PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2005

Jan 21, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO (plpc)
CIK: 0000080035
Period of Report: 2005-01-21

Reporting Person: McKenna Dennis F (VP - Global Business Dev.)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-01-21	Common shares, $2 par value	M	210	$15.125	Acquired	210	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-01-21	Employee stock option (right to buy)	$15.125	M	210	Acquired	2010-02-15	Common shares, $2 par value (210)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Subject shares may be purchased in the amounts and subject to the vesting schedule set forth below:

Vesting date: 02/16/2001 - 2,500 shares
Vesting date: 02/16/2002 - 1,250 shares
Vesting date: 02/16/2003 - 1,250 shares