Linde plc: Release of a capital market information
December 03, 2019 at 10:25 am EST
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DGAP Post-admission Duties announcement: Linde plc
/ Disclosure of share buy-backs in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and Article 2(3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052: 41. Interim Report
Linde plc: Release of a capital market information
03.12.2019 / 16:19
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Disclosure of share buy-backs in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and Article 2(3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052: 41. Interim Report
On 21 January 2019, the board of directors of Linde plc has authorised a share repurchase programme for up to USD 6.0 billion of its ordinary shares. Under this program, Linde plc may acquire shares in the period from 19 February 2019 through 1 February 2021. Linde plc announced the terms of this program on the same date in accordance with Article 5(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and Article 2(1) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052.
In the period from 25.11.2019 through 29.11.2019, shares were repurchased under the programme by brokers on markets in the United States and Germany (XETA) as follows:
United States
Germany (XETA)
Total
Trading Date
Aggregated Volume (shares)
Weighted Average Price (USD)1
Aggregated Volume (shares)
Weighted Average Price (EUR)1
Aggregated Volume (shares)
25.11.2019
59.431
204,7165
30.000
185,8065
89.431
26.11.2019
65.000
205,5952
30.000
185,9606
95.000
27.11.2019
54.500
205,0410
-
-
54.500
28.11.2019
-
-
81.724
185,9834
81.724
29.11.2019
70.000
206,0687
31.000
186,3611
101.000
1 Excluding costs incidental to the purchase.
Further details about the buy-back programme and the above transactions (including venues) are available on the investor relations section of Linde plc's website (https://investors.linde.com/en/stock-and-dividend-information#share-buyback, short URL: https://t1p.de/share-buyback ).
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Linde plc
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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%).