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): ~~May~~July 89, 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

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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 58.0701 ~~Submission~~Other ~~of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.~~Events

~~The~~On ~~annual~~July ~~meeting~~9, of2026, ~~shareholders of~~ MSA Safety Incorporated ~~was~~issued ~~held~~a onpress ~~May~~release 8,announcing ~~2026~~that it has completed the acquisition of Autronica Fire and Security and its affiliated companies. The ~~following~~full ~~matters~~text ~~were~~of ~~acted~~the ~~upon:~~press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

1Item 9. ~~Election~~01 ofFinancial ~~Directors~~Statements and Exhibits.

~~William~~(d) M.The ~~Lambert,~~following ~~Diane~~exhibits M.are ~~Pearse~~furnished ~~and~~with ~~Nishan~~this J.report ~~Vartanian~~on ~~were~~Form ~~elected to serve until the Annual Meeting in 2029, by the following votes:~~ 8-K.

Nominee		Votes For	Votes Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Exhibit No.	Description
William M. Lambert		31,171,031	2,282,844	3,676,895
99.1	MSA Safety Incorporated Press Release dated July 9, 2026.
Diane M. Pearse		28,915,222	4,538,653	3,676,895
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
Nishan J. Vartanian		31,172,477	2,281,398	3,676,895

Continuing as directors, with terms expiring in 2027, are Steven C. Blanco, Sandra L. Phillips and Luca Savi. Continuing as directors with terms expiring in 2028, are Robert A. Bruggeworth, Gregory B. Jordan and William R. Sperry.

2. Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP was selected as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026, by the following votes:

Votes For						Votes Against						Abstentions
36,762,030						321,029						47,711

3. Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation

The results of the advisory vote to approve the executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows:

Votes For						Votes Against						Abstentions						Broker Non-Votes
31,949,220						1,465,054						39,601						3,676,895

SIGNATURE

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

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

~~Date: May~~July 89, 2026

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