Linde plc: Release of a capital market information
December 10, 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: 42. Interim Report
Linde plc: Release of a capital market information
10.12.2019 / 16:24
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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: 42. 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 02.12.2019 through 06.12.2019, 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)
02.12.2019
87.968
201,2815
50.000
184,3411
137.968
03.12.2019
59.226
201,3134
40.000
181,5383
99.226
04.12.2019
77.000
203,9761
23.000
184,2040
100.000
05.12.2019
50.000
203,4074
43.500
182,7935
93.500
06.12.2019
51.933
205,1641
22.500
183,6519
74,433
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 ).
Guildford, United Kingdom, 10.12.2019
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%).