Linde PLC — Director's Dealing 2019

Feb 27, 2019

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: LINDE PLC (LIN)
CIK: 0001707925
Period of Report: 2019-02-25

Reporting Person: White Matthew J (Chief Financial Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2019-02-25	Ordinary Shares	M	6054	—	Acquired	22665	Direct
2019-02-25	Ordinary Shares	F	2806	$173.50	Disposed	19859	Direct
2019-02-25	Ordinary Shares	M	6191	—	Acquired	26050	Direct
2019-02-25	Ordinary Shares	F	2869	$173.50	Disposed	23181	Direct
2019-02-25	Ordinary Shares	M	13640	$76.16	Acquired	36821	Direct
2019-02-25	Ordinary Shares	F	9511	$175.00	Disposed	27310	Direct
2019-02-25	Ordinary Shares	S	2421	$174.97	Disposed	24889	Direct
2019-02-25	Ordinary Shares	S	1001	$174.98	Disposed	23888	Direct
2019-02-25	Ordinary Shares	S	407	$174.99	Disposed	23481	Direct
2019-02-25	Ordinary Shares	S	300	$175.01	Disposed	23181	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2019-02-25	Restricted Stock Units	$	M	6054	Disposed		Ordinary Shares (6054)	Direct
2019-02-25	Restricted Stock Units	$	M	6191	Disposed		Ordinary Shares (6191)	Direct
2019-02-25	Stock Option (right to buy)	$76.16	M	13640	Disposed	2020-02-23	Ordinary Shares (13640)	Direct
2019-02-25	Deferred Stock Units	$0	A	123.57	Acquired		Ordinary Shares (123.57)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Ordinary Shares	2961.382	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Restricted Stock Units	$0		Ordinary Shares (7765)	7765	Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$0		Ordinary Shares (7960)	7960	Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$0		Ordinary Shares (5450)	5450	Direct
Stock Option (right to buy)	$97.84	2021-02-22	Ordinary Shares (14845)	14845	Direct
Stock Option (right to buy)	$109.68	2022-02-28	Ordinary Shares (18430)	18430	Direct
Stock Option (right to buy)	$110.58	2023-02-26	Ordinary Shares (15060)	15060	Direct
Stock Option (right to buy)	$128.80	2024-02-25	Ordinary Shares (31090)	31090	Direct
Stock Option (right to buy)	$128.38	2025-02-24	Ordinary Shares (40865)	40865	Direct
Stock Option (right to buy)	$102.22	2026-02-23	Ordinary Shares (85205)	85205	Direct
Stock Option (right to buy)	$118.71	2027-02-28	Ordinary Shares (72795)	72795	Direct
Stock Option (right to buy)	$154.00	2028-02-27	Ordinary Shares (64665)	64665	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Ordinary shares acquired pursuant to the payout of a restricted stock unit ("RSU") grant made on February 23, 2016.

F2: Ordinary shares withheld from RSU payout to cover tax withholdings.

F3: This stock option was exercised pursuant to a Rule 10b 5-1 Plan dated November 21, 2018.

F4: Ordinary shares withheld from the stock option exercise to pay exercise price and taxes.

F5: Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and payout on or about February 27, 2021 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis.

F6: Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and payout on or about February 28, 2020 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis.

F7: This option became exercisable in three (3) equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.

F8: This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on February 23, 2017.

F9: This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on February 28, 2018.

F10: This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on February 27, 2019.

F11: Conversion to Linde plc Ordinary Shares is on a 1-for-1 basis.

F12: Deferred stock units acquired under Praxair, Inc.'s Compensation Deferral Plan ("Deferral Plan") that will be converted and paid out in Linde plc ordinary share on a one-for-one basis.