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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	Executive Chairman	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	2013-03-05	40,000	$17.72	220,832	No	4	M	Direct
Common Shares	Disposition	2013-03-05	40,000	$0.00	180,832	No	4	S	Direct
Common Shares	Disposition	2013-03-05	13,629	$56.15	168,201	No	4	F	Direct
Common Shares	Acquisiton	2013-03-06	20,000	$17.72	188,201	No	4	M	Direct
Common Shares	Disposition	2013-03-06	10,400	$0.00	177,801	No	4	S	Direct
Common Shares	Disposition	2013-03-07	9,600	$0.00	168,201	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	F	Direct
No	4	M	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	2013-03-05	40,000	$0.00	40,000	$17.72
Common Shares	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2013-03-06	20,000	$0.00	20,000	$17.72

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
80,000	2007-11-30	2014-11-30	No	4	M	Direct
60,000	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	226	Indirect	by Trust
Common Shares	12,559	Indirect	401(k) Plan
Common Shares	82,527	Indirect	SPP

Footnotes

9,500 sold at $55.80; 3,191 sold at $55.82; 5,000 sold at $55.85; 500 sold at $55.90; 2,000 sold at $55.93; 1,000, sold at $55.95; 6,642 sold at $56.00; 4,000 sold at $56.05; 6,809 sold at $56.06; 1,000 sold at $56.10; and 358 sold at $56.15.
Total also includes 998 additional shares attributable to dividends earned on shares of restricted stock that were granted on December 1, 2009 and vested on March 5, 2013.
10,000 sold at $56.30; and 400 sold at $56.165.
3,600 sold at $56.15; 1,000 sold at $56.184; and 5,000 sold at $56.164.
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 10,488.155 shares.