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 |
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 |
Stock Options Ordinary Shares International Securities Identification Number (ISIN): IE00BZ12WP82 German Securities Identification Number (Wertpapierkennnummer, WKN): A2D SYC Ticker Symbol: LIN |
b) |
Nature of the transactions |
Exercise of options over Ordinary Shares and disposal of Ordinary Shares The exercise of 203,930 options over Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of US$128.80 per share and the withholding of 147,930 Ordinary Shares by Linde plc at a market price of US$263.80 to cover the exercise price and tax withholdings, resulting in 56,000 net shares, which were sold at a weighted average sale price of US$262.91. |
c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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Exercise |
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US$128.80 |
203,930 stock options |
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Disposal |
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US$263.80 |
147,930 Ordinary Shares |
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US$262.91 |
56,000 |
d) |
Aggregated information |
Price |
Aggregated volume |
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N/A |
N/A |
e) |
Dates of the transactions |
09 NOVEMBER 2020 |
f) |
Place of the transactions |
New York Stock Exchange |
g) |
Additional Information |
147,930 Ordinary Shares were withheld by Linde plc at a market price of US$263.80 to cover the exercise price and tax withholdings. |
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