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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
1194659	D George Blankenship	22801 St. Clair Avenue Cleveland OH 44117-1199	Sr. Vp; President, Le N. Am.	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	Explanation
Common Shares	Acquisiton	2011-12-09	30,000	$17.72	61,127	No	4	M	Direct
Common Shares	Disposition	2011-12-13	19,991	$38.17	41,136	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	4	M	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	2011-12-09	30,000	$17.72	30,000	$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	6,436	Indirect	by 401(k)

Footnotes

This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $38.00 to $38.4900. 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.
2140 shares are held as Joint Tenants - George D. Blankenship and Karen Blankenship (spouse).
Held by trustee pursuant to The Lincoln Electric Company 401(k) plan. Holdings are reported on a unitized basis, which amount represents 5,447.737 shares.