LINDE PLC 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Alberto Weisser

LINDE PLC’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Alberto Weisser”): 385,777,566 for, 5,882,787 against, per its Form 8-K filed July 28, 2023 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 The ten nominees for election as a director were elected to serve until the 2024 annual general meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 205 asset managers below reported 151,882,649 for, 32,502 against, 17,491 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Prof. DDr. Ann-Kristin Achleitner

LINDE PLC’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Prof DDr. Ann-Kristin Achleitner”): 370,461,615 for, 21,092,452 against, per its Form 8-K filed July 28, 2023 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 The ten nominees for election as a director were elected to serve until the 2024 annual general meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 205 asset managers below reported 146,512,121 for, 5,208,120 against, 212,191 abstained, 210 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Hugh Grant

LINDE PLC’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Hugh Grant”): 379,888,078 for, 11,781,450 against, per its Form 8-K filed July 28, 2023 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 The ten nominees for election as a director were elected to serve until the 2024 annual general meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 205 asset managers below reported 151,522,281 for, 392,871 against, 17,490 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Joe Kaeser

LINDE PLC’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Joe Kaeser”): 300,400,717 for, 84,238,259 against, per its Form 8-K filed July 28, 2023 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 The ten nominees for election as a director were elected to serve until the 2024 annual general meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.”
Support: 78% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 205 asset managers below reported 134,004,819 for, 16,129,652 against, 1,797,961 abstained, 210 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Prof. Dr. Martin H. Richenhagen

LINDE PLC’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Prof. Dr. Martin H. Richenhagen”): 371,753,286 for, 19,883,901 against, per its Form 8-K filed July 28, 2023 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 The ten nominees for election as a director were elected to serve until the 2024 annual general meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 205 asset managers below reported 151,734,994 for, 179,943 against, 17,496 abstained, 210 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Robert L. Wood

LINDE PLC’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Robert L. Wood”): 384,279,497 for, 7,366,642 against, per its Form 8-K filed July 28, 2023 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 The ten nominees for election as a director were elected to serve until the 2024 annual general meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 205 asset managers below reported 151,872,558 for, 42,380 against, 17,494 abstained, 210 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Sanjiv Lamba

LINDE PLC’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Sanjiv Lamba”): 386,564,810 for, 4,948,190 against, per its Form 8-K filed July 28, 2023 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 The ten nominees for election as a director were elected to serve until the 2024 annual general meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 205 asset managers below reported 151,880,698 for, 34,427 against, 17,517 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Stephen F. Angel

LINDE PLC’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Stephen F. Angel”): 379,268,002 for, 12,302,153 against, per its Form 8-K filed July 28, 2023 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 The ten nominees for election as a director were elected to serve until the 2024 annual general meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 205 asset managers below reported 151,125,669 for, 789,256 against, 17,507 abstained, 210 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Dr. Thomas Enders

LINDE PLC’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Dr. Thomas Enders”): 385,655,871 for, 6,020,848 against, per its Form 8-K filed July 28, 2023 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 The ten nominees for election as a director were elected to serve until the 2024 annual general meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 205 asset managers below reported 151,880,546 for, 34,608 against, 17,489 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Dr. Victoria Ossadnik

LINDE PLC’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Victoria E. Ossadnik”): 373,173,756 for, 18,512,444 against, per its Form 8-K filed July 28, 2023 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 The ten nominees for election as a director were elected to serve until the 2024 annual general meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 205 asset managers below reported 149,128,918 for, 2,786,238 against, 17,487 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: To approve amendments to Linde's Irish Memorandum and Articles of Association to reduce certain supermajority shareholder vote requirements.

LINDE PLC’s own tally for this item (“4. The proposal to amend Linde's Irish Memorandum and Articles of Association to reduce certain supermajority shareholder vote requirements”): 390,900,058 for, 1,123,465 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed July 28, 2023 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 4 Shareholders approved the proposal to amend Linde's Irish Memorandum and Articles of Association to reduce certain supermajority shareholder vote requirements.”
Support: 99.7% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 209 asset managers below reported 151,677,954 for, 290,432 against, 59 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: To approve, on an advisory and non- binding basis, the compensation of Linde plc's Named Executive Officers, as disclosed in the 2023 Proxy statement.

LINDE PLC’s own tally for this item (“3. On an advisory and non-binding basis, the compensation of Linde plc's Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the 2023 proxy statement”): 374,237,043 for, 17,505,109 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed July 28, 2023 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 3 Shareholders approved, on an advisory and non-binding basis, the compensation of Linde plc's Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the 2023 proxy statement by the votes set forth below.”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of LINDE PLC’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “COMPENSATION” (2 managers, 25,670 for); “To approve on an advisory and non-binding basis the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as required under U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules.” (2 managers, 906,373 for).

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports, all 201 managers: 154,380,097 for, 136,502 against, 17,445 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

No total is shown for the institutional-manager reports: their sum exceeds the company's reported shares outstanding. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: To ratify, on an advisory and non-binding basis, the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers ("PWC") as the independent auditor

LINDE PLC’s own tally for this item (“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.”): 390,337,540 for, 20,505,674 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed July 28, 2023 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “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.”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 209 asset managers below reported 151,599,877 for, 350,958 against, 17,401 abstained, 210 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: To authorize the Board, acting through the Audit Committee, to determine PWC's remuneration

LINDE PLC’s own tally for this item (“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.”): 403,800,710 for, 6,888,594 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed July 28, 2023 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “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.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 202 asset managers below reported 151,366,532 for, 313,185 against, 17,418 abstained, 210 unknown.

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