X0306 4 2016-01-04 0 0000080035 PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO PLPC 0001257503 GRAEF ERIC R P.O. BOX 91129 CLEVELAND OH 44101 0 1 0 0 Vice President Finance Common shares, $2 par value 2016-01-04 4 F 0 141 42.21 D 13240 D Common shares, $2 par value 27618 I by trust Common shares, $2 par value 1162 I by 401k plan Reflects a change in nature of Reporting Person's beneficial ownership. On 2/26/2013, 5,246 restricted share units were previously reported on Form 4 as direct beneficial ownership, whereby 1,049 have now vested, 908 of vested shares transferred to the Rabbi Trust, 141 shares were sold back to issuer to cover tax liability, and 4,197 underlying performance share awards were forfeited due to the Company's failure to achieve the specified performance criteria. Based on a plan statement as of September 30, 2015. /s/ Eric R. Graef 2016-01-05