Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 15, 2017

BRADY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number 1-14959




Wisconsin		39-0971239
(State of Incorporation)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

6555 West Good Hope Road

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53223

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

(414) 358-6600

(Registrant’s Telephone Number)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

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Item 2.02	RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On November 16, 2017, Brady Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its fiscal 2018 first quarter financial results. A copy of the press release is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.



Item 5.07	SUBMISSIONS OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

On November 15, 2017, at the Company’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, the holders of all of the 3,538,628 shares of the Company’s Class B Common Stock voted unanimously in favor of electing the following persons to serve as the Company’s directors until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors have been elected:

Patrick W. Allender

Gary S. Balkema

Elizabeth P. Bruno

Nancy L. Gioia

Conrad G. Goodkind

Frank W. Harris

J. Michael Nauman

Bradley C. Richardson



Item 7.01	REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On November 16, 2017, the Company hosted a conference call related to its fiscal 2018 first quarter financial results. A copy of the slides referenced in the conference call, which is also posted on the Corporation’s website, is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 99.2 attached hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.



Item 9.01	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d) Exhibits

The following are filed as Exhibits to this Report.



Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Press Release of Brady Corporation, dated November 16, 2017, relating to first quarter fiscal 2018 financial results.
99.2	Informational slides provided by Brady Corporation, dated November 16, 2017, relating to first quarter fiscal 2018 financial results.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.