Linde plc : Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons
March 25, 2020 at 06:45 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
25.03.2020 / 11:40
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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. Edward G. Galante
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Director
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
Deferred Stock Units ("DSUs")
Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs")
International Securities Identification Number (ISIN): IE00BZ12WP82
German Securities Identification Number (Wertpapierkennnummer, WKN): A2D SYC
Ticker Symbol: LIN
b)
Nature of the transaction
Acquisition of DSUs
The acquisition of 79.066 DSUs of Linde plc as a result of automatic dividend reinvestment on outstanding balances under the Praxair, Inc. Directors Fee Deferral Plan (the "Plan").
Acquisition of RSUs
The acquisition of 54.284 RSUs of Linde plc as a result of automatic dividend reinvestment pursuant to certain outstanding RSU grants that have vested but whose payout has been deferred.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Acquisition of DSUs
US$0.00
79.066
Acquisition of RSUs
US$0.00
54.284
d)
Aggregated information
Price
Aggregated volume
N/A
N/A
e)
Dates of the transactions
20 MARCH 2020
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside of trading venue
g)
Additional Information
The 79.066 DSUs will payout in Linde plc ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis in accordance with the Plan. The 54.284 RSUs will payout in Linde plc ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis in accordance with the RSU grant agreements.
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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 
