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Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
59527	Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc	LECO	Metalworkg Machinery & Equipment (3540)	340359955

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1194166	M John Stropki	22801 St. Clair Avenue Cleveland OH 44117-1199	Chairman, President And Ceo	Yes	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
Common Shares	Acquisiton	2012-12-11	20,000	$15.95	181,722	No	4	M	Direct
Common Shares	Acquisiton	2012-12-11	20,000	$17.72	201,722	No	4	M	Direct
Common Shares	Disposition	2012-12-11	5,000	$47.80	196,722	No	4	S	Direct
Common Shares	Disposition	2012-12-11	5,000	$47.85	191,722	No	4	S	Direct
Common Shares	Disposition	2012-12-11	4,500	$47.90	187,222	No	4	S	Direct
Common Shares	Disposition	2012-12-11	2,000	$47.91	185,222	No	4	S	Direct
Common Shares	Disposition	2012-12-11	1,400	$47.92	183,822	No	4	S	Direct
Common Shares	Disposition	2012-12-11	1,000	$47.94	182,822	No	4	S	Direct
Common Shares	Disposition	2012-12-11	5,000	$47.95	177,822	No	4	S	Direct
Common Shares	Disposition	2012-12-11	2,500	$47.98	175,322	No	4	S	Direct
Common Shares	Disposition	2012-12-11	5,000	$47.99	170,322	No	4	S	Direct
Common Shares	Disposition	2012-12-11	8,600	$48.00	161,722	No	4	S	Direct
Common Shares	Acquisiton	2012-12-12	40,000	$17.72	201,722	No	4	M	Direct
Common Shares	Disposition	2012-12-12	5,000	$48.20	196,722	No	4	S	Direct
Common Shares	Disposition	2012-12-12	5,000	$48.21	191,722	No	4	S	Direct
Common Shares	Disposition	2012-12-12	3,359	$48.22	188,363	No	4	S	Direct
Common Shares	Disposition	2012-12-12	8,200	$48.24	180,163	No	4	S	Direct
Common Shares	Disposition	2012-12-12	2,500	$48.35	177,663	No	4	S	Direct
Common Shares	Disposition	2012-12-12	2,500	$48.40	175,163	No	4	S	Direct
Common Shares	Disposition	2012-12-12	800	$48.50	174,363	No	4	S	Direct
Common Shares	Disposition	2012-12-12	1,000	$48.56	173,363	No	4	S	Direct
Common Shares	Disposition	2012-12-13	11,641	$0.00	161,722	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Shares	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2012-12-11	20,000	$0.00	20,000	$15.95
Common Shares	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2012-12-11	20,000	$0.00	20,000	$17.72
Common Shares	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2012-12-12	40,000	$0.00	40,000	$17.72

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0	2007-06-03	2014-06-03	No	4	M	Direct
160,000	2007-11-30	2014-11-30	No	4	M	Direct
120,000	2007-11-30	2014-11-30	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Shares	5,000	Indirect	by Spouse
Common Shares	225	Indirect	by Trust
Common Shares	12,509	Indirect	401(k) Plan
Common Shares	81,840	Indirect	SPP

Footnotes

3,900 shares at $47.80; 2,000 shares at 47.82; 2,000 shares at $47.84; 2,000 shares $47.86; 1,641 shares at $47.90; and 100 shares at $48.00.
Shares held by Elizabeth A. Stropki Trust.
Held by trustee pursuant to The Lincoln Electric Company 401(k) plan. Holdings are reported on a unitized basis, which amount represents approximately 10,516.552 shares.