Item 5. Other Information
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans
From time to time, the Company’s directors and officers may purchase or sell its common shares in the market, including pursuant to plans intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1(c) (“Rule 10b5-1 plans”). The following table shows the Rule 10b5-1 plans terminated by our directors and executive officers during the three months ended June 30, 2023:
Name and Position
Plan Adoption Date
Plan Termination Date
Number of Shares to be Sold under the Plan
Steve Hedlund , Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
November 30, 2022
May 11, 2023
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
(a) Exhibits
10.1*
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Non-Employee Directors (filed herewith).
10.2*
Form of Stock Option Agreement for Executive Officers (filed herewith).
10.3*
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Executive Officers (filed herewith).
10.4*
Form of Performance Share Award Agreement for Executive Officers (filed herewith).
31.1
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.
31.2
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.
32.1
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. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS
Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.LAB
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
104
Cover page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in the Exhibit 101 attachments)
* Reflects management contract or other compensatory arrangement required to be filed as an exhibit pursuant to
Item 15(b) of this report.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS, INC.
/s/ Gabriel Bruno
Gabriel Bruno
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
July 27, 2023
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