Company: LIN
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-060925
Chunk: 20

Company: LINDE PLC
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 20
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 Governance section.

| Board Director                         | AuditCommittee | HumanCapitalCommittee | ExecutiveCommittee | NominationandGovernanceCommittee |     | SustainabilityCommittee |
| Stephen F. Angel (Chairman)            |                |                       | Chair              |                                  |     |                         |
| Sanjiv Lamba (Chief Executive Officer) |                |                       | •                  |                                  |     |                         |
| Prof. DDr. Ann-Kristin Achleitner      |                | Chair                 |                    |                                  |     | •                       |
| Dr. Thomas Enders                      | •              |                       | •                  |                                  |     | Chair                   |
| Hugh Grant                             |                | •                     |                    | •                                |     |                         |
| Joe Kaeser                             |                | •                     |                    | Chair                            |     |                         |
| Dr. Victoria E. Ossadnik               | •              |                       |                    | •                                |     |                         |
| Paula Rosput Reynolds                  | •              |                       |                    |                                  |     | •                       |
| Alberto Weisser                        | Chair          |                       |                    |                                  |     | •                       |
| Robert L. Wood                         |                | •                     | •                  | •                                |     |                         |

Description of Key Committee Functions Audit Committee

| Committee ChairAlberto WeisserCurrent Members:Dr. Thomas EndersDr. Victoria E. OssadnikPaula Rosput ReynoldsMeetings in 20245 | (1)appoints the independent auditor to audit Linde’s financial statements, approves the fees and terms of such engagement, approves any non-audit engagements of the independent auditor, and meets regularly with, and receives various reports from, the independent auditor. The independent auditor reports directly to the Audit Committee; 
 (2)reviews Linde’s principal policies for accounting and financial reporting and its disclosure controls and processes, and reviews, with management and the independent auditor, Linde’s financial statements prior to their publication;                                                                                                       
 (3)reviews assessments of Linde’s internal controls, the performance of the Internal Audit function, the performance evaluations of the General Auditor and the Chief Compliance Officer, and the guidelines and policies by which Linde undertakes risk assessment and risk management; and                                                     
 (4)reviews the effectiveness of Linde’s compliance, business conduct, integrity and ethics programs.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |

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Corporate Governance and Board Matters

Board Committees

Human Capital