# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000007431
**File Stem:** 0001193125-25-247714
**Filing Date:** 2025-10
**Character Count:** 11804
**Document Hash:** 06f5d9d5f53f8b1cba3f7ba6f2b8486f
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-25-247714.hdr.sgml**: 20251023

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-247714

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251023

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Regulation FD Disclosure

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251023

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251023

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000007431
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** PLASTICS PRODUCTS, NEC [3089]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 08 Industrial Applications and Services
- **EIN:** 230366390
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** PA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-02116
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251411426

**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

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**UNITED STATES** 

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION** 

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

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**FORM** 8-K

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**CURRENT REPORT** 

**Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

**Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):** October 23, 2025

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ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.

**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)** 

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| Pennsylvania | 1-2116 | 23-0366390 |
| **(State or other jurisdiction**<br>**of incorporation or organization)** | **(Commission**<br>**File Number)** | **(IRS Employer**<br>**Identification No.)** |
| 2500 Columbia Avenue P.O. Box 3001<br>Lancaster**,** Pennsylvania | 2500 Columbia Avenue P.O. Box 3001<br>Lancaster**,** Pennsylvania | 17603 |
| **(Address of principal executive offices)** | **(Address of principal executive offices)** | **(Zip Code)** |

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**Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (**717**)** 397-0611

**NA** 

**(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)** 

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of

☐ 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)) 

**Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:**

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading**<br>**Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share | AWI | New York Stock Exchange |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ◻

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**Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management**

**Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.**

***Appointment of Director***

On October 22, 2025, the board of directors ("Board") of Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (the "Company") appointed Kevin P. Holleran as a new director to the Board with an initial term expiring at the Company's 2026 annual meeting of shareholders. With the addition of Mr. Holleran, the Board expands to eight members.

The Board has determined that Mr. Holleran will serve on the Board's i) Management Development and Compensation and ii) Nominating, Governance and Social Responsibility committees.

Mr. Holleran has more than 30 years of operational and commercial leadership experience gained at a variety of leading industrial companies. Since 2019, he has served as a Director, President and CEO of Hayward Holdings, Inc., a leading designer, manufacturer, and marketer of innovative pool equipment and advanced automation systems. Prior to joining Hayward, Mr. Holleran held a variety of roles with progressive leadership at Textron Inc. including serving as President and CEO of the company's $4 billion Industrial Segment from 2017 to 2019 as well as President and CEO of Textron Specialized Vehicles from 2009 to 2017. He has also held key management roles at Ingersoll Rand and Terex Corporation.

There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Holleran and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director. Mr. Holleran has no direct or indirect material interest in any existing or currently proposed transaction that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Mr. Holleran will be entitled to the standard compensation paid by the Company to all its nonemployee directors under the Company's director compensation program and will be eligible to participate in the Company's 2016 Directors Stock Unit Plan. He will also enter into an indemnification agreement in the form the Company has entered into with its other nonemployee directors, which form is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2021.

***Director Compensation Arrangements***

On October 22, 2025, the Board determined to update its nonemployee director compensation program, effective as of the date of the Company's 2026 annual meeting of shareholders. Under the updated compensation arrangements for the Company's nonemployee directors, the annual equity retainer for directors was increased from $125,000 to $135,000, and the annual retainer for the Chair of the Board was increased from $100,000 to $125,000, of which $65,000 is payable in cash, and $60,000 is payable in equity. All other elements of the Company's nonemployee director compensation program remain as described in the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2025.

**Section 7 – Regulation FD** 

**Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.**

On October 23, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Holleran to its Board. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished herewith and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

**Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits**

**Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

(d) Exhibits

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99.1 [<u>Press Release of Armstrong World Industries, Inc. dated October 23, 2025</u>](awi-ex99_1.htm) <br> 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

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| ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC. | ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| By:  | */s/ Austin K. So* |
|  | Austin K. So |
|  | Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Head of Government Relations & Chief Sustainability Officer |

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Date: October 23, 2025

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## Exhibit 99.1

![img106620050_0.jpg](img106620050_0.jpg)

**Exhibit 99.1**

**Armstrong World Industries Announces Two Additions to its Board of Directors**

LANCASTER, Pa., Oct. 23, 2025 – Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (NYSE:AWI), a leader in the design and manufacture of innovative interior and exterior architectural applications including ceilings, specialty walls, and exterior metal solutions, today announced the appointment of Kevin P. Holleran to the company's Board of Directors. With this addition, the board has expanded to eight members.

Holleran brings to the Armstrong board more than 30 years of executive, operational and commercial leadership experience gained at a variety of leading industrial companies. Since 2019, he has served as a Director, President and CEO of Hayward Holdings, Inc., a leading designer, manufacturer, and marketer of innovative pool equipment and advanced automation systems. Prior to joining Hayward, Holleran held a variety of roles with progressive leadership at Textron, Inc. including serving as President and CEO of the company's $4 billion Industrial division from 2017 to 2019 as well as President and CEO of Textron Specialized Vehicles from 2009 to 2017. He has also held leadership roles in sales, marketing, product management and labor relations at Terex Corporation and Ingersoll Rand.

In addition to Holleran, the board recently welcomed Kathleen E. Pitre who was elected to the board at the company's Annual Shareholders' Meeting in June 2025. Since 2024, Pitre has served as Senior Vice President and President, Beverage Packaging, North and Central America at the Ball Corporation. Her career at Ball spans more than twenty years including previous roles as the company's Chief Commercial and Sustainability Officer, along with leadership roles in Public Affairs, Communications and Corporate Relations. Before her executive leadership roles in Ball's corporate and packaging business, she had an 11-year career with Ball in its aerospace business where she held various leadership roles in marketing and communications.

"We are pleased to welcome Kathleen and Kevin to our board of directors," said Vic Grizzle, Armstrong's president and CEO. "The breadth of their experience in different industrial and manufacturing companies will serve Armstrong well as we execute our growth strategy and continue to pursue operational and commercial excellence throughout our enterprise."

**About Armstrong**

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (AWI) is an Americas leader in the design and manufacture of innovative interior and exterior architectural applications including ceilings, specialty walls and exterior metal solutions. For more than 160 years, Armstrong has delivered products and capabilities that enable architects, designers and contractors to transform building design and construction with elevated aesthetics, acoustics and sustainable attributes. With $1.4 billion in revenue in 2024, AWI has approximately 3,800 employees and a manufacturing network of 21 facilities, plus seven facilities dedicated to its WAVE joint venture.

**Contact**<br>Investors & Media: Theresa Womble, VP, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications

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tlwomble@armstrongceilings.com or (717) 396-6354

Investors: Morgan Leitzel, Investor Relations Manager

mcleitzel@armstrongceilings.com or (717) 396-2240<br>

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