As Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2010
Registration Statement No. 333-161774
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Post-Effective Amendment No. 2
TO
Form S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AIRGAS, INC.
And the Subsidiary Guarantors listed below
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 56-0732648 | |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
259 North Radnor-Chester Rd.
Radnor, PA 19087-5283
(610) 687-5253
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrants principal executive offices)
Robert H. Young, Jr.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Airgas, Inc.
259 North Radnor-Chester Rd.
Radnor, PA 19087-5283
(610) 687-5253
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
with copies to:
James J. Clark, Esq.
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
80 Pine Street
New York, NY 10005
(212) 701-3000
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. ¨
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. x
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨
If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. x
If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer | x | Accelerated filer | ¨ | |||||
Non-accelerated filer | ¨ | Smaller reporting company | ¨ |
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered | Amount to be Registered (a) |
Proposed Maximum per Unit (a) |
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price (a) |
Amount of Registration Fee (c) | ||||
Debt Securities |
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Guarantees of Debt Securities (b) |
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(a) | An indeterminate aggregate initial offering price or number of the securities of each identified Debt Security is being registered as may from time to time be offered at indeterminate prices. |
(b) | Pursuant to Rule 457(n), no additional registration fee is required with respect to the guarantees. |
(c) | In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act, the Registrant is deferring payment of all registration fees. |
TABLE OF SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS
All the following subsidiaries are wholly owned subsidiaries:
Name |
State of Incorporation | |
Airgas Carbonic, Inc. |
DE | |
Airgas Data, LLC |
DE | |
Airgas-East, Inc. |
DE | |
Airgas-Great Lakes, Inc. |
DE | |
Airgas-Intermountain, Inc. |
CO | |
Airgas Investments, Inc. |
DE | |
Airgas Merchant Gases, LLC |
DE | |
Airgas Merchant Holdings, Inc. |
DE | |
Airgas-Mid America, Inc. |
DE | |
Airgas-Mid South, Inc. |
DE | |
Airgas-Nor Pac, Inc. |
DE | |
Airgas-North Central, Inc. |
DE | |
Airgas-Northern California & Nevada, Inc. |
DE | |
Airgas-Refrigerants, Inc. |
DE | |
Airgas Retail Services, LLC |
DE | |
Airgas Safety, Inc. |
DE | |
Airgas-South, Inc. |
DE | |
Airgas-Southwest, Inc. |
DE | |
Airgas Specialty Gases, Inc. |
TX | |
Airgas Specialty Products, Inc. |
DE | |
Airgas-West, Inc. |
CA | |
Medical Gas Management, Inc. |
DE | |
Missouri River Holdings, Inc. |
KS | |
National Welders Supply Company, Inc. |
NC | |
Nitrous Oxide Corp. |
DE | |
Oilind Safety, Inc. |
DE | |
Red-D-Arc, Inc. |
NV | |
WorldWide Welding, LLC |
DE |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 relates to the Registrants Automatic Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-161774), filed by the Registrants on September 8, 2009 as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No. 1, filed by the Registrants on September 8, 2009 (the Registration Statement). The Registrants are filing this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, solely to amend the cover page of the Registration Statement to replace the notice information with respect to Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP with notice information for Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP. Since this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 does not amend any other portion of the Registration Statement, the balance of the Registration Statement is omitted from this filing.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Airgas, Inc. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Radnor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on March 10, 2010.
AIRGAS, INC. | ||
By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Name: | Robert H. Young, Jr. | |
Title: | Senior Vice President General Counsel |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on March 10, 2010.
Signature |
Title | |
/S/ PETER MCCAUSLAND * Peter McCausland |
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | |
/S/ ROBERT M. MCLAUGHLIN * Robert M. McLaughlin |
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | |
/S/ THOMAS M. SMYTH * Thomas M. Smyth |
Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) | |
/S/ MICHAEL L. MOLININI * Michael L. Molinini |
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | |
/S/ W. THACHER BROWN * W. Thacher Brown |
Director | |
/S/ JAMES W. HOVEY * James W. Hovey |
Director | |
/S/ RICHARD C. ILL * Richard C. Ill |
Director | |
/S/ PAULA A. SNEED * Paula A. Sneed |
Director | |
/S/ DAVID M. STOUT * David M. Stout |
Director | |
/S/ LEE M. THOMAS * Lee M. Thomas |
Director | |
/S/ JOHN C. VAN RODEN. JR. * John C. van Roden. Jr. |
Director | |
/S/ ELLEN C. WOLF * Ellen C. Wolf |
Director |
* By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Robert H. Young, Jr., as attorney-in-fact |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Radnor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on March 10, 2010.
AIRGAS CARBONIC, INC. | ||
By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Name: | Robert H. Young, Jr. | |
Title: | Senior Vice President General Counsel |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on March 10, 2010.
Signature |
Title | |
/S/ PETER MCCAUSLAND * Peter McCausland |
Director | |
/S/ PHIL FILER * Phil Filer |
Director (Principle Executive Officer) | |
/S/ THOMAS M. SMYTH * Thomas M. Smyth |
Director | |
/S/ CHUCK TOOMEY * Chuck Toomey |
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer |
* By: |
/S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Robert H. Young, Jr., as attorney-in-fact |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Radnor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on March 10, 2010.
AIRGAS DATA, LLC | ||
By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Name: | Robert H. Young, Jr. | |
Title: | Senior Vice President General Counsel |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on March 10, 2010.
Signature |
Title | |
/S/ CAREY VERGER * Carey Verger |
Director (Principal Executive Officer) | |
/S/ THOMAS M. SMYTH * Thomas M. Smyth |
Director (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
* By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Robert H. Young, Jr., as attorney-in-fact |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Radnor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on March 10, 2010.
AIRGAS-EAST, INC. | ||
By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Name: | Robert H. Young, Jr. | |
Title: | Senior Vice President General Counsel |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on March 10, 2010.
Signature |
Title | |
/S/ FRED MANLEY * Fred Manley |
Director (Principal Executive Officer) | |
/S/ B. SHAUN POWERS * B. Shaun Powers |
Director | |
/S/ THOMAS M. SMYTH * Thomas M. Smyth |
Director | |
/S/ DAVE BROWN * Dave Brown |
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer |
* By: |
/S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Robert H. Young, Jr., as attorney-in-fact |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Radnor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on March 10, 2010.
AIRGAS-GREAT LAKES, INC. | ||
By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Name: | Robert H. Young, Jr. | |
Title: | Senior Vice President General Counsel |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on March 10, 2010.
Signature |
Title | |
/S/ KEVIN MCBRIDE * |
Director (Principal Executive Officer) | |
Kevin McBride |
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/S/ B. SHAUN POWERS * |
Director | |
B. Shaun Powers |
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/S/ THOMAS M. SMYTH * |
Director | |
Thomas M. Smyth |
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/S/ PAM CLAYPOOL * |
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer | |
Pam Claypool |
* By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Robert H. Young, Jr., as attorney-in-fact |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Radnor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on March 10, 2010.
AIRGAS-INTERMOUNTAIN, INC. | ||
By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Name: | Robert H. Young, Jr. | |
Title: | Senior Vice President General Counsel |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on March 10, 2010.
Signature |
Title | |
/S/ DOUG JONES * |
Director (Principal Executive Officer) | |
Doug Jones |
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/S/ MAX D. HOOPER * |
Director | |
Max D. Hooper | ||
/S/ THOMAS M. SMYTH * |
Director | |
Thomas M. Smyth | ||
/S/ JIM JOHNSTON * |
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer | |
Jim Johnston |
* By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Robert H. Young, Jr., as attorney-in-fact |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Radnor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on March 10, 2010.
AIRGAS INVESTMENTS, INC. | ||
By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Name: | Robert H. Young, Jr. | |
Title: | Senior Vice President General Counsel |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on March 10, 2010.
Signature |
Title | |
/S/ LESLIE J. GRAFF * Leslie J. Graff |
Director (Principal Executive Officer) | |
/S/ ROBERT M. MCLAUGHLIN * Robert M. McLaughlin |
Director (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
* By: |
/S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Robert H. Young, Jr., as attorney-in-fact |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Radnor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on March 10, 2010.
AIRGAS MERCHANT GASES, LLC | ||
By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Name: | Robert H. Young, Jr. | |
Title: | Senior Vice President General Counsel |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on March 10, 2010.
Signature |
Title | |
/S/ TOM THOMAN * Tom Thoman |
Director (Principal Executive Officer) | |
/S/ THOMAS M. SMYTH * Thomas M. Smyth |
Director | |
/S/ CHRIS PLITNICK * Chris Plitnick |
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer |
* By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Robert H. Young, Jr., as attorney-in-fact |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Radnor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on March 10, 2010.
AIRGAS MERCHANT HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Name: | Robert H. Young, Jr. | |
Title: | Senior Vice President General Counsel |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on March 10, 2010.
Signature |
Title | |
/S/ TOM THOMAN * Tom Thoman |
Director (Principal Executive Officer) | |
/S/ THOMAS M. SMYTH * Thomas M. Smyth |
Director (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
* By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Robert H. Young, Jr., as attorney-in-fact |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Radnor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on March 10, 2010.
AIRGAS-MID AMERICA, INC. | ||
By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Name: | Robert H. Young, Jr. | |
Title: | Senior Vice President General Counsel |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on March 10, 2010.
Signature |
Title | |
/S/ BOB HILLIARD * Bob Hilliard |
Director (Principal Executive Officer) | |
/S/ B. SHAUN POWERS * B. Shaun Powers |
Director | |
/S/ THOMAS M. SMYTH * Thomas M. Smyth |
Director | |
/S/ LEE CHERRY * Lee Cherry |
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer |
* By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Robert H. Young, Jr., as attorney-in-fact |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Radnor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on March 10, 2010.
AIRGAS-MID SOUTH, INC. | ||
By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Name: | Robert H. Young, Jr. | |
Title: | Senior Vice President General Counsel |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on March 10, 2010.
Signature |
Title | |
/S/ TERRY LODGE * Terry Lodge |
Director (Principal Executive Officer) | |
/S/ MAX D. HOOPER * Max D. Hooper |
Director | |
/S/ THOMAS M. SMYTH * Thomas M. Smyth |
Director | |
/S/ PAUL FITZGERALD * Paul Fitzgerald |
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer |
* By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Robert H. Young, Jr., as attorney-in-fact |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Radnor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on March 10, 2010.
AIRGAS-NOR PAC, INC. | ||
By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Name: | Robert H. Young, Jr. | |
Title: | Senior Vice President General Counsel |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on March 10, 2010.
Signature |
Title | |
/S/ EDWARD A. RICHARDS Edward A. Richards |
Director (Principal Executive Officer) | |
/S/ MAX D. HOOPER * Max D. Hooper |
Director | |
/S/ THOMAS M. SMYTH * Thomas M. Smyth |
Director | |
/S/ WILLIAM M. PILAND William M. Piland |
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer |
* By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Robert H. Young, Jr., as attorney-in-fact |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Radnor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on March 10, 2010.
AIRGAS-NORTH CENTRAL, INC. | ||
By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Name: | Robert H. Young, Jr. | |
Title: | Senior Vice President General Counsel |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on March 10, 2010.
Signature |
Title | |
/S/ PAM SWANSON Pam Swanson |
Director (Principal Executive Officer) | |
/S/ B. SHAUN POWERS * B. Shaun Powers |
Director | |
/S/ THOMAS M. SMYTH * Thomas M. Smyth |
Director | |
/S/ MIKE ALLISON * Mike Allison |
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer |
* By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Robert H. Young, Jr., as attorney-in-fact |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Radnor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on March 10, 2010.
AIRGAS-NORTHERN CALIFORNIA & NEVADA, INC. | ||||
By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |||
Name: | Robert H. Young, Jr. | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President General Counsel |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on March 10, 2010.
Signature |
Title | |
/S/ MIKE CHANDLER * Mike Chandler |
Director (Principal Executive Officer) | |
/S/ MAX D. HOOPER * Max D. Hooper |
Director | |
/S/ THOMAS M. SMYTH * Thomas M. Smyth |
Director | |
/S/ CELINE KEARNEY * Celine Kearney |
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
* By: |
/S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Robert H. Young, Jr., as attorney-in-fact |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Radnor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on March 10, 2010.
AIRGAS-REFRIGERANTS, INC. | ||
By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Name: | Robert H. Young, Jr. | |
Title: | Senior Vice President General Counsel |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on March 10, 2010.
Signature |
Title | |
/S/ CHUCK BROADUS * Chuck Broadus |
Director (Principal Executive Officer) | |
/S/ ANDY CICHOCKI * Andy Cichocki |
Director | |
/S/ THOMAS M. SMYTH * Thomas M. Smyth |
Director | |
/S/ EMMANUEL DUPREE * Emmanuel Dupree |
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer |
* By: |
/S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Robert H. Young, Jr., as attorney-in-fact |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Radnor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on March 10, 2010.
AIRGAS RETAIL SERVICES, LLC | ||
By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Name: | Robert H. Young, Jr. | |
Title: | Senior Vice President General Counsel |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on March 10, 2010.
Signature |
Title | |
/S/ KELLY JUSTICE * Kelly Justice |
Director (Principal Executive Officer) | |
/S/ THOMAS M. SMYTH * Thomas M. Smyth |
Director | |
/S/ ROGER GEIB Roger Geib |
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer |
* By: |
/S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Robert H. Young, Jr., as attorney-in-fact |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Radnor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on March 10, 2010.
AIRGAS SAFETY, INC. | ||
By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Name: | Robert H. Young, Jr. | |
Title: | Senior Vice President General Counsel |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on March 10, 2010.
Signature |
Title | |
/S/ DONALD S. CARLINO * Donald S. Carlino |
Principal Executive Officer | |
/S/ MIKE MOLININI * Mike Molinini |
Director | |
/S/ THOMAS M. SMYTH * Thomas M. Smyth |
Director | |
/S/ DENNIS JOHNSON * Dennis Johnson |
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer |
* By: |
/S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Robert H. Young, Jr., as attorney-in-fact |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Radnor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on March 10, 2010.
AIRGAS-SOUTH, INC. | ||
By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Name: | Robert H. Young, Jr. | |
Title: | Senior Vice President General Counsel |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on March 10, 2010.
Signature |
Title | |
/S/ JAY SULLIVAN * |
Director (Principal Executive Officer) | |
Jay Sullivan | ||
/S/ B. SHAUN POWERS * |
Director | |
B. Shaun Powers | ||
/S/ THOMAS M. SMYTH * |
Director | |
Thomas M. Smyth | ||
/S/ BRETT COHEN * |
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer | |
Brett Cohen |
* By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Robert H. Young, Jr., as attorney-in-fact |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Radnor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on March 10, 2010.
AIRGAS-SOUTHWEST, INC. | ||
By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Name: | Robert H. Young, Jr. | |
Title: | Senior Vice President General Counsel |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on March 10, 2010.
Signature |
Title | |
/S/ BRENT SPARKS * |
Director (Principal Executive Officer) | |
Brent Sparks | ||
/S/ MAX D. HOOPER * |
Director | |
Max D. Hooper | ||
/S/ THOMAS M. SMYTH * |
Director | |
Thomas M. Smyth | ||
/S/ MONICA DELAGARZA * |
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer | |
Monica DeLaGarza |
* By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Robert H. Young, Jr., as attorney-in-fact |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Radnor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on March 10, 2010.
AIRGAS SPECIALTY GASES, INC. | ||
By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Name: | Robert H. Young, Jr. | |
Title: | Senior Vice President General Counsel |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on March 10, 2010.
Signature |
Title | |
/S/ WILLIAM RUSSO * William Russo |
Director (Principal Executive Officer) | |
/S/ JIM MULLER * Jim Muller |
Director | |
/S/ THOMAS M. SMYTH * Thomas M. Smyth |
Director | |
/S/ RICHARD MARTIN * Richard Martin |
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer |
* By: |
/S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Robert H. Young, Jr., as attorney-in-fact |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Radnor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on March 10, 2010.
AIRGAS SPECIALTY PRODUCTS, INC. | ||
By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Name: | Robert H. Young, Jr. | |
Title: | Senior Vice President General Counsel |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on March 10, 2010.
Signature |
Title | |
/S/ TED SCHULTE * Ted Schulte |
Director (Principal Executive Officer) | |
/S/ ANDY CICHOCKI * Andy Cichocki |
Director | |
/S/ THOMAS M. SMYTH * Thomas M. Smyth |
Director | |
/S/ RUSS LEE * Russ Lee |
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer |
* By: |
/S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Robert H. Young, Jr., as attorney-in-fact |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Radnor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on March 10, 2010.
AIRGAS-WEST, INC. | ||
By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Name: | Robert H. Young, Jr. | |
Title: | Senior Vice President General Counsel |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on March 10, 2010.
Signature |
Title | |
/S/ SAM THOMPSON * Sam Thompson |
Director (Principal Executive Officer) | |
/S/ MAX D. HOOPER * Max D. Hooper |
Director | |
/S/ THOMAS M. SMYTH * Thomas M. Smyth |
Director | |
/S/ TODD CURRY * Todd Curry |
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer |
* By: |
/S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Robert H. Young, Jr., as attorney-in-fact |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Radnor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on March 10, 2010.
MEDICAL GAS MANAGEMENT, INC. | ||
By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Name: | Robert H. Young, Jr. | |
Title: | Senior Vice President General Counsel |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on March 10, 2010.
Signature |
Title | |
/S/ JOHN HOLMWOOD * John Holmwood |
Director (Principal Executive Officer) | |
/S/ THOMAS M. SMYTH * Thomas M. Smyth |
Director | |
/S/ PAUL PLESSE * Paul Plesse |
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer |
* By: |
/S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Robert H. Young, Jr., as attorney-in-fact |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Radnor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on March 10, 2010.
MISSOURI RIVER HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Name: | Robert H. Young, Jr. | |
Title: | Senior Vice President General Counsel |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on March 10, 2010.
Signature |
Title | |
/S/ MAX D. HOOPER * |
Director (Principal Executive Officer) | |
Max D. Hooper | ||
/S/ ROBERT M. MCLAUGHLIN * |
Director (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) | |
Robert M. McLaughlin |
* By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Robert H. Young, Jr., as attorney-in-fact |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Radnor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on March 10, 2010.
NATIONAL WELDERS SUPPLY COMPANY, INC. | ||
By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Name: | Robert H. Young, Jr. | |
Title: | Senior Vice President General Counsel |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on March 10, 2010.
Signature |
Title | |
/S/ STEVE MARINELLI * |
Principal Executive Officer | |
Steve Marinelli | ||
/S/ ANDY CICHOCKI * |
Director | |
Andy Cichocki | ||
/S/ PETER MCCAUSLAND * |
Director | |
Peter McCausland | ||
/S/ ALAN DEMART * |
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer | |
Alan DeMart | ||
/S/ ROBERT MCLAUGHLIN * |
Director | |
Robert McLaughlin |
* By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Robert H. Young, Jr., as attorney-in-fact |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Radnor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on March 10, 2010.
NITROUS OXIDE CORP. | ||
By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Name: | Robert H. Young, Jr. | |
Title: | Senior Vice President General Counsel |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on March 10, 2010.
Signature |
Title | |
/S/ MARTIN TUPMAN* |
Principal Executive Officer | |
Martin Tupman |
||
/S/ ANDREW R. CICHOCKI * |
Director | |
Andrew R. Cichocki |
||
/S/ THOMAS M. SMYTH * |
Director | |
Thomas M. Smyth |
||
/S/ RUSS LEE * |
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer | |
Russ Lee |
* By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Robert H. Young, Jr., as attorney-in-fact |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Radnor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on March 10, 2010.
OILIND SAFETY, INC. | ||
By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Name: | Robert H. Young, Jr. | |
Title: | Senior Vice President General Counsel |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on March 10, 2010.
Signature |
Title | |
/S/ HENRY B. COKER III * |
Principal Executive Officer | |
Henry B. Coker III |
||
/S/ JACK APPOLONIA * |
Director | |
Jack Appolonia |
||
/S/ THOMAS M. SMYTH * |
Director | |
Thomas M. Smyth |
||
/S/ WENDY SCHUKNECHT * |
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer | |
Wendy Schuknecht |
* By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Robert H. Young, Jr., as attorney-in-fact |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Radnor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on March 10, 2010.
RED-D-ARC, INC. | ||
By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Name: | Robert H. Young, Jr. | |
Title: | Senior Vice President General Counsel |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on March 10, 2010.
Signature |
Title | |
/S/ MICHEL IMIELINSKI * |
Director (Principal Executive Officer) | |
Michel Imielinski |
||
/S/ JACK APPOLONIA * |
Director | |
Jack Appolonia |
||
/S/ THOMAS M. SMYTH * |
Director | |
Thomas M. Smyth |
||
/S/ STEVE DARROCH * |
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer | |
Steve Darroch |
* By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Robert H. Young, Jr., as attorney-in-fact |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Radnor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on March 10, 2010.
WORLDWIDE WELDING, LLC | ||
By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Name: | Robert H. Young, Jr. | |
Title: | Senior Vice President General Counsel |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on March 10, 2010.
Signature |
Title | |
/S/ DONALD S. CARLINO * |
Principal Executive Officer | |
Donald S. Carlino |
||
/S/ MIKE MOLININI * |
Director | |
Mike Molinini |
||
/S/ DENNIS JOHNSON * |
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer | |
Dennis Johnson |
||
/S/ THOMAS M. SMYTH * |
Director | |
Thomas M. Smyth |
* By: | /S/ ROBERT H. YOUNG, JR | |
Robert H. Young, Jr., as attorney-in-fact |