X0303 4 2009-02-18 0 0000059527 LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC LECO 0001194659 BLANKENSHIP GEORGE D 22801 ST. CLAIR AVENUE CLEVELAND OH 44117-1199 0 1 0 0 Sr. V.P., Global Engineering Common Shares 2008-02-18 4 F 0 713 40.85 D 7078 D Common Shares 6091.705 I by 401(k) Total also includes additional shares attributable to dividends earned on shares of restricted stock that were granted on November 30, 2005 and vested on February 18, 2009. 1070 shares are held as Joint Tenants - George D. Blankenship and Karen Blankenship (spouse). Held by trustee pursuant to The Lincoln Electric Company 401(k)plan. Holdings are reported on a unitized basis, which amount represents approximately 2615.631 shares. /s/ Jennifer I. Ansberry, Jennifer I. Ansberry as Attorney-in-Fact for George D. Blankenship 2009-02-20