UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

________________

FORM 8-K

________________

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~~February 11, ~~2025~~2026

MSA SAFETY INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


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


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

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:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
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. ☐

Item 52.02 ~~Departure~~Results of ~~Directors~~Operations orand ~~Certain~~Financial ~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.~~Condition

~~(b)~~On ~~Departure~~February 11, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025. A copy of ~~Certain~~the ~~Officers~~press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

~~David~~Item J9.01 ~~Howells,~~Financial ~~Senior~~Statements ~~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.Exhibits

~~Item~~ (d) ~~9.01 Financial Statements and~~ Exhibits.

~~(d)~~ 99.1 MSA ~~The~~Safety ~~following~~Incorporated ~~exhibits~~Press ~~are~~Release ~~furnished~~dated ~~with~~February 11, ~~this~~2026, ~~report~~announcing onfinancial ~~Form~~results ~~8-K~~for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025.

Exhibit No.			Description
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

MSA SAFETY INCORPORATED (Registrant) By /s/ ~~Richard~~Julie WA. ~~Roda~~Beck ~~Richard~~Julie WA. ~~Roda~~Beck Senior Vice President, ~~Secretary~~Chief Financial Officer and ~~Chief~~Treasurer ~~Legal~~(Principal Financial Officer)

~~December 23~~February 11, ~~2025~~2026

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No. Description

99.1 MSA Safety Incorporated Press Release dated February 11, 2026, announcing financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025.

Filing Compare · MSA Safety Inc