Company: LIN
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-060925
Chunk: 99

Company: LINDE PLC
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 99
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 on an otherwise properly completed proxy from a shareholder of record, the shares represented by that proxy will be voted on that matter as recommended by the Board of Directors. See also the vote counting rules below. Execution of the proxy also confers discretionary authority on the proxy holders to vote your shares on other matters that may properly come before the Annual General Meeting.

How Can I Revoke my Proxy?

You may revoke your proxy at any time before it is voted by filing with Linde’s Company Secretary a written revocation, by timely delivery of a properly completed, later-dated proxy (including by internet or telephone), or by voting in person at the Annual General Meeting.

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Information About the Annual General Meeting and Voting

General Information

May I Still Vote at the Annual General Meeting Even if I Have Submitted a Proxy?

The method by which you vote will in no way limit your right to vote at the Annual General Meeting if you later decide to attend in person. If your shares are held in the name of a bank, broker or other holder of record, you must obtain a proxy, executed in your favor, from the holder of record, to be able to vote at the Annual General Meeting. See “Attending the Annual General Meeting” below for attendance requirements and directions to the Annual General Meeting.

What is the Necessary Quorum to Transact Business at the Annual General Meeting?

The presence, in person or by proxy, of two or more shareholders of record holding a majority of the ordinary shares entitled to vote shall constitute a quorum. The shares represented by abstentions and broker non-votes on filed proxies and ballots will be considered present for quorum purposes (for an explanation of “broker non-votes,” see the vote counting rules below).

How are the Votes Counted for Each Item of Business?

If you are a shareholder of record and submit a proxy (whether by internet, telephone or mail) without specifying a choice on any given matter to be considered at this Annual General Meeting, the proxy holders will vote your shares according to the Board’s recommendation on that matter.

If you hold your shares in a brokerage account:

With respect to Proposal 1 (Re-appointment of Directors), your broker is not entitled to vote your shares on this matter if no instructions are received from you. If your broker does not vote (a “broker non-vote”), this is not considered a vote cast and, therefore, will have no effect on the election of directors. Abstentions also will have no effect on the election