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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): February 14, 2017
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MSA SAFETY INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
 
 
 
 
 
Pennsylvania
 
1-15579
 
46-4914539
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification Number)
 
1000 Cranberry Woods Drive
Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania
 
16066-5207
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 724-776-8600
  
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Item 8.01
Other Events
On February 14, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing that in an order dated February 9, 2017, the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County awarded a subsidiary of the company $46.9 million in damages related to a statutory bad faith claim as part of an insurance coverage lawsuit filed in 2010. The award is in addition to a $10.9 million breach of contract verdict that a jury awarded to the subsidiary, MSA LLC, in October in the same legal action. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d)
Exhibits
99.1

  
MSA Safety Incorporated Press Release dated February 14, 2017, announcing that MSA LLC Awarded a Total of $57.8 Million in Insurance-Related Lawsuit.

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SIGNATURE
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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
MSA SAFETY INCORPORATED
(Registrant)
 
 
By
 
/s/ Douglas K. McClaine
 
 
Douglas K. McClaine
 
 
Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

 
 
 
Date: February 15, 2017

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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
 
 
Exhibit
No.
  
Description
 
 
99.1
  
MSA Safety Incorporated Press Release dated February 14, 2017, announcing that MSA LLC Awarded a Total of $57.8 Million in Insurance-Related Lawsuit.



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