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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001654954-19-008632
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190726
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190730
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190730

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:		19985913

	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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<font style="text-decoration: underline">Submission of Matters to a
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<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">The Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders of Linde plc was held on July 26, 2019 (the
&#x201C;AGM&#x201D;), at which shareholders voted upon the items set
forth below. The total number of shares that were present or
represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting was 428,237,560, which
was 78.87% of the shares outstanding and entitled to vote and which
constituted a quorum. The final voting results of the items
submitted to a vote of the shareholders are set forth
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1</font></font></div>
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<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">The twelve nominees for election as
a director were elected to serve until the 2020 annual general
meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor is elected
and qualified. The vote results were as
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<div><font style="font-size: 11px"><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; display: inline-block; padding-bottom: 2px;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80%; display: inline-block; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;">Shares
Against</font></font></div>
</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; display: inline-block; padding-bottom: 2px;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="font-size: 11px"><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; display: inline-block; padding-bottom: 2px;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80%; display: inline-block; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;">Shares
Abstained</font></font></div>
</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; display: inline-block; padding-bottom: 2px;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="font-size: 11px"><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; display: inline-block; padding-bottom: 2px;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80%; display: inline-block; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;">Broker
Non-Votes</font></font></div>
</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; display: inline-block; padding-bottom: 2px;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="font-size: 11px"><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; display: inline-block; padding-bottom: 2px;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80%; display: inline-block; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div><font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;">% of
Votes</font></font></div>
<div><font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;">Cast
For</font></font></div>
</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; display: inline-block; padding-bottom: 2px;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:50%;">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman">Prof. Dr. Wolfgang
Reitzle</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">398,069,214</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">14,446,001</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">462,957</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">15,259,316</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">96.50</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">%</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:50%;">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman">Stephen F. Angel</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">411,087,498</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">1,340,162</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">550,584</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">15,259,316</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">99.68</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">%</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:50%;">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman">Prof DDr. Ann-Kristin
Achleitner</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">410,009,363</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">2,517,977</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">450,904</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">15,259,316</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">99.39</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">%</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:50%;">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman">Prof. Dr. Clemens A.H.
B&#xF6;rsig</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">400,870,622</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">2,972,895</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">9,134,727</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">15,259,316</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">99.26</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">%</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:50%;">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman">Dr. Nance K.
Dicciani</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">406,161,138</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">6,377,667</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">439,439</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">15,259,316</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">98.45</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">%</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:50%;">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman">Dr. Thomas
Enders</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">410,552,750</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">1,968,303</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">457,191</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">15,259,316</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">99.52</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">%</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:50%;">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman">Franz Fehrenbach</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">401,378,456</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">11,035,630</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">564,158</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">15,259,316</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">97.32</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">%</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:50%;">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman">Edward G.
Galante</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">401,172,770</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">11,267,027</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">538,447</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">15,259,316</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">97.27</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">%</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:50%;">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman">Larry D. McVay</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">410,594,702</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">1,865,291</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">518,251</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">15,259,316</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">99.55</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">%</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:50%;">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman">Victoria E.
Ossadnik</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">406,500,335</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">5,965,534</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">512,375</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">15,259,316</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">98.55</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">%</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:50%;">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman">Prof. Dr. Martin H.
Richenhagen</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">283,394,169</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">128,550,429</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">1,033,646</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">15,259,316</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">68.79</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">%</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:50%;">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman">Robert L. Wood</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">406,712,580</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">5,453,560</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">812,104</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">15,259,316</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">98.68</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">%</font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">Proposal
2a</font></font></div>
<div><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10">&#xA0;<br></font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Shareholders ratified, on an
advisory and non-binding basis, the appointment of
PricewaterhouseCoopers (&#x201C;PWC&#x201D;) as the independent
auditor, by the votes set forth below.</font></font></div>
<div><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: left">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: left; width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px auto 0px 0px;">
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 20%; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">Shares Voted
For</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 20%; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">Shares Voted
Against</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 20%; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">Shares
Abstained</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 20%; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">Broker
Non-Votes</font></font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">415,473,740</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">11,937,907</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">825,605</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">0</font></font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">(<font style="color: #000000">97.02</font>% of votes cast)</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">(2.79% of votes
cast)</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
<div id="pgbrk" style="width: 100%; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px">
<div id="ftr">
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><br></font></font></div>
<div id="pn" style="text-align: center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">2</font></div>
</div>
<div id="pb" style="text-align: center; page-break-after: always; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100%; height: 1px; background-color: #000000">
</div>
<div id="hdr">
<div style="text-align: left; width: 100%; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;<br></font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">Proposal
2b</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Shareholders approved the
authorization of the Board, acting through the Audit Committee, to
determine PWC&#x2019;s remuneration, by the votes set forth
below.</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: left">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: left; width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px auto 0px 0px;">
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 20%; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">Shares Voted
For</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 20%; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">Shares Voted
Against</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 20%; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">Shares
Abstained</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 20%; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">Broker
Non-Votes</font></font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">424,266,368</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">2,893,769</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">1,077,115</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">0</font></font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">(<font style="color: #000000">99.07</font>% of votes cast)</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">(0.68% of votes
cast)</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;<br></font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">Proposal
3</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Shareholders approved the
determination of the price range at which Linde plc can re-allot
shares that it acquires as treasury shares under Irish law as
disclosed in the 2019 proxy statement by the votes set forth
below.</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: left">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: left; width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px auto 0px 0px;">
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 20%; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">Shares Voted
For</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 20%; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">Shares Voted
Against</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 20%; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">Shares
Abstained</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 20%; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">Broker
Non-Votes</font></font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">423,656,245</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">2,274,831</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">2,306,176</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">0</font></font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">(98.93% of votes
cast)</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">(0.53% of votes
cast)</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;<br></font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">Proposal
4</font></font></div>
<div><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 38px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Shareholders <font style="color: #000000">approved, on an advisory and non-binding basis,
the compensation of Linde plc&#x2019;s Named Executive Officers as
disclosed in the 2019 proxy statement, by the votes set forth
below.</font></font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 38px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px;">&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: left; width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px auto 0px 0px;">
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 20%; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">Shares Voted
For</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 20%; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">Shares Voted
Against</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 20%; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">Shares
Abstained</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 20%; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">Broker
Non-Votes</font></font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">376,289,403</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">34,565,738</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">2,122,795</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">15,259,316</font></font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">(91.12% of votes
cast)</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">(8.03% of votes
cast)</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;<br></font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">Proposal
5</font></font></div>
<div><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Shareholders recommended, on an
advisory and non-binding basis, by the votes set forth below, that
future advisory votes on Named Executive Officer compensation
should be held annually.</font></font></div>
<div><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Based upon these results, which
were consistent with the Board&#x2019;s recommendation, the Board
has determined that Linde plc will hold an advisory vote on Named
Executive Officer compensation annually until the next vote on the
frequency of holding such advisory votes</font></font></div>
<div><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10">&#xA0;<br></font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: left">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: left; width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px auto 0px 0px;">
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 15%; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">Shares
Voted</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">For 1
Year</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%">
<div><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 15%; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">Shares
Voted</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">For 2
Years</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 15%; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">Shares
Voted</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">For 3
Years</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%;">
<div><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 15%; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">Shares</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">Abstained</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%">
<div><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 15%; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">Broker</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">Non-Votes</font></font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 15%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: -24px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">408,342,162</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%">
<div><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 15%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">421,807</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 15%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">2,332,963</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%;">
<div><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 15%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">1,881,312</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%">
<div><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 15%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">15,259,316</font></font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 15%">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">(98.9% of votes
cast)</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%">
<div><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 15%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">(0.1% of votes
cast)</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">
<div><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 15%;">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">(0.5% of votes
cast)</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%;">
<div><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 15%;">
<div><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%">
<div><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 15%;">
<div><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;<br></font></font></div>
<div id="pgbrk" style="width: 100%; margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px">
<div id="ftr">
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><br></font></font></div>
<div id="pn" style="text-align: center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">3</font></div>
</div>
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<div style="text-align: left; width: 100%; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times New Roman;">
SIGNATURES</font></font></div>
<div><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px;">&#xA0;<br>
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<td rowspan="1" style="width: 50%; vertical-align: top;">
<div style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
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<div><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times New Roman;">
LINDE PLC</font></font></div>
</td>
<td rowspan="1" style="width: 14%; vertical-align: top;">
<div style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="width: 50%; vertical-align: top;">
<div style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="width: 6%; vertical-align: top;">
<div style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="width: 30%; vertical-align: top;">
<div style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="width: 14%; vertical-align: top;">
<div style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 50%; border-bottom: medium solid rgb(255, 255, 255);">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Date: July 30,
2019</font></font></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 6%; border-bottom: medium solid rgb(255, 255, 255);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px"><font style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Times New Roman">By:&#xA0;&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 30%; border-bottom: 2px solid black; white-space: nowrap;">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px"><font style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Times New Roman">/s/ <font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Guillermo Bichara</font></font>
&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 14%; border-bottom: medium solid rgb(255, 255, 255);">
<div style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="width: 50%; vertical-align: top;">
<div style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="width: 6%; vertical-align: top;">
<div style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Times New Roman"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Name:</font></font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 30%; white-space: nowrap;">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Guillermo
Bichara</font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="width: 14%; vertical-align: top;">
<div style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="width: 50%; vertical-align: top;">
<div style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="width: 6%; vertical-align: top;">
<div style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Times New Roman"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Title:</font></font></font></div>
</td>
<td style="width: 30%; vertical-align: top;"><font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">General Counsel</font></font></td>
<td style="width: 14%; vertical-align: top;">
<div style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px;">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&#xA0;</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-size: 13px"><br></font></div>
<div id="pn" style="text-align: center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">4</font></div>
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