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Table of Contents ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 or UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission file number 0-1402 LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Ohio ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 22801 St. Clair Avenue , Cleveland , Ohio ( Address of principal executive offices ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Common Shares , without par value Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer ( 216 ) 481-8100 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) X || Trading Symbol LECO ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 34-1860551 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes > Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No 44117 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of “ large accelerated filer , ” “ accelerated filer , ” “ smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company No No 000 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 . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( c ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . > Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No The aggregate market value of the common sha held by non - affiliates as of June 30 , 2020 was $ 4,865,968,514 ( affiliates , for this purpose , have been deemed to be Directors and Executive Officers of the Company and certain significant shareholders ) . The number of shares outstanding of the registrant's common shares as of January 31 , 2021 was 59,662,036 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K incorporates by reference certain information from the registrant's definitive proxy statement with respect to the registrant's 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders .