SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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) August 12, 2002
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PRAXAIR, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-11037 06-124-9050
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD, DANBURY, CT 06810-5113
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(203)837-2000
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
ITEM 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
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On August 12, 2002, each of the Principal Executive Officer, Dennis H. Reilley,
and Principal Financial Officer, James S. Sawyer, of Praxair, Inc. submitted to
the Securities and Exchange Commission sworn statements, dated August 9, 2002,
pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Order No. 4-460.
A copy of each of these statements is attached hereto as an Exhibit (99.1 and
99.2).
SIGNATURE
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: August 12, 2002 By: /s/ David H. Chaifetz
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David H. Chaifetz
Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit (99.1): Statement Under Oath of Principal Executive Officer Regarding
Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings, dated August 9, 2002
Exhibit (99.1): Statement Under Oath of Principal Financial Officer Regarding
Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings, dated August 9, 2002