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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K □ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR □ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO MSA SAFETY INCORPORATED ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Commission File No. 1-15579 MSA The Safety Company Pennsylvania ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 1000 Cranberry Woods Drive Cranberry Township , Pennsylvania ( Address of principal executive offices ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Common Stock , no par value ( Title of each class ) 16066-5207 ( Zip Code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 724 ) 776-8600 MSA ( IRS Employer Identification No. ) ( Trading symbol ( s ) ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None 46-4914539 Accelerated filer Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes x No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No X Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes x No New York Stock Exchange ( Name of each exchange on which registered ) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes x No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , ” “ smaller reporting company , ” and “ emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large Accelerated Filer x Non - accelerated filer 1 Smaller reporting company □ Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Yes > No ¨ No X Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes The aggregate market value of voting stock held by non - affiliates as of June 30 , 2020 was approximately $ 4.1 billion . As of February 12 , 2021 , there were outstanding 39,089,206 shares of common stock , no par value . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Proxy Statement for the May 19 , 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III .