Quarterly Report (10-q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015

¨	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number 1-2116

ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Pennsylvania		23-0366390
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2500 Columbia Avenue, Lancaster, Pennsylvania		17603
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant; (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter time period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x

Number of shares of Armstrong World Industries, Inc.’s common stock outstanding as of October 21, 2015 – 55,355,842.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


		PAGE
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements			3

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Financial Statements		5

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		30

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		40

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures		40

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings		41

Item 1A.	Risk Factors		41

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		41

Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities		41

Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures		41

Item 5.	Other Information		41

Item 6.	Exhibits		42

Signatures			43

When we refer to “we,” “our” and “us”, we are referring to Armstrong World Industries, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the documents incorporated by reference may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Those forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties and include all statements that are not historical statements of fact and those regarding our intent, belief or expectations, including, but not limited to, our expectations concerning our residential and commercial markets and their effect on our operating results; our expectations regarding the payment of dividends, and our ability to increase revenues, earnings and EBITDA (as such terms are defined by documents incorporated by reference herein). Words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “target,” “project,” “predict,” “believe,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “seek,” “estimate” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of factors that could lead to actual results materially different from those described in the forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be attained. Factors that could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, liquidity, results of operations or future prospects or which could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations include, but are not limited to:

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global economic conditions;

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construction activity;

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our announced plan to separate our flooring business from our ceilings (buildings products) business, and our ability to successfully complete such separation;

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competition;

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key customers;

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availability and costs of raw materials and energy;

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covenants in our debt agreements;

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our indebtedness;

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our liquidity;

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our exit from the European flooring business;

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our WAVE joint venture;

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environmental matters;

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international operations;

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strategic transactions;

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plant construction projects;

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availability of deferred tax assets;

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negative tax consequences;

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claims and litigation;

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labor;

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our intellectual property rights;

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outsourcing;

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costs savings and productivity initiatives; and

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other risks detailed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), press releases and other communications, including those set forth under “Risk Factors” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and in the documents incorporated by reference.

Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. We expressly disclaim any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Armstrong World Industries, Inc., and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income

(amounts in millions, except per share data)

Unaudited


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2015			Three Months Ended September 30, 2014			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Net sales	$	658.5		$	678.9		$	1,842.6		$	1,928.0
Cost of goods sold		480.6			510.9			1,377.3			1,470.9

Gross profit		177.9			168.0			465.3			457.1

Selling, general and administrative expenses		110.4			101.0			319.5			304.3
Separation costs		7.4			—			16.8			—
Goodwill impairment		—			—			—			0.8
Equity earnings from joint venture		(19.6	)		(18.8	)		(49.6	)		(51.2	)

Operating income		79.7			85.8			178.6			203.2

Interest expense		11.3			10.9			33.9			34.3
Other non-operating expense		14.0			2.6			15.5			9.2
Other non-operating (income)		(0.8	)		(0.7	)		(5.0	)		(1.9	)

Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes		55.2			73.0			134.2			161.6
Income tax expense		24.9			26.3			70.2			70.2

Earnings from continuing operations		30.3			46.7			64.0			91.4

Net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax benefit of ($-), ($-), ($-) and ($-)		—			(14.9	)		—			(21.7	)
Gain (loss) from disposal of discontinued business, net of tax benefit of ($0.7), ($-), ($44.1) and ($1.2)		1.5			(0.2	)		44.0			(2.3	)

Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations		1.5			(15.1	)		44.0			(24.0	)

Net earnings	$	31.8		$	31.6		$	108.0		$	67.4

Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(13.4	)		(14.1	)		(21.3	)		(10.0	)
Derivative gain (loss)		0.9			4.9			(0.2	)		(1.3	)
Pension and postretirement adjustments		11.1			8.5			32.2			21.3

Total other comprehensive (loss) income		(1.4	)		(0.7	)		10.7			10.0

Total comprehensive income	$	30.4		$	30.9		$	118.7		$	77.4

Earnings per share of common stock, continuing operations:
Basic	$	0.54		$	0.84		$	1.14		$	1.66
Diluted	$	0.54		$	0.84		$	1.14		$	1.64
Earnings (loss) per share of common stock, discontinued operations:
Basic	$	0.03		($	0.27	)	$	0.79		($	0.44	)
Diluted	$	0.03		($	0.27	)	$	0.78		($	0.43	)

Net earnings per share of common stock:
Basic	$	0.57		$	0.57		$	1.93		$	1.22
Diluted	$	0.57		$	0.57		$	1.92		$	1.21

Average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic		55.5			55.0			55.4			54.9
Diluted		55.9			55.5			55.8			55.4

See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements beginning on page 9.

Armstrong World Industries, Inc., and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(amounts in millions, except share data)


	Unaudited September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	250.0		$	185.3
Accounts and notes receivable, net		207.2			195.2
Inventories, net		340.1			335.5
Deferred income taxes		15.6			31.4
Income tax receivable		5.8			5.3
Other current assets		69.0			58.8

Total current assets		887.7			811.5

Property, plant, and equipment, less accumulated depreciationand amortization of $709.5 and $644.3, respectively		1,067.1			1,062.4

Prepaid pension costs		21.9			7.4
Investment in joint venture		130.9			129.0
Intangible assets, net		493.2			501.4
Deferred income taxes		23.8			26.6
Income taxes receivable		1.7			—
Other non-current assets		68.1			67.9

Total assets	$	2,694.4		$	2,606.2

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Current installments of long-term debt	$	49.0		$	39.6
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		367.3			345.5
Income tax payable		4.8			2.5
Deferred income taxes		0.5			0.5

Total current liabilities		421.6			388.1
Long-term debt, less current installments		964.8			1,003.0
Postretirement benefit liabilities		194.7			201.5
Pension benefit liabilities		93.6			115.5
Other long-term liabilities		51.9			53.2
Income taxes payable		78.1			51.1
Deferred income taxes		106.5			144.7

Total non-current liabilities		1,489.6			1,569.0

Shareholders’ equity:

Common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 200 million shares authorized, 60,412,394 shares issued, and 55,355,012 shares outstanding at September 30, 2015 and 60,183,535 shares issued and 55,126,153 shares outstanding at December 31, 2014		0.6			0.6
Capital in excess of par value		1,149.8			1,134.4
Retained earnings		379.0			271.0
Treasury stock, at cost, 5,057,382 shares		(261.4	)		(261.4	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(484.8	)		(495.5	)

Total shareholders’ equity		783.2			649.1

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	2,694.4		$	2,606.2

See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements beginning on page 9.

Armstrong World Industries, Inc., and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

(amounts in millions, except share data)

Unaudited


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
	Common Stock								Treasury Stock
	Shares		Amount		Additional Paid-In Capital		Retained Earnings		Shares		Amount			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Total
Balance at beginning of period		55,126,153	$	0.6	$	1,134.4	$	271.0		5,057,382	($	261.4	)	($	495.5	)	$	649.1
Stock issuance		228,859

Share-based employee compensation						15.4												15.4

Net earnings								108.0										108.0
Other comprehensive income															10.7			10.7

Balance at end of period		55,355,012	$	0.6	$	1,149.8	$	379.0		5,057,382	($	261.4	)	($	484.8	)	$	783.2


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
	Common Stock								Treasury Stock
	Shares		Amount		Additional Paid-In Capital		Retained Earnings		Shares		Amount			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Total
Balance at beginning of period		54,406,927	$	0.6	$	1,098.4	$	207.2		5,057,382	($	261.4	)	($	371.6	)	$	673.2
Stock issuance		480,540

Share-based employee compensation						26.3												26.3

Net earnings								67.4										67.4
Other comprehensive income															10.0			10.0

Balance at end of period		54,887,467	$	0.6	$	1,124.7	$	274.6		5,057,382	($	261.4	)	($	361.6	)	$	776.9

See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements beginning on page 9.

Armstrong World Industries, Inc., and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(amounts in millions)

Unaudited


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$	108.0		$	67.4
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		86.9			98.1
Loss on sale of discontinued operations		0.1			3.5
Fixed asset impairment		—			16.7
Deferred income taxes		(38.9	)		34.2
Share-based compensation		11.2			10.2
Equity earnings from joint venture		(49.6	)		(51.2	)
U.S. pension expense		18.9			0.5
Non-cash foreign currency translation on intercompany loans		12.5			12.1
Other non-cash adjustments, net		(1.6	)		(1.0	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables		(19.0	)		(36.9	)
Inventories		(10.4	)		(43.4	)
Other current assets		(12.0	)		(6.1	)
Other non-current assets		(4.2	)		(7.5	)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		23.9			16.8
Income taxes payable		26.9			14.2
Other long-term liabilities		(12.0	)		(17.4	)
Other, net		3.3			0.9

Net cash provided by operating activities		144.0			111.1

Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment		(96.7	)		(151.1	)
Return of investment from joint venture		47.6			50.8
Proceeds from (payment of) company owned life insurance, net		1.0			(0.3	)
Proceeds from settlement of note receivable		—			1.9
Proceeds from the sale of assets		2.8			1.8

Net cash (used for) investing activities		(45.3	)		(96.9	)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from revolving credit facility and other short-term debt		—			82.8
Payments of revolving credit facility and other short-term debt		—			(82.8	)
Payments of long-term debt		(28.8	)		(16.3	)
Special dividends paid		(1.2	)		(1.2	)
Proceeds from exercised stock options		6.3			11.3
Excess tax benefit from share-based awards		0.2			7.5
Payment of company owned life insurance loans, net		(0.1	)		—

Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities		(23.6	)		1.3

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(10.4	)		(2.3	)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		64.7			13.2
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year		185.3			135.2

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		250.0			148.4
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period of discontinued operations		—			(2.4	)

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period of continuing operations	$	250.0		$	150.8

Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures:
Interest paid	$	29.8		$	30.1
Income taxes paid, net		37.9			13.1
Amounts in accounts payable for capital expenditures		21.2			17.5

See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements beginning on page 9.

Armstrong World Industries, Inc., and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(dollar amounts in millions, except share data)

NOTE 1. BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (“AWI”) is a Pennsylvania corporation incorporated in 1891. When we refer to “we,” “our” and “us” in these notes, we are referring to AWI and its subsidiaries. We use the term “AWI” when we are referring solely to Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

On February 23, 2015, we announced that our board of directors unanimously approved a plan to separate our Resilient Flooring and Wood Flooring segments from our Building Products (Ceilings) segment. The separation will be effected by allocating the assets and liabilities related primarily to the Resilient Flooring and Wood Flooring segments to Armstrong Flooring, Inc. (“AFI”) and then distributing the common stock of AFI to AWI’s shareholders. The separation and distribution will result in AWI and AFI becoming two independent, publicly-traded companies, with AFI owning and operating the Resilient Flooring and Wood Flooring segments and AWI continuing to own and operate the Building Products (Ceilings) segment. Separation costs of $7.4 million and $16.8 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2015, respectively, primarily relate to outside professional services and employee retention accruals which were recorded in conjunction with this initiative. The effective date of the separation is expected to be near the end of the first quarter of 2016.

In December 2000, AWI filed a voluntary petition for relief (the “Filing”) under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”) in order to use the court-supervised reorganization process to achieve a resolution of AWI’s asbestos-related liability. In October 2006, AWI’s court-approved plan of reorganization became effective and AWI emerged from Chapter 11. All claims in AWI’s Chapter 11 case have been resolved and closed.

In October 2006, the Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Asbestos Personal Injury Settlement Trust (the “Asbestos PI Trust”) was created to address AWI’s personal injury (including wrongful death) asbestos-related liability. All present and future asbestos-related personal injury claims against AWI, including contribution claims of co-defendants but excluding certain foreign claims against subsidiaries, arising directly or indirectly out of AWI’s pre-Filing use of, or other activities involving, asbestos are channeled to the Asbestos PI Trust.

From the fourth quarter of 2012 through the fourth quarter of 2014, the Asbestos PI Trust sold 20,448,362 shares of our common stock. In the first nine months of 2015, the Asbestos Trust sold 4,281,884 shares of our common stock. We did not sell any shares and did not receive any proceeds from these transactions. As a result of these transactions the Asbestos PI Trust held approximately 9% of our outstanding shares as of September 30, 2015.

The accounting policies used in preparing the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q are the same as those used in preparing the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2014. These statements should therefore be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes that are included in the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. In the opinion of management, all adjustments of a normal recurring nature have been included to provide a fair statement of the results for the reporting periods presented. Quarterly results are not necessarily indicative of annual earnings, primarily due to the different level of sales in each quarter of the year and the possibility of changes in general economic conditions.

These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The statements include management estimates and judgments, where appropriate. Management utilizes estimates to record many items including certain asset values, allowances for bad debts, inventory obsolescence and lower of cost or market charges, warranty reserves, workers’ compensation, general liability and environmental claims and income taxes. When preparing an estimate, management determines the amount based upon the consideration of relevant information. Management may confer with outside parties, including outside counsel. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Armstrong World Industries, Inc., and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(dollar amounts in millions, except share data)

Operating results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2015 and 2014 included in this report are unaudited. However, these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been reviewed by an independent registered public accounting firm in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) for a limited review of interim financial information.

Certain amounts in the prior year’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been recast to conform to the 2015 presentation.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-08 “Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity” which is part of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 205: Presentation of Financial Statements and ASC 360: Property, Plant and Equipment. The amendments in this guidance change the requirements for reporting discontinued operations. Under the new guidance a disposal of a component of an entity or a group of components is required to be reported in discontinued operations if the disposal represents a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial results. The guidance is effective prospectively for disposals that occur within annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014. There was no impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows as a result of the adoption of this guidance.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” The guidance requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to a customer. The ASU will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Deferral of the Effective Date” which defers the effective date for ASU 2014-09 by one year to January 1, 2018, however, public business entities would be permitted to adopt the standard as of the original effective date. We have not selected a transition method and are currently evaluating the impact this guidance will have on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-12 “Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period” which is part of ASC 718: Compensation-Stock Compensation. The guidance requires that a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period be treated as a performance condition and should not be reflected in the estimate of the grant-date fair value of the award. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The guidance can be applied prospectively for all awards granted or modified after the effective date or retrospectively to all awards with performance targets outstanding as of the beginning of the earliest annual period presented in the financial statements and to all new or modified awards thereafter. We do not expect a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows from the adoption of this guidance.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs.” This standard amends existing guidance to require the presentation of debt issuance costs in the balance sheet as a deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability instead of a deferred charge. The new guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, but early adoption is permitted. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-15, “Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-of-Credit Arrangements,” which was issued to address the presentation and subsequent measurement of debt issuance costs related to line-of-credit arrangements. We are currently evaluating the impact the adoption of these standards will have on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Armstrong World Industries, Inc., and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(dollar amounts in millions, except share data)

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-05, “Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement” which provides guidance to determine when a customer’s fees paid in a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license. If a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, the customer should account for the software license element of the arrangement consistent with the acquisition of other software licenses. If the arrangement does not include a software license, the customer should account for a cloud computing arrangement as a service contract. The new guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, but early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this standard would have on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

In May 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-07, “Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent).” This standard removes the requirement to categorize investments within the fair value hierarchy when fair value is measured using the net asset value per share practical expedient. We do not hold any such investments on our Consolidated Balance Sheets, however, the assets held in trust for our defined benefit pension plan include such investments. The new guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, but early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this standard would have on our defined benefit pension plan disclosures.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, “Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory” which requires inventory that is measured on a first-in, first-out or average cost basis to be measured at lower of cost and net realizable value, as opposed to the lower of cost or market. For inventory that is measured under the last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) basis or the retail recovery method, there is no change to current measurement requirements. This new guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, but early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this standard would have on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Armstrong World Industries, Inc., and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(dollar amounts in millions, except share data)

NOTE 2. SEGMENT RESULTS


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Net sales to external customers
Building Products	$	335.9		$	351.7		$	934.0		$	983.4
Resilient Flooring		192.1			190.2			548.8			550.1
Wood Flooring		130.5			137.0			359.8			394.5

Total net sales to external customers	$	658.5		$	678.9		$	1,842.6		$	1,928.0


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Segment operating income (loss)
Building Products	$	89.8		$	86.6		$	213.8		$	209.3
Resilient Flooring		14.3			14.9			43.4			46.0
Wood Flooring		10.4			2.0			11.7			4.5
Unallocated Corporate		(34.8	)		(17.7	)		(90.3	)		(56.6	)

Total consolidated operating income	$	79.7		$	85.8		$	178.6		$	203.2


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Total consolidated operating income	$	79.7		$	85.8		$	178.6		$	203.2
Interest expense		11.3			10.9			33.9			34.3
Other non-operating expense		14.0			2.6			15.5			9.2
Other non-operating (income)		(0.8	)		(0.7	)		(5.0	)		(1.9	)

Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	$	55.2		$	73.0		$	134.2		$	161.6


	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Segment assets
Building Products	$	1,065.9	$	1,079.7
Resilient Flooring		509.9		492.7
Wood Flooring		341.5		329.8
Unallocated Corporate		777.1		704.0

Total consolidated assets	$	2,694.4	$	2,606.2

Impairment testing of our tangible assets occurs whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. In June 2014, we made the decision to dispose of certain idle equipment at five of our wood flooring manufacturing facilities and, as a result, we recorded a $4.4 million impairment charge in cost of goods sold.

Armstrong World Industries, Inc., and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(dollar amounts in millions, except share data)

NOTE 3. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

European Resilient Flooring

On December 4, 2014, our Board of Directors approved the cessation of funding to our DLW subsidiary, which at that time was our European flooring business. As a result, DLW management filed for insolvency in Germany on December 11, 2014. The German insolvency court subsequently appointed an insolvency administrator (the “Administrator”) to oversee DLW operations through the preliminary insolvency period. As a result of the insolvency filing, the appointment of the Administrator and our resulting loss of control of DLW’s operations to the German insolvency court and its Administrator, effective December 11, 2014, we deconsolidated DLW from our financial statements and presented DLW for all historical periods as a discontinued operation.

The financial results of the DLW business have been reclassified as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

The following is a summary of the results related to the DLW business, (previously shown within the Resilient Flooring reporting segment), which are included in discontinued operations.


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2015		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
Gain (loss) on disposal of discontinued business before income tax	$	0.2	($	0.7	)
Income tax benefit		0.7		44.1

Net gain on disposal of discontinued business	$	0.9	$	43.4


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Net sales	$	49.4		$	144.7

Loss from discontinued operations before income tax	($	14.9	)	($	21.7	)
Income tax benefit		—			—

Net loss from discontinued operations	($	14.9	)	($	21.7	)

Based on the progress of DLW’s insolvency proceedings in Germany, we recorded a non-cash income tax benefit of $43.4 million during the first quarter of 2015. The tax benefit resulted from DLW’s excess of liabilities over assets, combined with AWI’s foreign and U.S. federal income tax basis in DLW at the time of disposition. Based on the U.S. federal income tax planning strategies employed by AWI related to DLW and the applicable U.S. federal income tax regulations, the tax benefit associated with the disposition of DLW was not available until certain procedural elements surrounding DLW’s bankruptcy process were complete. Such procedural activities occurred during the first quarter of 2015.

In June 2015, the Administrator announced that the business operations of DLW, including its two German manufacturing plants, were sold to a third party investment firm. We do not believe this transaction will have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. The insolvency proceedings continue as the Administrator works to sell remaining assets and resolve creditor claims.

Armstrong World Industries, Inc., and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(dollar amounts in millions, except share data)

At deconsolidation, DLW had a net liability of $12.9 million, representing assets of $151.9 million and liabilities of $164.8 million, which were removed from our balance sheet. This net liability was recognized as a contingent liability on our consolidated balance sheet pending the closure and results of the insolvency proceedings. Any shortfall will be recognized immediately when identified and any excess will be reflected when insolvency proceedings are finalized, all through discontinued operations. The amount of the net liability was $12.1 million at September 30, 2015.

We have agreed to continue to purchase linoleum and homogenous flooring products for sale in the Americas and the Pacific Rim, and to provide administrative support services to DLW for information technology and accounts receivables and payables for a limited transition period. These agreements are not material.

Cabinets

In September 2012, we entered into a definitive agreement to sell our cabinets business to American Industrial Partners (“AIP”). The sale was completed in October 2012. In February 2013, we received a demand notice from the Carpenters Labor-Management Pension Fund (the “Fund”) of a deemed withdrawal relating to the sale of our cabinets business to AIP in 2012.

During the third quarter of 2013, we recorded an estimated liability of $7.5 million for a potential withdrawal liability related to a multi-employer pension plan. During the second quarter of 2014, we recorded an additional $3.3 million expense to increase the total estimated remaining liability to $10.0 million. In August 2014, we entered into a settlement agreement with the Fund to resolve this matter for $10.3 million, and as a result, we recorded an additional charge of $0.3 million during the third quarter of 2014. Payment was made to the Fund in the third quarter of 2014.

The following is a summary of the results related to the cabinets business, which are included in discontinued operations.


	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014			2015		2014
Gain (loss) on disposal of discontinued business before income tax	$	0.6	($	0.2	)	$	0.6	($	3.5	)
Income tax benefit		—		—			—		1.2

Net gain (loss) on disposal of discontinued business	$	0.6	($	0.2	)	$	0.6	($	2.3	)

The Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows does not separately report the cash flows of the discontinued operations.

Armstrong World Industries, Inc., and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(dollar amounts in millions, except share data)

NOTE 4. ACCOUNTS AND NOTES RECEIVABLE


	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Customer receivables	$	222.5		$	209.7
Customer notes		2.2			1.3
Miscellaneous receivables		6.9			9.3
Less allowance for warranties, discounts and losses		(24.4	)		(25.1	)

Accounts and notes receivable, net	$	207.2		$	195.2

Generally, we sell our products to select, pre-approved customers whose businesses are affected by changes in economic and market conditions. We consider these factors and the financial condition of each customer when establishing our allowance for losses from doubtful accounts.

NOTE 5. INVENTORIES


	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Finished goods	$	211.8		$	243.2
Goods in process		26.1			23.0
Raw materials and supplies		139.3			133.9
Less LIFO and other reserves		(37.1	)		(64.6	)

Total inventories, net	$	340.1		$	335.5

Inventories as of September 30, 2015 were lower in comparison to December 31, 2014, primarily due to declines in lumber costs.

NOTE 6. OTHER CURRENT ASSETS


	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Prepaid expenses	$	42.5	$	47.6
Short-term investments		8.9		—
Fair value of derivative assets		7.5		5.7
Other		10.1		5.5

Total other current assets	$	69.0	$	58.8

NOTE 7. EQUITY INVESTMENT

Investment in joint venture at September 30, 2015 reflected our 50% equity interest in our Worthington Armstrong Venture (“WAVE”) joint venture with Worthington Industries, Inc. Condensed income statement data for WAVE is summarized below:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Net sales	$	103.5	$	105.8	$	284.2	$	298.6
Gross profit		53.4		51.6		140.9		142.3
Net earnings		42.3		40.6		108.4		109.8

Armstrong World Industries, Inc., and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(dollar amounts in millions, except share data)

NOTE 8. INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The following table details amounts related to our intangible assets as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.


		September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014
	Estimated Useful Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Amortizing intangible assets
Customer relationships	20 years	$	165.4	$	74.6	$	165.4	$	68.4
Developed technology	15 years		86.8		49.6		84.9		45.1
Other	Various		20.8		2.7		21.3		2.4

Total		$	273.0	$	126.9	$	271.6	$	115.9

Non-amortizing intangible assets
Trademarks and brand names	Indefinite		347.1				345.7

Total intangible assets		$	620.1			$	617.3


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014
Amortization expense	$	11.0	$	10.9

NOTE 9. SEVERANCE AND RELATED COSTS

In the second and third quarters of 2014, we recorded $1.7 million and $0.2 million, respectively, in cost of goods sold for severance and related costs due to the closure of a resilient flooring plant in Australia. We also recorded $1.4 million and $0.7 million in the second and third quarters of 2014, respectively, in cost of goods sold for severance and related costs due to the closure of a wood flooring plant in China. Both plants were closed due to excess capacity and ceased operations in 2014.

NOTE 10. INCOME TAX EXPENSE


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	$	55.2		$	73.0		$	134.2		$	161.6
Income tax expense		24.9			26.3			70.2			70.2
Effective tax rate		45.1	%		36.0	%		52.3	%		43.4	%

The effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2015 was higher than the comparable period of 2014 primarily due to a decrease in research and development tax credits as 2014 included the benefit of multiple years of such credits. The effective tax rate for the first nine months of 2015 was higher than the comparable period in 2014 primarily due to a decrease in research and development tax credits as 2014 included the benefit of multiple years of such credits and state net operating loss write-offs as a result of a change in ownership under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code in the first quarter of 2015.

We do not expect to record any material changes during 2015 to unrecognized tax benefits that were claimed on tax returns covering tax years ending on or before December 31, 2014.

As of September 30, 2015, we consider foreign unremitted earnings to be permanently reinvested.

Armstrong World Industries, Inc., and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(dollar amounts in millions, except share data)

NOTE 11. PENSIONS AND OTHER BENEFIT PROGRAMS

Following are the components of net periodic benefit costs:


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
U.S. defined-benefit plans: Pension benefits
Service cost of benefits earned during the period	$	4.0		$	3.6		$	12.2		$	10.8
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		20.3			21.4			60.7			64.2
Expected return on plan assets		(35.1	)		(34.8	)		(105.2	)		(104.4	)
Amortization of prior service cost		0.5			0.5			1.4			1.4
Amortization of net actuarial loss		18.2			10.6			54.6			31.8

Net periodic pension cost	$	7.9		$	1.3		$	23.7		$	3.8

Retiree health and life insurance benefits
Service cost of benefits earned during the period	$	0.2		$	0.2		$	0.7		$	0.7
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		2.1			2.8			6.1			8.2
Amortization of prior service credit		(0.2	)		(0.2	)		(0.5	)		(0.5	)
Amortization of net actuarial gain		(1.9	)		(1.0	)		(5.8	)		(3.1	)

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost	$	0.2		$	1.8		$	0.5		$	5.3

Non-U.S. defined-benefit pension plans
Service cost of benefits earned during the period	$	0.7		$	0.6		$	1.8		$	1.7
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		2.1			2.6			6.3			7.9
Expected return on plan assets		(2.3	)		(2.9	)		(6.8	)		(8.7	)
Amortization of prior service cost		—			—			0.1			—
Amortization of net actuarial loss		0.7			0.6			2.0			1.6

Net periodic pension cost	$	1.2		$	0.9		$	3.4		$	2.5

NOTE 12. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

We do not hold or issue financial instruments for trading purposes. The estimated fair values of our financial instruments are as follows:


	September 30, 2015						December 31, 2014
	Carrying amount			Estimated fair value			Carrying amount			Estimated fair value
Assets (Liabilities), net:
Total long-term debt, including current portion	($	1,013.8	)	($	1,007.0	)	($	1,042.6	)	($	1,028.2	)
Foreign currency contracts		9.0			9.0			5.4			5.4
Natural gas contracts		(1.2	)		(1.2	)		(3.0	)		(3.0	)
Interest rate swap contracts		(15.0	)		(15.0	)		(9.3	)		(9.3	)

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, receivables, accounts payable, accrued expenses, and short-term debt approximate fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments. The fair value estimates of long-term debt were based upon quotes from a major financial institution of recently observed trading levels of our Term Loan B debt. The fair value estimates of foreign currency contract obligations are estimated from market quotes provided by a well-recognized national market data provider. The fair value estimates of natural gas contracts are estimated using internal valuation models

Armstrong World Industries, Inc., and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(dollar amounts in millions, except share data)

with verification by obtaining quotes from major financial institutions. For natural gas swap transactions, fair value is calculated using NYMEX market quotes provided by a well-recognized national market data provider. For natural gas option based strategies, fair value is calculated using an industry standard Black-Scholes model with market based inputs, including but not limited to, underlying asset price, strike price, implied volatility, discounted risk free rate and time to expiration, provided by a well-recognized national market data provider. The fair value estimates for interest rate swap contracts are estimated by obtaining quotes from major financial institutions with verification by internal valuation models.

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Three levels of inputs may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. This includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.

The fair value measurement of assets and liabilities is summarized below:


	September 30, 2015						December 31, 2014
	Fair value based on						Fair value based on
	Quoted, active markets			Other observable inputs			Quoted, active markets			Other observable inputs
	Level 1			Level 2			Level 1			Level 2
Assets (Liabilities), net:
Total long-term debt, including current portion	($	459.8	)	($	547.2	)	($	459.8	)	($	568.4	)
Foreign currency contracts		9.0			—			5.4			—
Natural gas contracts		—			(1.2	)		—			(3.0	)
Interest rate swap contracts		—			(15.0	)		—			(9.3	)

We do not have any financial assets or liabilities that are valued using Level 3 (unobservable) inputs.

NOTE 13. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

We are exposed to market risk from changes in foreign exchange rates, interest rates and commodity prices that could impact our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. We use forward swaps and option contracts to hedge these exposures. Exposure to individual counterparties is controlled and derivative financial instruments are entered into with a diversified group of major financial institutions. Forward swaps and option contracts are entered into for periods consistent with underlying exposure and do not constitute positions independent of those exposures. At inception, hedges that we designate as hedging instruments are formally documented as either (1) a hedge of a forecasted transaction or “cash flow” hedge, or (2) a hedge of the fair value of a recognized liability or asset or “fair value” hedge. We also formally assess both at inception and at least quarterly thereafter, whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in either the fair value or cash flows of the hedged item. If it is determined that a derivative ceases to be a highly effective hedge, or if the

Armstrong World Industries, Inc., and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(dollar amounts in millions, except share data)

anticipated transaction is no longer probable of occurring, we discontinue hedge accounting, and any future mark-to-market adjustments are recognized in earnings. We use derivative financial instruments as risk management tools and not for speculative trading purposes.

Counterparty Risk

We only enter into derivative transactions with established counterparties having a credit rating of BBB or better. We monitor counterparty credit default swap levels and credit ratings on a regular basis. All of our derivative transactions with counterparties are governed by master International Swap and Derivatives Association agreements (“ISDAs”) with netting arrangements. These agreements can limit our exposure in situations where we have gain and loss positions outstanding with a single counterparty. We do not post nor do we receive cash collateral with any counterparty for our derivative transactions. These ISDAs do not have any credit contingent features; however, a default under our bank credit facility would trigger a default under these agreements. Exposure to individual counterparties is controlled, and thus we consider the risk of counterparty default to be negligible.

Commodity Price Risk

We purchase natural gas for use in the manufacturing process and to heat many of our facilities. As a result, we are exposed to fluctuations in the price of natural gas. We have a policy to reduce cost volatility for North American natural gas purchases by purchasing natural gas forward contracts and swaps, purchased call options, and zero-cost collars up to 24 months forward. The contracts are based on forecasted usage of natural gas measured in mmBtu’s. There is a high correlation between the hedged item and the hedge instrument. The gains and losses on these instruments offset gains and losses on the transactions being hedged. These instruments are designated as cash flow hedges. At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the notional amount of these hedges was $9.2 million and $14.6 million, respectively. The mark-to-market gain or loss on qualifying hedges is included in other comprehensive income to the extent effective, and reclassified into cost of goods sold in the period during which the underlying gas is consumed. The mark-to-market gains or losses on ineffective portions of hedges are recognized in cost of goods sold immediately. The earnings impact of the ineffective portion of these hedges was not material for the third quarter and first nine months of 2015 and 2014.

Currency Rate Risk – Sales and Purchases

We manufacture and sell our products in a number of countries throughout the world and, as a result, we are exposed to movements in foreign currency exchange rates. To a large extent, our global manufacturing and sales provide a natural hedge of foreign currency exchange rate movement, as foreign currency expenses generally offset foreign currency revenues. We manage our cash flow exposures on a net basis and use derivatives to hedge the majority of our unmatched foreign currency cash inflows and outflows. As of September 30, 2015, our major foreign currency exposures are to the Canadian dollar, the Euro and the Chinese Renminbi.

We use foreign currency forward exchange contracts to reduce our exposure to the risk that the eventual net cash inflows and outflows resulting from the sale of products to foreign customers and purchases from foreign suppliers will be adversely affected by changes in exchange rates. These derivative instruments are used for forecasted transactions and are classified as cash flow hedges. Cash flow hedges are executed quarterly, generally up to 15 months forward, and allow us to further reduce our overall exposure to exchange rate movements, since gains and losses on these contracts offset gains and losses on the transactions being hedged. The notional amount of these hedges was $88.7 million and $102.4 million at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. Gains and losses on these instruments are recorded in other comprehensive income, to the extent effective, until the underlying transaction is recognized in earnings. The earnings impact of the ineffective portion of these hedges was not material for the third quarter and first nine months of 2015 and 2014.

Currency Rate Risk - Intercompany Loans and Dividends

Where efficient, reliable and liquid markets exist we may utilize foreign currency forward exchange

Armstrong World Industries, Inc., and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(dollar amounts in millions, except share data)

contracts to hedge exposures created by cross-currency intercompany loans and dividends. The translation adjustments related to these loans and any offsetting gains or losses on the related derivative contracts are recorded in other non-operating income or expense. The notional amount of these hedges was $21.2 million at December 31, 2014. We did not have any open hedges related to intercompany loans and dividends as of September 30, 2015.

Interest Rate Risk

We utilize interest rate swaps to minimize the fluctuations in earnings caused by interest rate volatility. Interest expense on variable-rate liabilities increases or decreases as a result of interest rate fluctuations. The following table summarizes our interest rate swaps:


Trade Date	Notional Amount	Interest Rate Paid	Coverage Period	Risk Coverage
March 31, 2011	$100.0	2.303%	March 2011 to November 2015	Term Loan A
March 31, 2011	$200.0	2.523%	March 2011 to November 2015	Term Loan B
March 27, 2012	$250.0	1.928%	March 2012 to March 2018	Term Loan B
March 27, 2012	$200.0	2.810%	November 2015 to March 2018	Term Loan B
April 16, 2013	$250.0	1.398%	November 2015 to March 2018	Term Loan A

Under the terms of the Term Loan A swaps we receive 3-month LIBOR and pay a fixed rate over the hedged period. Under the terms of the Term Loan B swaps, we receive the greater of 3-month LIBOR or the 1% LIBOR Floor and pay a fixed rate over the hedged period. These swaps are designated as cash flow hedges against changes in LIBOR for a portion of our variable rate debt.

In connection with the planned separation of AFI, we may refinance a portion or all of our existing credit facilities, and settle any related interest rate swaps.

Financial Statement Impacts

The following tables detail amounts related to our derivatives as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. Our derivative liabilities not designated as hedging instruments were $0.5 million at December 31, 2014. We had no derivative assets not designated as hedging instruments at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and no derivative liabilities not designated as hedging instruments at September 30, 2015. The derivative asset and liability amounts below are shown in gross amounts; we have not netted assets with liabilities.

Armstrong World Industries, Inc., and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(dollar amounts in millions, except share data)


	Derivative Assets					Derivative Liabilities
		Fair Value					Fair Value
	Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014		Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments

Natural gas commodity contracts	Other current assets		—		—	Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	1.2	$	3.0

Foreign exchange contracts	Other current assets	$	7.5	$	5.6	Accounts payable and accrued expenses		0.4		0.7

Interest rate swap contracts	Other current assets		—		—	Accounts payable and accrued expenses		0.7		—

Foreign exchange contracts	Other non-current assets		1.9		0.9	Other long-term liabilities		—		0.1

Interest rate swap contracts	Other non-current assets		—		1.9	Other long-term liabilities		14.3		11.2

Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments		$	9.4	$	8.4		$	16.6	$	15.0


	Amount of (Loss) Gain Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“AOCI”) (Effective Portion)(a)						Location of (Loss) Gain Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion)	(Loss) Gain Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion)
	Nine Months Ended September 30,							Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014				2015			2014			2015			2014
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships

Natural gas commodity contracts	($	1.2	)	($	0.3	)	Cost of goods sold	($	0.9	)	($	0.2	)	($	3.5	)	$	0.9

Foreign exchange contracts – purchases		2.6			0.6		Cost of goods sold		0.4			0.3			0.6			0.8

Foreign exchange contracts – sales		6.3			3.0		Net sales		2.5			0.8			6.5			3.5

Interest rate swap contracts		(15.0	)		(6.6	)	Interest expense		—			—			—			—

Total	($	7.3	)	($	3.3	)		$	2.0		$	0.9		$	3.6		$	5.2

(a)	As of September 30, 2015 the amount of existing gains in AOCI expected to be recognized in earnings over the next twelve months is $5.0 million.

Armstrong World Industries, Inc., and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(dollar amounts in millions, except share data)

There was no pre-tax gain (loss) recognized in income for derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments for the third quarter of 2015. The amount of pre-tax gain recognized was $0.1 million for the first nine months of 2015. The amount of pre-tax gain was $8.9 million and $6.5 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2014, respectively.

NOTE 14. PRODUCT WARRANTIES

On certain products, we provide the original retail purchaser limited warranties which may cover structural integrity, wear, fade and certain other pre-installation manufacturing related defects. Our product warranties place certain requirements on the retail purchaser, including evidence of original purchase and require installation in accordance with our instructions. All of our warranties are non-transferrable. Warranty claims are most commonly experienced in the periods immediately following retail purchase and decline with the passage of time. In addition to our warranty program, under certain limited circumstances, we will occasionally and at our sole discretion, provide a customer accommodation repair or replacement. Warranty repairs and replacements are most commonly made by professional installers employed by or affiliated with our independent distributors. Reimbursement for cost associated with warranty repairs are provided to our independent distributors through a credit against accounts receivable from the distributor to us.

The following table summarizes the activity for the accrual of product warranties for the first nine months of 2015 and 2014:


	2015			2014
Balance at January 1,	$	7.9		$	7.4
Reductions for payments		(9.0	)		(10.6	)
Current year warranty accruals		8.8			10.9

Balance at September 30,	$	7.7		$	7.7

NOTE 15. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME


	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments ⁽¹⁾			Derivative (Loss) Gain ⁽¹⁾			Pension and Postretirement Adjustments⁽¹⁾			Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss⁽¹⁾
Balance, December 31, 2014	($	8.3	)	($	4.0	)	($	483.2	)	($	495.5	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications, net of tax expense of $-, ($0.7), ($1.0), and ($1.7)		(21.3	)		2.1			(1.5	)		(20.7	)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss		—			(2.3	)		33.7			31.4

Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income		(21.3	)		(0.2	)		32.2			10.7

Balance at September 30, 2015	($	29.6	)	($	4.2	)	($	451.0	)	($	484.8	)

Armstrong World Industries, Inc., and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(dollar amounts in millions, except share data)


	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments ⁽¹⁾			Derivative (Loss) Gain ⁽¹⁾			Pension and Postretirement Adjustments⁽¹⁾			Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss⁽¹⁾
Balance, December 31, 2013	$	21.3		($	0.7	)	($	392.2	)	($	371.6	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications, net of tax expense of $-, ($1.5), ($0.3), and ($1.8)		(10.0	)		2.1			1.0			(6.9	)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss		—			(3.4	)		20.3			16.9

Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income		(10.0	)		(1.3	)		21.3			10.0

Balance at September 30, 2014	$	11.3		($	2.0	)	($	370.9	)	($	361.6	)

⁽¹⁾	Amounts are net of tax


	Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss						Affected Line Item in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings and Comprehensive Income
	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014
Derivative Adjustments:
Natural gas commodity contracts	$	3.5		($	0.9	)	Cost of goods sold
Foreign exchange contracts - purchases		(0.6	)		(0.8	)	Cost of goods sold
Foreign exchange contracts - sales		(6.5	)		(3.5	)	Net sales

Total income before tax		(3.6	)		(5.2	)
Tax impact		1.3			1.8		Income tax expense

Total income, net of tax		(2.3	)		(3.4	)

Pension and Postretirement Adjustments:
Prior service cost amortization		0.4			0.4		Cost of goods sold
Prior service cost amortization		0.6			0.5		SG&A expense
Amortization of net actuarial loss		26.6			16.3		Cost of goods sold
Amortization of net actuarial loss		24.2			14.0		SG&A expense

Total expense before tax		51.8			31.2
Tax impact		(18.1	)		(10.9	)	Income tax expense

Total expense, net of tax		33.7			20.3

Total reclassifications for the period	$	31.4		$	16.9

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(dollar amounts in millions, except share data)

NOTE 16. LITIGATION AND RELATED MATTERS

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

Environmental Compliance

Our manufacturing and research facilities are affected by various federal, state and local requirements relating to the discharge of materials and the protection of the environment. We make expenditures necessary for compliance with applicable environmental requirements at each of our operating facilities. These regulatory requirements continually change, therefore we cannot predict with certainty future expenditures associated with compliance with environmental requirements.

Environmental Sites

Summary

We are actively involved in the investigation, closure and/or remediation of existing or potential environmental contamination under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), and state or international Superfund and similar type environmental laws at several domestically- and internationally-owned, formerly owned and non-owned locations allegedly resulting from past industrial activity. In a few cases, we are one of several potentially responsible parties and have agreed to jointly fund the required investigation and remediation, while preserving our defenses to the liability. We may also have rights of contribution or reimbursement from other parties or coverage under applicable insurance policies. We are currently pursuing coverage and recoveries under those policies with respect to certain of the sites, but we are unable to predict the outcome or costs of these proceedings.

Estimates of our future liability at the environmental sites are based on evaluations of currently available facts regarding each individual site. We consider factors such as our activities associated with the site, existing technology, presently enacted laws and regulations and prior company experience in remediating contaminated sites. Although current law imposes joint and several liability on all parties at Superfund sites, our contribution to the remediation of these sites is expected to be limited by the number of other companies potentially liable for site remediation. As a result, our estimated liability reflects only our expected share. In determining the probability of contribution, we consider the solvency of other parties, the site activities of other parties, whether liability is being disputed, the terms of any existing agreements and experience with similar matters, and the effect of our Chapter 11 reorganization upon the validity of the claim.

Specific Material Events

St Helens, OR

In August 2010, we entered into a Consent Order (the “Consent Order”) with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (“ODEQ”), along with Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc. (“Kaiser”), and Owens Corning Sales LLC (“OC”), with respect to our St. Helens, OR Building Products facility, which was previously owned by Kaiser and then OC. The Consent Order, which replaces a previous order of the ODEQ requiring us to investigate and remediate hazardous substances present at the facility, requires that we and Kaiser complete a remedial investigation and feasibility study (“RI/FS”) on the portion of the site owned by us (“Owned Property”), which is comprised of Upland and Lowland areas. The Consent Order further requires us, Kaiser and OC to conduct an RI/FS in the In-Water area of the adjacent Scappoose Bay. We are currently in an investigation phase for both the Owned Property and the Scappoose Bay and are working with ODEQ, Kaiser and OC to finalize the reports to move to the Feasibility Study phase. We have determined that it is probable that remedial action for certain portions of both the Upland and Lowland areas of the Owned Property will be required. The current estimate of our future liability at the site includes any remaining known investigation work required by the Consent Order and the current projected cost of possible remedies for limited portions of the Owned Property. At this time, we are unable to reasonably estimate any remediation costs that we may ultimately incur with respect to other portions of the Owned Property or the Scappoose Bay or whether the projected costs for

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(dollar amounts in millions, except share data)

the areas we have included in our current estimate will increase. Additional investigative or remedial action may be required by ODEQ and could result in additional costs greater than the amounts currently estimated. We are unable to reasonably estimate any such costs at this time, however, those costs may be material. We believe that our ongoing work with ODEQ and Kaiser may enable us to reasonably estimate such costs in 2016.

Costs and responsibilities for investigation, including the current RI/FS for the Owned Property continue to be shared with Kaiser pursuant to a cost sharing agreement with Kaiser. Contemporaneously with the execution of the Consent Order, we, Kaiser and OC also entered into a separate cost sharing agreement for both the investigation and possible remediation of the Scappoose Bay. Kaiser’s shares under the cost sharing agreements are being funded by certain insurance policies, which comprise substantially all of Kaiser’s assets. If Kaiser and OC are unwilling or unable to fulfill their obligations under the cost sharing agreements, or seek to contest or challenge the allocations, or if Kaiser’s insurance policies are unable to fund Kaiser’s shares, it could result in additional cost to us greater than the amounts currently estimated and those costs may be material.

The principal contaminants at the St. Helens site are arsenic and dioxin compounds from historic operations by prior owners of the plant. As part of the investigation on the site pursuant to the Consent Order, we conducted an analysis of the raw materials used in our manufacturing processes at the St. Helens facility to identify possible sources of these same contaminants. Our testing found low levels of naturally occurring dioxin in sourced clay, known as ball clay, used in the production of some of our fire-retardant products at our St. Helens manufacturing facility. Based on the data from the soil and sediment samples from our St. Helens property and the data from the ball clay, we do not believe that the presence of dioxin in our raw material will have a material impact on our ultimate liability at the site. In addition, consistent with our health and safety policies, we tested employee exposure levels at two facilities representative of our handling procedures at all plants that use this ball clay and, as a result of such testing, do not believe that the ball clay poses a hazard to our employees based on applicable regulatory standards. Based on the manufacturing process and the amount of raw material utilized, we also believe that the dioxin levels in our finished products do not pose a hazard to installers or consumers. While we have not received any claims related to this raw material or our fire-retardant products, there can be no assurance that the raw material or the finished products will not become the subject of legal claims or regulatory actions or that such claims or actions will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Macon, GA

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has listed two landfills located on a portion of our Building Products facility in Macon, GA, along with the former Macon Naval Ordnance Plant landfill adjacent to our property, and portions of Rocky Creek (collectively, the “Macon Site”) as a Superfund site on the National Priorities List due to the presence of contaminants, most notably PCBs.

In September 2010, we entered into an Administrative Order on Consent for a Removal Action with the EPA to investigate PCB contamination in one of the landfills on our property, the Wastewater Treatment Plant Landfill (the “WWTP Landfill”). We concluded the investigative phase of the Removal Action for the WWTP Landfill and submitted our final Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis (“EE/CA”) to the EPA in 2013. The EPA subsequently approved the EE/CA and issued an Action Memorandum in July 2013 selecting our recommended remedy for the Removal Action. In July 2014, we entered into an Administrative Order on Consent for Removal Action with the EPA for the WWTP Landfill. The EPA approved the Removal Action Work Plan on March 30, 2015 and the removal work commenced in the third quarter of 2015. We expect this work to be completed by the end of the year. Our estimate of future liability includes estimated costs for the Removal Action for the WWTP Landfill.

It is probable that we will incur field investigation, engineering and oversight costs associated with a RI/FS with respect to the remainder of the Superfund site, which includes the other landfill on our property, as

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(dollar amounts in millions, except share data)

well as areas on and adjacent to AWI’s property and Rocky Creek (the “Remaining Site”). On September 25, 2015, AWI and six other Potentially Responsible Parties (“PRPs”) received a Special Notice Letter from the EPA under CERCLA inviting AWI and the PRPs to enter into the negotiation of a Settlement Agreement (formerly known as an Administrative Order on Consent) to conduct an RI/FS of Operable Unit 2, which is the Remaining Site. We have not yet entered into an Order with the EPA for the Remaining Site and have not yet commenced an investigation of this portion of the site. Accordingly, we are able to estimate only a small portion of the costs that may be associated with the RI/FS for the Remaining Site. We anticipate that the EPA may require significant investigative work for the Remaining Site and that we may ultimately incur costs in remediating any contamination discovered during the RI/FS. At this time, we are unable to reasonably estimate the total costs or AWI’s share of the costs associated with the investigation work or any resulting remediation therefrom, although such amounts may be material. We believe that our ongoing work with the EPA and the PRPs may enable us to reasonably estimate our share of initial investigation costs later this year or early in 2016.

Elizabeth City, NC

This site is a former cabinet manufacturing facility that was operated by Triangle Pacific Corporation, now known as Armstrong Wood Products, Inc. (“Triangle Pacific”), from 1977 until 1996. The site was formerly owned by the U.S. Navy (“Navy”) and Westinghouse, now CBS Corporation (“CBS”). We assumed ownership of the site when we acquired the stock of Triangle Pacific in 1998. Prior to our acquisition, the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources listed the site as a hazardous waste site. In 1997, Triangle Pacific entered into a cost sharing agreement with Westinghouse whereby the parties agreed to share equally in costs associated with investigation and potential remediation. In 2000, we and CBS entered into an RI/FS with the EPA for the site. In 2007, we and CBS entered into an agreement with the Navy whereby the Navy agreed to pay one third of defined past and future investigative costs up to a certain amount, which has now been exhausted. Although the parties initially submitted the RI/FS work plan to the EPA in 2004, the EPA did not approve the RI/FS work plan until August 2011. We submitted the draft Remedial Investigative and Risk Assessments in the first quarter of 2014, conducted supplemental investigative work based upon EPA comments to those reports and are awaiting further EPA comment. We are unable to reasonably estimate any additional investigative costs or determine whether remediation will be required. If remediation is required, the related costs may be material, although we expect these costs to be shared with CBS and the Navy.

Summary of Financial Position

Liabilities of $3.5 million at September 30, 2015 and $4.4 million at December 31, 2014 were recorded for potential environmental liabilities, on a global basis, that we consider probable and for which a reasonable estimate of the probable liability could be made. Where existing data is sufficient to estimate the liability, that estimate has been used; where only a range of probable liabilities is available and no amount within that range is more likely than any other, the lower end of the range has been used. As assessments and remediation activities progress at each site, these liabilities are reviewed to reflect new information as it becomes available. These liabilities are undiscounted.

The estimated liabilities above do not take into account any claims for recoveries from insurance or third parties. It is our policy to record probable recoveries that are either available through settlement or anticipated to be recovered through negotiation or litigation as assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. No material amounts were recorded for probable recoveries at September 30, 2015 or December 31, 2014.

Actual costs to be incurred at identified sites may vary significantly from our estimates. Based on our knowledge of the identified sites, it is not possible to reasonably estimate future costs in excess of amounts already recognized.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(dollar amounts in millions, except share data)

ANTIDUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY CASES

In October 2010, a coalition of U.S. producers of multilayered wood flooring (not including AWI and its subsidiaries) filed petitions seeking antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing duties (“CVD”) with the United States Department of Commerce (“DOC”) and the United States International Trade Commission (“ITC”) against imports of multilayered hardwood flooring from China. The AD and CVD petitions ultimately resulted in DOC issuing AD and CVD Orders against multilayered wood flooring imported into the U.S. from China. These Orders and the associated additional duties they have imposed have been the subject of extensive litigation, both at DOC and in the U.S. courts.

We produce multilayered wood flooring domestically and import multilayered wood flooring from third party suppliers in China. Until October 2014, we also operated a plant in Kunshan, China (“Armstrong Kunshan”) that manufactured multilayered wood flooring for export to the U.S. As a result, we have been directly involved in the multilayered wood flooring-related litigation at DOC and in the U.S. courts. Our consistent view through the course of this matter has been, and remains, that our imports are neither dumped nor subsidized. In 2013, in the sole DOC investigation of AWI and its subsidiaries (as a mandatory respondent in connection with the first annual administrative review), Armstrong Kunshan received a final AD rate of 0.00% and a final CVD rate of 0.98%.

Litigation regarding this matter has continued in the U.S. courts. The most recent court decision, on July 6, 2015, upheld certain DOC calculations on remand. Armstrong Kunshan as well as other respondents have appealed the DOC’s original decision to apply an AD rate to us and other “separate rate” respondents in the original investigation (for which we received a final initial AD rate of 3.31%) to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

DOC also continues to conduct annual administrative reviews of the CVD and AD final duty rates under the Orders. In July 2015, DOC issued its final AD and CVD rates for the second administrative review, which applies to imports of multilayered wood flooring made between December 1, 2012 and November 30, 2013 (AD) and between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012 (CVD). Armstrong Kunshan was not selected as a mandatory respondent for the second AD review and, therefore, was not subject to individual review, but we are subject to the rates applicable to importers that were not individually reviewed (the “separate rate” or “all others” respondents).

On July 7, 2015, the DOC issued a final “All Others” CVD rate of 0.99% that also applies to Armstrong Kunshan as part of the second CVD administrative review. On July 9, 2015, DOC issued a final AD determination for the second administrative review. DOC imposed a 13.74% AD rate determined solely on the basis of the AD duty rate assigned to the only mandatory respondent that did not receive a de minimis rate. DOC assigned this rate to all separate rate respondents that were not individually investigated, including Armstrong Kunshan. AWI and its subsidiaries, Armstrong Kunshan, and other respondents have filed complaints against DOC challenging the rate in the U.S. Court of International Trade with a decision expected in 2016. If such rates are ultimately upheld after any court appeals are exhausted, the estimated additional liability to us for the relevant period is approximately $4 million. This estimated additional liability was reflected in our second quarter 2015 results.

DOC is currently conducting its third annual administrative review. Armstrong Kunshan was not selected as a mandatory respondent for the third AD review and therefore, is not subject to individual mandatory review. As part of these reviews, Armstrong Kunshan’s individual CVD and AD assessment rates may be changed and the revised rates applicable to participants that were not individually reviewed will apply to all multilayer wood flooring imports between December 1, 2013 and November 30, 2014 (AD) and between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2013 (CVD). We expect that DOC will issue preliminary AD and CVD rates for the third administrative review in December 2015 and final AD and CVD rates for the third administrative reviews in mid-2016. We are unable to predict the final AD and CVD rates for the pending reviews at this time, but plan to continue to defend our import practices and pursue our available legal rights and remedies, including litigation at DOC and in the U.S courts.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(dollar amounts in millions, except share data)

OTHER CLAIMS

We are involved in various lawsuits, claims, investigations and other legal matters from time to time that arise in the ordinary course of conducting business, including matters involving our products, intellectual property, relationships with suppliers, relationships with distributors, relationships with competitors, employees and other matters. For example, we are currently a party to various litigation matters that involve product liability, tort liability and other claims under a wide range of allegations, including illness due to exposure to certain chemicals used in the workplace; or medical conditions arising from exposure to product ingredients or the presence of trace contaminants. In some cases, these allegations involve multiple defendants and relate to legacy products that we and other defendants purportedly manufactured or sold. We believe these claims and allegations to be without merit and intend to defend them vigorously. For these matters, we also may have rights of contribution or reimbursement from other parties or coverage under applicable insurance policies. We are currently pursuing coverage and recoveries under those policies, but are unable to predict the outcome or those demands.

While complete assurance cannot be given to the outcome of these proceedings, we do not believe that any of these matters, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, liquidity or results of operations.

NOTE 17. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Earnings per share (“EPS”) components may not add due to rounding.

The following table is a reconciliation of earnings to earnings attributable to common shares used in our basic and diluted EPS calculations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Earnings from continuing operations	$	30.3		$	46.7		$	64.0		$	91.4
Earnings allocated to participating non-vested share awards		(0.3	)		(0.3	)		(0.6	)		(0.5	)

Earnings from continuing operations attributable to common shares	$	30.0		$	46.4		$	63.4		$	90.9

The following table is a reconciliation of basic shares outstanding to diluted shares outstanding for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 (shares in millions):


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Basic shares outstanding		55.5		55.0		55.4		54.9
Dilutive effect of stock option awards		0.4		0.5		0.4		0.5

Diluted shares outstanding		55.9		55.5		55.8		55.4

Anti-dilutive stock options excluded from the computation of diluted EPS for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 were 8,175 and 73,169, respectively. Anti-dilutive stock options excluded from the computation of diluted EPS for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 were 8,175 and 4,927, respectively.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Shareholders

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.:

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of Armstrong World Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of September 30, 2015 the related condensed consolidated statements of earnings and comprehensive income for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, and the related condensed consolidated statements of cash flows and shareholders’ equity for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014. These condensed consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the condensed consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We have previously audited, in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2014, and the related consolidated statements of earnings and comprehensive income, cash flows, and equity for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated February 23, 2015, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2014, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

October 29, 2015

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements, the accompanying notes, the cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements and risk factors included in this report and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

OVERVIEW

We are a leading global producer of flooring products and ceiling systems for use primarily in the construction and renovation of residential, commercial and institutional buildings. We design, manufacture and sell flooring products (primarily resilient and wood) and ceiling systems (primarily mineral fiber, fiberglass and metal) around the world. As of September 30, 2015, we operated 32 manufacturing plants in nine countries, including 20 plants located throughout the U.S. Four of our plants are leased and the remaining 28 are owned.

On February 23, 2015, we announced that our board of directors unanimously approved a plan to separate our Resilient Flooring and Wood Flooring segments from our Building Products (Ceilings) segment. The separation will be effected by allocating the assets and liabilities related primarily to the Resilient Flooring and Wood Flooring segments to Armstrong Flooring, Inc. (“AFI”) and then distributing the common stock of AFI to AWI’s shareholders. The separation and distribution will result in AWI and AFI becoming two independent, publicly-traded companies, with AFI owning and operating the Resilient Flooring and Wood Flooring segments and AWI continuing to own and operate the Building Products (Ceilings) segment. The effective date of the separation is expected to be near the end of the first quarter of 2016.

On December 4, 2014, our Board of Directors approved the cessation of funding to our DLW subsidiary, which at that time was our European Resilient Flooring business. This decision followed a comprehensive evaluation of the strategic alternatives for the business. As a result of this decision, DLW management concluded that its operations could not be financed and sustained without funding from us and filed for insolvency in Germany on December 11, 2014. See Note 3 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.

Reportable Segments

Building Products — produces suspended mineral fiber, soft fiber and metal ceiling systems for use in commercial, institutional and residential settings. In addition, our Building Products segment sources complementary ceiling products. Our products, which are sold worldwide, are available in numerous colors, performance characteristics and designs, and offer attributes such as acoustical control, rated fire protection and aesthetic appeal. Commercial ceiling materials and accessories are sold to resale distributors and to ceiling systems contractors. Residential ceiling products are sold in North America primarily to wholesalers and retailers (including large home centers). Our Worthington Armstrong Venture (“WAVE”) joint venture with Worthington Industries, Inc. manufactures suspension system (grid) products which are sold by both us and WAVE.

Resilient Flooring — designs, manufactures, sources and sells a broad range of floor coverings primarily for homes and commercial and institutional buildings. Manufactured products in this segment include vinyl sheet, vinyl tile, and luxury vinyl tile (“LVT”) flooring. In addition, our Resilient Flooring segment sources and sells laminate flooring products, vinyl tile products, vinyl sheet products, LVT products, linoleum products, adhesives, and installation and maintenance materials and accessories. Resilient Flooring products are offered in a wide variety of types, designs, colors and installation options. We sell these products to independent wholesale flooring distributors, large home centers, retailers, contractors and to the manufactured homes industry, and secure specifications for these products through architects, designers and end users. When market conditions and available capacity warrant, we also provide product on an original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) basis to other flooring companies.

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Wood Flooring — designs, manufactures, sources and sells hardwood flooring products for use in new residential construction and renovation, with some commercial applications in stores, restaurants and high-end offices. The product offering includes pre-finished solid and engineered wood floors in various wood species, and related accessories. Virtually all of our Wood Flooring sales are in North America. Our Wood Flooring products are generally sold to independent wholesale flooring distributors, large home centers, retailers and flooring contractors. When market conditions and available capacity warrant, we also provide product on an OEM basis to other flooring companies.

Unallocated Corporate — includes assets, liabilities, income and expenses that have not been allocated to the business units. Balance sheet items classified as Unallocated Corporate are primarily income tax related accounts, cash and cash equivalents, the Armstrong brand name, the U.S. pension and long-term debt. Expenses for our corporate departments and certain benefit plans are allocated to the reportable segments based on known metrics, such as specific activity or headcount. The remaining items, which cannot be attributed to the other reportable segments without a high degree of generalization, are reported in Unallocated Corporate.

The financial results of our formerly owned European Resilient Flooring business are classified as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

See Note 2 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional financial information on our consolidated company and our reportable segments.

Factors Affecting Revenues

Markets. We compete in building material markets around the world. The majority of our sales are in North America. We closely monitor publicly available macroeconomic trends that provide insight into commercial and residential market activity including Gross Domestic Product, the Architecture Billings Index and the Consumer Confidence Index. In addition, we noted several factors and trends within our markets that we believe directly affected our business performance during the third quarter of 2015, including:

Americas

For Building Products, while activity improved we continue to see some regional softness in the U.S. commercial office markets and weakness in retail markets, particularly in Canada. Overall, we experienced growth from new construction and a decline in renovation activity. Our Resilient Commercial Flooring business saw improvement in education demand but continuing weakness in healthcare, while retail markets showed a slight decline.

Residential markets continued to show improvement in both builder activity and renovation activity. However, due to market conditions we experienced continued competitive pricing actions in our Wood and Resilient Flooring businesses.

Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”)

Continued softness in commercial sectors, such as office, education and healthcare, and the significant volatility in the Russian Ruble and its overall market contributed to mixed results across EMEA. These trends impacted our Building Products business.

Pacific Rim

Commercial markets for our Building Products businesses grew throughout the Pacific Rim with the exception of China where the office market continues to be soft. Commercial markets grew throughout the Pacific Rim for our Resilient Flooring business including slight growth in China, driven by the healthcare and education market segments. While we experienced market growth in China, the pace of growth was slower in comparison to the first half of 2015.

Pricing Initiatives. We periodically modify prices in each of our business segments due to changes in costs for raw materials and energy, market conditions and the competitive environment. In certain cases, realized price increases are less than the announced price increases because of competitive reactions

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and changing market conditions. We estimate that pricing actions increased total consolidated net sales in the first nine months of 2015 by approximately $13 million compared to the same period of 2014. Pricing actions had no impact on total consolidated net sales for the third quarter of 2015 in comparison to the same period in 2014.

In the third quarter of 2015, we implemented additional pricing increases in our Building Products businesses in the Americas, EMEA and Pacific Rim. We also recently announced price increases in our Building Products business in the Pacific Rim that will be effective in the fourth quarter of 2015.

Mix. Each of our businesses offers a wide assortment of products that are differentiated by style, design and performance attributes. Pricing and margins for products within the assortment vary. Changes in the relative quantity of products purchased at different price points can impact year-to-year comparisons of net sales and operating income. We estimate that mix improvements increased our total consolidated net sales in the third quarter of 2015 by approximately $3 million and in the first nine months of 2015 by $19 million, compared to the same periods of 2014.

Factors Affecting Operating Costs

Operating Expenses. Our operating expenses are comprised of direct production costs (principally raw materials, labor and energy), manufacturing overhead costs, freight, costs to purchase sourced products and selling, general, and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses.

Our largest individual raw material expenditures are for lumber and veneers, PVC resins and plasticizers. Natural gas is also a significant input cost. Fluctuations in the prices of these inputs are generally beyond our control and have a direct impact on our financial results. In the third quarter and first nine months of 2015 costs for raw materials, sourced products and energy positively impacted operating income by $19 million and $37 million, respectively, when compared to the same periods of 2014.

Employees

As of September 30, 2015, we had approximately 7,600 full-time and part-time employees worldwide, compared to 7,400 as of December 31, 2014. A collective bargaining agreement covering approximately 300 employees at one of our Building Products plants was set to expire on October 7, 2015. The contract was extended through November 7, 2015. We continue to work with the union to agree to a new contract, although the timing of resolution is not determinable.

RESULTS OF CONTINUING OPERATIONS

Unless otherwise indicated, net sales in these results of continuing operations are reported based upon the location where the sale was made. Please refer to Notes 2 and 3 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a reconciliation of operating income to consolidated earnings from continuing operations before income taxes and additional financial information related to discontinued operations.

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CONSOLIDATED RESULTS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

(dollar amounts in millions)


					Change is
	2015		2014		(Unfavorable)
Three Months Ended September 30,
Net sales:
Americas	$	520.3	$	524.2		(0.7	)%
EMEA		78.2		94.3		(17.1	)%
Pacific Rim		60.0		60.4		(0.7	)%

Total consolidated net sales	$	658.5	$	678.9		(3.0	)%
Operating income	$	79.7	$	85.8		(7.1	)%

Nine Months Ended September 30,
Net sales:
Americas	$	1,460.3	$	1,492.7		(2.2	)%
EMEA		217.3		269.0		(19.2	)%
Pacific Rim		165.0		166.3		(0.8	)%

Total consolidated net sales	$	1,842.6	$	1,928.0		(4.4	)%
Operating income	$	178.6	$	203.2		(12.1	)%

Excluding the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange of $29 million, consolidated net sales for the third quarter of 2015 increased due to higher volumes of $6 million and favorable price and mix of $3 million. Excluding the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange of $72 million, consolidated net sales for the first nine months of 2015 decreased due to lower volumes of $45 million, partially offset by favorable price and mix of $32 million.

Excluding the unfavorable impact from foreign exchange of $7 million, net sales in the Americas increased during the third quarter of 2015 driven by higher volumes and better mix, which was partially offset by lower price. Net sales in the Americas decreased in the first nine months of 2015 driven by lower volumes and the unfavorable impact from foreign exchange of $16 million, which were partially offset by favorable mix.

Excluding the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange of $17 million, net sales in the EMEA markets increased in the third quarter of 2015 as improvements in price and mix more than offset lower volumes. Excluding the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange of $46 million, for the first nine months of 2015 net sales in the EMEA markets decreased as volume declines more than offset improvements in price and mix.

Excluding the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange of $5 million and $11 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2015, respectively, net sales in the Pacific Rim increased in both periods driven by higher volumes and improved price.

Cost of goods sold in the third quarter of 2015 was 73.0% of net sales, compared to 75.3% for the same period in 2014. Cost of goods sold in the first nine months of 2015 was 74.7% of net sales, compared to 76.3% for the same period in 2014. The percentage decreases were primarily due to lower input costs, primarily lumber, PVC resins and plasticizers.

SG&A expenses in the third quarter of 2015 were $110.4 million, or 16.8% of net sales, compared to $101.0 million, or 14.9% of net sales, for the same period in 2014. SG&A expenses in the first nine months of 2015 were $319.5 million, or 17.3% of net sales, compared to $304.3 million, or 15.8% of net sales, for the same period in 2014. The increase in the third quarter and first nine months of 2015 was primarily due to increases in promotional spending in Resilient Flooring to support go-to-market initiatives in the Americas and higher U.S. pension costs of $3 million and $9 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2015, respectively.

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Separation costs of $7.4 million and $16.8 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2015, respectively, were primarily related to outside professional services and employee retention accruals incurred in conjunction with our initiative to separate our flooring business from our ceilings business.

Equity earnings from our WAVE joint venture were $19.6 million for the third quarter of 2015, compared to $18.8 million in the third quarter of 2014, and $49.6 million for the first nine months of 2015 compared to $51.2 million in the first nine months of 2014. See Note 7 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.

Interest expense was $11.3 million for the third quarter of 2015 compared to $10.9 million in the third quarter of 2014. Interest expense was $33.9 million in the first nine months of 2015 compared to $34.3 million in the first nine months of 2014.

Other non-operating expenses were $14.0 million for the third quarter of 2015, compared to $2.6 million for the third quarter of 2014. Other non-operating expenses were $15.5 million for the first nine months of 2015, compared to $9.2 million for the same period in 2014. The increase in the third quarter and first nine months of 2015 was primarily due to foreign exchange rate losses on the translation of unhedged cross-currency intercompany loans dominated in Russian Rubles, related to the construction of a new Russian mineral fiber ceiling plant that was completed in the first quarter of 2015. Where efficient, reliable and liquid markets exist we may utilize foreign currency forward exchange contracts to hedge exposures created by cross-currency intercompany loans and dividends. Our largest unhedged foreign currency exposures are in Chinese Renminbi and Russian Rubles. At September 30, 2015, total unhedged foreign currency-denominated intercompany loan exposures in Chinese Renminbi and Russian Rubles were $168.6 million and $55.5 million, respectively.

Income tax expense was $24.9 million for the third quarter of 2015 compared to $26.3 million in the third quarter of 2014. The effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2015 was 45.1% as compared to a rate of 36.0% for the same period of 2014. Income tax expense was $70.2 million for the first nine months of 2015 compared to $70.2 million in the first nine months of 2014. The effective tax rate for the first nine months of 2015 was 52.3% as compared to a rate of 43.4% for the same period of 2014. The effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2015 was higher than the comparable period of 2014 primarily due to a decrease research and development tax credits as 2014 included the benefit of multiple years of such credits. The effective tax rate for the first nine months of 2015 was higher than the comparable period in 2014 primarily due to a decrease in research and development tax credits as 2014 included the benefit of multiple years of such credits and state net operating loss write-offs as a result of a change in ownership under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code in the first quarter of 2015.

Total other comprehensive income (“OCI”) was a loss of $1.4 million in the third quarter of 2015 compared to a loss of $0.7 million for the third quarter of 2014. Total OCI was $10.7 million for the first nine months of 2015 compared to income of $10.0 million for the first nine months of 2014. Foreign currency translation adjustments represent the change in the U.S. dollar value of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies. Amounts in the third quarter of 2015 were driven primarily by changes in the exchange rates of the Australian dollar and the British Pound. Amounts in the first nine months of 2015 were driven by changes in the exchange rates of the Australian dollar and the Euro. Amounts in the third quarter of 2014 were driven primarily by changes in the exchange rates of the British Pound and the Australian Dollar. Amounts in the first nine months of 2014 were driven primarily by changes in the exchange rates of the Russian Ruble, the Euro, the British Pound and the Chinese Renminbi. Derivative gain/loss represents the mark to market value adjustments of our derivative assets and liabilities and the recognition of gains and losses previously deferred in OCI. The period changes are primarily due to the mark to market changes related to our interest rate swap derivatives. Pension and postretirement adjustments represent the amortization of actuarial gains and losses related to our defined-benefit pension and postretirement plans. The amounts in all periods primarily related to the amortization of losses on the U.S. pension plans.

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REPORTABLE SEGMENT RESULTS

Building Products

(dollar amounts in millions)


					Change is Favorable/
	2015		2014		(Unfavorable)
Three Months Ended September 30,
Net sales:
Americas	$	221.5	$	219.3		1.0	%
EMEA		78.2		94.3		(17.1	)%
Pacific Rim		36.2		38.1		(5.0	)%

Total segment net sales	$	335.9	$	351.7		(4.5	)%
Operating income	$	89.8	$	86.6		3.7	%

Nine Months Ended September 30,
Net sales:
Americas	$	615.5	$	611.2		0.7	%
EMEA		217.3		269.0		(19.2	)%
Pacific Rim		101.2		103.2		(1.9	)%

Total segment net sales	$	934.0	$	983.4		(5.0	)%
Operating income	$	213.8	$	209.3		2.2	%

Excluding the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange of $23 million, Building Products net sales for the third quarter of 2015 increased as favorable price and mix of $14 million was only partially offset by lower volumes of $6 million. Excluding the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange of $60 million, Building Products net sales for the first nine months of 2015 increased as favorable price and mix of $42 million was only partially offset by lower volumes of $32 million.

Net sales in the Americas increased in the third quarter and first nine months of 2015. In both periods improvements in price and mix more than offset lower volumes.

Excluding the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange of $17 million, net sales in the EMEA markets increased slightly in the third quarter of 2015 as improvements in price and mix offset lower volumes. Net sales in the EMEA markets declined in the first nine months of 2015 driven primarily by the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange of $46 million and lower volumes which were only partially offset by improvements in price and mix.

Excluding the unfavorable impact from foreign exchange of $3 million and $7 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2015, respectively, net sales in the Pacific Rim increased in both periods as improvements in price and mix more than offset lower volumes.

Operating income increased in the third quarter of 2015 driven by the favorable impact from price and mix of $5 million, lower manufacturing and input costs of $3 million and higher earnings from WAVE of $1 million, which were only partially offset by the margin impact of lower volumes of $4 million. Operating income increased in the first nine months of 2015 driven by the favorable impact from price and mix of $25 million and lower manufacturing and input costs of $4 million which were only partially offset by the margin impact of lower volumes of $18 million, higher SG&A expenses of $5 million and lower earnings from WAVE of $2 million.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Resilient Flooring

(dollar amounts in millions)


					Change is Favorable/
	2015		2014		(Unfavorable)
Three Months Ended September 30,
Net sales:
Americas	$	168.3	$	167.9		0.2	%
Pacific Rim		23.8		22.3		6.7	%

Total segment net sales	$	192.1	$	190.2		1.0	%
Operating income	$	14.3	$	14.9		(4.0	)%

Nine Months Ended September 30,
Net sales:
Americas	$	485.0	$	487.0		(0.4	)%
Pacific Rim		63.8		63.1		1.1	%

Total segment net sales	$	548.8	$	550.1		(0.2	)%
Operating income	$	43.4	$	46.0		(5.7	)%

Excluding the unfavorable impact from foreign exchange of $4 million and $10 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2015, respectively, Resilient Flooring net sales increased in both periods as higher volumes more than offset unfavorable price and mix.

Excluding the unfavorable impact from foreign exchange of $2 million and $5 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2015, respectively, net sales in the Americas increased in both periods as higher volumes more than offset unfavorable price and mix.

Net sales in the Pacific Rim increased in the third quarter and first nine months of 2015 despite the unfavorable impact from foreign exchange of $2 million and $4 million, respectively. In both periods, volume and price improved but mix was unfavorable when compared to the prior year.

Operating income in the third quarter of 2015 was flat in comparison to the third quarter of 2014 as higher SG&A expenses of $8 million and unfavorable price and mix of $7 million were offset by the margin impact of higher volumes of $7 million and lower manufacturing and input costs of $7 million. The decrease in operating income in the first nine months of 2015 was due to higher SG&A expenses of $17 million and unfavorable price and mix of $14 million, which were only partially offset by lower manufacturing and input costs of $15 million and the margin impact of higher volumes of $11 million and a gain of $2 million on the sale of the Thomastown, Australia resilient flooring plant that was closed in 2014 and sold in the first half of 2015. The increase in SG&A expenses in 2015 for both periods when compared to the prior year was related to promotional spending to support go-to-market initiatives in the Americas.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Wood Flooring

(dollar amounts in millions)


					Change is Favorable/
	2015		2014		(Unfavorable)
Three Months Ended September 30,
Total segment net sales	$	130.5	$	137.0		(4.7	)%
Operating income	$	10.4	$	2.0		Favorable

Nine Months Ended September 30,
Total segment net sales	$	359.8	$	394.5		(8.8	)%
Operating income	$	11.7	$	4.5		Favorable

Net sales decreased in the third quarter of 2015 driven by volume declines of $4 million and unfavorable price and mix of $1 million. Net sales decreased in the first nine months of 2015 as volume declines of $36 million were only partially offset by favorable price and mix of $6 million. The volume declines for the third quarter and first nine months of 2015 were caused by market share shifts as a result of prior year price and mix optimization actions and engineered wood product availability challenges.

Operating income in the third quarter of 2015 improved due to a decline in lumber costs that resulted in a $13 million benefit, partially offset by the margin impact of unfavorable price and mix of $4 million, a $2 million increase in manufacturing costs, the margin impact of lower volumes of $2 million and higher SG&A expenses of $1 million. The three month comparison was also impacted by $4 million of charges in 2014 associated with the closure of our engineered wood flooring plant in Kunshan, China.

Operating income in the first nine months of 2015 improved due to a decline in lumber costs that resulted in an $18 million benefit, partially offset by the margin impact of lower volumes of $12 million, higher SG&A expenses to support go to market activities of $2 million and the margin impact of unfavorable price and mix of $1 million. The nine month comparison was also impacted by $4 million of multilayered hardwood flooring import duties recorded in 2015 and $7 million of severance, idle equipment impairment and other charges in 2014 associated with the closure of our engineered wood flooring plant in Kunshan, China and $4 million of other idle equipment charges recorded in 2014.

Unallocated Corporate

Unallocated corporate expense of $34.8 million in the third quarter of 2015 and $90.3 million for the first nine months of 2015 increased from $17.7 million and $56.6 million, respectively, in the prior year. The increase was due to higher U.S. pension costs of $7 million and $7 million of separation costs in the third quarter and higher U.S. pension costs of $20 million and $17 million of separation costs in the first nine months of 2015.

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY

Cash Flow

Operating activities in the first nine months of 2015 provided $144.0 million of cash, compared to $111.1 million in the first nine months of 2014. The increase in cash provided was primarily due to changes in working capital, largely from inventories and receivables.

Net cash used for investing activities was $45.3 million for the first nine months of 2015, compared to $96.9 million used for the first nine months of 2014. The decrease in cash used was primarily due to lower purchases of property, plant and equipment.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Net cash used for financing activities was $23.6 million for the first nine months of 2015, compared to $1.3 million provided during the first nine months of 2014. Cash used in the first nine months of 2015 was primarily the result of payments of debt.

Liquidity

Our liquidity needs for operations vary throughout the year. We retain lines of credit to facilitate our seasonal cash flow needs, since cash flow is generally lower during the first and fourth quarters of our fiscal year. We have a $1.3 billion senior credit facility which is composed of a $250 million revolving credit facility (with a $150 million sublimit for letters of credit), a $550 million Term Loan A and a $475 million Term Loan B. This $1.3 billion senior credit facility is secured by U.S. personal property, the capital stock of material U.S. subsidiaries and a pledge of 65% of the stock of our material first tier foreign subsidiaries.

Under the senior credit facility we are subject to year-end leverage tests that may trigger mandatory prepayments. If our ratio of consolidated funded indebtedness minus AWI and domestic subsidiary unrestricted cash and cash equivalents up to $100 million to consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) (“Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio”) is greater than 3.5 to 1.0, the prepayment amount would be 50% of fiscal year Consolidated Excess Cash Flow. These annual payments would be made in the first quarter of the following year. No payment was required in the first quarter of 2015.

The senior credit facility includes two financial covenants that require the ratio of consolidated EBITDA to consolidated cash interest expense minus cash consolidated interest income to be greater than or equal to 3.0 to 1.0 and requires the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio to be less than or equal to 3.75 to 1.0, effective April 1, 2015. As of September 30, 2015, we were in compliance with all covenants of the senior credit facility.

The Revolving Credit and Term Loan A portions are currently priced at a spread of 2.50% over LIBOR and the Term Loan B portion is priced at 2.50% over LIBOR with a 1.00% LIBOR floor for its entire term. The Term Loan A and Term Loan B were both fully drawn and are currently priced on a variable interest rate basis. The following table summarizes our interest rate swaps (dollar amounts in millions):


Trade Date	Notional Amount	Interest Rate Paid	Coverage Period	Risk Coverage
March 31, 2011	$100.0	2.303%	March 2011 to November 2015	Term Loan A
March 31, 2011	$200.0	2.523%	March 2011 to November 2015	Term Loan B
March 27, 2012	$250.0	1.928%	March 2012 to March 2018	Term Loan B
March 27, 2012	$200.0	2.810%	November 2015 to March 2018	Term Loan B
April 16, 2013	$250.0	1.398%	November 2015 to March 2018	Term Loan A

These swaps are designated as cash flow hedges against changes in LIBOR for a portion of our variable rate debt. The unpaid balances of Term Loan A, the Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan B of the credit facility may be prepaid without penalty at the maturity of their respective interest reset periods. Any amounts prepaid on the Term Loan A or Term Loan B may not be re-borrowed. As of September 30, 2015, there was no outstanding balance on the Revolving Credit Facility.

In connection with the planned separation of AFI, we may refinance a portion or all of our existing credit facilities, and settle any related interest rate swaps.

As of September 30, 2015, we had $250.0 million of cash and cash equivalents, $187.4 million in the U.S. and $62.6 million in various foreign jurisdictions.

On December 18, 2014, we amended and increased our $75 million Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility with the Bank of Nova Scotia, under which AWI and its subsidiary, Armstrong Hardwood Flooring Company, sell their U.S. receivables to Armstrong Receivables Company LLC (“ARC”), a Delaware entity that is consolidated in these financial statements. The facility now reflects a seasonality clause changing

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to $100 million from March through September, and to $90 million from October through February. The maturity date has been extended from March 2016 to December 2017. As of September 30, 2015, there was no outstanding balance on the accounts receivable securitization facility.

On September 30, 2015, we had outstanding letters of credit totaling $68.2 million, of which $7.7 million was issued under the revolving credit facility, $60.3 million was issued under the securitization facility, and $0.2 million was issued by other banks of international subsidiaries. Letters of credit are issued to third party suppliers, insurance and financial institutions and typically can only be drawn upon in the event of AWI’s failure to pay its obligations to the beneficiary.


	As of September 30, 2015
Foreign Financing Arrangements	Limit		Used		Available
(dollar amounts in millions)
Lines of Credit Available for Borrowing	$	20.1		—	$	20.1
Lines of Credit Available for Letters of Credit		0.2	$	0.2		—

Total	$	20.3	$	0.2	$	20.1

These lines of credit are uncommitted, and poor operating results or credit concerns at the related non-U.S. subsidiaries could result in the lines being withdrawn by the lenders. We have historically been able to maintain and, as needed, replace credit facilities to support our non-U.S. operations.

Since 2012, our Board of Directors has approved the construction of a mineral fiber ceiling plant in Russia (which was completed in the first quarter of 2015) and the expansion of our Lancaster, PA flooring plant to include the manufacture of luxury vinyl tile. Total spending for these projects is currently projected to be approximately $155 million. Through September 30, 2015, we have incurred approximately $148 million related to these projects, with the remaining spending to be incurred in the fourth quarter of 2015.

We believe that cash on hand and cash generated from operations, together with lines of credit, availability under our securitization facility and the availability under our $250 million revolving credit facility, will be adequate to address our foreseeable liquidity needs based on current expectations of our business operations, capital expenditures and scheduled payments of debt obligations.

ITEM 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

For information regarding our exposure to certain market risks, see Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk,” in our 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K. There have been no material changes in our use of financial instruments to hedge against market risks or market risk exposures since December 31, 2014.

ITEM 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a)

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Securities and Exchange Commission defines the term “disclosure controls and procedures” to mean a company’s controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Based on the evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures by our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and our chief financial officer, as of September 30, 2015, our principal executive officer and our chief financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms.

(b)

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. No change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Act) occurred during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2015 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

See Note 16 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 2.

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS


Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased¹		Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs²	Maximum Number of Shares that may yet be Purchased under the Plans or Programs
July 1 – 31, 2015		—	$	0.00	—	—
August 1 – 31, 2015		—	$	0.00	—	—
September 1 – 30, 2015		206	$	48.20	—	—

Total		206			N/A	N/A

¹	Shares reacquired through the withholding of shares to pay employee tax obligations upon the exercise of options or vesting of restricted shares previously granted under the 2011 Long Term Incentive Plan.

²	The Company does not have a share buy-back program.

ITEM 3.

DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4.

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not Applicable.

ITEM 5.

OTHER INFORMATION

None.

ITEM 6.

EXHIBITS

The following exhibits are filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:


Exhibit No.		Description

3.1		Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Armstrong World Industries, Inc. is incorporated by reference from the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 2, 2006, wherein it appeared as Exhibit 3.1.

3.2		Amended and Restated Bylaws of Armstrong World Industries, Inc., are incorporated by reference from the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 28, 2014, wherein it appeared as Exhibit 3.1.

10.1		Form of Change in Control Severance Agreement with Matthew J. Espe. †

10.2		Form of Change in Control Severance Agreement with Ms. Ellen R. Romano and Messrs. David S. Schulz, Victor D. Grizzle, Mark A. Hershey, Stephen H. Poole, and Stephen F. McNamara. †

15		Awareness Letter from Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. †

31.1		Certification of Chief Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act. †

31.2		Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act. †

32.1		Certification of Chief Executive Officer required by Rule 13a and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (furnished herewith).

32.2		Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (furnished herewith).

101.INS		XBRL Instance Document, filed herewith.

101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema, filed herewith.

101.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase, filed herewith.

101.DEF		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase, filed herewith.

101.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase, filed herewith.

101.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase, filed herewith.

†	Filed herewith.

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 thereunto duly authorized.


		Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

By:		/s/ David S. Schulz
		David S. Schulz, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

By:		/s/ Stephen F. McNamara
		Stephen F. McNamara, Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: October 29, 2015

Exhibit 10.1

[FORM OF]

CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT, effective August 1, 2015, is made by and between Armstrong World Industries, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Company”), and Matthew Espe (the “Executive”).

WHEREAS, the Company considers it essential to the best interests of its stockholders to foster the continued employment of key management personnel; and

WHEREAS, the Board recognizes that, as is the case with many publicly held corporations, the possibility of a Change in Control exists and that such possibility, and the uncertainty and questions which it may raise among management, may result in the departure or distraction of management personnel to the detriment of the Company and its stockholders; and

WHEREAS, the Board has determined that appropriate steps should be taken to reinforce and encourage the continued attention and dedication of members of the Company’s management, including the Executive, to their assigned duties without distraction in the face of potentially disturbing circumstances arising from the possibility of a Change in Control;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the Company and the Executive hereby agree as follows:

1. Defined Terms. The definitions of capitalized terms used in this Agreement are provided in the last Section hereof.

2. Term of Agreement. The Term of this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and shall continue in effect through July 31, 2017; provided, however, that commencing on August 1, 2016 and each August 1 thereafter, the Term shall automatically be extended for one additional year unless, not later than the preceding April 30, the Company or the Executive shall have given notice not to extend the Term; and further provided, however, that if a Change in Control shall have occurred during the Term, the Term shall expire twenty four (24) months following the date on which such Change in Control occurred.

3. Company’s Covenants Summarized. In order to induce the Executive to remain in the employ of the Company and in consideration of the Executive’s covenants set forth in Section 4 hereof, the Company agrees, under the conditions described herein, to pay the Executive the Severance Payments and the other payments and benefits described herein. No Severance Payments shall be payable under this Agreement unless there shall have been (or, under the terms of the second sentence

of Section 6.1 hereof, there shall be deemed to have been) a termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company following a Change in Control and during the Term. This Agreement shall not be construed as creating an express or implied contract of employment and, except as otherwise agreed in writing between the Executive and the Company, the Executive shall not have any right to be retained in the employ of the Company.

4. The Executive’s Covenants. The Executive agrees that, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, in the event of a Potential Change in Control during the Term, the Executive will remain in the employ of the Company until the earliest of (i) a date which is six (6) months from the date of such Potential Change in Control, (ii) the date of a Change in Control, or (iii) the date of termination of the Executive’s employment for any reason.

5. Compensation Other Than Severance Payments.

5.1 Following a Change in Control and during the Term, during any period that the Executive fails to perform the Executive’s full-time duties with the Company as a result of incapacity due to physical or mental illness, the Company shall pay the Executive’s full salary to the Executive at the rate in effect at the commencement of any such period, together with all compensation and benefits payable to the Executive under the terms of any compensation or benefit plan, program or arrangement maintained by the Company during such period (other than any disability plan), until the Executive experiences a separation from service from the Company by reason of the Executive’s Disability.

5.2 If the Executive’s employment shall be terminated for any reason following a Change in Control and during the Term, the Company shall pay the Executive’s full salary to the Executive through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination or, if higher, the rate in effect immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason, together with all compensation and benefits payable to the Executive through the Date of Termination under the terms of the Company’s compensation and benefit plans, programs or arrangements as in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in effect immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason.

5.3 If the Executive’s employment shall be terminated for any reason following a Change in Control and during the Term, the Company shall pay to the Executive the Executive’s normal post-termination compensation and benefits as such payments become due. Such post-termination compensation and benefits shall be determined under, and paid in accordance with, the Company’s retirement, insurance and other compensation or benefit plans, programs and arrangements as in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in effect immediately prior to the occurrence of the first event or circumstance constituting Good Reason.

6. Severance Payments.

6.1 Subject to Section 6.2 hereof, if (i) the Executive’s employment is terminated following a Change in Control and during the Term, other than (A) by the Company for Cause, (B) by reason of death or Disability, or (C) by the Executive without Good Reason, then the Company shall pay the Executive the amounts, and provide the Executive the benefits, described in this Section 6.1 (“Severance Payments”), in addition to any payments and benefits to which the Executive is entitled under Section 5 hereof; provided, however, that, in the case of clauses (A), (B), (C), (D) and (F) below, Executive shall have executed a release of claims substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto and such release shall become effective within sixty (60) days following the Date of Termination (or the date of the Change in Control in the case of such a termination of employment described in the next sentence). For purposes of this Agreement, the Executive’s employment shall be deemed to have been terminated following a Change in Control by the Company without Cause or by the Executive with Good Reason, if (i) the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause prior to a Change in Control (but only if a Change in Control occurs no later than six (6) months following the Executive’s termination of employment) and such termination was at the request or direction of a Person who has entered into an agreement with the Company the consummation of which would constitute a Change in Control, (ii) the Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason prior to a Change in Control (but only if a Change in Control occurs no later than six (6) months following the Executive’s termination of employment) and the circumstance or event which constitutes Good Reason occurs at the request or direction of such Person, or (iii) the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason and such termination or the circumstance or event which constitutes Good Reason is otherwise in connection with or in anticipation of a Change in Control (but only if a Change in Control occurs no later than six (6) months following the Executive’s termination of employment).

(A) In lieu of any further salary payments to the Executive for periods subsequent to the Date of Termination and in lieu of any severance benefit otherwise payable to the Executive, the Company shall pay to the Executive a lump sum severance payment, in cash, equal to two and one-half (2.5) times the sum of (i) the Executive’s base salary as in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination or, if higher, in effect immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason, and (ii) the Executive’s target annual bonus under the Management Achievement Plan (the “MAP”) or any other annual incentive compensation plan adopted by the Company in which the Executive participates in respect of the fiscal year in which occurs the Date of Termination (or if no target has been set as of the Date of Termination, the target bonus for the year immediately prior to the year in which the Date of Termination occurs) or, if higher, such target annual bonus in effect immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason.

(B) For the twenty four (24) month period immediately following the Date of Termination, the Company shall arrange to provide the Executive and his dependents life, disability, accident and health insurance benefits substantially similar to those provided to the Executive and his dependents immediately prior to the Date of Termination or, if more favorable to the Executive, those provided to the Executive and his dependents immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason, at no greater after-tax cost to the Executive than the after-tax cost to the Executive immediately prior to such date or occurrence; provided, however, that (i) the Executive’s and his qualified dependents’ COBRA eligibility period shall include the period during which the Company is providing benefits under this subsection (B); (ii) unless the Executive consents to a different method (or elects COBRA coverage at applicable COBRA rates), such health insurance benefits shall be provided through a third-party insurer; and (iii) the Executive shall be responsible for the payment of premiums for such benefits in the same amount as active employees of the Company. Benefits otherwise receivable by the Executive pursuant to this Section 6.1(B) shall be reduced to the extent benefits of the same type are received by or made available to the Executive during the twenty four (24) month period following the Executive’s termination of employment (and any such benefits received by or made available to the Executive shall be reported to the Company by the Executive); provided, however, that the Company shall reimburse the Executive for the excess, if any, of the after tax cost of such benefits to the Executive over such cost immediately prior to the Date of Termination or, if more favorable to the Executive, the first occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Executive’s employment is terminated under circumstances described in the second sentence of Section 6.1, on the sixtieth (60th) day following the Change in Control the Company shall pay or reimburse the Executive for any amounts or benefits it would have been required to pay or provide to the Executive under this Section 6.1(C) during the period prior to the Change in Control, determined as if the Change in Control occurred on the Date of Termination.

(C) Notwithstanding any provision of any annual incentive plan to the contrary, the Company shall pay to the Executive an amount, in cash, equal to the sum of (i) any unpaid incentive compensation which has been allocated or awarded to the Executive for a completed fiscal year preceding the Date of Termination under any such plan and which, as of the Date of Termination, is contingent only upon the continued employment of the Executive to a subsequent date, and (ii) a pro rata portion to the Date of Termination of Executive’s target bonus for the year in which the Date of Termination occurs (or the target in effect immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason), calculated by multiplying such target bonus by the fraction obtained by dividing the number of full months and any fractional portion of a month during such year through the Date of Termination by twelve (12).

(D) If the Executive would have become entitled to benefits under the Company’s post-retirement health care or life insurance plans (as in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination (or, if more favorable to the Executive, such plans as in effect immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason)) had the Executive’s employment terminated at any time during the period of twenty four (24) months after the Date of Termination, the Company shall provide such post-retirement health care or life insurance benefits to the Executive (subject to any employee contributions required under the terms of such plans in the same amounts as active employees of the Company) commencing on the later of (i) the date that such coverage would have first become available or (ii) the date that benefits described in subsection (B) of this Section 6.1 terminate.

(E) The Company shall pay the Executive, no later than thirty (30) days following the Date of Termination, at a daily salary rate based upon the Executive’s annual base salary in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination (or immediately prior to any reduction resulting in a termination for Good Reason, if applicable), a lump sum amount equal to all earned but unused vacation days through the Date of Termination.

(F) The Company shall pay, no later than the last day of the calendar year in which they are incurred, the reasonable fees and expenses of a full service nationally recognized executive outplacement firm until the earlier of the date the Executive secures new employment or the date which is twenty four (24) months following the Executive’s Date of Termination; provided that in no event shall the aggregate amount of such payments exceed $30,000.

(G) All unvested equity awards held by the Executive on the Date of Termination (or the date of the Change in Control in the event of the Executive’s termination under circumstances described in the second sentence of Section 6.1) shall immediately vest, all restrictions thereon shall lapse, and any performance-based awards shall be deemed to have been earned at the target level set forth in the applicable award agreement for any performance period not then completed and all earned but unvested performance-based awards, including those deemed to be earned pursuant to this sentence, shall immediately vest. All such equity awards other than options (addressed in the immediately following sentence) shall be settled and paid to the Executive within five (5) days following the Executive’s Date of Termination. Any option, including those that become vested and exercisable pursuant to this Section 6.1(G), held by the Executive shall remain exercisable for a period ending on the later of (x) the fifth anniversary of the Date of Termination (or the fifth anniversary of the Change in Control in the event of the Executive’s termination under circumstances described in the second sentence of Section 6.1) or (y) the last date that such option otherwise would be

exercisable under the terms of the option agreement or the plan pursuant to which such option was granted; provided, that in no event shall any option be exercisable after the expiration of the original term of such option. If any of the Executive’s equity awards were forfeited prior to a Change in Control following the Executive’s termination under circumstances described in the second sentence of Section 6.1 but prior to the date of a Change in Control, the Company shall, within thirty (30) days following the date of the Change in Control, make a lump sum cash payment to the Executive in respect of such Executive’s equity awards that have not previously vested in an amount equal to (A) in the case of restricted shares, performance restricted shares, restricted stock units or performance restricted stock units, the aggregate Fair Market Value of the shares of Company stock underlying the applicable award and (B) in the case of an option, the excess of the Fair Market Value of a share of the Company’s stock over the exercise price of such option, in each case determined as of the date of the Change in Control without taking into account any restrictions thereon. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent any equity awards constitute “non-qualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, such awards shall be settled on the earliest date that would be permitted under Section 409A of the Code without incurring penalty or accelerated taxes thereunder.

6.2 (A) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, in the event that any payment or benefit received or to be received by the Executive (including any payment or benefit received in connection with a Change in Control or the termination of the Executive’s employment, whether pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement) (all such payments and benefits, including the Severance Payments, being hereinafter referred to as the “Total Payments”) would be subject (in whole or part), to the Excise Tax, then, after taking into account any reduction in the Total Payments provided by reason of section 280G of the Code in such other plan, arrangement or agreement, the portion of the Total Payments that does not constitute deferred compensation within the meaning of section 409A of the Code shall first be reduced and the portion of the Total Payments that does constitute deferred compensation within the meaning of section 409A of the Code shall thereafter be reduced, to the extent necessary so that no portion of the Total Payments is subject to the Excise Tax but only if (A) the net amount of such Total Payments, as so reduced (and after subtracting the net amount of federal, state and local income taxes on such reduced Total Payments and after taking into account the phase out of itemized deductions and personal exemptions attributable to such reduced Total Payments) is greater than or equal to (B) the net amount of such Total Payments without such reduction (but after subtracting the net amount of federal, state and local income taxes on such Total Payments and the amount of Excise Tax to which the Executive would be subject in respect of such unreduced Total Payments and after taking into account the phase out of itemized deductions and personal exemptions attributable to such unreduced Total Payments).

manner as not to constitute a “payment” within the meaning of section 280G(b) of the Code shall be taken into account, (ii) no portion of the Total Payments shall be taken into account which, in the opinion of tax counsel (“Tax Counsel”) reasonably acceptable to the Executive and selected by the accounting firm (the “Auditor”) which was, immediately prior to the Change in Control, the Company’s independent auditor, does not constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of section 280G(b)(2) of the Code (including by reason of section 280G(b)(4)(A) of the Code) and, in calculating the Excise Tax, no portion of such Total Payments shall be taken into account which, in the opinion of Tax Counsel, constitutes reasonable compensation for services actually rendered, within the meaning of section 280G(b)(4)(B) of the Code, in excess of the Base Amount allocable to such reasonable compensation, and (iii) the value of any non-cash benefit or any deferred payment or benefit included in the Total Payments shall be determined by the Auditor in accordance with the principles of sections 280G(d)(3) and (4) of the Code.

(C) At the time that payments are made under this Agreement, the Company shall provide the Executive with a written statement setting forth the manner in which such payments were calculated and the basis for such calculations including, without limitation, any opinions or other advice the Company has received from Tax Counsel, the Auditor or other advisors or consultants (and any such opinions or advice which are in writing shall be attached to the statement). If the Executive objects to the Company’s calculations, the Company shall pay to the Executive such portion of the Severance Payments (up to 100% thereof) as the Executive determines is necessary to result in the proper application of subsection A of this Section 6.2.

6.3 Subject to the provisions of Section 17 hereof, the payments provided for in subsections (A) and (C) of Section 6.1 hereof shall be made on the sixtieth (60th) day following the Date of Termination; and in the event the Executive becomes entitled to Severance Payments due to a termination described in the second sentence of Section 6.1, such payments shall be made on the sixtieth (60th) day following the Change in Control. Notwithstanding the above, to the extent the Executive is terminated (i) following a Change in Control but prior to a change in ownership or effective control of the Company or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company (within the meaning of section 409A of the Code) or (ii) prior to a Change in Control in a manner described in the second sentence of Section 6.1, to the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under section 409A of the Code, amounts payable to the Executive hereunder, to the extent not in excess of the amount that the Executive would have received under any other pre-Change in Control severance plan or arrangement with the Company had such plan or arrangement been applicable, shall be paid at the time and in the manner provided by such plan or arrangement and the remainder shall be paid to the Executive in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.3.

6.4 The Company also shall pay to the Executive all legal fees and expenses incurred by the Executive in disputing in good faith any issue hereunder relating to the termination of the Executive’s employment, in seeking in good faith to obtain or enforce any benefit or right provided by this Agreement or in connection with any tax audit or proceeding to the extent attributable to the application of section 4999 of

the Code to any payment or benefit provided hereunder. Such payments shall be made within five (5) business days after delivery of the Executive’s written requests for payment accompanied with such evidence of fees and expenses incurred as the Company reasonably may require; provided that in no event will payment be made for requests that are submitted later than December 15^th of the year following the year in which the expense is incurred.

7. Termination Procedures and Compensation During Dispute.

7.1 Notice of Termination. After a Change in Control and during the Term, any purported termination of the Executive’s employment (other than by reason of death) shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination from one party hereto to the other party hereto in accordance with Section 12 hereof. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executive’s employment under the provision so indicated. Further, a Notice of Termination for Cause is required to include a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-quarters (3/4) of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board which was called and held for the purpose of considering such termination (after reasonable notice to the Executive and an opportunity for the Executive, together with the Executive’s counsel, to be heard before the Board) finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, the Executive was guilty of conduct set forth in clause (i) or (ii) of the definition of Cause herein, and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

7.2 Date of Termination. “Date of Termination,” with respect to any purported termination of the Executive’s employment after a Change in Control and during the Term, shall mean (i) if the Executive’s employment is terminated for Disability, thirty (30) days after Notice of Termination is given (provided that the Executive shall not have returned to the full-time performance of the Executive’s duties during such thirty (30) day period), and (ii) if the Executive’s employment is terminated for any other reason, the date specified in the Notice of Termination (which, in the case of a termination by the Company, shall not be less than thirty (30) days (except in the case of a termination for Cause) and, in the case of a termination by the Executive, shall not be less than fifteen (15) days nor more than sixty (60) days, respectively, from the date such Notice of Termination is given).

8. Restrictive Covenants

8.1 During the Executive’s employment with the Company and for a period of twelve (12) months thereafter:

or any of its affiliates; provided, however, that this provision shall not restrict the Executive from owning or investing in publicly traded securities, so long as the Executive’s aggregate holdings in such company do not exceed 2% of the outstanding equity of such company and such investment is passive;

(B) the Executive shall not solicit any person who was a customer of the Company or any of its affiliates during the period of the Executive’s employment hereunder, or solicit potential customers who are or were identified through leads developed during the course of employment with the Company, or otherwise divert or attempt to divert any existing business of the Company or any of its affiliates; and

(C) the Executive shall not, directly for the Executive or any third party, solicit, induce, recruit or cause another person in the employment of the Company or any of its affiliates to terminate such employee’s employment for the purposes of joining, associating, or becoming employed with any business or activity which is in competition with any services or products sold, or any business or activity engaged in, by the Company or any of its affiliates.

8.2 The Executive agrees that he will not, while employed with the Company or at any time thereafter for any reason, in any fashion, form or manner, either directly or indirectly, divulge, disclose or communicate to any person, firm, corporation or other business entity, in any manner whatsoever, any confidential information or trade secrets concerning the business of the Company, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any customer lists or other customer identifying information, the techniques, methods or systems of the Company’s operation or management, any information regarding its financial matters, or any other material information concerning the business of the Company, its manner of operation, its plans or other material data. The provisions of this Section 8.2 shall not apply to (i) information that is public knowledge other than as a result of disclosure by the Executive in breach of this Section 8.2; (ii) information disseminated by the Company to third parties in the ordinary course of business; (iii) information lawfully received by the Executive from a third party who, based upon inquiry by the Executive, is not bound by a confidential relationship to the Company, or (iv) information disclosed under a requirement of law or as directed by applicable legal authority having jurisdiction over the Executive.

8.3 The Executive agrees that he will not, while employed with the Company or at any time thereafter for any reason, in any fashion, form or manner, either directly or indirectly, disparage or criticize the Company, or otherwise speak of the Company, in any negative or unflattering way to anyone with regard to any matters relating to the Executive’s employment by the Company or the business or employment practices of the Company. The Company agrees that it will not, in any fashion, form or manner, either directly or indirectly, disparage or criticize the Executive or otherwise speak of the Executive in any negative or unflattering way to anyone with regard to any matters relating to the Executive’s employment with the Company. This Section shall not operate as a bar to (i) statements reasonably necessary to be made in any judicial, administrative or arbitral proceeding, or (ii) internal communications between and among the employees of the Company with a job-related need to know about this Agreement or matters related to the administration of this Agreement.

8.4 The Executive understands that in the event of a violation of any provision of Section 8, the Company shall have the right to (i) seek injunctive relief, in addition to any other existing rights provided in this Agreement or by operation of law, without the requirement of posting bond and (ii) stop making any future payments or providing benefits under this Agreement. The remedies provided in this Section 8.4 shall be in addition to any legal or equitable remedies existing at law or provided for in any other agreement between the Executive and the Company or any of its affiliates, and shall not be construed as a limitation upon, or as an alternative or in lieu of, any such remedies. If any provisions of Section 8 shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable in part by reason of it being too great a period of time or covering too great a geographical area, it shall be in full force and effect as to that period of time or geographical area determined to be reasonable by the court.

8.5 The Executive acknowledges that the provisions of Section 8 shall extend to any business that becomes an affiliate of or successor to the Company or any of its affiliates on account of a Change in Control or otherwise.

9. Requirement of Release. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Executive’s entitlement to any payments other than the Executive’s accrued but unpaid base compensation and any accrued but unpaid or otherwise vested benefits under any benefit or incentive plan determined at the time of the Executive’s termination of employment shall be contingent upon the Executive having executed a release substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto and such release becoming effective within sixty (60) days after the Date of Termination (or the date of the Change in Control in the event of a termination described in the second sentence of Section 6.1). If such release does not become effective within the time period prescribed above, the Company’s obligations under Section 6.1 (other than Section 6.1(E)) shall cease immediately.

10. No Mitigation. The Company agrees that the Executive is not required to seek other employment or to attempt in any way to reduce any amounts payable to the Executive by the Company pursuant to Section 6 hereof. Further, except as specifically provided in Section 6.1(B) hereof, no payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement shall be reduced by any compensation earned by the Executive as the result of employment by another employer, by retirement benefits, by offset against any amount claimed to be owed by the Executive to the Company, or otherwise.

11. Successors; Binding Agreement.

11.1 In addition to any obligations imposed by law upon any successor to the Company, the Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place.

11.2 This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If the Executive shall die while any amount would still be payable to the Executive hereunder (other than amounts which, by their terms, terminate upon the death of the Executive) if the Executive had continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to the executors, personal representatives or administrators of the Executive’s estate.

12. Notices. For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in the Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or mailed by United States registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed, if to the Executive, to the most recent address shown in the personnel records of the Company and, if to the Company, to the address set forth below, or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of change of address shall be effective only upon actual receipt:


To the Company:		Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
		P.O. Box 3001
		Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17604
		Attention: General Counsel

13. Miscellaneous; Amendment of Related Agreements.

13.1 No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by the Executive and such officer as may be specifically designated by the Board. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or of any lack of compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. This Agreement supersedes any other agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof which have been made by either party, including the Change in Control Agreement between the Company and the Executive dated June 24, 2010, as amended as of December 31, 2012; provided, however, that this Agreement shall supersede any agreement setting forth the terms and conditions of the Executive’s employment with the Company only in the event that, following a Change in Control, the Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company other than for Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Pennsylvania. All references to sections of the Exchange Act or the Code shall be deemed also to refer to any successor provisions to such sections. Any payments

provided for hereunder shall be paid net of any applicable withholding required under federal, state or local law and any additional withholding to which the Executive has agreed. The obligations of the Company and the Executive under this Agreement which by their nature may require either partial or total performance after the expiration of the Term (including, without limitation, those under Sections 6 hereof) shall survive such expiration.

13.2 The term “Change in Control Agreement” as used in the Executive’s Employment Agreement with the Company, as amended effective March 9, 2015, (the “Severance Agreement Amendment”), and the Executive’s Retention Award Agreement dated March 9, 2015, as extended or amended from time to time, shall mean this Agreement, as it may be extended or amended from time to time.

14. Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

15. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

16. Settlement of Disputes; Arbitration.

16.1 All claims by the Executive for benefits under this Agreement shall be directed to and determined by the Board and shall be in writing. Any denial by the Board of a claim for benefits under this Agreement shall be delivered to the Executive in writing and shall set forth the specific reasons for the denial and the specific provisions of this Agreement relied upon. The Board shall afford a reasonable opportunity to the Executive for a review of the decision denying a claim and shall further allow the Executive to appeal to the Board a decision of the Board within sixty (60) days after notification by the Board that the Executive’s claim has been denied. Notwithstanding the above, in the event of any dispute, any decision by the Board hereunder shall be subject to a de novo review by the arbitrator.

16.2 Any further dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect; provided, however, that the evidentiary standards set forth in this Agreement shall apply. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator’s award in any court having jurisdiction.

required to avoid the application of an accelerated or additional tax under section 409A of the Code, the Executive shall not be considered to have terminated employment with the Company for purposes of this Agreement until such time as the Executive is considered to have incurred a “separation from service” from the Company within the meaning of section 409A of the Code. Each amount to be paid or benefit to be provided under this Agreement shall be construed as a separately identified payment for purposes of section 409A of the Code, and any payments that are due within the “short term deferral period” as defined in section 409A of the Code shall not be treated as deferred compensation unless applicable law requires otherwise. To the extent required to avoid the application of an accelerated or additional tax under section 409A of the Code, amounts that would otherwise be payable and benefits that would otherwise be provided pursuant to this Agreement during the six-month period immediately following the Executive’s termination of employment shall instead be paid on the first business day after the date that is six months following the Executive’s termination of employment (or upon the Executive’s death, if earlier). The Company is entitled to determine whether any amounts under this Agreement are to be suspended or delayed pursuant to the foregoing sentence, and the Company shall have no liability to the Executive for any such determination or any errors made by the Company in identifying the Executive as a specified employee. Any amounts so suspended shall earn interest thereon, if applicable, calculated based upon the then prevailing monthly short-term applicable federal rate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the foregoing applies to the provision of any ongoing welfare benefits to the Executive that would not be required to be delayed if the premiums therefor were paid by the Executive, the Executive shall pay the full cost of premiums for such welfare benefits during the six-month period and the Company shall pay the Executive an amount equal to the amount of such premiums paid by the Executive during such six-month period on the first business day of the month following the expiration of the six-month period referred to above. To the extent required to avoid an accelerated or additional tax under section 409A of the Code, amounts reimbursable to Executive under this Agreement shall be paid to Executive on or before the last day of the year following the year in which the expense was incurred and the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement (and in-kind benefits provided to Executive) during any one year may not effect amounts reimbursable or provided in any subsequent year.

18. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below:

(A) “Affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.

(B) “Auditor” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 hereof.

(D) “Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.

(E) “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

(F) “Cause” for termination by the Company of the Executive’s employment shall mean (i) the deliberate and continued failure by the Executive to devote substantially all the Executive’s business time and best efforts to the performance of the Executive’s duties (other than any such failure resulting from the Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any such actual or anticipated failure after the issuance of a Notice of Termination for Good Reason by the Executive pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof) after a demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Executive by the Board which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes the Executive has not substantially performed such duties; (ii) the deliberate engaging by the Executive in gross misconduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise; or (iii) the Executive’s conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony or any criminal charge involving moral turpitude. For the purposes of this Agreement, no act, or failure to act, on the part of the Executive shall be considered “deliberate” unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive not in good faith and without reasonable belief that such action or omission was in the best interests of the Company.

(G) A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if the event set forth in any one of the following paragraphs shall have occurred:

(I) any Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the securities beneficially owned by such Person any securities acquired directly from the Company or its Affiliates) representing 35% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities, excluding any Person who becomes such a Beneficial Owner in connection with a transaction described in clause (i) of paragraph (III) below; or

(II) the following individuals cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the number of directors then serving: individuals who, on the date hereof, constitute the Board and any new director (other than a director whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest, including but not limited to a consent solicitation, relating to the election of directors of the Company) whose appointment or election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved or recommended by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors on the date hereof or whose appointment, election or nomination for election was previously so approved or recommended; or;

(III) there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Company or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company with any

other corporation, other than (i) a merger or consolidation immediately following which the individuals who comprise the Board immediately prior thereto constitute at least a majority of the board of directors of the Company, the entity surviving such merger or consolidation or, if the Company or the entity surviving such merger is then a subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof, or (ii) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the securities Beneficially Owned by such Person any securities acquired directly from the Company or its Affiliates) representing 35% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; or

(IV) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or there is consummated an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than a sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets immediately following which the individuals who comprise the Board immediately prior thereto constitute at least a majority of the board of directors of the entity to which such assets are sold or disposed or any parent thereof.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a “Change in Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred (i) by virtue of the consummation of any transaction or series of integrated transactions immediately following which the record holders of the common stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate ownership in an entity which owns all or substantially all of the assets of the Company immediately following such transaction or series of transactions or (ii) by virtue of the consummation of the Transaction, as defined in the Severance Agreement Amendment.

(H) “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

(I) “Company” shall mean Armstrong World Industries, Inc. and, except in determining under Section 18(G) hereof whether or not any Change in Control of the Company has occurred, shall include any successor to its business and/or assets which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement by operation of law, or otherwise.

(J) “Date of Termination” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2 hereof.

performance of the Executive’s duties with the Company for a period of six (6) consecutive months, the Company shall have given the Executive a Notice of Termination for Disability, and, within thirty (30) days after such Notice of Termination is given, the Executive shall not have returned to the full-time performance of the Executive’s duties.

(L) “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

(M) “Excise Tax” shall mean any excise tax imposed under section 4999 of the Code.

(N) “Executive” shall mean the individual named in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

(O) “Fair Market Value” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Company’s 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan or its successor plan.

(P) “Good Reason” for termination by the Executive of the Executive’s employment shall mean the occurrence (without the Executive’s express written consent which specifically references this Agreement) after any Change in Control, or prior to a Change in Control under the circumstances described in the second sentence of Section 6.1 hereof (treating all references in paragraphs (I) through (VII) below to a “Change in Control” as references to a “Potential Change in Control”), of any one of the following acts by the Company, or failures by the Company to act, unless, in the case of any act or failure to act described below, such act or failure to act is corrected prior to the Date of Termination specified in the Notice of Termination given in respect thereof:

(I) a material diminution in the Executive’s authority, duties, or responsibilities or the assignment to the Executive of duties or responsibilities that are materially inconsistent with those in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; including, without limitation, if the Executive was, immediately prior to the Change in Control, an executive officer of a public company, any such alteration attributable to the Executive ceasing to be an executive officer of a public company;

(II) a reduction of ten percent (10%) or more by the Company in the Executive’s annual base salary as in effect on the date hereof or as the same may be increased from time to time except for across-the-board salary reductions similarly affecting all senior executive officers of the Company;

such principal place of employment (or permitted relocation thereof) except for required travel on the Company’s business to an extent substantially consistent with the Executive’s present business travel obligations;

(IV) the failure by the Company to continue in effect any compensation plan in which the Executive participates immediately prior to the Change in Control which is material to the Executive’s total compensation, unless an equitable arrangement (embodied in an ongoing substitute or alternative plan) has been made with respect to such plan, or the failure by the Company to continue the Executive’s participation therein (or in such substitute or alternative plan) on a basis not materially less favorable in terms of compensation opportunity (“materially less favorable” shall be a reduction of ten percent (10%) or more in the compensation opportunity), as existed immediately prior to the Change in Control except for across-the-board compensation plan reductions similarly affecting all senior executive officers of the Company;

(V) the failure by the Company to continue to provide the Executive with benefits substantially similar to those enjoyed by the Executive under any of the Company’s retirement, life insurance, medical, health and accident, or disability plans in which the Executive was participating immediately prior to the Change in Control, the taking of any action by the Company which would directly or indirectly materially reduce any of such benefits (a “material reduction” shall be a reduction of ten percent (10%) or more in the value of the aggregate benefits), or deprive the Executive of any material fringe benefit enjoyed by the Executive at the time of the Change in Control except for (i) across-the-board benefit reductions similarly affecting all senior executive officers of the Company or (ii) reduction or elimination of Executive’s annual comprehensive “executive” physical examinations, financial planning or other perquisites;

(VI) a material breach by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement; or

(VII) any purported termination of the Executive’s employment which is not effected pursuant to a Notice of Termination satisfying the requirements of Section 7.1 hereof; for purposes of this Agreement, no such purported termination shall be effective; or

(VIII) failure of the Company to obtain assumption and agreement by a successor of the Company to perform this Agreement as provided in Section 11.1

The Executive’s right to terminate the Executive’s employment for Good Reason shall not be affected by the Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness. The Executive’s continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any act or failure to act constituting Good Reason hereunder. In no event will the Executive have Good Reason to terminate employment unless such act or failure to act results in a material negative change to the Executive’s employment that has not been cured within 30 days after a Notice of Termination is delivered by the Executive to the Company. The Executive must also provide notice to the Company of the Good Reason condition within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of such condition.

(Q) “Notice of Termination” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1 hereof.

(R) “Person” shall have the meaning given in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as modified and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, except that such term shall not include (i) the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its Affiliates, (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, or (iv) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company.

(S) “Potential Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if the event set forth in any one of the following paragraphs shall have occurred:

(I) the Company enters into an agreement, the consummation of which would result in the occurrence of a Change in Control;

(II) the Company or any Person publicly announces an intention to take or to consider taking actions which, if consummated, would constitute a Change in Control;

(III) any Person becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 30% or more of either the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company or the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities (not including in the securities beneficially owned by such Person any securities acquired directly from the Company or its affiliates); or

(IV) the Board adopts a resolution to the effect that, for purposes of this Agreement, a Potential Change in Control has occurred.

(T) “Severance Payments” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 hereof.

(U) “Tax Counsel” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 hereof.

(V) “Term” shall mean the period of time described in Section 2 hereof (including any extension, continuation or termination described therein).

(W) “Total Payments” shall mean those payments so described in Section 6.2 hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.


ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.

By:
Name:
Title:


Matthew Espe

EXHIBIT A

FORM OF RELEASE AGREEMENT

THIS RELEASE AGREEMENT (the “Release”) is made as of this day of , , by and between (“Executive”) and Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (the “Company”).

FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION of the payments and benefits provided in the Change in Control Severance Agreement between Executive and the Company dated as of August 1, 2015, (the “Change in Control Agreement”), Executive, for himself or herself, his or her successors and assigns, executors and administrators, now and forever hereby releases and discharges the Company, together with all of its past and present parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates, together with each of their officers, directors, stockholders, partners, employees, agents, representatives and attorneys, and each of their subsidiaries, affiliates, estates, predecessors, successors, and assigns (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Releasees”) from any and all rights, claims, charges, actions, causes of action, complaints, sums of money, suits, debts, covenants, contracts, agreements, promises, obligations, damages, demands or liabilities of every kind whatsoever, in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, which Executive or Executive’s executors, administrators, successors or assigns ever had, now has or may hereafter claim to have by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever; arising from the beginning of time up to the date of the Release: (i) relating in any way to Executive’s employment relationship with the Company or any of the Releasees, or the termination of Executive’s employment relationship with the Company or any of the Releasees; (ii) arising under or relating to the Change in Control Agreement; (iii) arising under any federal, local or state statute or regulation, including, without limitation, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended by the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and/or the applicable state law against discrimination, each as amended; (iv) relating to wrongful employment termination or breach of contract; or (v) arising under or relating to any policy, agreement, understanding or promise, written or oral, formal or informal, between the Company and any of the Releasees and Executive; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in the Release shall in any way diminish or impair: (i) the Executive’s ability to enforce the provisions of Sections 6.1(B), (D) and (F) of the Change in Control Agreement, (ii) any direct or indirect holdings of equity in Armstrong World Industries, Inc. or any vested awards (or awards which may vest) which Executive has under any equity, equity-based, stock option or similar plan, agreement or program, which equity and awards shall be subject to all the terms and conditions of such documents; (iii) any claims for accrued and vested benefits under any of the Company’s employee retirement and welfare benefit plans; and (iv) any rights or claims Executive may have that cannot be waived under applicable law; (collectively, the “Excluded Claims”). Executive further

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acknowledges and agrees that, except with respect to Excluded Claims, the Company and the Releasees have fully satisfied any and all obligations whatsoever owed to Executive arising out of Executive’s employment with the Company or any of the Releasees, and that no further payments or benefits are owed to Executive by the Company or any of the Releasees.

Executive understands and agrees that, except for the Excluded Claims, Executive has knowingly relinquished, waived and forever released any and all rights to any personal recovery in any action or proceeding that may be commenced on Executive’s behalf arising out of the aforesaid employment relationship or the termination thereof, including, without limitation, claims for back pay, front pay, liquidated damages, compensatory damages, general damages, special damages, punitive damages, exemplary damages, costs, expenses and attorneys’ fees.

Executive acknowledges and agrees that Executive has been advised to consult with an attorney of Executive’s choosing prior to signing the Release. Executive understands and agrees that Executive has the right and has been given the opportunity to review the Release with an attorney of Executive’s choice should Executive so desire. Executive also agrees that Executive has entered into the Release freely and voluntarily. Executive further acknowledges and agrees that Executive has had at least forty-five (45) calendar days to consider the Release, although Executive may sign it sooner if Executive wishes. In addition, once Executive has signed the Release, Executive shall have seven (7) additional days from the date of execution to revoke Executive’s consent and may do so only by writing to: Armstrong World Industries, Inc., P.O. Box 3001, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17604, Attention: General Counsel. The Release shall not be effective until the eighth (8th) day after Executive shall have executed the Release and returned it to the Company, assuming that Executive had not revoked Executive’s consent to the Release prior to such date. No payments shall be due under Section 6 of the Change in Control Agreement unless this Release has become effective, and no such amounts shall be paid until the times set forth therein.

4.	It is understood and agreed by Executive that the payment made to Executive is not to be construed as an admission of any liability whatsoever on the part of the Company or any of the other Releasees, by whom liability is expressly denied.

The Release is executed by Executive voluntarily and is not based upon any representations or statements of any kind made by the Company or any of the other Releasees as to the merits, legal liabilities or value of Executive’s claims. Executive further acknowledges that Executive has had a full and reasonable opportunity to consider the Release and that Executive has not been pressured or in any way coerced into executing the Release.

6.	The exclusive venue for any disputes arising hereunder shall be the state or federal courts located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and each of the parties hereto irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any

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objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each of the parties hereto also agrees that any final and unappealable judgment against a party hereto in connection with any action, suit or other proceeding may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction, either within or outside of the United States. A certified or exemplified copy of such award or judgment shall be conclusive evidence of the fact and amount of such award or judgment.

The Release and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania If any provision hereof is unenforceable or is held to be unenforceable, such provision shall be fully severable, and this document and its terms shall be construed and enforced as if such unenforceable provision had never comprised a part hereof, the remaining provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect, and the court construing the provisions shall add as a part hereof a provision as similar in terms and effect to such unenforceable provision as may be enforceable, in lieu of the unenforceable provision.

8.	The Release shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Executive and the Company have executed the Release as of the date and year first written above.


ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.

By:
Name:
Title:


EXECUTIVE

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Exhibit 10.2

[FORM OF]

CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT, dated , 2015, is made by and between Armstrong World Industries, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Company”), and (the “Executive”).

WHEREAS, the Company considers it essential to the best interests of its stockholders to foster the continued employment of key management personnel; and

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the Company and the Executive hereby agree as follows:

1. Defined Terms. The definitions of capitalized terms used in this Agreement are provided in the last Section hereof.

2. Term of Agreement. The Term of this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and shall continue in effect through December 31, 2016; provided, however, that commencing on January 1, 2016 and each January 1 thereafter, the Term shall automatically be extended for one additional year unless, not later than September 30 of the preceding year, the Company or the Executive shall have given notice not to extend the Term; and further provided, however, that if a Change in Control shall have occurred during the Term, the Term shall expire twenty four (24) months following the date on which such Change in Control occurred.

Executive’s employment with the Company following a Change in Control and during the Term. This Agreement shall not be construed as creating an express or implied contract of employment and, except as otherwise agreed in writing between the Executive and the Company, the Executive shall not have any right to be retained in the employ of the Company.

5. Compensation Other Than Severance Payments.

6. Severance Payments.

(A) In lieu of any further salary payments to the Executive for periods subsequent to the Date of Termination and in lieu of any severance benefit otherwise payable to the Executive, the Company shall pay to the Executive a lump sum severance payment, in cash, equal to two (2) times the sum of (i) the Executive’s base salary as in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination or, if higher, in effect immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason, and (ii) the Executive’s target annual bonus under the Management Achievement Plan (the “MAP”) or any other annual incentive compensation plan adopted by the Company in which the Executive participates in respect of the fiscal year in which occurs the Date of Termination or, if higher, such target annual bonus in effect immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason.¹

Note to Draft: The bonus component of Mr. Espe’s severance formula refers to “the Executive’s target annual bonus for the year of termination, or if no target has been set as of the Date of Termination, the target bonus for the year immediately prior to the year in which the Date of Termination occurs.”

exercisable after the expiration of the original term of such option. If any of the Executive’s equity awards were forfeited prior to a Change in Control following the Executive’s termination under circumstances described in the second sentence of Section 6.1 but prior to the date of a Change in Control, the Company shall, within thirty (30) days following the date of the Change in Control, make a lump sum cash payment to the Executive in respect of such Executive’s equity awards that have not previously vested in an amount equal to (A) in the case of restricted shares, performance restricted shares, restricted stock units or performance restricted stock units, the aggregate Fair Market Value of the shares of Company stock underlying the applicable award and (B) in the case of an option, the excess of the Fair Market Value of a share of the Company’s stock over the exercise price of such option, in each case determined as of the date of the Change in Control without taking into account any restrictions thereon. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent any equity awards constitute “non-qualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, such awards shall be settled on the earliest date that would be permitted under Section 409A of the Code without incurring penalty or accelerated taxes thereunder.

(B) For purposes of determining whether and the extent to which the Total Payments will be subject to the Excise Tax, (i) no portion of the Total Payments the receipt or enjoyment of which the Executive shall have waived at such time and in such manner as not to constitute a “payment” within the meaning of section 280G(b) of the Code shall be taken into account, (ii) no portion of the Total Payments shall be taken into

account which, in the opinion of tax counsel (“Tax Counsel”) reasonably acceptable to the Executive and selected by the accounting firm (the “Auditor”) which was, immediately prior to the Change in Control, the Company’s independent auditor, does not constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of section 280G(b)(2) of the Code (including by reason of section 280G(b)(4)(A) of the Code) and, in calculating the Excise Tax, no portion of such Total Payments shall be taken into account which, in the opinion of Tax Counsel, constitutes reasonable compensation for services actually rendered, within the meaning of section 280G(b)(4)(B) of the Code, in excess of the Base Amount allocable to such reasonable compensation, and (iii) the value of any non-cash benefit or any deferred payment or benefit included in the Total Payments shall be determined by the Auditor in accordance with the principles of sections 280G(d)(3) and (4) of the Code.

payment accompanied with such evidence of fees and expenses incurred as the Company reasonably may require; provided that in no event will payment be made for requests that are submitted later than December 15^th of the year following the year in which the expense is incurred.

7. Termination Procedures and Compensation During Dispute.

8. Restrictive Covenants

8.1 During the Executive’s employment with the Company and for a period of twelve (12) months thereafter:

(A) the Executive shall not, directly for the Executive or any third party, become engaged in any business or activity which is directly in competition with any services or products sold by, or any business or activity engaged in by, the Company or any of its affiliates; provided, however, that this provision shall not restrict the Executive from owning or investing in publicly traded securities, so long as the Executive’s aggregate holdings in such company do not exceed 2% of the outstanding equity of such company and such investment is passive;

11. Successors; Binding Agreement.

To the Company: Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

P.O. Box 3001

Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17604

Attention: General Counsel

13. Miscellaneous; Amendment of Related Agreements.

13.1 No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by the Executive and such officer as may be specifically designated by the Board. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or of any lack of compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. This Agreement supersedes any other agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof which have been made by either party, including the Change in Control Agreement between the Company and the Executive dated [DATE]; provided, however, that this Agreement shall supersede any agreement setting forth the terms and conditions of the Executive’s employment with the Company only in the event that, following a Change in Control, the Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company other than for Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Pennsylvania. All references to sections of the Exchange Act or the Code shall be deemed also to refer to any successor provisions to such sections. Any payments provided for hereunder shall be paid net of any applicable withholding required under federal, state or local law and any additional withholding to which the Executive has agreed. The obligations of the Company and the

Executive under this Agreement which by their nature may require either partial or total performance after the expiration of the Term (including, without limitation, those under Sections 6 hereof) shall survive such expiration.

13.2 The term “Change in Control Agreement” as used in the Executive’s Severance Agreement dated [DATE], as extended or amended from time to time (the “Severance Agreement”), and the Executive’s Retention Award Agreement dated [DATE], as extended or amended from time to time, shall mean this Agreement, as it may be extended or amended from time to time.

15. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

16. Settlement of Disputes; Arbitration.

17. Section 409A. The intent of the parties is that payments and benefits under this Agreement comply with section 409A of the Code to the extent subject thereto or be exempt therefrom, and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted and administered to be in compliance therewith. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, to the extent required to avoid the application of an accelerated or additional tax under section 409A of the Code, the Executive shall not be considered to have terminated employment with the Company for purposes of this Agreement until such time as the Executive is considered to have incurred a “separation from service” from the Company within the meaning of

section 409A of the Code. Each amount to be paid or benefit to be provided under this Agreement shall be construed as a separately identified payment for purposes of section 409A of the Code, and any payments that are due within the “short term deferral period” as defined in section 409A of the Code shall not be treated as deferred compensation unless applicable law requires otherwise. To the extent required to avoid the application of an accelerated or additional tax under section 409A of the Code, amounts that would otherwise be payable and benefits that would otherwise be provided pursuant to this Agreement during the six-month period immediately following the Executive’s termination of employment shall instead be paid on the first business day after the date that is six months following the Executive’s termination of employment (or upon the Executive’s death, if earlier). The Company is entitled to determine whether any amounts under this Agreement are to be suspended or delayed pursuant to the foregoing sentence, and the Company shall have no liability to the Executive for any such determination or any errors made by the Company in identifying the Executive as a specified employee. Any amounts so suspended shall earn interest thereon, if applicable, calculated based upon the then prevailing monthly short-term applicable federal rate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the foregoing applies to the provision of any ongoing welfare benefits to the Executive that would not be required to be delayed if the premiums therefor were paid by the Executive, the Executive shall pay the full cost of premiums for such welfare benefits during the six-month period and the Company shall pay the Executive an amount equal to the amount of such premiums paid by the Executive during such six-month period on the first business day of the month following the expiration of the six-month period referred to above. To the extent required to avoid an accelerated or additional tax under section 409A of the Code, amounts reimbursable to Executive under this Agreement shall be paid to Executive on or before the last day of the year following the year in which the expense was incurred and the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement (and in-kind benefits provided to Executive) during any one year may not effect amounts reimbursable or provided in any subsequent year.

18. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below:

(A) “Affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.

(B) “Auditor” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 hereof.

(D) “Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.

(E) “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

(G) A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if the event set forth in any one of the following paragraphs shall have occurred:

(III) there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Company or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company with any other corporation, other than (i) a merger or consolidation immediately following which the individuals who comprise the Board immediately prior thereto constitute at least a majority of the board of directors of the

Company, the entity surviving such merger or consolidation or, if the Company or the entity surviving such merger is then a subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof, or (ii) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the securities Beneficially Owned by such Person any securities acquired directly from the Company or its Affiliates) representing 35% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; or

(H) “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

(J) “Date of Termination” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2 hereof.

(K) “Disability” shall be deemed the reason for the termination by the Company of the Executive’s employment, if, as a result of the Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness, the Executive shall have been absent from the full-time performance of the Executive’s duties with the Company for a period of six (6) consecutive months, the Company shall have given the Executive a Notice of Termination for Disability, and, within thirty (30) days after such Notice of Termination is given, the Executive shall not have returned to the full-time performance of the Executive’s duties.

(L) “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

(M) “Excise Tax” shall mean any excise tax imposed under section 4999 of the Code.

(N) “Executive” shall mean the individual named in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

(O) “Fair Market Value” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Company’s 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan or its successor plan.

(III) the relocation of the Executive’s principal place of employment to a location more than fifty (50) miles from the Executive’s principal place of employment immediately prior to the Change in Control or the Company’s requiring the Executive to be based anywhere other than such principal place of employment (or permitted relocation thereof) except for required travel on the Company’s business to an extent substantially consistent with the Executive’s present business travel obligations;

(VI) a material breach by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement; or

(VIII) failure of the Company to obtain assumption and agreement by a successor of the Company to perform this Agreement as provided in Section 11.1

waiver of rights with respect to, any act or failure to act constituting Good Reason hereunder. In no event will the Executive have Good Reason to terminate employment unless such act or failure to act results in a material negative change to the Executive’s employment that has not been cured within 30 days after a Notice of Termination is delivered by the Executive to the Company. The Executive must also provide notice to the Company of the Good Reason condition within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of such condition.