Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: LECO) will present at the Longbow Research First Annual Industrial Products Conference being held in New York City on Thursday, September 11, 2008. The presentation is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time and will be given by Vincent K. Petrella, SVP and Chief Financial Officer.

A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available through the Investor's tab on Lincoln Electric'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 38 manufacturing locations, including operations, manufacturing alliances and joint ventures in 20 countries and a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices covering more than 160 countries.