<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001707925-21-000003.txt : 20210115
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20210115125931
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001707925-21-000003
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20210104
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210115
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210115

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Panikar John
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001504943

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-38730
		FILM NUMBER:		21531162

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD
		CITY:			DANBURY
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06810-5113

ISSUER:		

	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

	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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        <footnote id="F1">Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and payout on or about March 9, 2023 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and payout on or about March 20, 2022 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Restricted Stock Units that will vest in full and payout on or about February 27, 2021 in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 9, 2021.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on March 20,2020.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">This option vests over three years in three consecutive equal annual installments beginning on February 27, 2019.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Deferred stock units acquired under the Compensation Deferred Plan as amended (&quot;Plan&quot;). The deferred stock units will payout in Linde plc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis in accordance with the Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">Conversion to Linde plc Ordinary Shares is on a one-to-one basis.</footnote>
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        <signatureName>Anthony M. Pepper, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
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<html><body><pre>LINDE PLC

POWER OF ATTORNEY - OFFICER



      I, John Panikar, an officer of Linde

plc (the &quot;Company&quot;), hereby authorize and

designate each of Guillermo Bichara, Anthony

M. Pepper, Christoph Hammerl and Daniel

Geiger signing singly, as my agent and

attorney-in-fact, with full power of

substitution, to:

(1) prepare and sign on my behalf, in

my capacity as an officer of the

Company, any Form 3, Form 4 or Form

5 under Section 16 of the U.S.

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(&quot;Section 16&quot;) and any amendments

thereto, and file the same with the

U.S. Securities and Exchange

Commission and the New York Stock

Exchange;

(2) prepare and sign on my behalf, in

my capacity as an officer of the

Company, any Form 144 Notice under

the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and

any amendments thereto and file the

same with the U.S. Securities and

Exchange Commission;

(3) prepare and sign on my behalf, in

my capacity as an officer of the

Company, any notification of

transactions by persons discharging

managerial responsibilities pursuant

to the EU Market Abuse Regulation

(596/2014) and the European Union

(Market Abuse) Regulations 2016 of

Ireland (S.I. 349/2016) (together,

the &quot;Market Abuse Regulations&quot;) and

file the same with the German

Federal Financial Supervisory

Authority (BaFin) and/or to the

Central Bank of lreland; and

(4) do anything else necessary or proper in

connection with the foregoing.

This power of attorney shall remain in effect

as long as I am subject to Section 16 or the

Market Abuse Regulations with respect to the

Company, unless earlier revoked by me in a

signed writing delivered to the foregoing

attorneys-in-fact, and shall not be affected

by my subsequent disability or incompetence.





 /s/ John Panikar

Name:  John Panikar

Date:



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