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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Vaccariello Caroline Saylor   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO [PLPC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) General Counsel&Corp Secretary (Last) (First) (Middle) P.O. BOX 91129 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/02/2018 (Street) CLEVELAND, OH 44101 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common shares, $2 par value 01/02/2018   M   736 A $ 0 (1) 5,215 D   Common shares, $2 par value               16,857 I by rabbi trust for Deferred Compensation Plan Common shares, $2 par value               479 I by 401k plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted stock units

$ 0

01/02/2018

M

736

(2)

(2)

Common Shares, $2 par value

736

$ 0 (1)

0

D

Restricted stock units

$ 0

(3)

(3)

Common Shares, $2 par value

1,095

1,095

D

Restricted stock units

$ 0

(4)

(4)

Common Shares, $2 par value

1,145

1,145

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Vaccariello Caroline Saylor P.O. BOX 91129 CLEVELAND, OH 44101			General Counsel&Corp Secretary

Signatures

/s/ Michael A. Weisbarth, by power of attorney		01/02/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(2)	On February 24, 2015, the reporting person was granted 736 service based restricted stock units, which vested in full on December 31, 2017 and were settled in common shares on January 2, 2018.
(3)	Restricted stock units vest on December 31, 2018 and are settled in common shares on the following business day.
(4)	Restricted stock units vest on December 31, 2019 and are settled in common shares on the following business day.

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