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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001654954-19-002201
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190226
ITEM INFORMATION:		Shareholder Nominations Pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 14a-11
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190304
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190304

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LINDE PLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001707925
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS [2810]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			L2
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-38730
		FILM NUMBER:		19651786

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		THE PRIESTLEY CENTRE, 10 PRIESTLEY RD
		CITY:			GUILDFORD
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			GU27XY
		BUSINESS PHONE:		00441483242200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		THE PRIESTLEY CENTRE, 10 PRIESTLEY RD
		CITY:			GUILDFORD
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			GU27XY

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ZAMALIGHT PLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20170622

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PRAXAIR
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20170614

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ZAMALIGHT PLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20170530
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<a name="#S116852151">Item 5.08</a> Shareholder
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February 26, 2019, the Board of Directors of Linde plc (the
&#x201C;Company&#x201D;) confirmed Friday, July&#xA0;26, 2019 as the
date of the Company&#x2019;s 2019 annual general meeting of
shareholders (the &#x201C;Annual Meeting&#x201D;). The Annual Meeting
is the Company&#x2019;s first annual general meeting as a publicly
traded company and represents a change of more than thirty days
from the anniversary of the Company&#x2019;s annual general meeting
held on September&#xA0;27, 2018. As a result, and in accordance
with the provisions of the Company&#x2019;s Amended and Restated
Constitution and the Companies Act 2014 of Ireland (the
&#x201C;Companies Act&#x201D;), as applicable, the Company determined
the deadlines for proxy access, Rule 14a-8 shareholder proposals,
advance notice and Irish statutory shareholder proposals for the
Annual Meeting to be as follows:</font></div>
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considered timely under the proxy access provisions of the
Company&#x2019;s Amended and Restated Constitution, a nomination
notice must be given to the Company&#x2019;s Secretary in writing at
the principal executive offices of the Company and received no
later than the close of business on March&#xA0;14, 2019, which the
Company believes is a reasonable time before it expects to begin to
print and send its proxy materials to its
shareholders.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="font-style: italic">Rule 14a-8 Shareholder Proposal
Deadline</font>. Pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#x201C;Exchange Act&#x201D;),
shareholders who wish to have a proposal considered for inclusion
in the Company&#x2019;s proxy materials for the Annual Meeting must
ensure that such proposal is given to the Company&#x2019;s Secretary
in writing at the principal executive offices of the Company and
received no later than the close of business on March 14, 2019,
which the Company believes is a reasonable time before it expects
to begin to print and send its proxy materials to its
shareholders.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="font-style: italic">Irish Statutory Shareholder Proposal
Deadline</font>. To be considered timely pursuant to Section 1104
of the Companies Act, a request by a shareholder (or shareholders)
holding 3% of the issued share capital of the Company (representing
at least 3% of the total voting rights of all of the shareholders
having a right to vote at the Annual Meeting) to put an item on the
agenda of the Annual Meeting and/or to table a draft resolution to
be adopted at the Annual Meeting under Section 1104 of the
Companies Act must be received by the Company in written or
electronic form no later than the close of business on June 14,
2019.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="font-style: italic">Advance Notice Deadline</font>. To be
considered timely under the advance notice provisions of the
Company&#x2019;s Amended and Restated Constitution, notice of any
other shareholder proposal or nomination notice not submitted for
inclusion in the Company&#x2019;s proxy statement pursuant to the
proxy access provisions of the Company&#x2019;s Amended and Restated
Constitution or Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, and not
submitted pursuant to Section 1104 of the Companies Act, must be
given to the Company&#x2019;s Secretary in writing at the principal
executive offices of the Company and received no earlier than
April&#xA0;27, 2019 and no later than the close of business on May
27, 2019.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Any
such notice or proposal must comply with, and contain all of the
information required by, applicable laws and regulations and, as
applicable, the Company&#x2019;s Amended and Restated Constitution.
A copy of the Company&#x2019;s Amended and Restated Constitution was
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as
Exhibit&#xA0;3.1 to the Company&#x2019;s Current Report on
Form&#xA0;8-K on October 31, 2018.</font></div>
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