8-K

 

 

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): March 6, 2012

 

 

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)

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On March 6, 2012, Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it had acquired all of the outstanding stock of Weartech International, Inc., a California corporation, along with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Weartech International Limited, a company organized under the laws of England and Wales (collectively, “Weartech”). Weartech, a producer of cobalt-based hard facing and wear-resistant welding consumables, is located in Anaheim, California and Port Talbot, Wales.

A copy of the press release issued by the Company on March 6, 2012 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The press release is also available on the Company’s website at www.lincolnelectric.com.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Exhibit, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits

 

  99.1 The Company’s press release dated March 6, 2012.

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: March 7, 2012     By:   /s/ Frederick G. Stueber
      Frederick G. Stueber
      Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS, INC.

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

 

Exhibit No.

   

Exhibit

99.1    The Company’s press release dated March 6, 2012.