Roda Richard W 4

What Happened
Richard W. Roda, Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of MSA Safety Inc., received an award/acquisition of 962 shares on March 4, 2026. The Form 4 reports the shares were acquired at a price of $0.00 (total reported value $0), indicating a grant/award rather than an open-market purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-04; Form 4 filed: 2026-03-06 (timely filing).
• Transaction type/code: Grant / Award (Code A).
• Shares acquired: 962; Price per share: $0.00; Total reported cash value: $0.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Footnotes/plan language: None provided in the excerpt (no 10b5-1, tax-withholding, or immediate sale noted).

Context
Awards/grants (code A) typically reflect compensation (e.g., stock grants or restricted stock unit vesting) and are acquisitions recorded at no cash price; they are not purchases from the open market. Such grants are common for executives and do not by themselves indicate an insider buying or selling for investment reasons. No sale or exercise was reported in this filing.