X0306 4 2013-03-01 0000884905 PRAXAIR INC PX 0001519439 Savoia Sally A C/O PRAXAIR, INC. 39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD DANBURY CT 06810-5113 0 1 0 0 Vice President Common Stock 18871.0561 I 401(k) Common Stock 2013-03-01 4 M 0 6415 0 A 17992.5268 D Common Stock 2013-03-01 4 F 0 2224 111.17 D 15768.5268 D Common Stock 2013-03-01 4 F 0 122 111.17 D 15646.5268 D Performance Share Units 0 2013-03-01 4 A 0 6415 0 A Common Stock 6415 6415 D Performance Share Units 2013-03-01 4 M 0 6415 D Common Stock 6415 0 D Shares of common stock acquired pursuant to the payout of a performance share unit grant made on February 23, 2010 (the "PSU"). This total includes shares previous acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment under the Praxair Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan. Shares of common stock withheld from the PSU payout to cover tax withholdings. Shares withheld for payment of taxes in connection with the portion vesting of a previously reported restricted stock grant. The PSU paid out on March 1, 2013, and the number of shares awarded and paid out was determined based upon the cumulative earnings per share ("EPS") of Praxair, Inc. from 2010 - 2012 measured against EPS goals set by the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board of Directors when the PSU was granted in 2010. Anthony M. Pepper, Attorney-in-Fact 2013-03-05