Current Report Filing (8-k)
December 01 2020 - 05:01PM
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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): December 1,
2020 (November 30, 2020)
ARMSTRONG FLOORING, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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001-37589 |
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47-4303305 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation )
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(Commission
File No.)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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2500 Columbia Avenue P.O. Box 3025
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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17603 |
(Address of principal executive
offices) |
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(Zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (717)
672-9611
Not Applicable
(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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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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.
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Act:
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Title of each class
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Trading
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Common Stock, $0.0001 par
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New York Stock Exchange |
On November 30, 2020, Armstrong Flooring, Inc. (the “Company”)
reached a settlement in principle to fully resolve the securities
class action suit, Chupa v.
Armstrong Flooring, Inc. et al., Case No. 2-19-cv-09840, initially
filed on November 15, 2019, pending against the Company
and certain of its former officers in the United States District
Court for the Central District of California. The agreement, which
is subject to final documentation and Court approval, provides in
part for a settlement payment of $3.75 million in exchange for
the dismissal and a release of all claims against the defendants in
connection with the securities class action suit. The
$3.75 million settlement payment will be paid by the Company’s
insurance provider under its insurance policy.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements that do not
represent historical facts and may be based on underlying
assumptions. The Company uses words and phrases such as “an
agreement,” “subject to,” “would,” “expects,” “provides” and
similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements in this
report, including forward-looking statements regarding the
Company’s ability to settle all claims for $3.75 million. Such
forward-looking statements are based on information available to
the Company as of the date of this report and involve a number of
risks and uncertainties, some beyond the Company’s control, that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those
anticipated by these forward-looking statements, including risks
and uncertainties such as: (i) the ability to finally document
the settlement with the plaintiffs; (ii) the ability to secure
final approval from the Court; (iii) the extent to which
individual claimants opt out of the class and pursue individual
claims; (iv) the ability to overcome any objections or appeals
regarding the settlement; and (v) other risks described in the
Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports,
and future filings and reports by the Company. These
forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as
representing the Company’s views as of any subsequent date, and the
Company is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any
responsibility to, update or alter its forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
SIGNATURE
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 FLOORING,
INC. |
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By: |
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/s/ Christopher S. Parisi
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Christopher S. Parisi |
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Senior Vice President, General
Counsel, Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer |
Date: December 1, 2020