Shareholder Vote

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 24, 2025     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)     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):     ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)     ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)     ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))     ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) 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).     ☐ 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 24, 2025. 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 20, 2025. Proposal 1 – Shareholders elected eleven directors, each to hold office until the 2026 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      42,937,588        132,337        6,252,209   Curtis E. Espeland      42,411,367        658,558        6,252,209   N. Joy Falotico      42,860,046        209,879        6,252,209   Bonnie J. Fetch      42,789,062        280,863        6,252,209   Patrick P. Goris      42,024,679        1,045,246        6,252,209   Steven B. Hedlund      40,715,746        2,354,179        6,252,209   Michael F. Hilton      41,615,601        1,454,324        6,252,209   Marc A. Howze      42,717,073        352,852        6,252,209   Kathryn Jo Lincoln      42,096,644        973,281        6,252,209   Phillip J. Mason      42,441,118        628,807        6,252,209   Ben P. Patel      42,102,479        967,446        6,252,209   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, 2025, as set forth below.   Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes 48,160,596   1,079,585   81,953   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 41,890,900   899,020   280,005   6,252,209 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 28, 2025     By:   /s/ Jennifer I. Ansberry       Jennifer I. Ansberry, Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary