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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-25-139081
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-A12B
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250611
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250611

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000002969
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS [2810]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	08 Industrial Applications and Services
		EIN:				231274455
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-A12B
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-04534
		FILM NUMBER:		251039737

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1940 AIR PRODUCTS BLVD.
		CITY:			ALLENTOWN
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			18106-5500
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6104814911

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1940 AIR PRODUCTS BLVD.
		CITY:			ALLENTOWN
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			18106-5500

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS, INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20220408

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC /DE/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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</DIV><DIV STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g)&nbsp;OF </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center><DIV STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</DIV></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">23-1274455</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(State of incorporation or organization)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1940 Air Products Boulevard</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Allentown, Pennsylvania</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>18106-5500</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Zip Code)</B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities to be registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Act: </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title of each class</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="center"><B>to be so registered</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Name of each exchange on which</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="center"><B>each class is to be registered</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>3.250% Notes due 2032</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>New York Stock Exchange</B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center><DIV STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</DIV></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction&nbsp;A.(c) or (e), check the following box.&#8194;&#9746; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction&nbsp;A.(d) or (e), check the following box.&#8194;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this
form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box.&#8194;&#9744; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates: </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-275663</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities to be registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Act: </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>None. </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;1. Description of Registrant&#146;s Securities to be Registered. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration Statement on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-A&nbsp;relates</FONT> to the 3.250% Notes due 2032 (the &#147;Notes&#148;) of Air
Products and Chemicals, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;). For&nbsp;a description of such securities, reference is made to the information under the heading &#147;Description of Notes&#148; in the prospectus supplement, dated June 10, 2025, which was
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on June&nbsp;11, 2025, pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933, and under the heading &#147;Description of Debt Securities&#148; in the prospectus,
dated November&nbsp;20, 2023, contained in the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-3&nbsp;(Registration&nbsp;No.&nbsp;333-275663),&nbsp;which</FONT></FONT> was filed
with the Commission on November&nbsp;20, 2023 and became automatically effective upon filing. All of the foregoing information is incorporated herein by reference and made part of this Registration Statement in its entirety. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;2. Exhibits. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2969/000119312520127771/d923351dex41.htm">Indenture, dated as of April&nbsp;
30, 2020, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the Commission
 on April&nbsp;30, 2020).</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2969/000119312525139014/d938463dex43.htm">Form of Officer&#146;s Certificate setting forth the terms and form of the 3.250% Notes due 2032 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3
 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;11, 2025). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2969/000119312525139014/d938463dex43.htm">Form of 3.250% Notes due 2032 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;11, 2025). </A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement
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<TD VALIGN="top">Date: June&nbsp;11, 2025</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Sean D. Major</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name: Sean D. Major</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Title:&#8195;Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</P></TD></TR>
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