Linde AG 28.05.2014 10:36 Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Voting rights: Release of Voting rights announcements according to section 26 (1) WpHG (Securities Trading Act) with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution By letter dated 27 May 2014 the Ministry of Finance on behalf of the State of Norway, Oslo, Norway, notified us pursuant to section 21 para. 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz) that on 26 May 2014 the State of Norway exceeded the threshold of 3 percent of the voting rights in Linde Aktiengesellschaft and on that date held 3.21 percent of the voting rights (5,958,786 voting rights). These voting rights are attributed to the State of Norway from Norges Bank pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 1 German Securities Trading Act. By letter dated 27 May 2014 Norges Bank (the Central Bank of Norway), Oslo, Norway, notified us pursuant to section 21 para. 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz) that on 26 May 2014 Norges Bank exceeded the threshold of 3 percent of the voting rights in Linde Aktiengesellschaft and on that date held 3.21 percent of the voting rights (5,958,786 voting rights). Munich, May 2014 Linde Aktiengesellschaft Executive Board 28.05.2014 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Linde AG KlosterhofstraÃe 1 80331 München Germany Internet: www.linde.de End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------