Notification of Major Holdings
1. Details of issuer
Name: |
Linde AG |
Street: |
Klosterhofstraße 1 |
Postal code: |
80331 |
City: |
München Germany |
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): |
WTV8QGD5UD7MMD4HS345 |
2. Reason for notification
X |
Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights |
|
Acquisition/disposal of instruments |
|
Change of breakdown of voting rights |
|
Other reason:
|
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Legal entity: UBS Group AG City of registered office, country: Zurich, Switzerland |
4. Names of shareholder(s)
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.
5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:
6. Total positions
|
% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 7.a.) |
% of voting rights through instruments (total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2) |
Total of both in % (7.a. + 7.b.) |
Total number of voting rights pursuant to Sec. 41 WpHG |
New |
7.29 % |
1.46 % |
8.75 % |
185733180 |
Previous notification |
2.76 % |
n/a % |
n/a % |
/ |
7. Details on total positions
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)
ISIN |
Absolute |
In % |
|
Direct (Sec. 33 WpHG) |
Indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG) |
Direct (Sec. 33 WpHG) |
Indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG) |
DE0006483001 |
|
685001 |
% |
0.37 % |
DE000A2E4L75 |
|
12854859 |
% |
6.92 % |
Total |
13539860 |
7.29 % |
b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG
Type of instrument |
Expiration or maturity date |
Exercise or conversion period |
Voting rights absolute |
Voting rights in % |
Right to recall of lent shares |
|
At any time |
137072 |
0.07 % |
Right of use over shares |
|
At any time |
400961 |
0.22 % |
Physically Settled Long Call Options |
21.12.2018 to 21.06.2019 |
|
1989850 |
1.07 % |
|
|
Total |
2527883 |
1.36 % |
b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG
Type of instrument |
Expiration or maturity date |
Exercise or conversion period |
Cash or physical settlement |
Voting rights absolute |
Voting rights in % |
Short Put Options |
21.12.2018 |
|
Physical |
162000 |
0.09 % |
Long Call Warrants |
31.12.2070 |
|
Cash |
200 |
0.0001 % |
Equity Swaps |
31.12.2018 |
|
Cash |
25703 |
0.01 % |
|
|
|
Total |
187903 |
0.10 % |
8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
|
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled nor does it control any other undertaking(s) that directly or indirectly hold(s) an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.). |
X |
Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity: |
Name |
% of voting rights (if at least 3% or more) |
% of voting rights through instruments (if at least 5% or more) |
Total of both (if at least 5% or more) |
UBS Group AG |
% |
% |
% |
UBS AG |
6.65 % |
% |
7.88 % |
|
|
|
|
UBS Group AG |
% |
% |
% |
UBS AG |
6.65 % |
% |
7.88 % |
UBS Limited |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
UBS Group AG |
% |
% |
% |
UBS AG |
6.65 % |
% |
7.88 % |
UBS Switzerland AG |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
UBS Group AG |
% |
% |
% |
UBS AG |
6.65 % |
% |
7.88 % |
UBS Americas Holding LLC |
% |
% |
% |
UBS Americas Inc. |
% |
% |
% |
UBS Securities LLC |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
UBS Group AG |
% |
% |
% |
UBS AG |
6.65 % |
% |
7.88 % |
UBS Americas Holding LLC |
% |
% |
% |
UBS Americas Inc. |
% |
% |
% |
UBS Financial Services Inc. |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
UBS Group AG |
% |
% |
% |
UBS AG |
6.65 % |
% |
7.88 % |
UBS Americas Holding LLC |
% |
% |
% |
UBS Americas Inc. |
% |
% |
% |
UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. |
% |
% |
% |
UBS Asset Management Trust Company |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
UBS Group AG |
% |
% |
% |
UBS AG |
6.65 % |
% |
7.88 % |
UBS Asset Management AG |
% |
% |
% |
UBS Asset Management Holding (No. 2) Ltd |
% |
% |
% |
UBS Asset Management Holding Ltd |
% |
% |
% |
UBS Asset Management (UK) Limited |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
UBS Group AG |
% |
% |
% |
UBS AG |
6.65 % |
% |
7.88 % |
UBS Asset Management AG |
% |
% |
% |
UBS Asset Management Holding (No. 2) Ltd |
% |
% |
% |
UBS Asset Management Holding Ltd |
% |
% |
% |
UBS Asset Management Life Ltd |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
UBS Group AG |
% |
% |
% |
UBS AG |
6.65 % |
% |
7.88 % |
UBS Asset Management AG |
% |
% |
% |
UBS Asset Management (Australia) Ltd |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
UBS Group AG |
% |
% |
% |
UBS AG |
6.65 % |
% |
7.88 % |
UBS Asset Management AG |
% |
% |
% |
UBS Asset Management (Singapore) Ltd |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
UBS Group AG |
% |
% |
% |
UBS AG |
6.65 % |
% |
7.88 % |
UBS Asset Management AG |
% |
% |
% |
UBS Fund Management (Luxembourg) SA |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
UBS Group AG |
% |
% |
% |
UBS AG |
6.65 % |
% |
7.88 % |
UBS Asset Management AG |
% |
% |
% |
UBS Third Party Management Company SA |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
UBS Group AG |
% |
% |
% |
UBS AG |
6.65 % |
% |
7.88 % |
UBS Asset Management AG |
% |
% |
% |
UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
UBS Group AG |
% |
% |
% |
UBS AG |
6.65 % |
% |
7.88 % |
UBS Asset Management AG |
% |
% |
% |
UBS Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
UBS Group AG |
% |
% |
% |
UBS AG |
6.65 % |
% |
7.88 % |
UBS (Jersey) Limited |
% |
% |
% |
UBS Trustees (Jersey) Ltd |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
UBS Group AG |
% |
% |
% |
UBS AG |
6.65 % |
% |
7.88 % |
UBS Americas Holding LLC |
% |
% |
% |
UBS Americas Inc. |
% |
% |
% |
UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
UBS Group AG |
% |
% |
% |
UBS AG |
6.65 % |
% |
7.88 % |
UBS Europe SE |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
UBS Group AG |
% |
% |
% |
UBS AG |
6.65 % |
% |
7.88 % |
UBS Americas Holding LLC |
% |
% |
% |
UBS Hedge Fund Solutions LLC |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
UBS Group AG |
% |
% |
% |
UBS AG |
6.65 % |
% |
7.88 % |
UBS Americas Holding LLC |
% |
% |
% |
UBS O’Connor LLC |
% |
% |
% |
9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG
(only in case of attribution of voting rights in accordance with Sec. 34 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6 WpHG)
Date of general meeting:
Holding total positions after general meeting (6.) after annual general meeting:
Proportion of voting rights |
Proportion of instruments |
Total of both |
% |
% |
% |
10. Other explanatory remarks:
Date