Current Report — Form 8-K — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34 Filing Table of Contents
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Trading Symbol
Name of each exchange on which registered
iOrdinary shares (€0.001 nominal value per share)
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iNew York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange
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Pursuant the Supplemental Indenture, the Company fully and unconditionally guarantees the notes issued by Praxair pursuant to the Indenture and that were outstanding on the date of the Supplemental Indenture, and Linde AG
fully and unconditionally guarantees the Company’s guarantee of the notes issued by Praxair.
On September 3, 2019, the Company and Praxair entered into a Parent Guarantee and Upstream Guarantee agreement (the “Guarantee Agreement”). Pursuant to the Guarantee Agreement, the Company fully and unconditionally
guarantees the obligations of Linde Finance B.V. (a subsidiary of the Company) under the notes of Linde Finance B.V. outstanding on the date of the Guarantee Agreement, and Praxair fully and unconditionally guarantees the Company’s guarantee of the
notes of Linde Finance B.V.
In connection with the foregoing, Linde AG delivered an Additional Guarantor Supplement to the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2019 (the “Credit Agreement”), among the Company, certain of its subsidiaries and
certain financial institutions, pursuant to which Linde AG became a “Subsidiary Guarantor” under the Credit Agreement.
The foregoing description of the Supplemental Indenture and Additional Guarantor Supplement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of those
documents, which are filed as Exhibits 4.2 and 10.2, respectively, to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Indenture, dated as of July 15, 1992, between Praxair, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as the ultimate successor trustee to Bank of America, Illinois, formerly Continental Bank, National Association (filed as Exhibit 4 to Praxair,
Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 19, 2007, Filing No. 1-11037, and incorporated herein by reference).
Credit Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2019, among Linde plc, certain of its subsidiaries parties thereto as borrowers, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Linde plc’s
Current Report on Form 8-K, dated April 3, 2019, Filing No. 1-38730, and incorporated herein by reference).
Credit Agreement Additional Guarantor Supplement, dated as of September 3, 2019, by Linde AG, and acknowledged by Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
