--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001193125-23-016256" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "APD" cik: "0000002969" company_name: "Air Products & Chemicals, Inc." filed_at: "2023-01-26T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-20T08:34:28.787002+00:00" event_type: "other" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.1 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Air Products shareholders elect all 8 director nominees and approve say-on-pay at 2023 annual meeting ## Summary - All 8 director nominees elected with >91% support for each; Tonit M. Calaway received 166.2M for, 11.3M against. - Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 93.16% of votes cast in favor. - Shareholders chose annual frequency for future say-on-pay votes (98.77% of votes cast). - Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as auditor for FY2023 passed with 99.43% of votes cast. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001193125-23-016256 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: APD - cik: 0000002969 - company_name: Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. - filed_at: 2023-01-26T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.1 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2969/000119312523016256/0001193125-23-016256-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2969/000119312523016256/d455992d8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-016256 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-016256.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-016256.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory Vote on Executive Officer Compensation at the 2023-01-26 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-01-26 source text: 2. Advisory Vote on Executive Officer Compensation . The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as set forth in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, by the vote set forth in the table below. Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 165,141,319 (93.16% of the votes cast) 12,123,192 435,240 15,942,594 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2969/000119312523016256/0001193125-23-016256-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. shareholders approved Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Officer Compensation at the 2023-01-26 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-01-26 source text: 3. Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Officer Compensation. The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the holding of an advisory vote on executive compensation on an annual basis by the vote set forth in the table below. 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes 175,303,963 (98.77% of the votes cast) 207,607 1,957,576 230,605 15,942,594 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2969/000119312523016256/0001193125-23-016256-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors at the 2023-01-26 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-01-26 source text: 4. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors . The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023 by the vote set forth in the table below. Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 192,371,121 (99.43% of the votes cast) 1,097,574 173,650 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2969/000119312523016256/0001193125-23-016256-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-01-26 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-01-26 source text: 1. Election of Directors . Each of the nominees for director was elected to serve until the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier retirement, resignation, removal or death. The voting results were as follows: Nominee Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes Tonit M. Calaway 166,247,777 11,253,346 198,628 15,942,594 Charles Cogut 173,389,931 4,112,041 197,779 15,942,594 Lisa A. Davis 170,681,716 6,854,901 163,134 15,942,594 Seifollah Ghasemi 169,720,669 7,417,376 561,706 15,942,594 David H.Y. Ho 174,956,248 2,558,689 184,814 15,942,594 Edward L. Monser 161,193,244 16,302,135 204,372 15,942,594 Matthew H. Paull 172,580,475 4,931,894 187,382 15,942,594 Wayne T. Smith 175,845,377 1,677,940 176,434 15,942,594 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2969/000119312523016256/0001193125-23-016256-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.