144 0001629436 XXXXXXXX LIVE 0001707925 LINDE PLC 001-38730 FORGE, 43 CHURCH STREET WEST WOKING SURREY X0 GU216HT 00441483242200 Bichara Guillermo Officer Ordinary shares Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC

900 Salem Street Smithfield RI 02917

4357 2094802.03 463394156 03/10/2026 NASDAQ Common 03/07/2026 Restricted Stock Vesting Issuer N 4357 03/07/2026 Compensation N Guillermo Bichara-Garcia

Forge 43 Church Street West Woking, Surrey X0 GU21 6HT

Common 02/17/2026 9455 4542654.75 03/10/2026 08/22/2025 /s/ Audrey McMillen, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Guillermo Bichara-Garcia