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Elizabeth T. Hirsch,
Director, Investor Relations
Praxair, Inc.
39 Old Ridgebury Road
Danbury, Connecticut 06810-5113
e-mail: investor_relations@praxair.com
(203) 837-2210
INVESTOR INFORMATION AT WWW.PRAXAIR.COM/INVESTORS
— Contact information
— Stock information
— Business trends
— Presentations
— Annual reports
— Quarterly earnings
— SEC filings
— Governance
— Sustainability Report
— FAQs
— Five-year financials
— Financial news
COMMON STOCK LISTING (SYMBOL: PX)
New York Stock Exchange
OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES TRADING PRAXAIR
STOCK
Cincinnati
Midwest
Pacific
NUMBER OF SHAREHOLDERS
There were 23,546 registered shareholders of record as of December 31,
2003.
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 STOCK RECORD
KEEPING
Registrar and Transfer Company 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:
1-800-368-5948
e-mail address for investor inquiries: info@rtco.com
website address: http://www.rtco.com
ADDRESS SHAREHOLDER INQUIRIES TO:
Shareholder Relations Department
Registrar and Transfer Company
10 Commerce Drive
Cranford, NJ 07016
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN
Praxair provides investors a convenient, low-cost program that allows
purchases of Praxair stock without commissions and automatically reinvests
dividends by purchasing additional shares of stock. Contact Investor Relations
at Registrar and Transfer Company for full details at the address above.
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING
The 2004 annual meeting of shareholders of Praxair, Inc. will be held
at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 at the Sheraton Danbury, 18 Old
Ridgebury Road, Danbury, Connecticut.
NYSE QUARTERLY STOCK PRICE AND DIVIDEND
INFORMATION
Stock prices and dividends have been restated to reflect the December
15, 2003 two-for-one stock split (see Note 1
to the consolidated financial statements).
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DIVIDEND
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PER SHARE
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| 2003 | ||||
| First Quarter |
$30.07
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$25.02
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$28.18
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$0.1075
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| Second Quarter |
$31.95
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$27.95
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$30.05
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$0.1075
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| Third Quarter |
$32.90
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$29.34
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$30.98
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$0.1075
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| Fourth Quarter |
$38.26
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$31.15
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$38.20
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$0.1350
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| 2002 | ||||
| First Quarter |
$ 30.56
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$ 23.98
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$ 29.90
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$0.095
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| Second Quarter |
$ 30.20
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$ 25.75
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$ 28.49
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$0.095
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| Third Quarter |
$ 29.30
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$ 22.28
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$ 25.56
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$0.095
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| Fourth Quarter |
$ 29.75
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$ 24.59
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$ 28.89
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$0.095
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| 2001 | ||||
| First Quarter |
$ 24.79
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$ 19.69
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$ 22.33
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$0.085
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| Second Quarter |
$ 27.00
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$ 22.05
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$ 23.50
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$0.085
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| Third Quarter |
$ 24.82
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$ 18.30
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$ 21.00
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$0.085
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| Fourth Quarter |
$ 27.96
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$ 20.35
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$ 27.63
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$0.085
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