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 18, 2020

BRADY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number 1-14959



Wisconsin						39-0971239
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)						(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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Nonvoting Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	BRC	New York Stock Exchange

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).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐


Item 2.02			RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On November 19, 2020, Brady Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its fiscal 2021 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 18, 2020, 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

David S. Bem

Elizabeth P. Bruno

Nancy L. Gioia

Conrad G. Goodkind

Frank W. Harris

J. Michael Nauman

Bradley C. Richardson

Michelle E. Williams


Item 7.01			REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On November 19, 2020, the Company hosted a conference call related to its fiscal 2021 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


EXHIBIT NUMBER			DESCRIPTION
99.1			Press Release of Brady Corporation, dated N ovem ber 1 9 , 2020, relating to first quarter fiscal 202 1 financial results.
99.2			Informational slides provided by Brady Corporation, dated November 19, 2020, relating to first quarter fiscal 2021 financial results.

104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within Inline XBRL document).

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.