Armstrong Holdings Shareholders to Vote on Plan to Dissolve Company
May 09 2007 - 9:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
LANCASTER, Pa., May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Armstrong Holdings,
Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (OTC:ACKH) (BULLETIN BOARD: ACKH)
, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a plan
to dissolve the Company and distribute its assets of approximately
$27 million in cash to shareholders. The Company expects to send to
shareholders proxy materials setting a date and location of a
meeting to vote on the plan of dissolution. Armstrong Holdings,
Inc. previously was the parent holding company of Armstrong World
Industries, Inc. (AWI). On October 2, 2006, AWI emerged from
Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization under its Plan of
Reorganization that cancelled the Company's ownership in AWI.
Armstrong Holdings, Inc. has no operations and no employees. Its
only assets are approximately $27 million in cash representing the
proceeds of a Court-approved settlement with AWI over intercompany
transactions and tax benefits. Forward Looking Statement These
materials contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Such statements
provide expectations or forecasts of future events. Results could
differ materially due to known and unknown risks and uncertainties,
including the tax elections that will be made pursuant to the
settlement, the challenges of utilizing tax losses under IRS
regulations, and other factors disclosed in recent reports on Forms
10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filed with the SEC. We undertake no obligation
to update any forward-looking statement. DATASOURCE: Armstrong
Holdings Inc. CONTACT: Investors, Beth Riley, +1-717-396-6354, , or
Media, Meg Graham, +1-866-321-6677, , both of Armstrong Holdings
Inc. Web site: http://www.armstrong.com/
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