Linde plc : Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons
11/12/2020 | 12:55pm EST
Linde plc: Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
12.11.2020 / 18:53
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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
Stephen F. Angel
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Director and Chief Executive 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
Stock Options
Ordinary Shares
International Securities Identification Number (ISIN): IE00BZ12WP82
German Securities Identification Number (Wertpapierkennnummer, WKN): A2D SYC
Ticker Symbol: LIN
b)
Nature of the transactions
Exercise of options over Ordinary Shares and disposal of
Ordinary Shares
The exercise of 203,930 options over Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of US$128.80 per share and the withholding of 147,930 Ordinary Shares by Linde plc at a market price of US$263.80 to cover the exercise price and tax withholdings, resulting in 56,000 net shares, which were sold at a weighted average sale price of US$262.91.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Exercise
US$128.80
203,930 stock options
Disposal
US$263.80
147,930 Ordinary Shares
US$262.91
56,000
d)
Aggregated information
Price
Aggregated volume
N/A
N/A
e)
Dates of the transactions
09 NOVEMBER 2020
f)
Place of the transactions
New York Stock Exchange
g)
Additional Information
147,930 Ordinary Shares were withheld by Linde plc at a market price of US$263.80 to cover the exercise price and tax withholdings.
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