Dividend Announcement Website

28 Feb 2023 I Woking, UK

The board of directors of Linde plc (NYSE: LIN) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.275 per common share, an increase of approximately 9% from the previous quarterly dividend of $1.17.

For calendar year 2023, this marks the eleventh dividend change for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All eleven changes were increases. The average dividend increase is 6.06% compared with December 31, 2022 indicated levels.

For a complete list of all portfolio holdings that have, in the past 12 months, increased, decreased, or had no change in dividend, please contact your financial advisor.

From the press release: “Linde plc (NYSE: LIN; FWB: LIN) today announced its Board of Directors has declared a 9% increase in the company’s quarterly dividend to $1.275 per share. This marks the 30th consecutive year of quarterly dividend increases on the company’s common stock.

The dividend is payable on March 28, 2023 to shareholders of record on March 14, 2023.”1

About the company: “Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2022 sales of $33 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize and protect our planet.

The company serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde’s industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications including production of clean hydrogen and carbon capture systems critical to the energy transition, life-saving medical oxygen and high-purity & specialty gases for electronics. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.

For more information about the company and its products and services, please visit www.linde.com”1


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