Exhibit 25.2 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ----------------------- Form T-1 ----------------------- STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE ----------------------- Check if an application to determine eligibility of a Trustee pursuant to Section 305(b)(2) [X] MELLON BANK, N.A. (Name of Trustee) 25-0659306 U.S. (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) (Jurisdiction of incorporation) One Mellon Bank Center Pittsburgh, PA 15258-0001 (Address of Principal Executive Office) Elaine E. Renn Vice President MELLON BANK, N.A. One Mellon Bank Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15258-0001 (412) 234-2472 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service) ----------------------- ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC. (Name of Obligor) PENNSYLVANIA (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) 23-0366390 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 313 WEST LIBERTY STREET, LANCASTER, PA 17603 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES (Title of Indenture Securities) 1. General information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee -- (a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject. Comptroller of the Currency Washington, D.C. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Washington, D.C. (b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. 2. Affiliations with the obligor. If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation. The obligor is not an affiliate of the trustee. Items 3-15 are not applicable since the Obligor is not in default on securities issued under Indentures under which the applicant is trustee. 16. List of exhibits. List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of eligibility. Exhibit 1 - Copy of articles of association of the trustee as now in effect, filed as Exhibit 1 to trustee's statement of eligibility and qualification, Registration No. 33-46990, and incorporated herein by reference. Exhibit 2 - Copy of certificate of the authority of the trustee to commence business, copy of certificate of consolidation with the Union Trust Company of Pittsburgh and copy of certificate approving merger of Mellon National Bank and Trust Company into Mellon Bank, N.A. filed as Exhibit T1A(b) to trustee's statement of eligibility and qualification, Registration No. 33-13020, and incorporated herein by reference. Exhibit 3 - Copy of certificate as to authority of the trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, filed as Exhibit T1A(c) to trustee's statement of eligibility and qualification, Registration No. 33-13020, and incorporated herein by reference. Exhibit 4 - Copy of existing by-laws of the trustee, filed as Exhibit 4 to trustee's statement of eligibility and qualification, Registration No. 33-46990, and incorporated herein by reference. Exhibit 5 - Copy of each indenture referred to in Item 4, if the obligor is in default. Not Applicable. Exhibit 6 - Consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act, filed as Exhibit T1D to trustee's statement of eligibility and qualification, Registration No. 33-13020, and incorporated herein by reference. Exhibit 7 - Copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee transmitted electronically pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the trustee, Mellon Bank, N.A., a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the city of Pittsburgh, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the 7th day of June, 1996. MELLON BANK, N.A. TRUSTEE By: /s/ Elaine D. Renn -------------------------- Elaine D. Renn Vice President EXHIBIT 7 REPORT OF CONDITION CONSOLIDATING DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES OF MELLON BANK, N.A. FOR MARCH 31, 1996 In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, at the close of business on March 31, 1996; Transmitted electronically in response to call made by Comptroller of the Currency, under Title 12, United States Code, Section 161. Charter No. 6301 Northeastern District STATEMENT OF RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES (in thousands) Assets Cash and balances due from depository institutions: Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin........................................ $ 2,551,023 Interest-bearing balances................................................................. 1,238,899 Securities: Held-to-maturity securities............................................................... 2,439,004 Available-for-sale securities............................................................. 3,099,006 Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell in domestic offices of the bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs: Federal funds sold........................................................................ 702,797 Securities purchased under agreements to resell........................................... 30,000 Loans and lease financing receivables: Loans and leases, net of unearned income.................................... $22,883,119 LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses.................................. 307,557 Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and reserve.......................... 22,575,562 Assets held in trading accounts............................................................. 267,077 Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases).................................... 471,772 Other real estate owned..................................................................... 61,625 Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding................................ 245,337 Intangible assets........................................................................... 1,092,534 Other assets................................................................................ 1,476,962 Total Assets............................................................. 36,251,598 Liabilities Deposits: In domestic offices....................................................................... 22,173,508 Noninterest-bearing...................................................... 6,940,994 Interest-bearing......................................................... 15,232,514 In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs............................. 3,670,489 Noninterest-bearing...................................................... 21,548 Interest-bearing......................................................... 3,648,941 Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase in domestic offices of the bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs: Federal funds purchased................................................................... 2,113,635 Securities sold under agreements to repurchase............................................ 1,256,071 Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury.................................................... 319,803 Trading liabilities......................................................................... 247,310 Other borrowed money: With remaining maturity of one year or less............................................... 1,560,260 With remaining maturity of more than one year............................................. 164,882 Mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases.............................. 2,898 Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding.................................... 245,337 Subordinated notes and debentures........................................................... 698,251 Other liabilities........................................................................... 802,115 Total Liabilities.................................................... 33,245,559 Equity Capital Common stock................................................................................ 167,285 Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock).................................... 831,676 Undivided profits and capital reserves...................................................... 2,028,643 Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities...................... (23,949) Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments......................................... (6,616) Total Equity Capital................................................. 2,997,039 Total Liabilities, Limited-Life Preferred Stock, and Equity Capital.. 36,251,598 I, Michael K. Hughey, Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller of the above-named bank, do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. Michael K. Hughey May 6, 1996 We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Statement of Resources and Liabilities. We declare that it has been examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions and is true and correct. Frank V. Cahouet W. Keith Smith Charles A. Corry