Linde plc (EU): Publication of acquisition or disposal in respect of own shares according Sec. 40 para. 1 sent. 2 WpHG
October 29, 2020 at 08:46 am EDT
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DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: Linde plc
Linde plc (EU): Publication of acquisition or disposal in respect of own shares according Sec. 40 para. 1 sent. 2 WpHG
29.10.2020 / 13:46
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Publication of acquisition or disposal in respect of own shares
1. Details of issuer
Linde plc
The Priestley Centre, 10 Priestley Road
GU2 7XY Guildford
United Kingdom
2. Names of subsidiary undertakings or third persons
holding directly 3% or more shares, if different from 1.
3. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached
26 Oct 2020
4. Share-position
Share-position in %
total amount of shares issued
Resulting situation
5.01 %
552,012,862
Previous publication
%
/
5. Details
absolute
in %
direct
indirect (via subsidiary or third person, Sec. 71d para. 1 AktG)
direct
indirect (via subsidiary or third person, Sec. 71d para. 1 AktG)
27,628,444
5.01 %
%
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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%).