Linde AG
27.05.2015 14:38
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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
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
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Language: English
Company: Linde AG
KlosterhofstraÃe 1
80331 München
Germany
Internet: www.linde.de
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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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