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| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> Gift of shares; no market transaction occurred. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F2"> 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. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F3"> 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. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F4"> 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. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F5"> This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 7, 2023. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F6"> This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 8, 2022. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F7"> This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 9, 2021. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F8"> This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 20, 2020. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F9"> This option became exercisable in three (3) equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F10"> Conversion to Linde plc Ordinary Shares is on a one-for-one basis. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F11"> Deferred stock units acquired under the Compensation Deferred 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. </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
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| | <signatureName> Anthony M. Pepper, Attorney-in-Fact </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2022-08-10 </signatureDate> |
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