Form 8-K
8-K — LINDE PLC
Accession: 0001193125-26-325127
Filed: 2026-07-30
Period: 2026-07-28
CIK: 0001707925
SIC: 2810 (INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS)
Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (Date of earliest event reported): July 28, 2026
Linde plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ireland
001-38730
98-1448883
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
Forge
10 Riverview Dr.
43 Church Street West
Danbury, Connecticut
Woking, Surrey GU21 6HT
United States 06810
United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
+44 1483 242200
(Registrant’s telephone numbers, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Ordinary shares (€0.001 nominal value per share)
LIN
Nasdaq Stock Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Linde plc Annual General Meeting of Shareholders was held on July 28, 2026 (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 396,007,872 which was 85.65% 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 nine nominees for election as a director were elected to serve until the 2027 annual general meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified. The vote results were as follows:
Director Nominees
Shares For
Shares Against
Shares Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
% of Votes
Cast For
Sanjiv Lamba
360,581,089
13,952,014
2,338,931
19,135,838
96.27%
Prof DDr. Ann-Kristin Achleitner
364,723,600
11,487,841
660,593
19,135,838
96.94%
Dr. Thomas Enders
373,313,016
3,338,718
220,300
19,135,838
99.11%
Hugh Grant
370,506,041
6,151,313
214,680
19,135,838
98.36%
Joe Kaeser
354,443,885
22,046,287
381,862
19,135,838
94.14%
Victoria E. Ossadnik
352,173,485
24,241,880
456,669
19,135,838
93.55%
Paula Rosput Reynolds
374,495,842
2,165,618
210,574
19,135,838
99.42%
Alberto Weisser
372,472,934
4,172,731
226,369
19,135,838
98.89%
Robert L. Wood
369,925,628
6,471,504
474,902
19,135,838
98.28%
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
365,068,629
30,718,338
220,905
N/A
(92.18% of votes cast)
(7.8% of votes cast)
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
387,076,279
8,585,317
346,276
N/A
(97.74% of votes cast)
(2.2% 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 2026 proxy statement by the votes set forth below.
Shares Voted For
Shares Voted Against
Shares Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
355,847,335
19,551,707
19,135,838
(94.42% of votes cast)
(4.94% of votes cast)
1,472,992
Proposal 4
Shareholders approved the proposal to determine the price range at which Linde plc can re-allot shares that it acquires as treasury shares under Irish law.
Shares Voted For
Shares Voted Against
Shares Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
393,887,017
1,053,280
1,067,575
N/A
(99.46% of votes cast)
(.27% of votes cast)
Proposal 5
A shareholder proposal requesting a report regarding Linde’s renewable electricity procurement strategy.
Shares Voted For
Shares Voted Against
Shares Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
49,194,027
324,396,810
3,281,197
19,135,838
(13.05% of votes cast)
(82% of votes cast)
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed.
Exhibit No.
Description
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
LINDE PLC
By:
/s/
Guillermo Bichara
Name:
Guillermo Bichara
Title:
Chief Legal Officer
Date: July 30, 2026
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