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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended 30 September 2021 or □ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ 1.00 per share 1.000 % Euro Notes due 2025 0.500 % Euro Notes due 2028 0.800 % Euro Notes due 2032 to Commission file number 001-04534 AIR PRODUCTS A AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 1940 Air Products Boulevard Allentown , Pennsylvania 18106-5500 ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( Zip Code ) 610-481-4911 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) 23-1274455 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange APD APD25 APD28 APD32 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - Ť ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer > Accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Smaller reporting company 0 If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C.7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes Yes Yes Yes > No No Yes No No Emerging growth company No 0 DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant's definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on 3 February 2022 are incorporated by reference into Part III . X The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant on 31 March 2021 was approximately $ 62.1 billion . For purposes of the foregoing calculations , all directors and / or executive officers have been deemed to be affiliates , but the registrant disclaims that any such director and / or executive officer is an affiliate . The number of shares of common stock outstanding as of 31 October 2021 was 221,460,382 .