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Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. 8-K Report, Corporate Update (Mar 30, 2009)

Filed March 30, 2009For Securities:APD

Summary

This 8-K filing by Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (APD) is primarily informational, announcing the voluntary submission of its Q1 2009 financial statements (for the quarter ended December 31, 2008) in XBRL format. The company is participating in a voluntary XBRL filing program to test the technology and its related format. Investors should be aware that these XBRL-formatted statements are not the official, audited financial statements and should not be relied upon for investment decisions. The official Form 10-Q filed on January 30, 2009, remains the authoritative source for APD's financial data.

Key Highlights

  • 1APD voluntarily submitted its Q1 2009 financial statements in XBRL format as an exhibit to this 8-K.
  • 2The XBRL data is derived from the Form 10-Q filed on January 30, 2009, for the quarter ended December 31, 2008.
  • 3The filing includes Consolidated Income Statements, Balance Sheets, Statements of Cash Flows, Statements of Comprehensive Income, and Notes to Financial Statements in XBRL.
  • 4Investors are explicitly cautioned that the XBRL information is unaudited and not the official filing.
  • 5The XBRL data should not be used to make investment decisions; investors must rely on the officially filed documents.
  • 6This filing is part of a voluntary XBRL program to test the format and technology.
  • 7Information in this report, including Exhibit 100, is not considered 'filed' for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act and does not carry the same liability.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to announce that Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. has voluntarily submitted its financial statements for the quarter ended December 31, 2008, in XBRL format as part of a testing program for the technology and its related format.

No, investors are explicitly cautioned that the XBRL-formatted financial statements included as Exhibit 100 are unaudited and are not the official, publicly filed financial statements. Investors should continue to rely on the official Form 10-Q filed on January 30, 2009, for making investment decisions.

The XBRL exhibit (Exhibit 100) includes the Consolidated Income Statements, Consolidated Balance Sheets, Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, Consolidated Comprehensive Income Statements, and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the relevant periods.

No, according to Rule 402 of Regulation S-T, the information in this 8-K filing, including the XBRL exhibit, shall not be deemed 'filed' for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, meaning it does not carry the same liability as officially filed documents.