The Board of Directors of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.27 per share, payable October 15, 2009, to holders of record as of September 30, 2009.

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 42 manufacturing locations, including operations, manufacturing alliances and joint ventures in 21 countries and a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices covering more than 160 countries.