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 the earliest event reported): December 18, 2015
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-4534 | 23-1274455 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S Employer Identification No.) |
| 7201 Hamilton Boulevard, Allentown, Pennsylvania |
18195-1501 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (610) 481-4911
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
Furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 is a presentation which Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (the “Company”) may use in whole or in part during interactions with its investors regarding the draft registration statement on Form 10 filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission today in connection with the Company’s previously communicated plan to separate its Materials Technologies business, which will be named Versum Materials.
The information contained in this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1) of this report on Form 8-K 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 the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On December 18, 2015, the Company issued a press release announcing the filing of a draft registration statement on Form 10 in connection with the Company’s previously communicated plan to separate its Materials Technologies business, which will be named Versum Materials. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Presentation, dated December 18, 2015. | |
| 99.2 | Press Release, dated December 18, 2015. | |
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SIGNATURES
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. | ||||||
| Date: December 18, 2015 | By: | /s/ Mary T. Afflerbach | ||||
| Name: | Mary T. Afflerbach | |||||
| Title: | Corporate Secretary and Chief Governance Officer | |||||
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Index of Exhibits
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Presentation, dated December 18, 2015. | |
| 99.2 | Press Release, dated December 18, 2015. | |
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