APD Air Products and Chemicals Inc

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nightingale Medical of Indiana, based in Indianapolis, has joined the Air Products Healthcare family of companies, effective September 29, 2005. With additional locations in Anderson and Carmel, Nightingale is the largest independent homecare company in central Indiana, established in 1998 and serving the greater metropolitan Indianapolis area. The purchase price was not disclosed. "Nightingale, under the leadership of Bill Collins, Jim Duncan and Ron Kennedy, has established itself as a premier homecare company in the Indianapolis marketplace," said Dave Hunter, Chief Operating Officer, Air Products Healthcare. "This acquisition is certainly consistent with our strategy of adding quality people and successful performers to our homecare family and will allow us to expand our geographic coverage in the Great Lakes region." Air Products Healthcare, Air Products' (NYSE:APD) U.S. homecare subsidiary, earned first place as the Best Home Respiratory Provider in the country in last year's HME Excellence Awards competition sponsored by HME News and VNU Expositions in cooperation with the American Association for Homecare. Air Products is a global provider of homecare services in 14 major countries, with leadership positions in Spain, Portugal and Mexico, as well as the Northeast/mid-Atlantic U.S. The company ranks number two overall in Europe and within the top six homecare companies in America. Air Products is also a global supplier of gases and services for hospitals and clinics, and provides helium and related KeepCOLD(R) Cryogenic Fill Services for more than 7,000 magnetic resonance imaging magnets (MRI) at over 4,000 customer locations worldwide. About Air Products Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in technology, energy, healthcare and industrial markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of products, services and solutions, providing atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials and chemical intermediates. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment and is listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability and FTSE4Good Indices. The company has annual revenues of $7.4 billion, operations in over 30 countries, and nearly 20,000 employees around the globe. For more information, visit http://www.airproducts.com/. ***NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary materially, due to changes in current expectations. DATASOURCE: Air Products CONTACT: Media Inquiries: Beth Mentesana, +1-610-481-2459, e-mail: , or Investor Inquiries: Phil Sproger, +1-610-481-7461, email: , both of Air Products Web site: http://www.airproducts.com/

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