SEC Form 3 
FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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*
Johnson Kathleen	

(Last)	(First)	(Middle)	
6555 WEST GOOD HOPE RD	

(Street) 
MILWAUKEE	WI	53223	

(City)	(State)	(Zip)	
	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/20/2008 	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 
BRADY CORP [ BRC ] 		
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer 
(Check all applicable) 
	Director		10% Owner	
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)	
Chief Accounting Officer	
	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)				
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) 
X	Form filed by One Reporting Person	
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	
	
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned	
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) 	
Class A Common Stock	741.848	D		
Class A Common Stock	2,674.94(1) 	D		
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 	
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)	3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) 	
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares				
Class A Common Stock	10/24/2001	10/24/2010	Option to Buy	3,500	14.16	D		
Class A Common Stock	10/16/2002	10/16/2011	Option to Buy	7,000	16	D		
Class A Common Stock	11/14/2003	11/14/2012	Option to Buy	9,000	16.39	D		
Class A Common Stock	11/20/2004	11/14/2013	Option to Buy	8,000	17.33	D		
Class A Common Stock	11/18/2005	11/18/2014	Option to Buy	8,000	28.84	D		
Class A Common Stock	11/30/2006	01/13/2015	Option to Buy	7,500	37.83	D		
Class A Common Stock	11/30/2007	11/30/2016	Option to Buy	7,500	38.19	D		
Class A Common Stock	12/04/2008	12/04/2017	Option to Buy	7,500	38.31	D		
Deferred Comp Units	(2) 	(2) 	Deferred Comp Units	5,455.97	(2)	D		
Explanation of Responses:	
1. Represents shares of Class A Common Stock purchased under the issuer's 401(K) payroll deduction plan.	
2. The deferred compensation stock units were acquired under the Brady Corporation employee deferred compensation plan. Each deferred compensation unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Class A Common Stock. The deferred compensation units become payable in shares of Brady's Class A Common Stock upon the reporting persons cessation of service as an employee of Brady Corporation.	
Remarks:	
	
	Barbara Bolens	11/26/2008	
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date	
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.	
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v).	
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POWER OF ATTORNEY

For Executing Forms 3, 4 and 5

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and

appoints each of Barbara Bolens and Roger Mair, signing

singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned in the undersigned's

capacity as an officer and/or director of Brady Corporation (the

"Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder:

(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the

undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and

execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5, complete and execute any

amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with

the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any

stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with

the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may

be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required

by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents

executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned

pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and

shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact

may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power

and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever

requisite, necessary and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the

rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the

undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of

substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such

attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall

lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the

rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the

foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of

the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the

undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the

undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to

the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the

Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing

delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney

to be executed as of this 23rd day of June, 2003.

        /s/ Kathleen Johnson

Signature

Name        Kathleen Johnson

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