Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and Persons Closely Associated with them
[This form is required for disclosure of transactions under Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation)]
1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
a) |
Name |
Mr. Stephen F. Angel |
2 |
Reason for the notification |
a) |
Position/status |
Chief Executive Officer |
b) |
Initial Notification Amendment |
Initial notification
|
3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
a) |
Name |
Linde public limited company |
b) |
LEI |
8945002PAZHZLBGKGF02 |
4 |
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted |
a) |
Description of the financial instrument,
type of
instrument
Identification code |
Share Options (‘Options‘)
Ordinary Shares
International Securities Identification Number (ISIN): IE00BZ12WP82
German Securities Identification Number (Wertpapierkennnummer, WKN): A2D SYC
Ticker Symbol: LIN |
b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Exercise of options over Ordinary Shares and disposal of Ordinary Shares
The exercise of 218,175 options over Ordinary Shares (expiring on 22 February 2021) at an exercise price of US$97.84 and the subsequent disposal of 54,994 Ordinary Shares at a per share sale price of US$184.46. |
c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
|
|
Exercise |
|
|
|
US$97.84 |
218,175 Options |
|
Disposal |
|
|
US$184.46 |
54,994 Ordinary Shares |
d) |
Aggregated information |
Price |
Aggregated volume |
|
|
N/A |
N/A |
e) |
Date of the transaction |
8 April 2019 |
f) |
Place of the transactions |
New York Stock Exchange |
g) |
Additional Information |
163,181 Ordinary Shares were withheld by Linde plc to cover the exercise price of options over 218,175 Ordinary Shares and taxes (at a per share sale price of US$184.62 per Ordinary Share). |
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