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accession: "0000066570-22-000018"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MSA"
cik: "0000066570"
company_name: "MSA Safety Inc"
filed_at: "2022-05-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T17:14:09.242677+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MSA Safety shareholders elect directors and approve auditor and executive compensation at 2022 annual meeting

## Summary
- Elected Robert A. Bruggeworth, Gregory B. Jordan, Rebecca B. Roberts, William R. Sperry to three-year terms; Luca Savi elected to one-year term
- Ernst & Young LLP selected as independent auditor for 2022 with 36,904,343 votes for, 70,151 against
- Advisory vote to approve executive compensation passed with 33,621,893 votes for, 987,904 against
- Broker non-votes totaled 2,344,542 on director elections and compensation vote

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000066570-22-000018
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MSA
- cik: 0000066570
- company_name: MSA Safety Inc
- filed_at: 2022-05-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657022000018/0000066570-22-000018-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657022000018/msa-20220513.htm

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