PEARSE DIANE M 4

What Happened
Diane M. Pearse, a director of MSA Safety Inc. (MSA), was granted 899 shares on 2026-05-13. The reported acquisition is an award/grant (transaction code A) at $0.00 per share, with the aggregate amount reported as $0. This is a grant of company stock (compensation/award), not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-13; Form 4 filed 2026-05-14 (filed next day; timely).
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A).
• Shares acquired: 899; Price per share reported: $0.00; aggregate reported value: $0.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the filing.
• No 10b5-1 plan, tax-withholding sale, or exercises/sales were reported in this transaction; no footnotes indicating special conditions were included.

Context
Grants to directors are commonly part of routine compensation (board retainer or equity award) and do not by themselves indicate a buy/sell market signal. Because this was an award (not a cash purchase or sale), it reflects compensation rather than a direct market-based investment by the insider.