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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
JULY 30, 1998
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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PENNSYLVANIA 1-2116 23-0366390
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(State of Organization) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
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P.O. BOX 3001
LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA 17604
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(Address of Registrant's Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
(717) 397-0611
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5. Other Events.
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Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a notice pursuant to Rule 135(c) promulgated
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to a proposed offering of
Senior Notes due 2003 by Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
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Financial Statements.
None.
Pro Forma Financial Information.
None.
Exhibits.
99.1 Rule 135(c) Notice, dated July 30, 1998.
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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/ David D. Wilson
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David D. Wilson
Assistant Secretary and Associate
General Counsel
Date: July 30, 1998
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Exhibit
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99.1 Rule 135(c) Notice, dated July 30, 1998
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LANCASTER, Pa., July 30, 1998 -- Armstrong World Industries, Inc. intends to
sell its Senior Notes due 2003 to certain "qualified institutional buyers" in an
offering exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
The transaction is expected to occur in early August and the Company intends to
use the proceeds therefrom to repay outstanding short-term indebtedness incurred
in connection with the Company's recent acquisition of Triangle Pacific Corp.
THE SENIOR NOTES DUE 2003 HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED
STATES ABSENT REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS.
