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UNITED STATES
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Washington, D.C. 20549\n

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FORM 8-K\n

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CURRENT REPORT
\nPursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934\n

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 30, 2011

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BRADY CORPORATION\n

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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Wisconsin\n	1-14959\n	39-0971239

(State or other jurisdiction \nof incorporation)\n	(Commission File Number)\n	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

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6555 West Good Hope Road \nMilwaukee, Wisconsin\n		53223

(Address of principal executive offices)\n		(Zip Code)

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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (414) 358-6600

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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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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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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 (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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

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Item 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN\nOFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.\n

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On March 30, 2011, Brady Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that\nStephen Millar has been appointed President — Brady Asia-Pacific, effective as of April 1, 2011.\nMr. Millar, 50, joined the Company in 1999 and has held a variety of leadership positions at the\nCompany. Mr. Millar currently serves as the MRO Director of the Asia-Pacific region. Mr. Millar\nhas no family relationships with any director or executive officer of the Company, nor is he a\nparty to any related party transactions with the Company. Pursuant to the Company’s Bylaws, Mr.\nMillar will serve in his executive position at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors.\nMr. Millar will be eligible to participate in the Company’s equity incentive and other benefit\nplans on a basis similar to other executive officers.\n

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Following Mr. Millar’s appointment, Allan J. Klotsche, who previously served as\nPresident — Brady Asia-Pacific and who remained in that position while a search for his successor\nwas conducted, will remain Senior Vice President — Human Resources, a position he was named to on\nOctober 22, 2010.\n

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A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Millar’s appointment is being provided to the\nSecurities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 99.1 attached herewith and is incorporated herein by\nreference.\n

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Item 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS\n

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(d) Exhibits.\n

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The following is filed as an Exhibit to this Report.\n

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Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
	99.1		Press Release of Brady Corporation, dated March 30,\n2011, announcing Stephen Millar as the Company’s\nPresident — Brady Asia-Pacific.

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EXHIBIT 99.1\n

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For more information:
\nCarole Herbstreit (414) 438-6882\n

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Brady Corporation names Stephen Millar President — Brady Asia-Pacific\n

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MILWAUKEE (March 30, 2011)—Brady Corporation (NYSE:BRC), a world leader in identification\nsolutions, announced today that Stephen Millar has been named President — Brady Asia-Pacific,\neffective April 1, 2011. Millar, 50, will be responsible for the growth and development of all\nBrady business across the Asia-Pacific region, with operations in Australia, China, Japan, Korea,\nTaiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, India and the Philippines.\n

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Millar joined Brady Australia in 1999 and served as managing director until 2008. Under his\nleadership, Brady’s base business in Australia nearly tripled and four acquisitions were completed\nto further grow Brady’s presence in Australia. In 2008, Millar joined Brady America’s leadership\nteam as vice-president and general manager responsible for its portfolio of people identification,\nmedical and education businesses. In 2010, he returned to Asia in the newly created role of MRO\ndirector for the region. Prior to joining Brady, Millar served in a variety of leadership\npositions in Australia and New Zealand with GNB Technologies, a global manufacturer of automotive\nand industrial batteries. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration degree from Victoria\nUniversity of Wellington, New Zealand, and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of\nNew Zealand.\n

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“Stephen’s impressive track record of profitable growth and his knowledge of our business and\npeople in Asia make him the perfect choice to lead the next wave of growth in the Asia Pacific\nregion, including executing our strategy to expand our MRO product lines and strengthening our OEM\nbusiness in the region,” said Frank M. Jaehnert, Brady president and chief executive officer.\n

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“I’m excited about this opportunity to lead Brady’s Asia Pacific team and I’m looking forward\nto continuing to strengthen our business in the region,” said Millar. “We have a well-established\nfootprint throughout the region, with strong and passionate business leaders, and a committed team\nof employees driving for growth every day.”\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 millions of customers in electronics, telecommunications, manufacturing, electrical,\nconstruction, education, medical and a variety of other industries. Brady is headquartered in\nMilwaukee and employs more than 6,600 people at operations in the Americas, Europe and\nAsia-Pacific. Brady’s fiscal 2010 sales were approximately $1.26 billion. In fiscal 2010, the\nAsia-Pacific region accounted for 26 percent of Brady’s\nsales. Brady stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BRC. More information\nis 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” within\nthe meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements related to\nfuture, not past, events included in this news release, including, without limitation, statements\nregarding Brady’s future financial position, business strategy, targets, projected sales, costs,\nearnings, capital expenditures, debt levels and cash flows, and plans and objectives of management\nfor future operations are forward-looking statements. When used in this news release, words such as\n“may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “should,” “project” or\n“plan” or similar terminology are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. These\nforward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees,\nuncertain and are subject to risks, assumptions and other factors, some of which are beyond Brady’s\ncontrol, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by\nsuch forward-looking statements. For Brady, uncertainties arise from the length or severity of the\ncurrent worldwide economic downturn or timing or strength of a subsequent recovery; 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 develop and successfully market\nnew products; changes in the supply of, or price for, parts and components; increased price\npressure from suppliers and customers; fluctuations in currency rates versus the US dollar;\nunforeseen tax consequences; potential write-offs of Brady’s substantial intangible assets; Brady’s\nability to retain significant contracts and customers; risks associated with international\noperations; Brady’s ability to maintain compliance with its debt covenants; technology changes;\nbusiness interruptions due to implementing business systems; environmental, health and safety\ncompliance costs and liabilities; future competition; interruptions to sources of supply; Brady’s\nability to realize cost savings from operating initiatives; difficulties associated with exports;\nrisks associated with restructuring plans; risks associated with obtaining governmental approvals\nand maintaining regulatory compliance; and numerous other matters of national, regional and global\nscale, including those of a political, economic, business, competitive and regulatory nature\ncontained from time to time in Brady’s U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including,\nbut not limited to, those factors listed in the “Risk Factors” section located in Item 1A of Part I\nof Brady’s Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2010. These uncertainties may cause Brady’s actual\nfuture results to be materially different than those expressed in its forward-looking statements.\nBrady does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements.\n

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	BRADY CORPORATION \n
Date: April 1, 2011	/s/ Thomas J. Felmer\n
	Thomas J. Felmer
	Senior Vice President &\nChief Financial Officer


EXHIBIT
NUMBER		DESCRIPTION
	99.1		Press Release of Brady Corporation, dated March 30, 2011, announcing Stephen Millar as\nthe Company’s President — Brady Asia-Pacific.