Linde PLC — Director's Dealing 2023

Feb 15, 2023

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: LINDE PLC (LIN)
CIK: 0001707925
Period of Report: 2023-02-13

Reporting Person: Lamba Sanjiv (Director, Chief Executive Officer)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2023-02-13	Deferred Stock Units	$143.57	A	143.57	Acquired		Ordinary Shares (143.57)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Ordinary Shares	47084	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Restricted Stock Units	$		Ordinary Shares (6335)	6335	Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$		Ordinary Shares (3895)	3895	Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$		Ordinary Shares (3090)	3090	Direct
Stock Options (right to buy)	$270.99	2032-03-07	Ordinary Shares (54920)	54920	Direct
Stock Option (right to buy)	$253.68	2031-03-08	Ordinary Shares (40995)	40995	Direct
Stock Option (right to buy)	$173.13	2030-03-09	Ordinary Shares (37565)	37565	Direct
Stock Option (right to buy)	$176.63	2029-03-20	Ordinary Shares (40470)	40470	Direct

Footnotes

F1: 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.

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

F5: This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 8, 2022.

F6: This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 9, 2021.

F7: Stock options have been granted pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement among Praxair, Inc., Linde AG, Linde plc and certain of their affiliates, dated June 1, 2017, as amended (the "BCA"). The stock options replace certain previously granted equity awards granted by Linde AG that were terminated in connection with the closing of the Business Combination of Praxair, Inc. and Linde AG that occurred on October 31, 2018. A more detailed explanation of these stock option replacement awards is discussed in the Linde plc Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Amendment No. 4) filed with the SEC on August 11, 2017 under the section titled "The Business Combination - Interests of Directors, Board Members and Executive Officers in the Business Combination - Linde AG - Treatment of Equity Awards" on pages 183-187.

F8: Conversion to Linde plc Ordinary Shares is on a 1-for-1 basis.

F9: Deferred Stock Units acquired under the Linde Compensation Deferral Plan that will payout in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis in accordance with the Deferral Plan.