SEC Info - Wolf Ellen C - ‘4’ for 5/23/16 re: Airgas Inc.

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

WOLF ELLEN C

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O AIRGAS, INC.

259 N. RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD, STE. 100

(Street)

RADNOR

19087

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AIRGAS INC [ ARG ]

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

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
5/23/16

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

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	5/2/16		G		352	D	⁽¹⁾	6,797	D
Common Stock	5/23/16		D		6,797 ⁽²⁾	D	$143 ⁽²⁾	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$82.74	5/23/16		D			4,600	⁽³⁾	8/14/20	Common Stock	4,600	⁽³⁾	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$105.41	5/23/16		D			4,500	⁽³⁾	8/6/21	Common Stock	4,500	⁽³⁾	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$107.17	5/23/16		D			5,000	⁽³⁾	8/5/22	Common Stock	5,000	⁽³⁾	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$102.7	5/23/16		D			6,300	⁽³⁾	8/4/23	Common Stock	6,300	⁽³⁾	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

(1) Not applicable.

(2) Disposed of pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 17, 2015, among the Issuer, L'Air Liquide, S.A. and AL Acquisition Corporation, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Air Liquide ("Merger Agreement"), in exchange for the cash merger consideration of $143.00 per share of Airgas, Inc. common stock disposed of by the reporting person in connection with the merger.

(3) Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each stock option outstanding on the effective date of the merger, whether vested or unvested, was canceled in exchange for a cash payment equal to the product of (x) the excess of the cash per share merger consideration ($143.00) over the exercise price of the stock option and (y) the number of shares of common stock subject to the option on the effective day of the merger.

Remarks:

	Robert H. Young, Jr., Attorney-in-Fact for Ellen C. Wolf	5/24/16
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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____________ Transaction Codes:
D	Disposition to the Issuer of Issuer equity securities pursuant to Rule 16b-3(e).
G	Bona fide gift.

Wolf Ellen C – ‘4’ for 5/23/16 re: Airgas Inc.

On: Tuesday, 5/24/16, at 4:16pm ET · For: 5/23/16 · Accession #: 1289895-16-224 · File #: 1-09344

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On: Tuesday, 5/24/16, at 4:16pm ET · For: 5/23/16 · Accession #: 1289895-16-224 · File #: 1-09344

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