Item 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

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Item 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a)The following documents are filed as a part of this report:
(1)The Company’s 2017 consolidated financial statements and the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm are included in Part II, Item 8.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm dated 16 November 201757
Consolidated Income Statements for the three fiscal years ended 30 September 201758
Consolidated Comprehensive Income Statements for the three fiscal years ended 30 September 201759
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of 30 September 2017 and 201660
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three fiscal years ended 30 September 201761
Consolidated Statements of Equity for the three fiscal years ended 30 September 201762
(2)Financial Statement Schedules—the following additional information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s 2017 consolidated financial statements.
Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts for the three fiscal years ended 30 September 2017133
All other schedules are omitted because the required matter or conditions are not present or because the information required by the Schedules is submitted as part of the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.
(3)Exhibits—The exhibits filed as a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K are listed in the Index to Exhibits located on page 127 of this Report.

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.Description
(2)Plan of acquisition, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation or succession.
2.1Purchase Agreement dated as of 6 May 2016, by and between Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. and Evonik Industries. (Filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K Report dated 6 May 2016.)
2.2Separation Agreement dated as of 29 September 2016, by and between Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. and Versum Materials, Inc. (Filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K Report dated 5 October 2016.)
2.3Tax Matters Agreement dated as of 29 September 2016, by and between Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. and Versum Materials, Inc. (Filed as Exhibit 2.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K Report dated 5 October 2016.)
(3)Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws.
3.1Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company. (Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K Report dated 21 November 2014.)*
3.2Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company. (Filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Form 10-K Report for the fiscal year ended 30 September 1987.)*
3.3Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company dated 25 January 1996. (Filed as Exhibit 3.3 to the Company’s Form 10-K Report for the fiscal year ended 30 September 1996.)*
3.4Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company dated 28 January 2014. (Filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 10-Q Report for the quarter ended 30 June 2014.)*
(4)Instruments defining the rights of security holders, including indentures. Upon request of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company hereby undertakes to furnish copies of the instruments with respect to its long-term debt.
4.1Indenture, dated as of January 18, 1985, between the Company and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association), as Trustee. (Filed as Exhibit 4(a) to the Company’s Registration Statement No. 33-36974.)*
4.2Indenture, dated as of January 10, 1995, between the Company and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. (formerly Wachovia Bank, National Association and initially First Fidelity Bank Company, National Association), as Trustee. (Filed as Exhibit 4(a) to the Company’s Registration Statement No. 33-57357.)*
(10)Material Contracts
10.11990 Deferred Stock Plan of the Company, as amended and restated effective 1 October 1989. (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 10-K Report for the fiscal year ended 30 September 1989.)*†
10.2Annual Incentive Plan as Amended and Restated effective 1 October 2008. (Filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Form 10-Q Report for the quarter ended 31 March 2009.)*†
10.3Stock Incentive Program of the Company effective 1 October 1996. (Filed as Exhibit 10.21 to the Company’s Form 10-K Report for the fiscal year ended 30 September 2002.)*†
10.4Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Program for Directors, effective 25 January 2017.†
Exhibit No.Description
10.5Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan of the Company effective 1 October 2014. (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on 23 September 2014.)†
10.5(a)Form of Award Agreement under the Long-Term Incentive Plan of the Company, used for FY 2008 awards. (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q Report for the quarter ended 31 December 2007.)*†
10.5(b)Form of Award Agreement under the Long-Term Incentive Plan of the Company, used for FY 2009 Awards. (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q Report for the quarter ended 31 December 2008.)*†
10.5(c)Form of Award Agreement under the Long-Term Incentive Plan of the Company, used for FY2010 awards. (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q Report for the quarter ended 31 December 2009.)*†
10.5(d)Form of Award Agreement under the Long-Term Incentive Plan of the Company, used for FY2011 awards. (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q Report for the quarter ended 31 December 2010.)*†
10.5(e)Form of Award Agreement under the Long-Term Incentive Plan of the Company, used for FY2012 awards. (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q Report for the quarter ended 31 December 2011.)*†
10.5(f)Form of Award Agreement under the Long-Term Incentive Plan of the Company, used for FY2013 awards. (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q Report for the quarter ended 31 December 2012.)*†
10.5(g)Form of Award Agreement under the Long-Term Incentive Plan of the Company, used for FY2014 awards. (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q Report for the quarter ended 31 December 2013.)*†
10.5(h)Form of Award Agreement under the Long-Term Incentive Plan of the Company, used for FY2015 awards. (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q Report for the quarter ended 31 December 2014.)*†
10.5(i)Form of Award Agreement under the Long-Term Incentive Plan of the Company, used for FY2016 awards. (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q Report for the quarter ended 31 December 2015.)*†
10.5(j)Form of Award Agreement under the Long-Term Incentive Plan of the Company, used for FY2017 awards. (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 and 10.2 to the Company’s Form 10-Q Report for the quarter ended 31 December 2016.)*†
10.6Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan as amended and restated effective 1 January 2016. (Filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 10-Q Report for the quarter ended 31 December 2015)*†
10.6(a)Amendment No. 1 to the Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan as Amended and Restated effective 1 January 2016. (Filed as Exhibit 10.6(a) to the Company's Form 10-K report for the fiscal year ended 30 September 2016.)*†
10.6(b)Amendment No. 2 to the Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan as Amended and Restated effective 3 January 2017. (Files as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Form 10-Q Report for the quarter ended 31 December 2016.)*†
10.6(c)Amendment No. 3 to the Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan as Amended and Restated effective 27 February 2017.†
Exhibit No.Description
10.7Supplementary Pension Plan of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. as Amended and Restated effective August 1, 2014. (Filed as Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Form 10-K Report for the fiscal year ended 30 September 2014.)*†
10.7(a)Amendment No. 1 dated as of 30 September 2015 to the Supplementary Pension Plan of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. as Amended and Restated effective 1 August 2014. (Filed as Exhibit 10.10(a) to the Company’s Form 10-K Report for the fiscal year ended 30 September 2015.)†
10.7(b)Amendment No. 2 dated as of 30 September 2016 to the Supplementary Pension Plan of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. as Amended and Restated effective 1 August 2014. (Filed as Exhibit 10.7(b) to the Company's Form 10-K Report for fiscal year ended 30 September 2016.)†
10.7(c)Amendment No. 3 dated as of 26 July 2017 to the Supplementary Pension Plan of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. as Amended and Restated effective 1 August 2017.†
10.8Deferred Compensation Plan as Amended and Restated effective 1 August 2014. (Filed as Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s Form 10-K Report for the fiscal year ended 30 September 2014.)*†
10.8(a)Amendment No. 1 dated as of 1 January 2016 to the Deferred Compensation Plan as Amended and Restated effective 1 August 2014. (Filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Form 10-Q Report for the quarter ended 31 December 2015.)†
10.8(b)Amendment No. 2 dated as of 30 September 2016 to the Deferred Compensation Plan as Amended and Restated effective 1 August 2014. (Filed as Exhibit 10.8(b) to the Company's Form 10-K Report for fiscal year ended 30 September 2016.)*†
10.9Revolving Credit Facility dated as of 31 March 2017 for $2,500,000,000. (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q Report for the quarter ended 31 March 2017.)*
10.10Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Executive Separation Program as amended effective as of 19 July 2017.
10.11Form of Change in Control Severance Agreement for an Executive Officer. (filed as Exhibit 10.2 of the Company's Form 8-K Report dated 23 September 2014.)*†
10.12Compensation Program for Non-Employee Directors effective 1 July 2017. (Filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Form 10-Q Report for the quarter ended 30 June 2017.)*†
10.13Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Corporate Executive Committee Retention Agreements effective as of 10 January 2014. (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K Report dated 15 January 2014.)*†
10.14Employment Agreement for an Executive Officer. (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on 18 June 2014)*†
10.15Retirement and Retention Agreement for an Executive Officer.†
10.16Senior Management Severance and Summary Plan Description effective as of 1 October 2017.
12Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
14Code of Conduct revised on 17 May 2012. (Filed as Exhibit 14 to the Company’s Form 8-K Report filed on 23 May 2012.)*
21Subsidiaries of the registrant.
(23)Consents of Experts and Counsel.
Exhibit No.Description
23.1Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
24Power of Attorney.
(31)Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications.
31.1Certification by the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2Certification by the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
(32)Section 1350 Certifications.
32.1Certification by the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.††
99.1Description of Common Stock (Filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Form 10-K Report for the fiscal year ended 30 September 2014.)*
101.INSXBRL Instance Document
101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
*Previously filed as indicated and incorporated herein by reference. Exhibits incorporated by reference are located in SEC File No. 001-04534 unless otherwise indicated.
†Indicated management contract or compensatory arrangement.
††The certification attached as Exhibit 32.1 that accompanies this Annual Report on Form 10-K, is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date of this Form 10-K, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
(Registrant)
By:/s/ M. Scott Crocco
M. Scott Crocco Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
Date:16 November 2017

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature and TitleDate
/s/ Seifi Ghasemi16 November 2017
(Seifi Ghasemi) Director, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Russell A. Flugel16 November 2017
(Russell A. Flugel) Vice President and Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
*16 November 2017
(Susan K. Carter) Director
*16 November 2017
(Charles I. Cogut) Director
*16 November 2017
(Chad C. Deaton) Director
*16 November 2017
(David H. Y. Ho) Director
*16 November 2017
(Margaret G. McGlynn) Director
Signature and TitleDate
*16 November 2017
(Edward L. Monser) Director
*16 November 2017
(Matthew H. Paull) Director
*Mary T. Afflerbach, Vice President, Corporate Secretary, and Chief Governance Officer, by signing her name hereto, does sign this document on behalf of the above noted individuals, pursuant to a power of attorney duly executed by such individuals, which is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission herewith.
/s/ Mary T. Afflerbach
Mary T. Afflerbach
Attorney-in-Fact
Date:16 November 2017

AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SCHEDULE II–VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

For the Years Ended 30 September 2017, 2016, and 2015

Balance at Beginning of PeriodAdditions Charged to ExpenseAdditions Charged to Other AccountsOther Changes(A)Balance at End of Period
Year Ended 30 September 2017
Allowance for doubtful accounts$55$7$39($7)$94
Allowance for deferred tax assets (B)16567(70)108
Year Ended 30 September 2016
Allowance for doubtful accounts$48$9$13($15)$55
Allowance for deferred tax assets(C)112152—165
Year Ended 30 September 2015
Allowance for doubtful accounts$58$8$18($36)$48
Allowance for deferred tax assets106—9(3)112
(A)Other changes related to allowance for doubtful accounts primarily includes write-offs of uncollectible trade receivables, net of recoveries. Other Changes also includes the impact of foreign currency translation adjustments.
(B)The decrease in the valuation allowance was primarily due to the utilization of federal and state loss carryforwards as a result of recognizing the gain on the sale of our PMD business. This benefit was recorded in discontinued operations. See Note 3, Discontinued Operations, for additional information.
(C)The increase in the valuation allowance was primarily due to the loss recorded on the exit from the Energy-from-Waste business. These costs were recorded in discontinued operations. See Note 3, Discontinued Operations, for additional information.

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