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Filing Details

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
1276410	K Vincent Petrella	22801 St. Clair Avenue Cleveland OH 44117	Senior V.p, Cfo & Treasurer	No	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	2012-02-29	50,000	$17.72	102,012	No	4	M	Direct
Common Shares	Disposition	2012-02-29	8,400	$46.45	93,612	No	4	S	Direct
Common Shares	Disposition	2012-03-01	11,119	$46.77	82,493	No	4	S	Direct
Common Shares	Disposition	2012-03-02	30,481	$0.00	52,012	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
No	4	M	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	2012-02-29	50,000	$17.72	50,000	$17.72

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

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Shares	3,472	Indirect	by 401(k)

Footnotes

This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $46.75 to $46.875. The price reported reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
1,190 at $46.110; 200 at $46.111; 583 at $46.114; 100 at $46.140;200 at $46.164; 200 at $46.171; 100 at $46.174; 100 at $46.180; 100 at $46.183; 300 at $46.190; 26,408 at $46.65; 100 at $46.722; 400 at $46.745; 100 at $46.76;200 at $46.79; 100 at $46.795; 100 at $46.80.
Held by trustee pursuant to The Lincoln Electric Company 401(k)plan. Holdings are reported on a unitized basis, which amount represents approximately 2,918.763 shares.