DANBURY, Conn., May 4, 2012 – John Panikar, president of Praxair Distribution, Inc. (NYSE: PX), will address the Baird 2012 Growth Stock Conference in Chicago, IL on Wednesday, May 9 at 11:40 am EDT, 10:40 am CDT. Panikar will discuss Praxair’s growth strategies and business outlook.

Panikar is responsible for the growth, profitability and return on capital of Praxair’s packaged-gases business in the U.S.

The presentation will be available on Praxair’s web site at www.praxair.com/investors.

Praxair, Inc. is the largest industrial gases company in North and South America and one of the largest worldwide, with 2011 sales of $11 billion. The company produces, sells and distributes atmospheric and process gases and high-performance surface coatings. Praxair products, services and technologies are making our planet more productive by bringing efficiency and environmental benefits to a wide variety of industries, including aerospace, chemicals, food and beverage, electronics, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and others. More information on Praxair is available on the Internet at www.praxair.com.

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