ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Linde plc was held on July 26, 2021 (the "AGM"), at which shareholders voted upon the items set forth below. The total number of shares that were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting was 410,049,926, which was 78.08% of the shares outstanding and entitled to vote and which constituted a quorum. The final voting results of the items submitted to a vote of the shareholders are set forth below.





Proposal 1

The twelve nominees for election as a director were elected to serve until the 2022 annual general meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified. The vote results were as follows:





Director                                                   Broker   % of Votes
Nominees     Shares For  Shares Against Shares Abstained Non-Votes   Cast For
Prof. Dr.
Wolfgang     368,999,057   26,957,840        214,183     13,878,846   93.19%
Reitzle
Stephen F.   383,851,034   12,000,457        319,589     13,878,846   96.97%
Angel
Prof DDr.
Ann-Kristin  382,070,375   13,063,863       1,036,842    13,878,846   96.69%
Achleitner
Prof. Dr.
Clemens      365,933,586   30,010,215        227,279     13,878,846   92.42%
A.H. Börsig
Dr. Nance    378,563,840   17,387,124        220,116     13,878,846   95.61%
K. Dicciani
Dr. Thomas   392,526,281    3,418,138        226,661     13,878,846   99.14%
Enders
Franz        382,687,210   13,226,052        257,818     13,878,846   96.66%
Fehrenbach
Edward G.    371,351,607   24,557,528        261,945     13,878,846   93.80%
Galante
Larry D.     374,081,859   21,820,969        268,252     13,878,846   94.49%
McVay
Victoria E.  390,051,402    5,709,213        410,465     13,878,846   98.56%
Ossadnik
Prof. Dr.
Martin H.    381,794,416   14,130,986        245,678     13,878,846   96.43%
Richenhagen
Robert L.    368,233,358   25,935,700       2,002,022    13,878,846   93.42%
Wood




Proposal 2a



Shareholders ratified, on an advisory and non-binding basis, the appointment of
PricewaterhouseCoopers ("PWC") as the independent auditor by the votes set forth
below.



   Shares Voted For      Shares Voted Against    Shares Abstained   Broker Non-Votes
     377,707,666              32,082,275             259,985              N/A
(92.11% of votes cast)   (7.82% of votes cast)





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Proposal 2b

Shareholders approved the authorization of the Board, acting through the Audit Committee, to determine PWC's remuneration by the votes set forth below.

Shares Voted For Shares Voted Against Shares Abstained Broker Non-Votes


     398,945,978              10,635,038             468,910              N/A

(97.29% of votes cast) (2.59% of votes cast)






Proposal 3

Shareholders approved, on an advisory and non-binding basis, the compensation of Linde plc's Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the 2021 proxy statement by the votes set forth below.





   Shares Voted For      Shares Voted Against    Shares Abstained   Broker Non-Votes
     368,554,600              27,153,191             463,289           13,878,846
(93.03% of votes cast)   (6.62% of votes cast)




Proposal 4

Shareholders approved, on an advisory and on-binding basis, the Linde plc Directors' Remuneration Policy as disclosed in the 2021 proxy statement by the votes set forth below.

Shares Voted For Shares Voted Against Shares Abstained Broker Non-Votes


     374,262,022              19,903,240            2,005,818          13,878,846

(94.47% of votes cast) (4.85% of votes cast)






Proposal 5

Shareholders approved, on an advisory and non-binding basis, the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy) as set forth in the Linde plc IFRS Annual Report for the financial year ended December 31, 2020 by the votes set forth below.





   Shares Voted For      Shares Voted Against    Shares Abstained   Broker Non-Votes
     371,365,133              24,309,603             496,344           13,878,846
(93.74% of votes cast)   (5.93% of votes cast)




Proposal 6



Shareholders approved the 2021 Linde plc Long Term Incentive Plan by the votes
set forth below.



   Shares Voted For      Shares Voted Against    Shares Abstained   Broker Non-Votes
     369,659,704              26,100,457             410,919           13,878,846
(93.31% of votes cast)   (6.37% of votes cast)




Proposal 7

Shareholders approved the determination of the price range at which Linde plc can re-allot shares that it acquires as treasury shares under Irish law as disclosed in the 2021 proxy statement by the votes set forth below.





   Shares Voted For      Shares Voted Against    Shares Abstained   Broker Non-Votes
     407,563,778               1,042,507            1,443,641             N/A
(99.39% of votes cast)   (0.25% of votes cast)





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