brc-20220215


Wisconsin						39-0971239
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)						(IRS Employer Identification No.)

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Class A Nonvoting Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	BRC	New York Stock Exchange

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Item 5.02 (d)			DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS

On February 15, 2022, the Board of Directors of Brady Corporation (the “Company”) elected Joanne Collins Smee and Vineet Nargolwala to fill vacancies on the Board of Directors, effective February 22, 2022. Ms. Collins Smee and Mr. Nargolwala had been nominated for election to the Board of Directors through a process conducted by the Corporate Governance Committee of the Board. Ms. Collins Smee has been appointed to the Technology Committee of the Board of Directors, and Mr. Nargolwala has been appointed to the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors.

Ms. Collins Smee is Chief Commercial, Small and Medium Businesses & Channels Officer at Xerox Holdings Corporation. There are no actual or proposed transactions between Ms. Collins Smee 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.

Mr. Vineet Nargolwala is Executive Vice President, Sensing Solutions for Sensata Technologies. There are no actual or proposed transactions between Mr. Nargolwala 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.

Ms. Collins Smee and Mr. Nargolwala will be entitled to the standard compensation provided to non-employee directors as described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K. Ms. Collins Smee and Mr. Nargolwala will each receive an award of $109,000 of unrestricted Class A Nonvoting Common Stock, with a grant date of February 22, 2022.

On February 22, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Collins Smee and Mr. Nargolwala to the Board of Directors. A copy of the press release is being provided to the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

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.


						BRADY CORPORATION

Date: February 22, 2022

						/s/ AARON J. PEARCE
						Aaron J. Pearce
						Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer


EXHIBIT NUMBER			DESCRIPTION
99.1			Press Release of Brady Corporation, dated February 22, 2022, relating to the appointment of Joanne Collins Smee and Vineet Nargolwala to the Board of Directors.

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


Item 9.01			FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS