Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Linde plc shares trade on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) under the ticker symbol “LIN”. At December 31, 2024 there were 6,151 shareholders of record.
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:
Period Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased
(Thousands)
Average
Price Paid
Per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Programs (1) (Thousands)
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Programs (2) (Millions)
October 2024 354 $ 473.37 354 $ 13,083
November 2024 1,797 $ 453.35 1,797 $ 12,269
December 2024 817 $ 442.94 817 $ 11,907
Fourth Quarter 2024 2,968 $ 452.87 2,968 $ 11,907
(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. The 2023 program began on October 23, 2023
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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. 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. The figures assume an initial investment of $100 on December 31, 2019 and that all dividends have been reinvested.
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
LIN $100 $126 $168 $161 $205 $211
SPX $100 $118 $152 $125 $158 $197
S5MATR $100 $121 $154 $135 $152 $152
ITEM 6. RESERVED
Not applicable.
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