Airgas Appoints Chuck Broadus President of Airgas Specialty Products.

RADNOR, Pa. -- Airgas, Inc. (NYSE:ARG) has appointed Chuck Broadus as president of Airgas Specialty Products, its ammonia distribution business based in Duluth, GA, effective April 1. He will be responsible for day-to-day management of Airgas Specialty Products, which includes the ammonia distribution business acquired from LaRoche Industries in June 2005.

Broadus will report to Ted Schulte, division president of Gas Operations for Airgas, Inc., who also has served as president of Airgas Specialty Products since the acquisition.

"Airgas Specialty Products has become an important component of our revenue stream in our Gas Operations Division and Chuck brings the sales, marketing, and business leadership to help us take Airgas Specialty Products forward," said Schulte.

Broadus most recently served as vice president of sales and marketing for Airgas West, the regional company operating in southern California, Nevada and Arizona, for the past three years.

Prior to joining Airgas in 2003, Broadus served for three years as marketing director for Reliant Energy, Inc., in Houston and prior to that, he spent seven years in positions of increasing responsibility with BOC Gases in operations and sales. He also was an officer in the U.S. Army from 1988 to 1993, most recently as a captain in the infantry serving in the 82nd Airborne Division.

Broadus earned his bachelor of science in engineering from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and a MBA from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. He and his family currently reside in Anaheim Hills, CA, and will relocate to Duluth, GA this summer.

About Airgas, Inc.

Airgas, Inc. (NYSE:ARG), through its subsidiaries, is the largest U.S. distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty gases, and related hardgoods, such as welding equipment and supplies. Airgas is also the third-largest U.S. distributor of safety products, the largest U.S. producer of nitrous oxide and dry ice, the largest liquid carbon dioxide producer in the Southeast, and a leading distributor of process chemicals, refrigerants and ammonia products. Its 10,000 employees work in about 900 locations including branches, retail stores, gas fill plants, specialty gas labs, production facilities and distribution centers. Airgas also distributes its products and services through eBusiness, catalog and telesales channels. Its national scale and strong local presence offer a competitive edge to its diversified customer base. For more information, please visit www.airgas.com.