0000884905-17-000008.txt : 20170301 0000884905-17-000008.hdr.sgml : 20170301 20170301161730 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000884905-17-000008 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20170227 FILED AS OF DATE: 20170301 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170301 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PRAXAIR INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000884905 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS [2810] IRS NUMBER: 061249050 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10 RIVERVIEW DRIVE CITY: DANBURY STATE: CT ZIP: 06810 BUSINESS PHONE: 2038372000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10 RIVERVIEW DRIVE CITY: DANBURY STATE: CT ZIP: 06810 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: UNION CARBIDE INDUSTRIAL GASES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19600201 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: White Matthew J CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001441755 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-11037 FILM NUMBER: 17654348 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O PRAXAIR, INC. STREET 2: 39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD CITY: DANBURY STATE: CT ZIP: 12533 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0306 4 2017-02-27 0000884905 PRAXAIR INC PX 0001441755 White Matthew J C/O PRAXAIR, INC. 10 RIVERVIEW DRIVE DANBURY CT 06810 0 1 0 0 Senior VP & CFO Common Stock 2618.8452 I 401(k) Common Stock 2017-02-27 4 M 0 1998 0 A 12864 D Common Stock 2017-02-27 4 F 0 687 118.11 D 12177 D Performance Share Units 0 2017-02-27 4 A 0 1998 0 A Common Stock 1998 1998 D Performance Share Units 2017-02-27 4 M 0 1998 D Common Stock 1998 0 D Stock Option (right to buy) 118.71 2017-02-28 4 A 0 72795 0 A 2018-02-28 2027-02-28 Common Stock 72795 72795 D Stock Option (right to buy) 83.39 2009-02-26 2018-02-26 Common Stock 7200 7200 D Stock Option (right to buy) 83.89 2009-02-26 2018-02-26 Common Stock 10800 10800 D Stock Option (right to buy) 60.92 2010-02-24 2019-02-24 Common Stock 20290 20290 D Stock Option (right to buy) 76.16 2011-02-23 2020-02-23 Common Stock 13640 13640 D Stock Option (right to buy) 97.84 2012-02-22 2021-02-22 Common Stock 14845 14845 D Stock Option (right to buy) 109.68 2013-02-28 2022-02-28 Common Stock 18430 18430 D Stock Option (right to buy) 110.58 2014-02-26 2023-02-26 Common Stock 15060 15060 D Stock Option (right to buy) 128.80 2015-02-25 2024-02-25 Common Stock 31090 31090 D Stock Option (right to buy) 128.38 2016-02-24 2025-02-24 Common Stock 40865 40865 D Stock Option (right to buy) 102.22 2017-02-23 2026-02-23 Common Stock 85205 85205 D Deferred Stock 0 Common Stock 454.234 454.234 D Shares of common stock acquired pursuant to the payout of a performance share unit grant made on February 25, 2014 (the "PSU"). Shares of common stock withheld from the PSU payout to cover tax withholdings. The PSU paid out on February 27, 2017 and the number of shares awarded and paid out was determined based upon the average annual return on capital ("ROC") of Praxair, Inc. from 2014-2016 measured against ROC goals set by the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board of Directors when the PSU was granted in 2014. This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on February 28, 2018. 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 25, 2015. This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on February 24, 2016. This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on February 23, 2017. Conversion to Praxair Common Stock is on a 1-for-1 basis. Deferred stock units acquired under the Praxair, Inc. Compensation Deferral Plan as amended ("Deferral Plan") and are to be settled in Praxair Common Stock. Anthony M. Pepper, Attorney-in-Fact 2017-03-01