---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000066570-25-000021"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MSA"
cik: "0000066570"
company_name: "MSA Safety Inc"
filed_at: "2025-05-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T11:24:47.634151+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MSA Safety shareholders elect three directors, approve auditor and say-on-pay at May 13 meeting

## Summary
- Robert A. Bruggeworth elected with 28,296,799 for and 6,466,911 against; Gregory B. Jordan and William R. Sperry each received ~33.2M for.
- Ernst & Young appointed as independent auditor for FY2025 with 37,252,097 for, 353,522 against, 51,930 abstentions.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 33,750,034 for, 978,621 against, 35,055 abstentions (2,893,839 broker non-votes).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000066570-25-000021
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MSA
- cik: 0000066570
- company_name: MSA Safety Inc
- filed_at: 2025-05-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657025000021/0000066570-25-000021-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657025000021/msa-20250514.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000066570-25-000021.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000066570-25-000021.txt

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