UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):
August 13, 2002
AIRGAS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-9344 56-0732648
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(State or other (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of Identification No.)
incorporation)
259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100
Radnor, PA 19087-5283
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(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (610) 687-5253
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Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
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On August 13, 2002, Airgas, Inc. submitted to the Securities and
Exchange Commission the following sworn statements of its chief
executive officer and chief financial officer pursuant to Order No.
4- 460 issued under Section 21(a)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
STATEMENT UNDER OATH OF THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF AIRGAS, INC.
REGARDING FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES RELATING TO EXCHANGE ACT FILINGS
I, Peter McCausland, state and attest that:
(1) To the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the covered
reports of Airgas, Inc., and, except as corrected or supplemented in a
subsequent covered report:
o no covered report contained an untrue statement of a material fact
as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case
of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the
date on which it was filed); and
o no covered report omitted to state a material fact necessary to
make the statements in the covered report, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading as of the
end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a
report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on
which it was filed).
(2) I have reviewed the contents of this statement with Airgas, Inc.'s Audit
Committee.
(3) In this statement under oath, each of the following, if filed on or before
the date of this statement, is a "covered report":
o Annual Report on Form 10-K of Airgas, Inc. filed with the Commission
on June 25, 2002;
o all reports on Form 10-Q, all reports on Form 8-K and all definitive
proxy materials of Airgas, Inc. filed with the Commission subsequent
to the filing of the Form 10-K identified above; and
o any amendments to any of the foregoing.
/s/ Peter McCausland Subscribed and sworn to
Peter McCausland before me this 13th day of
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer August 2002
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Judith A. Pellegrino
August 13, 2002 Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
March 9, 2004
STATEMENT UNDER OATH OF THE PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER OF AIRGAS, INC.
REGARDING FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES RELATING TO EXCHANGE ACT FILINGS
I, Roger F. Millay, state and attest that:
(1) To the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the covered
reports of Airgas, Inc., and, except as corrected or supplemented in a
subsequent covered report:
o no covered report contained an untrue statement of a material fact
as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case
of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the
date on which it was filed); and
o no covered report omitted to state a material fact necessary to
make the statements in the covered report, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading as of the
end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a
report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on
which it was filed).
(2) I have reviewed the contents of this statement with Airgas, Inc.'s Audit
Committee.
(3) In this statement under oath, each of the following, if filed on or before
the date of this statement, is a "covered report":
o Annual Report on Form 10-K of Airgas, Inc. filed with the Commission
on June 25, 2002;
o all reports on Form 10-Q, all reports on Form 8-K and all definitive
proxy materials of Airgas, Inc. filed with the Commission subsequent
to the filing of the Form 10-K identified above; and
o any amendments to any of the foregoing.
/s/ Roger F. Millay Subscribed and sworn to
Roger F. Millay before me this 13th day of
Senior Vice President - Finance and August 2002
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Judith A. Pellegrino
August 13, 2002 Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
March 9, 2004
Signatures
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
AIRGAS, INC.
(Registrant)
BY: /s/ Robert M. McLaughlin
Robert M. McLaughlin
Vice President and Controller
DATED: August 13, 2002