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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;21, 2006

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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Registration No. <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Delaware</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">23-1274455</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">7201 Hamilton Boulevard, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18195-1501</DIV>

<DIV align="center"><DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 1pt; width: 100%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Zip Code)</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan</DIV>

<DIV align="center"><DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 1pt; width: 100%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Full Title of the Plan)</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">W. Douglas Brown, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., 7201 Hamilton Boulevard, Allentown, PA 18195-1501</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Name and Address of Agent for Service)</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">610-481-4911</DIV>

<DIV align="center"><DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 1pt; width: 100%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</DIV>

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    <TD nowrap align="center">Titles of securities</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center">Proposed maximum</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">Proposed maximum</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 0px solid #000000">to be registered</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 0px solid #000000">Amount to be registered</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 0px solid #000000">offering price per share</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 0px solid #000000">aggregate offering price</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 0px solid #000000">Amount of registration fee</TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock,
par value $1</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>

<TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;448,050</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$64.44</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>

<TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$
   &nbsp;28,872,342.00</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>

<TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3,089.34<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(1)</SUP></TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Options Granted, 10/01/05</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">1,856,100</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$55.33</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$102,698,013.00</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10,988.69<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</SUP></TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Options Granted, 01/17/06</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>

<TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$59.24</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>

<TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 177,720.00</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>

<TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;19.02<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</SUP></TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">2,307,150</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;14,097.05&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The registration fee with respect to these shares has been computed in accordance
with paragraphs (c)&nbsp;and (h)&nbsp;of Rule&nbsp;457, based upon the average of the reported high
and low sales prices of shares of Common Stock on 14 March&nbsp;2006 (i.e., $64.44 per
share.</TD>
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    <TD>The registration fee with respect to these shares has been computed in accordance
with paragraph (h)&nbsp;of Rule&nbsp;457 based upon the stated exercise price of the Options.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;), by the filing of this Registration
Statement, hereby registers additional shares of common stock of the Company, for distribution
pursuant to the Long-Term Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;). These are securities of the same class as
the securities registered on Form S-8, Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-103809 for distribution
pursuant to the Plan. Accordingly, the contents of Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-103809 are
incorporated herein by reference. The Company&#146;s report on Form 10-K for the year ended 30
September&nbsp;2005 and the Form 10-Q for the period ended 31 December&nbsp;2005 are also incorporated herein
by reference.
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    <TD width="5%" nowrap align="left">4.1.</TD>
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    <TD>By-Laws of the Company. (Filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Company&#146;s Form 8-K Report dated
18 September&nbsp;1997.)</TD>
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    <TD width="5%" nowrap align="left">4.2.</TD>
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    <TD>Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company. (Filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the
Company&#146;s Form 10-K Report for the fiscal year ended 30 September&nbsp;1987.)</TD>
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    <TD width="5%" nowrap align="left">4.3.</TD>
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    <TD>Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company dated 25 January
1996. (Filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 to the Company&#146;s Form 10-K Report for the fiscal year ended 30
September&nbsp;1996.)</TD>
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    <TD width="5%" nowrap align="left">4.4.</TD>
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    <TD>Rights Agreement, dated as of 19 March&nbsp;1998, between the Company and First Chicago
Trust Company of New York. (Filed as Exhibit&nbsp;1 to the Company&#146;s Form 8-A Registration
Statement dated 19 March&nbsp;1998, as amended by Form 8-A/A dated<font style="white-space: nowrap">
 16 July&nbsp;1998.)</font></TD>
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    <TD width="5%" nowrap align="left">23.</TD>
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    <TD>Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</TD>
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    <TD width="5%" nowrap align="left">24.</TD>
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    <TD>Power of Attorney.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>The Registrant</I>. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Allentown, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
on this 21<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">st</SUP> day of March&nbsp;2006.
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    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.</TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">(Registrant)</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">By:
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ W. Douglas Brown</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">W. Douglas Brown<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">*</SUP></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Vice President, General Counsel</TD>
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    <TD>W. Douglas Brown, Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary, by signing his name hereto, signs this registration statement
on behalf of the registrant and, for each of the persons indicated by
asterisk on pages 3 and 4 hereof, pursuant to a power of attorney duly
executed by such persons which is filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission herewith.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John P. Jones III
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John P. Jones III
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director, Chairman of the
Board, President, and Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal Executive
Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">21 March&nbsp;2006</TD>
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Paul E. Huck
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal Financial
Officer and Accounting
Officer)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">21 March&nbsp;2006</TD>
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Mario L. Baeza
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">21 March&nbsp;2006</TD>
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William L. Davis, III
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">21 March&nbsp;2006</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*
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Michael J. Donahue
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">21 March&nbsp;2006</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*
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Ursula O. Fairbairn
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">21 March&nbsp;2006</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*
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W. Douglas Ford
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">21 March&nbsp;2006</TD>
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Edward E. Hagenlocker
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">21 March&nbsp;2006</TD>
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Margaret G. McGlynn
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">21 March&nbsp;2006</TD>
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Terrence Murray
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Charles H. Noski
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Lawrence S. Smith
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">By-Laws of the Company. (Filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Company&#146;s
Form&nbsp;8-K Report dated 18 September&nbsp;1997.)
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company. (Filed as
Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-K Report for the fiscal year
ended 30 September&nbsp;1987.)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">N/A</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Company dated 25 January&nbsp;1996. (Filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 to the
Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-K Report for the fiscal year ended
30 September&nbsp;1996.)
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">N/A</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Rights Agreement, dated as of 19 March&nbsp;1998, between the
Company and First Chicago Trust Company of New York. (Filed
as Exhibit&nbsp;1 to the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;8-A Registration Statement
dated 19 March&nbsp;1998, as amended by Form&nbsp;8-A/A dated 16
July&nbsp;1998.)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">N/A</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Power of Attorney
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">No opinion of counsel is being filed because the Common Stock to be distributed in connection with
the Plan will consist exclusively of previously issued shares that are presently held by the
registrant as treasury shares and will not constitute original issuance shares; further, no opinion
is being furnished with respect to ERISA compliance because the Plan covered by the registration
statement is not subject to the requirements of ERISA.
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 21, 2006
Registration No.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
23-1274455
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
7201 Hamilton Boulevard, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18195-1501
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)          (Zip Code)
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
W. Douglas Brown, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., 7201 Hamilton Boulevard, Allentown, PA 18195-1501
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
610-481-4911
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Titles of securities
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
to be registered
Amount to be registered
offering price per share
aggregate offering price
Amount of registration fee
Common Stock,
par value $1
448,050
$64.44
$
    28,872,342.00
$     3,089.34
(1)
Options Granted, 10/01/05
1,856,100
$55.33
$102,698,013.00
$    10,988.69
(2)
Options Granted, 01/17/06
3,000
$59.24
$       177,720.00
$           19.02
(2)
2,307,150
$    14,097.05
(1)
The registration fee with respect to these shares has been computed in accordance
with paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457, based upon the average of the reported high
and low sales prices of shares of Common Stock on 14 March 2006 (i.e., $64.44 per
share.
(2)
The registration fee with respect to these shares has been computed in accordance
with paragraph (h) of Rule 457 based upon the stated exercise price of the Options.
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EXHIBITS
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-23: CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
EX-24: POWER OF ATTORNEY
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Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (the "Company"), by the filing of this Registration
Statement, hereby registers additional shares of common stock of the Company, for distribution
pursuant to the Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). These are securities of the same class as
the securities registered on Form S-8, Registration Statement No. 333-103809 for distribution
pursuant to the Plan. Accordingly, the contents of Registration Statement No. 333-103809 are
incorporated herein by reference. The Company's report on Form 10-K for the year ended 30
September 2005 and the Form 10-Q for the period ended 31 December 2005 are also incorporated herein
by reference.
EXHIBITS
4.1.
By-Laws of the Company. (Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Form 8-K Report dated
18 September 1997.)
4.2.
Restated 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.)
4.3.
Amendment 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.)
4.4.
Rights Agreement, dated as of 19 March 1998, between the Company and First Chicago
Trust Company of New York. (Filed as Exhibit 1 to the Company's Form 8-A Registration
Statement dated 19 March 1998, as amended by Form 8-A/A dated
16 July 1998.)
23.
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
24.
Power of Attorney.
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant
. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Allentown, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
on this 21
st
day of March 2006.
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ W. Douglas Brown
W. Douglas Brown
*
Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
*
W. Douglas Brown, Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary, by signing his name hereto, signs this registration statement
on behalf of the registrant and, for each of the persons indicated by
asterisk on pages 3 and 4 hereof, pursuant to a power of attorney duly
executed by such persons which is filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission herewith.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ John P. Jones III
John P. Jones III
Director, Chairman of the
Board, President, and Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal Executive
Officer)
21 March 2006
/s/ Paul E. Huck
Paul E. Huck
Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal Financial
Officer and Accounting
Officer)
21 March 2006
*
Mario L. Baeza
Director
21 March 2006
*
William L. Davis, III
Director
21 March 2006
*
Michael J. Donahue
Director
21 March 2006
*
Ursula O. Fairbairn
Director
21 March 2006
*
W. Douglas Ford
Director
21 March 2006
*
Edward E. Hagenlocker
Director
21 March 2006
*
Margaret G. McGlynn
Director
21 March 2006
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Signature
Title
Date
*
Terrence Murray
Director
21 March 2006
*
Charles H. Noski
Director
21 March 2006
*
Lawrence S. Smith
Director
21 March 2006
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Page
4.1.
By-Laws of the Company. (Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's
Form 8-K Report dated 18 September 1997.)
N/A
4.2.
Restated 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.)
N/A
4.3.
Amendment 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.)
N/A
4.4.
Rights Agreement, dated as of 19 March 1998, between the
Company and First Chicago Trust Company of New York. (Filed
as Exhibit 1 to the Company's Form 8-A Registration Statement
dated 19 March 1998, as amended by Form 8-A/A dated 16
July 1998.)
N/A
23.
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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24.
Power of Attorney
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No opinion of counsel is being filed because the Common Stock to be distributed in connection with
the Plan will consist exclusively of previously issued shares that are presently held by the
registrant as treasury shares and will not constitute original issuance shares; further, no opinion
is being furnished with respect to ERISA compliance because the Plan covered by the registration
statement is not subject to the requirements of ERISA.