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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 vote on how frequently they want to provide the periodic Say-on-Pay vote.  The Board believes that shareholders should have the opportunity to provide an annual advisory Say-On-Pay vote.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                       82 |
| 5. | To determine the price range at which the Company can re-allot shares that it acquires as treasury shares under Irish law.                                                                                                                    | FOR                        | The Board has authorized the Company’s share repurchase programs and believes that such programs enhance shareholder value as a means of returning capital to shareholders. Repurchased shares are held as treasury shares until they are either cancelled or used to fund employee and Director stock compensation awards. Irish law requires periodic shareholder approval of the price range at which treasury shares may be re-allotted for these purposes. |                       83 |
| 6. | To consider and vote on a shareholder proposal requesting an annual report regarding the alignment of the Company’s direct and indirect lobbying activities with the Company’s 2050 climate neutrality ambition.                              | AGAINST                    | Linde’s current public disclosures substantially meet what the proposal requests, including disclosures  regarding Linde’s memberships in trade associations and lobbying activities. As such, an additional report is not necessary or useful to shareholders.                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                       84 |

The required approvals are a majority of votes cast for Proposals 1-4 & 6 and 75% of votes cast for Proposal 5.

| Linde plc | 3 |

#### Proxy Statement Highlights
How to Vote Your vote is important. You are eligible to vote if you are a shareholder of record as of April 28, 2025. Even if you plan to attend the meeting, please vote as soon as possible using one of the following methods. In all cases, you should have your proxy card in hand.

| Your Vote is Important | Online            | By Phone       | By Mail                  | In person                |
|                        | www.proxyvote.com | 1-800-690-6903 | Fill out your proxy card 
 and submit via mail      | Attend in person at the  
 above time and location. 
 Pleasebring a photo ID.  |

| 4 | Linde plc |

Proxy Statement Highlights

2024 Business Performance Highlights

2024 Business Perform ance Highlights 2024 Year in Review In 2024, the Linde team once again delivered industry leading results, including a 25.9% ROC, 29.5% operating margin and an EPS growth of 10% excluding currency. The results were