Form 8-K/A

0001193125-17-183918.txt : 20170525 0001193125-17-183918.hdr.sgml : 20170525 20170525173003 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-17-183918 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20170126 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20170525 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170525 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000002969 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS [2810] IRS NUMBER: 231274455 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-04534 FILM NUMBER: 17871069 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7201 HAMILTON BLVD CITY: ALLENTOWN STATE: PA ZIP: 18195-1501 BUSINESS PHONE: 6104814911 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7201 HAMILTON BLVD CITY: ALLENTOWN STATE: PA ZIP: 18195-1501 8-K/A 1 d591281d8ka.htm FORM 8-K/A Form 8-K/A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

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 26, 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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EXPLANATORY NOTE

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Form 8-K/A as an amendment to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 2017 (“Original Filing”). The Original Filing reported the voting results of the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on January 26, 2017 (the “Annual Meeting”). The sole purpose of this Form 8-K/A is to disclose the Company’s decision as to how frequently it will conduct future shareholder advisory votes on named executive officer compensation (“say on pay”). No other changes have been made to the Original Filing.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Annual Meeting, shareholders cast over 89% of votes in favor of holding future say on pay votes on an annual basis. The Board of Directors of the Company had recommended a vote for annual frequency of say on pay votes. In light of this result, the Company will hold future say on pay votes on an annual basis until the next advisory vote on the frequency of say on pay votes occurs. The next advisory vote regarding the frequency of say on pay votes is required to occur no later than the Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

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: May 25, 2017	By:	/s/ Mary T. Afflerbach
		Mary T. Afflerbach
		Vice President, Corporate Secretary, and
		Chief Governance Officer