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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001654954-24-005420
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		18
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240502
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240502
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240502

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LINDE PLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001707925
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS [2810]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	08 Industrial Applications and Services
		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:		24905106

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		FORGE, 43 CHURCH STREET WEST
		CITY:			WOKING SURREY
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			GU216HT
		BUSINESS PHONE:		00441483242200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		FORGE, 43 CHURCH STREET WEST
		CITY:			WOKING SURREY
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			GU216HT

	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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Linde's industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications including production of clean hydrogen and carbon capture systems critical to the energy transition, life-saving medical oxygen and high-purity &amp; specialty gases for electronics. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">For more information about the company and its products and services, please visit www.linde.com</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">Adjusted amounts, free cash flow and return on capital are non-GAAP measures.&nbsp; See the attachments for a summary of non-GAAP reconciliations and calculations for adjusted amounts.&nbsp; </p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <table style="border-spacing:0;font:10pt times new roman;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td class="hpbhr">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; TEXT-INDENT: 0px;">Page 2&nbsp;of 10</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td><p style='page-break-after: always'></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td>&nbsp;</td></tr></table> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp; <table style="border-spacing:0;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="width:50%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><img src="linde_ex991img3.jpg"></p></td> <td> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:right;"><img src="linde_ex991img2.jpg"></p></td></tr></table></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">Attachments: Summary Non-GAAP Reconciliations, Statements of Income, Balance Sheets, Statements of Cash Flows, Segment Information and Appendix: Non-GAAP Measures and Reconciliations.</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">*Note: We are providing adjusted earnings per share (&#8220;EPS&#8221;) guidance for 2024. This is a non-GAAP financial measure that represents diluted earnings per share from continuing operations (a GAAP measure) but excludes the impact of certain items that we believe are not representative of our underlying business performance, such as cost reduction and other charges, the impact of potential divestitures or other potentially significant items. Given the uncertainty of timing and magnitude of such items, we cannot provide a reconciliation of the differences between the non-GAAP adjusted EPS guidance and the corresponding GAAP EPS measure without unreasonable effort.</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>Forward-looking Statements</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">This document contains &#8220;forward-looking statements&#8221; within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.&nbsp; These forward-looking statements are identified by terms and phrases such as: anticipate, believe, intend, estimate, expect, continue, should, could, may, plan, project, predict, will, potential, forecast, and similar expressions.&nbsp; They are based on management&#8217;s reasonable expectations and assumptions as of the date the statements are made but involve risks and uncertainties.&nbsp; These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation: the performance of stock markets generally; developments in worldwide and national economies and other international events and circumstances, including trade conflicts and tariffs; changes in foreign currencies and in interest rates; the cost and availability of electric power, natural gas and other raw materials; the ability to achieve price increases to offset cost increases; catastrophic events including natural disasters, epidemics, pandemics such as COVID-19 and acts of war and terrorism; the ability to attract, hire, and retain qualified personnel; the impact of changes in financial accounting standards; the impact of changes in pension plan liabilities; the impact of tax, environmental, healthcare and other legislation and government regulation in jurisdictions in which the company operates; the cost and outcomes of investigations, litigation and regulatory proceedings; the impact of potential unusual or non-recurring items; continued timely development and market acceptance of new products and applications; the impact of competitive products and pricing; future financial and operating performance of major customers and industries served; the impact of information technology system failures, network disruptions and breaches in data security; and the effectiveness and speed of integrating new acquisitions into the business.&nbsp; These risks and uncertainties may cause future results or circumstances to differ materially from adjusted projections, estimates or other forward-looking statements.</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">Linde plc assumes no obligation to update or provide revisions to any forward-looking statement in response to changing circumstances.&nbsp; The above listed risks and uncertainties are further described in Item 1A.&nbsp; Risk Factors in Linde plc&#8217;s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on February 28, 2024 which should be reviewed carefully. Please consider Linde plc&#8217;s forward-looking statements in light of those risks.</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <table style="border-spacing:0;font:10pt times new roman;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td class="hpbhr">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; TEXT-INDENT: 0px;">Page 3&nbsp;of 10</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td><p style='page-break-after: always'></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td>&nbsp;</td></tr></table> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>LINDE PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES</strong></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>SUMMARY NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS</strong></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>(UNAUDITED)</strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">The following adjusted amounts are Non-GAAP measures and are intended to supplement investors' understanding of the company's financial statements by providing measures which investors, financial analysts and management use to help evaluate the company's operating performance. Items which the company does not believe to be indicative of ongoing business trends are excluded from these calculations so that investors can better evaluate and analyze historical and future business trends on a consistent basis. Definitions of these Non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similar definitions used by other companies and are not a substitute for similar GAAP measures. See the "NON GAAP MEASURES AND RECONCILIATIONS" starting on page 9 for additional details relating to the adjustments.<strong></strong></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <table style="border-spacing:0;width:100%;text-align:left;font:10pt times new roman" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">(Millions of dollars, except per share amounts)</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="6"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">Sales</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="6"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">Operating Profit</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="6"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">Net Income</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="6"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">Diluted EPS</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Quarter Ended March 31</strong></p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">2024</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">2023</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">2024</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">2023</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">2024</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">2023</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">2024</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">2023</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Reported GAAP Amounts</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">8,100</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">8,193</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,095</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,933</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,627</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,516</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">3.35</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">3.06</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Other charges (a)</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">&#8212;</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">&#8212;</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">&#8212;</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">18</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(5</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(27</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(0.01</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(0.05</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG (b)</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">&#8212;</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">&#8212;</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">246</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">255</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">199</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">204</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">0.41</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">0.41</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 12pt">Total adjustments</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">&#8212;</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">&#8212;</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">246</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">273</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">194</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">177</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">0.40</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">0.36</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Adjusted amounts</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">8,100</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">8,193</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,341</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,206</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,821</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,693</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">3.75</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:6%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">3.42</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr></table> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">(a) 2023 year to date charges related primarily to costs associated with the delisting, more than offset by net tax benefits.</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">(b) To adjust for purchase accounting impacts related to the merger.</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <table style="border-spacing:0;font:10pt times new roman;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td class="hpbhr">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; TEXT-INDENT: 0px;">Page 4&nbsp;of 10</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td><p style='page-break-after: always'></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td>&nbsp;</td></tr></table> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>LINDE PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES</strong><strong></strong></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME</strong><strong></strong></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>(UNAUDITED)</strong><strong></strong></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p> <table style="border-spacing:0;width:100%;text-align:left;font:10pt times new roman" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="6"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">Quarter Ended March 31,</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">(Millions of dollars, except per share data)</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">2024</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">2023</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Sales</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">8,100</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">8,193</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Cost of sales</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">4,216</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">4,431</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Selling, general and administrative</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">860</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">822</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Depreciation and amortization</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">949</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">948</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Research and development</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">38</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">36</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Other charges</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">&#8212;</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">18</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Other income (expense) - net</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">58</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(5</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Operating Profit</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,095</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,933</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Interest expense - net</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">65</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">37</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Net pension and OPEB cost (benefit), excluding service cost</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(50</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(45</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Income Before Income Taxes and Equity Investments</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,080</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,941</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Income taxes</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">463</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">430</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Income Before Equity Investments</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,617</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,511</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Income from equity investments</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">48</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">41</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Income (Including Noncontrolling Interests)</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,665</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,552</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Less: noncontrolling interests</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(38</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(36</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Net Income &#8211; Linde plc</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,627</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,516</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Per Share Data &#8211; Linde plc Shareholders</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Basic earnings per share</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">3.38</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">3.08</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Diluted Earnings per share</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">3.35</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">3.06</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Cash dividends per share</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1.39</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1.275</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (000&#8217;s):</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Basic shares outstanding (000's)</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">481,949</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">491,817</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Diluted shares outstanding (000's)</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">485,592</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">495,676</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td colspan="9" style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Note: See page 9 for a reconciliation to adjusted amounts which are Non-GAAP.</p></td></tr></table> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <table style="border-spacing:0;font:10pt times new roman;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td class="hpbhr">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; TEXT-INDENT: 0px;">Page 5&nbsp;of 10</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td><p style='page-break-after: always'></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td>&nbsp;</td></tr></table> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>LINDE PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES</strong><strong></strong></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET</strong><strong></strong></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>(UNAUDITED)</strong><strong></strong></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p> <table style="border-spacing:0;width:100%;text-align:left;font:10pt times new roman" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">March 31,</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">December 31,</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">(Millions of dollars)</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">2024</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">2023</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Assets</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Cash and cash equivalents</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">4,848</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">4,664</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Accounts receivable - net</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">5,009</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">4,718</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Contract assets</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">217</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">196</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Inventories</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,100</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,115</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Prepaid and other current assets</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">928</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">927</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Total Current Assets</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">13,102</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">12,620</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Property, plant and equipment - net</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">24,418</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">24,552</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Goodwill</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">26,289</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">26,751</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Other intangibles - net</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">12,001</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">12,399</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Other long-term assets</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">4,537</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">4,489</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Total Assets</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">80,347</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">80,811</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Liabilities and Equity</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Accounts payable</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,885</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">3,020</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Short-term debt</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">4,046</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">4,713</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Current portion of long-term debt</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,046</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,263</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Contract liabilities</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,827</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,901</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Other current liabilities</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">4,585</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">4,820</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Total Current Liabilities</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">14,389</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">15,717</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Long-term debt</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">15,227</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">13,397</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Other long-term liabilities</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">10,502</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">10,602</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Total Liabilities</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">40,118</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">39,716</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>Redeemable noncontrolling interests</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">13</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">13</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Linde plc Shareholders&#8217; Equity</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Ordinary shares</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Additional paid-in capital</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">39,570</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">39,812</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Retained earnings</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">9,708</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">8,845</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(6,528</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(5,805</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Less: Treasury shares, at cost</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(3,922</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(3,133</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Total Linde plc Shareholders' Equity</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">38,829</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">39,720</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Noncontrolling interests</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,387</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,362</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Total Equity</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">40,216</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">41,082</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Total Liabilities and Equity </strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">80,347</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">80,811</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr></table> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <table style="border-spacing:0;font:10pt times new roman;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td class="hpbhr">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; TEXT-INDENT: 0px;">Page 6&nbsp;of 10</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td><p style='page-break-after: always'></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td>&nbsp;</td></tr></table> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>LINDE PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES</strong><strong></strong></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS</strong><strong></strong></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>(UNAUDITED)</strong><strong></strong></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p> <table style="border-spacing:0;width:100%;text-align:left;font:10pt times new roman" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="6"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">Quarter Ended March 31,</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">(Millions of dollars)</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">2024</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">2023</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Operations</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Net income - Linde plc</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,627</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,516</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Add: noncontrolling interests</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">38</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">36</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Net income (including noncontrolling interests)</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,665</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,552</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0.25in">Other charges, net of payments (a)</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(55</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(61</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0.25in">Depreciation and amortization</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">949</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">948</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0.25in">Accounts receivable</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(361</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(131</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0.25in">Contract assets and liabilities, net</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(50</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(66</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0.25in">Inventory</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(27</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(59</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0.25in">Payables and accruals</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(65</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(64</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0.25in">Pension contributions</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(11</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(10</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0.25in">Deferred income taxes and other</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(91</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(201</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,954</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,908</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Investing</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Capital expenditures</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(1,048</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(829</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Acquisitions, net of cash acquired</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">&#8212;</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(808</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Divestitures, net of cash divested and asset sales</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">7</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">3</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(1,041</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(1,634</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Financing</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Debt increase (decrease) - net</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,215</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">717</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">Issuances of ordinary shares</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">16</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">13</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Purchases of ordinary shares</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(1,041</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(859</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Cash dividends - Linde plc shareholders</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(669</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(623</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Noncontrolling interest transactions and other</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(189</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(12</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(668</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(764</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(61</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">16</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Change in cash and cash equivalents</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">184</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(474</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Cash and cash equivalents, beginning-of-period</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">4,664</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">5,436</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Cash and cash equivalents, end-of-period</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">4,848</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">4,962</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr></table> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">(a) There were no other charges for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and other charges were $18 million for the respective 2023 period. Related cash outflows were $55&nbsp;million and $79&nbsp;million for the same respective period. </p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong><em></em></strong>&nbsp;</p> <table style="border-spacing:0;font:10pt times new roman;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td class="hpbhr">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; TEXT-INDENT: 0px;">Page 7&nbsp;of 10</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td><p style='page-break-after: always'></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td>&nbsp;</td></tr></table> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>LINDE PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES</strong><strong></strong></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>SEGMENT INFORMATION</strong><strong></strong></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>(UNAUDITED)</strong><strong></strong></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p> <table style="border-spacing:0;width:100%;text-align:left;font:10pt times new roman" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="6"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">Quarter Ended March 31,</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">(Millions of dollars)</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">2024</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">2023</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Sales</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Americas</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">3,560</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">3,551</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">EMEA</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,091</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,177</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">APAC</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,591</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,598</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Engineering</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">539</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">540</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Other</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">319</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">327</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 12.75pt"><strong>Total segment sales</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">8,100</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">8,193</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Operating Profit</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Americas</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,088</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,025</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">EMEA</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">687</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">607</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">APAC</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">447</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">423</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Engineering</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">100</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">149</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Other</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">19</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0.25in"><strong>Segment operating profit</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,341</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,206</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Other charges</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">&#8212;</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(18</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(246</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(255</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0.25in"><strong>Total operating profit</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,095</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,933</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr></table> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <table style="border-spacing:0;font:10pt times new roman;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td class="hpbhr">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; TEXT-INDENT: 0px;">Page 8&nbsp;of 10</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td><p style='page-break-after: always'></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td>&nbsp;</td></tr></table> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>LINDE PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES</strong><strong></strong></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>APPENDIX</strong><strong></strong></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>NON-GAAP MEASURES AND RECONCILIATIONS</strong><strong></strong></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>(UNAUDITED)</strong><strong></strong></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">The following Non-GAAP measures are intended to supplement investors&#8217; understanding of the company&#8217;s financial information by providing measures which investors, financial analysts and management use to help evaluate the company&#8217;s operating performance and liquidity.&nbsp; Items which the company does not believe to be indicative of on-going business trends are excluded from these calculations so that investors can better evaluate and analyze historical and future business trends on a consistent basis.&nbsp; Definitions of these Non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similar definitions used by other companies and are not a substitute for similar GAAP measures. </p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong></strong>&nbsp;</p> <table style="border-spacing:0;width:100%;text-align:left;font:10pt times new roman" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">2024</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="14"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">2023</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">(Millions of dollars)</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">Q1</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">Q4</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">Q3</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">Q2</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">Q1</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Adjusted Operating Profit and Operating Margin</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Reported operating profit</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,095</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,028</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,052</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,011</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,933</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Add: Other charges (a)</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">&#8212;</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(2</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">22</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">18</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Add: Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG (c)</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">246</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">246</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">252</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">253</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">255</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 11.25pt">Total adjustments</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">246</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">244</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">254</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">275</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">273</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Adjusted operating profit</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,341</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,272</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,306</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,286</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,206</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Reported percentage change</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">8</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Adjusted percentage change</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">6</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Reported sales</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">8,100</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">8,302</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">8,155</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">8,204</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">8,193</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Reported operating margin</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">25.9</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">24.4</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">25.2</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">24.5</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">23.6</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Adjusted operating margin</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">28.9</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">27.4</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">28.3</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">27.9</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">26.9</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Adjusted Depreciation and amortization</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Reported depreciation and amortization</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">949</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">949</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">959</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">960</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">948</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Less: Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG (c)</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(240</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(241</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(249</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(251</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(250</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Adjusted depreciation and amortization</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">709</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">708</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">710</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">709</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">698</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Adjusted Other Income (Expense) - net</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Reported Other Income (Expense) - net</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">58</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(25</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">16</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(27</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(5</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Add: Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG (c)</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(6</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(5</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(3</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(2</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(5</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Adjusted Other Income (Expense) - net</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">64</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(20</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">19</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(25</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">&#8212;</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Adjusted Net Pension and OPEB Cost (Benefit), Excluding Service Cost</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Reported net pension and OPEB cost (benefit), excluding service cost</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(50</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(39</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(35</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(45</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(45</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Add: Pension settlement charges</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">&#8212;</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(4</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(12</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">&#8212;</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">&#8212;</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Adjusted Net Pension and OPEB cost (benefit), excluding service costs</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(50</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(43</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(47</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(45</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(45</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr></table> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <table style="border-spacing:0;font:10pt times new roman;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td class="hpbhr">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; TEXT-INDENT: 0px;">Page 9&nbsp;of 10</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td><p style='page-break-after: always'></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td>&nbsp;</td></tr></table> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <table style="border-spacing:0;width:100%;text-align:left;font:10pt times new roman" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">2024</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;" colspan="2"></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;" colspan="2"></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">2023</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;" colspan="2"></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">(Millions of dollars)</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">Q1</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">Q4</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">Q3</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">Q2</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">Q1</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Adjusted Interest Expense - Net</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Reported interest expense - net</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">65</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">71</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">40</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">52</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">37</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Add: Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG (c)</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">4</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">9</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Adjusted interest expense - net</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">67</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">72</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">42</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">56</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">46</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Adjusted Income Taxes (a)</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Reported income taxes</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">463</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">459</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">487</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">438</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">430</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Add: Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG (c)</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">60</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">49</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">59</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">67</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">57</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Add: Pension settlement charges</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">&#8212;</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">&#8212;</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">&#8212;</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Add: Other charges (a)</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">5</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">&#8212;</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">34</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">45</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 12pt">Total adjustments</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">65</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">52</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">61</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">101</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">102</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Adjusted income taxes </strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">528</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">511</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">548</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">539</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">532</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Adjusted Effective Tax Rate (a)</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Reported income before income taxes and equity investments</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,080</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,996</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,047</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,004</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,941</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Add: Pension settlement charge</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">&#8212;</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">4</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">12</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">&#8212;</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">&#8212;</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Add: Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG (c)</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">244</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">245</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">250</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">249</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">246</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Add: Other charges (a)</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">&#8212;</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(2</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">22</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">18</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 12pt">Total adjustments</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">244</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">247</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">264</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">271</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">264</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Adjusted income before income taxes and equity investments</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,324</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,243</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,311</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,275</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,205</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Reported Income taxes</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">463</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">459</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">487</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">438</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">430</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Reported effective tax rate</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">22.3</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">23.0</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">23.8</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">21.9</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">22.2</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Adjusted income taxes</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">528</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">511</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">548</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">539</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">532</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Adjusted effective tax rate</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">22.7</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">22.8</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">23.7</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">23.7</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">24.1</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Income from Equity Investments</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Reported income from equity investments</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">48</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">39</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">41</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">46</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">41</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Add: Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG (c)</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">18</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">18</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">18</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">18</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">18</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Adjusted income from equity investments </strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">66</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">57</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">59</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">64</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">59</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Adjusted Noncontrolling Interests</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Reported noncontrolling interests</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(38</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(33</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(36</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(37</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(36</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Add: Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG (c)</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(3</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(3</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(3</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(3</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(3</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Adjusted noncontrolling interests</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(41</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(36</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(39</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(40</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(39</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Adjusted Net Income - Linde plc (b)</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Reported net income</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,627</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,543</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,565</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,575</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,516</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Add: Pension settlement charge</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">&#8212;</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">3</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">10</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">&#8212;</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">&#8212;</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Add: Other charges (a)</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(5</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(4</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(12</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(27</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Add: Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG (c)</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">199</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">211</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">206</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">197</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">204</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 12pt">Total adjustments</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">194</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">210</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">218</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">185</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">177</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Adjusted net income - Linde plc</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,821</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,753</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,783</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,760</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,693</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr></table> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <table style="border-spacing:0;font:10pt times new roman;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td class="hpbhr">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; TEXT-INDENT: 0px;">Page&nbsp;9 of&nbsp;10 cont&#8217;d </td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td><p style='page-break-after: always'></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td>&nbsp;</td></tr></table> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <table style="border-spacing:0;width:100%;text-align:left;font:10pt times new roman" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">2024</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="14"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">2023</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">(Millions of dollars, except per share data)</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">Q1</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">Q4</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">Q3</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">Q2</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">Q1</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Adjusted Diluted EPS (b)</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Reported diluted EPS</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">3.35</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">3.16</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">3.19</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">3.19</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">3.06</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Add: Pension settlement charge</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">&#8212;</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">0.01</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">0.02</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">&#8212;</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">&#8212;</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Add: Other charges (a)</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(0.01</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(0.01</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">&#8212;</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(0.02</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(0.05</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Add:&nbsp; Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG (c)</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">0.41</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">0.43</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">0.42</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">0.40</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">0.41</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 12pt">Total adjustments</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">0.40</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">0.43</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">0.44</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">0.38</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">0.36</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Adjusted diluted EPS</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">3.75</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">3.59</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">3.63</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">3.57</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">3.42</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Reported percentage change</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">9</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Adjusted percentage change</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">10</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;" colspan="6"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">Second Quarter 2024</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="6"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">Full Year 2024&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Adjusted Diluted EPS Guidance (d)</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">Low End</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">High End</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">Low End</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">High End</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">2024 Adjusted Guidance</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">3.70</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">3.80</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">15.30</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">15.60</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Adjusted percentage changes versus 2023 adjusted diluted EPS</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">4</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">6</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">8</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">10</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Add: Estimated currency headwind/(tailwind)</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Adjusted percentage change excluding currency</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">5</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">7</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">9</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">11</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Adjusted EBITDA and % of Sales</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Net Income - Linde plc</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,627</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,543</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,565</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,575</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,516</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Add: Noncontrolling interests</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">38</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">33</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">36</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">37</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">36</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Add: Net pension and OPEB cost (benefit), excluding service cost</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(50</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(39</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(35</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(45</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(45</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Add: Interest expense</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">65</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">71</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">40</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">52</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">37</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Add: Income taxes</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">463</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">459</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">487</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">438</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">430</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Add: Depreciation and amortization</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">949</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">949</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">959</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">960</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">948</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">EBITDA</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">3,092</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">3,016</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">3,052</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">3,017</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,922</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Add: Other charges (a)</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">&#8212;</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(2</td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">22</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">18</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Add: Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG (c)</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">24</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">23</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">20</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">20</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">23</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 12pt">Total adjustments</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">24</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">21</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">22</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">42</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">41</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Adjusted EBITDA</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">3,116</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">3,037</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">3,074</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">3,059</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,963</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Reported sales </p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">8,100</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">8,302</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">8,155</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">8,204</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">8,193</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>% of sales </strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">EBITDA</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">38.2</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">36.3</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">37.4</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">36.8</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">35.7</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Adjusted EBITDA as a % of Sales</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">38.5</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">36.6</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">37.7</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">37.3</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">36.2</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td></tr></table> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <table style="border-spacing:0;font:10pt times new roman;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td class="hpbhr">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; TEXT-INDENT: 0px;">Page&nbsp;9 of&nbsp;10 cont&#8217;d </td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td><p style='page-break-after: always'></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td>&nbsp;</td></tr></table> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">(a)&nbsp; The income tax expense (benefit) on the non-GAAP pre-tax adjustments was determined using the applicable tax rates for the jurisdictions that were utilized in calculating the GAAP income tax expense (benefit) and included both current and deferred income tax amounts.</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">(b)&nbsp; Net of income taxes which are shown separately in&nbsp; &#8220;Adjusted Income Taxes and Effective Tax Rate&#8221;.</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">(c)&nbsp; The company believes that its non-GAAP measures excluding Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG are useful to investors because: (i) the 2018 business combination was a merger of equals in an all-stock merger transaction, with no cash consideration, (ii)&nbsp; the company is managed on a geographic basis and the results of certain geographies are more heavily impacted by purchase accounting than others, causing results that are not comparable at the reportable segment level, therefore, the impacts of purchasing accounting adjustments to each segment vary and are not comparable within the company and when compared to other companies in similar regions, (iii) business management is evaluated and variable compensation is determined based on results excluding purchase accounting impacts, and; (iv) it is important to investors and analysts to understand the purchase accounting impacts to the financial statements.</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">A summary of each of the adjustments made for Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG are as follows:</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><em>Adjusted Operating Profit and Margin:</em>&nbsp; The purchase accounting adjustments for the periods presented relate primarily to depreciation and amortization related to the fair value step up of fixed assets and intangible assets (primarily customer related) acquired in the merger and the allocation of fair value step-up for ongoing Linde AG asset disposals (reflected in Other Income/(Expense)). </p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><em>Adjusted Interest Expense - Net</em>: Relates to the amortization of the fair value of debt acquired in the merger. </p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><em>Adjusted Income Taxes and Effective Tax Rate:</em>&nbsp; Relates to the current and deferred income tax impact on the adjustments discussed above.&nbsp; The income tax expense (benefit) on the non-GAAP pre-tax adjustments was determined using the applicable tax rates for the jurisdictions that were utilized in calculating the GAAP income tax expense (benefit) and included both current and deferred income tax amounts.</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><em>Adjusted Income from Equity Investments:</em>&nbsp; Represents the amortization of increased fair value on equity investments related to depreciable and amortizable assets.&nbsp; </p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><em>Adjusted Noncontrolling Interests:</em> Represents the noncontrolling interests&#8217; ownership portion of the adjustments described above determined on an entity by entity basis.</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">(d) We are providing adjusted earnings per share (&#8220;EPS&#8221;) guidance for 2024. This is a non-GAAP financial measure that represents diluted earnings per share (a GAAP measure) but excludes the impact of certain items that we believe are not representative of our underlying business performance, such as cost reduction and other charges and the impact of potential divestitures or other potentially significant items.&nbsp; Given the uncertainty of timing and magnitude of such items, we cannot provide a reconciliation of the differences between the non-GAAP adjusted EPS guidance and the corresponding GAAP EPS measure without unreasonable effort.</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <table style="border-spacing:0;font:10pt times new roman;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td class="hpbhr">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; TEXT-INDENT: 0px;">Page&nbsp;9 of&nbsp;10 cont&#8217;d </td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td><p style='page-break-after: always'></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td>&nbsp;</td></tr></table> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>LINDE PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES</strong><strong></strong></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>APPENDIX</strong><strong></strong></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>NON-GAAP MEASURES AND RECONCILIATIONS</strong><strong></strong></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>(UNAUDITED)</strong><strong></strong></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p> <table style="border-spacing:0;width:100%;text-align:left;font:10pt times new roman" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">2024</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="14"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">2023</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">(Millions of dollars)</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">Q1</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">Q4</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">Q3</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">Q2</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">Q1</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td colspan="20" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Free Cash Flow (FCF)</strong> - Free cash flow is a measure used by investors, financial analysts and management to evaluate the ability of a company to pursue opportunities that enhance shareholder value. FCF equals cash flow from operations less capital expenditures.</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Operating Cash Flow</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,954</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,727</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,520</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">2,150</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,908</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Less: Capital Expenditures</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(1,048</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(1,151</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(948</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(859</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(829</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0.5in"><strong>Free Cash Flow</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">906</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,576</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,572</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,291</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,079</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td colspan="21" style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Net Debt</strong> - Net debt is a financial liquidity metric used by investors, financial analysts and management to evaluate the ability of a company to repay its debt and is calculated as total debt (excluding purchase accounting impacts) less liquid assets.<strong></strong></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Debt</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">20,319</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">19,373</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">18,003</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">17,490</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">18,777</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Less: Cash and cash equivalents</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(4,848</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(4,664</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(3,894</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(3,357</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(4,962</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Net debt</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">15,471</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">14,709</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">14,109</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">14,133</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">13,815</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Less: Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(5</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(7</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(8</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(10</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(13</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0.5in"><strong>Adjusted net debt</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">15,466</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">14,702</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">14,101</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">14,123</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">13,802</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td colspan="21" style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>After-tax Return on Capital and Adjusted After-tax Return on Capital (ROC)</strong> - After-tax return on capital is a measure used by investors, financial analysts and management to evaluate the return on net assets employed in the business. ROC measures the after-tax operating profit that the company was able to generate with the investments made by all parties in the business (debt, noncontrolling interests and Linde plc Shareholders&#8217; Equity).</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Reported net income - Linde plc</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,627</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,543</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,565</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,575</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,516</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Add: noncontrolling interests</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">38</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">33</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">36</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">37</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">36</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Add: interest expense - net</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">65</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">71</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">40</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">52</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">37</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Less: tax benefit on interest expense - net *</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(16</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(16</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(12</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(12</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(9</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0.5in"><strong>Reported NOPAT</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,714</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,631</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,629</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,652</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,580</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Adjusted net income - Linde plc</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,821</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,753</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,783</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,760</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,693</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Add: adjusted noncontrolling interests</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">41</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">36</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">39</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">40</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">39</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Add: adjusted interest expense - net</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">67</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">72</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">42</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">56</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">46</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Less: tax benefit on interest expense - net *</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(17</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(17</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(13</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(13</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(11</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0.5in"><strong>Adjusted NOPAT</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,912</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,844</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,851</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,843</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,767</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td colspan="21" style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">*Tax benefit on interest expense - net is generally presented using the reported effective rate.</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">4-quarter trailing reported NOPAT</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">6,626</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">6,492</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">6,246</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">5,930</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">4,692</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">4-quarter trailing adjusted NOPAT</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">7,450</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">7,305</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">7,101</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">6,863</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">6,638</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr></table> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <table style="border-spacing:0;font:10pt times new roman;width:100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td class="hpbhr">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; TEXT-INDENT: 0px;">Page 10&nbsp;of 10</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td><p style='page-break-after: always'></p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td>&nbsp;</td></tr></table> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <table style="border-spacing:0;width:100%;text-align:left;font:10pt times new roman" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="height:15px"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">2024</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="14"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">2023</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">(Millions of dollars)</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">Q1</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">Q4</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">Q3</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">Q2</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" colspan="2"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0in; text-align:center;">Q1</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in"><strong>Equity and redeemable noncontrolling interests:</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" colspan="2" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Redeemable noncontrolling interests</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">13</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">13</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">13</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">13</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">13</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Linde plc shareholders' equity</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">38,829</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">39,720</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">38,898</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">39,911</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">39,970</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Noncontrolling interests</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,387</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,362</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,327</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,324</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,353</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0.5in"><strong>Total equity and redeemable noncontrolling interests</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">40,229</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">41,095</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">40,238</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">41,248</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">41,336</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Reported capital</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">55,700</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">55,804</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">54,347</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">55,381</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">55,151</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Total equity and redeemable noncontrolling interests</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">40,229</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">41,095</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">40,238</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">41,248</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">41,336</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Add: Adjusted net debt</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">15,466</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">14,702</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">14,101</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">14,123</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">13,802</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Less: Linde AG Goodwill (a)</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">24,256</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">24,256</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">24,256</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">24,256</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">24,256</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Less: Linde AG Indefinite lived intangibles (a)</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,868</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,868</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,868</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,868</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,868</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0.5in"><strong>Adjusted capital</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">29,571</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">29,673</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">28,215</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">29,247</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">29,014</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td colspan="21" style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">(a) Represent opening balance sheet purchase accounting impacts of non-amortizing assets related to the Linde AG merger.</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Ending capital (see above)</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">55,700</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">55,804</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">54,347</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">55,381</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">55,151</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">5-quarter average ending capital</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">55,277</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">54,910</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">53,853</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">53,669</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">53,869</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">Ending adjusted capital (see above)</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">29,571</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">29,673</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">28,215</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">29,247</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">29,014</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 0in">5-quarter average ending adjusted capital</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">29,144</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">28,774</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">27,713</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">27,523</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td> <td class="ffcell" style="width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">27,715</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 24pt"><strong>After-tax ROC (4 quarter reported NOPAT / 5-quarter average ending capital)</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">12.0</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">11.8</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">11.6</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">11.0</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">8.7</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td></tr> <tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:top;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px 0px 0px 24pt"><strong>Adjusted after-tax ROC (4 quarter trailing adjusted NOPAT / 5-quarter average ending adjusted capital)</strong></p></td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">25.6</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">25.4</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">25.6</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">24.9</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td> <td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p></td> <td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;width:9%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">24.0</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">%</td></tr></table> <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <table 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  <import namespace="http://xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt" schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd" />
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<TYPE>EX-101.LAB
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  <link:roleRef xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/lrr/role/negated-2009-12-16.xsd#negatedTotalLabel" roleURI="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedTotalLabel" />
  <link:roleRef xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/lrr/role/negated-2009-12-16.xsd#negatedNetLabel" roleURI="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedNetLabel" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_CoverAbstract" xlink:to="dei_CoverAbstract_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_CoverAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Cover [Abstract]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityRegistrantName" xlink:label="dei_EntityRegistrantName" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityRegistrantName" xlink:to="dei_EntityRegistrantName_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityCentralIndexKey" xlink:to="dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Central Index Key</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_DocumentType" xlink:label="dei_DocumentType" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_DocumentType_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Document Type</link:label>
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    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_AmendmentFlag" xlink:to="dei_AmendmentFlag_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_AmendmentFlag_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amendment Flag</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" xlink:label="dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" xlink:to="dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Emerging Growth Company</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate" xlink:label="dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate" xlink:to="dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Document Period End Date</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityFileNumber" xlink:label="dei_EntityFileNumber" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityFileNumber" xlink:to="dei_EntityFileNumber_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_EntityFileNumber_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Entity File Number</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode" xlink:label="dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode" xlink:to="dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Incorporation State Country Code</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber" xlink:label="dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber" />
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    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Tax Identification Number</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1" xlink:to="dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Address Address Line 1</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityAddressAddressLine2" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressAddressLine2" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityAddressAddressLine2" xlink:to="dei_EntityAddressAddressLine2_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
    <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressAddressLine2_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Address Address Line 2</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityAddressAddressLine3" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressAddressLine3" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityAddressAddressLine3" xlink:to="dei_EntityAddressAddressLine3_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
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</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:submissionTypeItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Address Line 1 such as Attn, Building Name, Street Name</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine2">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Address Line 2 such as Street or Suite number</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressAddressLine2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine3">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Address Line 3 such as an Office Park</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressAddressLine3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the City or Town</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityAddressCountry">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressCountry</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:countryCodeItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Code for the postal or zip code</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the state or province.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:stateOrProvinceItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityCentralIndexKey</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:centralIndexKeyItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Indicate if registrant meets the emerging growth company criteria.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityFileNumber">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Commission file number. The field allows up to 17 characters. The prefix may contain 1-3 digits, the sequence number may contain 1-8 digits, the optional suffix may contain 1-4 characters, and the fields are separated with a hyphen.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityFileNumber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:fileNumberItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Two-character EDGAR code representing the state or country of incorporation.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:edgarStateCountryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityRegistrantName">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The exact name of the entity filing the report as specified in its charter, which is required by forms filed with the SEC.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityRegistrantName</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The Tax Identification Number (TIN), also known as an Employer Identification Number (EIN), is a unique 9-digit value assigned by the IRS.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:employerIdItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_LocalPhoneNumber">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Local phone number for entity.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_LocalPhoneNumber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 13e<br> -Subsection 4c<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 14d<br> -Subsection 2b<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
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