Edgar Filing: AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC /DE/

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Sherman Scott A

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/29/2006

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC /DE/ [APD]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

7201 HAMILTON BOULEVARD

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
V. P. and G.M.

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

ALLENTOWN,Â PAÂ 18195

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	22,640	D	Â
Common Stock	3,012.227	I	By RSP ⁽¹⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1998 Rights ⁽²⁾	08/08/1988⁽²⁾	10/02/2007	Common Stock	7,600	$ ⁽²⁾	D	Â
1998 Stock Options ⁽³⁾	08/08/1988⁽⁴⁾	10/02/2007	Common Stock	7,600	$ 41.31	D	Â
1999 Rights ⁽²⁾	08/08/1988⁽²⁾	10/02/2008	Common Stock	8,000	$ ⁽²⁾	D	Â
1999 Stock Options ⁽³⁾	08/08/1988⁽⁵⁾	10/02/2008	Common Stock	8,000	$ 29.47	D	Â
2000 Rights ⁽²⁾	08/08/1988⁽²⁾	10/02/2009	Common Stock	9,000	$ ⁽²⁾	D	Â
2000 Stock Options ⁽³⁾	08/08/1988⁽⁶⁾	10/02/2009	Common Stock	9,000	$ 28.78	D	Â
2001 Rights ⁽²⁾	08/08/1988⁽²⁾	10/03/2010	Common Stock	23,000	$ ⁽²⁾	D	Â
2001 Stock Options ⁽³⁾	08/08/1988⁽⁷⁾	10/03/2010	Common Stock	23,000	$ 35.82	D	Â
2002 Rights ⁽²⁾	08/08/1988⁽²⁾	10/02/2011	Common Stock	75,000	$ ⁽²⁾	D	Â
2002 Stock Options ⁽³⁾	08/08/1988⁽⁸⁾	10/02/2011	Common Stock	75,000	$ 38.02	D	Â
2003 Rights ⁽²⁾	08/08/1988⁽²⁾	10/02/2012	Common Stock	30,000	$ ⁽²⁾	D	Â
2003 Stock Options ⁽³⁾	08/08/1988⁽⁹⁾	10/02/2012	Common Stock	30,000	$ 43.09	D	Â
2004 Stock Options ⁽³⁾	08/08/1988⁽¹⁰⁾	10/02/2013	Common Stock	25,000	$ 45.53	D	Â
2005 Stock Options ⁽³⁾	08/08/1988⁽¹¹⁾	10/02/2014	Common Stock	28,000	$ 54.17	D	Â
2006 Stock Options ⁽³⁾	08/08/1988⁽¹²⁾	10/04/2015	Common Stock	24,000	$ 55.33	D	Â
Rights 2004 ⁽²⁾	08/08/1988⁽²⁾	10/02/2013	Common Stock	25,000	$ ⁽²⁾	D	Â
Rights 2005 ⁽²⁾	08/08/1988⁽²⁾	10/02/2014	Common Stock	28,000	$ ⁽²⁾	D	Â
Rights 2006 ⁽²⁾	08/08/1988⁽²⁾	10/04/2015	Common Stock	24,000	$ ⁽²⁾	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Sherman Scott A 7201 HAMILTON BOULEVARD ALLENTOWN,Â PAÂ 18195	Â	Â	Â V. P. and G.M.	Â

Signatures

By: Linda M. Svoboda as Attorney in Fact		09/29/2006
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares represented by units of interest in the Company Stock Fund held under the issuer's Retirement Savings Plan.
(2)	The Options include contractual rights (Rights) similar to employee restricted appreciation rights with exercise dates only during a 30 day period following a change in control of the Company (as defined in the LTIP). Exercise of Rights cancels the related Options on a one-for-one basis and entitles the reporting person to receive a cash payment equal to the fair market value of a share of Common Stock on the date of exercise (as defined int he LTIP) minus the option exercise price.
(3)	Employee Stock Options (Options) granted under the issuer's Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP). Exercise of these Options cancels the related Rights described herein on a one-for-one basis.
(4)	One-third became exercisable 10/1/98; one-third became exercisable 10/1/99; and one-third became exercisable 10/1/00.
(5)	One-third became exercisable 10/1/99; one-third became exercisable 10/1/00; and one-third became exercisable 10/1/01.
(6)	One-third became exercisable 10/01/00; one-third became exercisable 10/01/01; and one-third became exercisable 10/1/02.
(7)	One-third became exercisable 10/02/01; one-third became exercisable 10/1/02; and one-third became exerciable 10/1/03.
(8)	One-third became exercisable 10/1/02; one-third became exercisable 10/1/03; and one-third became exercisable 10/1/04.
(9)	One-third became exercisable 10/1/03; one-third became exercisable 10/1/04; and one-third became exercisable 10/1/05.
(10)	One-third became exercisable 10/1/04; one-third became exercisable 10/1/05; and one-third become exercisable 10/1/06.
(11)	One-third became exercisable 10/1/05; one-third become exercisable 10/1/06; and one-third become exercisable 10/1/07.
(12)	One-third become exercisable 10/3/06; one-third become exercisable 10/3/07; and one-third become exercisable 10/3/08.

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