Item 16. Form 10-K Summary

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Item 16. Form 10-K Summary

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.Description
(3)Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.
3.1Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company. (Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 June 2023.)*
3.2Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company. (Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated 17 September 2023.)*
(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 10 January 1995, between the Company and The Bank of New York Trust, 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 on Form S-3 filed 19 January 1995, File No. 033-57357.)*
4.2Indenture, dated as of 30 April 2020, between the Company and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee. (Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed 30 April 2020.)*
4.3Description of Securities.
(10)Material Contracts.
10.1Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan of the Company effective 1 October 2014. (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on 23 September 2014.)*†
10.2Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan. (Filed as Exhibit 4.5 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-252722) filed on 4 February 2021.)*†
10.2(a)Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Long-Term Incentive Plan of the Company, used for FY2021 awards. (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 31 December 2020.)*†
10.2(b)Form of Performance Share Award Agreement under the Long-Term Incentive Plan of the Company, used for FY2021 awards. (Filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 31 December 2020.)*†
10.2(c)Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Long-Term Incentive Plan of the Company, used for FY2022 awards. (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 31 December 2021.)*†
10.2(d)Form of Performance Share Award Agreement under the Long-Term Incentive Plan of the Company, used for FY2022 awards. (Filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 31 December 2021.)*†
10.2(e)Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Long-Term Incentive Plan of the Company, used for FY2023 Awards. (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 31 December 2022.)*†
10.2(f)Form of Performance Share Award Agreement under the Long-Term Incentive Plan of the Company, used for FY2023 Awards. (Filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 31 December 2022.)*†
10.3Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan as amended and restated effective 1 January 2022. (Filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 31 December 2021.)*†
10.3(a)Amendment No. 1 to the Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan as amended and restated effective 1 January 2022. (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 June 2022.)*†
10.4Supplementary Pension Plan of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. as Amended and Restated effective 1 August 2014. (Filed as Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 30 September 2014.)*†

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Exhibit No.Description
10.4(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 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 30 September 2015.)*†
10.4(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 Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended 30 September 2016.)*†
10.4(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.(Filed as Exhibit 10.7(c) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 30 September 2017.)*†
10.5Deferred Compensation Plan as Amended and Restated effective 1 January 2018. (Filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 31 December 2017.)*†
10.6Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Executive Separation Program as amended effective as of 1 October 2022. (Filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended 30 September 2022.)*†
10.7Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Senior Management Severance Plan and Summary Plan Description effective 1 August 2022. (Filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 June 2022.)*†
10.8Form of Change in Control Severance Agreement for an Executive Officer. (filed as Exhibit 10.2 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated 23 September 2014.)*†
10.9Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated 17 May 2023, between Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. and Seifollah Ghasemi (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on 18 May 2023.)*†
10.10Compensation Programs for Nonemployee Directors effective 22 November 2022. (Filed as Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended 30 September 2022.)*†
10.11Deferred Compensation Program for Directors, effective 7 October 2019. (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for quarter ended 31 December 2019.)*†
10.12Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of 31 March 2021 for $2,500,000,000. (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 31 March 2021.)*
10.12(a)Amendment to the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of 29 September 2021. (Filed as Exhibit 10.13(a) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 30 September 2021.)*
10.12(b)Amendment No. 2 to the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of 31 March 2022. (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 31 March 2022.)*
(21)Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
21.1Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
(23)Consents of Experts and Counsel.
23.1Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
(24)Power of Attorney.
24.1Power 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.

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Exhibit No.Description
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.††
(97)Policy Relating to Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.
97.1Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Compensation Recoupment Policy and Supplemental Executive Officer Recoupment Policy, effective as of 1 October 2023.
(101)Interactive Data Files.
101.INSInline XBRL Instance Document. The XBRL Instance Document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCHInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CALInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.LABInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PREInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
101.DEFInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
104Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline XBRL (included in Exhibit 101).
*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 SEC 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.

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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/ Melissa N. Schaeffer
Melissa N. Schaeffer Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
Date:16 November 2023

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 2023
(Seifi Ghasemi) Director, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Jeffrey J. Kutz16 November 2023
(Jeffrey J. Kutz) Vice President, Corporate Controller, and Principal Accounting Officer
*16 November 2023
(Tonit M. Calaway) Director
*16 November 2023
(Charles I. Cogut) Director
*16 November 2023
(Lisa A. Davis) Director
*16 November 2023
(David H. Y. Ho) Director

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Signature and TitleDate
*16 November 2023
(Edward L. Monser) Director
*16 November 2023
(Matthew H. Paull) Director
*16 November 2023
(Wayne T. Smith) Director
*Sean D. Major, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, by signing his 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/ Sean D. Major
Sean D. Major
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Date:16 November 2023

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