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

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-03-09 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) --- Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Restricted Stock Units Date: 2026-03-09 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +749 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 749 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Conversion to Linde plc Ordinary Shares is on a one-for-one basis. [F2] 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. [F2] 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. [Transaction #2] Security: Stock Options (right to buy) Date: 2026-03-09 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +6,106 | Price: $0.00 Exercisable: N/A | Expires: 2036-03-09 Shares Owned After: 6,106 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F6] This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 9, 2027. --- Holdings --- [Holding #1] Security: Restricted Stock Units Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Conversion to Linde plc Ordinary Shares is on a one-for-one basis. [F3] 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. [F3] 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 #2] Security: Restricted Stock Units Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Conversion to Linde plc Ordinary Shares is on a one-for-one basis. [F4] Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and pay out on March 7, 2027 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis. [F4] Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and pay out on March 7, 2027 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis. [Holding #3] Security: Restricted Stock Units Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] 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 June 5, 2026 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 June 5, 2026 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis. [Holding #4] 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 #5] 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. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Conversion to Linde plc Ordinary Shares is on a one-for-one basis. F2: 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 7, 2028 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis. F4: Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and pay out on 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 June 5, 2026 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. --- Signature --- /s/ Anthony M. Pepper as attorney-in-fact (2026-03-10)