SEC Form 4 · accession 0001289895-15-000117
AIRGAS INC · ARG
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Robert M McLaughlin
Officer — Senior VP and CFO
Period of report
Aug 18, 2015
Accepted (ET)
Aug 20, 2015 · 1:56 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0000804212
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common StockF1 | Aug 18, 2015 | M | 29,000 | $43.06 | A | 53,838 | D | |
| Common StockF2,F1 | Aug 18, 2015 | S | 23,500 | $108.67 | D | 30,338 | D | |
| Common StockF3 | holding | — | — | — | 732 | I | By 401(k) Plan |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock Option (Right to Buy)F5,F4 | $43.06 | Aug 18, 2015 | M | 29,000 | D | — | May 19, 2017 | Common Stock | 29,000 | 0 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Includes 2,228 shares of Airgas, Inc. common stock acquired by the reporting person pursuant to Airgas, Inc.'s Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP") and held in his ESPP account as of 8/18/2015, the date of the latest available statement of the reporting person's ESPP holdings. Since 8/6/2014, the date of the statement relied upon for the amount reported on the reporting person's 8/8/2014 Form 4, a total of 202 ESPP shares have been acquired in transactions exempt from Section 16(b).
- F2This price represents the average selling price (within a range of $105.99-$106.47) of the shares of common stock of Airgas, Inc. sold by the reporting person, as provided by the reporting person's broker.
- F3The information presented is as of 8/18/2015, the date of the latest available statement of the reporting person's holdings of Airgas, Inc. common stock in his 401(k) plan. Since 8/6/2014, the date of the statement relied upon for the amount reported on the reporting person's 8/8/2014 Form 4, a total of 98 shares have been acquired in transactions exempt from Section 16(b).
- F4These options became exercisable in 25% equal increments on each of 5/19/2010, 5/19/2011, 5/19/2012 and 5/19/2013.
- F5Not applicable.