Linde PLC — Director's Dealing 2021

Nov 5, 2021

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: LINDE PLC (LIN)
CIK: 0001707925
Period of Report: 2021-11-03

Reporting Person: ANGEL STEPHEN F (Director, Chief Executive Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2021-11-03	Ordinary Shares	M	261075	$128.38	Acquired	518962	Direct
2021-11-03	Ordinary Shares	F	164570	$326.33	Disposed	354392	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2021-11-03	Stock Option (right to buy)	$128.38	M	261075	Disposed	2025-02-24	Ordinary Shares (261075)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Ordinary Shares	2268	Indirect
Ordinary Shares	71029	Indirect
Ordinary Shares	20517	Indirect
Ordinary Shares	10480.947	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Restricted Stock Units	$0		Ordinary Shares (12670)	12670	Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$0		Ordinary Shares (13935)	13935	Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$0		Ordinary Shares (15755)	15755	Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$0		Ordinary Shares (38694)	38270	Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$0		Ordinary Shares (31029)	29580	Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$0		Ordinary Shares (49065)	47632	Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$0		Ordinary Shares (31695)	30215	Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$0		Ordinary Shares (33560)	32580	Direct
Stock Option (right to buy)	$253.68	2031-03-08	Ordinary Shares (133465)	133465	Direct
Stock Option (right to buy)	$173.13	2030-03-09	Ordinary Shares (169560)	169560	Direct
Stock Option (right to buy)	$102.22	2026-02-23	Ordinary Shares (416355)	416355	Direct
Stock Option (right to buy)	$118.71	2027-02-28	Ordinary Shares (435850)	435850	Direct
Stock Option (right to buy)	$154.00	2028-02-27	Ordinary Shares (318780)	318780	Direct
Stock Option (right to buy)	$176.63	2029-03-20	Ordinary Shares (177605)	177605	Direct
Deferred Stock Units	$0		Ordinary Shares (129896.42)	129896.42	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Ordinary shares withheld to pay exercise price and taxes. The reporting person held the 96,505 shares remaining from the option exercise. No market sale of shares occurred.

F2: Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and payout on or about March 8, 2024 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis.

F3: Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and payout on or about March 9, 2023 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis.

F4: Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and payout on March 20, 2022 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis.

F5: Restricted Stock Units that have vested in full but whose payout has been deferred to a future date.

F6: This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 8, 2022.

F7: This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 9, 2021.

F8: This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning February 24, 2016.

F9: This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning February 23, 2017.

F10: This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on February 28, 2018.

F11: This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on February 27, 2019.

F12: This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 20, 2020.

F13: Conversion to Linde plc Ordinary Shares is on a 1-for-1 basis.

F14: Deferred Stock Units acquired under the Compensation Deferral Plan ("Deferral Plan") that will payout in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis in accordance with the Deferral Plan.