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

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-05-14 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: LINDE PLC (LIN) CIK: 0001707925 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: WOOD ROBERT L CIK: 0001167298 Role: Director --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Ordinary Shares Date: 2026-05-14 | Code: S (Open market sale) Shares: -880 | Price: $508.76 Total Value: $447,708.80 Shares Owned After: 13,583.4815 | Ownership: D (Direct) [Transaction #2] Security: Ordinary Shares Date: 2026-05-15 | Code: S (Open market sale) Shares: -4,335 | Price: $506.39 Total Value: $2,195,200.65 Shares Owned After: 9,248.4815 | Ownership: D (Direct) --- Holdings --- [Holding #1] Security: Ordinary Shares Ownership: D (Direct) [Holding #2] Security: Restricted Stock Units Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Conversion to Linde plc Ordinary Shares is on a 1-for-1 basis. [F2] Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and payout on or about March 9, 2027 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis, provided that the awardee serves on the Linde plc Board of Directors continuously through the vesting date, except under certain circumstances in which a pro-rata payout may be made. . [F2] Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and payout on or about March 9, 2027 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis, provided that the awardee serves on the Linde plc Board of Directors continuously through the vesting date, except under certain circumstances in which a pro-rata payout may be made. . [Holding #3] Security: Restricted Stock Units Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Conversion to Linde plc Ordinary Shares is on a 1-for-1 basis. [F3] Restricted Stock Units that have fully vested but whose payout in Linde plc Ordinary Shares has been deferred by the reporting person until termination of services as a director or a specific future date. [F3] Restricted Stock Units that have fully vested but whose payout in Linde plc Ordinary Shares has been deferred by the reporting person until termination of services as a director or a specific future date. [F3] Restricted Stock Units that have fully vested but whose payout in Linde plc Ordinary Shares has been deferred by the reporting person until termination of services as a director or a specific future date. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Conversion to Linde plc Ordinary Shares is on a 1-for-1 basis. F2: Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and payout on or about March 9, 2027 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis, provided that the awardee serves on the Linde plc Board of Directors continuously through the vesting date, except under certain circumstances in which a pro-rata payout may be made. . F3: Restricted Stock Units that have fully vested but whose payout in Linde plc Ordinary Shares has been deferred by the reporting person until termination of services as a director or a specific future date. --- Signature --- /s/ Anthony M. Pepper as attorney-in-fact (2026-05-18)