Current Report Filing (8-k)
October 23 2019 - 4:27PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
false
ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC
0000007431
0000007431
2019-10-23
2019-10-23
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 23, 2019
ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
|
Pennsylvania
|
|
1-2116
|
|
23-0366390
|
|
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
|
|
(Commission
File Number)
|
|
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2500 Columbia Avenue P.O. Box 3001
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
|
|
17603
|
|
(Address of principal executive offices)
|
|
(Zip Code)
|
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (717) 397-0611
NA
(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
|
☐
|
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
|
|
☐
|
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
|
|
☐
|
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
|
|
☐
|
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
|
|
Title of each class
|
|
Trading
Symbol(s)
|
|
Name of each exchange on which registered
|
|
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
|
|
AWI
|
|
New York Stock Exchange
|
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
2
Section 8 – Other Events
Item 8.01. Other Events
On October 23, 2019, Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has (a) approved an increase in the Company’s regular quarterly cash dividend to a rate of $0.20 per share of common stock ($0.80 per share on an annualized basis), representing an increase of 14% over the previous quarterly dividend rate of $0.175 per share, and (b) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share of outstanding common stock payable on November 21, 2019 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 7, 2019. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
The information in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished herewith and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Act, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
3
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
|
ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.
|
|
|
|
|
By:
|
|
/s/ Mark A. Hershey
|
|
|
|
Mark A. Hershey
|
|
|
|
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer
|
Date: October 23, 2019
4
Armstrong World Industries (NYSE:AWI)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2024 to Apr 2024
Armstrong World Industries (NYSE:AWI)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2023 to Apr 2024
