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Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. filings document an operating industrial company with Nasdaq-listed common shares and recurring disclosures on financial results, shareholder governance and executive compensation. Form 8-K reports furnish quarterly and annual results press releases and record material corporate governance actions, including executive severance arrangements.
Proxy materials describe annual meeting proposals, director elections, auditor ratification and advisory votes on named executive officer compensation. The filings also identify the company’s registered common shares and provide formal records for board matters, shareholder voting outcomes, exhibits, Inline XBRL cover data and other Exchange Act disclosures tied to Lincoln Electric’s welding, cutting and automation business.
Fetch Bonnie J reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC director Bonnie J. Fetch received a grant of 688 Common Shares on April 17, 2026. The award was issued at $0.00 per share as part of a restricted stock unit award, indicating compensation rather than an open‑market purchase. Following this grant, Fetch directly holds 2,707 Common Shares of Lincoln Electric common stock.
Falotico Nancy Joy reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC director Nancy Joy Falotico received an equity grant of 688 common shares as a compensation award. The shares were granted at a stated price of $0.0000 per share pursuant to a restricted stock unit award. After this grant, she directly holds 1,523 common shares.
Lincoln Electric Holdings director Curtis E. Espeland reported receiving a grant of 688 common shares as a stock-based award pursuant to a restricted stock unit award. The shares were acquired at no cash cost to him and increase his direct holdings to 19,110 common shares.
Chambers Brian reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC director Brian Chambers received an equity award of 688 common shares on a grant basis, with no cash price per share. This award was made pursuant to a restricted stock unit grant. Following the award, he directly holds 4,351 common shares.
Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. — The Vanguard Group filed Amendment No. 15 to a Schedule 13G/A reporting that, following an internal realignment, it beneficially owns 0 shares (0%) of Common Stock. The filing states certain Vanguard subsidiaries will report separately in reliance on SEC Release No. 34-39538. The form is signed by Ashley Grim, Head of Global Fund Administration on 03/27/2026.
Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. executive Kevin J. Whaley, EVP and President of Global Automation, filed an initial statement of ownership. He reports direct ownership of 2,856 common shares and an employee stock option covering 2,394 underlying common shares at an exercise price of $289.04 per share. According to a footnote, this option becomes exercisable in equal installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date and expires on February 18, 2036. This Form 3 establishes Whaley’s starting equity stake as a company officer.
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. is asking shareholders to vote at its 2026 virtual annual meeting on three items: electing 10 directors, ratifying Ernst & Young LLP as auditor for 2026, and approving executive pay on an advisory basis.
The company highlights another record year in 2025, with net sales up about 6% to $4.2 billion, a record adjusted operating income margin of 17.6%, adjusted earnings per share of $9.87, and cash flow from operations of $661 million. Capital allocation included returning over $500 million to shareholders and investing about $350 million in long-term growth, supporting an adjusted return on invested capital of 21.3% and a 30% total shareholder return.
LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC executive Lisa Dietrich, EVP and Chief Digital and Information Officer, reported equity compensation activity in company common shares. She acquired 662 shares at no cost as a grant vesting under a Performance Share Agreement, and 199 shares were disposed of to cover tax obligations at a price of $287.09 per share. After these transactions, she directly owned 3,658 common shares.
Lincoln Electric Holdings executive Doria Gregory, EVP and President of International, reported two transactions in common shares. On March 2, 2026, she acquired 486 common shares at $0.00 per share as a grant or award, vesting pursuant to a Performance Share Agreement.
On the same date, 146 common shares were disposed of at $287.09 per share in a tax-withholding transaction to cover obligations tied to the award, rather than an open-market sale. After these transactions, Gregory directly owned 5,468 common shares of Lincoln Electric Holdings.