To enable Linde to meet any applicable federal, state, city, local or foreign withholding tax requirements arising as a result of the exercise of the Award, the exerciser shall pay Linde the amount of tax to be withheld, if any, in cash or by having Linde withhold Shares that would otherwise be delivered pursuant to the exercise of the Award, provided that, if Shares are so withheld, they shall be withheld only up to the minimum required tax withholding rates or such other rate that will not trigger a negative accounting impact on Linde. The value of any Shares so withheld shall be the Share price at the time of exercise. Linde reserves the right to (i) disapprove an exerciser’s election to utilize any of the alternatives under this Section, and (ii) to delay the completion of any exercise of this Award until the applicable withholding tax has been paid.