Brady Corp director acquires 1,878 shares as pay

The shares were compensation for Board service and were deferred into the director's Brady Corporation Deferred Compensation account.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Brady Corp (BRC) director Smee Joanne Collins acquired 1,878 unrestricted shares of Class A Common Stock on October 2, 2026, as compensation for Board service. She elected to defer the shares into her Brady Corporation Deferred Compensation account. The reported price per share was $85.20; her resulting indirect holdings were 13,077 shares.

Insider Trade Summary

Grant/Award: 1,878 shares

Grant/Award 1 txn

Insider Collins Smee Joanne

Role Director

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Class A Common Stock F1	1,878	$85.20	$160K

Holdings After Transaction: Class A Common Stock — 13,077 shares (Indirect, Deferred Compensation)

Footnotes (1)

1. F1. Reporting owner acquired 1,878 unrestricted shares of Class A Common Stock as compensation for their services as a member of the Board of Directors. Reporting owner has elected to defer the stock into her Brady Corporation Deferred Compensation account.

Key Figures

Class A Common Stock acquired: 1,878 shares Reported price per share: $85.20 per share Resulting indirect holdings: 13,077 shares

3 metrics

Class A Common Stock acquired 1,878 shares October 2, 2026; compensation for Board service

Reported price per share $85.20 per share Shares acquired October 2, 2026

Resulting indirect holdings 13,077 shares After the October 2, 2026 transaction

Key Terms

Class A Common Stock, unrestricted shares, Deferred Compensation

3 terms

Class A Common Stock technical

"1,878 unrestricted shares of Class A Common Stock"

Class A common stock is a category of a company’s shares that carries a specific set of ownership rights—most commonly defined voting power and claims on dividends—set out in the company’s charter. For investors it matters because the class determines how much influence you have over corporate decisions, the share’s likely dividend and trading behavior, and how it compares in value to other share classes, like choosing a particular seat with different privileges at the company’s decision-making table.

unrestricted shares financial

"acquired 1,878 unrestricted shares"

Deferred Compensation financial

"Brady Corporation Deferred Compensation account"

Deferred compensation is pay that employees or executives have earned now but will receive at a later date, such as delayed bonuses, retirement benefits, or stock grants. It matters to investors because it creates future obligations and shapes incentives—like a promise to pay later that can affect a company’s reported profits, cash needs and potential stock dilution—so it helps signal how a business manages costs and retains key people.

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Smee Joanne Collins acquired 1,878 unrestricted shares of Brady Corp Class A Common Stock on October 2, 2026, as compensation for Board service. The reported price was $85.20 per share, and her resulting indirect holdings were 13,077 shares.

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SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Collins Smee Joanne

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1200 LAKE AVENUE

(Street)

GREENWICH CONNECTICUT 06831

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BRADY CORP [ BRC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/02/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock	10/02/2026		A		1,878(1)	A	$85.2	13,077	I	Deferred Compensation

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reporting owner acquired 1,878 unrestricted shares of Class A Common Stock as compensation for their services as a member of the Board of Directors. Reporting owner has elected to defer the stock into her Brady Corporation Deferred Compensation account.

Remarks:

	Heidi Knueppel, Attorney-In-Fact	10/05/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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