Final Term Sheet
Filed pursuant to Rule 433
Dated August 10, 2009
Relating to
Prospectus Supplement dated August 10, 2009 to
Registration Statement No. 333-139328
Filed pursuant to Rule 433
Dated August 10, 2009
Relating to
Prospectus Supplement dated August 10, 2009 to
Registration Statement No. 333-139328
$600,000,000 4.500% Notes due 2019
Issuer: | Praxair, Inc. | |||
Principal Amount: | $600,000,000 | |||
CUSIP: | 74005PAU8 | |||
Title of Securities: | 4.500% Notes due 2019 | |||
Trade Date: | August 10, 2009 | |||
Original Issue Date (Settlement Date): | August 13, 2009 | |||
Maturity Date: | August 15, 2019 | |||
Benchmark Treasury: | 3.125% due May 15, 2019 | |||
Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield: | 94-21+ and 3.782% | |||
Spread to Benchmark Treasury: | 78 basis points | |||
Yield to Maturity: | 4.562% | |||
Interest Rate: | 4.500% per annum | |||
Public Offering Price (Issue Price): | 99.506% of the Principal Amount thereof | |||
Interest Payment Dates: | Semi-annually in arrears on each | |||
| February 15 and August 15, commencing | ||||
| February 15, 2010 | ||||
Redemption Provision: | Make-whole call at the Adjusted | |||
| Treasury Rate plus 15 basis points | ||||
Joint Bookrunners: | Banc of America Securities LLC, Credit | |||
| Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and HSBC | ||||
| Securities (USA) Inc. | ||||
Co-Managers: | Citigroup Global Markets Inc., | |||
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., | ||||
| Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc., | ||||
| RBS Securities Inc., Santander | ||||
| Investment Securities Inc. | ||||
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