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): June 20, 2014

 

 

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))

 

 

 


Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 20, 2014, Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (“Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders during which the shareholders elected all eleven nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors, ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2014 and provided advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation. At least 97 percent of the votes cast were in support of each of the three proposals. The complete voting results are set forth in the tables below.

Election of Directors

 

     For      Withheld      Broker Non-Vote  

Stan A. Askren

     47,699,418         1,470,344         1,396,558   

Matthew J. Espe

     48,311,516         858,246         1,396,558   

James J. Gaffney

     48,032,468         1,137,294         1,396,558   

Tao Huang

     48,178,799         990,963         1,396,558   

Michael F. Johnston

     48,238,014         931,748         1,396,558   

Jeffrey Liaw

     48,234,414         935,348         1,396,558   

Larry S. McWilliams

     48,143,610         1,026,152         1,396,558   

James C. Melville

     48,309,176         860,586         1,396,558   

James J. O’Connor

     48,103,076         1,066,686         1,396,558   

John J. Roberts

     47,906,058         1,263,704         1,396,558   

Richard E. Wenz

     48,236,708         933,054         1,396,558   

Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP

 

For

   Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Vote
49,079,796    659,375    827,149    0

Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation

 

For

   Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Vote
47,936,758    402,842    830,162    1,396,558

 

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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:  

/s/ Mark A. Hershey

  Mark A. Hershey
  Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

Date:  

June 20, 2014

 

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