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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and MSA SAFETY INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 14, 2025 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 14, 2026.
Meeting of May 13, 2025: 5 items on MSA SAFETY INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 14, 2025: 2 elected · 3 without a stated outcome.
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Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided
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These tallies are MSA SAFETY INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 14, 2025 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Robert A. Bruggeworth | 28,296,799 | -- | -- | 6,466,911 | 2,893,839 | 81% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Gregory B. Jordan | 33,173,816 | -- | -- | 1,589,894 | 2,893,839 | 95% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: William R. Sperry | 33,167,193 | -- | -- | 1,596,517 | 2,893,839 | 95% | Elected | — |
| Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Ernst & Young LLP was selected as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025, by the following votes: | 37,252,097 | 353,522 | 51,930 | -- | -- | 99.0% | Not verified | — |
| 3. Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation The results of the advisory vote to approve the executive compensation of the Company's named executive officers | 33,750,034 | 978,621 | 35,055 | -- | 2,893,839 | 97% | Not verified | — |
Source: MSA SAFETY INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 14, 2025 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 390 asset managers that disclosed a MSA SAFETY INC. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.
Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
81% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors for a term expiring in 2028: Robert A. Bruggeworth
MSA SAFETY INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Robert A. Bruggeworth”): 28,296,799 for, 6,466,911 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 81% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 95 asset managers below reported 12,207,722 for, 2,448,642 withheld, 18,688 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 4,109,499 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,995,128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,145,639 | Withhold |
| State Street | 35,500 | 0 | 0 | 750,074 | Withhold |
| JPMorgan | 718,475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 709,896 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 571,711 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II | 515,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 422,623 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CONESTOGA FUNDS | 385,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 315,303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 302,921 | Withhold |
| OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC | 301,131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JANUS INVESTMENT FUND | 270,624 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 251,552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 186,770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 124,747 | 0 | 10,226 | 0 | Mixed |
| TIAA | 123,628 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brown Advisory Funds | 114,713 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100,114 | Withhold |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 74,283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund, Inc. | 70,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northwestern Mutual | 55,255 | 0 | 0 | 11,969 | Mixed |
| Prudential/PGIM | 65,368 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 62,570 | 0 | 2,619 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 95 asset managers. See all 95 in the interactive database.
Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
95% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors for a term expiring in 2028: Gregory B. Jordan
MSA SAFETY INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Gregory B. Jordan”): 33,173,816 for, 1,589,894 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Election of Directors Robert A. Bruggeworth, Gregory B. Jordan and William R. Sperry were elected to serve until the Annual Meeting in 2028, by the following votes:”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 95 asset managers below reported 13,819,005 for, 855,793 withheld, 254 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 4,109,499 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,995,128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 381,437 | 0 | 0 | 764,202 | Mixed |
| State Street | 785,574 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 718,475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 709,896 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 571,711 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II | 515,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 422,623 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CONESTOGA FUNDS | 385,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 315,303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 302,921 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC | 301,131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JANUS INVESTMENT FUND | 270,624 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 251,552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 186,770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 134,973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 123,628 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brown Advisory Funds | 114,713 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 100,114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 74,283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund, Inc. | 70,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northwestern Mutual | 67,224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 65,368 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 65,189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 95 asset managers. See all 95 in the interactive database.
Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
95% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors for a term expiring in 2028: William R. Sperry
MSA SAFETY INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: William R. Sperry”): 33,167,193 for, 1,596,517 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Election of Directors Robert A. Bruggeworth, Gregory B. Jordan and William R. Sperry were elected to serve until the Annual Meeting in 2028, by the following votes:”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 95 asset managers below reported 13,833,276 for, 841,776 withheld.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 4,109,499 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,995,128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 381,437 | 0 | 0 | 764,202 | Mixed |
| State Street | 785,574 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 718,475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 709,896 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 571,711 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II | 515,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 422,623 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CONESTOGA FUNDS | 385,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 315,303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 302,921 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC | 301,131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JANUS INVESTMENT FUND | 270,624 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 251,552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 186,770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 134,973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 123,628 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brown Advisory Funds | 114,713 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 100,114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 74,283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund, Inc. | 70,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northwestern Mutual | 67,224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 65,368 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 65,189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 95 asset managers. See all 95 in the interactive database.
Combines 9 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
97% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To provide an advisory vote to approve the executive compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
MSA SAFETY INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation The results of the advisory vote to approve the executive compensation of the Company's named executive officers”): 33,750,034 for, 978,621 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 4,109,499 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,995,128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 1,145,639 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 785,574 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 718,475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 709,896 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 571,711 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II | 515,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 422,623 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CONESTOGA FUNDS | 385,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 315,303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 302,921 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC | 301,131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JANUS INVESTMENT FUND | 270,624 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 251,552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 186,770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 134,973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 123,628 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brown Advisory Funds | 114,713 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 100,114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 74,283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund, Inc. | 70,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northwestern Mutual | 67,224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 65,368 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 65,189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 97 managers: 14,582,897 for, 96,148 against, 7,107 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan | 1,903,287 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| APG Asset Management US Inc. | 1,869,153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 1,697,742 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,644,179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,116,950 | 141 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 809,311 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| UBS | 614,322 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BESSEMER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 602,262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bessemer Trust Co of California, N.A. | 602,262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| COOKE & BIELER LP | 559,858 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 464,144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 426,194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS | 413,306 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 398,805 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | 357,160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 352,228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC | 350,385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NIXON PEABODY TRUST CO | 347,550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 344,169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 341,158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Janus Henderson | 306,431 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 255,533 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Aberdeen | 238,743 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Channing Capital Management, LLC | 219,572 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB | 210,244 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 319 managers: 20,826,349 for, 627,896 against, 1,933 abstained, 1,575 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.0% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: SELECTION OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM.
MSA SAFETY INC.’s own tally for this item (“Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Ernst & Young LLP was selected as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025, by the following votes:”): 37,252,097 for, 353,522 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.0% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 97 asset managers below reported 14,674,945 for, 4,100 against, 7,107 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 4,109,499 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,995,128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 1,145,639 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 785,518 | 56 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 718,475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 709,896 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 571,711 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II | 515,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 422,623 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CONESTOGA FUNDS | 385,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 315,303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 302,921 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC | 301,131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JANUS INVESTMENT FUND | 270,624 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 251,552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 186,770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 134,973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 123,628 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brown Advisory Funds | 114,713 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 100,114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 74,283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund, Inc. | 70,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northwestern Mutual | 67,224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 65,368 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 65,189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 97 asset managers. See all 97 in the interactive database.
Not shown here: this season’s fund filings also report 1 item from the meeting of May 10, 2024, which belongs to the 2023-2024 season. A meeting outside this season’s July 1 to June 30 window is not counted in this page’s items or in its totals of asset managers and fund votes.
Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 39,298,861 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 10.46% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 5.08% |
| 3 | T. Rowe Price | 2.92% |
| 4 | State Street | 2.00% |
| 5 | JPMorgan | 1.83% |
| 6 | Fidelity | 1.81% |
| 7 | Dimensional | 1.45% |
| 8 | Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II | 1.31% |
| 9 | Charles Schwab | 1.08% |
| 10 | CONESTOGA FUNDS | 0.98% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JPMorgan | 4.84% |
| 2 | APG Asset Management US Inc. | 4.76% |
| 3 | T. Rowe Price | 4.32% |
| 4 | State Street | 4.18% |
| 5 | BlackRock | 2.84% |
| 6 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.06% |
| 7 | UBS | 1.56% |
| 8 | BESSEMER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.53% |
| 9 | Bessemer Trust Co of California, N.A. | 1.53% |
| 10 | COOKE & BIELER LP | 1.42% |
As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Group | 9.73% | 13F |
| BlackRock | 8.63% | 13F |
| JPMorgan Chase | 5.16% | 13F |
| APG Asset Management US Inc. | 4.79% | 13G |
| State Street | 4.50% | 13F |
| T. Rowe Price | 2.86% | 13F |
| BNY Mellon | 1.95% | 13F |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 1.88% | 13F |
| Norges Bank | 1.12% | 13F |
| Charles Schwab | 1.08% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 39,298,861 shares outstanding, as reported by MSA SAFETY INC. on its Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2025 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2024-2025 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from MSA SAFETY INC.’s 10-Q dated March 31, 2025. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 14, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At MSA SAFETY INC.'s shareholder meeting held May 13, 2025, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 390 asset managers reported how they voted on 5 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 2,297 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — To provide an advisory vote to approve the executive compensation of the Company's named… — FOR was 97% of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side), which is more than half. Whether the item was approved is for the filing to say; that statement has not been read for this item. Source: MSA SAFETY INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2025.
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