February 26, 2019
Linde plc Declares Dividend Increase for 2019Guildford, UK, 26 February 2019 - Linde plc (NYSE: LIN; FWB: LIN) today announced its Board of Directors has declared a 6% increase in the Company's quarterly dividend to $0.875 per share. The dividend is payable on March 22, 2019 to shareholders of record on March 8, 2019.
Financial
February 22, 2019
Linde plc Investor & Media Conference Call - InformationGuildford, UK, 22 February 2019 - Linde plc (NYSE: LIN; FWB: LIN) will host a conference call and webcast on Friday, March 1, 2019 at 11:00 am ET to provide a company update and a financial overview. Following are the details, which will be available to the public and the media in listen-only mode.
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January 25, 2019
Linde plc Announces FTC Extension for Divesture CompletionGuildford, UK, 25 January 2019 - Linde plc (NYSE: LIN; FWB: LIN) announced today that due to the US government shutdown, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) extended the 29 January 2019 date for completion of the sales of certain US-based assets (as previously announced in October 2018) until 1 March 2019. Linde plc continues to work diligently to conclude the FTC review process and complete the US divestiture transactions by or before 1 March 2019.
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January 22, 2019
Linde plc Announces New USD 6 Billion Share Repurchase ProgramGuildford, UK, 22 January 2019 - Linde plc (NYSE: LIN; FWB: LIN) today announced its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program for up to USD 6.0 billion of its ordinary shares.
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January 21, 2019
Linde plc Announces New Up To USD 6 Billion Share Repurchase ProgramGuildford, UK, 21 January 2019 - Linde plc (NYSE: LIN; FWB: LIN) announces that today its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program for up to USD 6.0 billion of its ordinary shares. Under this program, Linde plc may acquire up to 15% of its currently outstanding ca. 547 million shares in the period from 1 May 2019 (or the date following the announcement of the end of the existing USD 1.0 billion share repurchase program, if earlier) through 1 February 2021. The purpose of the program shall be to reduce the share capital or to meet obligations under Linde plc equity awards.
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December 10, 2018
Linde plc Announces Initial 1 Billion Share Repurchase ProgramGuildford, UK, 10 December 2018 - Linde plc (NYSE: LIN; FWB: LIN) today announced its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program for up to USD 1.0 billion of its ordinary shares.
December 10, 2018
Linde plc Declares Dividend in Fourth Quarter 2018Guildford, UK, 10 December 2018 - Linde plc (NYSE: LIN; FWB: LIN) today announced its Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $0.825 per share for the fourth quarter 2018. The dividend is payable on 27 December 2018 to shareholders of record on 18 December 2018.
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December 10, 2018
Linde plc Announces Initial $1 Billion Share Repurchase ProgramGuildford, UK, 10 December 2018 - Linde plc (NYSE: LIN; FWB: LIN) announces that today its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program for up to USD 1.0 billion of its ordinary shares. Under this program, Linde plc may acquire up to 5% of its currently outstanding ca. 551 million shares in the period from 10 December 2018 through 30 April 2019. The purpose of the program shall be to reduce the share capital or to meet obligations under Linde plc equity awards.
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December 3, 2018
Linde plc Completes Divestiture of Praxair’s European BusinessesGuildford, U.K., 3 December, 2018 - In accordance with the recent merger between Linde AG and Praxair, Inc., Linde plc (NYSE:LIN; FWB:LIN), today announced it has completed the divestiture of the majority of Praxair’s European business to Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation.
Business News
November 6, 2018
Linde plc Approves Dividend in Fourth Quarter 2018Guildford, UK (6 November 2018) - The Board of Directors of Linde plc (NYSE: LIN; FWB: LIN) has approved, subject to satisfaction of the conditions described below, the declaration of a fourth quarter 2018 dividend of $0.825 per share.
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November 1, 2018
Linde Public Limited Company: Execution of merger agreement regarding Linde Aktiengesellschaft and squeeze-out of minority shareholders against adequate cash compensation in the amount of EUR 188.24 per Linde AG shareGuildford, UK (1 November 2018) - Today, Linde Intermediate Holding AG, an indirect 100% subsidiary of Linde Public Limited Company, (“Linde Intermediate”) submitted a request to the Executive Board of Linde Aktiengesellschaft (“Linde AG”) pursuant to section 62(1) and (5) of the German Transformation Act (Umwandlungsgesetz - UmwG) in conjunction with sections 327a et seqq. of the German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz - AktG). The request is to convene an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting of Linde AG to resolve on the transfer of the shares held by the minority shareholders of Linde AG to Linde Intermediate against adequate cash compensation.
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October 31, 2018
Business Combination Between Praxair and Linde AG Successfully CompletedGuildford, UK (31 October 2018) - Linde plc (NYSE: LIN; FWB: LIN) announced today the successful completion of the business combination between Praxair and Linde AG.
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