MSA Safety Inc — Director's Dealing 2017

May 4, 2017

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MSA Safety Inc (MSA)
CIK: 0000066570
Period of Report: 2017-05-02

Reporting Person: MCCLAINE DOUGLAS K (Sr. Vice President/Secretary)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2017-05-02	Common Stock, no par value	M	4770.0000	$17.8300	Acquired	42362.0000	Direct
2017-05-02	Common Stock, no par value	S	4770.0000	$79.0075	Disposed	37592.0000	Direct
2017-05-03	Common Stock, no par value	M	1625.0000	$17.8300	Acquired	39217.0000	Direct
2017-05-03	Common Stock, no par value	S	1625.0000	$79.0194	Disposed	37592.0000	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2017-05-02	Non-statutory Stock Option	$17.8300	M	4770.0000	Disposed	2019-02-23	Common Stock, no par value (4770.0000)	Direct
2017-05-03	Non-statutory Stock Option	$17.8300	M	1625.0000	Disposed	2019-02-23	Common Stock, no par value (1625.0000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Share price on this transaction ranged from $79 to $79.06.

F2: Share price on this transaction ranged from $79 to $79.09.