CLEVELAND, Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: LECO) announced today that it will hold its 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders at 11:30 a.m., Eastern Time, Thursday, April 26, 2012, at the Marriott Cleveland East, 26300 Harvard Road, Warrensville Heights, Ohio 44122.

Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the design, development and manufacture of arc welding products, robotic arc-welding systems, plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment and has a leading global position in the brazing and soldering alloys market. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln has 42 manufacturing locations, including operations and joint ventures in 19 countries and a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices covering more than 160 countries. For more information about Lincoln Electric, its products and services, visit the Company's website at http://www.lincolnelectric.com.

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