X0306 4 2022-05-03 0001707925 LINDE PLC LIN 0001793274 Opfermann Andreas C/O LINDE PLC FORGE, 43 CHURCH STREET WEST WOKING, SURREY X0 GU21 6HT UNITED KINGDOM 0 1 0 0 Executive VP, Clean Energy Ordinary Shares 2022-05-03 4 M 0 387 1.92 A 1857 D Ordinary Shares 2022-05-03 4 S 0 186 311.55 D 1671 D Restricted Stock Units 0 Ordinary Shares 1365 1365 D Restricted Stock Units 0 Ordinary Shares 1810 1810 D Restricted Stock Units 0 Ordinary Shares 2145 2145 D Stock Options (right to buy) 270.99 2023-03-07 2032-03-07 Ordinary Shares 11830 11830 D Stock Option (right to buy) 253.68 2022-03-08 2031-03-08 Ordinary Shares 19070 19070 D Stock Option (right to buy) 173.13 2021-03-09 2030-03-09 Ordinary Shares 26090 26090 D Stock Option (right to buy) 1.92 2022-05-03 4 M 0 387 0 D 2021-06-07 2022-06-07 Ordinary Shares 387 0 D Stock Option (right to buy) 176.63 2020-03-20 2029-03-20 Ordinary Shares 3600 3600 D Ordinary shares sold to pay exercise price and taxes, and the reporting person retained the 201 shares net of the sale of shares. Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and payout on or about March 7, 2025 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis. Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and payout on or about March 8, 2024 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis. Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and payout on or about March 9, 2023 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis. This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 7, 2023. This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 8, 2022. This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 9, 2021. Stock options have been granted pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement among Praxair, Inc., Linde AG, Linde plc and certain of their affiliates, dated June 1, 2017, as amended (the "BCA"). The stock options replace certain previously granted equity awards granted by Linde AG that were terminated in connection with the closing of the Business Combination of Praxair, Inc. and Linde AG that occurred on October 31, 2018. A more detailed explanation of these stock option replacement awards is discussed in the Linde plc Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Amendment No. 4) filed with the SEC on August 11, 2017 under the section titled "The Business Combination - Interests of Directors, Board Members and Executive Officers in the Business Combination - Linde AG - Treatment of Equity Awards" on pages 183-187. This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 20,2020. Anthony M. Pepper, Attorney-in-Fact 2022-05-05