Linde (LIN) insider buying and selling
Every Table I transaction reported by directors and officers of S&P 500 companies on SEC Form 4 filings (2 business days to file): each row labeled with its official transaction code, nothing filtered out beforehand.
Open-market purchases (code P) are the rare signal, in green; sales (code S) are common and often pre-scheduled (10b5-1). Table II (derivatives) is not included: its prices are exercise prices, not market values. Guide: insider buying.
| Date | Ticker | Insider | Role | Shares | Price | Amount | % of stake | Type / filing |
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Linde plc (LIN) insider buying and selling: 2 purchases, 6 sales
47 Form 4 Table I transactions filed with the SEC by Linde plc insiders between 2025-09-15 and 2026-08-19 (15-month history): 2 open-market purchases and 6 sales, plus 39 transactions under other Form 4 codes, broken down one by one below. The largest open-market trade is a sale of $4.5M by Bichara Guillermo on 2026-02-17.
Linde insider buying and selling over the last 12 months
Between Oct 21, 2025 and Oct 20, 2026, Linde insiders filed 2 purchases worth $1.0M and 6 sales worth $12.9M on the open market. The net balance is on the sell side: $11.8M more sold than bought.
The biggest buyer was Lamba Sanjiv (Chief Executive Officer): $1.0M in 1 purchase, out of 2 different buyers. The biggest seller was Bichara Guillermo (Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer): $6.6M in 2 sales, out of 4 different sellers.
The largest trade of the period was a sale of $4.5M on Feb 17, 2026, by Bichara Guillermo (Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer). Form 4 on sec.gov (0001629436-26-000003).
Of the 6 sales, 1 (17%, $2.1M) carries the 10b5-1 plan flag on the Form 4, meaning it was scheduled months ahead; the other 5 do not.
The last three months show 1 purchase and 0 sales, against 0 and 2 in the three before. The latest purchase is from Aug 18, 2026; the latest sale from May 15, 2026.
Against its sector (Basic Materials, 19 companies with an insider page on this site), over the same dates the median is 5 sales and 0 purchases on the open market. Linde has more sales than 10 of the other 18, ranks 10 of 19 by net dollars sold, and 7 of the 19 have at least one purchase, Linde included.
The 20 most important trades
The 2 open-market purchases first, then the rest, each type from largest to smallest. The full history is in the tool above, already searched.
See all 47 LIN trades in the full history →
| Trade date | Filed | Insider | Role | Amount | Code | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-08 | 2025-12-08 | Lamba Sanjiv | Chief Executive Officer | $1.0M | P — Open-market purchaseForm 4 footnoteF1 The price reported is the weighted average purchase price. The purchase prices ranged from $396.39 to $397.00. Upon request of the SEC Staff, Linde plc or a security holder of the issuer, the reporting person will provide full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price. | SEC |
| 2026-08-18 | 2026-08-19 | Reynolds Paula Rosput | Director | $48k | P — Open-market purchase | SEC |
| 2026-02-17 | 2026-02-18 | Bichara Guillermo | Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer | $4.5M | S — Open-market sale | SEC |
| 2026-03-10 | 2026-03-12 | Durbin Sean | EVP, Chief Operating Officer | $3.1M | S — Open-market sale | SEC |
| 2026-05-15 | 2026-05-18 | Wood Robert L | Director | $2.2M | S — Open-market sale | SEC |
| 2026-03-10 | 2026-03-12 | Bichara Guillermo | Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer | $2.1M | S — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)Form 4 footnoteF1 Sales made under a 10b5-1 plan entered into on August 22, 2025. | SEC |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-26 | Patwari Binod | Senior Vice President - APAC | $502k | S — Open-market sale | SEC |
| 2026-05-14 | 2026-05-18 | Wood Robert L | Director | $448k | S — Open-market sale | SEC |
| 2026-02-17 | 2026-02-18 | Bichara Guillermo | Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer | $8.4M | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes)Form 4 footnoteF1 Ordinary shares withheld to cover exercise price and tax withholdings. | SEC |
| 2026-03-09 | 2026-03-11 | Lamba Sanjiv | Chairman & CEO | $7.5M | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes)Form 4 footnoteF2 Ordinary shares withheld from the payout to cover tax withholdings. | SEC |
| 2026-02-17 | 2026-02-18 | Bichara Guillermo | Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer | $4.8M | M — Option exercise | SEC |
| 2026-03-09 | 2026-03-11 | White Matthew J | Chief Financial Officer | $3.1M | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes)Form 4 footnoteF2 Ordinary shares withheld from the payout to cover tax withholdings. | SEC |
| 2026-03-10 | 2026-03-12 | Durbin Sean | EVP, Chief Operating Officer | $2.2M | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes)Form 4 footnoteF1 Ordinary shares withheld to cover exercise price and tax withholdings. | SEC |
| 2026-03-09 | 2026-03-11 | Bichara Guillermo | Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer | $1.8M | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes)Form 4 footnoteF2 Ordinary shares withheld from the payout to cover tax withholdings. | SEC |
| 2026-03-09 | 2026-03-11 | Durbin Sean | EVP, Chief Operating Officer | $1.7M | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes)Form 4 footnoteF2 Ordinary shares withheld from the payout to cover tax withholdings. | SEC |
| 2026-03-10 | 2026-03-12 | Durbin Sean | EVP, Chief Operating Officer | $1.2M | M — Option exercise | SEC |
| 2026-01-20 | 2026-01-21 | Angel Stephen F | Director | $1.1M | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes)Form 4 footnoteF2 Ordinary shares withheld to pay taxes on the Deferred Stock Unit payout. | SEC |
| 2026-06-08 | 2026-06-10 | Innocenzi Stefanos | SVP, Linde Engineering | $1.0M | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes)Form 4 footnoteF2 Ordinary shares withheld from the payout to cover tax withholdings. | SEC |
| 2026-03-09 | 2026-03-11 | Glazer Benjamin | SVP, Americas | $1.0M | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes)Form 4 footnoteF2 Ordinary shares withheld from the payout to cover tax withholdings. | SEC |
| 2026-03-09 | 2026-03-11 | Pfann Oliver | Senior Vice President, EMEA | $273k | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes)Form 4 footnoteF2 Ordinary shares withheld from the payout to cover tax withholdings. | SEC |
The period balance: money in, money out
Across the Form 4 filings submitted between Sep 15, 2025 and Aug 19, 2026, Linde plc open-market activity adds up to 2 purchases worth $1.0M and 6 sales worth $12.9M. The net balance is $11.8M on the sell side.
Only codes P and S count, where an insider puts in or takes out their own money. A selling balance like Linde plc's is the norm in the S&P 500, where much of the pay comes as stock. It is not a recommendation to buy or sell: it is what was filed.
Every transaction, code by code
| Code | What it means | Trades | Reported amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes) | 19 | $29.2M |
| M | Option exercise | 19 | $6.2M |
| S | Open-market sale | 6 | $12.9M |
| P | Open-market purchase | 2 | $1.0M |
| G | Gift | 1 | $0 |
| Total | Everything filed in the period | 47 | $49.4M |
17 of the 47 rows carry no usable amount on the Form 4: they count as trades and add $0. The code labels come from the SEC index.
Who has traded
Over the 15 months of history, 18 distinct people or entities have filed Linde plc transactions: 2 bought on the open market and 4 sold. Counted by CIK, the fixed number the SEC gives each filer, and not by name, which each filer types their own way.
| Filer | Role | Transactions | Bought (count) | Sold (count) | Last filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bichara Guillermo | Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer | 7 | — | $6.6M (2) | 2026-03-12 |
| Durbin Sean | EVP, Chief Operating Officer | 5 | — | $3.1M (1) | 2026-03-12 |
| Wood Robert L | Director | 2 | — | $2.6M (2) | 2026-05-18 |
| Lamba Sanjiv | Chairman & CEO | 3 | $1.0M (1) | — | 2026-03-11 |
| Patwari Binod | Senior Vice President - APAC | 5 | — | $502k (1) | 2026-03-11 |
| Reynolds Paula Rosput | Director | 1 | $48k (1) | — | 2026-08-19 |
| Achleitner Ann-Kristin | Director | 2 | — | — | 2026-03-10 |
| Angel Stephen F | Director | 2 | — | — | 2026-01-21 |
Shown here are the 8 who moved the most money, out of 18. The rest are in the full history, one link above. The name links to all their trades, in any company. "Transactions" counts any code; the money, open market only. Role: from their latest filing.
Month by month
By the month the trade was executed, not the month it was filed; months with no trades show zero. The busiest month was Feb 2026: 0 purchases and 2 sales, worth $5.0M. 10 of the 15 months have none.
| Month | Purchases | Amount | Sales | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 2025 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Oct 2025 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Nov 2025 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Dec 2025 | 1 | $1.0M | 0 | $0 |
| Jan 2026 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 2026 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $5.0M |
| Mar 2026 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $5.2M |
| Apr 2026 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| May 2026 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $2.6M |
| Jun 2026 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 2026 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 2026 | 1 | $48k | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 2026 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Oct 2026 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
The last month may be partial: a Form 4 is filed up to two business days later. The table does not say whether the pattern is good or bad; it says when it happened.
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How to read this data
1 of the 6 sales in the table are flagged as scheduled (10b5-1 plan): signed months ahead and executed automatically, so they say nothing about what the insider thinks today. Linde's 2 open-market purchases (code P) are the rare signal: insiders are already paid in stock, so buying more means putting in their own money. The latest filing is from Aug 19, 2026, and a Form 4 arrives up to two business days after the trade.
12 of the 20 rows in the table carry footnotes from the Form 4 itself, folded into the code column and copied verbatim; a row with no footnote means the filing has none.
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What is behind these trades
The concepts on this page, explained from scratch in the Academy. Free, no account.
- What the efficiency hypothesis says and what it does NOT sayIf an insider's purchase is public and anyone can read it, is there any information left in it? That is the exact question that brings people here.
- Who really moves the market: the types of investorWho sits on the other side of each order, and where a company's own insiders fit among them.
- Supply, demand and price: why it rises and falls constantlyHow a piece of news ends up inside the price, and why the reaction to a filed sale is rarely the one you would expect.
Source: SEC EDGAR Form 4. This is a list of public facts, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell.