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At December 31, 2024 there were 6,151 shareholders of record.
−Removed: From January 1, 2023 through November 6, 2023, Linde’s shares were traded on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), but effective November 7, 2023, Linde delisted its shares from the NYSE and began listing and trading its shares on the Nasdaq.
Purchases of Equity Securities – Certain information rega rding purchases made by or on behalf of the company or any affiliated purchaser (as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of its ordinary shares during the three months ended December 31, 2024 is provided below:
−Removed: Per Share Total Number of
−Removed: Shares Purchased as
−Removed: Part of Publicly
−Removed: Approximate Dollar
−Removed: Value of Shares that
−Removed: May Yet be Purchased
−Removed: Under the Programs (2)
+Added: Per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Programs (1) (Thousands)
+Added: Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Programs (2) (Millions)
October 2024 354 $ 473.37 354 $ 13,083
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Fourth Quarter 2024 2,968 $ 452.87 2,968 $ 11,907
−Removed: (1) On February 28, 2022 the company's board of directors approved the repurchase of $10.0 billion of its ordinary shares ("2022 program") which could take place from time to time on the open market (and could include the use of 10b5-1 trading plans), subject to market and business conditions.
−Removed: The 2022 program has a maximum repurchase amount of 15% of outstanding shares, beginning on March 1, 2022 and expires on July 31, 2024.
(1) On October 23, 2023, the company's board of directors approved the repurchase of $15 billion of its ordinary shares ("2023 program") which could take place from time to time on the open market (and could include the use of 10b5-1 trading plans), subject to market and business conditions.
−Removed: The 2023 program began on October 23, 2023 and will terminate on the earlier of the date as the maximum authority under the 2023 program is reached or the board terminates the 2023 program.
+Added: The 2023 program began on October 23, 2023
+Added: and will terminate on the earlier of the date as the maximum authority under the 2023 program is reached or the board terminates the 2023 program.
(2) As of December 31, 2024, the company repurchased $3.1 billion of its ordinary shares pursuant to the 2023 program.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2023, $1.4 billion and $15 billion of share repurchases remain authorized under the 2022 and 2023 programs, respectively.
+Added: As of December 31, 2024, $11.9 billion of share repurchases remain authorized under the 2023 program.
Peer Performance Table – The graph below compares the most recent five-year cumulative returns of Linde's ordinary shares with those of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index ("SPX") and the S5 Materials Index ("S5MATR") which covers 28 companies, including Linde.
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