UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 9, 2014
PRAXAIR, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
(State or Other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
| 1-11037 | 06-124-9050 | |
| (Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD, DANBURY, CT | 06810-5113 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(203)837-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e)
On December 9, 2014, the Compensation and Management Development Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Praxair, Inc. established 2015 performance goals for determining performance-based annual variable compensation cash awards that may be paid to executive officers and other high level executives under the Praxair, Inc. Variable Compensation Plan, as amended (the “Plan”). The Plan, as amended and restated effective April 24, 2012, was filed as Exhibit 10.01 to Praxair’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. The financial goals are principally sales, net income, and working capital as a percentage of sales, subject to certain adjustments that may be made. The non-financial goals include safety, environmental performance and sustainability, maintenance of a strong global compliance program and culture, productivity, strategic positioning of the business for long term performance, industry-leading project execution performance, consideration of external factors, performance relative to peer companies, and people development.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| PRAXAIR, INC. | ||||||||||
| Registrant | ||||||||||
| Date: | December 15, 2014 |
By: | /s/ James T. Breedlove | |||||||
| James T. Breedlove | ||||||||||
| Senior Vice President, | ||||||||||
| General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||||||