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hereof: Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press Release dated May 1, 2026 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) 2 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. LINDE PLC Date: May 1, 2026 By: /s/ Kelcey E. Hoyt Name: Kelcey E. Hoyt Title: Principal Accounting Officer 3

hereof: Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press Release dated February 5, 2026 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) 2 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. LINDE PLC By: /s/ Kelcey E. Hoyt Name: Kelcey E. Hoyt Title: Principal Accounting Officer Date: February 5, 2026 3

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. 364-Day Credit Agreement On December 3, 2025, Linde plc (the “Company”) and certain of its subsidiaries entered into an unsecured 364-day revolving credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and a syndicate of banking institutions as lenders. The initial borrowers under the Credit Agreement are the Company, Linde Inc., Linde GmbH and Linde Finance B.V. Additional subsidiaries of the Company may bec…

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. The information set forth above under “

Other Events. On November 20, 2025, Linde plc (the “Company”) issued €600 million aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Notes due 2027 (the “2027 Notes”), issued €650 million aggregate principal amount of 3.125% Notes due 2032 (the “2032 Notes”) and issued €500 million aggregate principal amount of 3.750% Notes due 2038 (the “2038 Notes”). The 2027 Notes, the 2032 Notes and the 2038 Notes were issued pursuant to a Subscription Agreement, dated November 18, 2025, by and among the Company…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. (b) On September 29, 2025, Stephen F. Angel, Chairman of the Board of Linde plc (“Linde”), announced that he will retire from Linde’s Board of Directors effective January 31, 2026. In connection with Mr. Angel’s retirement, Linde’s Board of Directors appointed Sanjiv Lamba, Linde’s CEO, to the additional position of Chairman of the Board effective…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. (b) David Strauss, Executive Vice President-Chief Human Resources Officer, has announced that he will retire from Linde effective March 31, 2026, after serving 35 years with Linde. His role as an executive officer of Linde plc will terminate effective September 1, 2025. Desiree Bacher, who currently serves as Senior Vice President-Communications, A…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. (e) Linde plc (the “Company”) filed a Form 8-K on November 4, 2024, disclosing that John Panikar, formerly Executive Vice President-APAC, announced that he will retire from Linde effective March 31, 2025, after serving 33 years with Linde, and that his role as an executive officer of Linde plc terminated effective November 1, 2024. Subsequently, Li…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. (b) John Panikar, Executive Vice President-APAC, has announced that he will retire from Linde effective March 31, 2025, after serving 33 years with Linde. His role as an executive officer of Linde plc will terminate effective November 1, 2024. Binod Patwari, who currently serves as the Managing Director of Linde’s South Pacific Region, has been app…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. (b) As contemplated by the Director Tenure & Resignation Policy of the Board of Directors of Linde plc, Martin H. Richenhagen retired from the Board of Directors effective April 29, 2024.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. (d) Election of New Director On February 27, 2024, the Board of Directors elected Paula Rosput Reynolds as a new independent member of the Board of Directors of Linde plc effective on that date. Ms. Reynolds will serve on the Audit Committee and the Sustainability Committee. She will be entitled to participate in the Linde non-management director c…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. (b) As contemplated by the Director Tenure & Resignation Policy of the Board of Directors of Linde plc, Edward G. Galante retired from the Board of Directors effective April 24, 2023, as he has attained the age of 72.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. (d) Election of New Director On January 23, 2023, the Board of Directors elected Hugh Grant as new member of the Board of Directors effective on that date. Mr. Grant will serve on the Nomination and Governance Committee and the Human Capital Committee. He will be entitled to participate in the Linde non-management director compensation program desc…