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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 - November 4, 2002
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)
ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File No. 1-2116
Pennsylvania 23-0366390
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(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
2500 Columbia Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17603
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(Address of principal Zip Code
executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (717) 397-0611
ARMSTRONG HOLDINGS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File No. 333-32530
Pennsylvania 23-3033414
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(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
2500 Columbia Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17603
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(Address of principal Zip Code
executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (717) 397-0611
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
As previously disclosed, on December 6, 2000, Armstrong World
Industries, Inc. ("AWI"), the major operating subsidiary of Armstrong Holdings,
Inc., filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S.
Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of
Delaware (the "Court") in order to use the court-supervised reorganization
process to achieve a resolution of its asbestos personal injury liability. Also
filing under Chapter 11 were two of AWI's wholly-owned subsidiaries, Nitram
Liquidators, Inc. and Desseaux Corporation of North America, Inc. The Chapter 11
cases are being jointly administered under case number 00-4471 (RJN).
On November 4, 2002, AWI filed its Plan of Reorganization (the
"Plan") with the Court. A copy of the Plan and a copy of a press release issued
by AWI are attached hereto as Exhibits 2.1 and 99.1, respectively, and are
incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
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2.1 Plan of Reorganization of Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, dated November 4,
2002, as filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the
District of Delaware
99.1 Press Release of Armstrong World Industries, Inc., dated
November 4, 2002
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.
By: Walter T. Gangl
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Name: Walter T. Gangl
Title: Assistant Secretary
ARMSTRONG HOLDINGS, INC.
By: Walter T. Gangl
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Name: Walter T. Gangl
Title: Deputy General Counsel
and Assistant Secretary
Dated: November 4, 2002
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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2.1 Plan of Reorganization of Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, dated November 4,
2002, as filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the
District of Delaware
99.1 Press Release of Armstrong World Industries, Inc., dated
November 4, 2002
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