Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Cookson David S
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/30/2016		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC [AWI]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC., 2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, P.O. BOX 3001		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, North America
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
04/11/2016
(Street)

LANCASTER, PA 17603		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 17,938
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units   (2)   (2) Common Stock 3,146 $ (1) D  
Stock Options   (3) 02/25/2024 Common Stock 6,747 $ 53.87 D  
Stock Options   (4) 02/20/2023 Common Stock 6,320 $ 51.76 D  
Stock Options   (5) 02/28/2022 Common Stock 10,867 $ 43.21 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Cookson David S
C/O ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC.
2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, P.O. BOX 3001
LANCASTER, PA 17603		       SVP, North America  

Signatures

/s/ Bryan Y.M. Tham, Attorney-in-Fact 04/13/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock under the Issuer's 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(2) The restricted stock units were granted to the Reporting Person on February 24, 2015 and will vest as follows: (1) 1,573 on the second anniversary of the grant, and (2) 1,573 on the third anniversary of the grant (contingent upon the Reporting Person's employment with the Issuer on the scheduled vesting date, except as provided for under the Issuer's 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan).
(3) The stock options were granted on February 25, 2014 and 4,498 have vested; the remaining 2,249 unvested stock options will vest and become exercisable on the third anniversary of the grant (contingent upon the Reporting Person's employment with the Issuer on the scheduled vesting date, except as provided for under the Issuer's 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan).
(4) The stock options were granted on February 20, 2013 and have vested.
(5) The stock options were granted on February 28, 2012 and have vested.
 
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