GUILDFORD, Britain (AP) _ Linde plc (LIN) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $1.17 billion.

The Guildford, Britain-based company said it had net income of $2.30 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $2.93 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.78 per share.

The gas supplier posted revenue of $8.21 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $8.06 billion.

For the current quarter ending in July, Linde expects its per-share earnings to range from $2.90 to $3.

The company expects full-year earnings in the range of $11.65 to $11.90 per share.

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