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Filing Details

Accession Number:: 0000884905-10-000049
Form Type:: 4
Zero Holdings:: No
Publication Time:: 2010-08-03 13:00:00
Reporting Period:: 2010-07-30

Filing Date:: 2010-08-03
Accepted Time:: 2010-08-03 15:13:09
SEC Url:: Form 4 Filing

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
1411350	F Eduardo Menezes	C/O Praxair, Inc. 30 Old Ridgebury Road Danbury CT 06810-5113	Vice President	No	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

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Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2010-07-30	14,000	$36.58	22,270	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-07-30	14,000	$84.91	8,270	No	4	S	Direct

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

Reported Derivative Transactions

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Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	Disposition	2010-07-30	14,000	$0.00	14,000	$36.58

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0	2005-02-24	2014-02-24	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	1,541	Indirect	401(k)

Reported Derivative Holdings

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Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Price	Date	Expiration Date	Amount	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$44.25	2006-02-22	2015-02-22	23,000	23,000	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$53.98	2007-02-28	2016-02-29	25,000	25,000	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$61.47	2008-02-27	2017-02-27	25,000	25,000	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$83.89	2009-02-26	2018-02-26	16,000	16,000	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$83.89	2011-02-26	2018-02-26	9,000	9,000	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$60.92	2010-02-24	2019-02-24	31,130	31,130	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$76.16	2011-02-23	2020-02-23	19,610	19,610	Direct
Common Stock	Deferred Stock	$0.00			151	151	Direct

Expiration Date	Amount	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership
2015-02-22	23,000	23,000	Direct
2016-02-29	25,000	25,000	Direct
2017-02-27	25,000	25,000	Direct
2018-02-26	16,000	16,000	Direct
2018-02-26	9,000	9,000	Direct
2019-02-24	31,130	31,130	Direct
2020-02-23	19,610	19,610	Direct
	151	151	Direct

Footnotes

This total includes shares previously acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment under the Praxair Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan.
The $84.9083 price reported is the weighted average sale price. The sale prices ranged from $84.82 to $85.02 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.