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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 3, 2024 BRADY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Commission File Number 1-14959
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Wisconsin | | 39-0178960 |
(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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☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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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 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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. ☐
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Item 5.07 | SUBMISSIONS OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS |
On December 4, 2024, at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of Brady Corporation (the “Company”), 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 Company’s next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors have been elected:
Patrick W. Allender
David S. Bem
Elizabeth P. Bruno
Joanne Collins Smee
Deidre E. Cusack
Christopher M. Hix
Vineet Nargolwala
Bradley C. Richardson
Russell R. Shaller
Michelle E. Williams
On December 3, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend to holders of the Company’s Class A and Class B Common Stock of $0.24 per share, payable on January 31, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 10, 2025. On December 4, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the declaration of the quarterly cash dividend.
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Item 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
(d) Exhibits
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EXHIBIT NUMBER | DESCRIPTION |
99.1 | |
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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.
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| | BRADY CORPORATION |
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Date: December 4, 2024 | | |
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| | /s/ ANN E. THORNTON |
| | Ann E. Thornton |
| | Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer |