Form SD

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form SD

 

 

SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT

 

 

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 Number)

 

7201 Hamilton Boulevard

Allentown Pennsylvania

   18195-1501
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Mary Afflerbach   610-481-6807
(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report.)

 

 

Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form applies:

 

x Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2014.

 

 

 

Section 1 - Conflict Minerals Disclosure

Items 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report

This Form SD of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (the “Company”) is filed pursuant to Rule 13p-1 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for the reporting period January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014.

The Company evaluated its current product lines and determined that certain products we manufacture or contract to manufacture contain tin, tungsten, tantalum and/or gold that are necessary to the functionality or production of the products. Our reasonable country of origin inquiry and due diligence determined that certain of our products are “DRC Conflict Undeterminable” as defined in Rule 13p-1, and as a result we have filed a Conflict Minerals Report.

Conflict Minerals Disclosure

A copy of the Company’s Conflict Minerals Report is provided as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD and is publicly available at http://www.airproducts.com/company/governance/commitment-ethical-business.aspx

Item 1.02 Exhibit

The Company is filing its Conflict Minerals Report as Exhibit 1.01 to this report.

Section 2- Exhibits

Item 2.01 Exhibits

Exhibit 1.01- Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form.

SIGNATURES

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 duly authorized undersigned.

 

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
By: /s/ John D. Stanley             May 29, 2015
John D. Stanley     Date

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and

Chief Administrative Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.    Description
1.01    Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report