Dietrich Lisa 4

What Happened
Lisa Dietrich, Executive Vice President & Chief Digital and Information Officer at Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO), received equity awards on Feb 18, 2026: 513 shares (issued) and 2,052 derivative restricted stock units (RSUs). On Feb 19, 2026, 61 shares were surrendered/withheld to satisfy tax withholding at $288.12 per share, totaling approximately $17,575. The awards were granted at no cash cost to the insider (acquired at $0.00) and the withholding is a routine tax-related disposition, not an open-market sale.

Key Details

• Transaction dates: Grants on 2026-02-18; tax withholding/disposition on 2026-02-19. Filing date: 2026-02-20 (Form 4).
• Prices/values: Grants recorded at $0.00; 61 shares withheld at $288.12/share ≈ $17,575.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the filing.
• Footnotes: F1 — awards are pursuant to a restricted stock unit award; F2 — awards/derivatives vest/exercise in equal installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant.
• Nature of transaction codes: A = award/grant (acquisition), F = tax withholding/payment of exercise price or tax liability (routine).

Context
RSUs are derivative awards that convert into common shares as they vest; receiving RSUs is not an open-market purchase and often reflects compensation or retention incentives rather than a direct buy signal. The 61-share withholding was a routine tax payment and should not be read as a sale for investment reasons. The Form 4 was filed promptly (within typical two-business-day timeliness).