Linde plc: Release of a capital market information
May 25, 2021 at 02:12 pm EDT
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DGAP Post-admission Duties announcement: Linde plc
/ Disclosure of share buy-backs in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and Article 2(3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052: 16. Interim Report
Linde plc: Release of a capital market information
25.05.2021 / 20:10
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Disclosure of share buy-backs in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and Article 2(3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052: 16. Interim Report
On January 25, 2021, the board of directors of Linde plc has authorized a share repurchase program for up to USD 5.0 billion of its ordinary shares. Under this program, Linde plc may acquire shares in the period from February 1, 2021 through July 31, 2023. Linde plc announced the terms of this program on the same date in accordance with Article 5(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and Article 2(1) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052.
In the period from 17.05.2021 through 21.05.2021, shares were repurchased under the program by brokers on markets in the United States and Germany (XETRA) as follows:
United States
Germany (XETRA)
Total
Trading Date
Aggregated Volume (shares)
Weighted Average Price (USD)1
Aggregated Volume (shares)
Weighted Average Price (EUR)1
Aggregated Volume (shares)
17.05.2021
41.737
300,3001
47.500
247,2780
89.237
18.05.2021
50.000
299,4394
50.500
246,2200
100.500
19.05.2021
95.000
294,1036
54.750
241,0755
149.750
20.05.2021
59.000
299,2708
41.000
243,3547
100.000
21.05.2021
58.000
300,1374
41.777
245,8195
99.777
1 Excluding costs incidental to the purchase.
Further details about the buy-back program and the above transactions (including venues) are available on the investor relations section of Linde plc's website (https://investors.linde.com/stock-and-dividend-information/2021-2023-share-buyback, short URL: https://t1p.de/sharebuyback3 )
Guildford, United Kingdom, 25.05.2021
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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%).