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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 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.
LIN reported proposed sales of common shares via a Form 144 indicating planned dispositions tied to recent equity vesting and option-related transactions. The excerpt lists 4,114 shares from restricted stock vesting on 03/07/2026 and 2,406 shares associated with options (granted 03/09/2020) on 03/10/2026.
This filing shows intended sales by an affiliated broker-dealer (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC) for shares to be sold on or about the listed dates; cash consideration and timing are referenced in the entries.
LIN: A Form 144 filing reports an intended sale of 4,357 ordinary shares with an associated date of 03/07/2026. The filing also lists 9,455 common shares sold during the past three months on 02/17/2026.
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.