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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