Linde plc: Release of a capital market information
March 23, 2021 at 10:53 am
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DGAP Post-admission Duties announcement: Linde plc
/ Disclosure of share buy-backs in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and Article 2(3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052: 7. Interim Report
Linde plc: Release of a capital market information
23.03.2021 / 15:52
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Disclosure of share buy-backs in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and Article 2(3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052: 7. Interim Report
On January 25, 2021, the board of directors of Linde plc has authorized a share repurchase program for up to USD 5.0 billion of its ordinary shares. Under this program, Linde plc may acquire shares in the period from February 1, 2021 through July 31, 2023. Linde plc announced the terms of this program on the same date in accordance with Article 5(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and Article 2(1) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052.
In the period from 15.03.2021 through 19.03.2021, shares were repurchased under the program by brokers on markets in the United States and Germany (XETRA) as follows:
United States
Germany (XETRA)
Total
Trading Date
Aggregated Volume (shares)
Weighted Average Price (USD)1
Aggregated Volume (shares)
Weighted Average Price (EUR)1
Aggregated Volume (shares)
15.03.2021
30.000
267,3878
28.600
222,8484
58.600
16.03.2021
25.000
270,1782
30.250
225,4670
55.250
17.03.2021
25.000
269,7610
33.400
226,2934
58.400
18.03.2021
4.575
267,0678
36.500
224,1767
41.075
19.03.2021
86.856
268,4989
37.500
224,9729
124.356
1 Excluding costs incidental to the purchase.
Further details about the buy-back program and the above transactions (including venues) are available on the investor relations section of Linde plc's website (https://investors.linde.com/stock-and-dividend-information/2021-2023-share-buyback, short URL: https://t1p.de/sharebuyback3 )
Guildford, United Kingdom, 23.03.2021
Linde plc
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Linde plc is one of the world's leading engineering and industrial gas production groups. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- production and sale of industrial gases (86.3%). Net sales break down by market between chemicals and energy (25%), manufacturing (19%), healthcare (16%), metals and mining (14%), food and beverage (10%), electronics (9%) and other (7%);
- surface engineering services (8.3%);
- other (5.4%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United Kingdom (5.9%), the United States (31.6%), Germany (11%), China (7.9%), Australia (4.1%), Brazil (3.5%) and other (36%).