Company: LIN
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001628280-25-007990
Chunk: 26

Company: LINDE PLC
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 8
Chunk 26
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 2024Germany2018 through 2024United Kingdom2022 through 2024APACAustralia2020 through 2024China2019 through 2024India2006 through 2024South Korea2020 through 2024The company is currently under audit in a number of jurisdictions. As a result, it is reasonably possible that some of these matters will conclude or reach the stage where a change in unrecognized income tax benefits may occur within the next twelve months. At the time new information becomes available, the company will record any adjustment to income tax expense as required. Final determinations, if any, are not expected to be material to the consolidated financial statements. The company is also subject to income taxes in many hundreds of state and local taxing jurisdictions that are open to tax examinations.

NOTE 6. EARNINGS PER SHARE – LINDE PLC SHAREHOLDERS

Basic and Diluted earnings per share - Linde plc shareholders is computed by dividing Net income – Linde plc for the period by the weighted average number of either basic or diluted shares outstanding, as follows: 202420232022Numerator (Millions of dollars)Net Income – Linde plc$6,565 $6,199 $4,147 Denominator (Thousands of shares)Weighted average shares outstanding477,998 487,656 499,254 Shares earned and issuable under compensation plans775 535 482 Weighted average shares used in basic earnings per share 478,773 488,191 499,736 Effect of dilutive securitiesStock options and awards3,319 4,099 4,302 Weighted average shares used in diluted earnings per share 482,092 492,290 504,038 Basic Earnings Per Share$13.71 $12.70 $8.30 Diluted Earnings Per Share$13.62 $12.59 $8.23     The weighted-average of antidilutive securities excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share was 268 thousand for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024. There were no antidilutive securities in the respective 2023 and 2022 periods.

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NOTE 7. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Income Statement (Millions of dollars)Year Ended December 31,202420232022Selling, General and AdministrativeSelling$1,333 $1,330 $1,295 General and administrative2,004