8-K – 2026-04-21 – d139367d8k.htm

8-K

LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC false 0000059527 0000059527 2026-04-17 2026-04-17
 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 

Form 8-K
 
 

Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 17, 2026
 
 

LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 

 

Ohio
 
0-1402
 
34-1860551

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
22801 St Clair Avenue
Cleveland , Ohio 44117
(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)
(216) 481-8100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 

Title of each class

 
Trading
Symbol(s)

 
Name of exchange
on which registered

Common Shares, without par value
 
LECO
 
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 

 
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Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
 
 
 

Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 17, 2026. The final results for the proposals submitted for a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below. The proposals below are described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2026.
Proposal 1 – Shareholders elected ten directors, each to hold office until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, as set forth below.
 

Name

  
Votes For
 
  
Votes Withheld
 
  
Broker Non-Votes
 

Brian D. Chambers

  
 
40,968,589
 
  
 
387,797
 
  
 
6,521,272
 

Curtis E. Espeland

  
 
40,594,834
 
  
 
761,552
 
  
 
6,521,272
 

N. Joy Falotico

  
 
40,960,786
 
  
 
395,600
 
  
 
6,521,272
 

Bonnie J. Fetch

  
 
41,025,379
 
  
 
331,007
 
  
 
6,521,272
 

Patrick P. Goris

  
 
40,955,586
 
  
 
400,800
 
  
 
6,521,272
 

Steven B. Hedlund

  
 
40,515,996
 
  
 
840,390
 
  
 
6,521,272
 

Michael F. Hilton

  
 
40,515,212
 
  
 
841,174
 
  
 
6,521,272
 

Marc A. Howze

  
 
38,777,033
 
  
 
2,579,353
 
  
 
6,521,272
 

Kathryn Jo Lincoln

  
 
40,071,736
 
  
 
1,284,650
 
  
 
6,521,272
 

Ben P. Patel

  
 
40,964,984
 
  
 
391,402
 
  
 
6,521,272
 

Proposal 2 - Shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026, as set forth below.
 

Votes For

  
Votes Against

  
Abstentions

  
Broker Non-Votes

46,450,991
  
1,402,077
  
24,590
  
0

Proposal 3 - Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as set forth below.
 

Votes For

  
Votes Against

  
Abstentions

  
Broker Non-Votes

40,053,258
  
1,166,337
  
136,791
  
6,521,272

 

SIGNATURES
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 hereunto duly authorized.
 

 

 
LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS, INC.

Date: April 21, 2026

 

 
By:
 
/s/ Jennifer I. Ansberry

 

 

 
Jennifer I. Ansberry, Executive Vice President,
General Counsel & Secretary