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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
1498287	J. Mark Murphy	C/O Praxair, Inc. 39 Old Ridgebury Road Danbury CT 06810-5113	Vice President & Controller	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
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2010-08-30	1,334	$22.01	1,834	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2010-08-30	2,500	$28.80	4,334	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-08-30	3,834	$87.05	500	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
No	4	M	Direct
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	2010-08-30	1,334	$0.00	1,334	$22.01
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	Disposition	2010-08-30	2,500	$0.00	2,500	$28.80

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0	2002-02-21	2011-02-21	No	4	M	Direct
0	2003-02-26	2012-02-26	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	805	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)	$26.43	2004-02-28	2013-02-28	4,600	4,600	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$36.58	2005-02-24	2014-02-24	7,500	7,500	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$44.25	2006-02-22	2015-02-22	8,000	8,000	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$53.98	2007-02-28	2016-02-28	15,000	15,000	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$61.47	2008-02-27	2017-02-27	15,000	15,000	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$83.89	2009-02-26	2018-02-26	5,200	5,200	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$83.89	2009-02-26	2018-02-26	7,800	7,800	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$60.92	2010-02-24	2019-02-24	15,150	15,150	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	$76.16	2011-02-23	2020-02-23	9,550	9,550	Direct

Expiration Date	Amount	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership
2013-02-28	4,600	4,600	Direct
2014-02-24	7,500	7,500	Direct
2015-02-22	8,000	8,000	Direct
2016-02-28	15,000	15,000	Direct
2017-02-27	15,000	15,000	Direct
2018-02-26	5,200	5,200	Direct
2018-02-26	7,800	7,800	Direct
2019-02-24	15,150	15,150	Direct
2020-02-23	9,550	9,550	Direct

Footnotes

Includes restricted stock unit award, payable in shares of Praxair Common Stock, vesting in three equal consecutive, annual installments beginning on February 23, 2011.
The $87.0492 price reported is the weighted average sale price. The sale price ranged from $87.03 to $87.05 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 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.