(v) all obligations of such Person to reimburse any bank or other Person in
respect of amounts paid under a letter of credit; and
(vi) all Debt of others the payment of which is guaranteed by such
Person.
Exchange Act means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Funded Debt means any obligation for the payment of borrowed money with an initial term longer than one year.
Governmental Authority means the government of the United States, Ireland, the United Kingdom or any other nation, or of any
political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or
functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
Guarantee means, with respect to any Debt Securities, (i) guarantees of the payment obligations with respect to such Debt
Securities and (ii) guarantees of guarantees described in clause (i) of this definition.
Guarantor means
(i) in the case of Debt Securities of Linde plc, unless the prospectus supplement specifies otherwise, (x) Praxair and (y) Linde GmbH, (ii) in the case of Debt Securities of Praxair, (x) Linde plc and (y) unless the
prospectus supplement specifies otherwise, Linde GmbH, and (iii) in the case of Debt Securities of Linde Finance, (x) Linde plc and (y) unless the prospectus supplement specifies otherwise, Linde GmbH and Praxair.
Indenture means, with respect to any Debt Securities, the indenture under which such Debt Securities are issued, together with
each supplemental indenture to such indenture, to the extent such supplemental indenture relates to such Debt Securities.
Issuer means, with respect to any Debt Securities, Linde plc, Praxair, or Linde Finance, as applicable, in its capacity as the
issuer of such Debt Securities.
Lien means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge or security
interest in respect of such asset.
Material Subsidiary means, with respect to any Debt Securities, (i) each Obligor in
respect of such Debt Securities and (ii) any one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of the Company having combined Net Tangible Assets representing more than 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
Net Tangible Assets means, as to any Person, its gross assets, net of depreciation and other proper reserves, less its goodwill
and other intangible assets.
Obligor means, with respect to any Debt Securities, the Issuer and the Guarantor(s) of such Debt
Securities or any Guarantee thereof.
Permitted Jurisdictions means United States of America, the United Kingdom, any member
state of the European Union, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, Gibraltar, the British Crown Dependencies, any member country of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, or any
political subdivision of any of the foregoing.
Person means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a
trust or any other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
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