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Air Products insiders sold $824K in the past 12 months. How much of their stake is that?

About 4.0% overall. As a group they ended with more shares than they started with. The biggest individual seller, Melissa Schaeffer, sold shares equal to 24% of starting holdings, but more vested, so the stake grew.

Updated Oct 9, 2026 from SEC filings · covers Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 9, 2026
How this comparesMore of their stake sold than at 204 of the 416 other companies we can measure (#213 of 417)See ranking
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buyers among officers and directors, past 12 months
0%
of sales were under disclosed trading plans, past 12 months
1 of 17
officers and directors sold shares, past 12 months
Recent activity · past 30 days, Sep 10, 2026 to Oct 9, 2026

No officer or director trades were reported for the past 30 days. The most recent before that:

Aug 18, 2026Matthew Lepore had 418 shares ($127K) withheld by the company for taxes (not a market sale).
WhoSharesPrice% of total stakeTotal stake afterTrade dateFiled
Matthew Lepore
EVP & General Counsel
418$303.62n/an/aAug 18, 2026Sep 11, 2026

"% of total stake" is the shares in this event against all the vested shares the person held that day, across every share class and holding entity, after that day's vesting. "n/a" means the person's holdings don't reconcile, or the row is a purchase. "Holdings record incomplete" means more shares were sold than the filings show the person held that day, so a percentage would be wrong.

Is this normal? Less than usual: about a third of the 5-year average. 1 insider sold; the average is 3 a year. Year by year
Latest filing: Filed Sep 11 for a tax withholding on Aug 18. Matthew Lepore had 418 shares withheld by the company for taxes. Filing
54 SEC ownership filings in the period · See the evidence

What stands out

Melissa Schaeffer sold 2.7K shares (24% of starting holdings), but 8.4K more vested, so the stake grew (from 11K to 15K).Largest sale, May 1, 2026
Tax withholding outweighed market sales: the company withheld $967K of officers' and directors' shares for taxes, against $824K sold on the open market. The largest was Melissa Schaeffer ($552K withheld).Largest withholding, Dec 2, 2025

Percentages cover 8 of 17 officers and directors. 9 are left out

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Left out: Matthew Lepore and Kurt Lefevere (holdings couldn't be fully reconciled); Lisa Davis, Tonit Calaway, Jessica Graziano, Alfred Stern, Dennis Reilley and Howard Ungerleider (held no vested shares at the start); Wayne Smith (most holdings were last confirmed in 2021).
Disclosed company stock is not an insider's whole wealth.

Who sold, and how much of their stake

Officers and directors, past 12 months. Each bar is 100% of that person's own stake; not comparable between people. The stake is the vested shares held at the start of the period (Oct 9, 2025); the gold part is what they sold.

SoldRest of starting stake
Melissa Schaeffer
Exec Vice President and CFO
24% · $824KNo plan disclosed
Amounts, filings and trading plans for each seller

Selling by month

Officers and directors, Oct 2025 to Oct 2026. Each sale is counted once: under a disclosed plan, else to cover taxes, else no plan disclosed.

No plan disclosedOne dollar scale for every month; the tallest bar is labeled
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay 2026: $824K no plan disclosed$824KMayJunJulAugSepOct

Outside holders, reported separately

Mantle Ridge LP sold $19.9M in the past 12 months. Large shareholders and the funds or companies that board members represent are not part of management, so they are left out of the figures above.

Details

Common questions

Is the Air Products CEO selling stock?

No. Eduardo Menezes reported no open-market sales in the past 12 months.

Why are Air Products insiders selling?

Filings rarely give a reason, and we don't guess at one. What they show is how the sales were made: 0% of sales by value ran under 10b5-1 trading plans disclosed in the filings and 100% had no disclosed plan. A trading plan schedules sales in advance.

Are any Air Products insiders buying?

No. Officers and directors reported no purchases in the past 12 months.

How much of their stake did Air Products insiders sell?

About 4.0% overall. As a group they ended with more shares than they started with. The biggest individual seller, Melissa Schaeffer, sold shares equal to 24% of starting holdings, but more vested, so the stake grew. That covers the 12 months to Oct 9, 2026 and counts vested shares reported on SEC Forms 3, 4 and 5, which is not an insider's whole wealth.

The evidence

Who sold1 officer or director: amount, % of holdings, trading plan
Who soldAmount% of holdingsTrading plan
Melissa Schaeffer
Exec Vice President and CFO
$824K
2.7K shares
24%No plan disclosed

Outside holder, reported separately: Mantle Ridge LP (an outside shareholder, not part of management). Sold $19.9M (70K shares) from Feb 12, 2026 to Feb 12, 2026. Latest filing

The full ownership picture15 of 17 insiders fully reconciled · 10 officers and directors

Vested shares across all share classes, held directly and through trusts, LLCs and family members, as reported on SEC Forms 3, 4 and 5. Unvested awards and options are never counted as owned shares.

InsiderHeld Oct 9, 2025SoldHeld Oct 9, 2026Still held
Francesco Maione
President, Americas
15K018Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Francesco Maione
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−663withheld by the company for taxes
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
DirectCommon Stock14,81617,524
RSPCommon Stock011
Eduardo Menezes
Chief Executive Officer
13K031Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Eduardo Menezes
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
DirectCommon Stock13,34830,724
RSPCommon Stock038
Melissa Schaeffer
Exec Vice President and CFO
11K−2.7K15K+32%
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Melissa Schaeffer
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−2.1Kwithheld by the company for taxes
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
DirectCommon Stock10,68014,212
RSPCommon Stock411455
Ivo Bols
President, Europe & Africa
10K013Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Ivo Bols
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
DirectCommon Stock10,08812,834
Victoria Brifo
Exec VP, Chief HR Officer
8.8K08.8Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Victoria Brifo
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
DirectCommon Stock8,6868,686
RSPCommon Stock8484
Bhavesh Patel
Director
6.8K06.8Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Bhavesh Patel
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
816 → 2.1Kunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
DirectCommon Stock2,7502,750
TrustCommon Stock4,0004,000
William Pellicciotti Jr.
Principal Accounting Officer
3.6K04.3Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for William Pellicciotti Jr.
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−303withheld by the company for taxes
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
DirectCommon Stock3,5604,107
RSPCommon Stock27143
Matthew Lepore
!
Holdings couldn't be fully reconciled. Balance changed with no matching transaction and no footnote: +28.94 shares on Aug 18, 2026 (RSP). See the filing Sales and other transactions for Matthew Lepore are complete.
EVP & General Counsel
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Matthew Lepore
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−418withheld by the company for taxes
none reportedunvested awards, start → end

Holdings couldn't be fully reconciled. Balance changed with no matching transaction and no footnote: +28.94 shares on Aug 18, 2026 (RSP). The balances below are as reported, not verified totals.

Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
DirectCommon Stock3,4715,160
RSPCommon Stock029
Kurt Lefevere
!
Holdings couldn't be fully reconciled. Balance changed with no matching transaction and no footnote: +145 shares on Dec 3, 2025 (Direct). See the filing Sales and other transactions for Kurt Lefevere are complete.
President, Asia
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Kurt Lefevere
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−144withheld by the company for taxes
none reportedunvested awards, start → end

Holdings couldn't be fully reconciled. Balance changed with no matching transaction and no footnote: +145 shares on Dec 3, 2025 (Direct). The balances below are as reported, not verified totals.

Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
DirectCommon Stock1,4623,415
Andrew Evans
Director
505no sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Andrew Evans
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
495 → 1.3Kunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
DirectCommon Stock55

15 of 17 insiders fully reconciled: starting holdings plus reported transactions match ending holdings (15 exactly, 0 with a minor or footnoted difference). For 2 we show sales but not holdings; the ! icon on their rows explains why. Percentages cover 8 of 17 officers and directors. Left out: Matthew Lepore and Kurt Lefevere (holdings couldn't be fully reconciled); Lisa Davis, Tonit Calaway, Jessica Graziano, Alfred Stern, Dennis Reilley and Howard Ungerleider (held no vested shares at the start); Wayne Smith (most holdings were last confirmed in 2021). "Still held" compares ending with starting vested shares; a plus sign means the holding grew.

What explains the selling$824K of sales by plan status, purpose, seller and month

Officer and director open-market sales: $824K across 2,714 shares. Plan status and stated purpose are separate questions, and a sale can have both.

By plan status

No plan disclosed · $824K

Sales with no 10b5-1 plan and no tax reference in the filing. $824K of it is Melissa Schaeffer. No plan disclosed is a statement about the filing, not about why the sale happened. Largest such sale: Melissa Schaeffer, May 1, 2026

Taxes

3,639 shares ($967K) were withheld by the company for taxes, which isn't a market sale.

SellerShares soldProceedsUnder a disclosed planShare of totalSales dates
Melissa Schaeffer
Exec Vice President and CFO
2.7K$824K0%100%May 1, 2026 to May 1, 2026

Sales by month

MonthSale proceedsDisclosed planTo cover taxesNo plan disclosed
Oct 2025$0$0$0$0
Nov 2025$0$0$0$0
Dec 2025$0$0$0$0
Jan 2026$0$0$0$0
Feb 2026$0$0$0$0
Mar 2026$0$0$0$0
Apr 2026$0$0$0$0
May 2026$824K$0$0$824K
Jun 2026$0$0$0$0
Jul 2026$0$0$0$0
Aug 2026$0$0$0$0
Sep 2026$0$0$0$0
Oct 2026$0$0$0$0
Is this normal? Selling year by year5 earlier years to compare with

Less than usual: about a third of the 5-year average. 1 insider sold; the average is 3 a year.

12 months endingShares soldInsiders who soldProceeds
Oct 9, 2026
Latest 12 months
2.7K1$824K
Oct 9, 2025
1 year earlier
39K11$12.0M
Oct 9, 2024
2 years earlier
1071$28K
Oct 10, 2023
3 years earlier
4851$152K
Oct 10, 2022
4 years earlier
6.3K2$1.8M
Oct 10, 2021
5 years earlier
00$0

Open-market sales (Form 4 code S) by people who were officers or directors, in split-adjusted shares. Earlier years include people who have since left. A sale that an outside holder also reports (a family trust, a fund) is counted with outside holders in every year. Shares, not dollars, are compared, so a change in the stock price doesn't look like a change in selling. Years the filings don't fully cover are shown but left out of the average.

Known gaps and uncertainty2 insiders whose holdings couldn't be fully reconciled

Matthew Lepore: holdings couldn't be fully reconciled (difference of 29 shares). Balance changed with no matching transaction and no footnote: +28.94 shares on Aug 18, 2026 (RSP). Filing, Aug 18, 2026

Kurt Lefevere: holdings couldn't be fully reconciled (difference of 80 shares). Balance changed with no matching transaction and no footnote: +145 shares on Dec 3, 2025 (Direct). Filing, Dec 3, 2025

Inferred rename: "RSSOP" is treated as the same holder as "RSP", because the old name was never reported again and the new one opened with the same balance (5,958 shares). Old name, new name

Inferred rename: "RSSOP" is treated as the same holder as "RSP", because the old name was never reported again and the new one opened with the same balance (6,146 shares). Old name, new name

Inferred rename: "RSSOP" is treated as the same holder as "RSP", because the old name was never reported again and the new one opened with the same balance (5,820 shares). Old name, new name

Inferred rename: "RSSOP" is treated as the same holder as "RSP", because the old name was never reported again and the new one opened with the same balance (123 shares). Old name, new name

Inferred rename: "RSSOP" is treated as the same holder as "RSP", because the old name was never reported again and the new one opened with the same balance (7,215 shares). Old name, new name

Inferred rename: "RSSOP" is treated as the same holder as "RSP", because the old name was never reported again and the new one opened with the same balance (3,783 shares). Old name, new name

Inferred rename: "RSSOP" is treated as the same holder as "RSP", because the old name was never reported again and the new one opened with the same balance (93 shares). Old name, new name

External context: we only cite outside events when a documented connection exists. None is shown for this period.

Sources and methodology1,781 filings from SEC EDGAR, and how we read them

All 1,781 Forms 3, 4 and 5 filed for Air Products (SEC CIK 2969) from Jun 10, 2003 to Oct 1, 2026, retrieved from SEC EDGAR on Oct 9, 2026. Prices are the ones reported in each filing, often weighted averages. 2 filings were left out because Air Products filed them as an owner of another company's stock.

Holdings. Each holding line (a share class plus an owner, such as a trust or LLC) carries its last reported balance forward. Entities first reported during the period start at zero, so transfers between an insider's own trusts don't count as selling. Lines not reported for three years or more are listed separately and left out of totals.

Sales. A sale counts as under a 10b5-1 plan if its footnote cites one or the filing's Rule 10b5-1 box is checked, and as tax-related if its footnote cites tax obligations or sell-to-cover. Shares withheld by the company for taxes are listed separately. Sales with neither attribute are labeled "no plan disclosed".

Full methodology

Former or inactive filers (52)No filing in 18 months; last reported balances, not in any total
NameLast filedLast reported balance
Walter NelsonMar 6, 2025899 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 5, 2025
Wilbur MokFeb 19, 20256,689 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 18, 2025
Brian GalovichFeb 14, 20255,421 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 13, 2025
Ahmed HababouFeb 12, 20251,906 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 11, 2025
Sean MajorFeb 10, 202514,595 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 7, 2025
David HoJan 3, 2025No balance on record
Seifi GhasemiJan 3, 2025752,252 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 2, 2024
Edward MonserJan 3, 2025280 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 9, 2021
Matthew PaullJan 3, 20254,055 shares, last reported balance as of Aug 19, 2020
Charles CogutJan 3, 20251,200 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 13, 2018
Wolfgang BrandDec 3, 20242,353 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 2, 2024
Samir SerhanDec 5, 202343,720 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 4, 2023
Jeffrey KutzDec 5, 20231,340 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 5, 2023
Russell FlugelJan 24, 202215,810 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 3, 2022
Chad DeatonJan 3, 2022No balance on record
Susan CarterOct 1, 2021No balance on record
Michael CroccoDec 3, 202070,907 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 1, 2020
Margaret McGlynnOct 1, 2020No balance on record
Corning PainterDec 6, 201737,469 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 6, 2017
Jennifer GrantDec 6, 201711,125 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 4, 2017
Guillermo NovoSep 13, 201612,119 shares, last reported balance as of Sep 12, 2016
John StanleyAug 26, 201619,194 shares, last reported balance as of Aug 25, 2016
Douglas FordJan 5, 2016No balance on record
William DavisJan 5, 20161,000 shares, last reported balance as of Aug 25, 2005
Evert HenkesJan 5, 2016No balance on record
Lawrence SmithMar 31, 20159,850 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 5, 2014
Stephen JonesJul 28, 201433,691 shares, last reported balance as of Jul 24, 2014
Patricia MattimoreJul 28, 20148,333 shares, last reported balance as of Jul 24, 2014
Mario BaezaJan 3, 2014620 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 5, 2013
Michael DonahueJan 3, 20142,000 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 27, 2013
Ursula FairbairnJan 3, 20141,135 shares, last reported balance as of May 22, 2013
John McGladeDec 9, 2013239,853 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 6, 2013
John MarslandJul 29, 201311,399 shares, last reported balance as of Jul 26, 2013
Paul HuckNov 27, 2012114,745 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 26, 2012
Lynn MinellaApr 27, 201253,459 shares, last reported balance as of Apr 26, 2012
Edward HagenlockerJan 25, 2012No balance on record
Robert DixonNov 17, 201123,121 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 16, 2011
Charles NoskiJul 1, 2010800 shares, last reported balance as of May 19, 2005
Michael HiltonDec 4, 200925,969 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 1, 2009
Scott ShermanDec 2, 200940,171 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 30, 2009
John Jones IIIFeb 21, 2008117,328 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 13, 2008
Douglas BrownAug 23, 200737,798 shares, last reported balance as of Aug 22, 2007
Arthur KatsarosFeb 13, 200739,653 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 13, 2007
Mark ByeMay 3, 200637,375 shares, last reported balance as of May 2, 2006
Terrence MurrayApr 3, 2006No balance on record
James HardymonJan 4, 2006No balance on record
Lawrason ThomasJan 4, 20061,500 shares, last reported balance as of Aug 12, 2005
Paula RosputAug 23, 200450 shares, last reported balance as of Aug 23, 2004
Robert GadomskiDec 22, 200345,493 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 19, 2003
Leonard Van GroenouDec 19, 200322,091 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 18, 2003
John OwingsNov 20, 200314,419 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 19, 2003
Andrew CumminsAug 25, 200331,415 shares, last reported balance as of Aug 22, 2003

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