Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)
March 13 2023 - 1:09PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
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Strauss David P |
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LINDE PLC
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LIN
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive VP, Chief HR Officer |
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(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O LINDE PLC, FORGE, 43 CHURCH STREET WEST |
3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(MM/DD/YYYY)
3/10/2023 |
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(Street)
WOKING, SURREY, X0 GU21 6HT
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed
(MM/DD/YYYY)
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
_X
_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
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2. Trans. Date
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2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any
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3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)
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4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
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5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
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6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)
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7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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Code
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V
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Amount
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(A) or (D)
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Price
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| Ordinary Shares (1) | 3/10/2023 | | M | | 1715 (2) | A | $0 | 22297.42 | D | |
| Ordinary Shares (1) | 3/10/2023 | | F | | 837 (3) | D | $345.92 | 21460.42 | D | |
| Ordinary Shares (1) | 3/10/2023 | | M | | 5150 (4) | A | $0 | 26610.42 | D | |
| Ordinary Shares (1) | 3/10/2023 | | F | | 2242 (3) | D | $345.92 | 24368.42 | D | |
| Ordinary Shares (1) | 3/10/2023 | | M | | 2790 (5) | A | $0 | 27158.42 | D | |
| Ordinary Shares (1) | 3/10/2023 | | F | | 1428 (3) | D | $345.92 | 25730.42 | D | |
| Ordinary Shares (1) | | | | | | | | 1856.4680 | I | 401(k) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Trans. Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any | 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) |
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
| Performance Share Units (1) | $0 (4) | 3/10/2023 | | A | | 5150 | | (4) | (4) | Ordinary Shares | 5150 | $0 | 5150 | D | |
| Performance Share Units (1) | $0 (4) | 3/10/2023 | | M | | | 5150 | (4) | (4) | Ordinary Shares | 5150 | $0 | 0 | D | |
| Performance Share Units (1) | $0 (5) | 3/10/2023 | | A | | 2790 | | (5) | (5) | Ordinary Shares | 2790 | $0 | 2790 | D | |
| Performance Share Units (1) | $0 (5) | 3/10/2023 | | M | | | 2790 | (5) | (5) | Ordinary Shares | 2790 | $0 | 0 | D | |
| Restricted Stock Units (1) | (6) | | | | | | | (6) | (6) | Ordinary Shares | 1290 | | 1290 | D | |
| Restricted Stock Units (1) | (7) | | | | | | | (7) | (7) | Ordinary Shares | 1180 | | 1180 | D | |
| Restricted Stock Units (1) | (8) | | | | | | | (8) | (8) | Ordinary Shares | 1515 | | 1515 | D | |
| Restricted Stock Units (1) | $0 (2) | 3/10/2023 | | M | | | 1715 | (2) | (2) | Ordinary Shares | 1715 | $0 | 0 | D | |
| Stock Options (right to buy) (1) | $354.14 | | | | | | | 3/7/2024 (9) | 3/7/2033 | Ordinary Shares | 8515 | | 8515 | D | |
| Stock Options (right to buy) (1) | $270.99 | | | | | | | 3/7/2023 (10) | 3/7/2032 | Ordinary Shares | 10200 | | 10200 | D | |
| Stock Options (right to buy) (1) | $253.68 | | | | | | | 3/8/2022 (11) | 3/8/2031 | Ordinary Shares | 15925 | | 15925 | D | |
| Stock Options (right to buy) (1) | $173.13 | | | | | | | 3/9/2021 (12) | 3/9/2030 | Ordinary Shares | 20870 | | 20870 | D | |
| Stock Options (right to buy) (1) | $176.63 | | | | | | | 3/20/2020 (13) | 3/20/2029 | Ordinary Shares | 20985 | | 20985 | D | |
| Stock Options (right to buy) (1) | $154.00 | | | | | | | (14) | 2/27/2028 | Ordinary Shares | 22635 | | 22635 | D | |
| Deferred Stock Units (1) | (15) | | | | | | | (16) | (16) | Ordinary Shares | 196.838 | | 196.838 | D | |
| Explanation of Responses: |
| (1) | On March 1, 2023, Linde plc (formerly Rounderway plc), an Irish public limited company ("New Linde"), became the successor of Linde plc, an Irish public limited company ("Old Linde"), pursuant to a scheme of arrangement and merger under Irish law. Pursuant to the scheme of arrangement, all outstanding ordinary shares of Old Linde were exchanged, on a one-for-one basis, for ordinary shares of New Linde, and Old Linde subsequently merged into New Linde and ceased to exist. The transaction did not alter the relative interests of security holders |
| (2) | Shares of common stock acquired pursuant to the payout of a restricted stock unit grant made on March 9, 2020. |
| (3) | Shares of common stock withheld from the payout to cover tax withholdings. |
| (4) | The PSU paid out on March 10, 2023 and the number of shares awarded and paid out was determined based upon the average annual return on capital ("ROC") of Linde plc from 2020-2022 measured against ROC goals set by the Human Capital Committee of the Board of Directors when the PSU was granted in 2020. |
| (5) | The PSU paid out on March 10, 2023 and the number of shares awarded and paid out was determined based upon the total shareholder return ("TSR") of Linde plc from 2020-2022 measured against TSR goals set by the Human Capital Committee of the Board of Directors when the PSU was granted in 2020. |
| (6) | Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and payout on or about March 7, 2026 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis. |
| (7) | Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and payout on or about March 7, 2025 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis. |
| (8) | Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and payout on or about March 8, 2024 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis. |
| (9) | This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 7, 2024. |
| (10) | This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 7, 2023. |
| (11) | This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 8, 2022. |
| (12) | This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 9, 2021. |
| (13) | This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 20, 2020. |
| (14) | This option vested in full over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning one year after the date of the grant. |
| (15) | Conversion to Linde plc Ordinary Shares is on a one-to-one basis. |
| (16) | 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. |
Reporting Owners
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| Reporting Owner Name / Address | Relationships |
| Director | 10% Owner | Officer | Other |
Strauss David P
C/O LINDE PLC
FORGE, 43 CHURCH STREET WEST
WOKING, SURREY, X0 GU21 6HT |
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| Executive VP, Chief HR Officer |
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Signatures
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| Anthony M. Pepper, Attorney-in-Fact | | 3/13/2023 |
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