-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, HV9KkZKaTImyJytvvXIJPOr5NjsdlWcUKk1XY5I1jug4j+YYrOYNi+Ic4wskSXSK 5jFyteMCP27sYL+mXIOIIw== 0000804212-98-000006.txt : 19980304 0000804212-98-000006.hdr.sgml : 19980304 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000804212-98-000006 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980217 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 19980303 SROS: NYSE SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AIRGAS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000804212 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: 5160 IRS NUMBER: 560732648 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-38422 FILM NUMBER: 98550006 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 259 RADNOR-CHESETER ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 100 CITY: RADNOR STATE: PA ZIP: 19087 BUSINESS PHONE: 6106875253 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 259 RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 100 CITY: RADNOR STATE: PA ZIP: 19087 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MCCAUSLAND PETER CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000908893 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: 0000 IRS NUMBER: 172424757 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O MCCAUSLAND KEEN & BUCKAMN STREET 2: 259 RADNOR CHESTER ROAD SUITE 100 CITY: RADNOR STATE: PA ZIP: 19087 BUSINESS PHONE: 6109026237 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 612 EAST GRAVERS LANE CITY: WYNDMOOR STATE: PA ZIP: 19038 SC 13G/A 1 AMENDED SCHEDULE 13G/A 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 7)* AIRGAS, INC. ______________________________________________ (Name of Issuer) COMMON STOCK ______________________________________________ (Title of Class of Securities) 009363 10 2 __________________________ (CUSIP Number) February 17, 1998 ____________________________________________________ (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [ ] Rule 13d-1(b) [ ] Rule 13d-(c) [X] Rule 13d-1(d) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). (Continued on following page(s)) Page 1 of 5 pages 2 CUSIP No. 009363 10 2 13G Page 2 of 5 pages ___________ __ __ ______________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Peter McCausland ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [X ] ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. SOLE VOTING POWER 6,431,793 ___________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 6. SHARED VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY 3,343,312 OWNED BY ___________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING PERSON 6,432,216 WITH ___________________________________________________________ 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,343,312 ______________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9,775,105 ______________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] ______________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 13.9% ______________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN ______________________________________________________________________________ 3 CUSIP No. 009363 10 2 13G Page 3 of 5 pages ___________ __ __ ______________________________________________________________________________ Item 1(a) Name of Issuer ______________ Airgas, Inc. Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices _______________________________________________ Airgas, Inc. Radnor Court 259 Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100 Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5240 Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing _____________________ Peter McCausland Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office, or, if none, Residence ____________________________________________________________ Airgas, Inc. Radnor Court 259 Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100 Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5240 Item 2(c) Citizenship ___________ United States Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities ____________________________ Common Stock, par value $.01 per share Item 2(e) CUSIP Number ___________ 009363 10 2 4 Item 3 Not Applicable Item 4 Ownership _________ (a) and (b) Peter McCausland beneficially owned an aggregate of 9,775,528 shares of the issuer's Common Stock, or approximately 13.9% of the shares outstanding as of December 31, 1997, of which 1,097,474 shares were issuable upon exercise of employee stock options. (c) Peter McCausland had sole power to vote or to direct the vote, and sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of, 6,431,793 shares of the issuer's Common Stock, of which 1,097,474 shares were issuable upon exercise of employee stock options. Mr. McCausland had shared power to vote or to direct the vote, and/or shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of, 3,343,312 shares of the Common Stock, which included 129,526 shares issuable upon exercise of employee stock options and 46,663 shares held by a charitable foundation (the "Foundation") of which Mr. McCausland is an officer and director. Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class ____________________________________________ Not applicable Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person _______________________________________________________________ No other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the issuer's shares which are the subject of this Amendment to Schedule 13G, except that, with respect to 3,343,312 shares, members of Mr. McCausland's family share with Mr. McCausland the right, and, with respect to 46,663 shares, the Foundation has the exclusive right, to receive the dividends from and the proceeds of sale as to such shares. Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company ___________________________________________________________________ Not Applicable Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group _________________________________________________________ Not Applicable Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group ______________________________ Not Applicable 5 Item 10 Certification _____________ Not Applicable Signature After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. February 17, 1998 __________________________________________ Date /s/Peter McCausland __________________________________________ Signature Peter McCausland Director, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer __________________________________________ Name/Title -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----