Company: LIN
Filing Date: 2025-06-20
Form Type: 11-K
Source: 0001628280-25-032289
Chunk: 12

Company: LINDE PLC
Filing Date: 2025-06-20
Form: 11-K
Chunk 12
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 which is reset quarterly and cannot fall below 0%.

The Plan's investment in the Prudential Stable Value Fund is fully benefit-responsive and is therefore presented in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits at contract value. Contract value represents participant contributions, accreted by the applicable interest crediting rate and reduced by withdrawals and fund management fees. Contract value is also indicative of fair value because it represents the amount that the participant would transact at under the terms of the Plan. There are no required redemption notice periods or restrictions as investments can be liquidated immediately at current market value.

Certain events may limit the ability of the Plan to transact at contract value and are contract specific. Examples of such events include the following: (1) announcement of the Company's intention to terminate the Plan, (2) announcement of the Company's intention to merge or consolidate the Plan with another tax qualified plan, and (3) determination by the Internal Revenue Service that the Plan does not meet the requirements of a qualified program under Section 401(a) of the Code. No events are probable of occurring that may limit the ability of the Plan to transact at contract value with the contract issuers and that also would limit the ability of the Plan to transact at contract value with the participants.

In addition, certain events may allow the issuer to terminate the contracts with the Plan and settle at an amount different from contract value. Such events are contract specific and include the following: (1) a material breach of the contract provisions and (2) a breach of the Plan's investment guidelines, including prohibition on competing investments, that has not been remediated.

#### Note 9 - Tax Status
The IRS determined and informed the Company by a letter dated August 21, 2014 that the Plan and related trust were designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Code. Although the Plan has been amended and restated since the date it was submitted to the IRS, the Plan Administrator and counsel believe that in design and operation, the Plan continues to operate in accordance with applicable law.

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require Plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by federal, state and/or local taxing authorities. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions.

#### Note 10 - Plan Expenses
Fees incurred by the Plan for investment management services are included in the net appreciation (depreciation) in the