Linde 4: Weisser Alberto bought 470 shares of Ordinary Shares at $N/… (Mar 10, 2026)

=== 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: Weisser Alberto CIK: 0001186250 Role: Director --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Ordinary Shares Date: 2026-03-09 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative) Shares: +470.156 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 2,120.822 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Ordinary shares acquired pursuant to the payout of a restricted stock unit ("RSU") grant made on March 7, 2025. [Transaction #2] Security: Ordinary Shares Date: 2026-03-09 | Code: F (Payment of exercise/tax) Shares: -12.005 | Price: $484.74 Total Value: $5,819.30 Shares Owned After: 2,108.817 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F2] Ordinary shares withheld from the RSU payout to cover tax withholdings. --- Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Restricted Stock Units Date: 2026-03-09 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +473 | Price: $0.00 Exercisable: N/A | Expires: 2027-03-09 Shares Owned After: 473 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F3] 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 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. . [F4] 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. . [Transaction #2] Security: Restricted Stock Units Date: 2026-03-09 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative) Shares: -470.156 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 0 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F3] Conversion to Linde plc Ordinary Shares is on a 1-for-1 basis. [F5] This RSU award vested in full and paid out in Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis on March 9, 2026. [F5] This RSU award vested in full and paid out in Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis on March 9, 2026. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Ordinary shares acquired pursuant to the payout of a restricted stock unit ("RSU") grant made on March 7, 2025. F2: Ordinary shares withheld from the RSU payout to cover tax withholdings. F3: 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 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. . F5: This RSU award vested in full and paid out in Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis on March 9, 2026. --- Signature --- /s/ Anthony M. Pepper as attorney-in-fact (2026-03-10)