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 ) April 23, 2013
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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Praxair, Inc. was held on April 23, 2013 (the “Annual Meeting”), at which shareholders voted upon the items set forth below. The total number of shares that were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting was 259,593,302 which was 87.8% of the shares outstanding and entitled to vote and which constituted a quorum. The final voting results of the items submitted to a vote of the shareholders are set forth below.
Proposal 1
The eleven nominees for election as a director were elected to serve until the 2014 annual meeting of shareholders, and until his or her successor is elected and qualified. The vote results were as follows, with each nominee having received at least 88.9% of the votes cast for his or her election:
| Director Nominees |
Shares For | Shares Against |
Shares Abstained |
Broker Non- Votes |
||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Angel |
234,407,047 | 4,485,912 | 1,428,943 | 19,271,400 | ||||||||||||
| Oscar Bernardes |
212,610,283 | 26,630,652 | 1,080,966 | 19,271,401 | ||||||||||||
| Bret K. Clayton |
238,294,598 | 1,449,755 | 577,549 | 19,271,400 | ||||||||||||
| Nance K. Dicciani |
234,104,536 | 5,661,281 | 556,076 | 19,271,409 | ||||||||||||
| Edward G. Galante |
232,933,313 | 6,825,124 | 563,464 | 19,271,401 | ||||||||||||
| Claire W. Gargalli |
229,798,673 | 7,908,154 | 2,615,076 | 19,271,399 | ||||||||||||
| Ira D. Hall |
239,063,207 | 658,251 | 600,445 | 19,271,399 | ||||||||||||
| Raymond W. LeBoeuf |
234,452,817 | 3,271,265 | 2,597,820 | 19,271,400 | ||||||||||||
| Larry D. McVay |
239,227,620 | 508,162 | 586,119 | 19,271,401 | ||||||||||||
| Wayne T. Smith |
232,616,466 | 7,116,945 | 588,490 | 19,271,401 | ||||||||||||
| Robert L. Wood |
238,264,726 | 1,484,199 | 572,976 | 19,271,401 | ||||||||||||
Proposal 2
Shareholders approved, on an advisory and non-binding basis, the compensation of Praxair’s Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the 2013 Proxy Statement, by the votes set forth below.
| Shares Voted For |
Shares Voted Against |
Shares Abstained |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 226,995,027 | 12,171,699 | 1,155,173 | 19,271,403 | |||
| (94.9% of votes cast) |
Proposal 3
Shareholders rejected a shareholder proposal regarding political contributions, by the votes set forth below.
| Shares Voted For |
Shares Voted Against |
Shares Abstained |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 9,675,637 | 198,827,398 | 31,818,861 | 19,271,406 | |||
| (4.6% of votes cast) |
Proposal 4
Shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent auditor, by the votes set forth below.
| Shares Voted For |
Shares Voted Against |
Shares Abstained |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 256,478,830 | 2,425,552 | 688,920 | 0 | |||
| (99.1% of votes cast) |
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: | April 24, 2013 |
By: | /s/ James T. Breedlove | |||||
| James T. Breedlove | ||||||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||||