Air Products and Chemicals Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Regulation FD Disclosure
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 30, 2024, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the completion of the transaction described below in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.
The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise be subject to liability under that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth therein.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On September 30, 2024, the Company announced it had completed the sale of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) process technology and equipment business to Honeywell International Inc. (“Honeywell”) for $1.81 billion in cash.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated September 30, 2024. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
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) | ||||||
| Date: September 30, 2024 |
By: | /s/ Sean D. Major | ||||
| Sean D. Major | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||