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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 25, 2020

 

 

ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Pennsylvania

 

1-2116

 

23-0366390

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

2500 Columbia Avenue P.O. Box 3001

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

 

17603

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (717) 397-0611

NA

(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share

 

AWI

 

New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

 

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

13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 


 

Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. 

On June 25, 2020, Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (the Company) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“Annual Meeting”) during which shareholders: (i) elected all nine (9) nominees to the Companys Board of Directors (the “Board”), (ii) ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2020, and (iii) approved, on an advisory basis, the Companys executive compensation program. The voting results are set forth in the tables below.

Election of Directors

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Vote

Stan A. Askren

44,359,685

 

472,925

 

1,096,620

Victor D. Grizzle

44,802,063

 

30,547

 

1,096,620

Tao Huang

44,735,942

 

96,668

 

1,096,620

Barbara L. Loughran

44,744,830

 

87,780

 

1,096,620

Larry S. McWilliams

44,808,228

 

24,382

 

1,096,620

James C. Melville

44,680,498

 

152,112

 

1,096,620

Wayne R. Shurts

44,741,529

 

91,081

 

1,096,620

Roy W. Templin

44,625,440

 

207,170

 

1,096,620

Cherryl T. Thomas

44,690,010

 

142,600

 

1,096,620

 

Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

45,135,414

 

784,124

 

9,692

 

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Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

44,525,755

 

287,629

 

19,226

 

1,096,620

 


Section 8 – Other Events

Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

The Board appointed the following directors to its standing committees:

 

Committee

Members

 

 

 

 

Audit

Roy W. Templin (chair), Stan A. Askren, Barbara L. Loughran and Wayne R. Shurts

Finance

Roy W. Templin (chair), Stan A. Askren, Tao Huang, Barbara L. Loughran, Larry S. McWilliams, James C. Melville, Wayne R. Shurts and Cherryl T. Thomas

Management Development & Compensation

Stan A. Askren (chair), Barbara L. Loughran, James C. Melville, Cherryl T. Thomas and Wayne R. Shurts

Nominating, Governance & Social Responsibility

James C. Melville (chair), Tao Huang, Roy W. Templin and Cherryl T. Thomas

 

 

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SIGNATURES

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 the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Mark A. Hershey

 

 

Mark A. Hershey

 

 

Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer

Date: June 26, 2020

 

 

 

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