UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form
Current Report
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 17, 2026. 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 19, 2026.
Proposal 1 – Shareholders elected ten directors, each to hold office until the 2027 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 |
40,968,589 | 387,797 | 6,521,272 | |||||||||
| Curtis E. Espeland |
40,594,834 | 761,552 | 6,521,272 | |||||||||
| N. Joy Falotico |
40,960,786 | 395,600 | 6,521,272 | |||||||||
| Bonnie J. Fetch |
41,025,379 | 331,007 | 6,521,272 | |||||||||
| Patrick P. Goris |
40,955,586 | 400,800 | 6,521,272 | |||||||||
| Steven B. Hedlund |
40,515,996 | 840,390 | 6,521,272 | |||||||||
| Michael F. Hilton |
40,515,212 | 841,174 | 6,521,272 | |||||||||
| Marc A. Howze |
38,777,033 | 2,579,353 | 6,521,272 | |||||||||
| Kathryn Jo Lincoln |
40,071,736 | 1,284,650 | 6,521,272 | |||||||||
| Ben P. Patel |
40,964,984 | 391,402 | 6,521,272 | |||||||||
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, 2026, as set forth below.
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 46,450,991 | 1,402,077 | 24,590 | 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 | |||
| 40,053,258 | 1,166,337 | 136,791 | 6,521,272 |
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 21, 2026 |
By: | /s/ Jennifer I. Ansberry | ||||
| Jennifer I. Ansberry, Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | ||||||