DD: Linde plc: Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
November 16, 2022 at 01:02 pm EST
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Linde plc: Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
16.11.2022 / 18:59 CET/CEST
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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
David P. Strauss
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer
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
Stock Options
International Securities Identification Number (ISIN): IE00BZ12WP82
German Securities Identification Number (Wertpapierkennnummer, WKN): A2D SYC
Ticker Symbol: LIN
b)
Nature of the transactions
The exercise of 6,605 stock options over Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of US$118.71 per share and the withholding of 4,439 Ordinary Shares by Linde plc at a market price of US$335.56 per share to cover the exercise price and tax withholdings, resulting in 2,166 net shares that were sold at a price of US$335.61 per share.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Acquisition
US$118.71 per share
6,605 ordinary shares
Disposal
US$335.56 per share
4,439 ordinary shares
US$335.61 per share
2,166 ordinary shares
Price
Aggregated volume
d)
Aggregated information
N/A
N/A
e)
Dates of the transactions
14 November 2022
f)
Place of the transactions
New York Stock Exchange
g)
Additional Information
4,439 Ordinary Shares were withheld at a market price of US$335.56 per share to cover the exercise price and tax withholdings, resulting in 2,166 net shares that were sold at a price of US$335.61 per share.
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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%).