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 | 001-04534 | 23-1274455 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
| 1940 Air Products Boulevard Allentown Pennsylvania |
18106-5500 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
| Sean D. Major 610-481-4911 | ||
| (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:
| ☒ | Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2023. |
| ☐ | Rule 13q-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13q-1) for the fiscal year ended . |
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 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for the reporting period of January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023.
The Company has 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 may 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 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 - Resource Extraction Issuer Disclosure
Item 2.01 Resource Extraction Issuer Disclosure and Report
Not applicable.
Section 3- Exhibits
Item 3.01 Exhibits
Exhibit 1.01- Conflict Minerals Report for the reporting period from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023.
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/ Sean D. Major | |||||
| Sean D. Major | Date May 31, 2024 | |||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||