Airgas, Inc.

Airgas, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Airgas” or the “Company”) became a publicly traded company in 1986. Since its inception, the Company has made over 330 acquisitions to become the largest U.S. distributor of industrial, medical and specialty gases (delivered in “packaged” or cylinder form), and welding, safety and related products (“hardgoods”). Airgas is the largest producer of nitrous oxide in the United States, a producer and leading supplier of dry ice and the largest supplier of liquid carbon dioxide in the Southeastern United States. The Company is also a leading distributor of process chemicals, refrigerants and ammonia. The Company markets these products to its diversified customer base through multiple sales channels including branch-based sales representatives, retail stores, strategic customer account programs, telesales, catalogs, e-business and independent distributors.