Linde to pay advance '18 div to lay ground for Praxair merger
February 19, 2018 at 07:57 AM EST
FRANKFURT, Feb 19 (Reuters) - German industrial gases group Linde proposed a combined dividend of 7.00 euros ($8.68) share for 2017 and - as advance payment - for parts of 2018 to reconcile its dividend payment pattern with that of prospective merger partner Praxair.
