Press Release

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- MSA (NYSE: MSA), the global leader in the development, manufacture and supply of safety products that protect people and facility infrastructures, announced today that it will broadcast a fourth quarter 2013 earnings conference call live via the Internet on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.  The call will last approximately 45 minutes.

Investors and interested parties will have the opportunity to listen to the conference call live at www.MSAsafety.com.  Please log onto MSA's Web site 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to register.  It may be necessary to download audio software to hear the conference call.  To do so, investors should click on the Earnings Conference Call link on MSA's Web site and follow the posted instructions.  A replay of the conference call will be available on MSA's Web site for 30 days. 

A press release outlining MSA's fourth quarter financial results for 2013 will be distributed on February 12, 2014 before the market opens.

MSA also announced today its plans to participate in a number of upcoming investor conferences scheduled for the first quarter of 2014.  Representatives from MSA's management team are scheduled to present at the following upcoming conferences:

New York City

• Stifel Industrials Conference 2014, scheduled for February 27 at the Palace Hotel, New York, N.Y.
• Sidoti & Company's 18^th Annual Emerging Growth Institutional Investor Forum, scheduled for March 17 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York, N.Y.

Boston

• Bank of America Merrill Lynch Small and Mid Cap (SMID) Conference, scheduled for March 18 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Boston, Mass.

About MSA

Established in 1914, MSA is the global leader in the development, manufacture and supply of safety products that protect people and facility infrastructures.  Many MSA products integrate a combination of electronics, mechanical systems and advanced materials to protect users against hazardous or life-threatening situations. The company's comprehensive line of products is used by workers around the world in a broad range of industries, including the fire service, the oil, gas and petrochemical industry, construction, mining and utilities, as well as the military.  Principal products include self-contained breathing apparatus, fixed gas and flame detection systems, handheld gas detection instruments, head protection products, fall protection devices and thermal imaging cameras. The company also provides a broad range of consumer and contractor safety products through a joint venture with MCR Safety.  These products are marketed and sold under the Safety Works^® brand.  MSA, based north of Pittsburgh in Cranberry Township, Pa., has annual sales of approximately $1.2 billion, manufacturing operations in the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America, and 42 international locations.  Additional information is available on the company's Web site at www.MSAsafety.com. Information on Safety Works products can be found at www.SafetyWorks.com.

SOURCE MSA

Mark Deasy, MSA (Mine Safety Appliances Company), (724) 741-8570