X0203 3 2010-07-01 0 0000884905 PRAXAIR INC PX 0001496053 Skare Todd C/O PRAXAIR, INC. 39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD DANBURY CT 06810-5113 0 1 0 0 Vice President Common Stock 1254.1577 I 401(k) Common Stock 383.1702 I Wife's 401(k) Common Stock 350 D Stock Option (right to buy) 22.01 2002-02-21 2011-02-21 Common Stock 2000 D Stock Option (right to buy) 26.425 2004-02-28 2013-02-28 Common Stock 1000 D Stock Option (right to buy) 44.25 2006-02-22 2015-02-22 Common Stock 1000 D Stock Option (right to buy) 53.98 2007-02-28 2016-02-29 Common Stock 5000 D Stock Option (right to buy) 61.47 2008-02-27 2017-02-27 Common Stock 4000 D Stock Option (right to buy) 83.89 2009-02-26 2018-02-26 Common Stock 2800 D Stock Option (right to buy) 83.89 2009-02-26 2018-02-26 Common Stock 4200 D Stock Option (right to buy) 60.92 2010-02-24 2019-02-24 Common Stock 4650 D Stock Option (right to buy) 76.16 2011-02-23 2020-02-23 Common Stock 2730 D Restricted stock unit award, payable in shares of Praxair Common Stock, vesting in three equal consecutive, annual installments beginning on February 23, 2011. 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. Anthony M. Pepper, Attorney-in-Fact 2010-07-12