Form 8-K - Current report

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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) December 5, 2024 (December 4, 2024)

 

 

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-04534		23-1274455
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1940 Air Products Boulevard

Allentown, Pennsylvania 18106-5500

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

[phone]

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share		APD		New York Stock Exchange
1.000% Euro Notes due 2025		APD25		New York Stock Exchange
0.500% Euro Notes due 2028		APD28		New York Stock Exchange
0.800% Euro Notes due 2032		APD32		New York Stock Exchange
4.000% Euro Notes due 2035		APD35		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

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Item 8.01.

Other Events.

On the afternoon of December 4, 2024, the day after Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (the “Company”) filed its definitive proxy statement (the “Definitive Proxy Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company received notice from Mantle Ridge LP and certain of its affiliates (collectively, “Mantle Ridge”) that it was withdrawing its nomination and proposal for each of David Khani, N. Thomas Linebarger, Nichelle-Maynard-Elliott, Donald Wallette, Jr. and J. Steven Whisler, and, accordingly, only nominating its remaining four candidates for election to the Board of Directors of the Company at the Company’s upcoming 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, to be held on January 23, 2025 (the “Nomination Change”).

Mantle Ridge has yet to file revised preliminary proxy materials regarding its Nomination Change. However, the Company is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K for the purpose of informing Company shareholders of this material change by Mantle Ridge. The Company expects to file a supplement to its Definitive Proxy Statement and a new WHITE proxy card reflecting the Nomination Change in the near term.

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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.
				(Registrant)
Date: December 5, 2024		By:		/s/ Sean D. Major
				Sean D. Major
				Executive Vice President,
				General Counsel and Secretary

Document and Entity Information	Dec. 04, 2024
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
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Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000002969
Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 04, 2024
Entity Incorporation State Country Code	DE
Entity File Number	001-04534
Entity Tax Identification Number	23-1274455
Entity Address, Address Line One	1940 Air Products Boulevard
Entity Address, City or Town	Allentown
Entity Address, State or Province	PA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	18106-5500
City Area Code	(610)
Local Phone Number	481-4911
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre Commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Common Stock [Member]
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Security 12b Title	Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
Trading Symbol	APD
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
M 1.000 Euro Notes Due 20254 [Member]
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Security 12b Title	1.000% Euro Notes due 2025
Trading Symbol	APD25
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
M 0.500 Euro Notes Due 20281 [Member]
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Security 12b Title	0.500% Euro Notes due 2028
Trading Symbol	APD28
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
M 0.800 Euro Notes Due 20322 [Member]
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Security 12b Title	0.800% Euro Notes due 2032
Trading Symbol	APD32
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
M 4.000 Euro Notes Due 20353 [Member]
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Security 12b Title	4.000% Euro Notes due 2035
Trading Symbol	APD35
Security Exchange Name	NYSE

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