Binod Patwari
Binod Patwari, who currently serves as the Managing Director of Linde’s South Pacific Region, has been appointed as Senior Vice President-APAC, succeeding Mr. Panikar, effective November 1, 2024.
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Linde issues €600M floating-rate, €500M 3.200%, €500M 3.800% notes
Issued €600M Floating Rate Notes due 2028, €500M 3.200% Notes due 2030, and €500M 3.800% Notes due 2036.
Linde Q1 2026: EPS $3.98 (+13%), sales $8.8B (+8%), guides FY adj EPS $17.60-$17.90
Sales $8.78B (+8% YoY), underlying +3%; op profit $2.44B, adj op profit $2.63B (+8%).
Linde Q4 2025 adj. EPS $4.20 (+6% YoY); FY adj. EPS $16.46 (+6%); guides FY26 $17.40-$17.90
Q4 sales $8.8B (+6% YoY); adj. operating profit $2.6B (+4%); adj. operating margin 29.5%.
Linde plc enters $1.5B 364-day revolving credit facility
$1.5B unsecured 364-day revolving credit agreement dated Dec 3, 2025 with Bank of America as administrative agent.
Linde issues €1.75B in three tranches of notes for general corporate purposes
Issued €600M floating rate notes due 2027, €650M 3.125% notes due 2032, and €500M 3.750% notes due 2038.
Linde Q3 2025 adjusted EPS $4.21, up 7% YoY; raises full-year guidance
Sales $8.615B (+3% YoY); adjusted operating profit $2.558B (+3%); margin 29.7%, up 10 bps.
Linde CEO Sanjiv Lamba to become Chairman; Sean Durbin appointed COO
Chairman Stephen F. Angel to retire from board effective Jan 31, 2026.
Linde EVP-CHRO David Strauss to retire; Desiree Bacher appointed successor
David Strauss retires March 31, 2026 after 35 years; executive officer role ends Sept 1, 2025.
Linde Q2 adj. EPS $4.09 (+6% YoY); FY2025 EPS guidance $16.30-$16.50
Sales $8.5B (+3% YoY); underlying sales up 1% on 2% price, partially offset by 1% lower volumes.
Linde shareholders elect all 10 directors, approve audit and say-on-pay at 2025 AGM
All 10 director nominees elected with 93.19% to 99.70% of votes cast; lowest support for Victoria E. Ossadnik.
Linde issues CHF500M in two tranches (0.615% notes due 2029, 1.0629% notes due 2033)
Issued CHF225M of 0.615% notes due 2029 and CHF275M of 1.0629% notes due 2033.
Linde Q1 adj EPS $3.95, up 5% YoY; margin expands 120 bps to 30.1%
Sales $8.1B flat YoY; underlying sales up 1% from 2% price, partly offset by 1% lower volumes.
Linde plc issues €2.24B of notes in three tranches due 2029, 2033, 2037
Issued €850M 2.625% notes due 2029, €750M 3.000% notes due 2033, and €650M 3.250% notes due 2037.
Linde reports Q4 2024 adj EPS $3.97, up 11% YoY; guides FY25 adj EPS $16.15-$16.55
Q4 sales $8.3B flat YoY; underlying sales +2% ex FX; adj operating margin 29.9%, +250 bps YoY.
Linde enters $1.5B 364-day unsecured revolving credit facility for general corporate purposes
Total commitments of $1.5B; initial borrowers: Linde plc, Linde Inc., Linde GmbH, Linde Finance B.V.
Linde EVP John Panikar retires; gets $525K severance plus up to $665K bonus
John Panikar, former EVP-APAC, retired as executive officer Nov 1, 2024, will serve non-exec role through March 31, 2025.
Linde EVP-APAC Panikar retiring; Binod Patwari appointed SVP-APAC
John Panikar, EVP-APAC, to retire March 31, 2025 after 33 years; officer role ends Nov 1, 2024.
Linde Q3 2024 results announced; filing lacks specific figures
Press release issued Oct 31, 2024 covering Q3 2024 operations.
Linde Q2 adjusted EPS $3.85 (+8% YoY); guides FY24 adj. EPS $15.40-$15.60
Sales $8.3B (+1% reported, +3% underlying); adj. operating margin 29.3% (+140 bps).
Linde shareholders elect all 10 director nominees; all proposals pass at 2024 AGM
All 10 director nominees elected; support ranged from 89.78% (Kaeser) to 99.81% (Lamba).
Linde issues €2.2B in three senior note tranches; net proceeds ~€2.176B
€750M 3.375% notes due 2030, €750M 3.500% notes due 2034, €700M 3.750% notes due 2044.
Sales $8.1B (-1% YoY), underlying sales +1%; adj operating profit $2.34B (+6%), margin 28.9% (+200bps).
Martin H. Richenhagen retires from Linde board effective April 29, 2024
Martin H. Richenhagen retired from the Board of Directors effective April 29, 2024.
Binod Patwari, who currently serves as the Managing Director of Linde’s South Pacific Region, has been appointed as Senior Vice President-APAC, succeeding Mr. Panikar, effective November 1, 2024.
John Panikar, Executive Vice President-APAC, has announced that he will retire from Linde effective March 31, 2025, after serving 33 years with Linde.
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.
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