DGAP Post-admission Duties announcement: Linde plc / Disclosure of share buy-backs in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and Article 2(3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052: 73. Interim Report Linde plc: Release of a capital market information 2020-11-24 / 14:09 Dissemination of a Post-admission Duties announcement transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. *Disclosure of share buy-backs in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and Article 2(3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052: 73. Interim Report* On 21 January 2019, the board of directors of Linde plc has authorised a share repurchase programme for up to USD 6.0 billion of its ordinary shares. Under this program, Linde plc may acquire shares in the period from 19 February 2019 through 1 February 2021. Linde plc announced the terms of this program on the same date in accordance with Article 5(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and Article 2(1) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052. In the period from 16.11.2020 through 20.11.2020, shares were repurchased under the programme by brokers on markets in the United States and Germany (XETA) as follows: *United States* *Germany (XETA)* *Total* *Trading *Aggregated *Weighted *Aggregated *Weighted *Aggregated Date* Volume Average Volume Average Volume (shares)* Price (shares)* Price (shares)* (USD)1* (EUR)1* 16.11.2020 - - 11.575 217,3609 11.575 17.11.2020 - - 12.080 214,1718 12.080 18.11.2020 - - 17.000 213,3259 17.000 19.11.2020 - - 15.500 211,5237 15.500 20.11.2020 - - 11.850 213,5131 11.850 1 Excluding costs incidental to the purchase. Further details about the buy-back programme and the above transactions (including venues) are available on the investor relations section of Linde plc's website (https://investors.linde.com/stock-and-dividend-information/2019-2021-share- buyback [1], short URL: https://t1p.de/sharebuyback [2]) Guildford, United Kingdom, 24.11.2020 Linde plc 2020-11-24 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de Language: English Company: Linde plc The Priestley Centre, 10 Priestley Road GU2 7XY Guildford United Kingdom Internet: www.linde.com End of News DGAP News Service 1150268 2020-11-24 1: https://eqs-cockpit.com/cgi-bin/fncls.ssp?fn=redirect&url=88ac0cd73bd1596f35a9262dcddec1d6&application_id=1150268&site_id=vwd&application_name=news 2: https://eqs-cockpit.com/cgi-bin/fncls.ssp?fn=redirect&url=ae3fc2c555da46af1a9bacd1ad787bd7&application_id=1150268&site_id=vwd&application_name=news
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