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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Linde AG 

21.01.2015 11:23

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
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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 20 January 2015 BlackRock, Inc., New York, NY, USA,
notified us pursuant to section 21 para. 1 of the German Securities Trading
Act (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz) that on 16 January 2015 BlackRock, Inc. fell
below the threshold of 5 percent of the voting rights in Linde
Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, Germany, and on that date held 4.99 percent of
the voting rights (9,261,492 voting rights).

2.21 percent of the voting rights (4,113,645 voting rights) are attributed
to BlackRock, Inc. pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sent. 1. no. 1 German
Securities Trading Act. 3.11 percent of the voting rights (5,776,107 voting
rights) are attributed to BlackRock, Inc. pursuant to section 22 para. 1
sent. 1 no. 6 in connection with section 22. para. 1 sent. 2 German
Securities Trading Act.
Please note that the total amount stated above does not necessarily equal
the sum of the detailed attributed holdings. This results from voting
rights having multiple attributions within the BlackRock group structure.

Munich, January 2015

Linde Aktiengesellschaft

Executive Board 



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Language:     English
Company:      Linde AG
              Klosterhofstraße 1  
              80331 München
              Germany
Internet:     www.linde.de
 
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