Item 8.01. Other Events

On October 21, 2020, Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has (a) approved an increase in the Company's regular quarterly cash dividend to a rate of $0.21 per share of common stock ($0.84 per share on an annualized basis), representing an increase of 5% over the previous quarterly dividend rate of $0.20 per share, and (b) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.21 per share of outstanding common stock payable on November 19, 2020 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 5, 2020. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

The information in Item 8.01 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 Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Act, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits





No. 99.1     Press Release of Armstrong World Industries, Inc. dated October 21, 2020

No. 104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)


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