Sanjiv Lamba - 08 Mar 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for LINDE PLC (LIN)

Role: Chief Executive Officer
Signature: Anthony M. Pepper as attorney-in-fact
Issuer symbol: LIN
Transactions as of: 08 Mar 2022
Net transactions value: +$1,007,325
Form type: 4
Filing time: 08 Mar 2022, 14:05:58 UTC
Previous filing: 09 Mar 2022
Next filing: 27 May 2022
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	LIN	Ordinary Shares	Purchase	$1,007,325	+3,750	+13%	$268.62	33,690	08 Mar 2022	Direct	F1

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
holding	LIN	Restricted Stock Units						3,895	08 Mar 2022	Ordinary Shares	3,895		Direct	F2
holding	LIN	Restricted Stock Units						3,090	08 Mar 2022	Ordinary Shares	3,090		Direct	F3
holding	LIN	Restricted Stock Units						3,590	08 Mar 2022	Ordinary Shares	3,590		Direct	F5
holding	LIN	Stock Option (right to buy)						40,995	08 Mar 2022	Ordinary Shares	40,995	$253.68	Direct	F6
holding	LIN	Stock Option (right to buy)						37,565	08 Mar 2022	Ordinary Shares	37,565	$173.13	Direct	F7
holding	LIN	Stock Option (right to buy)						2,840	08 Mar 2022	Ordinary Shares	2,840	$1.92	Direct	F4
holding	LIN	Stock Option (right to buy)						40,470	08 Mar 2022	Ordinary Shares	40,470	$176.63	Direct	F8

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The price reported is the weighted average purchase price. The per share purchase prices ranged from $268.54 to $269.27. Upon request of the SEC Staff, Linde plc or a security holder of the issuer, the reporting person will provide full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price
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 or about March 20, 2022 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis.
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	This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning March 20, 2020.