ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC
FORM OF INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Exhibit No. 10 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">FOR </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND EXECUTIVES OF ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This Agreement is made effective as of the <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> day of
<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>, 200<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>, by and between Armstrong World Industries, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the &#147;Corporation&#148;) and [INSERT OFFICER OR
DIRECTOR NAME] (the &#147;Indemnitee&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, it is
essential to the Corporation that it retain and attract as directors, officers, and executive employees the most capable persons available; and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, Indemnitee is an officer, executive employee and/or a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation and in that capacity is performing a
valuable service for the Corporation, and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, the
Corporation maintains one or more policies of Directors and Officers Liability Insurance (&#147;D &amp; O Insurance&#148;) covering certain liabilities which may be incurred by directors, officers, executive employees, and others in their
performance of services for or on behalf of the Corporation; and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">WHEREAS, there is concern over the continued adequacy and reliability of available D &amp; O Insurance protection; and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, for those directors and officers covered by the Corporation&#146;s bylaw (the &#147;Bylaw&#148;) that provides for indemnification by the
Corporation, the Corporation wishes to expand upon and spell out the terms and procedures by which the provisions of the Bylaw are to be implemented; and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, in recognition of Indemnitee&#146;s need for substantial protection against personal liability in order to induce and retain Indemnitee&#146;s
service to the Corporation, the increasing difficulty in obtaining satisfactory D &amp; O Insurance coverage, and in part to provide Indemnitee with specific contractual assurance that the protection promised by the Bylaw will be available to
Indemnitee (regardless of, among other things, any amendment to or revocation of the bylaws or any change in the composition of the Corporation&#146;s Board of Directors or acquisition transaction relating to the Corporation), the Corporation wishes
to provide in this Agreement for the indemnification of and the advancing of expenses to Indemnitee to the fullest extent (whether partial or complete) permitted by law and as set forth in this Agreement, and, to the extent insurance is maintained,
for the continued coverage of Indemnitee under the Corporation&#146;s D &amp; O Insurance policies. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of Indemnitee agreeing to serve or continuing to
serve in any capacity described in Section 1(a) below, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1. <U>Indemnity of Indemnitee</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) The Corporation shall hold harmless and indemnify the Indemnitee against any and all reasonable expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, and any and
all liability and loss, including judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement, incurred or paid by Indemnitee, in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter &#147;a proceeding&#148;) and whether or not by or in the right of the Corporation or otherwise, to which the Indemnitee is, was or at any time becomes a party, or is threatened
to be made a party or is involved (as a witness or otherwise) by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer or executive employee of the Corporation or is or was serving on behalf, as a representative or at the request of the
Corporation as director, officer, trustee, advisor or representative of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, foundation or other entity or enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan, whether the basis
of such proceeding is alleged conduct in an official capacity or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, trustee, advisor or representative, unless the act or failure to act giving rise to the claim for indemnification is
determined by a court to have constituted willful misconduct or recklessness; provided, however, that the Corporation shall indemnify the Indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by the Indemnitee (other than a
proceeding to enforce the Indemnitee&#146;s rights to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise) prior to a Change of Control, as defined in Section 2(e), only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of Directors of
the Corporation. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Subject to the foregoing limitation
concerning certain proceedings initiated by the Indemnitee prior to a Change of Control, the Corporation shall pay the expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any proceeding in advance of the final
disposition thereof promptly after receipt by the Corporation of a request therefor stating in reasonable detail the expenses incurred or to be incurred. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) If a claim under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section is not paid in full by the Corporation within
forty-five days after a written claim has been received by the Corporation, the Indemnitee may, at any time thereafter, bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim. The burden of proving that indemnification or
advances are not appropriate shall be on the Corporation. The Indemnitee shall also be entitled to be paid the expenses of prosecuting such claim to the extent he or she is successful in whole or in part on the merits or otherwise in establishing
his or her right to indemnification or to the advancement of expenses. The Corporation shall pay such fees and expenses in advance of the final disposition of such action on the terms and conditions set forth in Section 1(b). </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2. <U>Maintenance of Insurance and Funding</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) The Corporation represents that as of the present date, it has in
force and effect one or more policies of D &amp; O Insurance (the &#147;Insurance Policies&#148;) with total aggregate limits of $150 million. Subject only to the provisions of Section 2(b) hereof, the Corporation agrees that, so long as Indemnitee
shall continue to serve as a director, officer, or executive employee of the Corporation or in any other capacity referred to in Section 1(a) hereof, and thereafter so long as Indemnitee shall be subject to any possible claim or threatened, pending
or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal or investigative, by reason of the fact that Indemnitee served in any such capacity, except as indicated in (b) below, the Corporation shall purchase and maintain in effect for the
benefit of Indemnitee a binding and enforceable policy or policies of D &amp; O Insurance providing coverage at least comparable to that provided pursuant to the Insurance Policies. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) The Corporation shall not be required to maintain said policy or policies of D &amp; O Insurance in effect if, in the
reasonable business judgment of the then directors of the Corporation (i) the premium cost for such insurance is substantially disproportionate to the amount of coverage, (ii) the coverage provided by such insurance is so limited by exclusions that
there is insufficient benefit from such insurance or (iii) said insurance is not otherwise reasonably available; provided however, that in the event those directors make such a judgment, the Corporation shall purchase and maintain in force a policy
or policies of D &amp; O Insurance in the amount and with such coverage as such directors determine to be reasonably available. </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Notwithstanding the general provisions of this Section 2(b), following a Change of Control, any decision not to maintain any policy or policies of D &amp; O
Insurance or to reduce the amount or coverage under any such policy or policies shall be effective only if there are &#147;disinterested directors&#148; (as defined in Section 2(e) hereof) on the Board of the Corporation, and shall require the
concurrence of a majority of such &#147;disinterested directors.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">(c) If and to the extent the Corporation, acting under Section 2(b), does not purchase and maintain in effect the policy or policies of D &amp; O Insurance described in Section 2(a), the Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Indemnitee to the full extent of the coverage which would otherwise have been provided by such policies. The rights of the Indemnitee hereunder shall be in addition to all other rights of Indemnitee under the remaining provisions of this Agreement.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) In the event of a Potential Change of Control or if and to
the extent the Corporation is not required to maintain in effect the policy or policies of D &amp; O Insurance described in Section 2(a) pursuant to the provisions of Section 2(b), the Corporation shall, upon written request by Indemnitee, create a
Trust for the benefit of Indemnitee and, from time to time, upon written request by Indemnitee, shall fund such Trust in an amount sufficient to pay any and all expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, and any and all liability and loss, including
judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid, to be paid or reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on his or her behalf for which the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or with respect to which indemnification is claimed,
reasonably anticipated or proposed to be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or otherwise; provided that in no event shall more than $100,000 in excess of claimed, actual and reasonably anticipated liabilities and expenses, including
attorneys&#146; fees, be required to be deposited in any Trust created hereunder. The amounts to be deposited in the Trust pursuant to the foregoing funding obligation shall be determined by the Reviewing Person whose determination shall be final
and conclusive. The Reviewing Person shall have no liability to the Indemnitee for his or her decisions hereunder. The terms of the Trust shall provide that upon a Change of Control (i) the Trust shall not be revoked or the principal thereof
invaded, without the written consent of the Indemnitee, (ii) the Trust shall advance, within two business days of a request by the Indemnitee, any and all expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, to the Indemnitee (and the Indemnitee hereby agrees
to reimburse the Trust under the circumstances under which the Indemnitee would be </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">required to reimburse the Trustee under Section 5 of this Agreement), (iii) the Trust shall continue to be funded by the Corporation in accordance with the
funding obligation set forth above, (iv) the Trustee shall promptly pay to the Indemnitee, within two business days of a request by the Indemnitee, all amounts for which the Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement
or otherwise, and (v) all unexpended funds in such Trust shall revert to the Corporation upon a final determination by the Reviewing Party or a court of competent jurisdiction, as the case may be, that the Indemnitee has been fully indemnified under
the terms of this Agreement. The Trustee shall be a bank, trust company, law firm or other individual or entity chosen by the Indemnitee and reasonably acceptable to the Corporation. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) For the purposes of this Agreement: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) a &#147;Change of Control&#148; shall occur if and when (A) any person acquires &#147;beneficial ownership&#148; of more
than 28% of the then outstanding &#147;voting stock&#148; of the Corporation and within five years thereafter, &#147;disinterested directors&#148; no longer constitute at least a majority of its entire Board of Directors or (B) there shall occur a
&#147;business combination&#148; with an &#147;interested shareholder&#148; not approved by a majority of the &#147;disinterested directors.&#148; Any person&#146;s acquisition of voting stock in connection with the Corporation&#146;s emergence from
Chapter 11 shall not constitute a Change of Control for purposes of this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) a &#147;Potential Change of Control&#148; shall occur if (A) the Corporation enters into an agreement or arrangement, the consummation of which would result in the occurrence of a Change of Control; (B) any
person publicly announces a tender offer or comparable action which if consummated would constitute a Change of Control; (C) any person (other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Corporation
acting in such capacity or a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the shareholders of the Corporation in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Corporation), who is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or
indirectly, of securities of the Parent representing 10% or more of the combined voting stock increases his or her beneficial ownership of such securities by 5% or more; or (D) the Board of the Corporation adopts a resolution to the effect that, for
the purposes of this Agreement, a Potential Change of Control has occurred. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) a &#147;Reviewing Person&#148; means any appropriate person or body consisting of a member or
members of the Corporation&#146;s Board of Directors or any other person or body appointed by that Board which, following a Change of Control, shall require the concurrence of a majority of the &#147;disinterested directors&#148; or shall be
independent legal counsel approved and accepted by the Indemnitee who is not a party to the particular claim for which Indemnitee is seeking indemnification. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For purposes of this subsection, the terms &#147;person,&#148; &#147;beneficial owner,&#148; &#147;voting stock,&#148; &#147;disinterested director,&#148;
&#147;business combination,&#148; and &#147;interested shareholder&#148; shall have the meaning given to them in Article 7 of the Corporation&#146;s Articles of Incorporation as most recently amended prior to this date. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3. <U>Continuation of Indemnity</U>. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">All agreements and obligations of the Corporation contained in this
Agreement shall continue during the period the Indemnitee is a director, officer or executive employee of the Corporation or serves in any other capacity referred to in Section 1(a) hereof, and shall continue thereafter so long as the Indemnitee
shall be subject to any possible claim or threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal or investigative, by reason of the fact that the Indemnitee served in any such capacity. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4. <U>Notification and Defense of Claim</U>. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As soon as practicable after receipt by the Indemnitee of actual knowledge
of any action, suit or proceeding, the Indemnitee will notify the Corporation thereof, if a claim in respect thereof may be or is being made by the Indemnitee against the Corporation under this Agreement. The Indemnitee has no duty to notify the
Corporation as to any matter that the Corporation has separate notice of. With respect to any such action, suit or proceeding: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) The Corporation will be entitled to participate therein at its own expense; and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Except as otherwise provided below, the Corporation may assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory
to the Indemnitee. After the Corporation notifies the Indemnitee of its election to so assume the defense, the Corporation will not be liable to the Indemnitee under this Agreement for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the
Indemnitee in connection with the defense, other than reasonable costs of investigation, including an investigation in connection with </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">determining whether there exists a conflict of interest of the type described in (ii) of this paragraph, or as otherwise provided in this paragraph. The
Indemnitee shall have the right to employ his or her counsel in such action, suit or proceeding, but the fees and expenses of such counsel incurred after the Corporation notifies the Indemnitee of its assumption of the defense shall be at the
expense of the Indemnitee unless (i) the Corporation authorizes the Indemnitee&#146;s engagement of such counsel which, following a &#147;Change of Control,&#148; shall be effective if authorized by either the Corporation&#146;s General Counsel, its
Board of Directors, or a majority of the &#147;disinterested directors&#148; (which terms are defined in Section 2(e)), although constituting less than a quorum or majority of a quorum of the directors then in office; (ii) the Indemnitee shall have
reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest between the Corporation and the Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense or (iii) the Corporation shall not have engaged counsel to assume the defense of such action, in each of which
cases the fees and expenses of counsel shall be at the expense of the Corporation. The Corporation shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any action, suit or proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Corporation or as to which the Indemnitee
shall have made the conclusion described in (ii) of this paragraph. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">(c) The Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify the Indemnitee under this Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of any action or claim effected without its written consent. The Corporation shall not settle any action or claim
in any manner which would impose any penalty limitation on the Indemnitee without the Indemnitee&#146;s written consent. Neither the Corporation nor the Indemnitee shall unreasonably withhold their consent to any proposed settlement. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5. <U>Undertaking to Repay Expenses</U>. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In the event it shall be finally determined that the Indemnitee is not
entitled under this Agreement or otherwise to be indemnified for liabilities and/or expenses paid by the Corporation, the Indemnitee shall repay to the Corporation such amount of the liability and/or expenses, or the appropriate portion thereof, so
paid or advanced to which the Indemnitee was not entitled. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6. <U>Notice</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Any notice
to the Corporation shall be directed to Armstrong World Industries, Inc., 2500 Columbia Avenue, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603, Attention: Secretary (or such other address as the Corporation shall designate in writing to the Indemnitee). </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">7. <U>Enforcement</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In the event the Indemnitee is required to bring any action to enforce rights or to collect monies due under this Agreement,
the Corporation shall pay to the Indemnitee the fees and expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in bringing and pursuing such action to the extent the Indemnitee is successful, in whole or in part, on the merits or otherwise, in such action. The
Corporation shall pay such fees and expenses in advance of the final disposition of such action on the terms and conditions set forth herein. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">8. <U>Severability</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of
this Agreement (including without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby; and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) to the fullest extent
possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or
unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">9. <U>Indemnification Under this Agreement Not Exclusive</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The indemnification provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the Indemnitee may
be entitled under law, the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation or its bylaws, any other agreement, any vote of stockholders or directors, or otherwise. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10. <U>Miscellaneous</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) This Agreement shall be interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) This Agreement shall be binding upon the Indemnitee and the Corporation,
and their respective successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the Indemnitee, his or her heirs, executors, personal representatives and assigns and to the benefit of the Corporation and its successors and assigns. If the Corporation
shall merge or consolidate with another corporation or shall sell, lease, </FONT>
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the Corporation shall cause the successor in the merger or consolidation or one or more transferee(s) of assets that constitute at least a majority of the assets and earning power transferred pursuant to the transfer of the assets, by agreement in
form and substance satisfactory to the Indemnitee, to expressly assume all of the Corporation&#146;s obligations under and agree to perform this Agreement, and (ii) the term &#147;Corporation&#148; whenever used in this Agreement shall mean and
include any such successor or transferee. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) No amendment,
modification, termination or cancellation of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing signed by both of the parties hereto. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. </FONT></P> <P
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