Linde AG
30.12.2014 11:57
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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:
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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
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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):
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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)
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Language: English
Company: Linde AG
KlosterhofstraÃe 1
80331 München
Germany
Internet: www.linde.de
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