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) January 6, 2017

 

 

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		1-4534		23-1274455
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

7201 Hamilton Boulevard, Allentown, Pennsylvania		18195-1501
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(610) 481-4911

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (the “Company”) is making available supplemental non-GAAP financial information reflecting the Company’s classification of its Materials Technologies segment as discontinued operations in connection with the sale of its Performance Materials business and the spin-off of its Electronic Materials business. The supplemental information is included in Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference. The information will be available on the Company’s website at www.airproducts.com.

The supplemental non-GAAP financial information is presented for illustrative and informational purposes only and is not intended to reflect or be indicative of Air Products’ consolidated results of operations or financial position had the Materials Technologies dispositions occurred prior to the dates presented and should not be taken as representative of Air Products’ future consolidated results of operations or financial condition.

The information in this report is being furnished, not filed. Accordingly, the information in items 7.01 and 9.01 of this report will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference. The furnishing of the information in this report is not intended to, and does not, constitute a determination or admission by the Company that the information in this report is material or complete, or that investors should consider this information before making an investment decision with respect to any security of the Company or its affiliates.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

d.

Exhibits

 

99.1

Supplemental non-GAAP Financial Information

 

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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)
Dated: January 6, 2017				By:		/s/    Mary T. Afflerbach
						Mary T. Afflerbach
						Vice President, Corporate Secretary, Chief Governance Officer and General Counsel (Interim)

 

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