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UNITED STATES
\nSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION\n

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Washington, D.C. 20549\n

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FORM 8-K\n

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CURRENT REPORT\n

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Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934\n

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Date\nof Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 8, 2007

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BRADY CORPORATION\n

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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Commission File Number 1-14959

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

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6555 West Good Hope Road
\nMilwaukee, Wisconsin 53223
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(414) 358-6600
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the\nfiling obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:\n

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o		Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o		Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o		Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act\n(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o		Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act\n(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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Item 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION\n

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On February 8, 2007, Brady Corporation (the “Corporation”) issued a press release announcing\npreliminary financial results for the Corporation for its fiscal 2007 second quarter and revised\nguidance for its fiscal year 2007. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99\nand is incorporated herein by reference.\n

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Item 8.01 OTHER EVENTS\n

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See the information contained in Item 2.02 above, which is incorporated by reference in this item.\n

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Item 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.\n

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(d) Exhibits.\n\n

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The following are filed as Exhibits to this Report.\n

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Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit

99\n		Press Release of Brady Corporation, dated February 8, 2007.

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For\nmore information:
\nInvestor contact: Barbara Bolens 414-438-6940\n\n

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For Immediate Release\n\n

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Brady Corporation reports preliminary results for second quarter ended January 31, 2007\n\n

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MILWAUKEE (February 8, 2007)—Brady Corporation (NYSE:BRC) announced today that diluted\nearnings per share is estimated to be in the range of $0.33 to $0.36 for the second fiscal quarter\nended January 31, 2007, compared to $0.43 per share in the second fiscal quarter last year. Sales\nare expected to be approximately $321 million for the quarter.\n

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“Our OEM electronics business softened in the quarter, driven primarily by the mobile handset\nand hard disk drive businesses; we have actions underway to address this softening. The rest of our\nbusiness in the Americas and Europe remains solid,” said Frank Jaehnert, Brady’s president and\nchief executive officer.\n

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“For the full fiscal year 2007, we now expect sales of between $1.35 and $1.37 billion, up\nfrom our previous guidance of $1.25 to $1.275 billion; net income of between $113 and $118 million,\ndown from $122 to $126 million; and diluted earnings per share of between $2.06 and $2.15, down\nfrom $2.22 to $2.29,” said David Mathieson, Brady’s chief financial officer.\n

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A webcast regarding this announcement will be available at www.investor.bradycorp.com\nbeginning at 7:30 a.m. Central Time tomorrow, February 9.\n

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Brady expects to report the actual results for the quarter and year to date on February 21,\n2007. A webcast regarding fiscal 2007 second quarter results will be available at\nwww.investor.bradycorp.com beginning at 9.30 a.m. Central Standard Time Wednesday February 21.\n

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Brady Corporation is an international manufacturer and marketer of complete solutions that\nidentify and protect premises, products and people. Its products help customers increase safety,\nsecurity, productivity and performance and include high-performance labels and signs, safety\ndevices, printing systems and software, and precision die-cut materials. Founded in 1914, the\ncompany has more than 500,000 customers in electronics, telecommunications, manufacturing,\nelectrical, construction, education, medical and a variety of other industries. Brady is\nheadquartered in Milwaukee and employs more than 9,000 people at operations in the Americas, Europe\nand Asia/Pacific. Brady’s fiscal 2006 sales were approximately $1.018 billion.\n

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More information is available on the Internet at www.bradycorp.com.\n

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Brady believes that certain statements in this news release are “forward-looking statements”\nwithin the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements related\nto future, not past, events included in this news release, including, without limitation,\nstatements regarding Brady’s future financial position, business strategy, targets, projected\nsales, costs, earnings, capital expenditures, debt levels and cash flows, and plans and objectives\nof management for future operations are forward-looking statements. When used in this news release,\nwords such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “should,”\n“project” or “plan” or similar terminology are generally intended to identify forward-looking\nstatements. These forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different\ndegrees, uncertain and are subject to risks, assumptions and other factors, some of which are\nbeyond Brady’s control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed\nor implied by such forward-looking statements. For Brady, uncertainties arise from future\nfinancial performance of major markets Brady serves, which include, without limitation,\ntelecommunications, manufacturing, electrical, construction, laboratory, education, governmental,\npublic utility, computer, transportation; difficulties in making and integrating acquisitions;\nrisks associated with newly acquired businesses; Brady’s ability to retain significant contracts\nand customers; future competition; Brady’s ability to develop and successfully market new products;\nchanges in the supply of, or price for, parts and components; increased price pressure from\nsuppliers and customers; interruptions to sources of supply; environmental, health and safety\ncompliance costs and liabilities; Brady’s ability to realize cost savings from operating\ninitiatives; Brady’s ability to attract and retain key talent; difficulties associated with\nexports; risks associated with international operations; fluctuations in currency rates versus the\nUS dollar; technology changes; potential write-offs of Brady’s substantial intangible assets; risks\nassociated with obtaining governmental approvals and maintaining regulatory compliance for new and\nexisting products; business interruptions due to implementing business systems; and numerous other\nmatters of national, regional and global scale, including those of a political, economic, business,\ncompetitive and regulatory nature contained from time to time in Brady’s U.S. Securities and\nExchange Commission filings, including, but not limited to, those factors listed in the “Risk\nFactors” section located in Item 1A of Part II of Brady’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period\nended July 31, 2006. These uncertainties may cause Brady’s actual future results to be materially\ndifferent than those expressed in its forward-looking statements. Brady does not undertake to\nupdate its forward-looking statements.\n

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	BRADY CORPORATION \n
Date: February 9, 2007	/s/ David Mathieson\n
	David Mathieson
	Vice President &\nChief Financial Officer


EXHIBIT
NUMBER		DESCRIPTION

99\n		Press Release of Brady Corporation, dated February 8, 2007.