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Linde plc filings document an Irish public company's industrial gases and engineering business, Nasdaq-listed ordinary shares, operating results and capital-structure activity. Results 8-Ks furnish quarterly and annual financial releases covering sales, operating profit, cash flow, capital expenditures, dividends and stock repurchases for a business serving chemicals and energy, food and beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining.
Governance filings include definitive proxy materials, annual general meeting voting results, board elections, executive compensation and leadership changes. Other 8-K disclosures record euro note issuances under Linde's European debt issuance programme and related use of proceeds for general corporate purposes.
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, the world’s largest industrial gas company, reports steady growth for the year ended December 31, 2025. Sales reached $33,986 million, up 3% from 2024, driven mainly by 2% higher pricing and 1% growth from acquisitions, while overall volumes were flat as new projects offset base softness.
Reported operating profit rose to $8,923 million and adjusted operating profit to $10,137 million, both up 3–4%, helped by pricing and productivity savings that outweighed cost inflation. Net income attributable to Linde plc increased to $6,898 million, with diluted EPS of $14.61; on an adjusted basis, net income was $7,772 million and EPS $16.46, up 4% and 6%.
Operating cash flow was strong at $10,350 million, supporting $5,261 million of capital expenditures, $2,811 million of dividends, and $4,578 million of net share repurchases under a $15 billion program, with $7.3 billion still authorized. Americas, EMEA, and APAC provided most revenue, with EMEA delivering notable 10% operating profit growth.
The company highlights key risks including energy and raw material costs, global economic conditions, foreign exchange, cybersecurity, climate and environmental regulation, and pension and tax uncertainties. Linde also emphasizes its role in clean hydrogen, carbon management technologies, and a large global asset base of plants, pipelines, and engineering capabilities serving diversified end markets worldwide.
LIN Form 144 filings report proposed and completed insider sales of common stock. The filing lists a planned sale of 37,263 shares via a stock option exercise with a sale date of 02/24/2026 through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. The filing also records that Stephen F. Angel sold 75,607 shares on 02/13/2026 with an aggregate value shown as $36,119,600.08.
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.
A holder of common stock of the issuer of LIN has filed a notice of proposed sale of 9,455 common shares. The shares have an aggregate market value of 4,542,654.75 and are to be sold on NASDAQ through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, with an approximate sale date of 02/17/2026. The seller acquired these shares on 02/17/2026 by a stock option exercise, paying the purchase price in cash. The filing notes that shares outstanding were 466,948,930 at the time of this notice.
A holder of LIN common stock has filed a notice of proposed sale under Rule 144 for 75,607 shares, with an aggregate market value of $36,119,599.28. The filing notes that 466,948,930 shares of this class are outstanding.
The shares to be sold were acquired on 02/13/2026 through the cash exercise of stock options originally granted on 02/28/2017 for 30,165 shares and on 02/27/2018 for 45,442 shares. The planned sale is to be executed through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC on or around 02/13/2026 on the NASDAQ market.
Linde plc filed a current report to share that it has released its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2025. The company furnished a press release, dated February 5, 2026, as Exhibit 99.1, which contains the detailed results of operations and financial condition.
The report treats the press release as part of its disclosure by incorporating it by reference into the section covering results of operations and financial condition.
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.
Linde plc reported issuing three euro-denominated note tranches under its European debt issuance programme. The company sold €600 million Floating Rate Notes due 2027, €650 million 3.125% Notes due 2032 and €500 million 3.750% Notes due 2038. Net proceeds were approximately €1,737 million after fees to the managers and will be used for general corporate purposes.
The notes are admitted to the official list of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and trade on its Euro MTF market. They were issued under Linde’s European debt issuance programme, which permits up to €20 billion aggregate principal amount of notes to be outstanding. Notes issued under the programme are guaranteed by Linde GmbH and Linde Inc. and are offered outside the United States under Regulation S.