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) JULY 2, 1999
PRAXAIR, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE 1-11037 06-124-9050
(State or other (Commission (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of incorporation) File Number) Identification (No.)
39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD, DANBURY, CT 06810-5113
(Address of principal executive office) (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. OTHER EVENTS
On July 1, 1999, a civil jury in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas
returned a defense verdict in favor of Praxair, Inc. in a lawsuit brought
against it in 1996 by Airgas, Inc. The complaint in the lawsuit had alleged
that Praxair breached an oral contract to include Airgas in its 1996
acquisition of CBI Industries, Inc. and misappropriated Airgas trade
secrets, among other things. Praxair first reported this case in a filing
on Form 8-K dated September 9, 1996.
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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: JULY 2, 1999 By: /S/ DAVID H. CHAIFETZ
David H. Chaifetz
Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
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