EX-10.3



 Exhibit 10.3 
 AMENDED AND RESTATED PLEDGE AGREEMENT 
 THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED PLEDGE AGREEMENT
(this “Pledge Agreement”), dated as of March 15, 2013, is by and among the parties identified as “Pledgors” on the signature pages hereto and such other parties as may become Pledgors hereunder after the date hereof
(individually a “Pledgor”, and collectively the “Pledgors”) and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) for the holders of the Secured Obligations
referenced below. 
 W I T N E S S E T H 
 WHEREAS, revolving credit and term loan facilities were established in favor of Armstrong World Industries, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (“AWI”), pursuant to the terms of that certain
amended and restated credit agreement dated as of November 23, 2010 (as amended and modified prior to the Closing Date, the “Existing Credit Agreement”) among AWI, certain of its Subsidiaries, as guarantors thereunder, the
lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent for the lenders thereunder; 
 WHEREAS, in connection
with the Existing Credit Agreement, AWI and certain of its Subsidiaries entered into that certain Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement dated as of November 23, 2010 (the “Existing Pledge Agreement”); 

WHEREAS, AWI has requested certain modifications to the revolving credit and term loan facilities under the Existing Credit Agreement;

 WHEREAS, the Lenders have agreed to the requested modifications on the terms and conditions provided in that certain Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended and modified, the “Credit Agreement”), among AWI and Armstrong Wood Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Armstrong Wood Products”; together
with AWI, the “Borrowers”), certain of their Subsidiaries, as guarantors thereunder, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent for the lenders thereunder; and 







 WHEREAS, this Pledge Agreement is required under the terms of the Credit Agreement, and is
given in amendment to, restatement of and substitution for the Existing Pledge Agreement provided in connection with the Existing Credit Agreement. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 

1. Definitions. 
 (a) Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement. In addition, the following terms, which are defined in the UCC as in effect in the
State of New York on the date hereof, are used as defined therein: Accession, Financial Asset, Proceeds and Security. 
 (b) As
used herein, the following terms shall have the meaning set forth below: 
 “Borrowers” has the
meaning provided in the recitals hereof. 
 “Collateral Agent” has the meaning provided in the
introductory paragraph hereof, together with its successors and assigns. 
 “Credit Agreement”
has the meaning provided in the recitals hereof. 
 “Event of Default” has the meaning provided
in Section 8 hereof. 
 “Existing Credit Agreement” has the meaning provided in the
recitals hereof. 

  
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 “Existing Pledge Agreement” has the meaning provided in the
recitals hereof. 
 “Pledge Agreement” has the meaning provided in the introductory paragraph
hereof, as amended and modified. 
 “Pledged Collateral” has the meaning provided in
Section 2 hereof. 
 “Pledged Shares” has the meaning provided in
Section 2(a) hereof. 
 “Pledgors” has the meaning provided in the introductory
paragraph hereof. 
 “Secured Obligations” means, without duplication, (a) all Obligations
and (b) all costs and expenses incurred in connection with enforcement and collection of the Secured Obligations, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses. 

“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the state of New York from time to time.

 2. Pledge and Grant of Security Interest. To secure the prompt payment and performance in full when due, whether by
lapse of time, acceleration, mandatory prepayment or otherwise, of the Secured Obligations, each Pledgor hereby grants, pledges and assigns to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the Secured Obligations, a continuing security
interest in, and a right to set-off against, any and all right, title and interest of such Pledgor in and to the following, whether now owned or existing or owned, acquired, or arising hereafter (collectively, the “Pledged
Collateral”): 
 (a) Pledged Shares. (i) One hundred percent (100%) (or, if less, the
full amount owned by such Pledgor) of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock owned by such Pledgor of each Material Domestic Subsidiary set forth on Schedule 2(a) attached hereto and (ii) sixty-five percent (65%) (or, if less, the
full amount owned by such Pledgor) of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock owned by such Pledgor of each Material First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary set forth on Schedule 2(a) attached hereto, in each case together with the certificates (or
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or instruments), if any, representing such Capital Stock, and all options and other rights, contractual or otherwise, with respect thereto (collectively, together with the Capital Stock described
in Section 2(b) and 2(c) below, the “Pledged Shares”), including the following: 
 (A) all shares, securities, membership interests or other equity interests representing a dividend on any of the Pledged Shares, or representing a distribution or return of capital upon or in respect of
the Pledged Shares, or resulting from a stock split, revision, reclassification or other exchange therefor, and any subscriptions, warrants, rights or options issued to the holder of, or otherwise in respect of, the Pledged Shares; and 

(B) without affecting the obligations of the Pledgors under any provision prohibiting such action hereunder or under the
Credit Agreement, in the event of any consolidation or merger involving the issuer of any Pledged Shares and in which such issuer is not the surviving entity, all Capital Stock of the successor entity formed by or resulting from such consolidation
or merger. 
 (b) Additional Shares. (i) One hundred percent (100%) (or, if less, the full
amount owned by such Pledgor) of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock owned by such Pledgor of any Person that hereafter becomes a Material Domestic Subsidiary and (ii) sixty-five percent (65%) (or, if less, the full amount owned by
such Pledgor) of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock owned by such Pledgor of any Person that hereafter becomes a Material First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary, including the certificates (or other agreements or instruments) representing such Capital
Stock. 
 (c) Accessions and Proceeds. All Accessions and all Proceeds of any and all of the foregoing.

 Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is hereby specifically understood and agreed that a Pledgor may from
time to time hereafter deliver additional Capital Stock to the Collateral Agent as collateral security for the Secured Obligations. Upon delivery to the Collateral Agent, such additional Capital Stock shall be deemed to be part of the Pledged
Collateral of such Pledgor and shall be subject to the terms of this Pledge Agreement whether or not Schedule 2(a) is amended to refer to such additional Capital Stock. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the security
interests granted under this Pledge Agreement shall not extend to, and the “Pledged Collateral” shall not include, any Excluded Property. 

  
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 3. Security for Secured Obligations. The security interest created hereby in the
Pledged Collateral of each Pledgor constitutes continuing collateral security for all of the Secured Obligations. 
 4.
Delivery of the Pledged Collateral. To the extent that Pledged Collateral is certificated, each Pledgor hereby agrees that: 
 (a) Each Pledgor shall (subject to the provisions of Section 7.14 of the Credit Agreement) deliver to the Collateral Agent (i) simultaneously with or prior to the execution and delivery of this
Pledge Agreement, all certificates representing the Pledged Shares of such Pledgor and (ii) promptly upon the receipt thereof by or on behalf of such Pledgor, all other certificates and instruments constituting Pledged Collateral of such
Pledgor. Prior to delivery to the Collateral Agent, all such certificates and instruments constituting Pledged Collateral of a Pledgor shall be held in trust by such Pledgor for the benefit of the Collateral Agent pursuant hereto. All such
certificates shall be delivered in suitable form for transfer by delivery or shall be accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank, substantially in the form provided in Exhibit 4(a) attached hereto. 

(b) Additional Securities. If such Pledgor shall receive by virtue of its being or having been the owner of any
Pledged Collateral, any (i) certificate, including any certificate representing a dividend or distribution in connection with any increase or reduction of capital, reclassification, merger, consolidation, sale of assets, combination of shares
or other equity interests, stock splits, spin-off or split-off, promissory notes or other instruments; (ii) option or right, whether as an addition to, substitution for, or an exchange for, any Pledged Collateral or otherwise;
(iii) dividends payable in securities; or (iv) distributions of securities in connection with a partial or total liquidation, dissolution or reduction of capital, capital surplus or paid-in surplus, then such Pledgor shall receive such
certificate, instrument, option, right or distribution in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, shall segregate it from such Pledgor’s other property and shall deliver it forthwith to the Collateral Agent in the exact form received
together with any necessary endorsement and/or appropriate stock power duly executed in blank, substantially in the form provided in Exhibit 4(a), to be held by the Collateral Agent as Pledged Collateral and as further collateral security for
the Secured Obligations. 
 (c) Financing Statements. Each Pledgor authorizes the Collateral Agent to file
one or more financing statements (which may describe the Collateral as “all assets” or “all personal property”) disclosing the Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Pledged Collateral. Each Pledgor shall execute and
deliver to the Collateral Agent such other applicable financing statements and other filings as may be reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent in order to perfect and protect the security interest created hereby in the Pledged Collateral of
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 5. Representations and Warranties. Each Pledgor hereby represents and warrants to the
Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the Secured Obligations, that so long as any of the Secured Obligations remains outstanding and until all of the commitments relating thereto have been terminated: 

(a) Authorization of Pledged Shares. The Pledged Shares are duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and
nonassessable and are not subject to the preemptive rights of any Person. 
 (b) Title. Each Pledgor has
good and indefeasible title to the Pledged Collateral of such Pledgor and is the legal and beneficial owner of such Pledged Collateral free and clear of any Lien, other than Permitted Liens. There exists no “adverse claim” within the
meaning of Section 8-102 of the UCC with respect to the Pledged Shares of such Pledgor. 
 (c) Exercising
of Rights. The exercise by the Collateral Agent of its rights and remedies hereunder will not violate any Law or governmental regulation or any material contractual restriction binding on or affecting a Pledgor or any of its property.

 (d) Pledgor’s Authority. No authorization, approval or action by, and no notice or filing with any
Governmental Authority or with the issuer of any Pledged Stock is required either (i) for the pledge made by a Pledgor or for the granting of the security interest by a Pledgor pursuant to this Pledge Agreement (except as have been already
obtained) or (ii) for the exercise by the Collateral Agent or the holders of the Secured Obligations of their rights and remedies hereunder (except as may be required by Laws affecting the offering and sale of securities). 

  
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 (e) Security Interest/Priority. This Pledge Agreement creates a valid
security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the holders of the Secured Obligations, in the Pledged Collateral. The taking of possession, in the State of New York, by the Collateral Agent of the certificates representing the
Pledged Shares, to the extent constituting Securities, and all other certificates and instruments constituting Pledged Collateral, will perfect and establish the first priority of the Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Pledged Shares
and, when properly perfected by filing or registration, in all other Pledged Collateral represented by such Pledged Shares and instruments securing the Secured Obligations. Except as set forth in this Section 5(e) hereof, no action is
necessary to perfect or otherwise protect such security interest. 
 (f) Partnership and Membership
Interests. Except as previously disclosed to the Collateral Agent, none of the Pledged Shares consisting of partnership or limited liability company interests (i) is dealt in or traded on a securities exchange or in a securities market,
(ii) by its terms expressly provides that it is a security governed by Article 8 of the UCC, (iii) is an investment company security, (iv) is held in a securities account or (v) constitutes a Security or a Financial Asset.

 (g) No Other Interests. As of the Closing Date, pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, no
Pledgor is required to pledge any Capital Stock in any Subsidiary other than as set forth on Schedule 2(a) attached hereto or as pledged pursuant to any other pledge agreement by any Pledgor to the Collateral Agent to secure the Secured
Obligations. 
 6. Covenants. Each Pledgor hereby covenants, that so long as any of the Secured Obligations remains
outstanding and until all of the commitments relating thereto have been terminated, such Pledgor shall: 
 (a)
Books and Records. Upon the reasonable request of the Collateral Agent, mark its books and records (and shall cause the issuer of the Pledged Shares of such Pledgor to mark its books and records) to reflect the security interest granted to
the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the Secured Obligations, pursuant to this Pledge Agreement. 
 (b) Defense of Title. Warrant and defend title to and ownership of the Pledged Collateral of such Pledgor at its own expense against the claims and demands of all other parties


  
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claiming an interest therein, keep the Pledged Collateral free from all Liens, except for Permitted Liens, and not sell, exchange, transfer, assign, lease or otherwise dispose of Pledged
Collateral of such Pledgor or any interest therein, except as permitted under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. 
 (c) Further Assurances. Promptly execute and deliver at its expense all further instruments and documents and take all further action that may be necessary and desirable or that the Collateral
Agent may reasonably request in order to (i) perfect and protect the security interest created hereby in the Pledged Collateral of such Pledgor (including any and all action necessary to satisfy the Collateral Agent that the Collateral Agent
has obtained a first priority perfected security interest in all Pledged Collateral); (ii) enable the Collateral Agent to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder in respect of the Pledged Collateral of such Pledgor; and
(iii) otherwise effect the purposes of this Pledge Agreement. 
 (d) Amendments. Not make or consent
to any amendment or other modification or waiver with respect to any of the Pledged Collateral of such Pledgor or enter into any agreement or allow to exist any restriction with respect to any of the Pledged Collateral of such Pledgor other than
pursuant hereto or as may be permitted under the Credit Agreement. 
 (e) Compliance with Securities Laws.
File all reports and other information now or hereafter required to be filed by such Pledgor with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any other state, federal or foreign agency in connection with the ownership of the Pledged
Collateral of such Pledgor. 
 (f) Issuance or Acquisition of Capital Stock Consisting of an Interest in a
Partnership or a Limited Liability Company. Not, without executing and delivering, or causing to be executed and delivered, to the Collateral Agent such agreements, documents and instruments as the Collateral Agent may require, issue or acquire
any Capital Stock of a Subsidiary consisting of an interest in a partnership or a limited liability company that (i) is dealt in or traded on a securities exchange or in a securities market, (ii) by its terms expressly provides that it is
a security governed by Article 8 of the UCC, (iii) is an investment company security, (iv) is held in a securities account or (v) constitutes a Security or a Financial Asset. 

  
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 7. Advances by Holders of the Secured Obligations. On failure of any Pledgor to
perform any of the covenants and agreements contained herein and upon prior written notice to the Pledgor, the Collateral Agent may, at its sole option and in its sole discretion, perform the same and in so doing may expend such sums as the
Collateral Agent may reasonably deem advisable in the performance thereof, including the payment of any insurance premiums, the payment of any taxes, a payment to obtain a release of a Lien or potential Lien, expenditures made in defending against
any adverse claim and all other expenditures that the Collateral Agent may make for the protection of the security hereof or may be compelled to make by operation of Law. All such sums and amounts so expended shall be repayable by the Pledgors on a
joint and several basis promptly upon timely notice thereof and demand therefor, shall constitute additional Secured Obligations and shall, subjection to Section 2.08 of the Credit Agreement, bear interest from the date said amounts are
expended at the rate then applicable to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans. No such performance of any covenant or agreement by the Collateral Agent on behalf of any Pledgor, and no such advance or expenditure therefor, shall relieve the
Pledgors of any default under the terms of this Pledge Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other documents relating to the Secured Obligations. The Collateral Agent may make any payment hereby authorized in accordance with any bill, statement
or estimate procured from the appropriate public office or holder of the claim to be discharged without inquiry into the accuracy of such bill, statement or estimate or into the validity of any tax assessment, sale, forfeiture, tax lien, title or
claim except to the extent such payment is being contested in good faith by a Pledgor in appropriate proceedings and against which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP. 

8. Events of Default. The occurrence of an event that would constitute an Event of Default under the Credit Agreement shall be an
Event of Default hereunder (an “Event of Default”). 
 9. Remedies. 

(a) General Remedies. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuation thereof, the
Collateral Agent and the holders of the Secured Obligations shall have, in addition to the rights and remedies provided herein, in the Loan Documents, in any other documents relating to the Secured Obligations, or by Law (including levy of
attachment and garnishment), the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC of the jurisdiction applicable to the affected Pledged Collateral. 
 (b) Sale of Pledged Collateral. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuation thereof, without limiting the generality of this Section 9 and without notice, the
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upon the Pledged Collateral, or any part thereof, in one or more parcels, at public or private sale, at any exchange or broker’s board or elsewhere, at such price or prices and on such other
terms as the Collateral Agent may deem commercially reasonable, for cash, credit or for future delivery or otherwise in accordance with applicable Law. To the extent permitted by Law, any holder of the Secured Obligations may in such event, bid for
the purchase of such securities. Each Pledgor agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall be required by Law and has not been waived by such Pledgor, any requirement of reasonable notice shall be met if notice, specifying the place of any public
sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made, is personally served on or mailed, postage prepaid, to such Pledgor, in accordance with the notice provisions of Section 11.02 of the Credit Agreement at least ten (10) days
before the time of such sale. The Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of Pledged Collateral of such Pledgor regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Collateral Agent may adjourn any public or private sale from time to
time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned. 

(c) Private Sale. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuation thereof, the Pledgors
recognize that the Collateral Agent may deem it impracticable to effect a public sale of all or any part of the Pledged Shares or any of the securities constituting Pledged Collateral and that the Collateral Agent may, therefore, determine to make
one or more private sales of any such Pledged Collateral to a restricted group of purchasers who will be obligated to agree, among other things, to acquire such Pledged Collateral for their own account, for investment and not with a view to the
distribution or resale thereof. Each Pledgor hereby waives any claims against the Collateral Agent arising by reason that any such private sale shall not have been made in a commercially reasonable manner and that the Collateral Agent shall have no
obligation to delay sale of any such Pledged Collateral for the period of time necessary to permit the issuer of such Pledged Collateral to register such Pledged Collateral for public sale under the Securities Act. Each Pledgor further acknowledges
and agrees that any offer to sell such Pledged Collateral that has been (i) publicly advertised on a bona fide basis in a newspaper or other publication of general circulation in the financial community of New York, New York (to the extent that
such offer may be advertised without prior registration under the Securities Act), or (ii) made privately in the manner described above shall be deemed to involve a “public sale” under the UCC, notwithstanding that such sale may not
constitute a “public offering” under the Securities Act, and the Collateral Agent may, in such event, bid for the purchase of such Pledged Collateral. 
 (d) Retention of Pledged Collateral. To the extent permitted under applicable Law, in addition to the rights and remedies hereunder, upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, the
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and 9-621 of the UCC or otherwise complying with the requirements of applicable Law of the relevant jurisdiction, accept or retain all or any portion of the Pledged Collateral in satisfaction of
the Secured Obligations. Unless and until the Collateral Agent shall have provided such notices, however, the Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have accepted or retained any Pledged Collateral in satisfaction of any Secured Obligations for any
reason. 
 (e) Deficiency. In the event that the proceeds of any sale, collection or realization are
insufficient to pay all amounts to which the Collateral Agent or the holders of the Secured Obligations are legally entitled, the Pledgors shall be jointly and severally liable for the deficiency (subject to Section 25 hereof), together
with interest thereon at the Default Rate, together with the costs of collection and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses. Any surplus remaining after the full payment and satisfaction of the Secured Obligations shall be returned to the
Pledgors or to whomsoever a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine to be entitled thereto. 
 10. Rights of the
Collateral Agent. 
 (a) Power of Attorney. In addition to other powers of attorney contained herein,
each Pledgor hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the holders of the Secured Obligations, and each of its designees or agents, as attorney-in-fact of such Pledgor, irrevocably and with power of substitution, with
authority to take any or all of the following actions upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default: 
 (i) to demand, collect, settle, compromise and adjust, and give discharges and releases concerning the Pledged Collateral, all as the Collateral Agent may reasonably deem appropriate; 

(ii) to commence and prosecute any actions at any court for the purposes of collecting any of the Pledged Collateral and
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 (iii) to defend, settle or compromise any action brought and, in connection
therewith, give such discharge or release as the Collateral Agent may reasonably deem appropriate; 
 (iv) to pay
or discharge taxes, liens, security interests or other encumbrances levied or placed on or threatened against the Pledged Collateral; 
 (v) to direct any parties liable for any payment in connection with any of the Pledged Collateral to make payment of any and all monies due and to become due thereunder directly to the Collateral Agent or
as the Collateral Agent shall direct; 
 (vi) to receive payment of and receipt for any and all monies, claims,
and other amounts due and to become due at any time in respect of or arising out of any Pledged Collateral; 

(vii) to sign and endorse any drafts, assignments, proxies, stock powers, verifications, notices and other documents
relating to the Pledged Collateral; 
 (viii) to execute and deliver all assignments, conveyances, statements,
financing statements, renewal financing statements, security and pledge agreements, affidavits, notices and other agreements, instruments and documents that the Collateral Agent may reasonably deem appropriate in order to perfect and maintain the
security interests and liens granted in this Pledge Agreement and in order to fully consummate all of the transactions contemplated therein; 
 (ix) to exchange any of the Pledged Collateral or other property upon any merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or other readjustment of the issuer thereof and, in connection therewith,
deposit any of the Pledged Collateral with any committee, depository, transfer agent, registrar or other designated agency upon such terms as the Collateral Agent may reasonably deem appropriate; 

  
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 (x) to vote for a shareholder resolution, or to sign an instrument in
writing, sanctioning the transfer of any or all of the Pledged Collateral into the name of the Collateral Agent or one or more of the holders of the Secured Obligations or into the name of any transferee to whom the Pledged Collateral or any part
thereof may be sold pursuant to Section 9 hereof; and 
 (xi) to do and perform all such other acts
and things as the Collateral Agent may reasonably deem appropriate or convenient in connection with the Pledged Collateral. 
 This power of attorney is a power coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable for so long as any of the Secured Obligations shall remain outstanding and until all of the commitments relating thereto
shall have been terminated. The Collateral Agent shall be under no duty to exercise or withhold the exercise of any of the rights, powers, privileges and options expressly or implicitly granted to the Collateral Agent in this Pledge Agreement, and
shall not be liable for any failure to do so or any delay in doing so. The Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any act or omission or for any error of judgment or any mistake of fact or Law in its individual capacity or its capacity as
attorney-in-fact except acts or omissions resulting from its gross negligence or willful misconduct. This power of attorney is conferred on the Collateral Agent solely to protect, preserve and realize upon its security interest in the Pledged
Collateral. 
 (b) Assignment by the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent may assign the Secured
Obligations and any portion thereof and/or the Pledged Collateral and any portion thereof to a successor collateral agent appointed pursuant to Section 10.06 of the Credit Agreement, and the assignee shall be entitled to all of the rights and
remedies of the Collateral Agent under this Pledge Agreement in relation thereto. 
 (c) The Collateral
Agent’s Duty of Care. Other than the exercise of reasonable care to assure the safe custody of the Pledged Collateral while being held by the Collateral Agent hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall have no duty or liability to preserve
rights pertaining thereto, it being understood and agreed that the Pledgors shall be responsible for preservation of all rights in the Pledged Collateral, and the Collateral Agent shall be relieved of all responsibility for the Pledged Collateral
upon surrendering it or tendering the surrender of it to the Pledgors. The Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of the Pledged Collateral in its possession if such Pledged Collateral is
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property, which shall be no less than the treatment employed by a reasonable and prudent agent in the industry, it being understood that the Collateral Agent shall not have responsibility for
(i) ascertaining or taking action with respect to calls, conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders or other matters relating to any Pledged Collateral, whether or not the Collateral Agent has or is deemed to have knowledge of such matters, or
(ii) taking any necessary steps to preserve rights against any parties with respect to any of the Pledged Collateral. 
 (d) Voting Rights in Respect of the Pledged Collateral. 

(i) So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, to the extent permitted by Law, each Pledgor may
exercise any and all voting and other consensual rights pertaining to the Pledged Collateral of such Pledgor or any part thereof for any purpose not inconsistent with the terms of this Pledge Agreement or the Credit Agreement; and 

(ii) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and notice from the Collateral Agent to the
applicable Pledgor that the Collateral Agent intends to exercise its rights pursuant to this paragraph (ii), all rights of a Pledgor to exercise the voting and other consensual rights that it would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant
to paragraph (i) of this subsection shall cease and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Collateral Agent, which shall then have the sole right to exercise such voting and other consensual rights. 

(e) Dividend Rights in Respect of the Pledged Collateral. 

(i) So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and subject to Section 4(b) hereof,
each Pledgor may receive and retain any and all dividends (other than stock dividends and other dividends constituting Pledged Collateral addressed hereinabove) or interest paid in respect of the Pledged Collateral to the extent they are allowed
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 (ii) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default
and notice from the Collateral Agent to the applicable Pledgor that the Collateral Agent intends to exercise its rights pursuant to this paragraph (e): 
 (A) all rights of a Pledgor to receive the dividends and interest payments that it would otherwise be authorized to receive and retain pursuant to paragraph (i) of this subsection shall cease
and all such rights shall thereupon be vested in the Collateral Agent, which shall then have the sole right to receive and hold as Pledged Collateral such dividends and interest payments; and 

(B) all dividends and interest payments that are received by a Pledgor contrary to the provisions of
paragraph (A) of this subsection shall be received in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, shall be segregated from other property or funds of such Pledgor, and shall be forthwith paid over to the Collateral Agent as
Pledged Collateral in the exact form received, to be held by the Collateral Agent as Pledged Collateral and as further collateral security for the Secured Obligations. 

(f) Release of Pledged Collateral. The Collateral Agent may release any of the Pledged Collateral from this Pledge
Agreement or may substitute any of the Pledged Collateral for other Pledged Collateral without altering, varying or diminishing in any way the force, effect, lien, pledge or security interest of this Pledge Agreement as to any Pledged Collateral not
expressly released or substituted, and this Pledge Agreement shall continue as a first priority lien on all Pledged Collateral not expressly released or substituted. 
 11. Rights of Required Lenders. All rights of the Collateral Agent hereunder, if not exercised by the Collateral Agent, may be exercised by the Required Lenders. 

12. Application of Proceeds. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, any payments in respect of
the Secured Obligations and any proceeds of the Pledged Collateral, when received by the Collateral Agent or any of the holders of the Secured Obligations in cash or its equivalent, will be applied in reduction of the Secured Obligations in the
order set forth in Section 9.03 of the Credit Agreement as though the word “Obligations” therein were deleted and replaced with the phrase “Secured Obligations,” and each Pledgor irrevocably waives the right to direct


  
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the application of such payments and proceeds and acknowledges and agrees that the Collateral Agent shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply and reapply any and all such payments
and proceeds in the Collateral Agent’s sole discretion, notwithstanding any entry to the contrary upon any of its books and records. 
 13. Costs of Counsel. At all times hereafter, whether or not upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Pledgors agree to promptly pay upon demand any and all reasonable costs and expenses
(including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) of the Collateral Agent and the holders of the Secured Obligations (a) as required under Section 11.04 of the Credit Agreement and (b) as necessary to protect the Pledged
Collateral or to exercise any rights or remedies under this Pledge Agreement or with respect to any of the Pledged Collateral. All of the foregoing costs and expenses shall constitute Secured Obligations hereunder. 

14. Continuing Agreement. 
 (a) This Pledge Agreement shall be a continuing agreement in every respect and shall remain in full force and effect so long as any of the Secured Obligations remains outstanding (other than contingent
indemnity obligations not yet due and payable) and until all of the commitments relating thereto have been terminated. Upon such payment and termination, this Pledge Agreement shall be automatically terminated and the Collateral Agent shall, upon
the request and at the expense of the Pledgors, forthwith release all of its liens and security interests hereunder and shall execute and deliver all UCC termination statements and/or other documents reasonably requested by the Pledgors evidencing
such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all indemnities provided hereunder shall survive termination of this Pledge Agreement. 
 (b) This Pledge Agreement shall continue to be effective or be automatically reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, in whole or in part, of any of the Secured Obligations is rescinded or
must otherwise be restored or returned by the Collateral Agent or any holder of the Secured Obligations as a preference, fraudulent conveyance or otherwise under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar Law, all as though such payment had not been
made; provided that in the event payment of all or any part of the Secured Obligations is rescinded or must be restored or returned, all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by the
Collateral Agent or any holder of the Secured Obligations in defending and enforcing such reinstatement shall be deemed to be included as a part of the Secured Obligations. 

  
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 15. Amendments and Waivers. This Pledge Agreement and the provisions hereof may not
be amended, waived, modified, changed, discharged or terminated except as set forth in Section 11.01 of the Credit Agreement. 
 16. Successors in Interest. This Pledge Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall be binding upon each Pledgor, its successors and assigns, and shall inure,
together with the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent and the holders of the Secured Obligations hereunder, to the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the holders of the Secured Obligations and their successors and permitted assigns;
provided, however, that none of the Pledgors may assign its rights or delegate its duties hereunder without the prior written consent of the requisite Lenders under the Credit Agreement. 

17. Notices. All notices required or permitted to be given under this Pledge Agreement shall be given as provided in
Section 11.02 of the Credit Agreement. 
 18. Counterparts. This Pledge Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this Pledge Agreement to produce or account for more than
one such counterpart. 
 19. Headings. The headings of the sections and subsections hereof are provided for convenience
only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Pledge Agreement. 
 20. Governing Law; Submission
to Jurisdiction; Venue. 
 (a) THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN SUCH STATE; PROVIDED THAT THE COLLATERAL AGENT SHALL RETAIN ALL RIGHTS ARISING UNDER FEDERAL LAW. 

  
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 (b) ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN
THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK OR OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF SUCH STATE, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT, EACH PARTY HERETO CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS
PROPERTY, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON
CONVENIENS, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT OR OTHER DOCUMENT RELATED HERETO. EACH PARTY HERETO WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY SUMMONS,
COMPLAINT OR OTHER PROCESS, WHICH MAY BE MADE BY ANY OTHER MEANS PERMITTED BY THE LAW OF SUCH STATE. 
 (c) EACH PARTY TO THIS
PLEDGE AGREEMENT HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR
ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER FOUNDED IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE; AND EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY
SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY, AND THAT ANY PARTY TO THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF
THE SIGNATORIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. 
 21. Severability. If any provision of this
Pledge Agreement or any related document is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Pledge Agreement and any other related document shall not be affected or
impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal,
invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. 

22. Entirety. This Pledge Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the other documents relating to the Secured Obligations comprise
the complete and integrated agreement of the parties on the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, on such subject matter. This Pledge Agreement was drafted with the joint participation of the
respective parties thereto and shall be construed neither against nor in favor of any party, but rather in accordance with the fair meaning thereof. 

  
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 23. Survival. All representations and warranties made hereunder or other document
delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral
Agent, and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender may have had notice
or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding.

 24. Other Security. To the extent that any of the Secured Obligations are now or hereafter secured by property other
than the Pledged Collateral (including real and other personal property owned by a Pledgor), or by a guarantee, endorsement or property of any other Person, then the Collateral Agent shall have the right to proceed against such other property,
guarantee or endorsement upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, and the Collateral Agent shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to determine which rights, security, liens, security interests or remedies the Collateral Agent shall at any
time pursue, relinquish, subordinate, modify or take with respect thereto, without in any way modifying or affecting any of them or the Secured Obligations or any of the rights of the Collateral Agent or the holders of the Secured Obligations under
this Pledge Agreement, under any of the other Loan Documents or under any other document relating to the Secured Obligations. 

25. Joint and Several Obligations of Pledgors. 

(a) Subject to subsection (c) of this Section 25, each of the Pledgors is accepting joint and
several liability hereunder in consideration of the financial accommodation to be provided by the holders of the Secured Obligations, for the mutual benefit, directly and indirectly, of each of the Pledgors and in consideration of the undertakings
of each of the Pledgors to accept joint and several liability for the obligations of each of them. 
 (b) Subject
to subsection (c) of this Section 25, each of the Pledgors jointly and severally hereby irrevocably and unconditionally accepts joint and several liability with the other Pledgors with respect to the payment of all of the
Secured Obligations arising under this Pledge Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any other documents relating to the Secured Obligations, it being the intention of the parties hereto that all the payment Secured Obligations shall be the joint
and several obligations of each of the Pledgors without preferences or distinction among them. 
 (c)
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein, in any other of the Loan Documents or in any other documents relating to the Secured Obligations, the obligations of each Guarantor under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan
Documents shall be limited to an aggregate amount equal to the largest amount that would not render such obligations subject to avoidance under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States or any other applicable Debtor Relief Law
(including any comparable provisions of any applicable state law). 

  
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 26. Replacement of Existing Pledge Agreement. As of the date hereof, the Existing
Pledge Agreement shall be amended, restated and superseded and replaced in its entirety by this Pledge Agreement. 
 27.
Termination and Release. 
 (a) This Pledge Agreement and all security interests granted hereby shall
terminate when (i) all of the Obligations under the Loan Documents (excluding contingent obligations as to which no claim has been made) have been paid in full in cash, (ii) all Commitments have terminated or expired and (iii) the
aggregate amount available to be drawn under Letters of Credit has been reduced to zero (including as a result of obtaining the consent of the applicable L/C Issuer through the provision of Cash Collateral or other arrangement satisfactory to the
applicable L/C Issuer) and no L/C Issuer has any further obligation to issue or amend Letters of Credit under the Credit Agreement. 
 (b) All security interests granted hereby shall also terminate and be released at the time or times and in the manner set forth in Section 10.10 of the Credit Agreement. 

(c) In connection with any termination or release pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of this
Section 27, the Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver to any Pledgor, at such Pledgor’s expense, all documents that such Pledgor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination or release so long as the applicable Pledgor
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Agent such certifications or documents as the Collateral Agent shall reasonably request in order to demonstrate compliance with this Section 27. Any execution and delivery of
documents by the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. 

[Signatures on Following Pages] 

  
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 Each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Pledge Agreement to be duly
executed and delivered as of the date first above written. 
  

							
	PLEDGORS:	 	ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.,	  	
			
		 	a Pennsylvania corporation	  	
				
		 	By:	 	  
	  	
				
		 	Name:	 		  	
				
		 	Title:	 		  	
			
		 	 ARMSTRONG REALTY GROUP, INC.,
  

a Pennsylvania corporation
	  	
			
		 	 ARMSTRONG VENTURES, INC.,
  

a Delaware corporation
	  	
			
		 	 ARMSTRONG WOOD PRODUCTS, INC.,
  

a Delaware corporation
	  	
			
		 	 AWI LICENSING COMPANY,
  

a Delaware corporation
	  	
			
		 	 ARMSTRONG HARDWOOD FLOORING COMPANY,
  

a Tennessee corporation
	  	
			
		 	HOMERWOOD HARDWOOD FLOORING COMPANY,	  	
			
		 	a Delaware corporation	  	
				
		 	By:	 	  
	  	
				
		 	Name:	 		  	
				
		 	Title:	 		  	
		 		 		  	

 For Each of the Foregoing 
 ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC. 
 PLEDGE AGREEMENT 







 Accepted and agreed to as of the date first above written. 

 

							
	COLLATERAL AGENT:	 	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,	 	
			
		 	as Collateral Agent	 	
				
		 	By:	 	  
	 	
				
		 	Name:	 		 	
				
		 	Title:	 		 	

 ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC. 
 PLEDGE AGREEMENT 







 SCHEDULES 

 

			
	Schedule 2(a)	  	Pledged Stock

 EXHIBITS 
  

			
	Exhibit 4(a)	  	Form of Stock Power








 Schedule 2(a) 
 to 
 Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement 

dated as of March 15, 2013 
 in favor of Bank of America, N.A., 
 as Collateral Agent 

PLEDGED STOCK 
  

							
	 Pledgor
	  	 Issuer
	  	Number
of Shares	  	Certificate
Number
	 Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
	  	 Armstrong Realty Group, Inc.
	  	1,000	  	1
	 Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
	  	 Armstrong Ventures, Inc.
	  	505	  	1
	 Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
	  	 AWI Licensing Company
	  	1,000	  	1
	 Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
	  	 Armstrong Wood Products, Inc.
	  	1,000	  	NCS-2
	 Armstrong Wood Products, Inc.
	  	 Armstrong Hardwood Flooring Company
	  	65,700	  	101
	 Armstrong Hardwood Flooring Company
	  	 HomerWood Hardwood Flooring Company
	  	10	  	1








 Exhibit 4(a) 
 to 
 Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement 

dated as of March 15, 2013 
 in favor of Bank of America, N.A., 
 as Collateral Agent 

Form of Irrevocable Stock Power 
 FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to 
 the following
shares of capital stock of
                                        
[ISSUER], a                          corporation:  

 

							
	  	 	 No. of Shares
	  	Certificate No.	  	 








 and irrevocably appoints
                                         its
agent and attorney-in-fact to transfer all or any part of such capital stock and to take all necessary and appropriate action to effect any such transfer. The agent and attorney-in-fact may substitute and appoint one or more persons to act for him.
The effectiveness of a transfer pursuant to this stock power shall be subject to any and all transfer restrictions referenced on the face of the certificates evidencing such interest or in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the subject
corporation, to the extent they may from time to time exist. 
  

			
	[HOLDER]
		
	By:	 	  

		
	Name:	 	
		
	Title: