UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
−Removed: Issuer purchases of its common shares during the third quarter of 2022 were as follows:
+Added: Issuer purchases of its common shares during the first quarter of 2023 were as follows:
Total Number of
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Paid Per Share
−Removed: July 1 - 31, 2022
−Removed: August 1 - 31, 2022
−Removed: September 1 - 30, 2022
+Added: Programs (2) (3)
+Added: January 1 - 31, 2023
+Added: February 1 - 28, 2023
+Added: March 1 - 31, 2023
(1) The above share repurchases include the surrender of the Company’s common shares in connection with the vesting of restricted awards.
+Added: (2) On April 20, 2016, the Company announced that the Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program, which increased the total number of the Company’s common shares authorized to be repurchased to 55 million shares.
+Added: Total shares purchased through the share repurchase program were 55 million shares at a cost of $2.5 billion for a weighted average cost of $44.89 per share through March 31,2023
(3) On February 12, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program for up to an additional 10 million shares of the Company’s common stock.
−Removed: Total shares purchased through the share repurchase programs were 0.9 million shares at a total cost of $120.9 million for a weighted average cost of $131.35 per share through September 30, 2022 .
+Added: Total shares purchased through the share repurchase programs were 1.2 million shares at a total cost of $170.3 million for a weighted average cost of $136.43 per share through Ma rch 31, 2023 .
MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
−Removed: Certification of the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
−Removed: Certification of the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
−Removed: Certification of the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
−Removed: Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
−Removed: Inline XBRL Instance Document
−Removed: Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
−Removed: Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
−Removed: Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
−Removed: Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
−Removed: Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
−Removed: Cover page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in the Exhibit 101 attachments)
−Removed: 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 thereunto duly authorized.
−Removed: LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS, INC.
−Removed: /s/ Gabriel Bruno
−Removed: Gabriel Bruno
−Removed: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
−Removed: (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
−Removed: October 27, 2022
−Removed: XBRL-Only Content Section
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