{"links":{"self":"https://clientapi.gcs-web.com/data/33381f6d-8eaa-46ae-8c63-71b3672717c2/filings/27771/html"},"meta":{"executionDate":"2026-07-16T10:21:43","cmsDomain":"https://bradyid.gcs-web.com"},"data":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN\" \"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd\">\n<html>\n\t<head>\n\t\t<!-- Document created using WebFilings 1 -->\n\t\t<!-- Copyright 2008-2013 WebFilings LLC. All Rights Reserved -->\n\t\t<title>Receipt of Comment Letter Response</title>\n\t</head>\n\t<body style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;\">\n<a name=\"sD58AFD14151A99AC557FFECCB16BB0D9\"></a><div><div style=\"line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;\"><br></font></div></div><br><div style=\"line-height:120%;\"><img src=\"https://cdn.kscope.io/1104bd21e558cc37b13442ed0198cda5-bradylogo.jpg\" style=\"height:29px;width:442px;\"></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;\"><br></font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:9pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;\">Brady Corporation</font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;\"><br></font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:9pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;\">6555 West Good Hope Road</font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:9pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;\">P.O. Box 571</font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:9pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;\">Milwaukee, WI  USA</font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:9pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;\">53201-0571</font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;\"><br></font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:9pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;\">Tel: 414 358 6600</font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:9pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;\">Fax: 414 438 6910</font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:9pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;\">www.bradycorp.com</font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;padding-top:26px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;\">February 21, 2013 </font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;padding-top:17px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;\">VIA EDGAR </font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;\">Securities and Exchange Commission </font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;\">100 F Street, N.E. </font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;\">Washington, DC 20549 </font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;\"><br></font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;\">Attention:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Terrence O'Brien</font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:96px;font-size:10pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;\">Jenn Do</font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;\"><br></font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;\">Re:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Brady Corporation</font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:96px;font-size:10pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;\">Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2012</font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:96px;font-size:10pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;\">Filed September 27, 2012</font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:96px;font-size:10pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;\">File Number 1-14959</font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;\"><br></font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;\"><br></font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;padding-top:17px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;\">Ladies and Gentlemen: </font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;padding-top:17px;text-align:left;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;\">Brady Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) is submitting this letter in response to the comment letter from the staff (the &#8220;Staff&#8221;) of the Securities and Exchange Commission dated February 19, 2013 (the &#8220;Comment Letter&#8221;) with respect to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2012, filed September 27, 2012.</font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;padding-top:17px;text-align:left;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;\">The Comment Letter requires that the Company either respond to the comments in the Comment Letter within 10 business days or inform the Staff when the Company will provide a response. This correspondence is to confirm a verbal request for a 10 business day extension that was granted by Jenn Do of the Staff in a phone conversation on February 21, 2013. The Company will formally respond to the Commission on or before March 19, 2013.  </font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;padding-top:17px;text-align:left;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;\">If you have any questions regarding the foregoing, please contact the undersigned at (414) 358-6620. </font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;padding-top:17px;text-align:left;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;\"><br></font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;\">Sincerely, </font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;\"><br></font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;\">/s/ Thomas J. Felmer        </font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;\">Senior Vice President and</font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;\">Chief Financial Officer</font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:13pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:13pt;\">&#160;</font></div><div style=\"line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;\"><br></font></div><br><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><div style=\"line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;\"><font style=\"font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;\"><br></font></div></div>\t</body>\n</html>\n","error":null}