UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 21, 2007
MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Pennsylvania | 1-15579 | 25-0668780 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 121 Gamma Drive RIDC Industrial Park O’Hara Township Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
15238 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (412) 967-3000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (See General Instruction A.2):
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On May 21, 2007, the Company announced a number of organizational changes, including the promotion of a named executive officer, Roberto Cañizares, to the position of Executive Vice President of the Company and President of MSA International and the retirement effective June 1, 2007 of named executive officer James Baillie, a Vice President of the Company and the President of MSA Europe. A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the changes is filed herewith as an exhibit and incorporated herein by reference.
Additional information concerning the executive officers involved in the changes, including their ages and five-year employment histories, is contained under the caption “Executive Officers of the Registrant” in Part I of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 and is incorporated herein by reference. In connection with the changes, three named executive officers, Mr. Cañizares, William M. Lambert, the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, and Dennis L. Zeitler, the Company’s Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, each received stay bonuses in the form of grants under the Company’s 1998 Management Share Incentive Plan of 12,438 shares of restricted stock. The restricted stock will vest in three equal annual installments on June 1, 2011 through 2013.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(c) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed herewith:
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated May 21, 2007 re “MSA Announces Global Organizational Changes.” |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES COMPANY (Registrant) | ||
| By | /s/ Douglas K. McClaine | |
| Douglas K. McClaine Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
Date: May 25, 2007
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