<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000746598-19-000012.txt : 20190208
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000746598-19-000012
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190207
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190208
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190208

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BRADY CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000746598
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES [3990]
		IRS NUMBER:				390178960
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			WI
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0731

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14959
		FILM NUMBER:		19580097

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6555 W GOOD HOPE RD
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 571
		CITY:			MILWAUKEE
		STATE:			WI
		ZIP:			53201-0571
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4143586600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6555 GOOD HOPE RD
		CITY:			MILWAUKEE
		STATE:			WI
		ZIP:			53223

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BRADY W H CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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style="padding-bottom:1px;padding-top:1px;text-align:left;padding-left:1px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:0px;padding-top:7px;text-align:justify;text-indent:0px;"><font style="padding-top:7px;text-align:justify;font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;padding-right:48px;">(d)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On February 7, 2019, the Board of Directors of Brady Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) elected David S. Bem, PhD, and Michelle E. Williams, PhD, to the Board of Directors, effective February 18, 2019. Dr. Bem and Dr. Williams had been nominated for election to the Board of Directors through a process conducted by the Corporate Governance Committee of the Board. Dr. Bem and Dr. Williams have each been appointed to the Technology Committee of the Board of Directors.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:10px;text-align:justify;text-indent:66px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Dr. Bem is Vice President of Science and Technology and Chief Technology Officer of PPG Industries, Inc. There are no actual or proposed transactions between Dr. Bem or any of his related persons and the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404 (a) of Regulation S-K in connection with his appointment as a director of the Company.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:10px;text-align:justify;text-indent:66px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Dr. Williams is Global Group President, Altuglas International, an affiliate of Arkema S.A. There are no actual or proposed transactions between Dr. Williams or any of her related persons and the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404 (a) of Regulation S-K in connection with her appointment as a director of the Company.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:10px;text-align:justify;text-indent:66px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Dr. Bem and Dr. Williams are each eligible to participate in the Company&#8217;s equity incentive and other benefit plans on a basis similar to other non-employee directors. 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<div><a name="sc69a2824d11a4029905598b998a00e83"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">EXHIBIT 99.1</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">For More Information:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Investor contact:  Ann Thornton 414-438-6887</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Media contact:  Kate Venne 414-358-5176</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">David S. Bem and Michelle E. Williams join Brady Corporation Board of Directors</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;padding-left:46px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">MILWAUKEE (February 8, 2019)-Brady Corporation (NYSE: BRC) (&#8220;Brady&#8221; or &#8220;Company&#8221;) announced that Dr. David S. Bem and Dr. Michelle E. Williams will join its Board of Directors, effective February 18, 2019.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Dr. Bem is Vice President of Science and Technology and Chief Technology Officer for PPG, a global manufacturer of paints, coatings and specialty materials.  Prior to PPG, he spent 8 years at Dow Chemical Company in a number of research and development roles, most recently as Vice President, Research and Development Consumer Solutions and Infrastructure Solutions, and also worked in research and development roles at Celanese Corporation and UOP/Honeywell International, Inc.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8220;I am impressed with Brady&#8217;s robust product pipeline and the investments made by the Company in new product development and innovation.  This has been the focus of my career and I look forward to helping guide this process,&#8221; said Dr. Bem.  </font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Dr. Williams is Global Group President for Altuglas International, a subsidiary of Arkema with approximately $1 billion in annual revenues.  Dr. Williams leads this subsidiary, which is a global integrated leader in polymethyl methacrylate technology which is most frequently used in acrylic glass.  She joined Arkema in 2011, first as a global group president for the Oxygenes and Derivatives group before being named Global Group President of Altuglas in 2015.  Prior to Arkema, she spent 23 years with Rohm and Haas Company and Dow Chemical in manufacturing, commercial, strategy and general management positions.  She was General Manager, Chemical Mechanical Polishing Technologies, and later, General Manager, Adhesives and Sealants. </font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8220;Brady is a global leader in safety and identification solutions,&#8221; said Williams. &#8220;I&#8217;m looking forward to working with Brady&#8217;s leadership team and its Board of Directors as the Company continues to focus on developing innovative solutions that solve their customers&#8217; problems.&#8221;</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8220;Drs. Bem&#8217;s and Williams&#8217; expertise in the product development process and global operations will make them tremendous assets to the Brady Board of Directors,&#8221; said Conrad Goodkind, Chair of Brady&#8217;s Board of Directors.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#32;Bem received a PhD in Inorganic Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry from West Virginia University.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Williams holds a PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of Utah and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Pace University in New York.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8220;As Brady continues to focus on innovation and new product development, we&#8217;re pleased to bring two leaders with strong backgrounds in technology to our board,&#8221; said Michael Nauman, Brady&#8217;s President and Chief Executive Officer.</font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Brady Corporation is an international manufacturer and marketer of complete solutions that identify and protect people, products and places.  Brady&#8217;s products help customers increase safety, security, productivity and performance and include high-performance labels, signs, safety devices, printing systems and software.  Founded in 1914, the Company has a diverse customer base in electronics, telecommunications, manufacturing, electrical, construction, medical, aerospace and a variety of other industries.&#160; Brady is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and as of July 31, 2018, employed approximately 6,200 people in its worldwide businesses.  Brady&#8217;s fiscal 2018 sales were approximately $1.17 billion.  Brady stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BRC.  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