Linde AG / / Linde AG: Release of Voting rights announcements according to section 26 (1) WpHG (German Securities Trading Act) with the aim of Europe-wide distribution . Processed and transmitted by Thomson Reuters ONE. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Publication pursuant to section 26 (1) WpHG
Notification of voting rights pursuant to section 25 a WpHG
We have received the following notification of voting rights pursuant to section 25 a WpHG on 7 Mai 2012:
| 1. | Details of listed company: | Linde AG, Klosterhofstr. 1, 80331 Munich, Germany | |
| 2. | Details of the company subject to | Morgan Stanley, Delaware, USA | |
| the notification obligation (notifier): | |||
| 3. | Triggering event: | Exceeding the threshold | |
| 4. | Threshold(s) crossed or reached: | 5% | |
| 5. | Date at which the threshold is | 2 May 2012 | |
| crossed or reached | |||
| 6. | Total number of voting rights: | 7,92% (equals 13.539.703 voting rights) | |
| 7. | Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: | ||
| (Financial-/other) instruments | |||
| pursuant to section 25 a WpHG: | 3,98 % (equals: 6.814.580 voting rights) | ||
| thereof held indirectly: | 3,98 % (equals: 6.814.580 voting rights) | ||
| (Financial-/other) instruments | |||
| pursuant to section 25 WpHG | 3,73 % (equals: 6.374.531 voting rights) | ||
| thereof held indirectly: | 3,73 % (equals: 6.374.531 voting rights) | ||
| Voting rights pursuant to sections | |||
| 21, 22 WpHG: | 0,20 % (equals: 350.592 voting rights) | ||
| 8. | Detailed information on (financial-/other) instruments pursuant to section 25 a WpHG: | ||
| ISIN or name/description of (financial-/other) instruments and expiry: | |||
| Cash-Settled Call Options | 28 June 2016 | ||
| 1 September 2014 | |||
| Physically Settled Put Options | 15 June 2012 | ||
| 21 December 2012 | |||
| Cash-Settled Swaps | 13 January 2014 | ||
| 24 February 2014 | |||
| Cash Settled Put Option | 1 September 2014 | ||
| Cash Settled Futures | 18 May 2012 | ||
| 15 June 2012 | |||
| Detailed information on (financial-/other) instruments pursuant to section 25 WpHG: | |||
| ISIN or name/description of (financial-/other) instruments and expiry: | |||
| Physically-Settled Call Options | 18 May 2012 | ||
| 15 June 2012 | |||
| 21 December 2012 | |||
| 20 December 2013 | |||
| Retransfer claims | Various contracts that can be exercised at the lenders | ||
| discretion | |||
Munich, May 2012
Linde Aktiengesellschaft
Executive Board
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(ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the
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