Sec Form 4 Filing - ANGEL STEPHEN F @ LINDE PLC - 2021-03-05

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ANGEL STEPHEN F 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LINDE PLC [ LIN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 03/05/2021 (Street) DANBURY, CT06810-5113 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Ordinary Shares 2,268 I In trust for children Ordinary Shares 71,029 I Angel Descendants Trust Ordinary Shares 20,517 I 2012 Descendants Trust Ordinary Shares 10,364.087 I 401(k) Ordinary Shares 257,887 D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 Restricted Stock Units $ 0 ( 1 ) 03/08/2021 A 12,670 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) Ordinary Shares 12,670 $ 0 12,670 D Restricted Stock Units $ 0 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Ordinary Shares 13,935 13,935 D Restricted Stock Units $ 0 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Ordinary Shares 15,755 15,755 D Restricted Stock Units $ 0 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) Ordinary Shares 38,270 38,270 D Restricted Stock Units $ 0 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) Ordinary Shares 29,580 29,580 D Restricted Stock Units $ 0 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) Ordinary Shares 47,632 47,632 D Restricted Stock Units $ 0 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) Ordinary Shares 30,215 30,215 D Restricted Stock Units $ 0 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) Ordinary Shares 32,580 32,580 D Stock Option (right to buy) $ 253.68 ( 5 ) 03/08/2021 A 133,465 03/08/2022( 5 ) 03/08/2031 Ordinary Shares 133,465 $ 0 133,465 D Stock Option (right to buy) $ 173.13 ( 6 ) 03/09/2021( 6 ) 03/09/2030 Ordinary Shares 169,560 169,560 D Stock Option (right to buy) $ 128.38 ( 7 ) 02/24/2016( 7 ) 02/24/2025 Ordinary Shares 261,075 261,075 D Stock Option (right to buy) $ 102.22 ( 8 ) 02/23/2017( 8 ) 02/23/2026 Ordinary Shares 416,355 416,355 D Stock Option (right to buy) $ 118.71 ( 9 ) 02/28/2018( 9 ) 02/28/2027 Ordinary Shares 435,850 435,850 D Stock Option (right to buy) $ 154 ( 10 ) 02/27/2019( 10 ) 02/27/2028 Ordinary Shares 318,780 318,780 D Stock Option (right to buy) $ 176.63 ( 11 ) 03/20/2020( 11 ) 03/20/2029 Ordinary Shares 177,605 177,605 D Deferred Stock Units $ 0 ( 12 ) 03/05/2021 A 186.67 ( 13 ) ( 13 ) Ordinary Shares 128,449.429 $ 0 128,449.429 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other ANGEL STEPHEN F 39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD DANBURY, CT06810-5113 X Chief Executive Officer Signatures Anthony M. Pepper, Attorney-in-Fact 03/09/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )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. ( 2 )Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and payout on or about March 9, 2023 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis. ( 3 )Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and payout on March 20, 2022 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis. ( 4 )Restricted Stock Units that have vested in full but whose payout has been deferred to a future date. ( 5 )This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 8, 2022. ( 6 )This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 9, 2021. ( 7 )This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning February 24, 2016. ( 8 )This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning February 23, 2017. ( 9 )This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on February 28, 2018. ( 10 )This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on February 27, 2019. ( 11 )This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 20, 2020. ( 12 )Conversion to Linde plc Ordinary Shares is on a 1-for-1 basis. ( 13 )Deferred Stock Units acquired under the Compensation Deferral Plan ("Deferral Plan") that will payout in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis in accordance with the Deferral Plan.

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