Company: LIN
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-060925
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Company: LINDE PLC
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form: DEF 14A
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 reviews conducted by the Board, the Human Capital Committee conducts an annual Succession Planning and Personnel Development session to which all Board members are invited and at which executives are evaluated with respect to their potential for

promotion into senior leadership positions, including that of the CEO. In addition, a variety of executives are introduced to the Board by way of Board and Committee presentations, and directors have unrestricted access to a broad cross-section of managers and high potential employees.

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Corporate Governance and Board Matters

Linde’s Corporate Governance Framework

Mandatory Director Retirement

The Board’s policy is that a director who has attained the age of 75 may not stand for re-election at the next annual shareholders’ meeting.

Limits to Service on Other Boards

The Board’s policy is that a non-management director may not serve on more than four additional public company boards, and the CEO may not serve on more than two additional public company boards. Also, a member of the Audit Committee may not serve on more than two additional public company audit committees

unless the Board determines that such a simultaneous service would not impair the ability of such member to effectively serve on the Audit Committee. If the Board so determines, it will disclose such determination in the Company’s annual proxy statement.

Shareholder Outreach and Communications with the Board

The Company has a robust shareholder outreach program which ensures that the Board and management remain responsive to shareholder concerns. This includes ongoing interaction between Investor Relations and major institutional investors, as well as an extensive shareholder outreach program that is conducted annually. In addition, the Board has established procedures to enable a shareholder or other interested

party to direct a communication to the Board of Directors. Such communications may be confidential or anonymous and may be communicated by mail, e-mail, or telephone. Information on how to submit communications, and how they will be handled, is included atwww.linde.comin the About Us/ Corporate Governance section.

Director Attendance at Board and Committee Meetings and the Annual Shareholders Meeting

Absent extenuating circumstances, each member of the Board is expected to attend all meetings of the Board, all meetings of each Committee of which he or she is a member, and the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. Director meeting attendance is one of the factors that the Nomination and Governance Committee

considers in determining whether to re-nominate an incumbent director for election at the Annual General Meeting.

All members of the Board attended the 2024 AGM.

Business Integrity and Ethics

Linde’s Board of Directors has adopted a Code of Business Integrity