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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (Date of earliest event reported): July 28, 2026
Linde plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

 

 

 

 

 

Ireland

 

001-38730

 

98-1448883

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

Forge

10 Riverview Dr.

 

43 Church Street West

Danbury , Connecticut

 

Woking, Surrey GU21 6HT

United States 06810

 

United Kingdom

 

 

 

 
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
+ 44 1483 242200
(Registrant’s telephone numbers, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 

Title of each class

Trading symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Ordinary shares (€0.001 nominal value per share)

LIN

Nasdaq Stock Market

 
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).
Emerging growth company ☐
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 Act. ☐
 

 
ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Linde plc Annual General Meeting of Shareholders was held on July 28, 2026 (the “AGM”), at which shareholders voted upon the items set forth below. The total number of shares that were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting was 396,007,872 which was 85.65% of the shares outstanding and entitled to vote and which constituted a quorum. The final voting results of the items submitted to a vote of the shareholders are set forth below.
 
Proposal 1
The nine nominees for election as a director were elected to serve until the 2027 annual general meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified. The vote results were as follows:
 

Director Nominees

Shares For

Shares Against

Shares Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

% of Votes
Cast For

 

Sanjiv Lamba

360,581,089

13,952,014

2,338,931

19,135,838

96.27%

Prof DDr. Ann-Kristin Achleitner

364,723,600

11,487,841

660,593

19,135,838

96.94%

Dr. Thomas Enders

373,313,016

3,338,718

220,300

19,135,838

99.11%

Hugh Grant

370,506,041

6,151,313

214,680

19,135,838

98.36%

Joe Kaeser

354,443,885

22,046,287

381,862

19,135,838

94.14%

Victoria E. Ossadnik

352,173,485

24,241,880

456,669

19,135,838

93.55%

Paula Rosput Reynolds

374,495,842

2,165,618

210,574

19,135,838

99.42%

Alberto Weisser

372,472,934

4,172,731

226,369

19,135,838

98.89%

Robert L. Wood

369,925,628

6,471,504

474,902

19,135,838

98.28%

 
Proposal 2a
Shareholders ratified, on an advisory and non-binding basis, the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers (“PWC”) as the independent auditor by the votes set forth below.

Shares Voted For

Shares Voted Against

Shares Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

365,068,629

 

30,718,338

 

220,905

 

N/A

(92.18% of votes cast)

 

(7.8% of votes cast)

 

 

 

 

 
Proposal 2b
 
Shareholders approved the authorization of the Board, acting through the Audit Committee, to determine PWC’s remuneration by the votes set forth below.
 

Shares Voted For

Shares Voted Against

Shares Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

387,076,279

 

8,585,317

 

346,276

 

N/A

( 97.74%  of votes cast)

 

(2.2% of votes cast)

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal 3
 
Shareholders approved, on an advisory and non-binding basis, the compensation of Linde plc’s Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the 2026 proxy statement by the votes set forth below.

Shares Voted For

Shares Voted Against

Shares Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

355,847,335

 

19,551,707

 

 

 

19,135,838

( 94.42% of votes cast)

 

(4.94% of votes cast)

 

1,472,992

 

 

 
Proposal 4
 
Shareholders approved the proposal to determine the price range at which Linde plc can re-allot shares that it acquires as treasury shares under Irish law.
 
 

Shares Voted For

Shares Voted Against

Shares Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

393,887,017

 

1,053,280

 

1,067,575

 

N/A

( 99.46%  of votes cast)

 

(.27% of votes cast)

 

 

 

 

 
Proposal 5
 
A shareholder proposal requesting a report regarding Linde’s renewable electricity procurement strategy.
 

Shares Voted For

Shares Voted Against

Shares Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

49,194,027

 

324,396,810

 

3,281,197

 

19,135,838

(13.05% of votes cast)

 

(82% of votes cast)

 

 

 

 

 
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed.
 

Exhibit No.

Description

104

 

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 
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.

 

 

 

LINDE PLC

 

 

By:

/s/

Guillermo Bichara

Name:

 

Guillermo Bichara

Title:

 

Chief Legal Officer

Date: July 30, 2026