{"id":732918,"date":"2023-02-21T07:34:26","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T12:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/lincoln-electric-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2022-results\/"},"modified":"2023-02-21T07:34:26","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T12:34:26","slug":"lincoln-electric-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2022-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/lincoln-electric-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2022-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Lincoln Electric Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mw_release\">\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;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Fourth Quarter 2022 Highlights<\/strong><br \/>\n            \n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n<ul>\n<li>Net sales increase 10% to record $930.9 million on 14% higher organic sales <br \/>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Operating income margin of 15.2%; Adjusted operating income margin of 15.8% <br \/>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>EPS increases 50% to record $1.87; Adjusted EPS increases 21% to record $1.94<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px\">\n            <strong>\u00a0Full Year 2022 Highlights<\/strong>\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 16% to record $3.8 billion on 20% higher organic sales <br \/>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Record Operating income margin of 16.3%; Record Adjusted operating income margin of 16.8% <br \/>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>EPS increases 75% to record $8.04; Adjusted EPS increases 33% to record $8.27 <br \/>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>ROIC at 22.1%; Adjusted ROIC at 22.7% <br \/>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Returned $312 million to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"start\">CLEVELAND, Feb.  21, 2023  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Lincoln Electric Holdings,\u00a0Inc. (the \u201cCompany\u201d) (Nasdaq: LECO) today reported fourth quarter 2022 net income of $109.1 million, or diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.87 which includes special item after-tax net charges of $4.1 million or $0.07 EPS. This compares with prior year period net income of $74.4 million, or $1.25 EPS, which included special item after-tax charges of $21.8 million, or $0.36 EPS. Excluding these items, fourth quarter 2022 Adjusted net income was $113.2 million, or $1.94 Adjusted EPS. This compares with Adjusted net income of $96.2 million, or $1.61 Adjusted EPS, in the prior year period.<\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">Fourth quarter 2022 sales increased 10.3% to $930.9 million as a result of a 14.3% increase in organic sales and a 0.7% benefit from acquisitions, partially offset by 4.7% unfavorable foreign exchange. Operating income for the fourth quarter 2022 was $141.5 million, or 15.2% of sales. This compares with operating income of $120.3 million, or 14.3% of sales, in the prior year period. Excluding special items, Adjusted operating income was $146.8 million, or 15.8% of sales, as compared with $122.2 million, or 14.5% of sales, in the prior year period.<\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">\u201cI am pleased to report record 2022 sales, operating profit margin and earnings performance; demonstrating strong execution in a challenging environment,\u201d stated Christopher L. Mapes, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. \u201cOur team is energized and focused on achieving our Higher Standard 2025 Strategy targets through our growth initiatives, operational excellence programs, and continued investment in our people.\u201d Mapes continued, \u201cWe are well-positioned to capitalize on the opportunities ahead and expect organic sales growth and the Fori acquisition will continue to generate superior value for our stakeholders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">\n        <strong><br \/>\n          <u>Twelve Months 2022 Summary <\/u><br \/>\n        <\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">Net income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 was $472.2 million, or $8.04 EPS, which includes special item after-tax net charges of $13.4 million or $0.23 EPS. This compares with prior year period net income of $276.5 million, or $4.60 EPS, which included special item after-tax net charges of $96.9 million, or $1.62 EPS. Excluding these items, Adjusted net income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 increased 30.1% to $485.7 million, or $8.27 EPS. This compares with Adjusted net income of $373.3 million, or $6.22 EPS, in the prior year period.<\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">Sales increased 16.3% to $3.8 billion in the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 as a result of a 19.5% increase in organic sales and a 2.3% benefit from acquisitions, partially offset by 5.5% unfavorable foreign exchange. Operating income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 was $612.3 million, or 16.3% of sales. This compares with operating income of $461.7 million, or 14.3% of sales, in the prior year period. Excluding special items, Adjusted operating income was $631.2 million, or 16.8% of sales, as compared with $479.2 million, or 14.8% of sales, in the prior year period.<\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">\n        <strong><br \/>\n          <u>Other Matters<\/u><br \/>\n        <\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">On December 1, 2022, the Company completed its acquisition of Fori Automation, LLC (\u201cFori\u201d) for a cash purchase price of $427 million, subject to customary working capital adjustments. The Company funded the transaction with available cash on hand and a $400 million senior unsecured term loan. Fori\u2019s balance sheet is included in the Company\u2019s Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2022. The Company will begin consolidating Fori\u2019s operating results in the first quarter 2023.<\/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 fourth quarter and full year 2022 financial results will be webcast live today, February 21, 2023, at 10:00\u00a0a.m., Eastern Time.\u00a0Those interested in participating via webcast in listen-only mode can access the event <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=l12gqo-CjJwL-K5_4w-QCw8avKEPZpnrtixfZ1VD7qr4WosPP7rfUZ-k5OmmuqeO1g0gP4mWmMHOsmUYmzpcHQPN22kBT12kC8pGlorg-wU=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> or on the Company&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=K8K7SElRyCFjfRmHpEQtYxZ4i1G7pCJZxFk5vq1ENGow-f4H8kUGYtVBhNrlKyKJ-4Y9IAZnmkG26s-sW0l9BHsOsq-p8qnyb049J0C0N0o=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Investor Relations<\/u><\/a> home page at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=9EtR5bVaUejhCtS5zvITsmZel8tivlQ5qFO9lB4OpIZTx5GObwPiExFISH-Z3CmoL04lP176Nb3q93pBTF6DITV66DRWc7DrW-ZF-sQFVEiBy0yEBrdrDSPY8Sl1NGPA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>https:\/\/ir.lincolnelectric.com<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0For participants who would like to participate via telephone, please register <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=et3yD5RI176lS5IalJrBo5mbNR3ROh15Bu3Uf96eAlLoAdUlQSOYNgfED910NUwzTFF20vvsAr3jzzxNhuYGinstPLBytRai_VQyTIb3Tl8AvNzkkXfY5cGlTTH6DPuXmq7pm9ZA0ldqrnFWllxZoQ==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive the dial-in number along with a unique PIN number that is required to access the call. A replay of the earnings call will be available via webcast on the Company&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=PCCaysh5aMngBF5tly112OBfLJSGBxCtr54eWkbjjIaaoRhTYlHF-CUT1VxCB4ferj8SX8lX4uLzMJF4ILEj9A==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>website<\/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 engineering, design, and manufacturing of advanced arc welding solutions, automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment, and has a leading global position in brazing and soldering alloys. Lincoln is recognized as the Welding Expert\u2122 for its leading materials science, software development, automation engineering, and application expertise, which advance customers\u2019 fabrication capabilities to help them build a better world. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln has 71 manufacturing locations in 20 countries and a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices serving customers in over 160 countries. For more information about Lincoln Electric and its products and services, visit the Company\u2019s website<\/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 (\u201cAdjusted EPS\u201d), Organic sales, Cash conversion<u>,<\/u> Adjusted net operating profit after taxes and Adjusted return on invested capital (\u201cAdjusted ROIC\u201d) 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 commercial and 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 the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, 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, 2021 and on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.<\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">\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=\"max-width:35%;width:35%;min-width:35%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:8%;width:8%;min-width:8%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:9%;width:9%;min-width:9%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"max-width:8%;width:8%;min-width:8%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"max-width:9%;width:9%;min-width:9%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"max-width:8%;width:8%;min-width:8%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"max-width:9%;width:9%;min-width:9%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;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: 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: 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 colspan=\"1\" 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 colspan=\"1\" 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 colspan=\"6\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Fav\u00a0(Unfav)\u00a0to<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"13\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Three Months Ended December\u00a031,\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<\/tr>\n<tr>\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>2022<\/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=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2021<\/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>%\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<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:48%;min-width:48%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:6%;min-width:6%;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">930,934<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:7%;min-width:7%;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">100.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:6%;min-width:6%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">844,251<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:7%;min-width:7%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">100.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:6%;min-width:6%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">86,683<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:7%;min-width:7%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">10.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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=\"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\">622,950<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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\">66.9<\/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=\"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\">571,594<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;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\">67.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">(51,356<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">(9.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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: right;vertical-align: middle\">307,984<\/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\">33.1<\/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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">272,657<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;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\">32.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">35,327<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">13.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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: right;vertical-align: middle\">164,113<\/td>\n<td style=\"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\">17.6<\/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=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">150,758<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;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\">17.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">(13,355<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">(8.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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=\"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\">2,383<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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\">0.3<\/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=\"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\">1,550<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;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\">0.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">(833<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">(53.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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: right;vertical-align: middle\">141,488<\/td>\n<td style=\"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<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\">120,349<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;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\">14.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">21,139<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">17.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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: right;vertical-align: middle\">8,633<\/td>\n<td style=\"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\">0.9<\/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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">5,478<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;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\">0.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">(3,155<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">(57.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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=\"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\">2,903<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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\">0.3<\/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=\"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\">(43,302<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">(5.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">46,205<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">106.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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: right;vertical-align: middle\">135,758<\/td>\n<td style=\"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\">%<\/td>\n<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\">71,569<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">8.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">64,189<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">89.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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=\"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\">26,612<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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\">2.9<\/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=\"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\">(2,841<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">(0.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">(29,453<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">(1,036.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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: right;vertical-align: middle\">19.6<\/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=\"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: 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-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(23.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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\">Net income including non-controlling interests<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">109,146<\/td>\n<td style=\"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\">11.7<\/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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">74,410<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">8.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">34,736<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">46.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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=\"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=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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=\"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-right: 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\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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-right: 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\">100.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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=\"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\">109,146<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;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\">11.7<\/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=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">74,427<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">8.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">34,719<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 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\">46.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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 style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\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=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\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=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\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=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\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=\"1\" 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\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.89<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.26<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: right;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\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">0.63<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">50.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Diluted earnings per share<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.87<\/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: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.25<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">0.62<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">49.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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: right;vertical-align: middle\">57,676<\/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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">58,842<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: right;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=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\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=\"1\" 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: right;vertical-align: middle\">58,459<\/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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">59,637<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: right;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=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\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=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\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=\"max-width:35%;width:35%;min-width:35%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:8%;width:8%;min-width:8%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:9%;width:9%;min-width:9%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"max-width:8%;width:8%;min-width:8%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"max-width:9%;width:9%;min-width:9%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"max-width:8%;width:8%;min-width:8%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"max-width:9%;width:9%;min-width:9%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;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: 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: 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 colspan=\"1\" 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 colspan=\"1\" 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 colspan=\"6\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Fav\u00a0(Unfav)\u00a0to<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"13\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Twelve Months Ended December 31,<\/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<\/tr>\n<tr>\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>2022<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td>\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>\n            <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2021<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td>\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>\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>$<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>%<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:33%;min-width:33%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:8%;min-width:8%;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">3,761,211<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:9%;min-width:9%;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">100.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:2%;min-width:2%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:8%;min-width:8%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">3,234,180<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:9%;min-width:9%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">100.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:2%;min-width:2%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:8%;min-width:8%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">527,031<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:8%;min-width:8%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">16.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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=\"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\">2,480,451<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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\">65.9<\/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=\"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\">2,165,575<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">67.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">(314,876<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">(14.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,280,760<\/td>\n<td style=\"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\">34.1<\/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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,068,605<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">33.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">212,155<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">19.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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: right;vertical-align: middle\">656,636<\/td>\n<td style=\"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\">17.5<\/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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">597,109<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">18.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">(59,527<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">(10.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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=\"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\">11,788<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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\">0.3<\/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=\"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\">9,827<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">0.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">(1,961<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">(20.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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: right;vertical-align: middle\">612,336<\/td>\n<td style=\"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\">16.3<\/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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">461,669<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">14.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">150,667<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">32.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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: right;vertical-align: middle\">29,500<\/td>\n<td style=\"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\">0.8<\/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=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">22,214<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">0.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">(7,286<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">(32.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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=\"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\">9,991<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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\">0.3<\/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=\"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\">(114,457<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">(3.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">124,448<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">108.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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: right;vertical-align: middle\">592,827<\/td>\n<td style=\"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\">15.8<\/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=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">324,998<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">10.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">267,829<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">82.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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=\"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\">120,603<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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\">3.2<\/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=\"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\">48,418<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">1.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">(72,185<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">(149.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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: right;vertical-align: middle\">20.3<\/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=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">14.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(5.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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\">Net income including non-controlling interests<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">472,224<\/td>\n<td style=\"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\">12.6<\/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=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">276,580<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">8.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">195,644<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">70.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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<\/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=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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=\"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\">114<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">(114<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">(100.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">472,224<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">12.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">276,466<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 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\">8.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">195,758<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 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\">70.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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: 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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=\"1\" 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\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">8.14<\/td>\n<td style=\"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: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">4.66<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">3.48<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">74.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">8.04<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">4.60<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">3.44<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">74.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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: right;vertical-align: middle\">58,030<\/td>\n<td style=\"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: 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\">59,309<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: right;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=\"1\" style=\"text-align: right;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 colspan=\"1\" 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\">Weighted average shares (diluted)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">58,749<\/td>\n<td style=\"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: 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\">60,062<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: right;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=\"1\" style=\"text-align: right;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 colspan=\"1\" 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\">\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: 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\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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: 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: 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<\/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 colspan=\"8\" style=\"max-width:72%;min-width:72%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:73%;width:73%;min-width:73%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Selected Consolidated Balance Sheet Data<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>December\u00a031,\u00a02022<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>December 31, 2021<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:73%;width:73%;min-width:73%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Cash and cash equivalents<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">197,150<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">192,958<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: right;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: right;vertical-align: middle\">541,529<\/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\">429,074<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;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: right;vertical-align: middle\">665,451<\/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\">539,919<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;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: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,557,790<\/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\">1,289,593<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;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: right;vertical-align: middle\">544,871<\/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\">511,744<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;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: right;vertical-align: middle\">3,180,546<\/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\">2,592,307<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;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: right;vertical-align: middle\">352,079<\/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\">330,230<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;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: right;vertical-align: middle\">852,897<\/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\">755,905<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;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: right;vertical-align: middle\">93,483<\/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\">52,730<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;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: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,110,396<\/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\">717,089<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;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: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,034,041<\/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\">863,909<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;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 colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>December\u00a031,\u00a02022<\/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>December 31, 2021<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Average operating working capital to Net sales <sup>(2) (3)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">20.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/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: right;vertical-align: middle\">16.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/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: 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<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Invested Capital<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>December\u00a031,\u00a02022<\/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>December 31, 2021<\/strong>\n          <\/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\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">93,483<\/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\">52,730<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;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=\"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\">1,110,396<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;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\">717,089<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;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: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,203,879<\/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\">769,819<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Total equity<\/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\">1,034,041<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;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\">863,909<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Invested capital<\/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\">2,237,920<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;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;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,633,728<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;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: right;vertical-align: middle\">53.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;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=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">47.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;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=\"max-width:3%;width:3%;min-width:3%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">(1)<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:97%;width:97%;min-width:97%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">Includes current portion of long-term debt.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">(2)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">(3)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">Average operating working capital excluding Fori would have been 18.6% as a percent of Net sales for December 31, 2022.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\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<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=\"max-width:45%;width:45%;min-width:45%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;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 December\u00a031,\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"7\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Twelve Months Ended December 31,<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2022<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2021<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2022<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2021<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:41%;min-width:41%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Operating income as reported<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:2%;min-width:2%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:9%;min-width:9%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">141,488<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:2%;min-width:2%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:7%;min-width:7%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">120,349<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:2%;min-width:2%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:2%;min-width:2%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:10%;min-width:10%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">612,336<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:3%;min-width:3%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:2%;min-width:2%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:10%;min-width:10%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">461,669<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">Special items (pre-tax):<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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=\"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=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2,383<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">1,550<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">11,788<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">9,827<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">Acquisition transaction costs <sup>(3)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2,935<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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-right: 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\">6,003<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">1,923<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">Amortization of step up in value of acquired inventories <sup>(4)<\/sup><\/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-right: 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\">273<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">1,106<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">5,804<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;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=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">146,806<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">122,172<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">631,233<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">479,223<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 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\">As a percent of total sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">15.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">14.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">16.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">14.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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\">Net income as reported<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">109,146<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">74,427<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">472,224<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">276,466<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">Special items:<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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=\"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=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2,383<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">1,550<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">11,788<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">9,827<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">Acquisition transaction costs <sup>(3)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2,935<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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-right: 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\">6,003<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">1,923<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">Pension settlement net charges<sup> (5)<\/sup><\/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-right: 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\">46,404<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">(4,273<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">126,502<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">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=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">273<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">1,106<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">5,804<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">Tax effect of Special items <sup>(6)<\/sup><\/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\">(1,250<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">(26,451<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">(1,192<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">(47,188<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/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=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">113,214<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">96,203<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">485,656<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">373,334<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">Non-controlling interests in subsidiaries\u2019 income (loss)<\/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-right: 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-right: 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-right: 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\">114<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">Interest expense, 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\">8,633<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">5,478<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">29,500<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">22,214<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">Income taxes as reported<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">26,612<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">(2,841<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">120,603<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">48,418<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">Tax effect of Special items <sup>(6)<\/sup><\/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\">1,250<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">26,451<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">1,192<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">47,188<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;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=\"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\">149,709<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 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\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">125,274<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">636,951<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 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\">491,268<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 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=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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\">Effective tax rate as reported<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">19.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">(4.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">20.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">14.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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=\"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\">0.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">23.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">(0.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">5.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;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=\"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\">19.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 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\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">19.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 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\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">20.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 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\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">20.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 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=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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\">Diluted earnings per share as reported<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.87<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.25<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">8.04<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">4.60<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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=\"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-right: 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\">0.36<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">0.23<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">1.62<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;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=\"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\">1.94<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 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\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.61<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">8.27<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 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\">6.22<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 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=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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\">Weighted average shares (diluted)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">58,459<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">59,637<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">58,749<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">60,062<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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=\"max-width:3%;width:3%;min-width:3%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">(1)<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:97%;width:97%;min-width:97%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">Adjusted operating income, Adjusted net income, Adjusted EBIT, Adjusted effective tax rate and Adjusted diluted EPS are non-GAAP financial measures. Refer to Non-GAAP Information section.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">(2)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">2022 charges are primarily related to non-cash asset impairment charges. 2021 charges are primarily related to severance, gains or losses on the disposal of assets.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">(3)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">Related to acquisitions and are included in Selling, general &amp; administrative expenses.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">(4)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">Related to acquisitions and are included in Cost of goods sold.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">(5)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">Pension settlement net charges related to the termination of a pension plan and are included in Other income (expense).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">(6)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">Includes the net tax impact of Special items recorded during the respective periods. 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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\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<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=\"max-width:73%;width:73%;min-width:73%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;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>Twelve\u00a0Months\u00a0Ended\u00a0December\u00a031,\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 colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2022<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2021<\/strong>\n          <\/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\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">472,224<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">276,466<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px\">Plus: Interest expense (after-tax)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">23,276<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">17,794<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px\">Less: Interest income (after-tax)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,202<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,172<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Net operating profit after taxes<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">494,298<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 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\">293,088<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Special items:<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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=\"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=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">11,788<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">9,827<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">Acquisition transaction costs<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">6,003<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">1,923<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">Pension settlement net 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\">(4,273<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">126,502<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">Amortization of step up in value of acquired 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\">1,106<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">5,804<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">Tax effect of Special items <sup>(2)<\/sup><\/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\">(1,192<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">(47,188<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Adjusted net operating profit after taxes <sup>(1)<\/sup><\/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\">507,730<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 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\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">389,956<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Invested Capital<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>December\u00a031,\u00a02022<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>December\u00a031,\u00a02021<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Short-term debt<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">93,483<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">52,730<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">Long-term debt, less current portion<\/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\">1,110,396<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">717,089<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">Total debt<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,203,879<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">769,819<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">Total equity<\/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\">1,034,041<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">863,909<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;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=\"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\">2,237,920<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 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\">1,633,728<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 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=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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\">Return on invested capital as reported<sup> (3)<\/sup><\/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\">22.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 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\">\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-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Adjusted return on invested capital<sup> (3)<\/sup><\/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\">22.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 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\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">23.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;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=\"max-width:3%;width:3%;min-width:3%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">(1)<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:97%;width:97%;min-width:97%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">Adjusted net operating profit after taxes and Adjusted ROIC are non-GAAP financial measures. Refer to Non-GAAP Information section.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">(2)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">Includes the net tax impact of Special items recorded during the respective periods.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">(3)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">Return on invested capital and Adjusted return on invested capital excluding Fori would have been 27.9% and 28.6%, respectively, for December 31, 2022.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\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<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 December\u00a031,\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2022<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2021<\/strong>\n          <\/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<\/td>\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=\"max-width:73%;width:73%;min-width:73%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net income<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">109,146<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">74,427<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;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\">\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;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\">)<\/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\">109,146<\/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\">74,410<\/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: 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<\/td>\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<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px\">Rationalization and asset impairment net 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\">324<\/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<\/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\">19,050<\/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\">20,588<\/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\">(174<\/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\">(100<\/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\">Pension settlement 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\">\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\">46,404<\/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\">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\">(13,450<\/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\">(10,777<\/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<\/td>\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<\/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\">(441<\/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\">5,368<\/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\">Decrease (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\">54,390<\/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\">(25,491<\/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\">(Decrease) increase 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\">(2,720<\/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\">27,413<\/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 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\">(58,966<\/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\">(34,580<\/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 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\">4,644<\/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\">6,595<\/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\">111,803<\/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\">109,938<\/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<\/td>\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<\/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\">(19,582<\/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\">(16,091<\/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\">(414,004<\/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\">2,499<\/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=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">994<\/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\">2,934<\/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=\"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\">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\">\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=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(432,433<\/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\">(10,658<\/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<\/td>\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<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Proceeds from short-term 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\">24,955<\/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\">14,078<\/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: 10.0px\">Proceeds from (payments on) long-term 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\">399,843<\/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\">(405<\/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\">4,217<\/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\">11,311<\/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\">(25,077<\/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\">(60,678<\/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\">(32,347<\/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\">(30,134<\/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\">(441<\/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 PROVIDED BY (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\">371,150<\/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\">(65,828<\/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\">5,323<\/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\">(1,053<\/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\">INCREASE 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\">55,843<\/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\">32,399<\/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\">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\">141,307<\/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\">160,559<\/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\">197,150<\/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\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">192,958<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Cash dividends paid per share<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">0.56<\/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\">0.51<\/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=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/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\">\u00a0<\/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<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>Year Ended December\u00a031,\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2022<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2021<\/strong>\n          <\/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<\/td>\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=\"max-width:73%;width:73%;min-width:73%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net income<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">472,224<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">276,466<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;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\">\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;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">114<\/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\">472,224<\/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\">276,580<\/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<\/td>\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<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px\">Rationalization and asset impairment net charges (gains)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">8,100<\/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\">(1,054<\/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\">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\">78,059<\/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\">81,146<\/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\">80<\/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\">(499<\/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\">Pension settlement 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\">\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\">126,502<\/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\">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\">(11,038<\/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\">(21,744<\/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<\/td>\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<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 25.0px\">(Increase) 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\">(65,010<\/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\">(65,844<\/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) 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\">(81,188<\/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\">(154,347<\/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 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\">16,852<\/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\">82,394<\/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 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\">(26,496<\/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\">44,379<\/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\">(8,197<\/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\">(2,450<\/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\">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\">383,386<\/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\">365,063<\/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<\/td>\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<\/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\">(71,883<\/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\">(62,531<\/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\">(436,298<\/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\">(156,106<\/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: 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=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">3,331<\/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\">6,781<\/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=\"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\">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\">6,500<\/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\">(504,691<\/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\">(205,356<\/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<\/td>\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<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Proceeds from short-term 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\">34,351<\/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\">46,476<\/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 (payments on) long-term 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\">405,444<\/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\">(508<\/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\">6,385<\/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\">19,232<\/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\">(181,293<\/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\">(164,526<\/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\">(130,724<\/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\">(121,851<\/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\">(438<\/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\">(763<\/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\">NET CASH PROVIDED BY (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\">133,725<\/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\">(221,940<\/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\">(8,228<\/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\">(2,088<\/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\">INCREASE (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\">4,192<\/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\">(64,321<\/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\">192,958<\/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\">257,279<\/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\">197,150<\/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\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">192,958<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Cash dividends paid per share<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2.24<\/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\">2.04<\/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=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/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\">\u00a0<\/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\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\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 colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Americas<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;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>International\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;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>The\u00a0Harris<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;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: 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: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\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>Welding<\/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>Welding<\/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>Products\u00a0Group<\/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>Eliminations<\/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>Consolidated<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Three months ended December\u00a031,\u00a02022<\/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: 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: 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: 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: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:31%;width:31%;min-width:31%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">573,592<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">243,114<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">114,228<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">930,934<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;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=\"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\">29,479<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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\">5,754<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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\">2,470<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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\">(37,703<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">603,071<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">248,868<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;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\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">116,698<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(37,703<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 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\">930,934<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;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: 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: 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: 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\">Net income<\/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: 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: 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: 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\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">109,146<\/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: 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: 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: 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: 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\">11.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\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: 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: 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: 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\">EBIT<sup> (1)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">113,813<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">21,020<\/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: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">12,056<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(2,498<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">144,391<\/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: right;vertical-align: middle\">18.9<\/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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">8.4<\/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=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">10.3<\/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: 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\">15.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Special items charges <sup>(3)<\/sup><\/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\">567<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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\">1,816<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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\">2,935<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">5,318<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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=\"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\">114,380<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;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\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">22,836<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">12,056<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;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\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">437<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">149,709<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;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: right;vertical-align: middle\">19.0<\/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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">9.2<\/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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">10.3<\/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: 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\">16.1<\/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: 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: 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: 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: 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>Three months ended December\u00a031,\u00a02021<\/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\">\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: 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: 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\">Net sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">480,263<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">245,529<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">118,459<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">844,251<\/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=\"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\">30,657<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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\">8,071<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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\">1,720<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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\">(40,448<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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=\"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\">510,920<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;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\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">253,600<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">120,179<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;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\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(40,448<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">844,251<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;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: 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: 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: 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\">Net income<\/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: 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: 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: 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\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">74,427<\/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: 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: 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: 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: 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\">8.8<\/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: 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: 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: 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: 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\">EBIT <sup>(1)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">40,258<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">26,824<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">12,320<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(2,355<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">77,047<\/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: right;vertical-align: middle\">7.9<\/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: 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\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"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\">10.3<\/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: 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\">9.1<\/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=\"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\">43,450<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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\">1,539<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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\">3,238<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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-right: 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\">48,227<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">83,708<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">28,363<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;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\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">15,558<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(2,355<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 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\">125,274<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;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: right;vertical-align: middle\">16.4<\/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=\"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<td style=\"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\">%<\/td>\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\">14.8<\/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=\"max-width:3%;width:3%;min-width:3%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">(1)<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:97%;width:97%;min-width:97%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">EBIT is defined as Operating income plus Other income (expense).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">(2)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">The 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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">(3)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">Special items in 2022 primarily reflect Rationalization and asset impairment charges of $1,816 and $567 in International Welding and Americas Welding, respectively, and acquisition transaction costs of $2,935 in Corporate\/Eliminations.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">(4)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">Special items in 2021 reflect Rationalization and asset impairment charges of $1,550 primarily in International Welding, pension settlement charges of $43,439 and $2,965 in Americas Welding and The Harris Products Group, respectively, and amortization of step up in value of acquired inventories of $273 in The Harris Products Group.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\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        <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=\"max-width:31%;width:31%;min-width:31%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;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=\"3\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Americas<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;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>International<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;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>The\u00a0Harris<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;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: 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: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\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>Welding<\/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>Welding<\/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>Products\u00a0Group<\/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>Eliminations<\/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>Consolidated<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Year ended December\u00a031,\u00a02022<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: right;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: 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: 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=\"1\" style=\"text-align: right;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: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:27%;min-width:27%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:9%;min-width:9%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2,288,934<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:2%;min-width:2%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:2%;min-width:2%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:9%;min-width:9%;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">954,281<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:2%;min-width:2%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:2%;min-width:2%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:12%;min-width:12%;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">517,996<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:3%;min-width:3%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:10%;min-width:10%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:3%;min-width:3%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:2%;min-width:2%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:12%;min-width:12%;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">3,761,211<\/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=\"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\">122,019<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">31,503<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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\">11,040<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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\">(164,562<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2,410,953<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">985,784<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;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\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">529,036<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(164,562<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 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\">3,761,211<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;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=\"1\" 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: 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: 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: 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\">Net income<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: 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: 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">472,224<\/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 colspan=\"1\" 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: 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: 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">12.6<\/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 colspan=\"1\" 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: 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: 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: 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\">EBIT <sup>(1)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">465,879<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">108,476<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">64,008<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(16,036<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">622,327<\/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=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">19.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">11.0<\/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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">12.1<\/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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">16.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Special items charges (gains) <sup>(3)<\/sup><\/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\">(3,060<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">11,681<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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\">6,003<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">14,624<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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=\"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\">462,819<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 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\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">120,157<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">64,008<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;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\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(10,033<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">636,951<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;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=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">19.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">12.2<\/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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">12.1<\/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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: 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\">%<\/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=\"1\" 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: 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: 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: 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>Year ended December\u00a031,\u00a02021<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: 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: 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: 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\">Net sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,824,481<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">948,125<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">461,574<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">3,234,180<\/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=\"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\">140,650<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">26,331<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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\">8,096<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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\">(175,077<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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=\"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\">1,965,131<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 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\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">974,456<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">469,670<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;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\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(175,077<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">3,234,180<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;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=\"1\" 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: 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: 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: 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\">Net income<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: 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: 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">276,466<\/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 colspan=\"1\" 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: 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: 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: 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\">%<\/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=\"1\" 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: 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: 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: 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\">EBIT <sup>(1)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">205,902<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">90,974<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">64,662<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(14,326<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">347,212<\/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=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">10.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">9.3<\/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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">13.8<\/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=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">10.7<\/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=\"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\">123,114<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">15,234<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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\">3,785<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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\">1,923<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">144,056<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">329,016<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">106,208<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;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\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">68,447<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(12,403<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 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\">491,268<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;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=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">16.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">10.9<\/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: 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\">%<\/td>\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=\"1\" 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: 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<\/table>\n<p>\n        \n      <\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:3%;width:3%;min-width:3%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">(1)<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:97%;width:97%;min-width:97%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">EBIT is defined as Operating income plus Other income (expense).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">(2)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">The 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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">(3)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">Special items in 2022 primarily reflect amortization of step up in value of acquired inventories of $1,106 in Americas Welding, acquisition transaction costs of $6,003 in Corporate\/Eliminations and a $3,735 net gain related to the final settlement associated with the termination of a pension plan in Americas Welding. Special items in 2022 also include Rationalization and asset impairment charges of $11,681 in International Welding and net gains of $431 in Americas Welding.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">(4)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">Special items in 2021 reflect pension settlement charges of $123,091, $2,965 and $446 in Americas Welding, The Harris Products Group and International Welding, respectively, Rationalization and asset impairment charges of $9,827 primarily in International Welding, amortization of step up in value of acquired inventories of $4,984 and $820 in International Welding and The Harris Products Group, respectively, and acquisition transaction costs of $1,923 in Corporate\/Eliminations.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\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 December 31<\/strong><br \/>\n        <sup><br \/>\n          <strong>st<\/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=\"max-width:35%;width:35%;min-width:35%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:9%;width:9%;min-width:9%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"max-width:8%;width:8%;min-width:8%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:8%;width:8%;min-width:8%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"max-width:8%;width:8%;min-width:8%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"max-width:8%;width:8%;min-width:8%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"max-width:8%;width:8%;min-width:8%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\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 colspan=\"15\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Change\u00a0in\u00a0Net\u00a0Sales\u00a0due\u00a0to:<\/strong><br \/>\n            <strong><br \/>\n              <br \/>\n            <\/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 colspan=\"1\" 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: 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: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: 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=\"1\" 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 colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Foreign<\/strong>\n          <\/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>Net\u00a0Sales<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\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>2021<\/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>Volume<\/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>Acquisitions<\/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>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: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2022<\/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<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: right;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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\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=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\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=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\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=\"1\" 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=\"max-width:23%;min-width:23%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Americas Welding<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:2%;min-width:2%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:9%;min-width:9%;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">480,263<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:2%;min-width:2%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:8%;min-width:8%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">36,752<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:3%;min-width:3%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:9%;min-width:9%;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">5,696<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:2%;min-width:2%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:8%;min-width:8%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">54,968<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:2%;min-width:2%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:10%;min-width:10%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(4,087<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:2%;min-width:2%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:10%;min-width:10%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">573,592<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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\">245,529<\/td>\n<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\">3,329<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">\u2014<\/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\">28,697<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">(34,441<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">243,114<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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\">118,459<\/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\">(2,837<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;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\">(97<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">(1,297<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">114,228<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;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> 844,251<\/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>$<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> 37,244<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>$<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> 5,696<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;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>$<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> 83,568<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>$<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> (39,825<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;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=\"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> 930,934<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 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: 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=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;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=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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<\/td>\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=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;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=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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\">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=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">7.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.2<\/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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">11.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">(0.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">19.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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=\"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: 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-right: 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\">(14.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">(1.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(2.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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=\"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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(0.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">(1.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">(3.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> 4.4<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> 0.7<\/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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> 9.9<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> (4.7<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> 10.3<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>%<\/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 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\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<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\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"start\">\n        <strong>Twelve Months Ended December 31<\/strong><br \/>\n        <sup><br \/>\n          <strong>st<\/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=\"max-width:35%;width:35%;min-width:35%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:9%;width:9%;min-width:9%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"max-width:8%;width:8%;min-width:8%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:8%;width:8%;min-width:8%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:8%;width:8%;min-width:8%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"max-width:8%;width:8%;min-width:8%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:8%;width:8%;min-width:8%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\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 colspan=\"15\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Change\u00a0in\u00a0Net\u00a0Sales\u00a0due\u00a0to:<\/strong><br \/>\n            <strong><br \/>\n              <br \/>\n            <\/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: 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: 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: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: 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: 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: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Net\u00a0Sales<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\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>2021<\/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>Volume<\/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>Acquisitions<\/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>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: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2022<\/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<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\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=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/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\">Americas Welding<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,824,481<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">156,561<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">17,602<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">298,928<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(8,638<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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\">2,288,934<\/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\">948,125<\/td>\n<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\">(9,019<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">17,632<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"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\">159,130<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<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\">(161,587<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">954,281<\/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\">461,574<\/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\">12,820<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">39,411<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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\">10,867<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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\">(6,676<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 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\">517,996<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;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> 3,234,180<\/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>$<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> 160,362<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>$<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> 74,645<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;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>$<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> 468,925<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>$<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> (176,901<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>)<\/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> 3,761,211<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;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 colspan=\"1\" 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: 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: 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: 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<\/td>\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=\"1\" 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: 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: 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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" 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: 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\">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=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">8.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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=\"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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">16.4<\/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=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(0.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">25.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">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=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(1.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.9<\/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: 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\">%<\/td>\n<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\">(17.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">0.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">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=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">8.5<\/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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2.4<\/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=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(1.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 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=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">12.2<\/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\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> 5.0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> 2.3<\/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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> 14.5<\/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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> (5.5<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;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: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong> 16.3<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>%<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"__GNW8366DE3E__IMG\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=ODc1MzAwNSM1NDE5NzgzIzIwMDQzODc=\" \/><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ml.globenewswire.com\/media\/YmUxMmQxNjYtZTAxZC00MDk1LWI3M2UtMGE0OTRjNGZlNTgyLTEwMTU5NjA=\/tiny\/Lincoln-Electric-Holdings-Inc-.png\" \/>\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>Fourth Quarter 2022 Highlights Net sales increase 10% to record $930.9 million on 14% higher organic sales \u00a0 Operating income margin of 15.2%; Adjusted operating income margin of 15.8% \u00a0 EPS increases 50% to record $1.87; Adjusted EPS increases 21% to record $1.94 \u00a0Full Year 2022 Highlights Net sales increase 16% to record $3.8 billion on 20% higher organic sales \u00a0 Record Operating income margin of 16.3%; Record Adjusted operating income margin of 16.8% \u00a0 EPS increases 75% to record $8.04; Adjusted EPS increases 33% to record $8.27 \u00a0 ROIC at 22.1%; Adjusted ROIC at 22.7% \u00a0 Returned $312 million to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases CLEVELAND, Feb. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Lincoln Electric Holdings,\u00a0Inc. 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