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): October 27, 2010

 

LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

0-1402
(Commission File Number)

 

 

 

 

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)

 

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

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Item 8.01		Other Events.
		On October 27, 2010, Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the acquisition of all of the outstanding stock of Mezhgosmetiz-Mtsensk OAO (“MGM”), a privately-held welding wire manufacturer based in the Orel region of Russia. A copy of the Company’s press release issued on October 27, 2010 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The press release is also available through the Company’s website at www.lincolnelectric.com. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Exhibit, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01		Financial Statements and Exhibits.   (d) Exhibits   99.1 The Company’s press release dated October 27, 2010.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.
	/s/ Vincent K. Petrella
	Vincent K. Petrella
	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
	(principal financial and accounting officer)
	October 27, 2010

 

 

LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS, INC.

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.		Exhibit
99.1		The Company’s press release dated October 27, 2010.