Linde AG successfully concludes capital increase

Linde AG has successfully concluded its intended capital increase with exclusion of the subscription rights of the shareholders by issuing 12,844,037 new bearer shares via an accelerated bookbuilding process. The placement price was EUR 109.00 per share. The share capital of the company has increased by EUR 32,880,734.72 from EUR 440,720,663.04 to EUR 473,601,397.76. The total number of Linde AG shares issued has risen from 172,156,509 to 185,000,546. The new shares will be entitled to the dividend for the full 2012 financial year. This capital measure has generated proceeds of around EUR 1.4 bn.

The capital increase is one element of the funding of the intended acquisition of Lincare Holdings Inc. by Linde AG. The total consideration for the acquisition is USD 4.6 bn.

The transaction was handled by a banking consortium led by Commerzbank AG, Deutsche Bank AG, and Morgan Stanley Bank AG as joint bookrunners.

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