UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): March 9, 2007
AIRGAS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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1-9344
(Commission File
Number)
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56-0732648
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100, Radnor, PA
(Address of principal executive offices)
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19087-5283
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 687-5253
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy
the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On
March 9, 2007, pursuant to a Bulk Gas Business Equity Purchase
Agreement, dated November 22, 2006 (the “Agreement”), by
and among Airgas, Inc. (the “Company”), Holox (USA) B.V., a
Netherlands private company with limited liability, Holox Inc., a
Georgia corporation, and Linde Aktiengesellschaft, a German corporation (the “Guarantor”),
the Company completed the acquisition of the U.S. bulk gas business of the Guarantor that the U.S.
Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) had ordered the Guarantor to divest after its acquisition of
The BOC Group (“BOC”), which was completed on September 5, 2006. Airgas paid cash consideration of approximately $495 million. The amount and type of
consideration was determined on the basis of arm’s length negotiations between the Company and
the Guarantor and is subject to a working capital adjustment. The acquisition was financed
through borrowings under the Company’s Twelfth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated July 25,
2006, which was previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4 to the
Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006.
The closing of the acquisition was conditioned upon FTC review and approval of
the transactions contemplated by the Agreement, and other customary closing conditions.
On March 5, 2007, the FTC approved the acquisition and publicly announced its approval on March 9,
2007. The acquisition includes eight air separation units and related bulk gas business, with about 300 employees.
The
Agreement was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended December 31, 2006 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The Company’s press release dated March 9, 2007 announcing the closing of the acquisition is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report
and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01. Other Events
In a separate transaction, Airgas transferred the Rock Hill,
SC plant and the aligned sales and service associates to its joint venture partner, National Welders Supply Company, Inc., which operates in the Carolinas and southern Virginia. The transferred business
employs about 26 people and had more than $10 million in revenues in 2006.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
In accordance with Item 9.01(a)(4), the financial statements required by Item 9.01(a)
of Form 8-K will be filed by amendment to this Form 8-K no later than 71 calendar days after the date that this
Current Report must be filed.
(b) Pro forma financial information.
In accordance with Item 9.01(b)(2), the pro forma financial information required by Item 9.01(b)
of Form 8-K will be filed by amendment to this Form 8-K no later than 71 calendar days after the date this Current Report must be filed.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit 10.1*
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Bulk Gas Business Equity Purchase Agreement, dated November 22, 2006, by and among Holox (USA) B.V., Holox Inc., Linde AG and Airgas, Inc. |
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Exhibit 99.1
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Press Release, dated March 9, 2007, issued by Airgas, Inc. |
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Previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2006, and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 8, 2007.
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