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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-15-282582
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150803
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150807
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150807

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000059527
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	METALWORKING MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT [3540]
		IRS NUMBER:				340359955
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-01402
		FILM NUMBER:		151035951

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		22801 ST CLAIR AVE
		CITY:			CLEVELAND
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44117
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2164818100

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LINCOLN ELECTRIC CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Form 8-K
</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Current Report </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August&nbsp;3, 2015 </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Commission </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>File
Number) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>34-1860551</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>22801 St Clair Avenue </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Cleveland, Ohio 44117 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(216) 481-8100 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Other Events. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On August&nbsp;3, 2015, Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (the
&#147;Company&#148;) acquired Rimrock Holdings Corporation, a Delaware corporation (&#147;Rimrock&#148;). The acquisition was consummated via a merger between Rimrock and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company in which Rimrock was the surviving
entity in the transaction. Rimrock is a privately-held manufacturer and integrator of industrial automation products and robotic systems with two divisions, Wolf Robotics LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Rimrock Corporation, an Ohio
corporation. Rimrock is located in Columbus, Ohio and Wolf Robotics is located in Ft. Collins, Colorado. Wolf Robotics integrates robotic welding and cutting systems predominately for heavy fabrication (construction, mining, agriculture) and
transportation OEMs and suppliers. Rimrock Corporation designs and manufactures automated spray systems and turnkey robotic systems for the die casting, foundry and forging markets. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On August&nbsp;7, 2015, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Specialised Welding Products Pty. Ltd., an
Australian entity, and SWP N.Z. Limited, a New Zealand entity (collectively, &#147;SWP&#148;). SWP is a privately-held provider of specialty welding consumables in Australia and New Zealand that also provides fabrication, maintenance and repair
services for alloy and wear resistant products commonly used in mining and energy sector applications. SWP is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A copy of the press release issued by the Company related to the acquisition of Rimrock is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and a copy of the
press release issued by the Company related to the acquisition of SWP is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2. The press releases are also available on the Company&#146;s website at <U>www.lincolnelectric.com</U>. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The Company&#146;s press release dated August&nbsp;4, 2015 announcing the acquisition of Rimrock and Wolf Robotics.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The Company&#146;s press release dated August 7, 2015 announcing the acquisition of SWP.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
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<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Date: August&nbsp;7, 2015</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Frederick G. Stueber</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INDEX TO EXHIBITS </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The Company&#146;s press release dated August 4, 2015 announcing the acquisition of Rimrock and Wolf Robotics.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The Company&#146;s press release dated August 7, 2015 announcing the acquisition of SWP.</TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 99.1 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I N C . </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">22801 Saint Clair Avenue &#9679; Cleveland, Ohio 44117 &#9679; U.S.A </P>
<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>N E W S
</I></B>&#9679;<B><I></I></B><B><I> R E L E A S E </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:2pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>LINCOLN ELECTRIC ACQUIRES RIMROCK HOLDINGS CORPORATION </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Expands Automation Capabilities </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CLEVELAND, OH, Tuesday, August&nbsp;4, 2015 &#151; Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: LECO) announced today that it has acquired Rimrock
Holdings Corporation, a privately held manufacturer and integrator of industrial automation products and robotic systems with two divisions, Wolf Robotics LLC and Rimrock Corporation. Wolf Robotics integrates robotic welding and cutting systems
predominately for heavy fabrication (construction, mining, agriculture) and transportation OEMs and suppliers. Rimrock Corporation designs and manufactures automated spray systems and turnkey robotic systems for the die casting, foundry and forging
markets. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Our investment in Wolf Robotics extends our leadership position in automated welding and cutting,&#148; said Christopher
L. Mapes, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. &#147;We are excited to combine their expertise and capabilities as a leading automation integrator in the North American heavy fabrication sector with our existing portfolio to better serve
customers and accelerate growth.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Rimrock Holdings Corporation is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio and has operations in Columbus,
Ohio and Fort Collins, Colorado. Annual sales are approximately $40 million. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>About Lincoln
Electric</U></B> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the design, development and manufacture of arc welding products, robotic arc
welding systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment and has a leading global position in the brazing and soldering alloys market.&nbsp;Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln has 47 manufacturing locations, including operations and joint
ventures in 19 countries and a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices covering more than 160 countries.&nbsp;For more information about Lincoln Electric and its products and services, visit the Company&#146;s website at
www.lincolnelectric.com. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Forward-Looking Statements</U></B> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s expectations and beliefs concerning the future contained in this news release are forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements reflect management&#146;s current expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of
words such as &#147;may,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;forecast,&#148; &#147;guidance&#148; or words of similar meaning. Actual results may
differ materially from such statements due to a variety of factors that could adversely affect the Company&#146;s operating results. The factors include, but are not limited to: general economic and market conditions; the effectiveness of
post-acquisition integration efforts; and market risks and price fluctuations related to the purchase of commodities and energy. For additional discussion, see &#147;Item 1A. Risk Factors&#148; in the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Contact </U></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Amanda Butler </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director, Investor Relations </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tel: 216.383.2534 </P>
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,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I N C . </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">22801 Saint Clair Avenue &#9679; Cleveland, Ohio 44117 &#9679; U.S.A </P>
<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>N E W S
</I></B>&#9679;<B><I></I></B><B><I> R E L E A S E </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:2pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>LINCOLN ELECTRIC ACQUIRES SPECIALISED WELDING PRODUCTS (SWP) </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Cleveland, OH, Friday, August&nbsp;7, 2015 &#151; Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: LECO) announced today that it has acquired
Specialised Welding Products (SWP), a privately held provider of specialty welding consumables in Australia and New Zealand. SWP&#146;s leading team of technical representatives and metallurgists also provide fabrication, maintenance and repair
services for alloy and wear resistant products commonly used in mining and energy sector applications. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SWP is headquartered in Melbourne,
Australia and will continue to operate independently as an entity of Lincoln Electric Australia. SWP will broaden Lincoln Electric&#146;s presence and specialty alloy offering in the region. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>About Lincoln Electric </U></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lincoln
Electric is the world leader in the design, development and manufacture of arc welding products, robotic arc welding systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment and has a leading global position in the brazing and soldering alloys market.
Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln has 47 manufacturing locations, including operations and joint ventures in 19 countries and a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices covering more than 160 countries. For more information about
Lincoln Electric and its products and services, visit the company&#146;s website at www.lincolnelectric.com. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Forward-Looking Statements</U></B>
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s expectations and beliefs concerning the future contained in this news release are forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements reflect management&#146;s current expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of
words such as &#147;may,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;forecast,&#148; &#147;guidance&#148; or words of similar meaning. Actual results may
differ materially from such statements due to a variety of factors that could adversely affect the Company&#146;s operating results. The factors include, but are not limited to: general economic and market conditions; the effectiveness of
post-acquisition integration efforts; and market risks and price fluctuations related to the purchase of commodities and energy. For additional discussion, see &#147;Item 1A. Risk Factors&#148; in the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Contact </U></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Amanda Butler </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director, Investor Relations </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tel: 216.383.2534 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Email: Amanda_Butler@lincolnelectric.com </P>
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