0001193125-15-161755.txt : 20150430 0001193125-15-161755.hdr.sgml : 20150430 20150430160236 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-15-161755 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: DEFA14A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150430 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150430 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20150430 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000007431 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PLASTICS PRODUCTS, NEC [3089] IRS NUMBER: 230366390 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DEFA14A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-02116 FILM NUMBER: 15818386 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2500 COLUMBIA AVE CITY: LANCASTER STATE: PA ZIP: 17603 BUSINESS PHONE: 7173970611 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2500 COLUMBIA AVE CITY: LANCASTER STATE: PA ZIP: 17603 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ARMSTRONG CORK CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19800611 DEFA14A 1 d910100ddefa14a.htm DEFA14A DEFA14A

 

 

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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote ***

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Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on July 10, 2015

 

ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC. Meeting Information  

 

Meeting Type: Annual Meeting

 
For holders as of: April 13, 2015  
Date: July 10, 2015                    Time: 8:00 AM EST  

ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.

CHRIS PARISI

2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE

LANCASTER, PA 17603

 

Location:

2500 Columbia Avenue

Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603

 

Meeting live via the Internet-please visit

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Voting items

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following:
1. Election of Directors
Nominees
01 Stan A. Askren 02 Matthew J. Espe 03 James J. Gaffney 04 Tao Huang 05 Michael F. Johnston
06 Jeffrey Liaw 07 Larry S. McWilliams 08 James C. Melville 09 James J. O’Connor 10 John J. Roberts
11 Gregory P. Spivy 12 Richard E. Wenz

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal:

 

2. To ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2015.

 

NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. In their discretion, the proxy holders are authorized to vote such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof.

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