Air Products' CEO and Materials Technologies VP to Speak at Deutsche Bank Global Industrials and Materials Summit on June 8

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., June 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced that Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Seifi Ghasemi and Materials Technologies Executive Vice President Guillermo Novo will co-present at the Deutsche Bank 7^th Annual Global Industrials and Materials Summit in Chicago on Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at 8:40 a.m. CT.

Ghasemi will provide a brief overview of Air Products' execution against its strategic Five-Point Plan to becoming the safest and most profitable industrial gases company in the world, providing excellent service to customers. He will also discuss Air Products' recently announced plans to sell its Performance Materials Division and the intention to spin-off the Electronic Materials Division as a separate public company, Versum Materials.

Novo will be the CEO of Versum Materials, a best-in-class electronic materials company with solid growth, high margins, low capital intensity, and strong free cash flow. In discussing these core strengths, he will also highlight opportunities to capture additional, profitable growth.

An audio webcast will be available on Air Products' Investor Relations Event Details web site.

About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE: APD) is a world-leading Industrial Gases company celebrating 75 years of operation. The company's core Industrial Gases business provides atmospheric and process gases and related equipment to manufacturing markets, including refining and petrochemical, metals, electronics, and food and beverage. Air Products is also the world's leading supplier of liquefied natural gas process technology and equipment. The company's Materials Technologies business serves the semiconductor, polyurethanes, cleaning and coatings, and adhesives industries.

The company had fiscal 2015 sales of $9.9 billion and was ranked number 284 on the Fortune 500 annual list of public companies. Approximately 20,000 employees in 50 countries strive to make Air Products the world's safest and best performing Industrial Gases company, providing sustainable offerings and excellent service to all customers. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

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