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) July 17, 2014
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) | (I.R.S. 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 8.01. Other Events.
On 17 July 2014, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. elected Chad C. Deaton as Lead Director to serve a three year term. Mr. Deaton succeeds Evert Henkes, who has served as the Company’s Presiding Director since January 2012. The Lead Director’s responsibilities are presiding at executive sessions of the independent directors and over any other meetings of the Board or parts thereof when the Chairman of the Board is not present, reporting independent directors’ feedback to the Chairman, and determining the agenda for executive sessions of independent directors. The Lead Director also has principal, but not exclusive, authority to convene a meeting of independent directors.
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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) | ||||||
| Date: 21 July 2014 | By: | /s/ Mary T. Afflerbach | ||||
| Mary T. Afflerbach | ||||||
| Corporate Secretary and Chief Governance Officer | ||||||
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