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): January 3, 2017 (January 3, 2017)
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-4534 | 23-1274455 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| Of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
7201 Hamilton Boulevard, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18195-1501
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 481-4911
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:
| ☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On January 3, 2017, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (“Air Products”) issued a press release announcing completion of the sale to Evonik Industries AG of certain subsidiaries and assets comprising the Performance Materials division of Air Products’ Materials Technologies segment. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed by Air Products under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 3, 2017 | |
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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.
| AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. |
| (Registrant) |
| /s/ M. Scott Crocco |
| M. Scott Crocco |
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
January 3, 2017
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 3, 2017 | |
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