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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
1190780	S Ricardo Malfitano	39 Old Ridgebury Road Danbury CT 06810-5113	Executive Vice President	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	Acquisiton	2012-02-23	44,311	$61.47	80,194	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-02-23	44,311	$110.00	35,883	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

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	Disposition	2012-02-23	44,311	$0.00	44,311	$61.47

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0	2008-02-27	2017-02-27	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	2,746	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)	$83.89	2009-02-26	2018-02-26	54,800	54,800	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$60.92	2010-02-24	2019-02-24	83,900	83,900	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$76.16	2011-02-23	2020-02-23	53,720	53,720	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$97.84	2012-02-22	2021-02-22	57,720	57,720	Direct
Common Stock	Deferred Stock	$0.00			11,336	11,336	Direct

Expiration Date	Amount	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership
2018-02-26	54,800	54,800	Direct
2019-02-24	83,900	83,900	Direct
2020-02-23	53,720	53,720	Direct
2021-02-22	57,720	57,720	Direct
	11,336	11,336	Direct

Footnotes

This total includes shares previously acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment under the Praxair Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan.
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 ("Deferral Program") and are to be settled in Praxair Common Stock.