Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On 1 February 2013, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. announced that John D. Stanley has been appointed Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Chief Administrative Officer, effective 1 March 2013. Previously, Mr. Stanley was Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Air Products.

Mr. Stanley, 54, joined Air Products in 1988 as an attorney in the Law Group, where he represented various commercial and functional organizations. In 2004 he assumed the position of Assistant General Counsel, Corporate and Commercial, with responsibility for the overall management and delivery of legal services from the Law Group's corporate and commercial section in the Americas. In 2007 his role expanded to include legal activities in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, and he assumed the title of Assistant General Counsel, Americas and Europe. He was appointed Senior Vice President and General Counsel in April 2009, with oversight for the Company's Law, Corporate Secretary, and Government Relations functions, and assumed interim responsibility for Human Resources and responsibility for Communications in May 2012. He also serves as the Company's Chief Compliance Officer.

The press release issued in connection with this announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1. Press Release dated February 1, 2013.

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