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