UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):
February 28, 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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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Airgas, Inc. (the "Company") is filing this Amendment on Form 8-K/A to
the Company's Form 8-K dated February 28, 2002, which was originally filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2002. The Company
is amending the previously filed Form 8-K to expressly state that certain
sections of the Liquid Bulk Supply Agreement entered into with Air Products
& Chemicals, Inc. filed under Exhibit 2.1 of the Form 8-K were redacted
pursuant to a request submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission
for confidential treatment. The portions of the Liquid Bulk Supply
Agreement in which certain information was redacted include sections 6.3
and 7.4. The omitted information is marked with bolded brackets and
asterisks. The amended Exhibit listing under Item 7. is included below.
An amended Exhibit 2.1 is also being filed with this Form 8-K/A.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
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(c) Exhibits.
2.1 - Asset Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") dated
January 3, 2002, by and among Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.,
Airgas, Inc. and National Welders Supply Company, Inc. The Liquid
Bulk Product Supply Agreement (the "Supply Agreement") is Exhibit
E-1 to the Purchase Agreement and is being filed herewith.
Certain information contained in sections 6.3 and 7.4 of the
Supply Agreement have been omitted pursuant to a request submitted
to the Securities and Exchange Commission for confidential
treatment. The portions of the document that have been omitted
are marked with bolded brackets and asterisks.
(Except as set forth herein, the Schedules and Exhibits to the
Purchase Agreement (a list of which is included in the Purchase
Agreement) are not being filed as Exhibits to this Current Report
on Form 8-K/A. The Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a
copy of any such Schedules and Exhibits to the Securities and
Exchange Commission upon request.)
Signatures
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant and Co-Registrants have duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
AIRGAS, INC. AIRGAS EAST, INC.
(Registrant) AIRGAS GREAT LAKES, INC.
AIRGAS MID AMERICA, INC.
AIRGAS NORTH CENTRAL, INC.
BY: /s/ Robert M. McLaughlin AIRGAS SOUTH, INC.
________________________ AIRGAS GULF STATES, INC.
Robert M. McLaughlin AIRGAS MID SOUTH, INC.
Vice President & Controller AIRGAS INTERMOUNTAIN, INC.
AIRGAS NORPAC, INC.
AIRGAS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA & NEVADA, INC.
AIRGAS SOUTHWEST, INC.
AIRGAS WEST, INC.
AIRGAS SAFETY, INC.
RUTLAND TOOL & SUPPLY CO., INC.
AIRGAS CARBONIC, INC.
AIRGAS SPECIALTY GASES, INC.
NITROUS OXIDE CORP.
RED-D-ARC, INC.
AIRGAS DATA, LLC
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(Co-Registrants)
BY: /s/ Robert M. McLaughlin
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Robert M. McLaughlin
Vice President
ATNL, INC.
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(Co-Registrant)
BY: /s/ Melanie Andrews
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Melanie Andrews
President
DATED: May 19, 2004