Sanjiv Lamba - 13 Feb 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for LINDE PLC (LIN)

Role: Chief Executive Officer, Director
Signature: Anthony M. Pepper as attorney-in-fact
Issuer symbol: LIN
Transactions as of: 13 Feb 2023
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 15 Feb 2023, 15:12:24 UTC
Previous filing: 27 May 2022
Next filing: 09 Mar 2023
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
holding	LIN	Ordinary Shares						47,084	13 Feb 2023	Direct

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	LIN	Deferred Stock Units	Award	$0	+144		$0.000000	144	13 Feb 2023	Ordinary Shares	144	$143.57	Direct	F8, F9
holding	LIN	Restricted Stock Units						6,335	13 Feb 2023	Ordinary Shares	6,335		Direct	F1
holding	LIN	Restricted Stock Units						3,895	13 Feb 2023	Ordinary Shares	3,895		Direct	F2
holding	LIN	Restricted Stock Units						3,090	13 Feb 2023	Ordinary Shares	3,090		Direct	F3
holding	LIN	Stock Options (right to buy)						54,920	13 Feb 2023	Ordinary Shares	54,920	$270.99	Direct	F4
holding	LIN	Stock Option (right to buy)						40,995	13 Feb 2023	Ordinary Shares	40,995	$253.68	Direct	F5
holding	LIN	Stock Option (right to buy)						37,565	13 Feb 2023	Ordinary Shares	37,565	$173.13	Direct	F6
holding	LIN	Stock Option (right to buy)						40,470	13 Feb 2023	Ordinary Shares	40,470	$176.63	Direct	F7

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and payout on or about March 7, 2025 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis.
F2	Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and payout on or about March 8, 2024 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis.
F3	Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and payout on or about March 9, 2023 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis.
F4	This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 7, 2023.
F5	This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 8, 2022.
F6	This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 9, 2021.
F7	Stock options have been granted pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement among Praxair, Inc., Linde AG, Linde plc and certain of their affiliates, dated June 1, 2017, as amended (the "BCA"). The stock options replace certain previously granted equity awards granted by Linde AG that were terminated in connection with the closing of the Business Combination of Praxair, Inc. and Linde AG that occurred on October 31, 2018. A more detailed explanation of these stock option replacement awards is discussed in the Linde plc Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Amendment No. 4) filed with the SEC on August 11, 2017 under the section titled "The Business Combination - Interests of Directors, Board Members and Executive Officers in the Business Combination - Linde AG - Treatment of Equity Awards" on pages 183-187.
F8	Conversion to Linde plc Ordinary Shares is on a 1-for-1 basis.
F9	Deferred Stock Units acquired under the Linde Compensation Deferral Plan that will payout in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis in accordance with the Deferral Plan.