X0306 4 2020-12-14 0 0000059527 LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC LECO 0001219555 MAPES CHRISTOPHER L 22801 ST. CLAIR AVENUE CLEVELAND OH 44117-1199 1 1 0 0 Chairman, President and CEO Common Shares 131821.001 D Deferred Shares 2020-12-14 4 I 0 93207.949 118.28 D Common Shares 93207.949 0 D The deferred shares reported on Table II were previously earned under Issuer equity awards and previously reported in the Reporting Person's direct common shares holdings on Table I. A deferred share is the economic equivalent of one Issuer common share. Deferred shares are payable in Issuer common shares pursuant to the Reporting Person's deferral election, but the Reporting Person may be authorized to transfer deferred shares into alternative investments, under the Issuer's 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan for Executives. /s/ Susan K. Prewitt, Attorney-in-Fact 2020-12-15