Linde PLC — Director's Dealing 2022

Mar 23, 2022

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: LINDE PLC (LIN)
CIK: 0001707925
Period of Report: 2022-03-21

Reporting Person: Bichara Guillermo (Senior VP& Chief Legal Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2022-03-21	Ordinary Shares	M	7180	—	Acquired	20819	Direct
2022-03-21	Ordinary Shares	F	3328	$311.66	Disposed	17491	Direct
2022-03-21	Ordinary Shares	M	3540	—	Acquired	21031	Direct
2022-03-21	Ordinary Shares	F	1641	$311.66	Disposed	19390	Direct
2022-03-21	Ordinary Shares	M	2395	—	Acquired	21785	Direct
2022-03-21	Ordinary Shares	F	1110	$311.66	Disposed	20675	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2022-03-21	Restricted Stock Units	$	M	2395	Disposed		Ordinary Shares (2395)	Direct
2022-03-21	Performance Share Units	$	A	7180	Acquired		Ordinary Shares (7180)	Direct
2022-03-21	Performance Share Units	$	M	7180	Disposed		Ordinary Shares (7180)	Direct
2022-03-21	Performance Share Units	$	A	3540	Acquired		Ordinary Shares (3540)	Direct
2022-03-21	Performance Share Units	$	M	3540	Disposed		Ordinary Shares (3540)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Ordinary Shares	2389.854	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Restricted Stock Units	$		Ordinary Shares (1535)	1535	Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$		Ordinary Shares (1995)	1995	Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$		Ordinary Shares (2150)	2150	Direct
Stock Options (right to buy)	$270.99	2032-03-07	Ordinary Shares (13280)	13280	Direct
Stock Options (right to buy)	$253.68	2031-03-08	Ordinary Shares (20975)	20975	Direct
Stock Options (right to buy)	$173.13	2030-03-09	Ordinary Shares (26155)	26155	Direct
Stock Options (right to buy)	$176.63	2029-03-20	Ordinary Shares (26980)	26980	Direct
Stock Options (right to buy)	$154.00	2028-02-27	Ordinary Shares (38800)	38800	Direct
Stock Options (right to buy)	$118.71	2027-02-28	Ordinary Shares (40100)	40100	Direct
Deferred Stock Units	$		Ordinary Shares (656.614)	656.614	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Shares of common stock acquired pursuant to the payout of a performance share unit grant made on March 20, 2019 (the "PSU").

F2: Shares of common stock withheld from the payout to cover tax withholdings.

F3: Shares of common stock acquired pursuant to the payout of a restricted stock unit grant made on March 20, 2019.

F4: The PSU paid out on March 21, 2022 and the number of shares awarded and paid out was determined based upon the average annual return on capital ("ROC") of Linde plc from 2019-2021 measured against ROC goals set by the Human Capital Committee of the Board of Directors when the PSU was granted in 2019.

F5: The PSU paid out on March 21, 2022 and the number of shares awarded and paid out was determined based upon the total shareholder return ("TSR") of Linde plc from 2019-2021 measured against TSR goals set by the Human Capital Committee of the Board of Directors when the PSU was granted in 2019.

F6: Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and payout on or about March 7, 2025 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis.

F7: 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.

F8: 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.

F9: This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 7, 2023.

F10: This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 8, 2022.

F11: This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 9, 2021.

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

F13: This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on February 27, 2019.

F14: This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on February 28, 2018.

F15: Conversion to Linde plc Ordinary Shares is on a one-to-one basis.

F16: Deferred stock units acquired under the Linde Compensation Deferral Plan as amended ("Plan"). The deferred stock units will payout in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis in accordance with the Plan.