SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Krause Kenneth D. (Last) (First) (Middle) 1000 CRANBERRY WOODS DRIVE (Street) CRANBERRY WOODS TOWNSHIP PA 16066 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/09/2015	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MSA Safety Inc [ MSA ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) VP, CFO and Treasurer	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, no par value	8,021	D
Common Stock, no par value	676.849	I	By 401k

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive Stock Option	02/16/2015	02/16/2022	Common Stock, no par value	1,378	$36.69	D
Incentive Stock Option	02/20/2016	02/20/2023	Common Stock, no par value	1,056	$48.95	D
Incentive Stock Option	02/26/2017	02/26/2024	Common Stock, no par value	1,488	$51.69	D
Non-statutory Stock Option	02/25/2018	02/25/2025	Common Stock, no par value	1,685	$48.64	D

Explanation of Responses:

	Douglas K. McClaine, Attorney in Fact	12/18/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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