    <SEC-DOCUMENT>0001171200-21-000116-index.html : 20210319
    <SEC-HEADER>0001171200-21-000116.hdr.sgml : 20210319
    <ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20210319073039
    ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171200-21-000116
    CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEF 14A
    PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		58
    CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20210422
    FILED AS OF DATE:		20210319
    DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210319

    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:		DEF 14A
    		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
    		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-01402
    		FILM NUMBER:		21756515

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

    	MAIL ADDRESS:
    		STREET 1:		22801 ST CLAIR AVE
    		CITY:			CLEVELAND
    		STATE:			OH
    		ZIP:			44117

    	FORMER COMPANY:
    		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LINCOLN ELECTRIC CO
    		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
    </SEC-HEADER>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>DEF 14A
    <SEQUENCE>1
    <FILENAME>i21060_leco-def14a.htm
    <TEXT>
    Document 1 - file: i21060_leco-def14a.htm

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>2
    <FILENAME>i21060001.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 2 - file: i21060001.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>3
    <FILENAME>i21060055.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 3 - file: i21060055.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>4
    <FILENAME>i21060002.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 4 - file: i21060002.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>5
    <FILENAME>i21060003.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 5 - file: i21060003.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>6
    <FILENAME>i21060004.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 6 - file: i21060004.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>7
    <FILENAME>i21060005.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 7 - file: i21060005.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>8
    <FILENAME>i21060006.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 8 - file: i21060006.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>9
    <FILENAME>i21060007.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 9 - file: i21060007.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>10
    <FILENAME>i21060008.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 10 - file: i21060008.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>11
    <FILENAME>i21060009.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 11 - file: i21060009.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>12
    <FILENAME>i21060010.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 12 - file: i21060010.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>13
    <FILENAME>i21060010a.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 13 - file: i21060010a.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>14
    <FILENAME>i21060011.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 14 - file: i21060011.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>15
    <FILENAME>i21060012.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 15 - file: i21060012.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>16
    <FILENAME>i21060013.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 16 - file: i21060013.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>17
    <FILENAME>i21060014.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 17 - file: i21060014.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>18
    <FILENAME>i21060015.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 18 - file: i21060015.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>19
    <FILENAME>i21060016.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 19 - file: i21060016.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>20
    <FILENAME>i21060019.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 20 - file: i21060019.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>21
    <FILENAME>i21060017.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 21 - file: i21060017.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>22
    <FILENAME>i21060020.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 22 - file: i21060020.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>23
    <FILENAME>i21060018.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 23 - file: i21060018.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>24
    <FILENAME>i21060021.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 24 - file: i21060021.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>25
    <FILENAME>i21060022.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 25 - file: i21060022.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>26
    <FILENAME>i21060023.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 26 - file: i21060023.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>27
    <FILENAME>i21060024.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 27 - file: i21060024.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>28
    <FILENAME>i21060025.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 28 - file: i21060025.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>29
    <FILENAME>i21060026.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 29 - file: i21060026.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>30
    <FILENAME>i21060027.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 30 - file: i21060027.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>31
    <FILENAME>i21060028.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 31 - file: i21060028.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>32
    <FILENAME>i21060029.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 32 - file: i21060029.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>33
    <FILENAME>i21060030.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 33 - file: i21060030.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>34
    <FILENAME>i21060031.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 34 - file: i21060031.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>35
    <FILENAME>i21060032.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 35 - file: i21060032.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>36
    <FILENAME>i21060033.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 36 - file: i21060033.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>37
    <FILENAME>i21060034.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 37 - file: i21060034.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>38
    <FILENAME>i21060035.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 38 - file: i21060035.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>39
    <FILENAME>i21060036.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 39 - file: i21060036.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>40
    <FILENAME>i21060037.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 40 - file: i21060037.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>41
    <FILENAME>i21060038.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 41 - file: i21060038.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>42
    <FILENAME>i21060039.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 42 - file: i21060039.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>43
    <FILENAME>i21060040.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 43 - file: i21060040.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>44
    <FILENAME>i21060041.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 44 - file: i21060041.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>45
    <FILENAME>i21060042.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 45 - file: i21060042.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>46
    <FILENAME>i21060043.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 46 - file: i21060043.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>47
    <FILENAME>i21060044.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 47 - file: i21060044.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>48
    <FILENAME>i21060045.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 48 - file: i21060045.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>49
    <FILENAME>i21060046.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 49 - file: i21060046.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>50
    <FILENAME>i21060047.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 50 - file: i21060047.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>51
    <FILENAME>i21060048.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 51 - file: i21060048.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>52
    <FILENAME>i21060049.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 52 - file: i21060049.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>53
    <FILENAME>i21060050.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 53 - file: i21060050.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>54
    <FILENAME>i21060051.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 54 - file: i21060051.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>55
    <FILENAME>i21060052.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 55 - file: i21060052.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>56
    <FILENAME>i21060053.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 56 - file: i21060053.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>57
    <FILENAME>i21060054.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 57 - file: i21060054.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    <DOCUMENT>
    <TYPE>GRAPHIC
    <SEQUENCE>58
    <FILENAME>i21060056.jpg
    <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
    <TEXT>
    Document 58 - file: i21060056.jpg

    </DOCUMENT>
    </SEC-DOCUMENT>