- Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)
November 03 2011 - 3:42PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
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FARRELL GRETCHEN A
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2. Issuer Name
and
Ticker or Trading Symbol
LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC
[
LECO
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director
_____ 10% Owner
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X
__ Officer (give title below)
_____ Other (specify below)
Sr. VP., H. R. & Compliance
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(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
22801 ST. CLAIR AVENUE
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(MM/DD/YYYY)
11/1/2011
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(Street)
CLEVELAND, OH 44117-1199
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed
(MM/DD/YYYY)
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
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X
_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
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2. Trans. Date
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2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any
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3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)
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4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
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5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
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6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)
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7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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Code
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V
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Amount
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(A) or (D)
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Price
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Common Shares
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11/1/2011
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M
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5800
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A
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$19.965
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19699
(1)
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D
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Common Shares
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11/1/2011
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M
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5106
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A
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$21.985
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24805
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D
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Common Shares
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11/1/2011
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S
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5800
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D
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(2)
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19005
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D
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Common Shares
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11/1/2011
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S
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5106
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D
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(3)
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13899
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D
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Common Shares
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11/2/2011
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A
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2770
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A
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$
0
(4)
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16669
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D
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Common Shares
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7349.152
(5)
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I
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by 401(k)
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Common Shares
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6426.766
(6)
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I
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SPP
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Common Shares
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21.345
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I
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by son
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (
e.g.
, puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)
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2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
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3. Trans. Date
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3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any
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4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)
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5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
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6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
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7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4)
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8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
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9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)
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10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)
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11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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Code
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V
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(A)
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(D)
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Date Exercisable
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Expiration Date
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Title
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Amount or Number of Shares
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Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)
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$19.965
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11/1/2011
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M
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5800
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11/30/2008
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11/30/2015
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Common Shares
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5800
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$19.965
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0
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D
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Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)
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$21.985
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11/1/2011
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M
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5106
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(7)
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12/3/2018
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Common Shares
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5106
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$21.985
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2554
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D
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Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)
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$35.55
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11/2/2011
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A
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8630
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(8)
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11/2/2021
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Common Shares
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8630
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$
0
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8630
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D
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Explanation of Responses:
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(
1)
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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.
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2)
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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.
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3)
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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.
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(
4)
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Pursuant to restricted stock unit award.
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(
5)
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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.
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(
6)
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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.
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(
7)
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Options for 2,553 shares became exercisable on December 3, 2009 and options for 2,553 shares became exercisable on December 3, 2010.
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(
8)
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The options become exercisable in three equal annual installments on November 2, 2012, November 2, 2013 and November 2, 2014.
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Reporting Owners
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Reporting Owner Name / Address
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Relationships
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Director
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10% Owner
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Officer
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Other
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FARRELL GRETCHEN A
22801 ST. CLAIR AVENUE
CLEVELAND, OH 44117-1199
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Sr. VP., H. R. & Compliance
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Signatures
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/s/ Jennifer I. Ansberry, Jennifer I. Ansberry as Attorney-in-Fact for Gretchen A. Farrell
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11/3/2011
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Signature of Reporting Person
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Date
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see
Instruction 4(b)(v).
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