Linde plc: Release of a capital market information
November 23, 2021 at 03:50 am EST
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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: 42. Interim Report
Linde plc: Release of a capital market information
23.11.2021 / 09:48
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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: 42. 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 15.11.2021 through 19.11.2021, 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)
15.11.2021
35.500
333,9972
29.000
293,8078
64.500
16.11.2021
40.000
334,5504
21.750
294,5514
61.750
17.11.2021
50.000
331,7709
35.000
294,4957
85.000
18.11.2021
25.000
330,7823
45.000
292,0256
70.000
19.11.2021
45.000
332,2029
27.250
292,5376
72.250
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, 23.11.2021
Linde plc
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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%).