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Filing Details

Accession Number:: 0000884905-11-000036
Form Type:: 4
Zero Holdings:: No
Publication Time:: 2011-05-02 17:45:28
Reporting Period:: 2011-04-29

Filing Date:: 2011-05-02
Accepted Time:: 2011-05-02 16:45:28
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
1190775	F Stephen Angel	C/O Praxair, Inc. 39 Old Ridgebury Road Danbury CT 06810-5113	President & Ceo	Yes	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
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2011-04-29	60,000	$27.43	74,053	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2011-04-29	60,000	$106.80	14,053	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2011-04-29	100,000	$26.43	114,053	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2011-04-29	100,000	$106.21	14,053	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2011-04-29	90,000	$36.58	104,053	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2011-04-29	90,000	$106.07	14,053	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
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	2011-04-29	60,000	$0.00	60,000	$27.43
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	Disposition	2011-04-29	100,000	$0.00	100,000	$26.43
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	Disposition	2011-04-29	90,000	$0.00	90,000	$36.58

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0	2003-01-02	2012-01-02	No	4	M	Direct
0	2004-02-28	2013-02-28	No	4	M	Direct
30,000	2005-02-24	2014-02-24	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	2,268	Indirect	In trust for children
Common Stock	58,147	Indirect	Grantor Retained Annuity Trust
Common Stock	6,384	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	143,100	143,100	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$53.98	2007-02-28	2016-02-29	130,600	130,600	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$61.47	2008-02-27	2017-02-27	308,300	308,300	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$83.89	2009-02-26	2018-02-26	195,200	195,200	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$60.92	2010-02-24	2019-02-24	281,500	281,500	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$76.16	2011-02-23	2020-02-23	204,640	204,640	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$97.84	2012-02-22	2021-02-22	218,175	218,175	Direct
Common Stock	Deferred Stock	$0.00			64,932	64,932	Direct

Expiration Date	Amount	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership
2015-02-22	143,100	143,100	Direct
2016-02-29	130,600	130,600	Direct
2017-02-27	308,300	308,300	Direct
2018-02-26	195,200	195,200	Direct
2019-02-24	281,500	281,500	Direct
2020-02-23	204,640	204,640	Direct
2021-02-22	218,175	218,175	Direct
	64,932	64,932	Direct

Footnotes

This total includes shares previously acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment under the Praxair Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan.
The $106.80 price reported is the weighted average sale price. The sale prices ranged from $106.035 to $107.40 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.
The $106.21 price reported is the weighted average sale price. The sale prices ranged from $106.00 to $106.597 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.
The $106.07 price reported is the weighted average sale price. The sale prices ranged from $106.00 to $106.15 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 24, 2010.
This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on February 23, 2011.
This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on February 22, 2012.
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.