# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000066570
**File Stem:** 0000066570-25-000044
**Filing Date:** 2025-12
**Character Count:** 5279
**Document Hash:** 96174dc45d18d74ba5dab88ab6724d2c
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000066570-25-000044.hdr.sgml**: 20251223

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000066570-25-000044

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 14

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251223

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251223

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251223

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** MSA Safety Inc
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000066570
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** ORTHOPEDIC, PROSTHETIC & SURGICAL APPLIANCES & SUPPLIES [3842]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 08 Industrial Applications and Services
- **EIN:** 464914539
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-15579
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251600439

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1000 CRANBERRY WOODS DRIVE
- **CITY:** CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 16066
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 724-776-8600

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1000 CRANBERRY WOODS DRIVE
- **CITY:** CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 16066

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES CO
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 23, 2025

![a8kimage1a09.jpg](msa-20251223_g1.jpg)

**MSA SAFETY INCORPORATED** 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania 1-15579 46-4914539 <br> (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification Number)

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| **1000 Cranberry Woods Drive** | **1000 Cranberry Woods Drive** | |
| **Cranberry Township,** | **Pennsylvania** | **16066-5207** |
| **(Address of principal executive offices)** | **(Address of principal executive offices)** | **(Zip Code)** |

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**Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 724-776-8600** 

Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

<u>Title of each class</u> <u>Trading Symbol(s)</u> <u>Name of each exchange on which registered</u> <br> Common stock, no par value MSA New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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| **Item 5.02** | **Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.** |

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(b) Departure of Certain Officers

David J. Howells, Senior Vice President and President of MSA International, has notified the Company that he intends to retire on June 30, 2026. The Company does not presently intend to replace Mr. Howells' role. Instead, the Company will assign Mr. Howells' duties to senior personnel within the MSA International business segment, who will manage the segment while reporting directly to the Company's Chief Executive Officer.

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| **Item 9.01** | **Financial Statements and Exhibits.** |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The following exhibits are furnished with this report on Form 8-K.

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| **<u>Exhibit No.</u>** | **<u>Description</u>** |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)  |

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**SIGNATURE**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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|:---|:---|
| MSA SAFETY INCORPORATED | MSA SAFETY INCORPORATED |
| (Registrant) | (Registrant) |
| By | /s/ Richard W. Roda |
| | Richard W. Roda |
| | Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer |

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December 23, 2025