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Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
66570	Mine Safety Appliances Co	MSA	Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies (3842)	250668780

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1001300	Iii T John Ryan	121 Gamma Drive Ridc Industrial Park Pittsburgh PA 15238	Chairman	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
Common Stock, No Par Value	Acquisiton	2010-05-12	105,130	$7.80	1,075,506	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock, No Par Value	Acquisiton	2010-05-12	23,673	$10.65	1,099,179	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock, No Par Value	Disposition	2010-05-12	250	$29.22	1,098,929	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock, No Par Value	Disposition	2010-05-12	8,445	$29.86	1,090,484	No	4	F	Direct
Common Stock, No Par Value	Disposition	2010-05-12	27,446	$29.86	1,063,038	No	4	F	Direct
Common Stock, No Par Value	Disposition	2010-05-13	30,000	$29.66	1,033,038	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	F	Direct
No	4	F	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock, No Par Value	Non-statutory Stock Option	Disposition	2010-05-12	105,130	$7.80	105,130	$7.80
Common Stock, No Par Value	Non-statutory Stock Option	Disposition	2010-05-12	23,673	$10.65	23,673	$10.65

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0	2001-09-12	2011-03-12	No	4	M	Direct
172,524	2004-03-12	2013-03-12	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock, No Par Value	1,521,889	Indirect	As Co-Trustee
Common Stock, No Par Value	354,731	Indirect	By Wife
Common Stock, No Par Value	160,357	Indirect	By Wife as Trustee
Common Stock, No Par Value	474,156	Indirect	Co-Trustee

Footnotes

Shares sold to satisfy tax obligation resulting from option exercise.
Share prices on this transaction ranged from $29.5800 to $29.7292.
Shares held in a trust of which I am a Trustee and in which a member of my immediate family is the beneficiary. I disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares.
I disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares.
Shares held in trusts of which I am not a trustee and in which members of my immediate family are beneficiaries. I disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares.
Shares held in trusts of which I am a trustee and in which I and members of my immediate family are among the beneficiaries.