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January 21, 2019

Guildford, UK, 21 January 2019 - ɫèֱ²¥ plc (NYSE: LIN; FWB: LIN) announces that today its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program for up to USD 6.0 billion of its ordinary shares. Under this program, ɫèֱ²¥ plc may acquire up to 15% of its currently outstanding ca. 547 million shares in the period from 1 May 2019 (or the date following the announcement of the end of the existing USD 1.0 billion share repurchase program, if earlier) through 1 February 2021. The purpose of the program shall be to reduce the share capital or to meet obligations under ɫèֱ²¥ plc equity awards.

Financial

December 10, 2018

Guildford, UK, 10 December 2018 - ɫèֱ²¥ plc (NYSE: LIN; FWB: LIN) today announced its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program for up to USD 1.0 billion of its ordinary shares.

December 10, 2018

Guildford, UK, 10 December 2018 - ɫèֱ²¥ plc (NYSE: LIN; FWB: LIN) today announced its Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $0.825 per share for the fourth quarter 2018. The dividend is payable on 27 December 2018 to shareholders of record on 18 December 2018.

Financial

December 10, 2018

Guildford, UK, 10 December 2018 - ɫèֱ²¥ plc (NYSE: LIN; FWB: LIN) announces that today its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program for up to USD 1.0 billion of its ordinary shares. Under this program, ɫèֱ²¥ plc may acquire up to 5% of its currently outstanding ca. 551 million shares in the period from 10 December 2018 through 30 April 2019. The purpose of the program shall be to reduce the share capital or to meet obligations under ɫèֱ²¥ plc equity awards.

Financial

December 3, 2018

Guildford, U.K., 3 December, 2018 - In accordance with the recent merger between ɫèֱ²¥ AG and Praxair, Inc., ɫèֱ²¥ plc (NYSE:LIN; FWB:LIN), today announced it has completed the divestiture of the majority of Praxair’s European business to Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation.

Business News

November 6, 2018

Guildford, UK (6 November 2018) - The Board of Directors of ɫèֱ²¥ plc (NYSE: LIN; FWB: LIN) has approved, subject to satisfaction of the conditions described below, the declaration of a fourth quarter 2018 dividend of $0.825 per share.

Financial

November 1, 2018

Guildford, UK (1 November 2018) - Today, ɫèֱ²¥ Intermediate Holding AG, an indirect 100% subsidiary of ɫèֱ²¥ Public Limited Company, (“ɫèֱ²¥ Intermediate”) submitted a request to the Executive Board of ɫèֱ²¥ Aktiengesellschaft (“ɫèֱ²¥ AG”) pursuant to section 62(1) and (5) of the German Transformation Act (Umwandlungsgesetz - UmwG) in conjunction with sections 327a et seqq. of the German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz - AktG). The request is to convene an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting of ɫèֱ²¥ AG to resolve on the transfer of the shares held by the minority shareholders of ɫèֱ²¥ AG to ɫèֱ²¥ Intermediate against adequate cash compensation.

Financial

October 31, 2018

Guildford, UK (31 October 2018) - ɫèֱ²¥ plc (NYSE: LIN; FWB: LIN) announced today the successful completion of the business combination between Praxair and ɫèֱ²¥ AG.

Governance

October 22, 2018

Guildford, UK (22 October 2018) - ɫèֱ²¥ plc today announced that the final closing conditions for the merger of equals between ɫèֱ²¥ AG (FWB: LINU and FWB: LIN) and Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX) were satisfied after the European Commission approved the buyer of Praxair’s divestment business in Europe and the Federal Trade Commission provided merger clearance of the business combination in the United States.

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