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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (Date of earliest event reported): September 29, 2025
Linde plc |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Ireland | | 001-38730 | | 98-1448883 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
10 Riverview Dr. Danbury, Connecticut United States 06810 | Forge 43 Church Street West Woking, Surrey GU21 6HT United Kingdom |
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) |
+44 1483 242200
(Registrant’s telephone numbers, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Ordinary shares (€0.001 nominal value per share) | LIN | Nasdaq Stock Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) On September 29, 2025, Stephen F. Angel, Chairman of the Board of Linde plc (“Linde”), announced that he will retire from Linde’s Board of Directors effective January 31, 2026.
In connection with Mr. Angel’s retirement, Linde’s Board of Directors appointed Sanjiv Lamba, Linde’s CEO, to the additional position of Chairman of the Board effective upon Mr. Angel’s retirement on January 31, 2026. Robert Wood will continue to serve as Lead Independent Director when Mr. Lamba becomes Chairman of the Board.
(c) On September 29, 2025, Linde announced that Linde’s Board of Directors has appointed Sean Durbin, currently EVP-North America, as Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) of Linde reporting to Linde’s CEO effective October 1, 2025.
Durbin, 54, has served as Executive Vice President, North America effective September 1, 2023. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President, EMEA from April 2021 to September 2023 and Senior Vice President, Global Functions from July 2020. Mr. Durbin joined Praxair, Inc. in 1993 and served in various roles across operations, engineering, project management, business development and sales. In recent years, he has held leadership positions including Business President, Region Europe South from 2019 to 2020, and President, Praxair Canada Inc. from 2013 to 2019.
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed herewith:
Exhibit No. | | Description |
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104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | LINDE PLC |
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Date: September 29, 2025 | | By: | /s/ Guillermo Bichara | |
| | Name: | Guillermo Bichara | |
| | Title: | Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer | |
