Vartanian Nishan J. Form 4 MSA Safety / Nishan J. Vartanian ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Vartanian Nishan J.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1000 CRANBERRY WOODS DRIVE

(Street)

CRANBERRY WOODS TOWNSHIP PA 16066

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MSA Safety Inc [ MSA ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
CEO and President / Chairman

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/11/2020

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, no par value	08/11/2020		M		1,310	A	$36.69	48,348	D
Common Stock, no par value	08/11/2020		S(1)		570	D	$127.6475(2)	47,778	D
Common Stock, no par value	08/11/2020		S(1)		5,407	D	$125.887(3)	42,371	D
Common Stock, no par value	08/11/2020		S(1)		5,410	D	$126.6347(4)	36,961	D
Common Stock, no par value								1,190	I	By Wife

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-statutory Stock Option	$36.69	08/11/2020		M			1,310	02/17/2015	02/17/2022	Common Stock, no par value	1,310	$36.69	0.0000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. This sale was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on March 12, 2020. The additional 148 shares being reported as sold under the plan reflects a revised tax calculation by the Company with respect to the reporting person's number of vesting performance stock units, which calculation was completed by the Company after the plan was adopted by reporting person.

2. Share price on this transaction ranged from $127.520 to $127.730.

3. Share price on this transaction ranged from $125.300 to $126.290.

4. Share price on this transaction ranged from $126.300 to $127.145.

	Stephanie L. Sciullo, Attorney in fact	08/12/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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