FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   O'Shaughnessy Timothy 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2018 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO [PLPC] (Last) (First) (Middle) 660 BETA DRIVE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) V.P. Human Resources 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OH 44143 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) No securities are beneficially owned. 0 D Â

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee stock option (right to buy)	12/12/2019	12/12/2028	Common Shares, $2 par value	5,000 (1)	$ 61.39	D	Â
Employee stock option (right to buy)	12/16/2016	12/15/2025	Common Shares, $2 par value	2,000 (2)	$ 42.98	D	Â
Employee stock option (right to buy)	01/02/2015	01/02/2024	Common Shares, $2 par value	3,000 (3)	$ 71.62	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
O'Shaughnessy Timothy 660 BETA DRIVE MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OH 44143	Â	Â	  V.P. Human Resources	Â

Signatures

/s/ Michael A. Weisbarth, by power of attorney		01/10/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	On December 12, 2018, the reporting person was granted 5,000 stock options, of which 2,500 will vest on December 12, 2019, 1,250 will vest on December 12, 2020, and the remaining 1,250 will vest on December 12, 2021.
(2)	On December 16, 2015, the reporting person was granted 2,000 stock options, of which 1,000 vested on December 16, 2016, 500 vested on December 16, 2017, and the remaining 500 vested on December 16, 2018. All but 500 options were exercised prior to this filing.
(3)	On January 2, 2014, the reporting person was granted 3,000 stock options, of which 1,500 vested on January 2, 2015, 750 vested on January 2, 2016, and the remaining 750 vested on January 2, 2017.

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