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accession: "0001193125-25-013460"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "APD"
cik: "0000002969"
company_name: "Air Products & Chemicals, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-01-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T09:35:40.552959+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.9
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Air Products elects three Mantle Ridge nominees; CEO Ghasemi loses board seat

## Summary
- Mantle Ridge nominees Paul Hilal, Andrew Evans, Dennis Reilley elected; six management nominees also elected.
- Incumbent CEO Seifollah Ghasemi received 76.2M votes for vs 100.0M withheld, not elected.
- Advisory say-on-pay passed with 93.7% support; auditor ratification approved with 99.5%.
- Shareholder proposal to repeal bylaw amendments failed with 49.2% of entitled votes in favor.
- Total shares voted: 176.7M (79.4% of outstanding shares).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-013460
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: APD
- cik: 0000002969
- company_name: Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-01-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2969/000119312525013460/0001193125-25-013460-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2969/000119312525013460/d849404d8k.htm

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