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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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1-11037
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06-1249050
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD, DANBURY, CT
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06810-5113
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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Smaller reporting company
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INDEX
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1.
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Item 2.
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Item 3.
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Item 4.
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Item 1.
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Item 1A.
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Item 2.
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Item 3.
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Item 4.
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Item 5.
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Item 6.
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Quarter Ended March 31,
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2014
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2013
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SALES
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$
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3,026
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$
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2,888
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Cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization
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1,726
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1,638
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Selling, general and administrative
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326
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337
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Depreciation and amortization
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285
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266
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Research and development
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23
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24
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Venezuela currency devaluation
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—
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23
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Other income (expense) - net
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9
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—
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OPERATING PROFIT
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675
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600
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Interest expense - net
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46
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40
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INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY INVESTMENTS
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629
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560
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Income taxes
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176
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164
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INCOME BEFORE EQUITY INVESTMENTS
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453
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396
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Income from equity investments
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9
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10
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NET INCOME (INCLUDING NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS)
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462
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406
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Less: noncontrolling interests
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(14
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(15
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NET INCOME - PRAXAIR, INC.
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$
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448
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$
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391
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PER SHARE DATA - PRAXAIR, INC. SHAREHOLDERS
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Basic earnings per share
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$
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1.52
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$
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1.32
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Diluted earnings per share
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$
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1.51
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$
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1.30
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Cash dividends per share
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$
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0.65
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$
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0.60
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING (000’s):
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Basic shares outstanding
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294,195
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296,604
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Diluted shares outstanding
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297,253
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299,700
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Quarter Ended March 31,
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2014
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2013
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NET INCOME (INCLUDING NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS)
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$
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462
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$
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406
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OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
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Translation adjustments:
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Foreign currency translation adjustments
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(20
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(18
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)
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Reclassifications to net income
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(3
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—
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Income taxes
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(9
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)
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(1
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)
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Translation adjustments
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(32
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)
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(19
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)
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Funded status - retirement obligations (Note 14):
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Retirement program remeasurements
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2
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4
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Reclassifications to net income (Note 11)
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13
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22
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Income taxes
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(5
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(8
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)
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Funded status - retirement obligations
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10
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18
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Derivative instruments (Note 6):
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Current quarter unrealized gain (loss)
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3
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—
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Reclassifications to net income
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—
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1
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Income taxes
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(1
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—
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Derivative instruments
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2
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1
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TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
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(20
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—
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COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (INCLUDING NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS)
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442
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406
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Less: noncontrolling interests
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(12
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(7
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COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - PRAXAIR, INC.
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$
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430
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$
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399
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March 31, 2014
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December 31, 2013
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ASSETS
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$
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144
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$
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138
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Accounts receivable - net
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2,027
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1,892
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Inventories
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520
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506
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Prepaid and other current assets
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358
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380
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TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
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3,049
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2,916
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Property, plant and equipment (less accumulated depreciation of $11,859 in 2014 and $11,753 in 2013)
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12,326
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12,278
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Goodwill
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3,243
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3,194
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Other intangible assets - net
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612
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596
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Other long-term assets
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1,308
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1,271
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TOTAL ASSETS
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$
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20,538
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$
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20,255
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
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Accounts payable
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$
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879
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$
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921
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Short-term debt
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701
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782
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Current portion of long-term debt
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5
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3
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Other current liabilities
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849
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958
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TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
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2,434
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2,664
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Long-term debt
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8,564
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8,026
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Other long-term liabilities
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2,347
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2,255
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TOTAL LIABILITIES
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13,345
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12,945
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
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Redeemable noncontrolling interests (Note 14)
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195
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307
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Praxair, Inc. Shareholders’ Equity:
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Common stock $0.01 par value, authorized - 800,000,000 shares, issued - 383,230,625 shares for both periods
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4
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4
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Additional paid-in capital
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3,943
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3,970
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Retained earnings
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10,784
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10,528
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Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
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(1,998
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(1,981
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)
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Treasury stock, at cost (2014 - 90,295,860 shares and 2013 - 89,096,761 shares)
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(6,133
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(5,912
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)
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Total Praxair, Inc. Shareholders’ Equity
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6,600
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6,609
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Noncontrolling interests
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398
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394
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TOTAL EQUITY
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6,998
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7,003
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
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$
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20,538
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$
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20,255
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Three Months Ended March 31,
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2014
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2013
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OPERATIONS
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Net income - Praxair, Inc.
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$
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448
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$
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391
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Noncontrolling interests
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14
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15
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Net income (including noncontrolling interests)
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462
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406
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
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Venezuela currency devaluation
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—
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23
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Depreciation and amortization
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285
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266
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Deferred income taxes
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23
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1
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Share-based compensation
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15
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17
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Working capital:
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Accounts receivable
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(136
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(161
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)
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Inventory
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(16
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(16
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Prepaid and other current assets
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20
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(6
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)
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Payables and accruals
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(116
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—
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Pension contributions
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(9
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)
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(5
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)
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Long-term assets, liabilities and other
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8
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(53
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)
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Net cash provided by operating activities
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536
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472
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INVESTING
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Capital expenditures
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(393
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)
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(466
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)
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Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
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(124
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)
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(1,098
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)
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Divestitures and asset sales
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66
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31
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Net cash used for investing activities
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(451
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)
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(1,533
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)
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FINANCING
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Short-term debt borrowings (repayments) - net
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(80
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)
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(60
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)
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Long-term debt borrowings
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847
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1,403
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Long-term debt repayments
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(303
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)
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(27
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)
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Issuances of common stock
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49
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33
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Purchases of common stock
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(286
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)
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(150
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)
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Cash dividends - Praxair, Inc. shareholders
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(191
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)
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(178
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)
|
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Excess tax benefit on share-based compensation
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20
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14
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Noncontrolling interest transactions and other
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(140
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)
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(5
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)
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Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities
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(84
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)
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1,030
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
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5
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(13
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)
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Change in cash and cash equivalents
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6
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(44
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)
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning-of-period
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138
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157
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Cash and cash equivalents, end-of-period
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$
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144
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$
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113
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•
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Accounting for Cumulative Translation Adjustment
– In March 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued updated guidance on the release of the cumulative translation adjustment into net income when a parent either sells a part or all of its investment in a foreign entity, or as a result of acquisitions achieved in stages. The adoption of this guidance did not have a significant impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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•
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Presentation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
– In July 2013, the FASB issued updated guidance on the presentation of unrecognized tax benefits. The new guidance requires an entity to present certain unrecognized tax benefits, or a portion thereof, as a reduction to the related deferred tax asset, primarily for loss and tax credit carryforwards. The adoption of this guidance did not have a significant impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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•
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Reporting Discontinued Operations
– In April 2014, the FASB issued updated guidance on the reporting and disclosures of discontinued operations. The new guidance requires that the disposal of a component of an entity be reported as discontinued operations only if the action represents a strategic shift that will have a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial results, and would require expanded disclosures. This guidance will be effective for Praxair beginning in the first quarter 2015.
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(Millions of dollars)
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March 1, 2013
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Trade receivables, net
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$
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17
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Property, plant and equipment
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199
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Intangible assets
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374
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Deferred income taxes
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(85
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)
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Other assets and (liabilities)
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(28
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)
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Goodwill
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618
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Purchase price
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$
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1,095
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(Millions of dollars)
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March 31,
2014 |
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December 31,
2013 |
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Inventories
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Raw materials and supplies
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$
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173
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$
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167
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Work in process
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62
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58
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Finished goods
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285
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281
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Total inventories
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$
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520
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$
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506
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(Millions of dollars)
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March 31,
2014 |
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December 31,
2013 |
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SHORT-TERM
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Commercial paper and U.S. bank borrowings
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$
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617
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$
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712
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Other bank borrowings (primarily international)
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84
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|
70
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Total short-term debt
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701
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782
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LONG-TERM
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U.S. borrowings (U.S. dollar denominated unless otherwise noted)
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4.375% Notes due 2014 (e)
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—
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300
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4.625% Notes due 2015 (d)
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500
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500
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3.25% Notes due 2015 (a, b)
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416
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418
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0.75% Notes due 2016
|
400
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400
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5.375% Notes due 2016
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400
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400
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5.20% Notes due 2017
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325
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325
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1.05% Notes due 2017
|
400
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400
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1.20% Notes due 2018
|
500
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500
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1.25% Notes due 2018 (a, b)
|
479
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|
478
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4.50% Notes due 2019 (a)
|
598
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|
598
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1.90% Notes due 2019
|
500
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500
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1.50% Euro-denominated notes due 2020 (a, c)
|
822
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|
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—
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4.05% Notes due 2021 (a)
|
498
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|
498
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|
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3.00% Notes due 2021 (a)
|
497
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|
497
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|
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2.45% Notes due 2022 (a)
|
598
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|
|
598
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|
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2.20% Notes due 2022 (a)
|
499
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|
499
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|
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2.70% Notes due 2023 (a)
|
498
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|
|
498
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|
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3.55% Notes due 2042 (a)
|
466
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|
|
466
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|
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Other
|
5
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5
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|
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|
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International bank borrowings (d)
|
159
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|
|
140
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|
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Obligations under capital leases
|
9
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|
|
9
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|
||
|
8,569
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|
|
8,029
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|
||
Less: current portion of long-term debt
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(5
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)
|
|
(3
|
)
|
||
Total long-term debt
|
8,564
|
|
|
8,026
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|
||
Total debt
|
$
|
9,270
|
|
|
$
|
8,811
|
|
(a)
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Amounts are net of unamortized discounts.
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(b)
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March 31, 2014
and
December 31, 2013
include a
$20 million
and
$22 million
fair value increase, respectively, related to hedge accounting. See Note 6 for additional information.
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(c)
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During the
quarter ended March 31, 2014
, Praxair issued the
€600 million
1.50% Euro-denominated notes due 2020. This debt issuance has been designated as a hedge of the net investment position in European operations where the Euro is the functional currency (see Note 6). The proceeds of this debt issuance were used for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions, repayment of debt and share repurchases under the company's share repurchase program.
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(d)
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Classified as long-term because of the company’s intent to refinance this debt on a long-term basis and the availability of such financing under the terms of an existing
$2 billion
long-term credit facility.
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(e)
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In March 2014, Praxair repaid
$300 million
of
4.375%
notes that became due.
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Fair Value
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Notional Amounts
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Assets
|
|
Liabilities
|
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(Millions of dollars)
|
March 31,
2014 |
|
December 31,
2013 |
|
March 31,
2014 |
|
December 31,
2013 |
|
March 31,
2014 |
|
December 31,
2013 |
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Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:
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Currency contracts:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
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Balance sheet items (a)
|
$
|
2,008
|
|
|
$
|
2,197
|
|
|
$
|
7
|
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
14
|
|
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments:
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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Currency contracts:
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Forecasted purchases (a)
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Interest rate contracts:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Interest rate swaps (b)
|
875
|
|
|
875
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
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|
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Total
|
$
|
875
|
|
|
$
|
880
|
|
|
$
|
20
|
|
|
$
|
22
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Total Derivatives
|
$
|
2,883
|
|
|
$
|
3,077
|
|
|
$
|
27
|
|
|
$
|
26
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
14
|
|
(a)
|
Assets are recorded in prepaid and other current assets, and liabilities are recorded in other current liabilities.
|
(b)
|
Assets are recorded in other long term assets.
|
|
Year
Terminated
|
|
Original
Gain /
(Loss)
|
|
Unrecognized Gain / (Loss) (a)
|
||||||||
(Millions of dollars)
|
March 31,
2014 |
|
December 31,
2013 |
||||||||||
Treasury Rate Locks
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Underlying debt instrument:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
$500 million 2.20% fixed-rate notes that mature in 2022 (b)
|
2012
|
|
$
|
(2
|
)
|
|
$
|
(2
|
)
|
|
$
|
(2
|
)
|
$500 million 3.00% fixed-rate notes that mature in 2021 (b)
|
2011
|
|
(11
|
)
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|||
$600 million 4.50% fixed-rate notes that mature in 2019 (b)
|
2009
|
|
16
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
10
|
|
|||
$500 million 4.625% fixed-rate notes that mature in 2015 (b)
|
2008
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|||
Total - pre-tax
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(2
|
)
|
|
$
|
(2
|
)
|
||
Less: income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
||||
After- tax amounts
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(1
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1
|
)
|
(a)
|
The unrecognized gains / (losses) for the treasury rate locks are shown in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) and are being recognized on a straight line basis to interest expense – net over the term of the underlying debt agreements. The cash received or paid was reflected within the noncontrolling interest transactions and other in the financing section of the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. Refer to the table below summarizing the impact on the company’s consolidated statements of income and AOCI for current period gain (loss) recognition.
|
(b)
|
The notional amount of the treasury rate lock contracts are equal to the underlying debt instrument with the exception of the treasury rate lock contract entered into to hedge the
$600 million
4.50%
fixed-rate notes that mature in 2019. The notional amount of this contract was
$500 million
.
|
|
Amount of Pre-Tax Gain (Loss)
Recognized in Earnings *
|
||||||
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
||||||
(Millions of dollars)
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
||||
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
|
|
|
|
||||
Currency contracts:
|
|
|
|
||||
Balance sheet items
|
|
|
|
||||
Debt-related
|
$
|
17
|
|
|
$
|
34
|
|
Other balance sheet items
|
3
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
||
Total
|
$
|
20
|
|
|
$
|
27
|
|
|
Quarter Ended
|
||||||||||||||
|
Amount of Gain (Loss)
Recognized in AOCI
|
|
Amount of Gain (Loss)
Reclassified from AOCI to the Consolidated Statement of
Income
|
||||||||||||
(Millions of dollars)
|
March 31,
2014 |
|
March 31,
2013 |
|
March 31,
2014 |
|
March 31,
2013 |
||||||||
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments *
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Net investment hedge:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Foreign currency forward
|
$
|
(6
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Interest rate contracts:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Treasury rate lock contracts
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
||||
Total - pre tax
|
$
|
(6
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
Less: income taxes
|
2
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Total - Net of Taxes
|
$
|
(4
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements Using
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Level 1
|
|
Level 2
|
|
Level 3
|
||||||||||||||
(Millions of dollars)
|
March 31,
2014 |
|
December 31,
2013 |
|
March 31,
2014 |
|
December 31,
2013 |
|
March 31,
2014 |
|
December 31,
2013 |
||||||||
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Derivatives
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
27
|
|
|
$
|
26
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Derivatives
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
14
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
||||||
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
||||
Numerator (Millions of dollars)
|
|
|
|
||||
Net income - Praxair, Inc.
|
$
|
448
|
|
|
$
|
391
|
|
Denominator (Thousands of shares)
|
|
|
|
||||
Weighted average shares outstanding
|
293,692
|
|
|
296,075
|
|
||
Shares earned and issuable under compensation plans
|
503
|
|
|
529
|
|
||
Weighted average shares used in basic earnings per share
|
294,195
|
|
|
296,604
|
|
||
Effect of dilutive securities
|
|
|
|
||||
Stock options and awards
|
3,058
|
|
|
3,096
|
|
||
Weighted average shares used in diluted earnings per share
|
297,253
|
|
|
299,700
|
|
||
Basic Earnings Per Share
|
$
|
1.52
|
|
|
$
|
1.32
|
|
Diluted Earnings Per Share
|
$
|
1.51
|
|
|
$
|
1.30
|
|
(Millions of dollars)
|
North
America
|
|
South
America
|
|
Europe
|
|
Asia
|
|
Surface
Technologies
|
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2013
|
$
|
2,117
|
|
|
$
|
166
|
|
|
$
|
743
|
|
|
$
|
24
|
|
|
$
|
144
|
|
|
$
|
3,194
|
|
Acquisitions (Note 3)
|
22
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
43
|
|
||||||
Purchase adjustments & other
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
1
|
|
||||||
Foreign currency translation
|
(6
|
)
|
|
7
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
5
|
|
||||||
Balance, March 31, 2014
|
$
|
2,134
|
|
|
$
|
177
|
|
|
$
|
759
|
|
|
$
|
24
|
|
|
$
|
149
|
|
|
$
|
3,243
|
|
(Millions of dollars)
|
Customer &
License/Use
Agreements
|
|
Non-compete
Agreements
|
|
Patents &
Other
|
|
Total
|
||||||||
Cost:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2013
|
$
|
661
|
|
|
$
|
31
|
|
|
$
|
43
|
|
|
$
|
735
|
|
Additions (Note 3)
|
24
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
29
|
|
||||
Foreign currency translation
|
(2
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
||||
Other *
|
(1
|
)
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
4
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Balance, March 31, 2014
|
$
|
682
|
|
|
$
|
33
|
|
|
$
|
47
|
|
|
$
|
762
|
|
Less: Accumulated amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2013
|
$
|
(118
|
)
|
|
$
|
(16
|
)
|
|
$
|
(5
|
)
|
|
$
|
(139
|
)
|
Amortization expense
|
(9
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
(11
|
)
|
||||
Foreign currency translation
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Other *
|
1
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Balance, March 31, 2014
|
$
|
(126
|
)
|
|
$
|
(14
|
)
|
|
$
|
(10
|
)
|
|
$
|
(150
|
)
|
Net balance at March 31, 2014
|
$
|
556
|
|
|
$
|
19
|
|
|
$
|
37
|
|
|
$
|
612
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
||||
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
||
Dividend yield
|
2.0
|
%
|
|
2.2
|
%
|
Volatility
|
15.2
|
%
|
|
21.7
|
%
|
Risk-free interest rate
|
1.57
|
%
|
|
0.76
|
%
|
Expected term years
|
5
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
Number of
Options (000’s)
|
|
Average
Exercise Price
|
|
Average
Remaining
Life
|
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
|
|||||
Outstanding at January 1, 2014
|
11,161
|
|
|
$
|
81.42
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Granted
|
1,292
|
|
|
128.80
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Exercised
|
(723
|
)
|
|
62.14
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Cancelled or Expired
|
(22
|
)
|
|
79.44
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Outstanding at March 31, 2014
|
11,708
|
|
|
87.85
|
|
|
5.8
|
|
$
|
505
|
|
|
Exercisable at March 31, 2014
|
9,052
|
|
|
$
|
78.64
|
|
|
4.9
|
|
$
|
474
|
|
|
Performance-Based
|
|
Restricted Stock
|
||||||||||
|
Number of
Shares
(000’s)
|
|
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
|
|
Number of
Shares
(000’s)
|
|
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
|
||||||
Non-vested at January 1, 2014
|
867
|
|
|
$
|
99.55
|
|
|
337
|
|
|
$
|
100.41
|
|
Granted (a)
|
328
|
|
|
121.16
|
|
|
76
|
|
|
121.20
|
|
||
Vested
|
(338
|
)
|
|
92.06
|
|
|
(85
|
)
|
|
92.24
|
|
||
Cancelled
|
(4
|
)
|
|
107.32
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
80.08
|
|
||
Non-vested at March 31, 2014
|
853
|
|
|
$
|
109.13
|
|
|
325
|
|
|
$
|
107.62
|
|
(a)
|
Performance-based stock unit grants during
2014
include
49 thousand
shares relating to the actual payout of the 2011 PSU grants in 2014.
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
||||||||||||||
|
Pensions
|
|
OPEB
|
||||||||||||
(Millions of dollars)
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
||||||||
Service cost
|
$
|
13
|
|
|
$
|
13
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
Interest cost
|
31
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
||||
Expected return on plan assets
|
(40
|
)
|
|
(38
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Net amortization and deferral
|
15
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)
|
||||
Net periodic benefit cost
|
$
|
19
|
|
|
$
|
27
|
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
•
|
During May 2009, the Brazilian government published Law 11941/2009 instituting a new voluntary amnesty program (“Refis Program”) which allowed Brazilian companies to settle certain federal tax disputes at reduced amounts. During the 2009 third quarter, Praxair decided that it was economically beneficial to settle many of its outstanding federal tax disputes and such disputes were enrolled in the Refis Program, subject to final calculation and review by the Brazilian federal government. The Company recorded estimated liabilities based on the terms of the Refis Program. Since 2009,
|
•
|
At
March 31, 2014
the most significant non-income and income tax claims in Brazil, after enrollment in the Refis Program, relate to state VAT tax matters associated with procedural issues and a federal income tax matter where the taxing authorities are challenging the tax rate that should be applied to income generated by a subsidiary company. The total estimated exposure relating to such claims, including interest and penalties, as appropriate, is approximately
$193 million
. Praxair has not recorded any liabilities related to such claims based on management judgments, after considering judgments and opinions of outside counsel. Because litigation in Brazil historically takes many years to resolve, it is very difficult to estimate the timing of resolution of these matters; however, it is possible that certain of these matters may be resolved within the near term. The company is vigorously defending against the proceedings.
|
•
|
On September 1, 2010, CADE (Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defense) announced alleged anticompetitive activity on the part of five industrial gas companies in Brazil and imposed fines on all five companies. Originally, CADE imposed a civil fine of
R$2.2 billion
Brazilian reais (
US$972 million
) against White Martins, the Brazil-based subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. In response to a motion for clarification, the fine was reduced to
R$1.7 billion
Brazilian reais (
US$751 million
) due to a calculation error made by CADE. The amount of the fine is subject to indexation using SELIC. On September 2, 2010, Praxair issued a press release and filed a report on Form 8-K rejecting all claims and stating that the fine represents a gross and arbitrary disregard of Brazilian law.
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
||||||
(Millions of dollars)
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
||||
SALES
(a)
|
|
|
|
||||
North America
|
$
|
1,580
|
|
|
$
|
1,457
|
|
Europe
|
397
|
|
|
370
|
|
||
South America
|
488
|
|
|
531
|
|
||
Asia
|
392
|
|
|
367
|
|
||
Surface Technologies
|
169
|
|
|
163
|
|
||
Total sales
|
$
|
3,026
|
|
|
$
|
2,888
|
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
||||||
(Millions of dollars)
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
||||
OPERATING PROFIT
|
|
|
|
||||
North America
|
$
|
378
|
|
|
$
|
358
|
|
Europe
|
79
|
|
|
62
|
|
||
South America
|
113
|
|
|
114
|
|
||
Asia
|
75
|
|
|
63
|
|
||
Surface Technologies
|
30
|
|
|
26
|
|
||
Segment operating profit
|
675
|
|
|
623
|
|
||
Venezuela currency devaluation (Note 2)
|
—
|
|
|
(23
|
)
|
||
Total operating profit
|
$
|
675
|
|
|
$
|
600
|
|
(a)
|
Intersegment sales, primarily from North America to other segments, were not significant for the
quarters ended March 31, 2014
and
2013
.
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
(Millions of dollars)
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Activity
|
Praxair, Inc.
Shareholders’
Equity
|
|
Noncontrolling
Interests
|
|
Total
Equity
|
|
Praxair, Inc.
Shareholders’
Equity
|
|
Noncontrolling
Interests
|
|
Total
Equity
|
||||||||||||
Balance, beginning of period
|
$
|
6,609
|
|
|
$
|
394
|
|
|
$
|
7,003
|
|
|
$
|
6,064
|
|
|
$
|
357
|
|
|
$
|
6,421
|
|
Net income (a)
|
448
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
458
|
|
|
391
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
401
|
|
||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss)
|
(17
|
)
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
(20
|
)
|
|
3
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
||||||
Noncontrolling interests:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Additions (reductions) (b)
|
(24
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(24
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
(6
|
)
|
||||||
Dividends and other capital changes
|
—
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)
|
||||||
Redemption value adjustments
|
(1
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
||||||
Dividends to Praxair, Inc. common stock holders ($0.65 per share in 2014 and $0.60 per share in 2013)
|
(191
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(191
|
)
|
|
(178
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(178
|
)
|
||||||
Issuances of common stock:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
For the dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2
|
|
||||||
For employee savings and incentive plans
|
33
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
17
|
|
||||||
Purchases of common stock
|
(293
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(293
|
)
|
|
(156
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(156
|
)
|
||||||
Tax benefit from share-based compensation
|
20
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
14
|
|
||||||
Share-based compensation
|
15
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
17
|
|
||||||
Balance, end of period
|
$
|
6,600
|
|
|
$
|
398
|
|
|
$
|
6,998
|
|
|
$
|
6,169
|
|
|
$
|
357
|
|
|
$
|
6,526
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
Net income for noncontrolling interests excludes Net income related to redeemable noncontrolling interests of
$4 million
for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 (
$5 million
for the same time period in
2013
), which is not part of total equity (see redeemable noncontrolling interests section below).
|
(b)
|
Praxair increased its ownership in certain consolidated subsidiaries. The difference between the purchase price and the related noncontrolling interests was recorded as a decrease in Praxair's additional paid-in-capital.
|
|
March 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
||||
(Millions of dollars)
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
||||
Cumulative translation adjustment - net of taxes
|
|
|
|
||||
North America
|
$
|
(373
|
)
|
|
$
|
(315
|
)
|
South America
|
(1,125
|
)
|
|
(1,179
|
)
|
||
Europe
|
(68
|
)
|
|
(63
|
)
|
||
Asia
|
—
|
|
|
21
|
|
||
Surface Technologies
|
29
|
|
|
28
|
|
||
|
(1,537
|
)
|
|
(1,508
|
)
|
||
Derivatives - net of taxes
|
(2
|
)
|
|
(4
|
)
|
||
Pension / OPEB funded status obligation - net of taxes
|
(459
|
)
|
|
(469
|
)
|
||
|
$
|
(1,998
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,981
|
)
|
(Millions of dollars)
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
||||
Balance, January 1,
|
$
|
307
|
|
|
$
|
252
|
|
Net income
|
4
|
|
|
5
|
|
||
Distributions to noncontrolling interest
|
(6
|
)
|
|
(2
|
)
|
||
Redemption value adjustments/accretion
|
1
|
|
|
5
|
|
||
Foreign currency translation and other
|
1
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
||
Purchase of noncontrolling interest *
|
(112
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
||
Balance, March 31,
|
$
|
195
|
|
|
$
|
255
|
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
|||||||||
(Dollar amounts in millions, except per share data)
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
|
Variance
|
|||||
Reported Amounts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Sales
|
$
|
3,026
|
|
|
$
|
2,888
|
|
|
5
|
%
|
Cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization
|
$
|
1,726
|
|
|
$
|
1,638
|
|
|
5
|
%
|
Gross margin (a)
|
$
|
1,300
|
|
|
$
|
1,250
|
|
|
4
|
%
|
As a percent of sales
|
43.0
|
%
|
|
43.3
|
%
|
|
|
|||
Selling, general and administrative
|
$
|
326
|
|
|
$
|
337
|
|
|
(3
|
)%
|
As a percent of sales
|
10.8
|
%
|
|
11.7
|
%
|
|
|
|||
Depreciation and amortization
|
$
|
285
|
|
|
$
|
266
|
|
|
7
|
%
|
Venezuela currency devaluation (b)
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
23
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expense) - net
|
$
|
9
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
Operating profit
|
$
|
675
|
|
|
$
|
600
|
|
|
12
|
%
|
As a percent of sales
|
22.3
|
%
|
|
20.8
|
%
|
|
|
|||
Interest expense - net
|
$
|
46
|
|
|
$
|
40
|
|
|
15
|
%
|
Effective tax rate
|
28.0
|
%
|
|
29.3
|
%
|
|
|
|||
Income from equity investments
|
$
|
9
|
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
|
(10
|
)%
|
Noncontrolling interests
|
$
|
(14
|
)
|
|
$
|
(15
|
)
|
|
(7
|
)%
|
Net income - Praxair, Inc.
|
$
|
448
|
|
|
$
|
391
|
|
|
15
|
%
|
Diluted earnings per share
|
$
|
1.51
|
|
|
$
|
1.30
|
|
|
16
|
%
|
Diluted shares outstanding
|
297,253
|
|
|
299,700
|
|
|
(1
|
)%
|
||
2013 Adjusted Amounts (c)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Operating profit
|
$
|
675
|
|
|
$
|
623
|
|
|
8
|
%
|
As a percent of sales
|
22.3
|
%
|
|
21.6
|
%
|
|
|
|||
Effective tax rate
|
28.0
|
%
|
|
28.1
|
%
|
|
|
|||
Net income - Praxair, Inc.
|
$
|
448
|
|
|
$
|
414
|
|
|
8
|
%
|
Diluted earnings per share
|
$
|
1.51
|
|
|
$
|
1.38
|
|
|
9
|
%
|
(a)
|
Gross margin excludes depreciation and amortization expense.
|
(b)
|
See Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements.
|
(c)
|
Adjusted amounts are non-GAAP measures. A reconciliation of reported amounts to adjusted amounts can be found in the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section of this MD&A.
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31, 2014 vs. 2013
|
||||
|
% Change
|
||||
|
Sales
|
|
Operating Profit
|
||
Factors Contributing to Changes
|
|
|
|
||
Volume
|
4
|
%
|
|
3
|
%
|
Price
|
2
|
%
|
|
9
|
%
|
Cost pass-through
|
1
|
%
|
|
—
|
%
|
Currency
|
(4
|
)%
|
|
(4
|
)%
|
Acquisitions/divestitures
|
2
|
%
|
|
3
|
%
|
Other
|
—
|
%
|
|
1
|
%
|
Reported
|
5
|
%
|
|
12
|
%
|
Venezuela currency devaluation
|
—
|
%
|
|
(4
|
)%
|
Adjusted
|
5
|
%
|
|
8
|
%
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
|||||||
|
% of Sales
|
|
% Change
|
|||||
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
|
Organic Sales*
|
|||
Sales by End Markets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Manufacturing
|
23
|
%
|
|
25
|
%
|
|
1
|
%
|
Metals
|
17
|
%
|
|
18
|
%
|
|
4
|
%
|
Energy
|
13
|
%
|
|
12
|
%
|
|
12
|
%
|
Chemicals
|
11
|
%
|
|
10
|
%
|
|
12
|
%
|
Electronics
|
7
|
%
|
|
8
|
%
|
|
(1
|
)%
|
Healthcare
|
8
|
%
|
|
8
|
%
|
|
3
|
%
|
Food & Beverage
|
8
|
%
|
|
7
|
%
|
|
7
|
%
|
Aerospace
|
3
|
%
|
|
3
|
%
|
|
4
|
%
|
Other
|
10
|
%
|
|
9
|
%
|
|
12
|
%
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
|
*
|
Excludes impact of currency, natural gas/precious metals cost pass-through and acquisitions/divestitures.
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
||||
|
% of Sales
|
||||
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
||
Sales by Distribution Method**
|
|
|
|
||
On- Site
|
30
|
%
|
|
26
|
%
|
Merchant
|
33
|
%
|
|
34
|
%
|
Packaged Gas
|
28
|
%
|
|
31
|
%
|
Other
|
9
|
%
|
|
9
|
%
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
|||||||||
(Dollar amounts in millions)
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
|
Variance
|
|||||
SALES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
North America
|
$
|
1,580
|
|
|
$
|
1,457
|
|
|
8
|
%
|
Europe
|
397
|
|
|
370
|
|
|
7
|
%
|
||
South America
|
488
|
|
|
531
|
|
|
(8
|
)%
|
||
Asia
|
392
|
|
|
367
|
|
|
7
|
%
|
||
Surface Technologies
|
169
|
|
|
163
|
|
|
4
|
%
|
||
|
$
|
3,026
|
|
|
$
|
2,888
|
|
|
5
|
%
|
OPERATING PROFIT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
North America
|
$
|
378
|
|
|
$
|
358
|
|
|
6
|
%
|
Europe
|
79
|
|
|
62
|
|
|
27
|
%
|
||
South America
|
113
|
|
|
114
|
|
|
(1
|
)%
|
||
Asia
|
75
|
|
|
63
|
|
|
19
|
%
|
||
Surface Technologies
|
30
|
|
|
26
|
|
|
15
|
%
|
||
Segment operating profit
|
675
|
|
|
623
|
|
|
8
|
%
|
||
Venezuela currency devaluation (Note 2)
|
—
|
|
|
(23
|
)
|
|
|
|||
Total operating profit
|
$
|
675
|
|
|
$
|
600
|
|
|
12
|
%
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
|||||||||
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
|
Variance
|
|||||
Sales
|
$
|
1,580
|
|
|
$
|
1,457
|
|
|
8
|
%
|
Cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization
|
870
|
|
|
772
|
|
|
|
|||
Gross margin
|
710
|
|
|
685
|
|
|
|
|||
Operating expenses
|
183
|
|
|
194
|
|
|
|
|||
Depreciation and amortization
|
149
|
|
|
133
|
|
|
|
|||
Operating profit
|
$
|
378
|
|
|
$
|
358
|
|
|
6
|
%
|
Margin %
|
23.9
|
%
|
|
24.6
|
%
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31, 2014 vs. 2013
|
||||
|
% Change
|
||||
|
Sales
|
|
Operating Profit
|
||
Factors Contributing to Changes
|
|
|
|
||
Volume
|
4
|
%
|
|
2
|
%
|
Price
|
1
|
%
|
|
4
|
%
|
Cost pass-through
|
2
|
%
|
|
—
|
%
|
Currency
|
(2
|
)%
|
|
(3
|
)%
|
Acquisitions/divestitures
|
3
|
%
|
|
4
|
%
|
Other
|
—
|
%
|
|
(1
|
)%
|
|
8
|
%
|
|
6
|
%
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
|||||||
|
% of Sales
|
|
% Change
|
|||||
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
|
Organic Sales
|
|||
Sales by End Markets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Manufacturing
|
30
|
%
|
|
31
|
%
|
|
1
|
%
|
Metals
|
12
|
%
|
|
14
|
%
|
|
—
|
%
|
Energy
|
20
|
%
|
|
17
|
%
|
|
19
|
%
|
Chemicals
|
11
|
%
|
|
11
|
%
|
|
11
|
%
|
Electronics
|
3
|
%
|
|
4
|
%
|
|
(8
|
)%
|
Healthcare
|
7
|
%
|
|
7
|
%
|
|
1
|
%
|
Food & Beverage
|
8
|
%
|
|
6
|
%
|
|
1
|
%
|
Aerospace
|
1
|
%
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
10
|
%
|
Other
|
8
|
%
|
|
9
|
%
|
|
10
|
%
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
||||
|
% of Sales
|
||||
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
||
Sales by Distribution Method
|
|
|
|
||
On- Site
|
32
|
%
|
|
26
|
%
|
Merchant
|
35
|
%
|
|
36
|
%
|
Packaged Gas
|
32
|
%
|
|
36
|
%
|
Other
|
1
|
%
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
|||||||||
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
|
Variance %
|
|||||
Sales
|
$
|
397
|
|
|
$
|
370
|
|
|
7
|
%
|
Cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization
|
218
|
|
|
213
|
|
|
|
|||
Gross margin
|
179
|
|
|
157
|
|
|
|
|||
Operating expenses
|
57
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
|
|||
Depreciation and amortization
|
43
|
|
|
41
|
|
|
|
|||
Operating profit
|
$
|
79
|
|
|
$
|
62
|
|
|
27
|
%
|
Margin %
|
19.9
|
%
|
|
16.8
|
%
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31, 2014 vs. 2013
|
||||
|
% Change
|
|
% Change
|
||
|
Sales
|
|
Operating Profit
|
||
Factors Contributing to Changes
|
|
|
|
||
Volume
|
1
|
%
|
|
4
|
%
|
Price
|
1
|
%
|
|
8
|
%
|
Cost pass-through
|
(2
|
)%
|
|
—
|
%
|
Currency
|
2
|
%
|
|
3
|
%
|
Acquisitions/divestitures
|
5
|
%
|
|
6
|
%
|
Other
|
—
|
%
|
|
6
|
%
|
|
7
|
%
|
|
27
|
%
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
|||||||
|
% of Sales
|
|
% Change
|
|||||
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
|
Organic Sales
|
|||
Sales by End Markets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Manufacturing
|
23
|
%
|
|
23
|
%
|
|
5
|
%
|
Metals
|
16
|
%
|
|
17
|
%
|
|
(5
|
)%
|
Energy
|
6
|
%
|
|
4
|
%
|
|
(20
|
)%
|
Chemicals
|
16
|
%
|
|
16
|
%
|
|
(3
|
)%
|
Electronics
|
7
|
%
|
|
8
|
%
|
|
—
|
%
|
Healthcare
|
11
|
%
|
|
12
|
%
|
|
(1
|
)%
|
Food & Beverage
|
9
|
%
|
|
9
|
%
|
|
7
|
%
|
Aerospace
|
1
|
%
|
|
—
|
%
|
|
62
|
%
|
Other
|
11
|
%
|
|
11
|
%
|
|
9
|
%
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
||||
|
% of Sales
|
||||
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
||
Sales by Distribution Method
|
|
|
|
||
On- Site
|
19
|
%
|
|
20
|
%
|
Merchant
|
35
|
%
|
|
34
|
%
|
Packaged Gas
|
43
|
%
|
|
42
|
%
|
Other
|
3
|
%
|
|
4
|
%
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
|||||||||
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
|
Variance
|
|||||
Sales
|
$
|
488
|
|
|
$
|
531
|
|
|
(8
|
)%
|
Cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization
|
276
|
|
|
300
|
|
|
|
|||
Gross margin
|
212
|
|
|
231
|
|
|
|
|||
Operating expenses
|
56
|
|
|
69
|
|
|
|
|||
Depreciation and amortization
|
43
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
|
|||
Operating profit
|
$
|
113
|
|
|
$
|
114
|
|
|
(1
|
)%
|
Margin %
|
23.2
|
%
|
|
21.5
|
%
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31, 2014 vs. 2013
|
||||
|
% Change
|
|
% Change
|
||
|
Sales
|
|
Operating Profit
|
||
Factors Contributing to Changes
|
|
|
|
||
Volume
|
2
|
%
|
|
3
|
%
|
Price
|
5
|
%
|
|
25
|
%
|
Cost pass-through
|
—
|
%
|
|
—
|
%
|
Currency
|
(15
|
)%
|
|
(17
|
)%
|
Acquisitions/divestitures
|
—
|
%
|
|
—
|
%
|
Other
|
—
|
%
|
|
(12
|
)%
|
|
(8
|
)%
|
|
(1
|
)%
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
|||||||
|
% of Sales
|
|
% Change
Organic Sales
|
|||||
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
|
||||
Sales by End Markets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Manufacturing
|
21
|
%
|
|
22
|
%
|
|
1
|
%
|
Metals
|
29
|
%
|
|
29
|
%
|
|
9
|
%
|
Energy
|
2
|
%
|
|
4
|
%
|
|
5
|
%
|
Chemicals
|
9
|
%
|
|
6
|
%
|
|
20
|
%
|
Electronics
|
—
|
%
|
|
—
|
%
|
|
—
|
%
|
Healthcare
|
16
|
%
|
|
16
|
%
|
|
7
|
%
|
Food & Beverage
|
13
|
%
|
|
12
|
%
|
|
17
|
%
|
Aerospace
|
—
|
%
|
|
—
|
%
|
|
—
|
%
|
Other
|
10
|
%
|
|
11
|
%
|
|
(5
|
)%
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
||||
|
% of Sales
|
||||
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
||
Sales by Distribution Method
|
|
|
|
||
On- Site
|
27
|
%
|
|
25
|
%
|
Merchant
|
42
|
%
|
|
42
|
%
|
Packaged Gas
|
28
|
%
|
|
31
|
%
|
Other
|
3
|
%
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
|||||||||
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
|
Variance
|
|||||
Sales
|
$
|
392
|
|
|
$
|
367
|
|
|
7
|
%
|
Cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization
|
251
|
|
|
246
|
|
|
|
|||
Gross margin
|
141
|
|
|
121
|
|
|
|
|||
Operating expenses
|
27
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
|
|||
Depreciation and amortization
|
39
|
|
|
34
|
|
|
|
|||
Operating profit
|
$
|
75
|
|
|
$
|
63
|
|
|
19
|
%
|
Margin %
|
19.1
|
%
|
|
17.2
|
%
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31, 2014 vs. 2013
|
||||
|
% Change
|
|
% Change
|
||
|
Sales
|
|
Operating Profit
|
||
Factors Contributing to Changes
|
|
|
|
||
Volume
|
9
|
%
|
|
10
|
%
|
Price
|
2
|
%
|
|
12
|
%
|
Cost pass-through
|
(2
|
)%
|
|
—
|
%
|
Currency
|
(2
|
)%
|
|
(2
|
)%
|
Acquisitions/divestitures
|
—
|
%
|
|
—
|
%
|
Other
|
—
|
%
|
|
(1
|
)%
|
|
7
|
%
|
|
19
|
%
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
|||||||
|
% of Sales
|
|
% Change
Organic Sales
|
|||||
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
|
||||
Sales by End Markets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Manufacturing
|
10
|
%
|
|
11
|
%
|
|
(6
|
)%
|
Metals
|
27
|
%
|
|
27
|
%
|
|
11
|
%
|
Energy
|
2
|
%
|
|
—
|
%
|
|
**
|
|
Chemicals
|
12
|
%
|
|
13
|
%
|
|
(2
|
)%
|
Electronics
|
32
|
%
|
|
35
|
%
|
|
3
|
%
|
Healthcare
|
1
|
%
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
22
|
%
|
Food & Beverage
|
2
|
%
|
|
3
|
%
|
|
(9
|
)%
|
Aerospace
|
—
|
%
|
|
—
|
%
|
|
—
|
%
|
Other
|
14
|
%
|
|
10
|
%
|
|
51
|
%
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
||||
|
% of Sales
|
||||
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
||
Sales by Distribution Method
|
|
|
|
||
On- Site
|
51
|
%
|
|
46
|
%
|
Merchant
|
28
|
%
|
|
29
|
%
|
Packaged Gas
|
12
|
%
|
|
11
|
%
|
Other
|
9
|
%
|
|
14
|
%
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
|||||||||
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
|
Variance
|
|||||
Sales
|
$
|
169
|
|
|
$
|
163
|
|
|
4
|
%
|
Cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization
|
111
|
|
|
107
|
|
|
|
|||
Gross margin
|
58
|
|
|
56
|
|
|
|
|||
Operating expenses
|
17
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
|||
Depreciation and amortization
|
11
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
|||
Operating profit
|
$
|
30
|
|
|
$
|
26
|
|
|
15
|
%
|
Margin %
|
17.8
|
%
|
|
16.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31, 2014 vs. 2013
|
||||
|
% Change
|
|
% Change
|
||
|
Sales
|
|
Operating Profit
|
||
Factors Contributing to Changes
|
|
|
|
||
Volume/Price
|
3
|
%
|
|
2
|
%
|
Cost pass-through
|
—
|
%
|
|
—
|
%
|
Currency
|
1
|
%
|
|
1
|
%
|
Acquisitions/divestitures
|
—
|
%
|
|
—
|
%
|
Other
|
—
|
%
|
|
12
|
%
|
|
4
|
%
|
|
15
|
%
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
|||||||
|
% of Sales
|
|
% Change
|
|||||
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
|
Organic Sales
|
|||
Sales by End Markets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Manufacturing
|
13
|
%
|
|
13
|
%
|
|
(3
|
)%
|
Metals
|
8
|
%
|
|
8
|
%
|
|
9
|
%
|
Energy
|
27
|
%
|
|
28
|
%
|
|
(3
|
)%
|
Chemicals
|
2
|
%
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
(10
|
)%
|
Electronics
|
1
|
%
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
—
|
%
|
Healthcare
|
—
|
%
|
|
—
|
%
|
|
—
|
%
|
Food & Beverage
|
3
|
%
|
|
3
|
%
|
|
(1
|
)%
|
Aerospace
|
33
|
%
|
|
34
|
%
|
|
1
|
%
|
Other
|
13
|
%
|
|
11
|
%
|
|
14
|
%
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
|
|
Percentage of YTD 2014 Consolidated Sales (a)
|
|
Exchange Rate for
Income Statement
|
|
Exchange Rate for
Balance Sheet
|
|||||||||
|
Year-To-Date Average
|
|
March 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
|||||||||
Currency
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
|||||||
Brazilian real
|
13
|
%
|
|
2.36
|
|
|
2.00
|
|
|
2.26
|
|
|
2.34
|
|
Euro
|
13
|
%
|
|
0.73
|
|
|
0.76
|
|
|
0.73
|
|
|
0.73
|
|
Canadian dollar
|
8
|
%
|
|
1.10
|
|
|
1.01
|
|
|
1.11
|
|
|
1.06
|
|
Mexican peso
|
6
|
%
|
|
13.24
|
|
|
12.64
|
|
|
13.06
|
|
|
13.04
|
|
Chinese yuan
|
5
|
%
|
|
6.10
|
|
|
6.26
|
|
|
6.22
|
|
|
6.05
|
|
Korean won
|
3
|
%
|
|
1,070
|
|
|
1,085
|
|
|
1,065
|
|
|
1,050
|
|
Indian rupee
|
2
|
%
|
|
61.79
|
|
|
54.17
|
|
|
59.89
|
|
|
61.80
|
|
Singapore dollar
|
1
|
%
|
|
1.27
|
|
|
1.24
|
|
|
1.26
|
|
|
1.26
|
|
Argentine peso
|
1
|
%
|
|
7.60
|
|
|
5.02
|
|
|
8.00
|
|
|
6.52
|
|
Colombian peso
|
<1%
|
|
|
2,005
|
|
|
1,792
|
|
|
1,969
|
|
|
1,927
|
|
Russian ruble
|
<1%
|
|
|
35.06
|
|
|
30.40
|
|
|
35.17
|
|
|
32.87
|
|
Taiwanese dollar
|
<1%
|
|
|
30.29
|
|
|
29.48
|
|
|
30.49
|
|
|
29.81
|
|
Thailand bhat
|
<1%
|
|
|
32.65
|
|
|
29.80
|
|
|
32.42
|
|
|
32.71
|
|
Venezuelan bolivar fuerte (b)
|
<1%
|
|
|
6.3
|
|
|
5.3
|
|
|
6.3
|
|
|
6.3
|
|
(a)
|
Certain Surface Technologies segment sales are included in European, Indian and Brazilian sales.
|
(b)
|
Effective March 24, 2014, the Venezuelan government introduced a new exchange control market-based mechanism (referred to as “SICAD 2”) which may allow companies to obtain U.S. dollars for any purpose, including dividend remittances. Through March 31, 2014, SICAD 2 market-based transactions were limited and it is not clear whether the Company will be able to exchange Venezuelan bolivar fuerte ("VEF") to U.S. dollars to pay its foreign denominated obligations and/or to make dividend and royalty remittances. Therefore, Praxair has continued to use the official 6.3 exchange rate for remeasurement purposes and will continue to monitor current developments. At March 31, 2014 the SICAD 2 rate was 50.86 VEF per U.S. dollar. In Venezuela, Praxair’s 2013 sales were approximately $80 million and at March 31, 2014 Praxair’s net asset position was approximately $120 million, including $ 40 million of VEF nominated cash. If the VEF devalued from the current official 6.3 rate, it would result in a charge to earnings in the period of devaluation. Based on its March 31, 2014 balance sheet, Praxair estimates that it would incur a pre-tax charge of approximately $12 million for every 10% devaluation of the VEF versus the U.S. dollar.
|
(Millions of dollars)
|
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
||||||
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
||||
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR):
|
|
|
|
||||
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
||||
Net income - Praxair, Inc. plus depreciation and amortization
|
$
|
733
|
|
|
$
|
657
|
|
Noncontrolling interests
|
14
|
|
|
15
|
|
||
Net income plus depreciation and amortization (including noncontrolling interests)
|
747
|
|
|
672
|
|
||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
||||
Venezuela currency devaluation (a)
|
—
|
|
|
23
|
|
||
Deferred income taxes
|
23
|
|
|
1
|
|
||
Working capital
|
(248
|
)
|
|
(183
|
)
|
||
Pension contributions
|
(9
|
)
|
|
(5
|
)
|
||
Other - net
|
23
|
|
|
(36
|
)
|
||
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
$
|
536
|
|
|
$
|
472
|
|
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
||||
Capital expenditures
|
(393
|
)
|
|
(466
|
)
|
||
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
|
(124
|
)
|
|
(1,098
|
)
|
||
Divestitures and asset sales
|
66
|
|
|
31
|
|
||
Net cash used for investing activities
|
$
|
(451
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,533
|
)
|
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
||||
Debt increases (reductions) - net
|
464
|
|
|
1,316
|
|
||
Issuances (purchases) of common stock - net
|
(237
|
)
|
|
(117
|
)
|
||
Cash dividends - Praxair, Inc. shareholders
|
(191
|
)
|
|
(178
|
)
|
||
Excess tax benefit on share-based compensation
|
20
|
|
|
14
|
|
||
Noncontrolling interest transactions and other
|
(140
|
)
|
|
(5
|
)
|
||
Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities
|
$
|
(84
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,030
|
|
(a)
|
See Note 2 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
|
|
March 31,
|
|
||||
(Dollar amounts in millions, except per share data)
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
|
||
Debt-to-capital
|
55.9
|
%
|
|
54.3
|
%
|
1
|
After-tax return on capital
|
12.6
|
%
|
|
13.3
|
%
|
|
Return on equity
|
28.7
|
%
|
|
28.1
|
%
|
|
Debt-to-adjusted EBITDA
|
2.3
|
|
|
2.1
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
|||||
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
|||
2013 Adjusted amounts:
2
|
|
|
|
|||
Operating profit
|
$
|
675
|
|
|
623
|
|
As a percent of sales
|
22.3
|
%
|
|
21.6
|
%
|
|
Effective tax rate
|
28.0
|
%
|
|
28.1
|
%
|
|
Net income - Praxair, Inc.
|
$
|
448
|
|
|
414
|
|
Diluted earnings per share
|
$
|
1.51
|
|
|
1.38
|
|
1
|
As of
December 31, 2013
.
|
2
|
The adjusted amounts for
2013
do not include the impact of the first quarter Venezuela currency devaluation of $23 million ($23 million net of tax). See Note 2 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
|
|
March 31,
2014 |
|
December 31,
2013 |
||||
(Dollar amounts in millions)
|
|
|
|
||||
Debt
|
$
|
9,270
|
|
|
$
|
8,811
|
|
Less: cash and cash equivalents
|
(144
|
)
|
|
(138
|
)
|
||
Net debt
|
9,126
|
|
|
8,673
|
|
||
Equity and redeemable noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
|
||||
Redeemable noncontrolling interests
|
195
|
|
|
307
|
|
||
Praxair, Inc. shareholders’ equity
|
6,600
|
|
|
6,609
|
|
||
Noncontrolling interests
|
398
|
|
|
394
|
|
||
Total equity and redeemable noncontrolling interests
|
7,193
|
|
|
7,310
|
|
||
Capital
|
$
|
16,319
|
|
|
$
|
15,983
|
|
DEBT-TO-CAPITAL RATIO
|
55.9
|
%
|
|
54.3
|
%
|
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Four
Quarter
Trailing
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
Four
Quarter
Trailing
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
||||||||||||
|
|
March 31, 2014
|
|
December 31, 2013
|
|
|
March 31, 2013
|
|
December 31, 2012
|
||||||||||||||
(Dollar amounts in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Adjusted operating profit (see below)
|
$
|
2,709
|
|
|
$
|
675
|
|
|
$
|
2,034
|
|
|
$
|
2,498
|
|
|
$
|
623
|
|
|
$
|
1,875
|
|
Less: adjusted income taxes (see below)
|
(710
|
)
|
|
(176
|
)
|
|
(534
|
)
|
|
(659
|
)
|
|
(164
|
)
|
|
(495
|
)
|
||||||
Less: tax benefit on interest expense*
|
(46
|
)
|
|
(13
|
)
|
|
(33
|
)
|
|
(40
|
)
|
|
(11
|
)
|
|
(29
|
)
|
||||||
Add: equity income
|
37
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
27
|
|
||||||
Net operating profit after-tax (NOPAT)
|
$
|
1,990
|
|
|
$
|
495
|
|
|
$
|
1,495
|
|
|
$
|
1,836
|
|
|
$
|
458
|
|
|
$
|
1,378
|
|
Capital:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
March 31st, 2014 & 2013
|
$
|
16,319
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
15,344
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
December 31st, 2013 & 2012
|
$
|
15,983
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
13,878
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
September 30th, 2013 & 2012
|
$
|
15,757
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
13,617
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
June 30th, 2013 & 2012
|
$
|
15,548
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
13,017
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
March 31st, 2013 & 2012
|
$
|
15,344
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
13,248
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Five-quarter average
|
$
|
15,790
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
13,821
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
After-tax ROC
|
12.6
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
13.3
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
Tax benefit on interest expense is computed using the effective rate. The effective tax rate used was 28% for
2014
and
2013
.
|
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Four
Quarter
Trailing
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
Four
Quarter
Trailing
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
||||||||||||
|
|
March 31, 2014
|
|
December 31, 2013
|
|
|
March 31, 2013
|
|
December 31, 2012
|
||||||||||||||
(Dollar amounts in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Adjusted Net income - Praxair, Inc. (see below)
|
$
|
1,806
|
|
|
$
|
448
|
|
|
$
|
1,358
|
|
|
$
|
1,676
|
|
|
$
|
414
|
|
|
$
|
1,262
|
|
Praxair, Inc. shareholders’ equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
March 31st, 2014 & 2013
|
$
|
6,600
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
6,169
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
December 31st, 2013 & 2012
|
$
|
6,609
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
6,064
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
September 30th, 2013 & 2012
|
$
|
6,210
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
6,015
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
June 30th, 2013 & 2012
|
$
|
5,928
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
5,615
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
March 31st, 2013 & 2012
|
$
|
6,169
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
5,940
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Five-quarter average
|
$
|
6,303
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
5,961
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
ROE
|
28.7
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
28.1
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Four
Quarter
Trailing
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
Four
Quarter
Trailing
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
||||||||||||
|
|
March 31, 2014
|
|
December 31, 2013
|
|
|
March 31, 2013
|
|
December 31, 2012
|
||||||||||||||
(Dollar amounts in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Adjusted net income - Praxair, Inc. (see below)
|
$
|
1,806
|
|
|
$
|
448
|
|
|
$
|
1,358
|
|
|
$
|
1,676
|
|
|
$
|
414
|
|
|
$
|
1,262
|
|
Add: adjusted noncontrolling interest (see below)
|
64
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
50
|
|
|
56
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
41
|
|
||||||
Add: interest expense - net
|
166
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
120
|
|
|
144
|
|
|
40
|
|
|
104
|
|
||||||
Add: adjusted income taxes (see below)
|
710
|
|
|
176
|
|
|
534
|
|
|
659
|
|
|
164
|
|
|
495
|
|
||||||
Add: depreciation and amortization
|
1,128
|
|
|
285
|
|
|
843
|
|
|
1,015
|
|
|
266
|
|
|
749
|
|
||||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$
|
3,874
|
|
|
$
|
969
|
|
|
$
|
2,905
|
|
|
$
|
3,550
|
|
|
$
|
899
|
|
|
$
|
2,651
|
|
Net Debt:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
March 31st, 2014 & 2013
|
$
|
9,126
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
8,563
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
December 31st, 2013 & 2012
|
$
|
8,673
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
7,205
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
September 30th, 2013 & 2012
|
$
|
8,892
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
7,028
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
June 30th, 2013 & 2012
|
$
|
9,004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
6,891
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
March 31st, 2013 & 2012
|
$
|
8,563
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
6,749
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Five-quarter average
|
$
|
8,852
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
7,287
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
DEBT-TO-ADJUSTED EBITDA RATIO
|
2.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
|
Nine Months Ended December 31, 2013
|
||||||||||||
(Dollar amounts in millions, except per share data)
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
|
2013
|
|
2012
|
||||||||
Adjusted Operating Profit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Reported operating profit
|
$
|
675
|
|
|
$
|
600
|
|
|
$
|
2,025
|
|
|
$
|
1,810
|
|
Add: Venezuela currency devaluation
|
—
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Add: Pension settlement charge
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
9
|
|
||||
Add: Cost reduction program
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
56
|
|
||||
Total adjustments
|
—
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
65
|
|
||||
Adjusted operating profit
|
$
|
675
|
|
|
$
|
623
|
|
|
$
|
2,034
|
|
|
$
|
1,875
|
|
Reported percent change
|
12
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Adjusted percent change
|
8
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Adjusted Interest Expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Reported interest expense
|
$
|
46
|
|
|
$
|
40
|
|
|
$
|
138
|
|
|
$
|
104
|
|
Less: Bond redemption
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(18
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Total adjustments
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(18
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Adjusted interest expense
|
$
|
46
|
|
|
$
|
40
|
|
|
$
|
120
|
|
|
$
|
104
|
|
Adjusted Income Taxes and Effective Tax Rate
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Reported income taxes
|
$
|
176
|
|
|
$
|
164
|
|
|
$
|
485
|
|
|
$
|
421
|
|
Add: Bond redemption
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Add: Income tax benefit
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
40
|
|
|
55
|
|
||||
Add: Pension settlement charge
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
||||
Add: Venezuela currency devaluation
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Add: Cost reduction program
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
16
|
|
||||
Total adjustments
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
49
|
|
|
74
|
|
||||
Adjusted income taxes
|
$
|
176
|
|
|
$
|
164
|
|
|
$
|
534
|
|
|
$
|
495
|
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
|
Nine Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
(Dollar amounts in millions, except per share data)
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
|
2013
|
|
2012
|
||||||||
Adjusted Effective Tax Rate
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Reported income before income taxes and equity investments
|
$
|
629
|
|
|
$
|
560
|
|
|
$
|
1,887
|
|
|
$
|
1,706
|
|
Add: Bond redemption
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Add: Pension settlement charge
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
9
|
|
||||
Add: Venezuela currency devaluation
|
—
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Add: Cost reduction program
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
56
|
|
||||
Total adjustments
|
—
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
65
|
|
||||
Adjusted income before income taxes and equity investments
|
$
|
629
|
|
|
$
|
583
|
|
|
$
|
1,914
|
|
|
$
|
1,771
|
|
Adjusted effective tax rate
|
28.0
|
%
|
|
28.1
|
%
|
|
27.9
|
%
|
|
28.0
|
%
|
||||
Adjusted Noncontrolling Interests
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Reported noncontrolling interests
|
$
|
14
|
|
|
$
|
15
|
|
|
$
|
66
|
|
|
$
|
39
|
|
Less: Income tax benefit
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(16
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Add: Cost reduction program
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2
|
|
||||
Total adjustments
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(16
|
)
|
|
2
|
|
||||
Adjusted Noncontrolling Interests
|
$
|
14
|
|
|
$
|
15
|
|
|
$
|
50
|
|
|
$
|
41
|
|
Adjusted Net Income - Praxair, Inc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Reported net income - Praxair, Inc.
|
$
|
448
|
|
|
$
|
391
|
|
|
$
|
1,364
|
|
|
$
|
1,273
|
|
Add: Bond redemption
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Less: Income tax benefit
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(24
|
)
|
|
(55
|
)
|
||||
Add: Pension settlement charge
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
6
|
|
||||
Add: Venezuela currency devaluation
|
—
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Add: Cost reduction program
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
38
|
|
||||
Total adjustments
|
—
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
(11
|
)
|
||||
Adjusted net income - Praxair, Inc.
|
$
|
448
|
|
|
$
|
414
|
|
|
$
|
1,358
|
|
|
$
|
1,262
|
|
Reported percent change
|
15
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Adjusted percent change
|
8
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share
|
|
|
|
||||
Reported diluted earnings per share
|
$
|
1.51
|
|
|
$
|
1.30
|
|
Add: Bond redemption
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Less: Income tax benefit
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Add: Pension settlement charge
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Add: Venezuela currency devaluation
|
—
|
|
|
0.08
|
|
||
Add: Cost reduction program
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Total adjustments
|
—
|
|
|
0.08
|
|
||
Adjusted diluted earnings per share
|
$
|
1.51
|
|
|
$
|
1.38
|
|
Reported percent change
|
16
|
%
|
|
|
|||
Adjusted percent change
|
9
|
%
|
|
|
|
Low
End
|
|
High
End
|
||||
2014 Diluted EPS guidance
|
$
|
6.30
|
|
|
$
|
6.50
|
|
2013 adjusted diluted EPS (see 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K)
|
$
|
5.93
|
|
|
$
|
5.93
|
|
Percentage change from 2013 adjusted amounts
|
6
|
%
|
|
10
|
%
|
(a)
|
Based on an evaluation of the effectiveness of Praxair’s disclosure controls and procedures, which was made under the supervision and with the participation of management, including Praxair’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer have each concluded that, as of the end of the quarterly period covered by this report, such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by Praxair in reports that it files under the Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and accumulated and communicated to management including Praxair’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
|
(b)
|
There were no changes in Praxair’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarterly period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, Praxair’s internal control over financial reporting.
|
|
•
|
Environmental protection;
|
•
|
Domestic and international tax laws and currency controls;
|
•
|
Safety;
|
•
|
Securities laws (e.g., SEC and generally accepted accounting principles in the United States);
|
•
|
Trade and import/ export restrictions;
|
•
|
Antitrust matters;
|
•
|
Global anti-bribery laws;
|
•
|
Healthcare reimbursement regulations; and
|
•
|
The need to implement or remediate controls, procedures and policies appropriate for a larger public company at companies that prior to the acquisition lacked these controls, procedures and policies;
|
•
|
Diversion of management time and focus from operating existing business to acquisition integration challenges;
|
•
|
Cultural challenges associated with integrating employees from the acquired company into the existing organization;
|
•
|
The need to integrate each company’s accounting, management information, human resource and other administrative systems to permit effective management;
|
•
|
Difficulty with the assimilation of acquired operations and products;
|
•
|
Failure to achieve targeted synergies; and
|
•
|
Inability to retain key employees and business relationships of acquired companies.
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Period
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Total Number
of Shares
Purchased
(Thousands)
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Average
Price Paid
Per Share
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|
Total Numbers of Shares
Purchased as Part of
Publicly Announced
Program (1)
(Thousands)
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Approximate Dollar
Value of Shares that
May Yet be Purchased
Under the Program (2)
(Millions)
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January 2014
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534
|
|
|
$
|
129.18
|
|
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534
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|
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$
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1,838
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February 2014
|
893
|
|
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$
|
126.82
|
|
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893
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|
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$
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1,725
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March 2014
|
842
|
|
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$
|
131.49
|
|
|
842
|
|
|
$
|
1,614
|
|
First Quarter 2014
|
2,269
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|
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$
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129.11
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|
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2,269
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$
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1,614
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(1)
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On January 24, 2012, the company’s board of directors approved the repurchase of an additional $1.5 billion of its common stock (2012 program) which could take place from time to time on the open market (which could include the use of 10b5-1 trading plans) or through negotiated transactions, subject to market and business conditions. The 2012 program does not have any stated expiration date. As of
March 31, 2014
, the Company purchased $1,386 million of its common stock pursuant to the 2012 program, leaving an additional $114 million remaining authorized under the 2012 program.
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(2)
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On January 28, 2014, the Company’s board of directors approved the repurchase of $1.5 billion of its common stock ("2014 program") which could take place from time to time on the open market (which could include the use of 10b5-1 trading plans) or through negotiated transactions, subject to market and business conditions. The 2014 program does not have any stated expiration date. The 2014 program is in addition to the 2012 program.
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(a)
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Exhibits
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*
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10.01
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Amended and Restated 2009 Praxair, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan effective April 22, 2014 is filed herewith.
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10.02
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Terms Agreement dated March 4, 2014 among the Company, Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch and HSBC Bank plc, as representatives of the underwriters named therein for the issuance and sale of Euro 600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.500% notes due March 11, 2020, was filed as Exhibit 1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 5, 2014 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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12.01
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Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
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31.01
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Rule 13a-14(a) Certification
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31.02
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Rule 13a-14(a) Certification
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32.01
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Section 1350 Certification (such certifications are furnished for the information of the Commission and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act).
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32.02
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Section 1350 Certification (such certifications are furnished for the information of the Commission and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act).
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101.INS
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XBRL Instance Document
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101.SCH
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
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101.CAL
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
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101.LAB
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
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101.PRE
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
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101.DEF
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
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PRAXAIR, INC.
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(Registrant)
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Date: April 23, 2014
|
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By: /s/ Elizabeth T. Hirsch
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Elizabeth T. Hirsch
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Vice President and Controller
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(On behalf of the Registrant
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and as Chief Accounting Officer)
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Article 1.
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Establishment, Purpose, and Duration 2
|
Article 2.
|
Definitions 2
|
Article 3.
|
Administration 9
|
Article 4.
|
Shares Subject to this Plan and Maximum Awards 10
|
Article 5.
|
Eligibility and Participation 12
|
Article 6.
|
Stock Options 12
|
Article 7.
|
Stock Appreciation Rights 14
|
Article 8.
|
Restricted Stock Grants 15
|
Article 9.
|
Performance Units 17
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Article 10.
|
Other Stock-Based Awards 18
|
Article 11.
|
Transferability of Awards 19
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Article 12.
|
Performance Measures 20
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Article 13.
|
Dividend Equivalents 22
|
Article 14.
|
Termination of Employment or Service as a Director 22
|
Article 15.
|
Rights of Participants 22
|
Article 16.
|
Change in Control 23
|
Article 17.
|
Amendment, Modification, Suspension, and Termination 24
|
Article 18.
|
Tax Withholding; No Liability with Respect to Tax
|
Article 19.
|
Successors 25
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Article 20.
|
General Provisions 25
|
Article 1.
|
Establishment, Purpose, and Duration
|
Article 2.
|
Definitions
|
2.1
|
“Acquisition Awards”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.
|
2.2
|
“Administrator”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.
|
2.3
|
“Award”
means, individually or collectively, a grant under this Plan of Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Units, or Other Stock-Based Awards, in each case subject to the terms of this Plan.
|
2.4
|
“Award Agreement”
means either (a) a written agreement entered into by the Company and a Participant setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to an Award granted under this Plan, or (b) a written or electronic statement issued by the Company to a Participant describing the terms and provisions of such Award, including any amendment or modification thereof. The Committee may provide for the use of electronic, Internet or other non-paper Award Agreements, and the use of electronic, Internet or other non-paper means for the acceptance thereof and actions thereunder by a Participant.
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2.5
|
“Beneficial Owner”
or
“Beneficial Ownership”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act.
|
2.6
|
“Board”
means the Board of Directors of the Company.
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2.7
|
“Change in Control”
means the occurrence of any one of the following events with respect to the Company:
|
(a)
|
individuals who, on January 1, 2014, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Directors”) cease, for any reason, to constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to January 1, 2014, whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Directors then on the Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the Company proxy statement in which such person is named as a nominee for director, without objection to such nomination) shall be an Incumbent Director; provided, however, that no individual elected or nominated as a director of the Company initially as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to directors or any other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of any person other than the Board shall be deemed an Incumbent Director;
|
(b)
|
any “person” (as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and as used in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes a Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities eligible to vote for the election of the Board (the “Praxair Voting Securities”); provided, however, that the event
|
(c)
|
the consummation of a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar form of corporate transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries that requires the approval of the Company’s stockholders, whether for such transaction or the issuance of securities in the transaction (a “Business Combination”), unless immediately following such Business Combination: (A) more than 50% of the total voting power of (x) the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (the “Surviving Corporation”), or (y) if applicable, the ultimate parent corporation that directly or indirectly has Beneficial Ownership of 100% of the voting securities eligible to elect directors of the Surviving Corporation (the “Parent Corporation”), is represented by Praxair Voting Securities that were outstanding immediately prior to such Business Combination (or, if applicable, shares into which such Praxair Voting Securities were converted pursuant to such Business Combination), and such voting power among the holders thereof is in substantially the same proportion as the voting power of such Praxair Voting Securities among the holders thereof immediately prior to the Business Combination, (B) no person (other than any employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by the Surviving Corporation or the Parent Corporation), is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of 20% or more of the total voting power of the outstanding voting securities eligible to elect directors of the Parent Corporation (or, if there is no Parent Corporation, the Surviving Corporation) and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Parent Corporation (or, if there is no Parent Corporation, the Surviving Corporation) were Incumbent Directors at the time of the Board’s approval of the execution of the initial agreement providing for such Business Combination (any Business Combination which satisfies all of the criteria specified in (A), (B) and (C) above shall be deemed to be a “Non-Qualifying Transaction”); or
|
(d)
|
the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or a sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.
|
2.8
|
“Code”
means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. For purposes of this Plan, references to sections of the Code shall be deemed to include references to any applicable regulations thereunder and any successor or similar provision.
|
2.9
|
“Committee”
means, with respect to Awards granted to (a) Employees, the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board, and (b) Directors, the Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board, and in each case, any other committee designated by the Board to administer this Plan with respect to Employee or Director Awards. The Committee shall consist of not less than two directors. However, if a member of the Committee is not an “outside director” within the meaning of Code Section 162(m) or is not a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b‑3 under the Exchange Act, the Committee may, from time to time, delegate some or all of its functions under the Plan to a committee or subcommittee composed of members that meet the relevant requirements. The term “Committee” includes any such committee or subcommittee, to the extent of the Compensation and Management Development Committee’s delegation, or the Governance and Nominating Committee’s delegation, as the case may be. If the Committee does not exist or cannot function for any reason, the Board may take any action under the Plan that would otherwise be the responsibility of the Committee, other than any actions required to be carried out by a committee of at least two “outside directors” or “non-employee directors”.
|
2.10
|
“Company”
means Praxair, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto as provided in Article 18 herein.
|
2.11
|
“Covered Employee”
means any Employee who is or may become a “Covered Employee,” as defined in Code Section 162(m), and who is designated, either as an individual Employee or class of Employees, by the Committee within the shorter of (a) ninety (90) days after the beginning of the Performance Period, or (b) the period prior to the date twenty-five percent (25%) of the Performance Period has elapsed, as a “Covered Employee” under this Plan for such applicable Performance Period.
|
2.12
|
“Director”
means any director of the Company who is not an Employee.
|
2.13
|
“Effective Date”
has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.
|
2.14
|
“Employee”
means any individual performing services for the Company or a Subsidiary and designated as an employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries on the payroll records thereof. An Employee shall not include any individual during any period he or she is classified or treated by the Company or its Subsidiary as an independent contractor, a consultant, or any employee of an employment, consulting, or temporary agency or any other entity other than the Company or its Subsidiary, without regard to whether such individual is subsequently determined to have been,
|
2.15
|
“Exchange Act”
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, or any successor act thereto.
|
2.16
|
“Fair Market Value”
or
“FMV”
means, in respect of any date on or as of which a determination thereof is being or to be made, the closing market price of a Share reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions tape on such date, or, if no Shares were traded on such date, on the next preceding day on which sales of Shares were reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions tape.
|
2.17
|
“Grant Date”
means the date an Award is granted to a Participant pursuant to the Plan.
|
2.18
|
“Grant Price”
means the price established at the time of grant of a SAR pursuant to Article 7, used to determine whether there is any payment due upon exercise of the SAR.
|
2.19
|
“Incentive Stock Option”
or
“ISO”
means an Option to purchase Shares granted under Article 6 to an Employee that is designated as an Incentive Stock Option and that is intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 422, or any successor provision.
|
2.20
|
“Insider”
shall mean an individual who is, on the relevant date, an executive officer of the Company or a more than ten percent (10%) Beneficial Owner of any class of the Company’s equity securities that is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, as determined by the Board in accordance with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
|
2.21
|
“Market Price”
means, in respect of any date on or as of which a determination thereof is being or to be made, the average of the high and low prices of a Share reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions tape on such date, or, if no Shares were traded on such date, on the next preceding day on which sales of Shares were reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions tape.
|
2.22
|
“Nonqualified Stock Option”
or
“NQSO”
means an Option that is not intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 422, or that otherwise does not meet such requirements.
|
2.23
|
“
Officer
” means an Employee who is either (a) an“executive officer” (within the meaning of Rule 3b-7 of the Exchange Act), or (b) an “officer” elected by the Board
|
2.24
|
“Option”
means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option, as described in Article 6.
|
2.25
|
“Option Price”
means the price at which a Share may be purchased by a Participant pursuant to an Option.
|
2.26
|
“Other Stock-Based Award”
means an equity-based or equity-related Award not otherwise described by the terms of this Plan, granted pursuant to Article 10.
|
2.27
|
“Participant”
means any Employee or a Director to whom an Award is granted.
|
2.28
|
“Performance-Based Compensation”
means compensation under an Award that is intended to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 162(m) for certain performance-based compensation paid to Covered Employees. Any Award granted hereunder that is intended to be Performance-Based Compensation within the meaning of Code Section 162(m) shall be subject to the terms and provisions of this Plan and not the Praxair, Inc. Plan for Determining Performance-Based Awards Under Section 162(m).
|
2.29
|
“Performance Goal”
means, with respect to any applicable Award to an Employee, the one or more targets, goals or levels of attainment required to be achieved in terms of the specified Performance Measures during the specified Performance Period, as set forth in the related Award Agreement.
|
2.30
|
“Performance Measures”
means: (a) with respect to any Award to an Employee intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, any one or more of the measures described in Article 12 on which the Performance Goals are based and which are approved by the Company’s shareholders pursuant to this Plan in order to qualify Awards as Performance-Based Compensation; and (b) with respect to any other Award, such performance measures as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement for purposes of determining the applicable Performance Goal.
|
2.31
|
“Performance Period”
means the period of time during which the Performance Goals must be met in order to determine the degree of payout and/or vesting with respect to an Award granted to an Employee.
|
2.32
|
“Performance Unit”
means an Award to an Employee under Article 9 herein and subject to the terms of this Plan, denominated in Units, the value of which at the time it is payable is determined as a function of the extent to which corresponding Performance Goal(s) has been achieved during the applicable Performance Period.
|
2.33
|
“Plan”
means this Amended and Restated 2009 Praxair, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan.
|
2.34
|
“Restricted Stock
” means Shares issued pursuant to a Restricted Stock Grant under Article 8, so long as the Shares remain subject to the restrictions and conditions specified in the Award Agreement pursuant to which such Restricted Stock Grant is made.
|
2.35
|
“Restricted Stock Grant”
means an Award of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units made pursuant to the provisions of Article 8.
|
2.36
|
“Restricted Stock Unit”
means a Unit issued pursuant to a Restricted Stock Grant under Article 8 so long as the Units remain subject to the restrictions and conditions specified in the Award Agreement.
|
2.37
|
“Restriction Period”
means the period when Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture (based on the passage of time, the achievement of Performance Goals, or upon the occurrence of other events as determined by the Committee, in its discretion), as provided in Article 8.
|
2.38
|
“Share”
means a share of common stock of the Company, $0.01
par value per share or any security issued by the Company in substitution or exchange therefor or in lieu thereof.
|
2.39
|
“Share Equivalent”
means a Unit (or fraction thereof, if authorized by the Committee) substantially equivalent to a hypothetical Share, credited to the Participant and having a value at any time equal to the FMV of a Share (or fraction thereof) at such time.
|
2.40
|
“Stock Appreciation Right”
or “
SAR
” means an Award, designated as a SAR, pursuant to the terms of Article 7 herein.
|
2.41
|
“Subsidiary”
means any corporation or other entity, whether domestic or foreign, in which the Company has or obtains, directly or indirectly, a proprietary interest of fifty percent (50%) or greater by reason of stock ownership or otherwise; provided, however, that (a) for purposes of determining whether any Employee can be a Participant with respect to any Award of Incentive Stock Option, the term “Subsidiary” has the meaning given to such term in Code Section 424, as interpreted by the regulations thereunder and applicable law; and (b) for purposes of determining whether any individual may be a Participant with respect to any Award of Options or SARs that are intended to be exempt from Code Section 409A, the term “Subsidiary” means any corporation or other entity to which the Company is an “eligible issuer of service recipient stock” within the meaning of Code Section 409A.
|
2.42
|
“Unit”
means a bookkeeping entry used by the Company to record and account for the grant or settlement of an Award until such time as the Award is paid, canceled, forfeited or terminated, as the case may be, which, except as otherwise specified by the Committee, shall be equal to one Share Equivalent.
|
Article 3.
|
Administration
|
Article 4.
|
Shares Subject to this Plan and Maximum Awards
|
(a)
|
Options and SARS
: The maximum aggregate number of Shares subject to Options, SARs or any combination thereof granted in any one calendar year to any one Participant shall be 2,000,000 (with tandem Options and SARs being counted only once with respect to this limit).
|
(b)
|
Other Awards Intended to be Performance-Based Compensation
: The maximum aggregate number of Shares subject to Awards of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Units or Other Stock-Based Compensation that are intended to be Performance-Based Compensation granted in any one calendar year to any one Participant shall be 300,000 Shares or, in the event such Award is payable in cash, the equivalent cash value thereof on the first day of the performance period to which such Award relates, as determined by the Committee.
|
Article 5.
|
Eligibility and Participation
|
Article 6.
|
Stock Options
|
Article 7.
|
Stock Appreciation Rights
|
(a)
|
The excess of the FMV of a Share on the date of exercise over the Grant Price; by
|
(b)
|
The number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised.
|
Article 8.
|
Restricted Stock Grants
|
Article 9.
|
Performance Units
|
Article 10.
|
Other Stock-Based Awards
|
Article 11.
|
Transferability of Awards
|
Article 12.
|
Performance Measures
|
(a)
|
Net earnings or net income (before or after taxes);
|
(b)
|
Earnings per share (basic or diluted);
|
(c)
|
Net sales;
|
(d)
|
Revenue growth;
|
(e)
|
Operating profit;
|
(f)
|
Return measures (including, but not limited to, return on assets, capital, invested capital, equity, sales, or revenue);
|
(g)
|
Cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow, free cash flow, cash flow return on equity, and cash flow return on investment);
|
(h)
|
Earnings before or after taxes, interest, depreciation, and/or amortization;
|
(i)
|
Gross or operating margins;
|
(j)
|
Productivity ratios;
|
(k)
|
Share price (including, but not limited to, growth measures and total shareholder return);
|
(l)
|
Expense targets;
|
(m)
|
Margins;
|
(n)
|
Operating efficiency;
|
(o)
|
Market share;
|
(p)
|
Working capital targets;
|
(q)
|
Economic value added or EVA (net operating profit after tax minus the sum of capital multiplied by the cost of capital); and
|
(r)
|
Objective safety measures.
|
Article 13.
|
Dividend Equivalents
|
Article 14.
|
Termination of Employment or Service as a Director
|
Article 15.
|
Rights of Participants
|
Article 16.
|
Change in Control
|
Article 17.
|
Amendment, Modification, Suspension, and Termination
|
Article 18.
|
Tax Withholding; No Liability with Respect to Tax Qualification or Adverse Tax Treatment
|
Article 19.
|
Successors
|
Article 20.
|
General Provisions
|
(a)
|
Obtaining any approvals from governmental agencies that the Company determines are necessary or advisable; and
|
(b)
|
Completion of any registration or other qualification of the Shares under any applicable national or foreign law or ruling of any governmental body that the Company determines to be necessary or advisable.
|
(a)
|
Determine which Subsidiaries shall be covered by this Plan;
|
(b)
|
Determine which Employees or Directors outside the United States are eligible to participate in this Plan;
|
(c)
|
Modify the terms and conditions of any Award granted to Employees or Directors outside the United States to comply with applicable foreign laws;
|
(d)
|
Establish subplans and modify exercise procedures and other terms and procedures, to the extent such actions may be necessary or advisable. Any subplans and modifications to Plan terms and procedures established under this Section 20.9 by the Committee shall be attached to this Plan document as appendices; and
|
(e)
|
Take any action, before or after an Award is made, that it deems advisable to obtain approval or comply with any necessary local government regulatory exemptions or approvals.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
|
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Praxair, Inc. and Subsidiaries
|
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|
Exhibit 12.01
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|
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|
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|
|
|
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|
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
(Dollar amounts in millions, except ratios)
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
|
2012
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
||||||||||
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Pre-tax income from continuing operations before adjustment for
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income or
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
loss from equity investees
|
$
|
629
|
|
|
$
|
2,447
|
|
|
$
|
2,296
|
|
|
$
|
2,323
|
|
|
$
|
1,964
|
|
Capitalized interest
|
(10
|
)
|
|
(69
|
)
|
|
(70
|
)
|
|
(62
|
)
|
|
(62
|
)
|
|||||
Depreciation of capitalized interest
|
5
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
18
|
|
|||||
Dividends from less than 50%-owned companies carried at equity
|
—
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
9
|
|
|||||
Adjusted pre-tax income from continuing operations before adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
for noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
or loss from equity investees
|
$
|
624
|
|
|
$
|
2,408
|
|
|
$
|
2,253
|
|
|
$
|
2,289
|
|
|
$
|
1,929
|
|
Fixed charges
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Interest on long-term and short-term debt
|
$
|
46
|
|
|
$
|
178
|
|
|
$
|
141
|
|
|
$
|
145
|
|
|
$
|
118
|
|
Capitalized interest
|
10
|
|
|
69
|
|
|
70
|
|
|
62
|
|
|
62
|
|
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Rental expenses representative of an interest factor
|
11
|
|
|
43
|
|
|
39
|
|
|
38
|
|
|
37
|
|
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Total fixed charges
|
$
|
67
|
|
|
$
|
290
|
|
|
$
|
250
|
|
|
$
|
245
|
|
|
$
|
217
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Adjusted pre-tax income from continuing operations before adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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for noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income or
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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loss from equity investees plus total fixed charges
|
$
|
691
|
|
|
$
|
2,698
|
|
|
$
|
2,503
|
|
|
$
|
2,534
|
|
|
$
|
2,146
|
|
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
|
10.3
|
|
|
9.3
|
|
|
10.0
|
|
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10.3
|
|
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9.9
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1.
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I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Praxair, Inc.;
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2.
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Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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3.
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
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4.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and we have:
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(a)
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designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
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(b)
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designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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(c)
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evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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(d)
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disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
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5.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing equivalent function):
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(a)
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
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(b)
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
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April 23, 2014
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By: /s/ Stephen F. Angel
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Stephen F. Angel
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Chairman, President
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Chief Executive Officer
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(principal executive officer)
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1.
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I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Praxair, Inc.;
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2.
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Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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3.
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
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4.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and we have:
|
(a)
|
designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
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(b)
|
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
|
(c)
|
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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(d)
|
disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
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5.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing equivalent function):
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(a)
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
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(b)
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
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April 23, 2014
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By: /s/ Matthew J. White
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Matthew J. White
|
|
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Senior Vice President and
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|
|
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Chief Financial Officer
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|
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(principal financial officer)
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April 23, 2014
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By: /s/ Stephen F. Angel
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Stephen F. Angel
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Chairman, President
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|
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Chief Executive Officer
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|
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(principal executive officer)
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April 23, 2014
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By: /s/ Matthew J. White
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Matthew J. White
|
|
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Senior Vice President and
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Chief Financial Officer
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|
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(principal financial officer)
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