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) April 27, 2020
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware | | 001-04534 | | 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 and 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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share | | APD | | New York Stock Exchange |
2.000% Euro Notes due 2020 | | APD20 | | New York Stock Exchange |
0.375% Euro Notes due 2021 | | APD21B | | New York Stock Exchange |
1.000% Euro Notes due 2025 | | APD25 | | New York Stock Exchange |
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On April 27, 2020, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement with Barclays Capital Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the underwriters named therein, relating to the issuance and sale by the Company of (i) $550,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.500% Notes due 2025 (the “2025 Notes”), (ii) $650,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.850% Notes due 2027 (the “2027 Notes”), (iii) $900,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 2.050% Notes due 2030 (the “2030 Notes”), (iv) $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 2.700% Notes due 2040 (the “2040 Notes), and (v) $950,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 2.800% Notes due 2050 (the “2050 Notes” and, together with the 2025 Notes, the 2027 Notes, the 2030 Notes and the 2040 Notes, the “U.S. Notes”). The offer and sale of the U.S. Notes was registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-221729), which was filed on November 22, 2017 (the “Registration Statement”). The offer and sale of the U.S. Notes is expected to close on or about April 30, 2020, subject to customary closing conditions.
In addition, on April 28, 2020, the Company entered into an Underwriting Agreement with BNP Paribas, Citigroup Global Markets Limited, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch and Merrill Lynch International, relating to the issuance and sale by the Company of (i) €500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 0.500% Notes due 2028 (the “2028 Notes”) and (ii) €500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 0.800% Notes due 2032 (the “2032 Notes” and, together with the 2028 Notes, the “Eurobonds” and, together with the U.S. Notes, the “Notes”). The offer and sale of the Eurobonds was registered pursuant to the Registration Statement. The Company has applied to list each series of Eurobonds on the New York Stock Exchange. The offering of the Eurobonds is expected to close on or about May 5, 2020, subject to customary closing conditions.
Each series of Notes will be issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated April 30, 2020 (the “Indenture”), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”). The terms of the U.S. Notes and the Eurobonds will be set forth in officer’s certificates (which include the forms of the U.S. Notes and of the Eurobonds as exhibits, respectively). The Company may, at its election and upon the terms set forth in the Notes, redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, from time to time at the redemption prices and on the terms and conditions set forth in the Notes. The Company may also, at its election, redeem each series of the Eurobonds in whole, but not in part, upon the occurrence of certain tax events at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount, together with unpaid interest accrued thereon to the date fixed for redemption. The Indenture, the officer’s certificate with respect to the U.S. Notes and the officer’s certificate with respect to the Eurobonds are attached as Exhibits 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
The Company expects to receive net proceeds, after deduction of the underwriter’s discount and estimated offering expenses, of approximately $3.76 billion from the sale of the U.S. Notes and €988.9 million from the sale of the Eurobonds. The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the offerings to repay upcoming debt maturities and for general corporate purposes, including financing a planned equity investment of approximately $2.5 billion in the joint venture that will acquire the gasification, power and industrial gas assets at Jazan Economic City, Saudi Arabia, and other investments in industrial gas projects. The Company intends to use a portion of the net proceeds from the sale of the Eurobonds to repay €300 million aggregate principal amount of its 2.000% Notes due 2020, which mature on August 7, 2020, and €350 million aggregate principal amount of its 0.375% Notes due 2021, which mature on June 1, 2021, and may use a portion of the net proceeds from the sale of the U.S. Notes to repay up to $400 million aggregate principal amount of its 3.000% Notes due 2021, which mature on November 3, 2021.
