Company: LIN
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-060925
Chunk: 90

Company: LINDE PLC
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 90
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 a climate lobbying report7with an assessment of Honeywell's lobbying activities.

1https://unfccc.int/news/new-un-climate-change-report-shows-national-climate-plans-fall-miles-short-of-what-s­ needed

2https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/l707925/000l 62828024007424/lin-20231231.htm

3https://assets.linde.com/-/media/globaVcorporate/corporate/documents/sustainable-development/linde-climate­ transition-plan-july-2023.pdf

4https://lobbymap.org/intluencer/American-Fuel-Petrochemical-Manufacturers­

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5https://health2016.globalchange.gov/

6https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/linde-plc/summary?id=D000071865

7https://investor.honeywell.com/static-files/8fcf82b8-9576-4cd0-a555-a75883618f71

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Proposal 6: Shareholder Proposal Requesting Annual Climate Lobbying Report

RESOLVED:Shareholders of Linde request that the Board of Directors prepare a report, updated annually, describing whether and how Linde is aligning its lobbying activities, both direct and indirect (through trade associations, coalitions, and other organizations), with its climate neutral by 2050 goal. Such disclosure, prepared at reasonable cost and excluding proprietary information, could include the activities and positions analyzed, the criteria used to assess alignment, and external stakeholders consulted, if any.

SUPPORTING STATEMENT:In evaluating the degree of alignment between the Company's emissions goals and its lobbying, the proponent recommends that the Company assess policy influence activities, such as comment submissions, regarding climate provisions of legislation and regulation.

This request is generally consistent with the investor expectations described in the Global Standard on Responsible Climate Lobbying8, which is a useful resource for implementation.

<div align='center'>THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "AGAINST" THIS PROPOSAL</div>

The Board has considered the above Proposal, believes that it is not in the best interests of the shareholders and, therefore, recommends that shareholders voteAGAINSTthis Item 6 for the reasons set forth below

Linde's current public disclosures substantially meet what the Proposal requests.

Linde provides fulsome and