SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 23-1274455 | |
| (State of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| 7201 Hamilton Boulevard Allentown, Pennsylvania |
18195-1501 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box: x
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box: ¨
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:
333-178120
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class to be so Registered |
Name of Each Exchange on Which Each Class is to be Registered | |
| 2.000% Notes due 2020 | New York Stock Exchange |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(Title of Class)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
| Item 1. | Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered. |
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby incorporates by reference the description of its securities to be registered hereunder contained in the Prospectus dated November 22, 2011 under “Description of Securities” and in the Prospectus Supplement dated July 31, 2013, under “Description of Notes,” filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on August 2, 2013 under Rule 424(b)(5) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-178120) previously filed with the Commission under the Act.
| Item 2. | Exhibits. |
| 1. | Indenture dated as of January 10, 1995, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor to U.S. Bank National Association (formerly Wachovia Bank, National Association and initially First Fidelity Bank, National Association), as Trustee. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(a) to the Company’s Registration Statement No. 33-57357.) |
| 2. | Form of 2.000% Notes due 2020. |
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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, thereto duly authorized.
| Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | ||||
| Date: August 7, 2013 | By: | /s/ John D. Stanley | ||
| Name: John D. Stanley | ||||
| Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer | ||||
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