BRUGGEWORTH ROBERT A reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
MSA Safety Inc director Robert A. Bruggeworth reported an equity compensation grant. He received 899 shares of Common Stock as a grant or award at a stated price of $0.0000 per share, bringing his direct holdings to 4,631 shares. The filing also shows 33,825.227 shares held indirectly by a trust. There were no open-market buy or sell transactions disclosed in this report.
MSA Safety Incorporated reported voting results from its annual shareholder meeting held on May 8, 2026. Shareholders elected William M. Lambert, Diane M. Pearse and Nishan J. Vartanian as directors to serve until the 2029 annual meeting.
Lambert received 31,171,031 votes for and 2,282,844 withheld, Pearse received 28,915,222 for and 4,538,653 withheld, and Vartanian received 31,172,477 for and 2,281,398 withheld, with 3,676,895 broker non-votes for each. Shareholders also selected Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026, with 36,762,030 votes for, 321,029 against and 47,711 abstentions.
In an advisory vote, shareholders approved the executive compensation of the company’s named executive officers, with 31,949,220 votes for, 1,465,054 against, 39,601 abstentions and 3,676,895 broker non-votes.
MSA Safety Incorporated reported solid growth for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. Net sales rose to $463.6 million from $421.3 million, driven by both the Americas and International segments. Net income increased to $71.3 million, with diluted earnings per share of $1.83 versus $1.51 a year earlier.
Detection products generated $180.8 million of sales, Fire Service $159.3 million, and Industrial PPE and Other $123.5 million. Operating cash flow was $75.7 million, supporting dividends of $0.53 per share and share repurchases of about $60.4 million. The company ended the quarter with $180.2 million in cash and $613.1 million of long-term debt, and later agreed to acquire Autronica for approximately $555 million in cash.
MSA Safety Incorporated plans to acquire Autronica Fire and Security for approximately $555 million in cash, expanding its fire and gas detection and alarm systems portfolio. Autronica, based in Trondheim, Norway, serves critical infrastructure, energy, maritime, and industrial sectors and has about 500 employees worldwide.
Autronica generated approximately $160 million in 2025 sales with an adjusted EBITDA margin of about 20%, and is described as a capital‑efficient, strong free cash flow business. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory and other customary approvals, and will be funded with cash on hand and borrowings under MSA’s existing credit facility.
MSA expects the deal to be accretive to growth, margins, and adjusted EPS in the first full year of ownership, supported by revenue and cost synergies. With MSA’s 2025 revenues of $1.9 billion, the acquisition adds a scaled fixed detection business that aligns with its strategy to expand its global detection platform and integrated safety solutions.
MSA Safety Incorporated reported strong first quarter 2026 results with net sales of $463.6 million, up 10% year-over-year, including 3% organic growth. GAAP operating income rose to $93.0 million, or 20.1% of sales, while adjusted operating income reached $101.1 million, or 21.8% of sales.
GAAP net income increased to $71.3 million, or $1.83 per diluted share, and adjusted earnings were $77.5 million, or $1.99 per diluted share, reflecting 18% adjusted EPS growth. Adjusted EBITDA was $115.9 million, a 14% increase, with a 25.0% margin.
The company generated free cash flow of $65.1 million and returned $71 million to shareholders through $50 million of share repurchases and $21 million of dividends. A new $500 million share repurchase authorization was approved, and net debt stood at $433 million, resulting in a net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio of 0.9x, highlighting a strong balance sheet and liquidity position.
MSA Safety Inc ownership disclosure: Vanguard Capital Management reports beneficial ownership of 1,985,590 shares of Common Stock, equal to 5.12% of the class. The filing states Vanguard has 281,807 shares with sole voting power and 1,985,590 shares with sole dispositive power. The filing is signed by Ashley Grim on 04/30/2026.
MSA Safety Inc: The Vanguard Group filed an amendment on 03/27/2026 to report that, following an internal realignment, it beneficially owns 0 shares of MSA Safety Inc common stock, representing 0% of the class. The filing notes the internal realignment occurred on 01/12/2026 and that certain subsidiaries will report disaggregated holdings under SEC Release No. 34-39538.
MSA Safety Incorporated is calling a virtual-only 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 8, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time for holders of common stock of record on February 13, 2026, when 38,774,708 shares were outstanding. Shareholders will vote on three main items: electing William M. Lambert, Diane M. Pearse and Nishan J. Vartanian as directors with terms expiring in 2029, ratifying Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2026, and approving on an advisory basis the compensation of named executive officers.
The proxy outlines MSA’s board structure, independence determinations, risk oversight and committee responsibilities, including a lead independent director and fully independent key committees. It details an executive pay program targeting market-median total compensation, with significant performance-based incentives tied to net sales, adjusted EBITDA margin, working capital and long-term metrics such as revenue growth and adjusted EBITDA margin, modified by relative total shareholder return. For 2025, named executives earned annual cash incentives at 81% of target, and shareholders previously supported say-on-pay in 2025 with 97.2% of votes cast in favor.
Savi Luca reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
MSA Safety Inc director Luca Savi received a grant of 12.993 shares of common stock on March 10, 2026 as a compensation-related award, not a market purchase. After this award, Savi directly holds a total of 4,539.4105 shares of MSA Safety common stock.