FORM 4
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

HOVEY JAMES W 		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)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O AIRGAS, INC., 259 N. RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD, STE. 100 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

5/22/2015
(Street)

RADNOR, PA 19087
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
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. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock   5/22/2015     J    0   (1) D   (1) 10000   (1) D  
 
Common Stock                  69240   (1) I   By Family Trust  

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. 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 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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  In connection with an estate planning transaction, the reporting person transferred 69,240 shares of common stock of issuer to the Helen Hovey Peck Trust, an irrevocable defective grantor trust established for the benefit of the reporting person and his immediate family members, in exchange for two interest-bearing, collateralized promissory notes in the aggregate amount of approximately $7,200,268, which is equal to the fair market value of the transferred shares on the date of the transfer. The reporting person is a trustee of the trust and continues to retain voting and dispositive power over the shares.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
HOVEY JAMES W
C/O AIRGAS, INC.
259 N. RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD, STE. 100
RADNOR, PA 19087 		X



Signatures
Robert H. Young, Jr., Attorney-in-Fact for James W. Hovey 5/27/2015
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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