{"id":517999,"date":"2021-07-27T07:33:23","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T11:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/lincoln-electric-reports-second-quarter-2021-results\/"},"modified":"2021-07-27T07:33:23","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T11:33:23","slug":"lincoln-electric-reports-second-quarter-2021-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/lincoln-electric-reports-second-quarter-2021-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Lincoln Electric Reports Second Quarter 2021 Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mw_release\">\n<p align=\"center\">\n        \n      <\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Second Quarter 2021 Highlights<\/strong><br \/>\n            \n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Net sales increase 39.9% to $826.5 million on 36.0% higher organic sales <br \/>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Operating income margin of 14.7%; Adjusted operating income margin of 15.1% <br \/>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>EPS increases 255.6% to record $1.60; Adjusted EPS increases 108.8% to record $1.67 <br \/>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Strong cash flow from operations of $100.0 million <br \/>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>ROIC increases 280 basis points to 21.4%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"start\">CLEVELAND, July  27, 2021  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Lincoln Electric Holdings,\u00a0Inc. (the \u201cCompany\u201d) (Nasdaq: LECO) today reported second quarter 2021 net income of $96.1 million, or diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.60, which includes special item after-tax charges of $4.5 million, or $0.07 EPS. This compares with prior year period net income of $27.0 million, or $0.45 EPS, which included special item after-tax charges of $21.0 million, or $0.35 EPS. Excluding these items, second quarter 2021 Adjusted net income was $100.6 million, or $1.67 Adjusted EPS. This compares with Adjusted net income of $48.0 million, or $0.80 Adjusted EPS in the prior year period.<\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">Second quarter 2021 sales increased 39.9% to $826.5 million from a 36.0% increase in organic sales, 3.3% favorable foreign exchange and a 0.6% benefit from acquisitions. Operating income for the second quarter 2021 was $121.8 million, or 14.7% of sales, including special item charges of $3.3 million. This compares with operating income of $39.8 million, or 6.7% of sales, in the prior year period. Excluding special items, Adjusted operating income was $125.1 million, or 15.1% of sales, as compared with $63.0 million, or 10.7% of sales, in the prior year period.<\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">\u201cWe achieved record second quarter earnings performance while servicing accelerating demand and improving productivity in a challenging operating environment,\u201d said Christopher L. Mapes, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. \u201cThe team has done a superb job working through supply chain constraints and mitigating inflationary headwinds, which we expect will continue through 2021.\u201d Mapes continued, \u201cWith 80% of our revenue driven by growing end markets, we are accelerating our investments in growth and operational excellence to deliver superior value to our stakeholders through this cycle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">\n        <strong><br \/>\n          <u>Six Months 2021 Summary <\/u><br \/>\n        <\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $170.3 million, or $2.83 EPS. This compares with $82.6 million, or $1.37 EPS, in the comparable 2020 period. Reported EPS includes special item after-tax charges of $13.1 million or $0.21 EPS, as compared with special item after-tax net charges of $26.3 million, or $0.44 EPS in the prior year period. Excluding these items, adjusted net income for the six months ended June 30, 2021 increased 68.4% to $183.4 million, or $3.04 EPS, compared with $108.9 million, or $1.81 EPS, in the comparable 2020 period.<\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">Sales increased 22.5% to $1.6 billion in the six months ended June 30, 2021 from a 20.0% increase in organic sales, 2.3% favorable foreign exchange and a 0.3% benefit from acquisitions. Operating income for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $225.8 million, or 14.3% of sales. This compares with operating income of $120.8 million, or 9.3% of sales, in the comparable 2020 period. Excluding special items, adjusted operating income was $234.3 million, or 14.8% of sales, as compared with $151.4 million, or 11.7% of sales, in the comparable 2020 period.<\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">\n        <strong><br \/>\n          <u>Webcast Information<\/u><br \/>\n        <\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">A conference call to discuss second quarter 2021 financial results will be webcast live today, July 27, 2021, at 10:00\u00a0a.m., Eastern Time.\u00a0 This webcast is accessible at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=m6UKdmnNJGQAJ8hj2mRs2rHN8zvE2rDpbs3ZputoWvR9pYWw-TfqZ-OmZQrw06D4teZJ4PhKWZOCrtK7mirr3mcxYX14F3FxZ4Ice5NYcjhbKIieV1_uCOFuVA2XXm9q\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>https:\/\/ir.lincolnelectric.com<\/u><\/a>. Listeners should go to the web site prior to the call to register, download and install any necessary audio software. A replay of the webcast will be available on the Company&#8217;s web site.<\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">If investors would like to ask questions, please dial (877) 344-3899 (domestic) or (315) 625-3087 (international) and use confirmation code 9053554. Telephone participants are asked to dial in 10 &#8211; 15 minutes prior to the start of the conference call.<\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">Financial results for the second quarter 2021 can also be obtained at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=m6UKdmnNJGQAJ8hj2mRs2rHN8zvE2rDpbs3ZputoWvQ36-wf9kOavuHeDC2l9c3n2tFevd7t5UqjUi0RELGAzOZE_MFll3RqRd0zwQKB9dcBk1-iasTVcDOF10jtEhTP\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>https:\/\/ir.lincolnelectric.com<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">\n        <strong><br \/>\n          <u>About Lincoln Electric<\/u><br \/>\n        <\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the design, development and manufacture of arc welding products, automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment and has a leading global position in brazing and soldering alloys.\u00a0 Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln has 55 manufacturing locations in 18 countries and a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices covering more than 160 countries.\u00a0 For more information about Lincoln Electric and its products and services, visit the Company\u2019s website at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=m6UKdmnNJGQAJ8hj2mRs2gJBiYDwAVz7_3UQ1kCTFeeEd1ZdGXSG9649UM-HQkZLaaWBzRhrovj7UbgXt4SZ4A1gN9tVXfrPIgu04Y0a1e75tpYA7TJfZrcOAGQz_ui4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.lincolnelectric.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">\n        <strong><br \/>\n          <u>Non-GAAP Information<\/u><br \/>\n        <\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">Adjusted operating income, Adjusted net income, Adjusted EBIT, Adjusted effective tax rate, Adjusted diluted earnings per share, Organic sales, Cash conversion, Return on invested capital and Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (&#8220;EBITDA&#8221;) are non-GAAP financial measures. Management uses non-GAAP measures to assess the Company&#8217;s operating performance by excluding certain disclosed special items that management believes are not representative of the Company&#8217;s core business. Management believes that excluding these special items enables them to make better period-over-period comparisons and benchmark the Company&#8217;s operational performance against other companies in its industry more meaningfully. Furthermore, management believes that non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with meaningful information that provides a more complete understanding of Company operating results and enables investors to analyze financial and business trends more thoroughly. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be viewed in isolation, are not a substitute for GAAP measures and have limitations including, but not limited to, their usefulness as comparative measures as other companies may define their non-GAAP measures differently.<\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">\n        <strong><br \/>\n          <u>Forward-Looking Statements<\/u><br \/>\n        <\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">The Company\u2019s expectations and beliefs concerning the future contained in this news release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.\u00a0 These statements reflect management\u2019s current expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties.\u00a0 Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of words such as \u201cmay,\u201d \u201cwill,\u201d \u201cexpect,\u201d \u201cintend,\u201d \u201cestimate,\u201d \u201canticipate,\u201d \u201cbelieve,\u201d \u201cforecast,\u201d \u201cguidance\u201d or words of similar meaning.\u00a0 Actual results may differ materially from such statements due to a variety of factors that could adversely affect the Company\u2019s operating results.\u00a0 The factors include, but are not limited to: general economic, financial and market conditions; the effectiveness of operating initiatives; completion of planned divestitures; interest rates; disruptions,\u00a0uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that may limit our access to capital; currency exchange rates and devaluations; adverse outcome of pending or potential litigation; actual costs of the Company\u2019s rationalization plans; possible acquisitions, including the Company\u2019s ability to successfully integrate acquisitions; market risks and price fluctuations related to the purchase of commodities and energy; global regulatory complexity; the effects of changes in tax law; tariff rates in the countries where the Company conducts business; and the possible effects of events beyond our control, such as political unrest, acts of terror, natural disasters and pandemics, including the current coronavirus disease (&#8220;COVID-19&#8221;) pandemic, on the Company or its customers, suppliers and the economy in general.\u00a0 For additional discussion, see \u201cItem 1A. Risk Factors\u201d in the Company\u2019s Annual Report on Form\u00a010-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.<\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">\n        \n      <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n        \n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n        <strong>Lincoln Electric Holdings,\u00a0Inc.<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <strong>Financial Highlights<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <strong>(In thousands, except per share amounts)<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <strong>(Unaudited)<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">\n        <strong>Consolidated Statements of Income<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"6\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Fav\u00a0(Unfav)\u00a0to<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"11\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Three Months Ended June\u00a030,\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"6\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Prior\u00a0Year<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2021<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>%\u00a0of\u00a0Sales<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2020<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>%\u00a0of\u00a0Sales<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>$<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>%<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">826,454<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">100.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">590,727<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">100.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">235,727<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">39.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Cost of goods sold<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">552,445<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">66.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">401,349<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">67.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(151,096<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(37.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Gross profit<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">274,009<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">33.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">189,378<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">32.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">84,631<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">44.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Selling, general &amp; administrative expenses<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">151,557<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">18.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">126,376<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">21.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(25,181<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(19.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Rationalization and asset impairment charges<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">630<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">0.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">23,238<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">3.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">22,608<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">97.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Operating income<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">121,822<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">14.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">39,764<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">6.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">82,058<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">206.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Interest expense, net<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">5,663<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">0.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">5,881<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">218<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">3.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Other income (expense)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,702<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">0.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(203<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,905<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">938.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Income before income taxes<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">117,861<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">14.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">33,680<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">5.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">84,181<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">249.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Income taxes<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">21,581<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">6,667<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(14,914<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(223.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Effective tax rate<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">18.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">19.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net income including non-controlling interests<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">96,280<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">11.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">27,013<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">4.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">69,267<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">256.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Non-controlling interests in subsidiaries\u2019 income (loss)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">175<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">17<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">158<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">929.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net income<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">96,105<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">11.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">26,996<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">4.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">69,109<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">256.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Basic earnings per share<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.62<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">0.45<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.17<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">260.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Diluted earnings per share<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.60<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">0.45<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.15<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">255.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Weighted average shares (basic)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">59,464<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">59,354<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Weighted average shares (diluted)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">60,164<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">59,831<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n        \n      <\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"6\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Fav\u00a0(Unfav)\u00a0to<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"9\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Six Months Ended June\u00a030,\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"6\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Prior\u00a0Year<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2021<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>%\u00a0of\u00a0Sales<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2020<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>%\u00a0of\u00a0Sales<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>$<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>%<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,583,475<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">100.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,292,718<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">100.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">290,757<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">22.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Cost of goods sold<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,055,699<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">66.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">866,018<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">67.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(189,681<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(21.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Gross profit<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">527,776<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">33.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">426,700<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">33.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">101,076<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">23.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Selling, general &amp; administrative expenses<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">297,233<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">18.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">276,103<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">21.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(21,130<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(7.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Rationalization and asset impairment charges<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">4,793<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">0.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">29,759<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">24,966<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">83.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Operating income<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">225,750<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">14.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">120,838<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">9.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">104,912<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">86.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Interest expense, net<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">11,022<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">0.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">11,339<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">0.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">317<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Other income (expense)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">286<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">106<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">180<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">169.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Income before income taxes<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">215,014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">13.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">109,605<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">8.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">105,409<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">96.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Income taxes<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">44,601<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">27,037<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(17,564<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(65.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Effective tax rate<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">20.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">24.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">4.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net income including non-controlling interests<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">170,413<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">10.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">82,568<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">6.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">87,845<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">106.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Non-controlling interests in subsidiaries\u2019 income (loss)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">131<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">10<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">121<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,210.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net income<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">170,282<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">10.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">82,558<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">6.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">87,724<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">106.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Basic earnings per share<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2.86<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.38<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.48<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">107.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Diluted earnings per share<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2.83<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.37<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.46<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">106.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Weighted average shares (basic)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">59,553<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">59,769<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Weighted average shares (diluted)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">60,229<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">60,300<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"center\">\n        <strong>Lincoln Electric Holdings,\u00a0Inc.<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <strong>Financial Highlights<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <strong>(In thousands)<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <strong>(Unaudited)<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">\n        <strong>Balance Sheet Highlights<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Selected Consolidated Balance Sheet Data<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>June\u00a030,\u00a02021<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>December 31, 2020<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Cash and cash equivalents<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">190,884<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">257,279<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Accounts receivable, net<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">457,454<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">373,487<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Inventories<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">477,677<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">381,258<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Total current assets<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,237,940<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,112,343<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Property, plant and equipment, net<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">513,686<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">522,092<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Total assets<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2,512,726<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2,314,453<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Trade accounts payable<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">317,771<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">256,530<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Total current liabilities<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">696,020<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">549,449<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Short-term debt <sup>(1)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">10,435<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2,734<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Long-term debt, less current portion<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">718,137<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">715,456<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Total equity<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">859,623<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">790,250<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Operating Working Capital<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>June\u00a030,\u00a02021<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>December 31, 2020<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Average operating working capital to Net sales <sup>(2)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">17.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">17.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Invested Capital<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>June\u00a030,\u00a02021<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>December 31, 2020<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Short-term debt <sup>(1)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">10,435<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2,734<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Long-term debt, less current portion<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">718,137<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">715,456<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Total debt<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">728,572<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">718,190<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Total equity<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">859,623<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">790,250<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Invested capital<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,588,195<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,508,440<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Total debt \/ invested capital<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">45.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">47.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>(1) Includes current portion of long-term debt.<\/p>\n<p>(2) Average operating working capital to Net sales is defined as the sum of Accounts receivable, Inventories and contract assets less Trade accounts payable and contract liabilities as of period end divided by annualized rolling three months of Net sales.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n        <strong>Lincoln Electric Holdings,\u00a0Inc.<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <strong>Financial Highlights<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <strong>(In thousands, except per share amounts)<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <strong>(Unaudited)<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">\n        <strong>\u00a0Non-GAAP Financial Measures<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"7\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Three Months Ended June\u00a030,\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"7\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Six Months Ended June\u00a030,\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2021<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2020<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2021<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2020<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Operating income as reported<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">121,822<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">39,764<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">225,750<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">120,838<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Special items (pre-tax):<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px\">Rationalization and asset impairment charges <sup>(2)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">630<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">23,238<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">4,793<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">29,759<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px\">Acquisition transaction costs <sup>(3)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">810<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,923<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px\">Amortization of step up in value of acquired inventories <sup>(4)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,841<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,841<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">806<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Adjusted operating income <sup>(1)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">125,103<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">63,002<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">234,307<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">151,403<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">As a percent of total sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">15.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">10.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">14.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">11.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net income as reported<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">96,105<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">26,996<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">170,282<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">82,558<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Special items:<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px\">Rationalization and asset impairment charges <sup>(2)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">630<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">23,238<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">4,793<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">29,759<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px\">Acquisition transaction costs <sup>(3)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">810<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,923<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px\">Pension settlement charges <sup>(5)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,650<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">3,334<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">6,536<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">3,334<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px\">Amortization of step up in value of acquired inventories <sup>(4)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,841<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,841<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">806<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px\">Tax effect of Special items <sup>(6)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(433<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(5,576<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(1,994<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(7,552<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Adjusted net income <sup>(1)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">100,603<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">47,992<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">183,381<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">108,905<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Non-controlling interests in subsidiaries\u2019 income (loss)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">175<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">17<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">131<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">10<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Interest expense, net<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">5,663<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">5,881<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">11,022<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">11,339<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Income taxes as reported<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">21,581<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">6,667<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">44,601<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">27,037<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Tax effect of Special items <sup>(6)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">433<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">5,576<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,994<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">7,552<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Adjusted EBIT <sup>(1)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">128,455<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">66,133<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">241,129<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">154,843<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Effective tax rate as reported<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">18.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">19.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">20.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">24.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net special item tax impact<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(0.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">0.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(0.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(0.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Adjusted effective tax rate <sup>(1)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">17.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">20.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">20.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">24.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Diluted earnings per share as reported<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.60<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">0.45<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2.83<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.37<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Special items per share<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">0.07<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">0.35<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">0.21<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">0.44<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Adjusted diluted earnings per share <sup>(1)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.67<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">0.80<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">3.04<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.81<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Weighted average shares (diluted)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">60,164<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">59,831<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">60,229<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">60,300<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li>Adjusted operating income, Adjusted net income, Adjusted EBIT, Adjusted effective tax rate and Adjusted diluted earnings per share are non-GAAP financial measures. Refer to Non-GAAP Information section.<\/li>\n<li>Primarily related to severance, gains or losses on the disposal of assets and asset impairments of long-lived assets.<\/li>\n<li>Related to an acquisition and are included in Selling, general &amp; administrative expenses.<\/li>\n<li>Related to acquisitions and are included in Cost of goods sold.<\/li>\n<li>Related to lump sum pension payments and are included in Other income (expense).<\/li>\n<li>Includes the net tax impact of Special items recorded during the respective periods.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p align=\"start\">The tax effect of Special items impacting pre-tax income was calculated as the pre-tax amount multiplied by the applicable tax rate. The applicable tax rates reflect the taxable jurisdiction and nature of each Special item.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n        <strong>Lincoln Electric Holdings,\u00a0Inc.<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <strong>Financial Highlights<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <strong>(In thousands, except per share amounts)<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <strong>(Unaudited)<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">\n        <strong>Non-GAAP Financial Measures<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"7\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Twelve\u00a0Months\u00a0Ended\u00a0June\u00a030,\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Return on Invested Capital<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2021<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2020<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Net income as reported<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">293,839<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">218,735<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Rationalization and asset impairment charges<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">20,502<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">40,105<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Acquisition transaction costs<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,923<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Pension settlement charges<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">11,321<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">3,334<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Amortization of step up in value of acquired inventories<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,841<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2,415<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Gain on change in control<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(7,601<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Tax effect of Special items <sup>(2)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(5,036<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(9,374<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Adjusted net income <sup>(1)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">324,390<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">247,614<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Plus: Interest expense, net of tax of $5,843 and $6,439 in 2021 and 2020, respectively<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">17,368<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">19,348<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Less: Interest income, net of tax of $389 and $563 in 2021 and 2020, respectively<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,166<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,691<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Adjusted net income before tax-effected interest<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">340,592<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">265,271<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Invested Capital<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>June\u00a030,\u00a02021<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>June\u00a030,\u00a02020<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Short-term debt<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">10,435<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">49,597<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Long-term debt, less current portion<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">718,137<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">715,817<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Total debt<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">728,572<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">765,414<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Total equity<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">859,623<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">660,111<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Invested capital<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,588,195<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,425,525<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Return on invested capital <sup>(1)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">21.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">18.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n        \n      <\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"5\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Twelve\u00a0Months\u00a0Ended\u00a0June\u00a030,\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Total Debt \/ EBITDA<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2021<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2020<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net income as reported<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">293,839<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">218,735<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Income taxes<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">75,460<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">62,955<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Interest expense, net<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">21,656<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">23,533<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Depreciation and amortization<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">77,922<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">83,313<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">EBITDA <sup>(1)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">468,877<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">388,536<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>June\u00a030,\u00a02021<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>June\u00a030,\u00a02020<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Total debt<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">728,572<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">765,414<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Total debt \/ EBITDA<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.55<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li>Adjusted net income, Return on invested capital and EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures. Refer to Non-GAAP Information section.<\/li>\n<li>Includes the net tax impact of Special items recorded during the respective periods.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p align=\"start\">The tax effect of Special items impacting pre-tax income was calculated as the pre-tax amount multiplied by the applicable tax rate. The applicable tax rates reflect the taxable jurisdiction and nature of each Special item.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n        <strong>Lincoln Electric Holdings,\u00a0Inc.<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <strong>Financial Highlights<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <strong>(In thousands, except per share amounts)<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <strong>(Unaudited)<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">\n        <strong>Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"7\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Three Months Ended June\u00a030,\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2021<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2020<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">OPERATING ACTIVITIES:<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net income<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">96,105<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">26,996<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Non-controlling interests in subsidiaries\u2019 income (loss)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">175<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">17<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net income including non-controlling interests<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">96,280<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">27,013<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Adjustments to reconcile Net income including non-controlling interests to Net cash provided by operating activities:<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px\">Rationalization and asset impairment net (gains) charges<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(1,434<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">22,141<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px\">Depreciation and amortization<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">19,390<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">20,050<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px\">Equity earnings in affiliates, net<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(114<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(81<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px\">Other non-cash items, net<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(4,123<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(1,106<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px\">Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 25.0px\">(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(21,776<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">49,364<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 25.0px\">Increase in inventories<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(40,618<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(12,977<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 25.0px\">Increase (decrease) in trade accounts payable<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">20,950<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(23,439<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 25.0px\">Net change in other current assets and liabilities<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">24,950<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">20,717<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 25.0px\">Net change in other long-term assets and liabilities<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">6,467<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2,359<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">99,972<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">104,041<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">INVESTING ACTIVITIES:<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Capital expenditures<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(17,832<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(13,183<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(83,723<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,973<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">118<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">NET CASH USED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(99,582<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(13,065<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">FINANCING ACTIVITIES:<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Net change in borrowings<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(144<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(82,682<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Proceeds from exercise of stock options<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2,892<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">955<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Purchase of shares for treasury<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(25,229<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(3,213<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Cash dividends paid to shareholders<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(30,380<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(29,139<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Other financing activities<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(763<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">NET CASH USED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(53,624<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(114,079<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Effect of exchange rate changes on Cash and cash equivalents<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,992<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2,783<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(51,242<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(20,320<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">242,126<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">163,375<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Cash and cash equivalents at end of period<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">190,884<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">143,055<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Cash dividends paid per share<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">0.51<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">0.49<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"center\">\n        <strong>Lincoln Electric Holdings,\u00a0Inc.<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <strong>Financial Highlights<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <strong>(In thousands, except per share amounts)<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <strong>(Unaudited)<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"7\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Six Months Ended June\u00a030,\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2021<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2020<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">OPERATING ACTIVITIES:<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net income<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">170,282<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">82,558<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Non-controlling interests in subsidiaries\u2019 income (loss)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">131<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net income including non-controlling interests<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">170,413<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">82,568<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Adjustments to reconcile Net income including non-controlling interests to Net cash provided by operating activities:<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px\">Rationalization and asset impairment net (gains) charges<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(1,374<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">21,905<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px\">Depreciation and amortization<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">38,508<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">41,078<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px\">Equity earnings in affiliates, net<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(291<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(243<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px\">Other non-cash items, net<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(4,820<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(5,288<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px\">Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 25.0px\">(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(87,571<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">23,666<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 25.0px\">Increase in inventories<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(83,186<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(30,378<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 25.0px\">Increase (decrease) in trade accounts payable<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">63,275<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(40,115<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 25.0px\">Net change in other current assets and liabilities<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">47,121<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">32,410<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 25.0px\">Net change in other long-term assets and liabilities<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">3,159<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">410<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">145,234<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">126,013<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">INVESTING ACTIVITIES:<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Capital expenditures<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(27,768<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(25,011<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(83,723<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2,557<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">6,218<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Other investing activities<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">6,500<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">NET CASH USED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(102,434<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(18,793<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">FINANCING ACTIVITIES:<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Net change in borrowings<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,163<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">15,095<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Proceeds from exercise of stock options<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">5,672<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2,002<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Purchase of shares for treasury<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(53,688<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(112,975<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Cash dividends paid to shareholders<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(61,379<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(59,814<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Other financing activities<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(763<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">NET CASH USED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(108,995<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(155,692<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Effect of exchange rate changes on Cash and cash equivalents<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(200<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(8,036<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(66,395<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(56,508<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">257,279<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">199,563<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Cash and cash equivalents at end of period<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">190,884<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">143,055<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Cash dividends paid per share<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.02<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">0.98<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"center\">\n        <strong>Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <strong>Segment Highlights <\/strong><br \/>\n        <sup><br \/>\n          <strong>(1)<\/strong><br \/>\n        <\/sup><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <strong>(In thousands)<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <strong>(Unaudited) <\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Americas<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>International\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>The\u00a0Harris<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Corporate\u00a0\/<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Welding<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Welding<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Products\u00a0Group<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Eliminations<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Consolidated<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Three months ended June\u00a030,\u00a02021<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">457,468<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">252,352<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">116,634<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">826,454<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Inter-segment sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">39,765<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">6,897<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2,284<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(48,946<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Total sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">497,233<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">259,249<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">118,918<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(48,946<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">826,454<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net income<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">96,105<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">As a percent of total sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">11.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">EBIT<sup> (1)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">82,484<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">27,526<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">18,212<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(4,698<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">123,524<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">As a percent of total sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">16.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">10.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">15.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">14.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Special items charges (gains) <sup>(3)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,650<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2,471<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">810<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">4,931<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Adjusted EBIT <sup>(2)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">84,134<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">29,997<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">18,212<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(3,888<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">128,455<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">As a percent of total sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">16.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">11.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">15.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">15.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Three months ended June\u00a030,\u00a02020<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">333,229<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">177,167<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">80,331<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">590,727<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Inter-segment sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">27,493<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">4,286<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,753<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(33,532<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Total sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">360,722<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">181,453<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">82,084<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(33,532<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">590,727<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net income<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">26,996<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">As a percent of total sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">4.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">EBIT <sup>(1)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">20,695<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">9,117<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">11,713<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(1,964<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">39,561<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">As a percent of total sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">5.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">5.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">14.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">6.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Special items charges (gains) <sup>(4)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">26,007<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">565<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">26,572<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Adjusted EBIT <sup>(2)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">46,702<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">9,682<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">11,713<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(1,964<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">66,133<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">As a percent of total sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">12.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">5.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">14.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">11.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"start\">(1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0EBIT is defined as Operating income plus Other income (expense).<\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">(2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The primary profit measure used by management to assess segment performance is Adjusted EBIT.\u00a0 EBIT for each operating segment is adjusted for special items to derive Adjusted EBIT.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">(3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Special items in 2021 reflect Rationalization and asset impairment charges of $630 in International Welding, pension settlement charges of $1,650 in Americas Welding, amortization of step up in value of acquired inventories of $1,841 in International Welding related to an acquisition and acquisition transaction costs of $810 in Corporate\/Eliminations related to an acquisition.<\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">(4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Special items in 2020 reflect Rationalization and asset impairment charges of $22,673 and $565 in Americas Welding and International Welding, respectively, and pension settlement charges of $3,334 in Americas Welding.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n        <strong>Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <strong>Segment Highlights<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <strong>(In thousands)<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <strong>(Unaudited)<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Americas<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>International<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>The\u00a0Harris<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Corporate\u00a0\/<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Welding<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Welding<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Products\u00a0Group<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Eliminations<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Consolidated<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Six months ended June\u00a030,\u00a02021<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">882,710<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">475,431<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">225,334<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,583,475<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Inter-segment sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">72,513<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">11,182<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">4,431<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(88,126<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Total sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">955,223<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">486,613<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">229,765<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(88,126<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,583,475<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net income<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">170,282<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">As a percent of total sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">10.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">EBIT <sup>(1)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">154,661<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">41,733<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">36,909<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(7,267<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">226,036<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">As a percent of total sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">16.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">8.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">16.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">14.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Special items charges (gains) <sup>(3)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">6,090<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">7,080<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,923<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">15,093<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Adjusted EBIT <sup>(2)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">160,751<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">48,813<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">36,909<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(5,344<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">241,129<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">As a percent of total sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">16.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">10.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">16.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">15.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Six months ended June\u00a030,\u00a02020<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">751,764<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">375,090<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">165,864<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,292,718<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Inter-segment sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">52,276<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">8,769<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">3,478<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(64,523<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Total sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">804,040<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">383,859<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">169,342<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(64,523<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,292,718<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net income<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">82,558<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">As a percent of total sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">6.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">EBIT <sup>(1)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">90,207<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">9,595<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">24,205<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(3,063<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">120,944<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">As a percent of total sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">11.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">14.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">9.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Special items charges (gains) <sup>(4)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">27,197<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">6,702<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">33,899<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Adjusted EBIT <sup>(2)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">117,404<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">16,297<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">24,205<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(3,063<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">154,843<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">As a percent of total sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">14.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">4.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">14.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">12.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"start\">(1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0EBIT is defined as Operating income plus Other income (expense).<\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">(2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The primary profit measure used by management to assess segment performance is Adjusted EBIT.\u00a0 EBIT for each operating segment is adjusted for special items to derive Adjusted EBIT.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">(3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Special items in 2021 reflect pension settlement charges of $6,090 and $446 in Americas Welding and International Welding, respectively, Rationalization and asset impairment charges of $4,793 in International Welding, amortization of step up in value of acquired inventories of $1,841 in International Welding and acquisition transaction costs of $1,923 in Corporate\/Eliminations related to an acquisition.<\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">(4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Special items in 2020 reflect Rationalization and asset impairment charges of $23,863 and $5,896 in Americas Welding and International Welding, respectively, amortization of step up in value of acquired inventories of $806 in International Welding related to an acquisition, and pension settlement charges of $3,334 in Americas Welding.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n        <strong>Lincoln Electric Holdings,\u00a0Inc.<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <strong>Change in Net Sales by Segment<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <strong>(In thousands)<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <strong>(Unaudited)<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">\n        <strong>Three Months Ended June 30<\/strong><br \/>\n        <sup><br \/>\n          <strong>th<\/strong><br \/>\n        <\/sup><br \/>\n        <strong> Change in Net Sales by Segment<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"11\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Change\u00a0in\u00a0Net\u00a0Sales\u00a0due\u00a0to:<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Net\u00a0Sales<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Foreign<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Net\u00a0Sales<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2020<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Volume<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Acquisitions<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Price<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Exchange<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2021<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Operating Segments<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Americas Welding<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">333,229<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">90,285<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">27,330<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">6,624<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">457,468<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">International Welding<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">177,167<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">45,095<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">3,585<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">14,712<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">11,793<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">252,352<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">The Harris Products Group<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">80,331<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">18,421<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">16,979<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">903<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">116,634<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Consolidated<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>$<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> 590,727<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>$<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> 153,801<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>$<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> 3,585<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>$<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> 59,021<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>$<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> 19,320<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>$<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> 826,454<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>% Change<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Americas Welding<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">27.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">8.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">37.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">International Welding<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">25.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">8.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">6.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">42.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">The Harris Products Group<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">22.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">21.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">45.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Consolidated<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> 26.0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>%<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> 0.6<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>%<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> 10.0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>%<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> 3.3<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>%<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> 39.9<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>%<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"start\">\n        <strong>Six Months Ended June 30<\/strong><br \/>\n        <sup><br \/>\n          <strong>th<\/strong><br \/>\n        <\/sup><br \/>\n        <strong> Change in Net Sales by Segment<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"12\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Change\u00a0in\u00a0Net\u00a0Sales\u00a0due\u00a0to:<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Net\u00a0Sales<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Foreign<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Net\u00a0Sales<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2020<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Volume<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Acquisitions<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Price<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Exchange<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2021<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Operating Segments<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Americas Welding<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">751,764<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">86,495<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">36,395<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">8,056<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">882,710<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">International Welding<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">375,090<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">56,345<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">3,585<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">19,332<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">21,079<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">475,431<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">The Harris Products Group<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">165,864<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">30,062<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">29,422<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(14<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">225,334<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Consolidated<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>$<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> 1,292,718<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>$<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> 172,902<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>$<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> 3,585<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>$<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> 85,149<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>$<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> 29,121<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>$<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> 1,583,475<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>% Change<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td 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style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Americas Welding<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">11.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">4.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">17.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">International Welding<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">15.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">5.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">5.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: 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style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">35.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Consolidated<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n 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middle\">\n            <strong> 2.3<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>%<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> 22.5<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>%<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"__GNW8366DE3E__IMG\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=ODI4NzAwNCM0MzE1NTI4IzIwMDQzODc=\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"__GNW8366DE3E__IMG\" src=\"https:\/\/ml.globenewswire.com\/release\/track\/ec46705a-fbaa-4653-b41a-c5fa80d82085\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"mw_contactinfo\">\n<pre>Contact\r\n\r\nAmanda Butler\r\nVice President, Investor Relations &amp; Communications\r\nTel: 216.383.2534\r\nEmail: Amanda_Butler@lincolnelectric.com<\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Second Quarter 2021 Highlights Net sales increase 39.9% to $826.5 million on 36.0% higher organic sales \u00a0 Operating income margin of 14.7%; Adjusted operating income margin of 15.1% \u00a0 EPS increases 255.6% to record $1.60; Adjusted EPS increases 108.8% to record $1.67 \u00a0 Strong cash flow from operations of $100.0 million \u00a0 ROIC increases 280 basis points to 21.4% CLEVELAND, July 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Lincoln Electric Holdings,\u00a0Inc. (the \u201cCompany\u201d) (Nasdaq: LECO) today reported second quarter 2021 net income of $96.1 million, or diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.60, which includes special item after-tax charges of $4.5 million, or $0.07 EPS. 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