Investor Information

Praxair Investor Relations
Praxair, Inc.
39 Old Ridgebury Road
Danbury, CT 06810-5113
e-mail: investor_relations@praxair.com
(203) 837-2210

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Common Stock Listing (Symbol:PX)
New York Stock Exchange

Other Stock Exchanges Trading Praxair Stock
- Cincinnati
- Midwest
- Pacific
- Frankfurt, Germany

Number of Shareholders
There were 28,165 shareholders of record as of December 31, 2000.

Dividend Policy
Dividends on Praxair's common stock are usually declared and paid quarterly. Praxair's objective is to continue quarterly dividends and consider annual dividend increases in conjunction with continued growth in earnings per share.

Stock Transfer Agent and Record Keeping
The Bank of New York is Praxair's stock transfer agent and registrar, and maintains shareholder records. For information about account records, stock certificates, change of address and dividend payments,
contact: 1-800-432-0140 or,
From outside the U.S.:
(212) 815-5800
e-mail address:
Shareowner-svcs@bankofny.com
website address: http://stockbny.com

Address Shareholder Inquiries to:
Shareholder Relations, Department 11E
P.O. Box 11258
Church Street Station
New York, New York 10286-1258

Send certificates for transfer and address changes to:
Receive and Deliver Department 11W
P.O. Box 11002
Church Street Station
New York, New York 10286-1258

Dividend Reinvestment Plan
Praxair provides investors a convenient and low-cost program that allows for purchases of Praxair stock without commissions and automatically reinvests dividends by purchasing additional shares of stock. Contact The Bank of New York for full details at the address at left.

Annual Shareholders Meeting
The 2001 annual meeting of shareholders of Praxair, Inc. will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 24, 2001 at the Sheraton Danbury (formerly the Danbury Hilton and Towers), 18 Old Ridgebury Road, Danbury, CT.

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