0000746598-15-000109.txt : 20150723 0000746598-15-000109.hdr.sgml : 20150723 20150723083140 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000746598-15-000109 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150722 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20150723 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150723 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BRADY CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000746598 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES [3990] IRS NUMBER: 390178960 STATE OF INCORPORATION: WI FISCAL YEAR END: 0731 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14959 FILM NUMBER: 151001299 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6555 W GOOD HOPE RD STREET 2: P O BOX 571 CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53201-0571 BUSINESS PHONE: 4143586600 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BRADY W H CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 a8-kxcaoappointment.htm 8-K 8-K - CAO Appointment


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 
 
 
 
FORM 8-K
 
 
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 22, 2015
 
 
 
BRADY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Commission File Number 1-14959
 
 
 
Wisconsin
 
39-0971239
(State of
Incorporation)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
6555 West Good Hope Road
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53223
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
(414) 358-6600
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)
 
 
 
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Item 5.02
DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS

(c)    On July 22, 2015, the Board of Directors of Brady Corporation (the “Company”) elected Aaron J. Pearce, the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, to serve as Chief Accounting Officer, effective immediately, succeeding Kathleen Johnson. Effective July 22, 2015, the Company named Ms. Johnson as Vice President of Finance of the Company’s Identification Solutions business.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Pearce and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, he has no family relationships with any of the Company’s directors or executive officers, he has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, and there will be no changes to his compensation as previously described in the Company filings with the SEC as a result of his appointment.




SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
BRADY CORPORATION
 
 
 
Date: July 23, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ AARON J. PEARCE
 
 
Aaron J. Pearce
 
 
Senior Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer