Registration No. 333-60999
United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AIRGAS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 56-0732648
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification Number)
259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100, Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
1998 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
TODD R. CRAUN, ESQUIRE
AIRGAS, INC.
Radnor Court
259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087
(Name and address of agent for service)
(610) 687-5253
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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Copies to:
NANCY D. WEISBERG, ESQUIRE
McCAUSLAND, KEEN & BUCKMAN
Radnor Court
259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 160
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087
(610) 341-1000
Deregistration of Shares
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The Registrant's 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan has been
terminated. The Registrant hereby files this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to its Registration Statement No. 333-60999 filed
on Form S-8 solely for the purpose of deregistering 2,476 shares
of Common Stock previously registered pursuant to such Registration
Statement that remain unsold upon the termination of the plan.
Signatures
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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 caused this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-60999 to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Delaware
County, Pennsylvania on September 26, 2002.
Airgas, Inc.
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Registrant
By: /s/ Peter McCausland
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Peter McCausland, Chairman
of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer
By: /s/ Roger F. Millay
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Roger F. Millay, Senior
Vice President - Finance
and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
By: /s/ Robert M. McLaughlin
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Robert M. McLaughlin,
Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement
No. 333-60999 has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date
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/s/ Peter McCausland Director September 26, 2002
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Peter McCausland
/s/ W. Thacher Brown Director September 26, 2002
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W. Thacher Brown
/s/ Frank B. Foster, III Director September 26, 2002
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Frank B. Foster, III
/s/ James W. Hovey Director September 26, 2002
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James W. Hovey
/s/ David M. Stout Director September 26, 2002
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David M. Stout
/s/ Paula A. Sneed Director September 26, 2002
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Paula A. Sneed
/s/ John A. H. Shober Director September 26, 2002
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John A. H. Shober
/s/ Lee M. Thomas Director September 26, 2002
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Lee M. Thomas
/s/ Robert L. Yohe Director September 26, 2002
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Robert L. Yohe