MSA Safety Inc — Director's Dealing 2012

Jan 23, 2012

SEC Form 5 — Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES CO (MSA)
CIK: 0000066570
Period of Report: 2011-12-31

Reporting Person: SHAW L EDWARD JR (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-12-23	Common Stock, no par value	G	4350.0000	$0.0000	Disposed	298523.0000	Indirect
2011-12-29	Common Stock, no par value	G	2900.0000	$0.0000	Disposed	295623.0000	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock, no par value	355866.0000	Direct
Common Stock, no par value	397547.0000	Indirect
Preferred - 4-1/2% Cumulative	721.0000	Indirect
Common Stock, no par value	135440.0000	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Reflects redistribution of 40,430 shares from Wife's Grantor Retained Annuity Trust to shares held indirectly by Wife.

F2: Reflects redistribution of 102,453 shares from 2010 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust to Direct ownership.