1 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) 20 September 1994 ----------------- Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. -------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) Delaware 1-4534 23-1274455 - - ---------------------------- ------ ----------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Identification of incorporation) file number) number) 7201 Hamilton Boulevard, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18195-1501 - - ------------------------------------------------ ----------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (215/610)-481-4911 ------------------- 2 Item 5. Other Events. - - ---------------------- The legal proceedings with Syncrude Canada Ltd., its owners, and the Province of Alberta Canada described in Item 3(2) of the Registrant's Form 10-K Annual Report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1993, has been settled in September 1994. The settlement which will be funded principally by Registrant's insurance carriers will not have a material impact on the Registrant's consolidated earnings for the fourth quarter. 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, thereunto duly authorized. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. -------------------------------- (Registrant) Dated: September 20, 1994 By: /s/ Gerald A. White ----------------------------- Gerald A. White Senior Vice President - Finance