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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>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, DC 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&nbsp;S-8
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></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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<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 of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Incorporation or Organization)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Cleveland, Ohio 44117-1199</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address&nbsp;of&nbsp;Principal&nbsp;Executive&nbsp;Offices&nbsp;Including&nbsp;Zip&nbsp;Code)</B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2015 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full Title of the Plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Frederick G. Stueber, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; 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>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 44117-1199 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and Address of Agent For Service) </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">Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be Registered</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Amount</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registered<SUP
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proposed</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Maximum</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Offering&nbsp;Price</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Per
Share<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(2)</SUP></B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Maximum<BR>Aggregate</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Offering Price</B><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"> (2)</SUP></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>Registration&nbsp;Fee</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Shares, Without Par Value</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">5,400,000<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$65.265</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$352,431,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$40,953</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933 (<B>&#147;</B><B><I>Securities Act</I></B><B>&#148;</B>), this Registration Statement also covers such additional Common Shares, without par value (the
<B>&#147;</B><B><I>Common Shares</I></B><B>&#148;</B>), as may become issuable pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.&#146;s (the &#147;<B><I>Registrant&#146;s</I></B>&#148;) 2015 Equity and Incentive
Compensation Plan (the &#147;<B><I>Plan</I></B>&#148;). </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Estimated solely for calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h)&nbsp;under the Securities Act, on the basis of the average of the high and low sales prices of the Common Shares on the
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC on April&nbsp;20, 2015, a date that is within five business days prior to filing. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;3.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant is subject to the informational
and reporting requirements of Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;<B><I>Exchange Act</I></B>&#148;), and, in accordance therewith, files reports, proxy statements and other information
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<B><I>Commission</I></B>&#148;). The following documents, which are on file with the Commission, are incorporated into this Registration Statement by reference: </P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014 (Commission File No. 0-1402), filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;20, 2015; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2015 (Commission File No. 0-1402), filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;24, 2015; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 0-1402), filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;2, 2015; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(d)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The description of the Common Shares contained in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-50435) and all amendments and reports filed with the Commission for the purpose of updating such
description. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of
the Exchange Act subsequent to the effective date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, will be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;4.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Description of Securities. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;5.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1701.13(E) of the Ohio Revised
Code empowers a corporation to indemnify persons serving as its directors and officers (or serving at the request of the corporation in such capacity for another corporation) against expenses incurred in connection with actions, suits or proceedings
relating to the fact that such persons were serving as directors or officers of such corporation. Article IV of the Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Code of Regulations provides </P>

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for indemnification of directors, officers and others and the purchase and maintenance of liability insurance by the Registrant, as follows (for purposes of the following provisions,
&#147;<B><I>Corporation</I></B>&#148; refers to the Registrant): </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">ARTICLE IV </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Corporation shall indemnify any Director or officer of the Corporation, and any former
Director or officer of the Corporation, who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact
that he or she is or was a Director or an officer of the Corporation, or he or she is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign,
nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, to the full extent permitted from time to time by the laws of the State of Ohio, against expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees,
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed
to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The indemnification authorized by this Section&nbsp;1(a) of this Article IV shall not be exclusive of, and shall be in addition to, any
other rights granted to those seeking indemnification under Section&nbsp;1(a) of this Article IV or under the Articles or any agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested Directors, or otherwise, both as to action in his or her official capacity
and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a Director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) No amendment, termination or repeal of this Article IV shall affect or impair in any way the rights of any Director or officer of the
Corporation to indemnification under the provisions hereof with respect to any action, suit or proceeding arising out of, or relating to, any actions, transactions or facts occurring prior to the final adoption of such amendment, termination or
repeal. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. Indemnification of Others. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was an employee or agent of the Corporation, or he or she is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a
director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, to the full extent
permitted from time to time by the laws of the State of Ohio, against expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such action, suit or
proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe
his or her conduct was unlawful. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance or furnish similar protection, including but not limited to trust funds, letters of credit
or self-insurance, on behalf of or for any person who is or was a Director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or he or she is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager or
agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any
such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under this Article IV. Insurance may be purchased from or maintained with a person in
which the Corporation has a financial interest. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant has purchased directors and officers liability insurance that provides for
indemnification of directors and officers against certain liabilities. The Registrant also has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and officers that would require the Registrant, subject to any limitations on the maximum
permissible indemnification that may exist at law, to indemnify a director or officer for claims that arise because of his capacity as a director or officer. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exhibits. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on September&nbsp;27, 2011, SEC File No. 0-1402, and incorporated herein by reference
and made a part hereof)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Code of Regulations of the Registrant (as Amended on April&nbsp;24, 2014) (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on April&nbsp;29, 2014, SEC File No. 0-1402, and
incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof)</TD></TR>
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part hereof)</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Undertakings. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the
effective registration statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>provided, however</I>, that
paragraphs (1)(i)&nbsp;and (1)(ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered that remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) That, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s
annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be in the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Insofar as indemnification for
liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, except as to certain insurance policies, the Registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the </P>

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opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on April&nbsp;24, 2015. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS, INC.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Frederick G. Stueber, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</TD></TR>
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by the following persons and in the capacities indicated on April 24, 2015. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Christopher L. Mapes</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (principal financial and accounting
officer)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Vincent K. Petrella</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Curtis E. Espeland</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">David H. Gunning</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Stephen G. Hanks</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="middle"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">G. Russell Lincoln</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" ALIGN="center">*</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Kathryn Jo Lincoln</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</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" ALIGN="center">*</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">William E. MacDonald, III</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ROWSPAN="2" VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Phillip J. Mason</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</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" ALIGN="center">*</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ROWSPAN="2" VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Hellene S. Runtagh</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</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" ALIGN="center">*</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ROWSPAN="2" VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">George H. Walls, Jr.</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Frederick G. Stueber, the undersigned attorney-in-fact, by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign and execute this Registration Statement on behalf of the above indicated officers and directors thereof (constituting
a majority of the directors) pursuant to a power of attorney filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">April&nbsp;24, 2015</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <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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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Frederick G. Stueber, Attorney-in-Fact</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on September&nbsp;27, 2011, SEC File No. 0-1402, and incorporated herein by reference
and made a part hereof)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Code of Regulations of the Registrant (as Amended on April 24, 2014) (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on April 29, 2014, SEC File No. 0-1402, and incorporated
herein by reference and made a part hereof)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.3</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">2015 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (filed as Appendix B to the Registrant&#146;s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed on March 18, 2015, SEC File No. 0-1402, and incorporated herein by reference and made a part
hereof)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Counsel</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</TD></TR>
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Form S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2015
Registration No.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Ohio
34-1860551
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
22801 St. Clair Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44117-1199
(Address of Principal Executive Offices Including Zip Code)
2015 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Frederick G. Stueber, Esq.
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.
22801 St. Clair Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44117-1199
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
(216) 481-8100
(Telephone Number, including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount
to be
Registered
(1)
Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per
Share
(2)
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
(2)
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Shares, Without Par Value
5,400,000
$65.265
$352,431,000
$40,953
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933 (
"
Securities Act
"
), this Registration Statement also covers such additional Common Shares, without par value (the
"
Common Shares
"
), as may become issuable pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.'s (the "
Registrant's
") 2015 Equity and Incentive
Compensation Plan (the "
Plan
").
(2)
Estimated solely for calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act, on the basis of the average of the high and low sales prices of the Common Shares on the
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC on April 20, 2015, a date that is within five business days prior to filing.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The Registrant is subject to the informational
and reporting requirements of Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "
Exchange Act
"), and, in accordance therewith, files reports, proxy statements and other information
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "
Commission
"). The following documents, which are on file with the Commission, are incorporated into this Registration Statement by reference:
(a)
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 (Commission File No. 0-1402), filed with the Commission on February 20, 2015;
(b)
The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 (Commission File No. 0-1402), filed with the Commission on April 24, 2015;
(c)
The Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 0-1402), filed with the Commission on April 2, 2015; and
(d)
The description of the Common Shares contained in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-50435) and all amendments and reports filed with the Commission for the purpose of updating such
description.
All documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of
the Exchange Act subsequent to the effective date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, will be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4.
Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 1701.13(E) of the Ohio Revised
Code empowers a corporation to indemnify persons serving as its directors and officers (or serving at the request of the corporation in such capacity for another corporation) against expenses incurred in connection with actions, suits or proceedings
relating to the fact that such persons were serving as directors or officers of such corporation. Article IV of the Registrant's Amended and Restated Code of Regulations provides
for indemnification of directors, officers and others and the purchase and maintenance of liability insurance by the Registrant, as follows (for purposes of the following provisions,
"
Corporation
" refers to the Registrant):
ARTICLE IV
INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE
1.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
(a) The Corporation shall indemnify any Director or officer of the Corporation, and any former
Director or officer of the Corporation, who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact
that he or she is or was a Director or an officer of the Corporation, or he or she is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign,
nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, to the full extent permitted from time to time by the laws of the State of Ohio, against expenses, including attorneys' fees,
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed
to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
(b) The indemnification authorized by this Section 1(a) of this Article IV shall not be exclusive of, and shall be in addition to, any
other rights granted to those seeking indemnification under Section 1(a) of this Article IV or under the Articles or any agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested Directors, or otherwise, both as to action in his or her official capacity
and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a Director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
(c) No amendment, termination or repeal of this Article IV shall affect or impair in any way the rights of any Director or officer of the
Corporation to indemnification under the provisions hereof with respect to any action, suit or proceeding arising out of, or relating to, any actions, transactions or facts occurring prior to the final adoption of such amendment, termination or
repeal.
2. Indemnification of Others.
The Corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was an employee or agent of the Corporation, or he or she is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a
director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, to the full extent
permitted from time to time by the laws of the State of Ohio, against expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such action, suit or
proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe
his or her conduct was unlawful.
3. Liability Insurance.
The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance or furnish similar protection, including but not limited to trust funds, letters of credit
or self-insurance, on behalf of or for any person who is or was a Director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or he or she is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager or
agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any
such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under this Article IV. Insurance may be purchased from or maintained with a person in
which the Corporation has a financial interest.
The Registrant has purchased directors and officers liability insurance that provides for
indemnification of directors and officers against certain liabilities. The Registrant also has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and officers that would require the Registrant, subject to any limitations on the maximum
permissible indemnification that may exist at law, to indemnify a director or officer for claims that arise because of his capacity as a director or officer.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on September 27, 2011, SEC File No. 0-1402, and incorporated herein by reference
and made a part hereof)
4.2
Amended and Restated Code of Regulations of the Registrant (as Amended on April 24, 2014) (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on April 29, 2014, SEC File No. 0-1402, and
incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof)
4.3
2015 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (filed as Appendix B to the Registrant's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed on March 18, 2015, SEC File No. 0-1402, and incorporated herein by reference and made a
part hereof)
5.1
Opinion of Counsel
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Powers of Attorney
Item 9.
Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
effective registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
provided, however
, that
paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant
to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
(2) That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered that remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) That, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be in the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for
liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, except as to certain insurance policies, the Registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on April 24, 2015.
LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS, INC.
By:
/s/ Frederick G. Stueber
Frederick G. Stueber, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed
by the following persons and in the capacities indicated on April 24, 2015.
Signature
Title
*
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)
Christopher L. Mapes
*
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (principal financial and accounting
officer)
Vincent K. Petrella
*
Director
Curtis E. Espeland
*
Director
David H. Gunning
*
Director
Stephen G. Hanks
*
Director
G. Russell Lincoln
*
Director
Kathryn Jo Lincoln
*
Director
William E. MacDonald, III
*
Director
Phillip J. Mason
*
Director
Hellene S. Runtagh
*
Director
George H. Walls, Jr.
*
Frederick G. Stueber, the undersigned attorney-in-fact, by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign and execute this Registration Statement on behalf of the above indicated officers and directors thereof (constituting
a majority of the directors) pursuant to a power of attorney filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
April 24, 2015
By:
/s/ Frederick G. Stueber
Frederick G. Stueber, Attorney-in-Fact
EXHIBIT INDEX
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on September 27, 2011, SEC File No. 0-1402, and incorporated herein by reference
and made a part hereof)
4.2
Amended and Restated Code of Regulations of the Registrant (as Amended on April 24, 2014) (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on April 29, 2014, SEC File No. 0-1402, and incorporated
herein by reference and made a part hereof)
4.3
2015 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (filed as Appendix B to the Registrant's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed on March 18, 2015, SEC File No. 0-1402, and incorporated herein by reference and made a part
hereof)
5.1
Opinion of Counsel
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Powers of Attorney