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): March 22, 2001
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ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-2116 23-0366390
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(State of (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer
Incorporation) Identification No.)
P O Box 3001
Lancaster, PA 17604
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(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(717) 397-0611
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
As previously disclosed, on December 6, 2000, Armstrong World Industries,
Inc. (the "Company") and two of its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Debtors")
filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States
Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of
Delaware (the "Bankruptcy Court").
The Company reports its operating results and financial statements on a
consolidated basis. These public reports are available through the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission and other sources, and are also provided free
of charge to investors who contact the Company. However, under applicable
bankruptcy law, the Company is now required to file periodically with the
Bankruptcy Court various documents, including certain financial information on
an unconsolidated basis. This information includes statements, schedules, and
monthly operating reports in forms prescribed by Federal Bankruptcy Law.
The Company cautions that such materials are prepared according to
requirements under Federal Bankruptcy Law. While these documents accurately
provide then-current information required under Bankruptcy law, they are
nonetheless unconsolidated, unaudited, and are prepared in a format different
from that used in the Company's consolidated financial statements filed under
the securities laws. Accordingly, the Company believes the substance and format
do not allow meaningful comparison with the Company's regular publicly-disclosed
consolidated financial statements. The materials filed with the Bankruptcy Court
are not prepared for the purpose of providing a basis for an investment decision
relating to the stock of the Company's parent, Armstrong Holdings, Inc., or the
debt securities of the Company, or for comparison with the Company's other
financial information filed with the SEC.
Notwithstanding, most of the Debtors' filings with the Bankruptcy Court are
available to the public at the office of the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court.
Those filings may also be obtained through private document retrieval services.
The Company undertakes no obligation to make any further public announcement
with respect to the documents filed with the Bankruptcy Court or any matters
referred to in them.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Company has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.
Date: March 22, 2001 By: /s/ William C. Rodruan
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William C. Rodruan
Vice President and Controller