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

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-03-10 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: Yes --- Issuer --- Name: LINDE PLC (LIN) CIK: 0001707925 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: Bichara Guillermo CIK: 0001629436 Role: Officer (Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer) --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Ordinary Shares Date: 2026-03-10 | Code: S (Open market sale) Shares: -4,357 | Price: $480.79 Total Value: $2,094,802.03 Shares Owned After: 22,137.769 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Sales made under a 10b5-1 plan entered into on August 22, 2025. --- Holdings --- [Holding #1] Security: Ordinary Shares Ownership: I (Indirect) [Holding #2] Security: Restricted Stock Units Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F2] Conversion to Linde plc Ordinary Shares is on a 1-for-1 basis. [F3] 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. [F3] 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 #3] Security: Restricted Stock Units Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F2] Conversion to Linde plc Ordinary Shares is on a 1-for-1 basis. [F4] 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. [F4] 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: Restricted Stock Units Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F2] Conversion to Linde plc Ordinary Shares is on a 1-for-1 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 #5] Security: Stock Options (right to buy) Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F6] This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 9, 2027. [Holding #6] Security: Stock Options (right to buy) Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F7] This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 7, 2026. [Holding #7] Security: Stock Options (right to buy) Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F8] This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 7, 2025. [Holding #8] 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 7, 2024. [Holding #9] 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, 2023. [Holding #10] 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 8, 2022. [Holding #11] Security: Stock Options (right to buy) Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F12] This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 9, 2021. [Holding #12] Security: Deferred Stock Units Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F2] Conversion to Linde plc Ordinary Shares is on a 1-for-1 basis. [F13] Deferred stock units acquired under the Linde Compensation Deferral Plan as amended ("Plan"). The deferred stock units will payout in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis in accordance with the Plan. [F13] Deferred stock units acquired under the Linde Compensation Deferral Plan as amended ("Plan"). The deferred stock units will payout in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis in accordance with the Plan. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Sales made under a 10b5-1 plan entered into on August 22, 2025. F10: This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 7, 2023. F11: This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 8, 2022. F12: This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 9, 2021. F13: Deferred stock units acquired under the Linde Compensation Deferral Plan as amended ("Plan"). The deferred stock units will payout in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis in accordance with the Plan. F2: Conversion to Linde plc Ordinary Shares is on a 1-for-1 basis. F3: 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 7, 2027 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: This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 9, 2027. F7: This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 7, 2026. F8: This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 7, 2025. F9: This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 7, 2024. --- Signature --- /s/ Anthony M. Pepper as attorney-in-fact (2026-03-12)