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. Eduardo F. Menezes |
2 |
Reason for the notification |
a) |
Position/status |
Executive VP EMEA Gases |
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 |
Share Options (‘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 47,375 options over Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of US$128.38 and the withholding of 34,348 Ordinary Shares by Linde plc at a weighted average sale price of US$263.33 to cover the exercise price and tax withholdings, resulting in 13,027 net shares which were sold at an average market price of US$263.03; and the exercise of 37,305 options over Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of US$128.80 and the withholding of 27,076 Ordinary Shares by Linde plc at a market price of US$263.41 to cover the exercise price and tax withholdings, resulting in 10,229 net shares that were sold at weighted average sale price of US$263.24. |
c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
|
|
Exercise |
|
|
US$128.38 |
47,375 Options |
|
|
US$128.80 |
37,305 Options |
|
|
Disposal |
|
|
US$263.33 |
34,348 Ordinary Shares |
|
|
US$263.03 |
13,027 Ordinary Shares |
|
|
US$263.41 |
27,076 Ordinary Shares |
|
|
US$263.24 |
10,229 Ordinary Shares |
d) |
Aggregated information |
Price |
Aggregated volume |
|
|
N/A |
N/A |
e) |
Dates of the transactions |
09 NOVEMBER 2020 |
f) |
Place of the transactions |
New York Stock Exchange |
g) |
Additional Information |
34,348 Ordinary Shares were withheld (at a per share price of US$263.33) and 27,076 Ordinary Shares were withheld (at a per share price of US$263.41) by Linde plc to cover the exercise price and taxes of options over 47,375 and 37,305 Ordinary Shares, respectively. |
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