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accession: "0001193125-25-243028"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LECO"
cik: "0000059527"
company_name: "LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC"
filed_at: "2025-10-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T03:19:02.843762+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lincoln Electric adopts new Executive Severance Plan effective Nov 1, 2025

## Summary
- Replaces existing CIC severance agreements; CEO Steven Hedlund gets 2x base salary pre-CIC, 3x post-CIC.
- Tier 2 (CFO Gabriel Bruno, GC Jennifer Ansberry) get 1x base pre-CIC, 2x post-CIC; Tier 3 get 0.75x/1x.
- Benefits include cash severance, prorated bonus, COBRA coverage, and outplacement (post-CIC only).
- Plan effective Nov 1, 2025; requires release of claims and compliance with restrictive covenants.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-243028
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LECO
- cik: 0000059527
- company_name: LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC
- filed_at: 2025-10-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000119312525243028/0001193125-25-243028-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000119312525243028/d31526d8k.htm

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