Debt The following is a summary of Linde's outstanding debt at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024: | | | | | | | | | | | | (Millions of dollars) | June 30, 2025 | | December 31, 2024 | SHORT-TERM | | | | Commercial paper | $ | 4,617 | | | $ | 3,964 | | Other bank borrowings (primarily non U.S.) | 262 | | | 259 | | Total short-term debt | 4,879 | | | 4,223 | | LONG-TERM (a) | | | | (U.S. dollar denominated unless otherwise noted) | | | | 4.700% Notes due 2025 (d) | — | | | 599 | | 2.65% Notes due 2025 (d) | — | | | 400 | | 3.625% Euro denominated notes due 2025 (f) | — | | | 517 | | 1.625% Euro denominated notes due 2025 | 589 | | | 517 | | 0.00% Euro denominated notes due 2026 | 826 | | | 726 | | 3.20% Notes due 2026 | 725 | | | 725 | | 3.434% Notes due 2026 | 199 | | | 199 | | 1.652% Euro denominated notes due 2027 | 95 | | | 84 | | 0.25% Euro denominated notes due 2027 | 882 | | | 776 | | 1.00% Euro denominated notes due 2027 | 591 | | | 519 | | 1.00% Euro denominated notes due 2028 (b) | 851 | | | 742 | | 3.00% Euro denominated notes due 2028 | 823 | | | 722 | | 3.375% Euro denominated notes due 2029 | 881 | | | 773 | | 2.625% Euro denominated notes due 2029 (c) | 997 | | | — | | 0.6150% Swiss franc denominated notes due 2029 (e) | 283 | | | — | | 1.10% Notes due 2030 | 697 | | | 697 | | 1.90% Euro denominated notes due 2030 | 121 | | | 106 | | 3.375% Euro denominated notes due 2030 | 880 | | | 772 | | 1.375% Euro denominated notes due 2031 | 887 | | | 779 | | 3.20% Euro denominated notes due 2031 | 1,000 | | | 878 | | 0.550% Euro denominated notes due 2032 | 880 | | | 772 | | 0.375% Euro denominated notes due 2033 | 584 | | | 512 | | 3.00% Euro denominated notes due 2033 (c) | 879 | | | — | | 1.0629% Swiss franc denominated notes due 2033 (e) | 346 | | | — | | 3.625% Euro denominated notes due 2034 | 763 | | | 670 | | 3.50% Euro denominated notes due 2034 | 877 | | | 769 | | 1.625% Euro denominated notes due 2035 | 937 | | | 822 | | 3.40% Euro denominated notes due 2036 | 819 | | | 718 | | 3.250% Euro denominated notes due 2037 (c) | 759 | | | — | | 3.55% Notes due 2042 | 666 | | | 666 | | 3.75% Euro denominated notes due 2044 | 813 | | | 712 | | 2.00% Notes due 2050 | 297 | | | 297 | | 1.00% Euro denominated notes due 2051 | 808 | | | 707 | | Non U.S. borrowings | 276 | | | 214 | | Other | 10 | | | 10 | | | 21,041 | | | 17,400 | | Less: current portion of long-term debt | (1,340) | | | (2,057) | | Total long-term debt | 19,701 | | | 15,343 | | Total debt | $ | 25,920 | | | $ | 21,623 | |
(a)Amounts are net of unamortized discounts, premiums and/or debt issuance costs as applicable. (b)June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 included a cumulative $31 million and $32 million adjustment to carrying value, respectively, related to hedge accounting of interest rate swaps. Refer to Note 4. (c)In February 2025, Linde issued €850 million of 2.625% notes due in 2029, €750 million of 3.00% notes due in 2033, €650 million of 3.25% notes due in 2037. (d)In February 2025, Linde redeemed $600 million of 4.700% notes that were due in 2025 and repaid $400 million of 2.65% notes that became due. (e)In June 2025, Linde issued CHF225 million of 0.6150% notes due in 2029 and CHF275 million of 1.0629% notes due in 2033. (f)In June 2025, Linde repaid €500 million of 3.625% notes that became due.
The company maintains a $5 billion and a $1.5 billion unsecured revolving credit agreement with a syndicate of banking institutions that expire on December 7, 2027 and December 3, 2025, respectively. There are no financial maintenance covenants contained within the credit agreements. No borrowings were outstanding under the credit agreements as of June 30, 2025. The weighted-average interest rates of short-term borrowings outstanding were 3.4% and 3.8% as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
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