X0303 4 2010-01-04 0000884905 PRAXAIR INC PX 0001199009 GALANTE EDWARD G C/O PRAXAIR, INC. 39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD DANBURY CT 06810-5113 1 0 0 0 Deferred Stock 0 2010-01-04 4 A 0 275.87 0 A Common Stock 275.87 3655.591 D Conversion to Praxair Common Stock is on a 1-for-1 basis. Deferred stock units acquired by reporting person under the Praxair, Inc. Director's Fees Deferral Plan and are to be settled in Praxair Common Stock upon the reporting person's retirement or termination of service. This total includes shares previously acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment under the Plan. Anthony M. Pepper, Attorney-in-Fact 2010-01-06