ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Linde plc was held on July 25, 2022 (the "AGM"), at which shareholders voted upon the items set forth below. The total number of shares that were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting was 403,015,680 which was 80.16% of the shares outstanding and entitled to vote and which constituted a quorum. The final voting results of the items submitted to a vote of the shareholders are set forth below.





Proposal 1

The ten nominees for election as a director were elected to serve until the 2023 annual general meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified. The vote results were as follows:





                                                                   % of
Director                                  Shares    Broker Non-   Votes
Nominees     Shares For  Shares Against  Abstained     Votes     Cast For
Stephen F.
Angel        361,163,474   24,987,004     522,071    16,343,131   93.53%
Sanjiv
Lamba        382,422,631    3,662,049     587,869    16,343,131   99.05%
Prof DDr.
Ann-Kristin
Achleitner   380,160,226    4,651,210    1,861,113   16,343,131   98.79%
Dr. Thomas
Enders       381,292,816    4,896,586     483,147    16,343,131   98.73%
Edward G.
Galante      330,224,382   55,789,664     658,503    16,343,131   85.55%
Joe Kaeser   356,224,736   27,524,692    2,923,121   16,343,131   92.83%
Victoria E.
Ossadnik     361,454,155   24,538,311     680,083    16,343,131   93.64%
Prof. Dr.
Martin H.
Richenhagen  360,917,871   25,240,627     514,051    16,343,131   93.46%
Alberto
Weisser      383,450,693    2,702,743     519,113    16,343,131   99.30%
Robert L.
Wood         375,729,216   10,421,599     521,734    16,343,131   97.30%




Proposal 2a



Shareholders ratified, on an advisory and non-binding basis, the appointment of
PricewaterhouseCoopers ("PWC") as the independent auditor by the votes set forth
below.



   Shares Voted For      Shares Voted Against    Shares Abstained   Broker Non-Votes
     371,175,218              31,312,330             528,132              N/A
(92.10% of votes cast)   (7.77% of votes cast)





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Proposal 2b

Shareholders approved the authorization of the Board, acting through the Audit Committee, to determine PWC's remuneration by the votes set forth below.

Shares Voted For Shares Voted Against Shares Abstained Broker Non-Votes


     389,032,680              13,305,352             677,648              N/A

(96.53% of votes cast) (3.30% of votes cast)






Proposal 3

Shareholders approved, on an advisory and non-binding basis, the compensation of Linde plc's Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the 2022 proxy statement by the votes set forth below.





   Shares Voted For       Shares Voted Against    Shares Abstained   Broker Non-Votes
     323,455,568               62,456,179             760,802           16,343,131
(83.65% of votes cast)   (15.50% of votes cast)




Proposal 4

Shareholders approved, on an advisory and non-binding basis, the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy) as set forth in the Linde plc IFRS Annual Report for the financial year ended December 31, 2021 by the votes set forth below.





   Shares Voted For       Shares Voted Against    Shares Abstained   Broker Non-Votes
     324,405,464               60,398,955            1,868,130          16,343,131
(83.90% of votes cast)   (14.99% of votes cast)




Proposal 5

Shareholders approved the determination of the price range at which Linde plc can re-allot shares that it acquires as treasury shares under Irish law as disclosed in the 2022 proxy statement by the votes set forth below.





   Shares Voted For      Shares Voted Against    Shares Abstained   Broker Non-Votes
     401,167,219               1,110,022             738,439              N/A
(99.54% of votes cast)   (0.28% of votes cast)




Proposal 6

Shareholders approved the shareholder proposal to require any shareholder vote provision in Linde's Irish Constitution be a simple majority of the votes cast at a shareholder meeting and that any greater vote requirement (a "supermajority vote") be reduced to a simple majority.





   Shares Voted For       Shares Voted Against    Shares Abstained   Broker Non-Votes
     202,292,511              183,086,325            1,293,713          16,343,131
(52.32% of votes cast)   (47.04% of votes cast)



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