Item 5. Other Information

On August 22, 2025, Guillermo Bichara, Executive Vice President - Chief Legal Officer, adopted a written plan for certain transactions in the Ordinary Shares of Linde plc that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of SEC Rule 10b5–1(c) (the “Plan”). The Plan will terminate on March 31, 2026, or earlier if, among other things, all the Ordinary Share transactions have been completed before such date. Under the Plan, Ordinary Shares will be sold on the dates that the shares are acquired as follows: (1) 1,680 Ordinary Shares if such shares are acquired pursuant to the vesting and payout of previously granted restricted stock units; and (2) 4,200 Ordinary Shares if such shares are acquired pursuant to the vesting and payout of previously granted performance share units, assuming a payout at the target number of units granted (the actual payout, if any, may be more or less than the 4,200 share target payout).