Linde AG complies with the legal requirement to treat all shareholders equally. Transparency plays an important role in our company and we always aim to provide shareholders and the public with comprehensive, consistent and up-to-date information.

We keep our shareholders and the general public informed about key dates for the Group and about our publications in a financial calendar which appears in our annual report and in our interim reports, as well as on the Linde AG website. Linde AG publishes adhoc announcements and press releases as well as notifiable securities transactions (directors’ dealings) in the legally prescribed media and on its website. The articles of association are also on the website. Linde provides information to the capital market and to the public through analysts’ conferences and press conferences which coincide with the publication of the quarterly, half-yearly or annual results or in the form of teleconferences. Regular events involving the CEO and CFO and institutional investors and financial analysts also ensure a regular exchange of information with the financial markets.

In addition to considering the interests of its shareholders, Linde takes account of the concerns of other stakeholders who also contribute to the success of the company. As far as possible, we include all the stakeholders in our corporate communications. Linde’s stakeholders include all its employees, its customers and suppliers, trade associations and government institutions.