LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC false 0000059527 0000059527 2021-04-01 2021-04-01

 

 

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): April 1, 2021

 

 

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)

 

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of exchange

on which registered

Common Shares, without par value   LECO   The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 


Item 8.01.

Other Events.

On April 1, 2021, Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it acquired Zeman Bauelemente Produktionsgesellschaft m.b.H. (“Zeman Bauelemente”), a division of the Zeman Group. Zeman Bauelemente is a leading designer and manufacturer of robotic assembly and arc welding systems that automate the tacking and welding of steel beams. The company’s systems are primarily sold under the Steel Beam Assembler (SBA) name and serve customers in the structural steel and infrastructure sectors globally. Zeman Bauelemente is based in Vienna, Austria with facilities in Scheifling, Austria.

A copy of the press release issued by the Company on April 1, 2021 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The press release is also available on the Company’s website at www.lincolnelectric.com.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

99.1    Press Release dated April 1, 2021 announcing the Company’s acquisition of Zeman Bauelemente.
104    The cover page of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.’s Form 8-K is formatted in Inline XBRL.


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 1, 2021     By:  

/s/ Jennifer I. Ansberry

      Jennifer I. Ansberry, Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary