UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of ~~the~~The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 2, 2025

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

BRADY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number 1-14959


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)

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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 (§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. ☐

Item 25.0207 ~~RESULTS~~SUBMISSION OF ~~OPERATIONS~~MATTERS ~~AND~~TO ~~FINANCIAL~~A ~~CONDITION~~VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

On ~~November~~December 173, 2025, at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of Brady Corporation (the “Company”), ~~issued~~the aholders ~~press~~of ~~release~~all ~~announcing~~of ~~its~~the ~~fiscal~~3,538,628 ~~2026~~shares ~~first~~of ~~quarter~~the ~~financial~~Company’s ~~results.~~Class AB ~~copy~~Common ofStock ~~the~~voted ~~press~~unanimously ~~release~~in isfavor ~~being~~of ~~furnished~~electing the following persons to serve as the ~~Securities~~Company’s ~~and~~directors ~~Exchange~~until ~~Commission~~the asCompany’s ~~Exhibit~~next ~~99.1~~annual ~~attached~~meeting ~~hereto~~of shareholders and isuntil ~~incorporated~~their ~~herein~~successors byhave ~~reference.~~been elected:

~~Item~~Patrick 7W.01 ~~REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE~~Allender

OnDavid ~~November 17, 2025, the Company hosted a conference call related to its fiscal 2026 first quarter financial results~~S. 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.Bem

Elizabeth P. Bruno

Joanne Collins Smee

Deidre E. Cusack

Anne De Greef-Safft

Christopher M. Hix

Vineet Nargolwala

Bradley C. Richardson

Russell R. Shaller

Michelle E. Williams


Item 8.01			OTHER EVENTS

On December 2, 2025, 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 $0.245 per share, payable on January 30, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 9, 2026. On December 3, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the declaration of the quarterly cash dividend. A copy of the press release regarding the election of the Board of Directors and the dividend is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


Item 9.01			FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d) Exhibits

EXHIBIT NUMBER			DESCRIPTION
99.1			Press Release of Brady Corporation, dated ~~November~~December 173, 2025, ~~relating~~announcing tothe ~~first~~election ~~quarter~~of ~~fiscal~~the ~~2026~~Board ~~financial~~of ~~results~~Directors and declaration of the quarterly cash dividend.
99.2			Informational slides provided by Brady Corporation, dated November 17, 2025, relating to first quarter fiscal 2026 financial results.
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within Inline XBRL document).

~~SIGNATURE~~SIGNATURES

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: November 17, 2025
Date: December 3, 2025
						/s/ ANN E. THORNTON
						Ann E. Thornton
						Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer

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