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Ownership Document
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| Schema Version: X0306 |
| Document Type: 4 |
| Period of Report: 9/10/20 |
| Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 66570 |
| Issuer Name: MSA Safety Inc |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: MSA |
| Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1283417 |
| | Owner Name: PEARSE DIANE M |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: 1000 CRANBERRY WOODS DRIVE |
| | Owner Street 2: |
| | Owner City: CRANBERRY WOODS TOWNSHIP |
| | Owner State: PA |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 16066 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? Yes |
| Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock, no par value |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 9/10/20 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: A |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 3.9460 |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0.0000 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 30,902.9841 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Derivative Table: |
| Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: Securities acquired are derived from the dividend equivalent rights that are attached to restricted stock units and related phantom stock that were awarded to the reporting person upon the deferral of reporting person's annual director award. |
| Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: Stephanie L. Sciullo, Attorney in fact |
| Signature Date: 9/11/20 |
