UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 14, 2017
MSA SAFETY INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania | 1-15579 | 46-4914539 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) | ||
1000 Cranberry Woods Drive Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania | 16066-5207 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 724-776-8600
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Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On February 14, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing that in an order dated February 9, 2017, the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County awarded a subsidiary of the company $46.9 million in damages related to a statutory bad faith claim as part of an insurance coverage lawsuit filed in 2010. The award is in addition to a $10.9 million breach of contract verdict that a jury awarded to the subsidiary, MSA LLC, in October in the same legal action. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) | Exhibits |
99.1 | MSA Safety Incorporated Press Release dated February 14, 2017, announcing that MSA LLC Awarded a Total of $57.8 Million in Insurance-Related Lawsuit. | ||
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
MSA SAFETY INCORPORATED | ||
(Registrant) | ||
By | /s/ Douglas K. McClaine | |
Douglas K. McClaine | ||
Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel | ||
Date: February 15, 2017
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | MSA Safety Incorporated Press Release dated February 14, 2017, announcing that MSA LLC Awarded a Total of $57.8 Million in Insurance-Related Lawsuit. | |
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