2014 Annual Meeting 8-K
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):
 
August 5, 2014

AIRGAS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
1-9344
 
 56-0732648
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)



259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100
Radnor, PA 19087-5283
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(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 687-5253

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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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The annual meeting of the stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) of Airgas, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on August 5, 2014, where the Company’s stockholders voted on the following:
 
(1)
the election of four directors of the Company;
(2)
the ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015;
(3)
an advisory vote to approve the Company’s executive compensation; and
(4)
a stockholder proposal regarding the Company’s classified Board of Directors.

The final voting results for each such item are set forth below.
Election of Directors. The following persons were elected as directors for terms expiring at the 2017 Annual Meeting:
 
Nominee
  
Votes For
  
Votes Withheld
  
Broker Non-Votes
Peter McCausland
  
45,560,285
  
19,903,088
  
3,755,434
Lee M. Thomas
 
40,027,585
 
25,435,788
 
3,755,434
John C. van Roden, Jr.
  
45,438,157
  
20,025,216
  
3,755,434
Ellen C. Wolf
  
45,428,300
  
20,035,073
  
3,755,434
Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The proposal was approved by the following vote:
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
68,689,140
 
502,733
 
26,934
Advisory Vote to Approve the Company’s Executive Compensation. The following table summarizes the results of the advisory vote to approve the Company’s executive compensation:
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
64,351,775
 
906,460
 
205,138
 
3,755,434

Stockholder Proposal Regarding the Company’s Classified Board of Directors. The following table summarizes the results of a proposal by a stockholder requesting the Board of Directors to take all necessary steps (other than any steps that must be taken by stockholders) to eliminate the classification of the Board of Directors and to require that all directors elected at or after the annual meeting held in 2015 be elected on an annual basis:
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
46,921,296
 
18,478,988
 
63,089
 
3,755,434

The Company’s proxy materials also included a stockholder proposal regarding the Company’s voting standard for director elections; however, as a representative of the proponent was not in attendance at the Annual Meeting, the proposal was not presented for a vote.


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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.

Dated: August 7, 2014            
Airgas, Inc.
(Registrant)

/s/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR.         
Robert H. Young, Jr.
Senior Vice President and General Counsel



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