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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 * RUHLMAN ROBERT G   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO [PLPC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President - CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 1900 EAST NINTH ST. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/06/2018 (Street) CLEVELAND, OH 44114 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 02/06/2018   M   10,255 A $ 0 (1) 10,255 D   Common shares, $2 par value 02/06/2018   F   3,090 D $ 80.2 7,165 D   Common shares, $2 par value               34,656 I by trust (2) Common shares, $2 par value               300 I by spouse Common shares, $2 par value               6,274 I by 401(k) plan Common shares, $2 par value               11,250 I by trust (3) Common shares, $2 par value               156,648 I by rabbi trust for Deferred Compensation Plan Common shares, $2 par value               144,911 I by trust (4) Common shares, $2 par value               350 I by Roth IRA Common shares, $2 par value               787,900 I by trust (5)

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
RUHLMAN ROBERT G 1900 EAST NINTH ST. CLEVELAND, OH 44114	X	X	President - CEO

Signatures

/s/ Michael A. Weisbarth, by power of attorney		02/08/2018
**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 converted into common stock on a one-for-one basis, based on the achievement of performance goals.
(2)	Shares are held in trust for the benefit of Reporting Person and his children, and of which he serves as co-trustee.
(3)	Shares represent a 50% beneficiary interest in the Barbara P. Ruhlman Irrevocable Trust dated 7/29/08, of which the Reporting Person is also a co-Trust Advisor.
(4)	Shares are held in a trust of which the Reporting Person is the trustee.
(5)	Bernard Karr serves as trustee and Randall M. Ruhlman and the Reporting Person act as co-Trust Advisors with respect to the investment and voting of such shares. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the stock held by the Trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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