Linde launches 600 million euro bond

Munich, 1 December 2008 - Today, Linde Finance B.V., guaranteed by
Linde Aktiengesellschaft, issued a 6.75 percent 600 million euro
7-year Eurobond securing further long-term financing for the Linde
Group. The bond, which is due 8 December 2015, had a re-offer price
of 99.534 percent to give a spread of mid swaps plus 330 basis
points. This equates to a spread of 403.4 basis points over the
respective July 2015 German government benchmark. Joint Bookrunners
were Deutsche Bank and Société Générale with LBBW and DZ Bank as
further Co-lead managers. Linde is rated Baa1 (stable) by Moody's and
BBB+ (stable) by S&P. The transaction has been launched under Linde's
Debt Issuance Programme. The bond has the following ISIN XS0403540189
and will be listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

The Linde Group is a world leading gases and engineering company with
more than 50,000 employees working in around 100 countries worldwide.
In the 2007 financial year it achieved sales of EUR 12.3 billion. The
strategy of The Linde Group is geared towards sustainable
earnings-based growth and focuses on the expansion of its
international business with forward-looking products and services.
Linde acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners,
employees, society and the environment - in every one of its business
areas, regions and locations across the globe. Linde is committed to
technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and
sustainable development.

For more information, see The Linde Group web site at www. linde.com

For additional information:

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Uwe Wolfinger Thomas Eisenlohr
Telephone: +49.89.35757-1320 Telephone: +49.89.35757-1330

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