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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
1283560	A Gretchen Farrell	22801 St. Clair Avenue Cleveland OH 44117-1199	Sr. Vp., H. R. & Compliance	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	2011-11-01	5,800	$19.97	19,699	No	4	M	Direct
Common Shares	Acquisiton	2011-11-01	5,106	$21.99	24,805	No	4	M	Direct
Common Shares	Disposition	2011-11-01	5,800	$0.00	19,005	No	4	S	Direct
Common Shares	Disposition	2011-11-01	5,106	$0.00	13,899	No	4	S	Direct
Common Shares	Acquisiton	2011-11-02	2,770	$0.00	16,669	No	4	A	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	A	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	2011-11-01	5,800	$19.97	5,800	$19.97
Common Shares	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2011-11-01	5,106	$21.99	5,106	$21.99
Common Shares	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Acquisiton	2011-11-02	8,630	$0.00	8,630	$35.55

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0	2008-11-30	2015-11-30	No	4	M	Direct
2,554		2018-12-03	No	4	M	Direct
8,630		2021-11-02	No	4	A	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Shares	7,349	Indirect	by 401(k)
Common Shares	6,427	Indirect	SPP
Common Shares	21	Indirect	by son

Footnotes

On May 31, 2011, the common stock of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. split 2-for-1, resulting in the reporting person's ownership of 6,050 additional shares of restricted stock. An additional 1,799 shares (pursuant to stock split) were deposited into the SPP and are reflected below in the amount in footnote 6. All other amounts and prices for equity awards issued prior to the stock split have also been adjusted.
400 at $34.85; 600 at $34.88; 2582 at $34.77; 454 at $34.781; 300 at $34.771; 882 at $34.78; and 582 at $34.79.
118 at $34.79; 883 at $34.80; 800 at $34.801; 937 at $34.81; 884 at $34.82; 585 at $34.83; 400 at $34.831; 99 at $34.84; and 400 at $34.85.
Pursuant to restricted stock unit award.
Held by trustee pursuant to The Lincoln Electric Company 401(k)plan. Holdings are reported on a unitized basis, which amount represents approximately 6,230.888 shares.
On May 31, 2011, the common stock of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. split 2-for-1, resulting in the reporting person's ownership of 4002.157 additional shares of common stock.
Options for 2,553 shares became exercisable on December 3, 2009 and options for 2,553 shares became exercisable on December 3, 2010.
The options become exercisable in three equal annual installments on November 2, 2012, November 2, 2013 and November 2, 2014.