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 T. 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, 2015. |
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, 2015 to December 31, 2015.
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 concluded that certain of our necessary conflict minerals may have originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country and not be from scrap or recycled sources. 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 31, 2016 | ||||
| John D. Stanley | Date | |||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 1.01 | Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report | |