Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and Persons Closely Associated with them
[This form is required for disclosure of transactions under Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation)]
1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
a) |
Name |
Mr. Stephen F. Angel |
2 |
Reason for the notification |
a) |
Position/status |
Director and Chief Executive Officer |
b) |
Initial Notification Amendment |
Initial notification
|
3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
a) |
Name |
Linde public limited company |
b) |
LEI |
8945002PAZHZLBGKGF02 |
4 |
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted |
a) |
Description of the financial instrument,
type of
instrument
Identification code |
Restricted Stock Units (‘RSUs‘)
Deferred Compensation Units (‘DSUs‘)
International Securities Identification Number (ISIN): IE00BZ12WP82
German Securities Identification Number (Wertpapierkennnummer, WKN): A2D SYC
Ticker Symbol: LIN |
b) |
Nature of the transactions |
Acquisition of RSUs
The acquisition of 898.104 RSUs of Linde plc as a result of automatic dividend reinvestment pursuant to certain outstanding RSU grants that have vested but whose payout has been deferred.
Acquisition of DSUs
The acquisition of 18,149.669 DSUs pursuant to the deferral of variable compensation under the company’s Compensation Deferral Plan (the ‘Plan’).
The acquisition of 808.13 DSUs as a result of automatic dividend reinvestment on outstanding balances under the Plan. |
c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
|
|
Acquisition of RSUs |
|
|
US$0.00 |
898.104 |
|
|
Acquisition of DSUs |
|
|
US$0.00 |
18,149.669 |
|
|
US$0.00 |
808.13 |
d) |
Aggregated information |
Price |
Aggregated volume |
|
|
N/A |
N/A |
e) |
Dates of the transactions |
6 MARCH 2020 (18,149.669 DSUs)
20 MARCH 2020 (898.104 RSUs)
23 MARCH 2020 (808.13 DSUs) |
f) |
Place of the transactions |
Outside of trading venue |
g) |
Additional Information |
The 898.104 RSUs will payout in Linde plc ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis in accordance with the RSU grant agreements.
The 18,149.669 DSUs and the 808.13 DSUs will payout in Linde plc ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis in accordance with the Plan. |
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