LINDE PLC (LIN) · Insider Trading (Form 4) SEC Filing

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-06-08 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: LINDE PLC (LIN) CIK: 0001707925 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: Innocenzi Stefanos CIK: 0002069183 Role: Officer (SVP, Linde Engineering) --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Ordinary Shares Date: 2026-06-08 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative) Shares: +4,035 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 4,035 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Ordinary shares acquired pursuant to the payout of a restricted stock unit grant made on June 5, 2023. [Transaction #2] Security: Ordinary Shares Date: 2026-06-08 | Code: F (Payment of exercise/tax) Shares: -2,062 | Price: $507.90 Total Value: $1,047,289.80 Shares Owned After: 1,973 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F2] Ordinary shares withheld from the payout to cover tax withholdings. --- Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Restricted Stock Units Date: 2026-06-08 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative) Shares: -4,035 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 0 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F3] Conversion to Linde plc Ordinary Shares is on a one-for-one basis. [F8] Restricted Stock Units that vested in full and paid out on June 8, 2026 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis. [F8] Restricted Stock Units that vested in full and paid out on June 8, 2026 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis. --- Holdings --- [Holding #1] Security: Restricted Stock Units Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F3] Conversion to Linde plc Ordinary Shares is on a one-for-one basis. [F4] Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and payout on or about March 9, 2029 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis. [F4] Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and payout on or about March 9, 2029 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis. [Holding #2] Security: Restricted Stock Units Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F3] Conversion to Linde plc Ordinary Shares is on a one-for-one basis. [F5] Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and payout on or about March 7, 2028 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis. [F5] Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and payout on or about March 7, 2028 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis. [Holding #3] Security: Restricted Stock Units Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F3] Conversion to Linde plc Ordinary Shares is on a one-for-one basis. [F6] Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and payout on or about March 7, 2026 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis. [F7] Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and payout on or about March 7, 2027 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis. [Holding #4] Security: Stock Options (right to buy) Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F9] This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 9, 2027. [Holding #5] Security: Stock Options (right to buy) Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F10] This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 7, 2026. [Holding #6] Security: Stock Options (right to buy) Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F11] This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 7, 2025. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Ordinary shares acquired pursuant to the payout of a restricted stock unit grant made on June 5, 2023. F10: This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 7, 2026. F11: This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 7, 2025. F2: Ordinary shares withheld from the payout to cover tax withholdings. F3: Conversion to Linde plc Ordinary Shares is on a one-for-one basis. F4: Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and payout on or about March 9, 2029 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis. F5: Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and payout on or about March 7, 2028 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis. F6: Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and payout on or about March 7, 2026 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis. F7: Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and payout on or about March 7, 2027 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis. F8: Restricted Stock Units that vested in full and paid out on June 8, 2026 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis. F9: This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 9, 2027. --- Signature --- /s/ Anthony M. Pepper as attorney-in-fact (2026-06-10)