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Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
884905	Praxair Inc	PX	Industrial Inorganic Chemicals (2810)	061249050

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1311774	T James Breedlove	C/O Praxair, Inc. 39 Old Ridgebury Road Danbury CT 06810-5113	Senior Vp, Gen. Counsel & Sec.	No	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-08-25	5,500	$85.21	28,650	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	3,160	Indirect	401(k)

Reported Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Price	Date	Expiration Date	Amount	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$61.47	2008-02-27	2017-02-27	67,400	67,400	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$83.89	2009-02-26	2018-02-26	39,300	39,300	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$83.89	2011-02-26	2018-02-26	20,000	20,000	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$60.92	2010-02-24	2019-02-24	54,120	54,120	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$76.16	2011-02-23	2020-02-23	34,960	34,960	Direct
Common Stock	Deferred Stock	$0.00			840	840	Direct

Expiration Date	Amount	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership
2017-02-27	67,400	67,400	Direct
2018-02-26	39,300	39,300	Direct
2018-02-26	20,000	20,000	Direct
2019-02-24	54,120	54,120	Direct
2020-02-23	34,960	34,960	Direct
	840	840	Direct

Footnotes

The $85.206 price reported is the weighted average sale price. The sale price ranged from $85.15 to $85.23 per share. Upon request of the SEC Staff, Praxair, Inc. or a security holder of Praxair, Inc., the reporting person will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
This option became exercisable in three (3) equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on February 26, 2009.
This option will vest in full if Praxair, Inc. achieves cumulative fiscal year earnings per share growth of at least 33% over 2007 earnings per share at any time prior to January 1, 2011. If vested, the option may be exercised beginning on the third anniversary of the grant date. If Praxair, Inc. fails to meet the cumulative earnings per share goal, this option will be forfeited.
This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on February 24, 2010.
This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on February 23, 2011.
Conversion to Praxair Common Stock is on a 1-for-1 basis.
Deferred stock units acquired under the Praxair, Inc. Compensation Deferral Program as amended ("Deferred Program") and are to be settled in Praxair Common Stock.