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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
1257619	H Domingos Bulus	C/O Praxair, Inc. 39 Old Ridgebury Road Danbury CT 06810-5113	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	2010-08-27	30,000	$26.43	40,314	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-08-27	30,000	$86.92	10,314	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	2010-08-27	30,000	$0.00	30,000	$26.43

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0	2004-02-28	2013-02-28	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Derivative Holdings

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	26,300	26,300	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$53.98	2007-02-28	2016-02-29	23,900	23,900	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$36.58	2005-02-24	2014-02-24	22,000	22,000	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$61.47	2008-02-27	2017-02-27	19,300	19,300	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$83.89	2009-02-26	2018-02-26	11,400	11,400	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$83.89	2011-02-26	2018-02-26	6,000	6,000	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$60.92	2010-02-24	2019-02-24	15,000	15,000	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$76.16	2011-02-23	2020-02-23	9,795	9,795	Direct

Expiration Date	Amount	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership
2015-02-22	26,300	26,300	Direct
2016-02-29	23,900	23,900	Direct
2014-02-24	22,000	22,000	Direct
2017-02-27	19,300	19,300	Direct
2018-02-26	11,400	11,400	Direct
2018-02-26	6,000	6,000	Direct
2019-02-24	15,000	15,000	Direct
2020-02-23	9,795	9,795	Direct

Footnotes

This total includes shares previously acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment under the Praxair Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan.
The $86.924 price reported is the weighted average sale price. The sale prices ranged from $86.86 to $87.01 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.