Linde AG 27.05.2015 14:38 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 We have received the following notifications of voting rights pursuant to section 25 para. 1 WpHG on 26 May 2015: I. Notification of voting rights pursuant to section 25 para. 1 WpHG from BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 1. Details of listed company: Linde AG, Klosterhofstr. 1, 80331 Munich, Germany 2. Details of the company subject to the notification obligation (notifier): BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., Wilmington, DE, U.S.A. 3. Triggering event: Exceeding threshold 4. Threshold crossed or reached: 5 % 5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 22 May 2015 6. Total numbers of voting rights: 5.07% (equals 9,414,349 voting rights); Based on total number of voting rights issued: 185,733,180 7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: 7.1. (Financial-/other) instruments pursuant to section 25 WpHG: 0.10 % (equals: 180,834 voting rights); thereof held indirectly: 0.10 % (equals: 180,834 voting rights) 7.2. Voting rights pursuant to sections 21, 22 WpHG: 4.97 % (equals: 9,233,515 voting rights) 8. Detailed information on (financial-/other) instruments pursuant to section 25 WpHG: Chain of controlled undertakings: BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.; BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC; BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC; BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.; BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association II. Notification of voting rights pursuant to section 25 para. 1 WpHG from BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 1. Details of listed company: Linde AG, Klosterhofstr. 1, 80331 Munich, Germany 2. Details of the company subject to the notification obligation (notifier): BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., Wilmington, DE, U.S.A. 3. Triggering event: Exceeding threshold 4. Threshold crossed or reached: 5 % 5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 22 May 2015 6. Total numbers of voting rights: 5.07% (equals 9,414,349 voting rights); Based on total number of voting rights issued: 185,733,180 7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: 7.1. (Financial-/other) instruments pursuant to section 25 WpHG: 0.10 % (equals: 180,834 voting rights); thereof held indirectly: 0.10 % (equals: 180,834 voting rights) 7.2. Voting rights pursuant to sections 21, 22 WpHG: 4.97 % (equals: 9,233,515 voting rights) 8. Detailed information on (financial-/other) instruments pursuant to section 25 WpHG: Chain of controlled undertakings: BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC; BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC; BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.; BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association 27.05.2015 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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