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UNITED STATES\nSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION\nWashington, DC 20549\nSchedule 13G\nUnder the Securities Exchange Act of 1934\n(Amendment No.32)*\nBrady Corp.\n(Name of Issuer)\nClass A Common Stock\n(Title of Class of Securities)\n104674106\n(CUSIP Number)\n12/31/2016\n(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)\nCheck the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this\nSchedule is filed:\n\n[X]\tRule 13d-1(b)\n[_]\tRule 13d-1(c)\n[_]\tRule 13d-1(d)\n\nThe remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's\ninitial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,\nand for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the\ndisclosures provided in a prior cover page.\nThe information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be\ndeemed to be \"filed\" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange\nAct of 1934 (\"Act\") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section\nof the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however,\nsee the Notes).\n\nCUSIP No. 104674106\n1.\tNames of Reporting Persons\n\tI.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).\n\tARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC\n\t# 02-0712418.\n2.\tCheck the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See\n\tInstructions)\t(a)[_]\n\t\t\t\t(b)[_]\n\tNot Applicable\n3.\tSEC Use Only\n4.\tCitizenship or Place of Organization\n\n\tDelaware Limited Liability Company\n\nNumber of\nShares Beneficially Owned By\nEach Reporting Person With\n5.\tSole Voting Power\n\n\tAriel: 2,533,433\n6.\tShared Voting Power\n\n\tAriel: 0\n7.\tSole Dispositive Power\n\n\tAriel: 2,830,048\n8.\tShared Dispositive Power\n\n\tAriel: 0\n9.\tAggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person\n\n\tAriel: 2,830,048\n10.\tCheck if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain\n\tShares (See Instructions)\t[_]\n\n\tNot Applicable\n\n11.\tPercent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)\n\n\tAriel: 2,830,048/47,347,251=6.0%\n12.\tType of Reporting Person (See\n\tInstructions)\n\n\tAriel - IA\nItem 1.\n(a)\tName of Issuer\n(b)\tAddress of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices\nItem 2.\n\n(a)\tName of Person Filing\n\n\tAriel Investments, LLC\n(b)\tAddress of Principal Business Office, or if none, Residence\n\n\t200 E. Randolph Street, Suite 2900, Chicago, IL 60601\n(c)\tCitizenship\n\n\ta Delaware Limited Liability Company\n(d)\tTitle of Class of Securities\n\n\tClass A Common Stock\n(e)\tCUSIP Number\n\n\t104674106\nItem 3.\tIf this statement is filed pursuant to sections 240.13d-1(b) or\n\t\t240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:\n\n(a)\t[_]\tBroker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15\n\t\tU.S.C. 78o).\n(b)\t[_]\tBank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).\n(c)\t[_]\tInsurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the\n\t\tAct(15 U.S.C. 78c).\n(d)\t[_] \tInvestment company registered under\n\t\tsection 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).\n(e)\t[X]\tAn investment adviser in accordance with section\n\t\t240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);\n(f)\t[_]\tAn employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with\n\t\tsection 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);\n(g)\t[_]\tA parent holding company or control person in accordance with\n\t\tsection 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);\n(h)\t[_]\tA savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal\n\t\tDeposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);\n(i)\t[_]\tA church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment\n\t\tcompany under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940\n\t\t(15 U.S.C. 80a-3);\n(j)\t[_]\tGroup, in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).\nItem 4.\tOwnership.\n\t\tProvide the following information regarding the aggregate number and\npercentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.\n\t(a)\tAmount beneficially owned:\n\t\t(See Page 1, No. 9)\n\t(b)\tPercent of class:\n\t\t(See Page 2, No. 11)\n\t(c)\tNumber of shares as to which such person has:\n\t(i)\tSole power to vote or to direct the vote\n\t\t(See Page 1, No. 5)\n\t(ii)\tShared power to vote or to direct the vote\n\t\t(See Page 1, No. 6)\n\t(iii)\tSole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of\n\t\t(See Page 1, No. 7)\n\t(iv)\tShared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of\n\t\t(See Page 1, No. 8)\nItem 5.\tOwnership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.\n\tIf this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the\ndate hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more\nthan five percent of the class of securities check the following [_].\nItem 6.\tOwnership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.\n\tAriel Investments, LLC's adviser clients have the right to receive\nor the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the\nsale of, all securities reported upon this Schedule. None of Ariel\nInvestments, LLC's clients have an economic interest in more than 5% of the\nsubject securities reported upon this Schedule.\nItem 7.\tIdentification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired\nthe Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.\n\t\tNot Applicable\nItem 8.\tIdentification and Classification of Members of the Group.\n\t\tNot Applicable\nItem 9.\tNotice of Dissolution of Group.\n\t\tNot Applicable\nItem 10.\tCertifications.\n\tBy signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,\nthe securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary\ncourse of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose\nof or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of\nthe securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or\nas a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.\n\nSIGNATURE\n\tAfter reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I\ncertify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and\ncorrect.\nARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC\nBy: /s/ Wendy D. Fox\n\t________________________________\n\tWendy D. Fox\n\tVice President/Chief Compliance Officer\n\nThe original statement shall be signed by each person on whose behalf the\nstatement is filed or his authorized representative. If the statement is\nsigned on behalf of a person by his authorized representative other than an\nexecutive officer or general partner of the filing person, evidence of the\nrepresentative's authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed\nwith the statement, provided, however, that a power of attorney for this\npurpose which is already on file with the Commission may be incorporated by\nreference. The name and any title of each person who signs the statement\nshall be typed or printed beneath his signature.\nNOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and\nfive copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See section 240.13d-7\nfor other parties for whom copies are to be sent.\nAttention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal\ncriminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)\n\n\n\n\n","error":null}