UNITED STATES

                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                           Washington, DC  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):
                             November 9, 2000


                               AIRGAS, INC.
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          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



   Delaware                      1-9344                      56-0732648
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(State or other            (Commission File Number)         (I.R.S. Employer
 jurisdiction of                                             Identification No.)
 incorporation)



                 259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100
                 Radnor, PA  19087-5283
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                 (Address of principal executive offices)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (610) 687-5253
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Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
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     The Company is furnishing this report on Form 8-K pursuant to Regulation
FD in connection with the anticipated disclosure of information at meetings
with securities market professionals, investors and prospective investors
to be held during November 2000, beginning on November 9, 2000.  Slides to
be used in the presentations are available on the Company's website at
www.airgas.com under "Investor Info."  The Company anticipates that the
slides will be available on its website until December 1, 2000, unless it
determines to remove them earlier.

     Neither the furnishing of this report, nor the posting of the slides on
the Company's website, is intended to constitute a determination by the
Company that the information is material or that the dissemination of the
information is required by Regulation FD.










                                Signatures
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                        AIRGAS, INC.
                                        (Registrant)





                                        BY: /s/ Gordon L. Keen, Jr.
                                             Gordon L. Keen, Jr.
                                             Senior Vice President - Law &
                                             Corporate Development





DATED:     November 9, 2000