Linde plc had announced a $1.0bn share buy-back in mid-December and has now announced a $6.0bn buy-back. Based on the current share price, this represents almost 7% of Linde’s current outstanding number of shares. The transaction will start on 1 May 2019 (or earlier if the previous share buy-back has been finalised before this date) and last until 1 February 2021. Management has decided to pass a large chunk of the proceeds received from forced disposals to shareholders.
22 Jan 2019
Second share buy-back announced
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Second share buy-back announced
Linde plc had announced a $1.0bn share buy-back in mid-December and has now announced a $6.0bn buy-back. Based on the current share price, this represents almost 7% of Linde’s current outstanding number of shares. The transaction will start on 1 May 2019 (or earlier if the previous share buy-back has been finalised before this date) and last until 1 February 2021. Management has decided to pass a large chunk of the proceeds received from forced disposals to shareholders.