Every Form 4 that Linde plc (LIN) has filed with the SEC in the last 12 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
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LINDE PLC (LIN) director Paula Rosput Reynolds reported buying 100 Ordinary Shares on 2026-08-18 in an open-market or private transaction at $479.115 per share, increasing her direct share position. She also reports direct holdings of Deferred Stock Units and multiple Restricted Stock Unit awards, each convertible into Linde ordinary shares on a 1-for-1 basis, some fully vested with payout deferred under company director compensation plans.
GRANT HUGH reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Linde plc director Hugh Grant reported a compensation-related equity award. He received 63.724 deferred stock units under the Linde Non-Employee Director Deferral Plan, each payable in one Linde ordinary share on a one-for-one basis. After this grant, he holds 579.275 deferred stock units, 1,081.914 ordinary shares directly, and restricted stock units tied to 473.148 and 476.009 underlying ordinary shares, all reflecting equity-based director compensation rather than open-market trading.
Linde plc director Paula Rosput Reynolds reported updated equity holdings, including a new compensation grant. She received 15.931 deferred stock units at a conversion price of $0.0000 per unit under the Linde Non-Employee Director Deferral Plan, each convertible into one Ordinary Share. Following this, she holds 144.818 deferred stock units and 715.922 Ordinary Shares directly. She also holds restricted stock units covering 473.148 Ordinary Shares that are fully vested but deferred, and 476.009 restricted stock units that are scheduled to vest one year after the March 9, 2026 grant date, subject to continued Board service, with payout deferred until her Board service ends.
Linde plc senior vice president of Linde Engineering, Stefanos Innocenzi, reported equity compensation activity involving Restricted Stock Units and stock options. On June 8, 2026, 4,035 Restricted Stock Units vested and were converted into 4,035 Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis pursuant to a grant made on June 5, 2023.
Of these shares, 2,062 Ordinary Shares were withheld to cover tax obligations, leaving 1,973 Ordinary Shares in his direct ownership. He also continues to hold stock options over 1,520, 1,597 and 6,106 Ordinary Shares at exercise prices of $465.29, $468.77 and $483.62, respectively, with expirations between March 2024 and March 2036, plus additional unvested RSUs scheduled to pay out between March 2026 and March 2029.
Linde plc director Robert L. Wood reported open-market sales of company stock. On May 14–15, 2026, he sold a total of 5,215 Ordinary Shares at prices of about $506.39 and $508.76 per share, leaving 9,248.4815 Ordinary Shares held directly. He also holds Restricted Stock Units covering 2,861.001 underlying Ordinary Shares that are scheduled to vest and pay out around March 9, 2027, and 473 underlying shares from fully vested RSUs with payout deferred until he leaves the board or a specified future date.
Patwari Binod reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Linde plc senior vice president Binod Patwari reported performance-based equity awards and their payout in Ordinary Shares. This Form 4 amendment fully restates an earlier filing and corrects that 548, 195 and 195 Ordinary Shares were paid out from two Performance Share Unit grants and one Restricted Stock Unit grant, with no shares withheld for taxes.
The performance share units were based on Linde’s average annual return on capital and relative total shareholder return for 2023–2025, and the restricted stock units vested in full and paid out on March 9, 2026. Following these conversions, Patwari directly holds 5,277 Ordinary Shares.
Linde plc director Paula Rosput Reynolds reported a compensation-related equity award and updated her equity holdings. She received a grant of 17.212 Deferred Stock Units on a grant, award, or other acquisition basis, bringing her total Deferred Stock Units to 128.887, each convertible into Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis.
She also reports direct holdings of Restricted Stock Units covering 473 Ordinary Shares under an award that vests in full one year after the March 9, 2026 date of grant, subject to continued Board service and potential pro-rata payout in certain cases, and an additional 470.156 Restricted Stock Units whose payout has been deferred. In addition, she directly holds 715.922 Linde plc Ordinary Shares.
GRANT HUGH reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Linde plc director Hugh Grant reported a routine equity compensation grant and updated his holdings. He received 68.85 Deferred Stock Units as a grant, each convertible into one Linde ordinary share on a 1-for-1 basis under the company’s non-employee director deferral plan.
After the grant, he directly holds 515.551 Deferred Stock Units, 473 and 470.156 Restricted Stock Units that each correspond 1-for-1 to ordinary shares, and 1,081.914 ordinary shares. One RSU award is scheduled to vest in full one year after the March 9, 2026 grant date, subject to continued Board service, with payout deferred until his Board service ends.
Linde plc EVP and Chief Operating Officer Sean Durbin reported a combination of option exercises and share sales. He exercised stock options for 7,045 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of $173.13 per share, then sold a total of 6,520 Ordinary Shares in open-market transactions at prices around $476–$478 per share. An additional 4,639 Ordinary Shares were withheld to cover the exercise price and tax obligations. After these transactions, he directly holds 8,150.559 Ordinary Shares, along with outstanding restricted stock units and stock options that are scheduled to vest and remain exercisable as detailed in the filing.
Linde plc executive Guillermo Bichara, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, sold 4,357 Ordinary Shares on March 10, 2026 in an open-market transaction at $480.79 per share. The sale was made under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan entered into on August 22, 2025.
After the transaction, Bichara directly holds 22,137.769 Ordinary Shares and indirectly holds 2,944.983 Ordinary Shares through a 401(k) plan. He also retains multiple restricted stock units, stock options with exercise prices between $173.13 and $483.62, and deferred stock units, all convertible into Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis.
Linde plc Chief Financial Officer Matthew J. White reported equity compensation grants and related share settlements. On March 9, 2026, he received performance share units covering 8,136 ordinary shares tied to return on capital and 2,870 shares tied to relative total shareholder return, plus 3,098 restricted stock units and stock options over 25,259 ordinary shares at an exercise price of 483.6200 per share expiring in 2036.
The filing also shows exercises of performance share units and restricted stock units into 13,876 ordinary shares, with 6,431 shares withheld at 484.7400 per share to cover tax obligations. Following these transactions, White directly holds 83,094.804 ordinary shares and also has indirect holdings of 3,096.221 ordinary shares through a 401(k) plan, along with multiple unexercised option and unit awards that vest over future years.
Linde plc Senior Vice President, EMEA, Oliver Pfann reported equity compensation activity and related share issuances. On March 9, 2026, he received 642 performance share units tied to return on capital, 230 performance share units tied to relative total shareholder return, 1,123 restricted stock units, and 9,149 stock options with an exercise price of 483.6200 per share expiring in 2036.
Certain performance share units and restricted stock units granted in 2023 vested and paid out in Linde ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis, adding 1,102 shares through derivative exercises. A total of 564 ordinary shares were withheld at prices of 484.7400 per share to cover tax obligations, not as open-market sales. Following these transactions, Pfann directly holds 3,682.675 ordinary shares and continues to hold multiple tranches of unexercised stock options and restricted stock units scheduled to vest between 2027 and 2029.
Linde plc Senior Vice President – APAC Binod Patwari reported compensation-related equity activity. On March 9, 2026, he received performance share unit awards covering 548 Ordinary Shares tied to return on capital and 195 shares tied to relative total shareholder return for the 2023–2025 period, which then paid out into Ordinary Shares.
He also received 732 Restricted Stock Units and a new stock option grant over 5,967 Ordinary Shares with an exercise price of $483.6200 per share, vesting in three equal annual installments beginning March 9, 2027. As the PSUs and RSUs paid out, he acquired Ordinary Shares and 207 shares were withheld at $484.7400 per share to cover tax liabilities. Following these transactions, he directly holds 5,070 Linde plc Ordinary Shares and retains multiple unexercised option and RSU positions scheduled to vest through 2029.
Linde plc Chairman & CEO Sanjiv Lamba reported a series of equity compensation transactions. On March 9, 2026, he received 19,892 Performance Share Units based on return on capital, 7,015 Performance Share Units based on relative total shareholder return, and 7,328 Restricted Stock Units, each convertible into Linde ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis.
On the same date, he exercised 19,892 and 7,015 Performance Share Units and 7,015 Restricted Stock Units into ordinary shares, with 9,218, 3,251 and 3,086 ordinary shares withheld at $484.74 per share to cover tax obligations. Following these transactions, he directly held 109,161.191 Linde ordinary shares and retained multiple Restricted Stock Units and stock option awards, including 59,746 options at an exercise price of $483.62 per share expiring on March 9, 2036.
Linde plc senior vice president Stefanos Innocenzi received new equity awards as part of his compensation. On March 9, 2026 he was granted 749 Restricted Stock Units, each convertible into one ordinary share, and 6,106 stock options with an exercise price of $483.62 per share expiring on March 9, 2036. The new option grant vests in three equal annual installments beginning on March 9, 2027. The filing also shows existing RSU awards covering 4,035, 235 and 228 ordinary shares and prior option grants for 1,597 and 1,520 shares, which continue to vest on previously disclosed schedules. These are compensation-related grants rather than open‑market purchases or sales.
Linde plc’s Principal Accounting Officer Kelcey E. Hoyt reported equity compensation and related share activity. On March 9, 2026, Hoyt received grants of 907 Performance Share Units tied to relative total shareholder return, 320 PSUs tied to return on capital, 293 Restricted Stock Units, and 2,387 stock options with a strike price of $483.62 per share expiring in 2036.
Previously granted PSUs and RSUs vested and were converted into 1,547 Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis, with 527 Ordinary Shares withheld at $484.74 per share to satisfy tax obligations. Following these transactions, Hoyt directly holds 22,050.191 Ordinary Shares and retains a substantial portfolio of unexercised options and unvested units, plus 567.573 Ordinary Shares held indirectly in a 401(k) plan.
Linde plc senior vice president, Americas, Benjamin Glazer reported a series of equity compensation movements. He received new grants of 2,712 performance share units based on return on capital, 960 performance share units based on relative total shareholder return, 1,308 restricted stock units, and 10,661 stock options with a $483.6200 exercise price expiring in 2036. Previously granted performance and restricted stock units vested and were paid out in Ordinary Shares, with 2,076 shares withheld at $484.7400 per share to cover taxes. Following these transactions, he holds 14,891.2660 Ordinary Shares directly and 927.2500 indirectly through a 401(k), along with multiple remaining restricted stock unit and stock option awards that vest over several years.
Linde plc EVP and COO Sean Durbin reported multiple equity compensation events. Performance share units and restricted stock units granted in March 2023 vested on March 9, 2026, converting one-for-one into Linde ordinary shares. The company withheld 3,602 ordinary shares at $484.74 per share to cover tax obligations, which are not open-market sales.
Durbin also received new grants of 2,857 restricted stock units and 23,290 stock options with a $483.62 exercise price, vesting over three years beginning March 9, 2027. Following these transactions, he directly holds 12,264.559 ordinary shares and retains sizeable unexercised options and deferred/restricted stock units expiring between 2030 and 2035.
Linde plc executive Guillermo Bichara, Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer, reported a set of compensation-related equity moves on March 9, 2026. He received payouts from performance share units tied to return on capital and relative total shareholder return, and restricted stock units, which together delivered 8,122 Ordinary Shares, with 3,765 shares withheld to cover tax obligations. He was also granted 1,830 new Restricted Stock Units and 14,917 stock options with an exercise price of 483.6200 per share expiring in 2036. Following these transactions, he directly holds 25,593.769 Ordinary Shares and retains multiple unexercised option and unit awards, plus 2,944.983 Ordinary Shares held indirectly through a 401(k).
Linde plc SVP and Chief HR Officer Desiree Bacher reported routine equity compensation activity. She received performance share units tied to return on capital and relative total shareholder return, covering 727 and 260 underlying ordinary shares, as well as 503 restricted stock units and 4,098 stock options exercisable at 483.6200 per share.
Previously granted PSUs and RSUs from March 7, 2023 vested and paid out on March 9, 2026, delivering ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis. A total of 407 ordinary shares were withheld at 484.7400 per share to cover tax obligations, which reduced the net shares issued but did not involve open-market sales.
After these transactions, Bacher directly holds 979 ordinary shares. She also retains unexercised equity awards, including restricted stock units covering 309 and 300 ordinary shares, stock options covering 2,168, 1,920 and 1,690 shares with exercise prices between 354.1400 and 468.7700, and 61.637 deferred stock units, all convertible into ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis.
Linde plc director Robert L. Wood received a grant of 473 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) tied to Linde ordinary shares on March 9, 2026. These RSUs convert to ordinary shares on a 1-for-1 basis and are scheduled to vest in full one year after the grant date, subject to his continued board service, with payout deferred until his board service ends. Following this award, Wood holds 2,861.001 RSUs and 14,463.4815 ordinary shares directly.
Linde plc director Alberto Weisser reported routine equity compensation activity involving restricted stock units and ordinary shares. He received a grant of 473 Restricted Stock Units that will vest and pay out in Linde ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis if he continues serving on the board through about March 9, 2027. He also exercised 470.156 previously granted RSUs into 470.156 ordinary shares at a conversion rate of one share per unit. Of those shares, 12.005 were withheld to cover tax obligations at a price of 484.74 per share, leaving him with 2,108.817 Linde ordinary shares held directly after these transactions. The filing shows no remaining derivative awards from this exercised grant.
Reynolds Paula Rosput reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Linde plc director Paula Rosput Reynolds received equity-based compensation in the form of 473 Restricted Stock Units and 19.808 deferred stock units, each convertible into ordinary shares on a 1-for-1 basis. The new RSU award vests in full one year after the March 9, 2026 grant date, contingent on continued Board service, with payout deferred until her Board service ends. Following these entries, she directly holds ordinary shares and a mix of vested and unvested deferred stock and restricted stock units.
Linde plc director Victoria Ossadnik reported compensation-related equity transactions. She received a grant of 473 Restricted Stock Units that will vest and pay out on or about March 9, 2027 in Linde plc ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis, subject to continued board service.
An earlier RSU award granted on March 7, 2025 vested in full on March 9, 2026 and paid out 470.156 ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis. Of these, 37.761 shares were withheld to satisfy tax obligations at a price of $484.74 per share. Following these transactions, she directly holds 3,767.583 ordinary shares.
Linde plc director Josef Kaeser reported routine equity compensation activity. He received a grant of 473 Restricted Stock Units that will vest and pay out in Linde ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis on or about March 9, 2027, subject to continued board service.
He also exercised 470.156 previously granted RSUs from a March 7, 2025 award, receiving the same number of ordinary shares on a 1-for-1 basis. Of these, 50.488 shares were withheld to cover tax obligations, leaving him with 3,024.642 ordinary shares held directly after the transactions.
GRANT HUGH reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Linde plc director Hugh Grant reported equity compensation awards and updated holdings. On March 9, 2026, he received 473 Restricted Stock Units and 79.233 Deferred Stock Units, each convertible into Linde ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis.
The new RSU award is scheduled to vest in full one year after the grant date, provided he continues serving on the Board, with potential pro-rata payout in certain cases. Payout of vested RSUs and deferred stock units has been deferred and will be settled in ordinary shares upon termination of his Board service, in line with Linde’s non-employee director plans.
Linde plc director Thomas Enders reported routine equity compensation transactions. He received a grant of 473 Restricted Stock Units on March 9, 2026, which are scheduled to vest and pay out in Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis on or about March 9, 2027, subject to continued Board service. On the same date, a prior RSU award granted on March 7, 2025 fully vested, and 470.156 Ordinary Shares were acquired upon payout on a one-for-one basis. Of those shares, 51.065 Ordinary Shares were withheld at $484.74 per share to cover tax obligations, rather than being sold on the market. After these transactions, Enders directly holds 11,013.894 Ordinary Shares, with no remaining RSU position from the exercised award.
Linde plc director Ann-Kristin Achleitner reported routine equity compensation activity. She received a grant of 473 restricted stock units that will vest and pay out in ordinary shares on or about March 9, 2027, subject to continued board service.
On the same date, a prior RSU award vested in full, converting 470.156 restricted stock units into an equal number of ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis. Of these, 32.121 ordinary shares were withheld at $484.74 per share to cover tax obligations, leaving her with 4,910.703 ordinary shares held directly after the transactions.
Linde plc Senior Vice President – APAC, Binod Patwari, exercised stock options for 1,525 Ordinary Shares on February 24, 2026 at an exercise price of $173.13 per share. The related derivative line shows 1,525 Stock Options exercised, reducing that specific option position to zero.
To cover obligations associated with this exercise, 526 Ordinary Shares were disposed of at $502.52 per share through a tax-withholding transaction, and 999 Ordinary Shares were sold in an open-market transaction at $502.765 per share. After these trades, Patwari directly holds 4,339 Ordinary Shares, along with multiple Restricted Stock Unit and option awards that vest in annual installments or pay out around March 7 in various years, as described in the award footnotes.
Linde plc executive Guillermo Bichara reported a mix of option exercises and share sales. On February 17, 2026, he exercised 26,980 stock options, receiving the same number of Linde ordinary shares at $176.63 per share. To cover the exercise price and related tax withholdings, 17,525 ordinary shares were disposed at $480.18 per share. He also completed an open-market sale of 9,455 ordinary shares at $480.45 per share. After these transactions, his directly held ordinary shares totaled 22,137.769, with an additional 2,909.481 ordinary shares held indirectly through a 401(k). He also holds restricted stock units scheduled to vest in full on or about March 7, 2026, March 7, 2027, and March 7, 2028, and deferred stock units payable in ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis.
Linde plc director Stephen F. Angel reported a compensation-related share transaction. On January 20, 2026, 7,248.579 deferred stock units were paid out in Linde ordinary shares at a price of $0 per share under the Linde Compensation Deferral Plan. In connection with this payout, 2,552.269 ordinary shares were withheld at $440.04 per share to cover taxes.
After these transactions, Angel directly owned 460,238.812 Linde ordinary shares. He also reported additional indirect holdings, including 71,029 ordinary shares held through a 2010 Descendants Trust, along with other ordinary shares held in a 2012 Descendants Trust, in trust for children, and in a 401(k) account.