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Linde plc: Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons
discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with
them

10.03.2021 / 01:24
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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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
      responsibilitie-
      s/person
      closely
      associated
  a)  Name              Mr. Stephen F. Angel
  2   Reason for the
      notification
  a)  Position/status   Director and Chief Executive Officer
  b)  Initial           Initial notification
      Notification
      Amendment
  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    Deferred Stock Units ("DSUs") Share
      the financial     Options ("Options") Restricted Stock Units
      instrument,       ("RSUs") Performance Share Units ("PSUs")
      type of           International Securities Identification
      instrument        Number (ISIN): IE00BZ12WP82 German
      Identification    Securities Identification Number
      code              (Wertpapierkennnummer, WKN): A2D SYC
                        Ticker Symbol: LIN
  b)  Nature of the     Acquisition of DSUs The acquisition of
      transactions      186.67 DSUs of Linde plc under the
                        company's Compensation Deferral Plan (the
                        "Plan"). Grant of Options The grant of
                        133,465 Options of Linde plc which shall
                        vest over three years in three consecutive
                        equal annual installments beginning on 08
                        March 2022. Grant of RSUs The grant of
                        12,670 RSUs of Linde plc which shall vest
                        in full and payout in Linde plc Ordinary
                        Shares on a one-for-one basis on or about
                        08 March 2024, subject to certain
                        conditions having been fulfilled.
                        Acquisition of Return on Capital ("ROC")
                        PSUs The acquisition of 19,000 ROC PSUs of
                        Linde plc pursuant to the Amended and
                        Restated 2009 Linde Long Term Incentive
                        Plan (the "LTIP Plan") Acquisition of
                        Total Shareholder Return ("TSR") PSUs The
                        acquisition of 10,395 TSR PSUs of Linde
                        plc pursuant to the LTIP Plan.
  c)  Price(s) and      Price(s)                                    Volume(s)
      volume(s)
                        Acquisition of DSUs
                        US$0.00                                     186.67
                        Grant of Options
                        US$0.00                                     133,465
                        Grant of RSUs
                        US$0.00                                     12,670
                        Acquisition of ROC PSUs
                        US$0.00                                     19,000
                        Acquisition of TSR PSUs
                        US$0.00                                     10,395
  d)  Aggregated        Price                                       Aggregate-
      information                                                   d volume
                        N/A                                         N/A
  e)  Dates of the      05 March 2021 - DSUs 08 March 2021 -
      transactions      Options, RSUs & PSUs
  f)  Place of the      Outside of trading venue
      transactions
  g)  Additional        The 186.67DSUs will payout in Linde plc
      Information       ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis in
                        accordance with the Plan. Any unexercised
                        Options shall expire on 08 March 2031. The
                        Exercise price in respect of each Option
                        is US$253.68. The 19,000 ROC PSUs and
                        10,395 TSR PSUs will payout in accordance
                        with the LTIP Plan.

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   Language:    English
   Company:     Linde plc
                The Priestley Centre, 10 Priestley Road
                GU2 7XY Guildford
                United Kingdom
   Internet:    www.linde.com



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