Linde plc : Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons
August 19, 2019 at 03:35 am EDT
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Linde plc: Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
19.08.2019 / 09:30
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Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and Persons Closely Associated with them
[This form is required for disclosure of transactions under Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation)]
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Mr. Bernd Hugo Eulitz
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Executive VP Americas Gases
b)
Initial Notification Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Linde public limited company
b)
LEI
8945002PAZHZLBGKGF02
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument,
type of
instrument
Identification code
Ordinary Shares
International Securities Identification Number (ISIN): IE00BZ12WP82
German Securities Identification Number (Wertpapierkennnummer, WKN): A2D SYC
Ticker Symbol: LIN
b)
Nature of the transactions
Exercise of options over Ordinary Shares and disposal of
Ordinary Shares
The exercise of 646 options over Ordinary Shares (expiring on
01 June 2020) at an exercise price of US$1.92 per share and the subsequent sale of 335 Ordinary Shares at a market price of US$186.43 to cover the exercise price and tax withholdings, resulting in 311 net shares that were acquired and held.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Exercise
US$1.92
646 stock options
Disposal
US$186.43
335 Ordinary Shares
d)
Aggregated information
Price
Aggregated volume
N/A
N/A
e)
Dates of the transactions
15 AUGUST 2019
f)
Place of the transactions
New York Stock Exchange
g)
Additional Information
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Linde plc is one of the world's leading engineering and industrial gas production groups. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- production and sale of industrial gases (86.3%). Net sales break down by market between chemicals and energy (25%), manufacturing (19%), healthcare (16%), metals and mining (14%), food and beverage (10%), electronics (9%) and other (7%);
- surface engineering services (8.3%);
- other (5.4%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United Kingdom (5.9%), the United States (31.6%), Germany (11%), China (7.9%), Australia (4.1%), Brazil (3.5%) and other (36%).
LINDE PLC 
