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Vartanian elected directors with 32.4M, 29.9M, 32.0M votes for respectively.","2023 Management Equity Incentive Plan approved with 32,741,087 votes for vs 614,472 against.","Ernst & Young LLP ratified as independent auditor for 2023 with 36,368,050 votes for.","Advisory say-on-pay approved (32,476,352 for) and shareholders recommended annual frequency (32,494,074 for 1 year)."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000066570-23-000019","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000066570-23-000019.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000066570-23-000019.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000066570-23-000019.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657023000019/0000066570-23-000019-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657023000019/msa-20230512.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-15T03:00:53.797854+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"1d9c02222e663f97870231b49ae24a44fd291a3b","claim":"MSA Safety Inc shareholders approved Approval of Adoption of the Company's 2023 Management Equity Incentive Plan at the 2023-05-12 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Approval of Adoption of the Company's 2023 Management Equity Incentive Plan Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 32,741,087 614,472 15,914 3,137,347","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657023000019/0000066570-23-000019-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"equity plan"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-12"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"4c7da45856e50971445ca90fab4f3599303496bb","claim":"MSA Safety Inc shareholders approved Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation at the 2023-05-12 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation The results of the advisory vote to approve the executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 32,476,352 839,036 56,085 3,137,347","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657023000019/0000066570-23-000019-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-12"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"5a5c84627cf0ee3513f47115026b8da107c29889","claim":"MSA Safety Inc shareholders approved Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2023-05-12 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Ernst & Young LLP was selected as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023, by the following votes: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions 36,368,050 95,011 45,759","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657023000019/0000066570-23-000019-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-12"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"b006810e0652c0ff39372deadb47cee5a9f3e1ac","claim":"MSA Safety Inc shareholders approved Advisory Vote on the Frequency of the Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation at the 2023-05-12 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Advisory Vote on the Frequency of the Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation The results of the advisory vote to approve the frequency of the advisory vote to approve executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows: 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 32,494,074 29,382 821,747 26,270 3,137,347","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657023000019/0000066570-23-000019-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay frequency"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-12"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"b57a3f6a43d85ae9cfbe5d0dd01b2a23d2652fef","claim":"MSA Safety Inc shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-05-12 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Election of Directors Diane M. Pearse, William M. Lambert and Nishan J. Vartanian were elected to serve until the Annual Meeting in 2026, by the following votes: Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Diane M. Pearse 32,407,590 963,883 3,137,347 William M. Lambert 29,940,680 3,430,793 3,137,347 Nishan J. Vartanian 32,025,965 1,345,508 3,137,347","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657023000019/0000066570-23-000019-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-12"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}