LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. is a high-performance industrial machinery and technology leader founded in 1895 and incorporated in Ohio in 1906. The company reorganized into a holding company structure in 1998. It helps customers manufacture and maintain vital equipment and infrastructure through innovative solutions that enhance quality and productivity in processes such as welding, cutting, brazing, machining, process automation, and field repair. The company's products include arc welding equipment, filler metals (welding, brazing, and soldering consumables), cutting systems (laser, plasma, and oxyfuel), wire feeding systems, fume control equipment, welding accessories, specialty gas regulators, mobile power equipment, wear solutions, software, and education solutions. It also offers a comprehensive portfolio of automated solutions and system integration services for joining, cutting, material handling, module assembly, and end-of-line testing. Services include additive manufacturing, precision fabrication, wear services, upfitting, and training. These solutions range from basic units for personal, maintenance, and light manufacturing use to sophisticated robotic solutions for complex fabrication and production. Lincoln Electric Holdings operates manufacturing and automation facilities in 20 countries: the United States, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. The company's business is organized into three operating segments: Americas Welding, International Welding, and The Harris Products Group. Americas Welding covers welding operations in North and South America. International Welding includes welding operations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Australia. The Harris Products Group encompasses the company's global cutting, soldering, and brazing businesses, specialty gas equipment, and its retail business, primarily in the United States.