Roda Richard W 4

What Happened
Richard W. Roda, Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of MSA Safety Inc., received an award of 707 shares (reported as acquisition A) on 2026-03-08 at an acquisition price of $0.00. To satisfy tax withholding obligations (transaction code F), 157 shares and 282 shares were surrendered/disposed on the same date at $183.43 per share, generating proceeds of $28,799 and $51,727 respectively (total ~$80,526). The award is an acquisition (grant); the withheld shares were used to cover taxes rather than sold in an open-market sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-08; Filing date: 2026-03-10 (filed within the typical two-business-day window).
• Award: 707 shares @ $0.00 (code A).
• Withholding/disposals: 157 shares @ $183.43 = $28,799; 282 shares @ $183.43 = $51,727 (code F). Total withheld value ≈ $80,526.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the Form 4 filing.
• Notable footnote: Disposals are listed as tax withholding (F), indicating shares were surrendered to cover tax obligations.

Context
This appears to be a standard equity award (likely restricted stock units or similar) where a portion of the granted shares were withheld to cover taxes. That is a routine administrative action and does not necessarily signal a decision to sell shares on the open market. Purchases (which can be more informative about insider sentiment) did not occur in this filing.