| Item 1. | |
| (a) | Name of issuer:
MSA Safety Inc. |
| (b) | Address of issuer's principal executive
offices:
1000 Cranberry Woods Drive, Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania 16066-5207 |
| Item 2. | |
| (a) | Name of person filing:
APG Asset Management US Inc.
APG Asset Management, N.V.
APG Groep, N.V.
Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP |
| (b) | Address or principal business office or, if
none, residence:
APG Asset Management US Inc.
666 Third Ave, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10017
APG Asset Management, N.V.
Basisweg 10,
1043 MP Amsterdam
APG Groep, N.V.
Oude Lindestraat 70, Postbus 6401
Heerlen, Netherlands
Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP
PO Box 4806
6401 JL Heerlen, Netherlands |
| (c) | Citizenship:
APG Asset Management US Inc. - Delaware, United States
APG Asset Management, N.V. - Kingdom of the Netherlands
APG Groep, N.V. - Kingdom of the Netherlands
Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP - Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| (d) | Title of class of securities:
Common Stock, no par value |
| (e) | CUSIP No.:
553498106 |
| Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to §§
240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: |
| (a) |  Broker
or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o); |
| (b) | Bank
as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); |
| (c) | Insurance
company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); |
| (d) | Investment
company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8); |
| (e) |  An
investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); |
| (f) | An
employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); |
| (g) | A
parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); |
| (h) | A
savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.
1813); |
| (i) | A
church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); |
| (j) | A
non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If filing as a non-U.S.
institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J),
please
specify the type of institution: |
| (k) | Group,
in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). |
| | |
| Item 4. | Ownership |
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned:
The Common Shares of the issuer reported herein are held by APG Asset Management, N.V. ("APG NL") is wholly-owned by APG Groep, N.V. ("APG Groep") and is the investment manager with respect to the securities to which this statement relates. Pursuant to an Investment Management Agreement, APG NL has delegated its investment and voting power with respect to such securities to APG Asset Management US, Inc. ("APG US"), which is its wholly-owned subsidiary. Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP is the majority owner of APG Groep.
By virtue of the relationships described above, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities to which this statement relates and may be deemed to be a member of a "group" (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). However, each Reporting Person disclaims membership in any such group, and further, each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein. |
| (b) | Percent of class:
APG Asset Management US Inc. - 4.8%
APG Asset Management, N.V. - 4.8%
APG Groep, N.V. - 4.8%
Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP - 4.8 % |
| (c) | Number of shares as to which the person has:
|
| | (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
APG Asset Management US Inc. - 0
APG Asset Management, N.V. - 0
APG Groep, N.V. - 0
Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP - 0
|
| | (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the
vote:
APG Asset Management US Inc. - 1,883,612
APG Asset Management, N.V. - 1,883,612
APG Groep, N.V. - 1,883,612
Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP - 1,883,612
|
| | (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
APG Asset Management US Inc. - 0
APG Asset Management, N.V. - 0
APG Groep, N.V. - 0
Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP - 0
|
| | (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
APG Asset Management US Inc. - 1,883,612
APG Asset Management, N.V. - 1,883,612
APG Groep, N.V. - 1,883,612
Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP - 1,883,612
|
| Item 5. | Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class. |
| |
Ownership of 5 percent or less of a class |
| Item 6. | Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of
Another Person. |
| |
Not Applicable
|
| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the
Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or
Control Person. |
| |
Not Applicable
|
| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of
the Group. |
| |
Not Applicable
|
| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
| |
Not Applicable
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