Lincoln Electric Announces Schedule and Webcast for 2009 Third-Quarter Financial Results

CLEVELAND, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: LECO) announced today that it will release financial results for the 2009 third quarter prior to the market's open on Friday, October 30, 2009. The Company will hold a conference call at 10:00 a.m.(Eastern Time) to discuss the results. A live audio webcast of the call will be available to the public, accessible through the investor tab on Lincoln's Web site at http://www.lincolnelectric.com.

Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the design, development and manufacture of arc welding products, robotic arc-welding systems, plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment and has a leading global position in the brazing and soldering alloys market. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln has 39 manufacturing locations, including operations and joint ventures in 19 countries and a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices covering more than 160 countries. For more information about Lincoln Electric, its products and services, visit the Company's Web site at http://www.lincolnelectric.com.

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