UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): April 21, 2016
LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Ohio | 0-1402 | 34-1860551 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
22801 St. Clair Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44117
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(216) 481-8100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name and former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2016 Annual Meeting was held on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at the Marriott Cleveland East, 26300 Harvard Road, Warrensville Heights, Ohio.
The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted for a vote of security holders at the 2016 Annual Meeting are as follows:
1. Shareholders elected seven directors, each to hold office until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, as set forth below.
| Name |
Votes For | Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
|||||||||
| Curtis E. Espeland |
52,083,057 | 168,436 | 9,069,805 | |||||||||
| Stephen G. Hanks |
51,769,832 | 481,661 | 9,069,805 | |||||||||
| Michael F. Hilton |
50,825,039 | 1,426,454 | 9,069,805 | |||||||||
| Kathryn Jo Lincoln |
51,683,316 | 568,177 | 9,069,805 | |||||||||
| William E. MacDonald |
51,731,344 | 520,149 | 9,069,805 | |||||||||
| Phillip J. Mason |
52,082,759 | 168,734 | 9,069,805 | |||||||||
| George H. Walls, Jr. |
51,673,090 | 578,403 | 9,069,805 | |||||||||
2. Shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2016, as set forth below.
| Votes For |
Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 60,891,781 | 383,770 | 45,747 | 0 |
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 | |||
| 48,696,553 | 2,069,835 | 1,485,105 | 9,069,805 |
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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 26, 2016 | By: | /s/ Frederick G. Stueber | ||||
| Frederick G. Stueber | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | ||||||
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