Linde AG 22.07.2014 10:52 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 para. 1 WpHG (German Securities Trading Act) with the aim of Europe-wide distribution Publication pursuant to section 26 para. 1 WpHG Notification of voting rights pursuant to section 25 para. 1 WpHG I. We have received the following notification of voting rights pursuant to section 25 para. 1 WpHG on 21 July 2014 from Norges Bank (the Central Bank of Norway): 1. Details of listed company: Linde AG, Klosterhofstr. 1, 80331 Munich, Germany 2. Details of the company subject to the Norges Bank (the Central notification obligation (notifier): Bank of Norway), Oslo, Norway 3. Triggering event: Falling below threshold 4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 5 % 5. Date at which the threshold is 18 July 2014 crossed or reached: 6. Total number of voting rights: 0 % (equals 0 voting rights) Based on total number of voting 185,733,180 rights issued: 7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: (Financial-/other) instruments 0 % (equals: 0 voting pursuant to section 25 WpHG: rights) thereof held indirectly: 0 % (equals: 0 voting rights) Voting rights pursuant to sections 7.30 % (equals: 13,567,198 21, 22 WpHG: voting rights) II. We have received the following notification of voting rights pursuant to section 25 para. 1 WpHG on 21 July 2014 from Ministry of Finance on behalf of the State of Norway: 1. Details of listed company: Linde AG, Klosterhofstr. 1, 80331 Munich, Germany 2. Details of the company subject to Ministry of Finance on behalf the notification obligation of the State of Norway, Oslo, (notifier): Norway 3. Triggering event: Falling below threshold 4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 5 % 5. Date at which the threshold is 18 July 2014 crossed or reached: 6. Total number of voting rights: 0 % (equals 0 voting rights) Based on total number of voting 185,733,180 rights issued: 7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: (Financial-/other) instruments 0 % (equals: 0 voting rights) pursuant to section 25 WpHG: thereof held indirectly: 0 % (equals: 0 voting rights) Voting rights pursuant to 7.30 % (equals: 13,567,198 sections 21, 22 WpHG: voting rights) 22.07.2014 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------