FORM 8-K
 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) 16 September 2004

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 No.)
     
7201 Hamilton Boulevard, Allentown, Pennsylvania
  18195-1501
 
 
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  (Zip Code)

(610) 481-4911

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (See General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On September 16, 2004, the Board of Directors of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., elected Mr. Lawrence S. Smith as a new member of the Board to serve until the registrant’s next Annual Meeting of Shareholders, at which time he will be nominated for election by the shareholders. Mr. Smith is expected to be appointed to the Audit Committee and the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors if he is elected at that Annual Meeting in January 2005.

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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)

 
 		  
Dated: 22 September 2004  By:   /s/ W. Douglas Brown    
    W. Douglas Brown   
    Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary   
 

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