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LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed April 23, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 14, 2026.

  • 14Ballot items
  • 508Asset managers
  • 7,510Fund votes
  • April 19, 2024Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of April 19, 2024: 14 items on LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed April 23, 2024: 2 approved · 12 without a stated outcome.

Material dissent

None.

Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided

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Official 2023-2024 meeting results reported by LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC.

These tallies are LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed April 23, 2024 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held April 19, 2024
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: Brian D. Chambers 43,785,066---- 1,245,2815,126,371 97%Not verified—
Elect Director: Curtis E. Espeland 44,423,039---- 607,3085,126,371 99%Not verified—
Elect Director: Bonnie J. Fetch 44,705,794---- 324,5535,126,371 99.2%Not verified—
Elect Director: Patrick P. Goris 43,757,556---- 1,272,7915,126,371 97%Not verified—
Elect Director: Steven B. Hedlund 44,829,200---- 201,1475,126,371 99.5%Not verified—
Elect Director: Michael F. Hilton 43,496,668---- 1,533,6795,126,371 97%Not verified—
Elect Director: Marc A. Howze 44,726,981---- 303,3665,126,371 99.3%Not verified—
Elect Director: Kathryn Jo Lincoln 43,979,353---- 1,050,9945,126,371 98%Not verified—
Elect Director: Christopher L. Mapes 43,057,681---- 1,972,6665,126,371 96%Not verified—
Elect Director: Phillip J. Mason 44,520,869---- 509,4785,126,371 99%Not verified—
Elect Director: Ben P. Patel 43,799,218---- 1,231,1295,126,371 97%Not verified—
Elect Director: Kellye L. Walker 43,308,963---- 1,721,3845,126,371 96%Not verified—
2. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024, as set forth below 48,903,3491,203,71249,657 --0 98%Approved—
3. The compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as set forth below 43,664,245934,508431,594 --5,126,371 98%Approved—

Source: LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on April 23, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC. 2023-2024 meeting

Each item below shows how the 508 asset managers that disclosed a LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.

1. Elect Director: Ben P. Patel

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%
FOR: 43,799,218WITHHELD: 1,231,129
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 122 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Ben P. Patel

LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Ben P. Patel”): 43,799,218 for, 1,231,129 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 23, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 122 asset managers below reported 22,540,525 for, 30,428 withheld, 32,544 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 22,540,525ABSTAIN: 32,544WITHHOLD: 30,428
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Ben P. Patel” at LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,638,3980 00For
BlackRock3,006,2930 00For
JPMorgan2,753,0240 00For
Fidelity1,025,4710 00For
INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA979,7650 00For
State Street846,4310 0211For
Victory Capital691,0680 00For
Invesco651,5530 00For
Thrivent564,4640 00For
Waddell & Reed388,8560 00For
Charles Schwab349,4890 00For
Royce302,5600 00For
CARILLON SERIES TRUST301,6270 00For
Dimensional301,1320 00For
Global X300,0750 00For
Hartford297,4820 00For
AMANA MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST271,4000 00For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND258,0340 00For
American Century251,4620 00For
Principal248,2360 00For
T. Rowe Price192,1620 00For
Equitable188,4450 00For
Goldman Sachs157,5120 00For
Lincoln Financial147,1340 00For
ProShares140,1200 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 122 asset managers. See all 122 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Bonnie J. Fetch

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.2% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.2%
FOR: 44,705,794WITHHELD: 324,553
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 122 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Bonnie J. Fetch

LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Bonnie J. Fetch”): 44,705,794 for, 324,553 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 23, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.2% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 122 asset managers below reported 22,581,705 for, 19,803 withheld, 1,989 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 22,581,705ABSTAIN: 1,989WITHHOLD: 19,803
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Bonnie J. Fetch” at LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,638,3980 00For
BlackRock3,006,2930 00For
JPMorgan2,753,0240 00For
Fidelity1,025,4710 00For
INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA979,7650 00For
State Street846,6420 00For
Victory Capital691,0680 00For
Invesco651,5530 00For
Thrivent564,4640 00For
Waddell & Reed388,8560 00For
Charles Schwab349,4890 00For
Royce302,5600 00For
CARILLON SERIES TRUST301,6270 00For
Dimensional301,1320 00For
Global X300,0750 00For
Hartford297,4820 00For
AMANA MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST271,4000 00For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND258,0340 00For
American Century251,4620 00For
Principal248,2360 00For
T. Rowe Price192,1620 00For
Equitable188,4450 00For
Goldman Sachs157,5120 00For
Lincoln Financial147,1340 00For
ProShares140,1200 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 122 asset managers. See all 122 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Brian D. Chambers

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%
FOR: 43,785,066WITHHELD: 1,245,281
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 122 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Brian D. Chambers

LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Brian D. Chambers”): 43,785,066 for, 1,245,281 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 23, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 122 asset managers below reported 21,922,370 for, 678,899 withheld, 2,228 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 21,922,370ABSTAIN: 2,228WITHHOLD: 678,899
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Brian D. Chambers” at LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,638,3980 00For
BlackRock3,006,2930 00For
JPMorgan2,753,0240 00For
Fidelity1,025,4710 00For
INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA979,7650 00For
State Street846,5170 0125For
Victory Capital691,0680 00For
Invesco651,5530 00For
Thrivent564,4640 00For
Waddell & Reed00 0388,856Withhold
Charles Schwab349,4890 00For
Royce302,5600 00For
CARILLON SERIES TRUST301,6270 00For
Dimensional301,1320 00For
Global X300,0750 00For
Hartford297,4820 00For
AMANA MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST271,4000 00For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND258,0340 00For
American Century251,4620 00For
Principal248,2360 00For
T. Rowe Price192,1620 00For
Equitable188,4450 00For
Goldman Sachs157,5120 00For
Lincoln Financial113,6020 033,532Mixed
ProShares140,1200 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 122 asset managers. See all 122 in the interactive database.

4. Elect Director: Christopher L. Mapes

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 96%
FOR: 43,057,681WITHHELD: 1,972,666
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 122 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Christopher L. Mapes

LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Christopher L. Mapes”): 43,057,681 for, 1,972,666 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 23, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 122 asset managers below reported 21,589,137 for, 913,545 withheld, 100,815 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 21,589,137ABSTAIN: 100,815WITHHOLD: 913,545
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Christopher L. Mapes” at LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,638,3980 00For
BlackRock3,006,2930 00For
JPMorgan2,753,0240 00For
Fidelity1,025,4710 00For
INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA979,7650 00For
State Street846,5030 0139For
Victory Capital691,0680 00For
Invesco651,5530 00For
Thrivent564,4640 00For
Waddell & Reed00 0388,856Withhold
Charles Schwab349,4890 00For
Royce302,5600 00For
CARILLON SERIES TRUST301,6270 00For
Dimensional00 0301,132Withhold
Global X300,0750 00For
Hartford297,4820 00For
AMANA MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST271,4000 00For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND258,0340 00For
American Century251,4620 00For
Principal248,2360 00For
T. Rowe Price192,1620 00For
Equitable188,4450 00For
Goldman Sachs157,5120 00For
Lincoln Financial106,1210 041,013Mixed
ProShares140,1200 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 122 asset managers. See all 122 in the interactive database.

5. Elect Director: Curtis E. Espeland

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%
FOR: 44,423,039WITHHELD: 607,308
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 122 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Curtis E. Espeland

LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Curtis E. Espeland”): 44,423,039 for, 607,308 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 23, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 122 asset managers below reported 22,490,974 for, 24,593 withheld, 87,930 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 22,490,974ABSTAIN: 87,930WITHHOLD: 24,593
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Curtis E. Espeland” at LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,638,3980 00For
BlackRock3,006,2930 00For
JPMorgan2,753,0240 00For
Fidelity1,025,4710 00For
INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA979,7650 00For
State Street846,3880 0254For
Victory Capital691,0680 00For
Invesco651,5530 00For
Thrivent564,4640 00For
Waddell & Reed388,8560 00For
Charles Schwab349,4890 00For
Royce302,5600 00For
CARILLON SERIES TRUST301,6270 00For
Dimensional301,1320 00For
Global X300,0750 00For
Hartford297,4820 00For
AMANA MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST271,4000 00For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND258,0340 00For
American Century251,4620 00For
Principal248,2360 00For
T. Rowe Price192,1620 00For
Equitable188,4450 00For
Goldman Sachs157,5120 00For
Lincoln Financial147,1340 00For
ProShares140,1200 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 122 asset managers. See all 122 in the interactive database.

6. Elect Director: Kathryn Jo Lincoln

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 43,979,353WITHHELD: 1,050,994
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 122 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Kathryn Jo Lincoln

LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Kathryn Jo Lincoln”): 43,979,353 for, 1,050,994 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 23, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 122 asset managers below reported 22,513,586 for, 57,367 withheld, 32,544 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 22,513,586ABSTAIN: 32,544WITHHOLD: 57,367
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Kathryn Jo Lincoln” at LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,638,3980 00For
BlackRock3,006,2930 00For
JPMorgan2,753,0240 00For
Fidelity1,025,4710 00For
INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA979,7650 00For
State Street846,3020 0340For
Victory Capital691,0680 00For
Invesco651,5530 00For
Thrivent564,4640 00For
Waddell & Reed388,8560 00For
Charles Schwab349,4890 00For
Royce302,5600 00For
CARILLON SERIES TRUST301,6270 00For
Dimensional301,1320 00For
Global X300,0750 00For
Hartford297,4820 00For
AMANA MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST271,4000 00For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND258,0340 00For
American Century251,4620 00For
Principal248,2360 00For
T. Rowe Price192,1620 00For
Equitable188,4450 00For
Goldman Sachs157,5120 00For
Lincoln Financial147,1340 00For
ProShares140,1200 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 122 asset managers. See all 122 in the interactive database.

7. Elect Director: Kellye L. Walker

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 96%
FOR: 43,308,963WITHHELD: 1,721,384
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 122 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Kellye L. Walker

LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Kellye L. Walker”): 43,308,963 for, 1,721,384 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 23, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 122 asset managers below reported 22,487,825 for, 83,128 withheld, 32,544 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 22,487,825ABSTAIN: 32,544WITHHOLD: 83,128
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Kellye L. Walker” at LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,638,3980 00For
BlackRock3,006,2930 00For
JPMorgan2,753,0240 00For
Fidelity1,025,4710 00For
INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA979,7650 00For
State Street846,4310 0211For
Victory Capital691,0680 00For
Invesco651,5530 00For
Thrivent564,4640 00For
Waddell & Reed388,8560 00For
Charles Schwab349,4890 00For
Royce302,5600 00For
CARILLON SERIES TRUST301,6270 00For
Dimensional301,1320 00For
Global X300,0750 00For
Hartford297,4820 00For
AMANA MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST271,4000 00For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND258,0340 00For
American Century251,4620 00For
Principal248,2360 00For
T. Rowe Price192,1620 00For
Equitable188,4450 00For
Goldman Sachs157,5120 00For
Lincoln Financial147,1340 00For
ProShares140,1200 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 122 asset managers. See all 122 in the interactive database.

8. Elect Director: Marc A. Howze

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.3% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.3%
FOR: 44,726,981WITHHELD: 303,366
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 122 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Marc A. Howze

LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Marc A. Howze”): 44,726,981 for, 303,366 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 23, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.3% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 122 asset managers below reported 22,581,750 for, 19,748 withheld, 1,999 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 22,581,750ABSTAIN: 1,999WITHHOLD: 19,748
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Marc A. Howze” at LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,638,3980 00For
BlackRock3,006,2930 00For
JPMorgan2,753,0240 00For
Fidelity1,025,4710 00For
INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA979,7650 00For
State Street846,6420 00For
Victory Capital691,0680 00For
Invesco651,5530 00For
Thrivent564,4640 00For
Waddell & Reed388,8560 00For
Charles Schwab349,4890 00For
Royce302,5600 00For
CARILLON SERIES TRUST301,6270 00For
Dimensional301,1320 00For
Global X300,0750 00For
Hartford297,4820 00For
AMANA MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST271,4000 00For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND258,0340 00For
American Century251,4620 00For
Principal248,2360 00For
T. Rowe Price192,1620 00For
Equitable188,4450 00For
Goldman Sachs157,5120 00For
Lincoln Financial147,1340 00For
ProShares140,1200 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 122 asset managers. See all 122 in the interactive database.

9. Elect Director: Michael F. Hilton

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%
FOR: 43,496,668WITHHELD: 1,533,679
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 122 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Michael F. Hilton

LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michael F. Hilton”): 43,496,668 for, 1,533,679 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 23, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 122 asset managers below reported 22,491,225 for, 79,489 withheld, 32,783 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 22,491,225ABSTAIN: 32,783WITHHOLD: 79,489
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Michael F. Hilton” at LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,638,3980 00For
BlackRock3,006,2930 00For
JPMorgan2,753,0240 00For
Fidelity1,025,4710 00For
INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA979,7650 00For
State Street846,4310 0211For
Victory Capital691,0680 00For
Invesco651,5530 00For
Thrivent564,4640 00For
Waddell & Reed388,8560 00For
Charles Schwab349,4890 00For
Royce302,5600 00For
CARILLON SERIES TRUST301,6270 00For
Dimensional301,1320 00For
Global X300,0750 00For
Hartford297,4820 00For
AMANA MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST271,4000 00For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND258,0340 00For
American Century251,4620 00For
Principal248,2360 00For
T. Rowe Price192,1620 00For
Equitable188,4450 00For
Goldman Sachs157,5120 00For
Lincoln Financial147,1340 00For
ProShares140,1200 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 122 asset managers. See all 122 in the interactive database.

10. Elect Director: Patrick P. Goris

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%
FOR: 43,757,556WITHHELD: 1,272,791
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 122 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Patrick P. Goris

LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Patrick P. Goris”): 43,757,556 for, 1,272,791 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 23, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 122 asset managers below reported 22,540,525 for, 30,428 withheld, 32,544 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 22,540,525ABSTAIN: 32,544WITHHOLD: 30,428
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Patrick P. Goris” at LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,638,3980 00For
BlackRock3,006,2930 00For
JPMorgan2,753,0240 00For
Fidelity1,025,4710 00For
INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA979,7650 00For
State Street846,4310 0211For
Victory Capital691,0680 00For
Invesco651,5530 00For
Thrivent564,4640 00For
Waddell & Reed388,8560 00For
Charles Schwab349,4890 00For
Royce302,5600 00For
CARILLON SERIES TRUST301,6270 00For
Dimensional301,1320 00For
Global X300,0750 00For
Hartford297,4820 00For
AMANA MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST271,4000 00For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND258,0340 00For
American Century251,4620 00For
Principal248,2360 00For
T. Rowe Price192,1620 00For
Equitable188,4450 00For
Goldman Sachs157,5120 00For
Lincoln Financial147,1340 00For
ProShares140,1200 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 122 asset managers. See all 122 in the interactive database.

11. Elect Director: Phillip J. Mason

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%
FOR: 44,520,869WITHHELD: 509,478
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 122 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Phillip J. Mason

LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Phillip J. Mason”): 44,520,869 for, 509,478 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 23, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 122 asset managers below reported 22,502,804 for, 43,298 withheld, 57,395 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 22,502,804ABSTAIN: 57,395WITHHOLD: 43,298
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Phillip J. Mason” at LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,638,3980 00For
BlackRock3,006,2930 00For
JPMorgan2,753,0240 00For
Fidelity1,025,4710 00For
INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA979,7650 00For
State Street846,5170 0125For
Victory Capital691,0680 00For
Invesco651,5530 00For
Thrivent564,4640 00For
Waddell & Reed388,8560 00For
Charles Schwab349,4890 00For
Royce302,5600 00For
CARILLON SERIES TRUST301,6270 00For
Dimensional301,1320 00For
Global X300,0750 00For
Hartford297,4820 00For
AMANA MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST271,4000 00For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND258,0340 00For
American Century251,4620 00For
Principal248,2360 00For
T. Rowe Price192,1620 00For
Equitable188,4450 00For
Goldman Sachs157,5120 00For
Lincoln Financial147,1340 00For
ProShares140,1200 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 122 asset managers. See all 122 in the interactive database.

12. Elect Director: Steven B. Hedlund

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.5% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.5%
FOR: 44,829,200WITHHELD: 201,147
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 122 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Steven B. Hedlund

LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Steven B. Hedlund”): 44,829,200 for, 201,147 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 23, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.5% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 122 asset managers below reported 22,581,760 for, 19,748 withheld, 1,989 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 22,581,760ABSTAIN: 1,989WITHHOLD: 19,748
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Steven B. Hedlund” at LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,638,3980 00For
BlackRock3,006,2930 00For
JPMorgan2,753,0240 00For
Fidelity1,025,4710 00For
INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA979,7650 00For
State Street846,6420 00For
Victory Capital691,0680 00For
Invesco651,5530 00For
Thrivent564,4640 00For
Waddell & Reed388,8560 00For
Charles Schwab349,4890 00For
Royce302,5600 00For
CARILLON SERIES TRUST301,6270 00For
Dimensional301,1320 00For
Global X300,0750 00For
Hartford297,4820 00For
AMANA MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST271,4000 00For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND258,0340 00For
American Century251,4620 00For
Principal248,2360 00For
T. Rowe Price192,1620 00For
Equitable188,4450 00For
Goldman Sachs157,5120 00For
Lincoln Financial147,1340 00For
ProShares140,1200 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 122 asset managers. See all 122 in the interactive database.

13. 3. The compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as set forth below

Official resultFund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Approved

Combines 12 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 43,664,245AGAINST: 934,508
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 502 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers (NEOs).

LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. The compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as set forth below”): 43,664,245 for, 934,508 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed April 23, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 3 - Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as set forth below.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports: 125 asset managers voting on “To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers (NEOs).” at LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,638,3980 00For
BlackRock3,006,2930 00For
JPMorgan2,753,0240 00For
Fidelity1,025,4710 00For
INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA979,7650 00For
State Street846,6420 00For
Victory Capital691,0680 00For
Invesco651,5530 00For
Thrivent564,4640 00For
Waddell & Reed388,8560 00For
Charles Schwab349,4890 00For
Royce302,5600 00For
CARILLON SERIES TRUST301,6270 00For
Dimensional301,1320 00For
Global X300,0750 00For
Hartford297,4820 00For
AMANA MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST271,4000 00For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND258,0340 00For
American Century251,4620 00For
Principal248,2360 00For
T. Rowe Price192,1620 00For
Equitable188,4450 00For
Goldman Sachs157,5120 00For
Lincoln Financial147,1340 00For
ProShares140,1200 00For

Fund voting reports, all 125 managers: 22,588,375 for, 65,452 against, 12,388 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 403 asset managers voting on “To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers (NEOs).” at LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
State Street2,092,3400 00For
EdgePoint Investment Group Inc.1,880,8800 00For
JPMorgan1,733,7730 00For
BlackRock1,516,786178 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC1,029,9980 00For
Victory Capital903,2820 00For
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION/OH745,4880 00For
Invesco696,1570 00For
Thrivent573,6110 00For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp501,8930 00For
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS479,7920 00For
WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP453,8170 00For
EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC435,2200 00For
BESSEMER TRUST Co NATIONAL ASSOCIATION418,7070 00For
Wellington413,1810 00For
Charles Schwab356,9070 00For
Man Group plc305,6900 00For
Bessemer Trust CO of Delaware, N.A.293,8340 00For
BESSEMER TRUST Co OF FLORIDA287,2640 00For
Janus Henderson287,0060 00For
T. Rowe Price286,0100 00For
American Century264,5540 00For
FAYEZ SAROFIM & CO263,2420 00For
Goldman Sachs258,5430 00For
BESSEMER TRUST CO253,7170 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 403 managers: 22,828,216 for, 671,502 against, 3,037 not voted, 14 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

14. 2. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year…

Official resultAUDIT-RELATEDAUDIT-RELATEDAUDIT-RELATEDAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Approved

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 48,903,349AGAINST: 1,203,712
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 124 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024.

LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024, as set forth below”): 48,903,349 for, 1,203,712 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed April 23, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “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, 2024, as set forth below.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 124 asset managers below reported 22,559,113 for, 83,615 against, 12,388 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 22,559,113AGAINST: 83,615ABSTAIN: 12,388
Largest asset managers voting on “Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for ” at LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,638,3980 00For
BlackRock3,006,2930 00For
JPMorgan2,753,0240 00For
Fidelity1,025,4710 00For
INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA979,7650 00For
State Street846,513129 00For
Victory Capital691,0680 00For
Invesco651,5530 00For
Thrivent564,4640 00For
Waddell & Reed388,8560 00For
Charles Schwab349,4890 00For
Royce302,5600 00For
CARILLON SERIES TRUST301,6270 00For
Dimensional301,1320 00For
Global X300,0750 00For
Hartford297,4820 00For
AMANA MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST271,4000 00For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND258,0340 00For
American Century251,4620 00For
Principal248,2360 00For
T. Rowe Price192,1620 00For
Equitable188,4450 00For
Goldman Sachs157,5120 00For
Lincoln Financial147,1340 00For
ProShares140,1200 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 124 asset managers. See all 124 in the interactive database.

Not shown here: this season’s fund filings also report 1 item from the meeting of April 24, 2025, which belongs to the 2024-2025 season. A meeting outside this season’s July 1 to June 30 window is not counted in this page’s items or in its totals of asset managers and fund votes.

Largest LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC. shareholders voting in 2023-2024

Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 56,975,815 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC. shareholders by shares voted on “To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers (NEOs).”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Vanguard 9.90%
2BlackRock 5.28%
3JPMorgan 4.83%
4Fidelity 1.80%
5INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA 1.72%
6State Street 1.49%
7Victory Capital 1.21%
8Invesco 1.14%
9Thrivent 0.99%
10Waddell & Reed 0.68%
Institutional-manager reports: top LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC. shareholders by shares voted on “To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers (NEOs).”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1State Street 3.67%
2EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. 3.30%
3JPMorgan 3.04%
4BlackRock 2.66%
5GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.81%
6Victory Capital 1.59%
7KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION/OH 1.31%
8Invesco 1.22%
9Thrivent 1.01%
10MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp 0.88%

Reported LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC. holdings and ownership

As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.

LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
Vanguard Group 9.48% 13F
BlackRock 8.92% 13F
State Street 3.98% 13F
Capital International 3.26% 13F
JPMorgan Chase 1.97% 13F
Geode Capital 1.90% 13F
Invesco 1.34% 13F
BNY Mellon 1.14% 13F
Norges Bank 1.08% 13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors 0.86% 13F

Percentages above are of 56,975,815 shares outstanding, as reported by LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC. on its Form 10-K dated December 31, 2023 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.

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Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC.’s 10-K dated December 31, 2023. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 14, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC.'s shareholder meeting held April 19, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 508 asset managers reported how they voted on 14 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 7,510 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers (NEOs). — LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 98% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 2024.

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