March 13, 2009  
ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Watts Facing 105 Lawsuits in Miss., Calif.

Watts Water Technologies, Inc. is facing 105 lawsuits in
different jurisdictions, with the greatest number filed in
Mississippi and California state courts, alleging injury or
death as a result of exposure to asbestos.

The complaints in these cases typically name a large number of
defendants and do not identify any particular Watts products as
a source of asbestos exposure. To date, the Company has obtained
a dismissal in every case before it has reached trial because
discovery has failed to yield evidence of substantial exposure
to any Watts products.

The Company faced 100 cases filed primarily, but not
exclusively, in Mississippi and New Jersey state courts alleging
injury or death as a result of exposure to asbestos. (Class
Action Reporter, March 14, 2008)

Headquartered in North Andover, Mass., Watts Water Technologies,
Inc. manufactures valves used to maintain the quality,
conservation, and control of water in residential, commercial,
industrial, and municipal settings. The Company also makes
backflow preventers, drainage products, filtration systems, and
water pressure regulators.
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