONS ARE NOT MADE, THE
PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF ALL NOMINEES.

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                                                           Please sign exactly as name appears at left. Executors, administrators,
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                                                           Dated: __________________________________________________, 1995

                                                           _________________________________________________________ (L.S.)
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Please sign, date and return the proxy card promptly using the enclosed envelope.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

                                 PROXY FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD MAY 17, 1995
                                                         MASCO CORPORATION
                                        PROXY SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

        The undersigned, hereby revoking any Proxy heretofore given, appoints RICHARD A. MANOOGIAN and EUGENE A. GARGARO, JR. and
each of them attorneys and proxies for the undersigned, each with full power of substitution, to vote the shares of Company Common
Stock registered in the name of the undersigned to the same extent the undersigned would be entitled to vote if then personally
present at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Masco Corporation to be held at the offices of the Company at 21001 Van Born Road,
Taylor, Michigan 48180, on Wednesday, May 17, 1995 at 10:00 A.M. Eastern daylight time and at any adjournment thereof.

        The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy
Statement.

                                                                       (Continued and to be dated and signed on the reverse side.)

                                                                                         MASCO CORPORATION
                                                                                         P.O. BOX 11531
                                                                                         NEW YORK, N.Y. 10203-0531