Linde AG 30.12.2014 11:57 Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a service 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 25 December 2014 from the Ministry of Finance on behalf of the State of Norway: <pre> 1. Details of listed company: Linde AG, Klosterhofstr. 1, 80331 Munich, Germany 2. Details of the company subject to the Ministry of Finance on behalf notification obligation (notifier): of the State of Norway, Oslo, Norway 3. Triggering event: Exceeding threshold 4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 5 % 5. Date at which the threshold is crossed 24 December 2014 or reached: 6. Total number of voting rights: 6.76 % (equals 12,547,045 voting rights) Based on total number of voting rights 185,733,180 issued: 7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: (Financial-/other) instruments pursuant 0.0008 % (equals: 1,439 voting to section 25 WpHG: rights) thereof held indirectly: 0.0008 % (equals: 1,439 voting rights) Voting rights pursuant to sections 21, 6.75 % (equals: 12,545,606 22 WpHG: voting rights) 8. Detailed information on (financial-/ other) instruments pursuant to section 25 WpHG Chain of controlled undertakings: Norges Bank </pre> II. We have received the following notification of voting rights pursuant to section 25 para. 1 WpHG on 25 December 2014 from Norges Bank (the Central Bank of Norway): <pre> 1. Details of listed company: Linde AG, Klosterhofstr. 1, 80331 Munich, Germany 2. Details of the company subject to Norges Bank (the Central the notification obligation Bank of Norway), Oslo, (notifier): Norway 3. Triggering event: Exceeding threshold 4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 5 % 5. Date at which the threshold is 24 December 2014 crossed or reached: 6. Total number of voting rights: 6.76 % (equals 12,547,045 voting rights) Based on total number of voting 185,733,180 rights issued: 7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: (Financial-/other) instruments 0.0008 % (equals: 1,439 pursuant to section 25 WpHG: voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 0 % (equals: 0 voting rights) Voting rights pursuant to sections 6.75 % (equals: 12,545,606 21, 22 WpHG: voting rights) </pre> 30.12.2014 The DGAP 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-PVR: Linde AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
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