Exhibit 10.b.ix
[Form of Stock Option
Grant for Non-Employee
Directors under 2005 Plan]

Stock Option Grant Agreement
[Date]

<Name>
<Address1>
<Address2>
<Address3>
<Address4>

Dear <Salutation>:

On behalf of the Company, I am pleased to inform you that on [date], the Board
of Directors granted you a non-qualified stock option pursuant to the
Non-Employee Directors Equity Program (the “Program”) under the Company's 2005
Long Term Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), subject to the conditions set forth
below and in the Appendix attached hereto. This letter and the attached Appendix
(the "Agreement") state the terms of the option and contain other provisions
which on your acceptance commit the Company and you, so I urge you to read them
carefully. You should also read the Program, the Plan and Prospectus dated
[date] covering the shares which are the subject of this option. Enclosed are
copies of these documents as well as our latest annual report to stockholders
and proxy statement to the extent our records indicate you may not have
previously received them. Copies are also available upon request to the Company.
We suggest that you review each of these documents. The federal income tax
attributes of non-qualified stock options are discussed in the Prospectus. This
option does not qualify for the federal tax benefits of an “incentive stock
option” under the Internal Revenue Code.

This option, if accepted by you, grants you the right to purchase [no. of
shares] shares of Company Common Stock, $1.00 par value, at a price of [$_____]
per share, which the Board has determined is the fair market value of a share of
the Company Common Stock on the date of grant.
 
When the Option is Exercisable and Termination

This option is exercisable cumulatively in installments of 20% commencing as of
[date], 20% as of [date], 20% as of [date], 20% as of [date] and 20% as of
[date]; provided that, subject to the last sentence of this paragraph, on each
date of exercise you are an Eligible Director, as hereinafter defined. An
Eligible Director is any Director of the Company who is not an employee of the
Company and who receives a fee for services as a Director. All installments of
the option as above described must be exercised no later than [expiration date];
all unexercised installments or portions thereof shall lapse and the right to
purchase shares pursuant to this option shall be of no further effect after such
date. If during the option exercise periods your term as an Eligible Director is
terminated for any reason, this option shall terminate in accordance with the
following paragraph, the Program and Section 6 of the Plan.

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Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything in the Plan:

(i) If your service as a Director is terminated by reason of permanent and total
disability, any portion of the option that is not then exercisable shall become
fully exercisable and shall remain exercisable in accordance with its terms and
the provisions of the Program and Plan until the earlier of the expiration of
the original option term or one year after death.

(ii) If you retire on or after normal retirement age as specified in the
Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, the option shall continue to become
exercisable and shall remain exercisable in accordance with its terms and the
provisions of the Program and Plan.

(iii) If your service as a Director terminates for any reason other than as a
result of death, permanent and total disability or retirement due to age, any
portion of the option that is then exercisable will remain exercisable until the
earlier of the expiration of the original option term or one year after death.

(iv) If your service as a Director terminates as a result of death, all
unexercisable installments of the option shall thereupon become exercisable and
at any time or times within one year after death such options may be exercised
as to all or any unexercised portion of the option.

As provided in the Plan, if at any time you engage in an activity following your
termination of service which in the sole judgment of the Board of Directors is
detrimental to the interests of the Company, a subsidiary or an affiliated
company, all unexercised installments or portions of the option will be
forfeited to the Company. You acknowledge that such activity includes, but is
not limited to, “Business Activities” (as defined in the Appendix) for purposes
of this option and for purposes of all other outstanding awards of restricted
stock and options that are subject to comparable forfeiture provisions.

Acceptance

We agree that all of the terms and conditions of this option are reflected in
this Agreement and the Program and Plan, and that there are no other commitments
or understandings currently outstanding with respect to any other awards of
stock options or restricted stock except as may be evidenced by agreements duly
executed by you and the Company.

By accepting this option you: (a) represent that you are familiar with the
provisions of the Program and Plan and agree to their incorporation in this
Agreement; (b) agree to provide promptly such information with respect to shares
acquired pursuant to this option as may be requested by the Company and to
comply with any requirements of applicable federal and other laws with respect
to withholding or providing for the payment of required taxes; and (c)
acknowledge that all of your rights to this option are embodied herein and in
the Program and Plan.

Section 3 of the Plan provides that the Organization and Compensation Committee
shall have the authority to make all determinations that may arise in connection
with the Plan. It further provides that the Organization and Compensation
Committee's interpretation of the terms and provisions of the Plan shall be
final and conclusive.

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Please complete your mailing address and Social Security number as indicated
below and sign, date and return the copy of this Agreement to Eugene A. Gargaro,
Jr., our Vice President and Secretary, as soon as possible in order that this
option grant may become effective.

Very truly yours,
    
MASCO CORPORATION

[Name]
[Title]

I accept and agree to all the foregoing terms and conditions.

______________________________
(Signature of Recipient)

______________________________

______________________________
(Mailing Address)

______________________________
(Social Security Number)

Dated:________________________

Appendix to Option Agreement
    

Masco Corporation (the “Company”) and you agree that all of the terms and
conditions of the grant of the option (the “Option”) contained in the foregoing
letter agreement into which this Appendix is incorporated (the “Agreement”) are
reflected in the Agreement and in the 2005 Long Term Stock Incentive Plan (the
“Plan”), and that there are no other commitments or understandings currently
outstanding with respect to any other awards except as may be evidenced by
agreements duly executed by you and the Company.

By signing the Agreement you acknowledge acceptance of the Option and receipt of
the documents referred to in the Agreement and represent that you have read the
Plan, are familiar with its provisions, and agree to its incorporation in the
Agreement and all of the other terms and conditions of the Agreement. Such
acceptance, moreover, evidences your agreement promptly to provide such
information with respect to shares acquired pursuant to the Option, as may be
requested by the Company.

In addition you agree, in consideration for the grant of the Option and
regardless of whether the Option becomes exercisable or is exercised, while you
are a Director of the Company and for a period of one year following the
termination of your term as a Director of the Company, other than a termination
following a Change in Control, not to engage in, and not to become associated in
a “Prohibited Capacity” (as hereinafter defined) with any other entity engaged
in, any “Business Activities” (as hereinafter defined) and not to encourage or
assist others in encouraging any employee of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries to terminate employment or to become engaged in any such Prohibited
Capacity with an entity engaged in any Business Activities. “Business
Activities” shall mean the design, development, manufacture, sale, marketing or
servicing of any product or providing of services competitive with the products
or services of the Company or any subsidiary at any time the Option is
outstanding, to the extent such competitive products or services are distributed
or provided either (1) in the same geographic area as are such products or
services of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or (2) to any of the same
customers as such products or services of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
are distributed or provided. “Prohibited Capacity” shall mean being associated
with an entity as a director, employee, consultant, investor or another capacity
where (1) confidential business information of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries could be used in fulfilling any of your duties or responsibilities
with such other entity, or (2) an investment by you in such other entity
represents more than 1% of such other entity’s capital stock, partnership or
other ownership interests.

Should you either breach or challenge in judicial or arbitration proceedings the
validity of any of the restrictions contained in the preceding paragraph, by
accepting the Option you agree, independent of any equitable or legal remedies
that the Company may have and without limiting the Company’s right to any other
equitable or legal remedies, to pay to the Company in cash immediately upon the
demand of the Company (1) the amount of income realized for income tax purposes
from the exercise of any portion of the Option, net of all federal, state and
other taxes payable on the amount of such income, but only to the extent such
exercises occurred on or after the termination of your term as a Director of the
Company or within the two year period prior to the date of such termination,
plus (2) all costs and expenses of the Company in any effort to enforce its
rights under this or the preceding paragraph. The Company shall have the right
to set off or withhold any amount owed to you by the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or affiliates for any amount owed to the Company by you hereunder.

By accepting the Option you: (a) agree to comply with the requirements of
applicable federal and other laws with respect to withholding or providing for
the payment of required taxes; and (b) acknowledge that all of your rights to
the Option are embodied in the Agreement and in the Plan.
    
Section 3 of the Plan provides, in part, that the Committee appointed by the
Company’s Board of Directors to administer the Plan shall have the authority to
interpret the Plan and award agreements, and decide all questions and settle all
controversies and disputes relating thereto. It further provides that the
determinations, interpretations and decisions of the Committee are within its
sole discretion and are final, conclusive and binding on all persons. In
addition, you and the Company agree that if for any reason a claim is asserted
against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliated companies or any
officer, employee or agent of the foregoing which (1) is within the scope of the
Company’s Dispute Resolution Policy (the terms of which are incorporated
herein); (2) subverts the provisions of Section 3 of the Plan; or (3) involves
any of the provisions of the Agreement or the Plan or the provisions of any
other option agreements relating to Company Common Stock or restricted stock
awards or other awards or the claims of yourself or any persons to the benefits
thereof, in order to provide a more speedy and economical resolution, the
Dispute Resolution Policy shall be the sole and exclusive remedy to resolve all
disputes, claims or controversies which are set forth above, and you shall be
deemed to be an employee within the scope of the Dispute Resolution Policy and
you and the Company shall be bound as if you were an employee for all claims
within the scope of the Dispute Resolution Policy, except as otherwise agreed in
writing by you and the Company. It is our mutual intention that any arbitration
award entered under the Dispute Resolution Policy will be final and binding and
that a judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent
jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Dispute Resolution Policy,
however, the parties specifically agree that any mediation or arbitration
required by this paragraph shall take place at the offices of the American
Arbitration Association located in the metropolitan Detroit area or such other
location in the metropolitan Detroit area as the parties might agree. The
provisions of this paragraph: (a) shall survive the termination or expiration of
this Agreement, (b) shall be binding upon the Company’s and your respective
successors, heirs, personal representatives, designated beneficiaries and any
other person asserting a claim based upon the Agreement, (c) shall supersede the
provisions of any prior agreement between you and the Company with respect to
any of the Company’s option or restricted stock incentive plans or other awards
to the extent the provisions of such other agreement requires arbitration
between you and the Company, and (d) may not be modified without the consent of
the Company. Subject to the exception set forth above, you and the Company
acknowledge that neither of us nor any other person asserting a claim described
above has the right to resort to any federal, state or local court or
administrative agency concerning any such claim and the decision of the
arbitrator shall be a complete defense to any action or proceeding instituted in
any tribunal or agency with respect to any dispute.

The Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with Michigan
law.

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