As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 25, 2002 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 Proposed maximum Proposed maximum Title of securities to be Amount to be offering price aggregate offering Amount of registered registered per share price registration fee(1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock, par value $1 2001 Fair Market Value Options 4,393,502 $38.02 $167,040,946.04 $15,367.77 4,393,502 167,040,946.04 $15,367.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------- (1) 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. 1 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 Forms S-8, Registration Statement Nos. 33-65117, 333-21145, 333-45239 333-71405, 333-95317, and 333-54224 for distribution pursuant to the Plan. Accordingly, the contents of Registration Statement Nos. 33-65117, 333-21145, 333-45239, 333-71405, 333-95317, and 333-54224 are incorporated herein by reference. EXHIBITS 23. Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP. 24. Power of Attorney. 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 25th day of January, 2002. 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. 2 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 --------- ----- ---- Director, Chairman of the Board, /s/ John P. Jones III President, and Chief Executive Officer John P. Jones III (Principal Executive Officer) January 25, 2002 Vice President - Finance and Controller /s/ Leo J. Daley (Principal Financial and Accounting Leo J. Daley Officer) January 25, 2002 * Mario L. Baeza Director January 25, 2002 * Director January 25, 2002 L. Paul Bremer III * Director January 25, 2002 Michael J. Donahue * Director January 25, 2002 Ursula F. Fairbairn * Director January 25, 2002 Edward E. Hagenlocker * Director January 25, 2002 James F. Hardymon 3 Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- * Director January 25, 2002 Terry R. Lautenbach * Director January 25, 2002 Charles H. Noski * Director January 25, 2002 Paula G. Rosput * Director January 25, 2002 Lawrason D. Thomas 4