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Brady closes $1.4B acquisition of Honeywell's PSS business; funded with debt and cash
Acquired Honeywell's Productivity Solutions & Services for $1.4B cash; PSS had ~$1.1B sales in 2025.
Brady Corp enters $1.0B credit agreement to finance Honeywell PSS acquisition
$1.0B credit agreement: $500M term loan and $500M revolving credit facility, maturing June 12, 2031.
CEO Russell Shaller retires effective June 8, 2026; will serve as consultant through Aug 1, 2026 at current salary and benefits.
Brady Q3 adj. EPS record $1.50, raises FY guidance, agrees to buy Honeywell PSS
Record adj. EPS $1.50 (+23% YoY); GAAP EPS $1.21 (+11%); sales $435M (+13.8%).
Two directors resign from Brady Corp board effective May 8, 2026
Deidre E. Cusack and Anne De Greef-Safft resigned from Brady's Board of Directors.
Brady Corp to acquire Honeywell's PSS business for $1.4B cash, ~8x EBITDA
Purchase price $1.4B, ~8x 2025 EBITDA; PSS generated $1.1B sales in 2025 with 3,000 employees.
Director Christopher M. Hix to leave Brady Board effective March 31, 2026
Director Christopher M. Hix notified resignation from board effective March 31, 2026.
Brady Q2 FY2026 EPS $1.01 (+21.7% YoY); guides adjusted EPS $4.95-$5.15
Sales $384.1M (+7.7% YoY) with organic growth of 1.6%, acquisitions 2.3%, FX 3.8%.
Brady Corp elects board, declares $0.245 quarterly dividend payable Jan 30, 2026
All 11 director nominees unanimously elected at the December 3, 2025 annual meeting.
Brady Q1 sales up 7.5% to $405.3M; adj. EPS $1.21; raises low end of FY26 guidance
Organic sales grew 2.8%; acquisitions added 3.2%; FX added 1.5%.
Brady Corp enters new change-of-control agreement with General Counsel Andrew Gorman
Agreement provides 2x base salary plus 2x target bonus upon qualifying termination within 24 months of a change of control.
Brady Q4 adj EPS record $1.26; FY2026 guide $4.85-$5.15 adj; dividend raised for 40th year
Q4 sales $397.3M (+15.7% YoY), organic +2.4%; GAAP EPS $1.04, adjusted EPS $1.26 (record, +5.9% YoY).
Brady Q3 fiscal 2025 adjusted EPS record $1.22; tightens full-year guidance
Sales $382.6M, +11.4% YoY; organic +1.6%, acquisitions +10.5%, FX -0.7%.
Brady Corp elects Anne De Greef-Safft to Board of Directors effective Feb 25, 2025
Anne De Greef-Safft appointed to Brady's Board and Audit Committee, effective February 25, 2025.
Brady Corp Q2 adjusted EPS $1.00 beats $0.93 YoY; raises low end of FY2025 guidance
Sales $356.7M (+10.6% YoY); organic growth +2.6%; acquisitions +10.2%; foreign exchange -2.2%.
Brady Corp declares $0.24 quarterly dividend; shareholders elect 10 directors
Quarterly dividend of $0.24 per share declared, payable Jan 31, 2025 to holders of record Jan 10, 2025.
Brady Corp Q1 sales $377.1M (+13.6%), adj. EPS $1.12 (+12% YoY); FY guidance reaffirmed
Sales organic growth 3.6%; acquisitions (incl. Gravotech) contributed 9.9%; net cash $29.0M after $140.6M in deal spend.
Brady Corp amends credit agreement, replacing CDOR with Term CORRA for CAD borrowings
Third Amendment to $300M credit agreement dated Oct 10, 2024; changes Canadian Dollar benchmark from CDOR to Adjusted Term CORRA.
Brady Corp elects Deidre Cusack to Board; former Dematic EVP joins Technology Committee
Deidre Cusack elected to Brady's Board effective September 4, 2024; appointed to Technology Committee.
Q4 diluted EPS $1.15 (record), +15% YoY; adjusted EPS $1.19, +14.4%; net income $55.5M vs $49.4M.
Brady completes acquisition of Gravotech for EUR 120M (~USD 130M)
Acquisition of Gravotech closed Aug 1, 2024; enterprise value EUR 120M (~USD 130M).
Brady Corp acquires Gravotech Holding for EUR 120M (~USD 130M)
100% share capital and voting rights acquired via cash purchase price of EUR 120M (~USD 130M), subject to working capital adjustment.
Brady appoints Thomas DeBruine as COO effective June 3, 2024
DeBruine promoted from VP Global Operations to COO, reporting to CEO Russell Shaller.
Brady Corp elects Christopher Hix to Board of Directors effective May 24, 2024
Hix appointed to Audit Committee and Finance Committee effective May 24, 2024.
Brady posts record Q3 EPS of $1.05; raises FY2024 guidance
Q3 GAAP EPS $1.05 (record), +9.4% YoY; adjusted EPS $1.09, +14.7% YoY.
Brady Corp agrees to acquire Gravotech Holding for €123M (~$133M)
Purchase price €123M (~$133M); funded through cash on hand and existing credit facility.
Brady Q2 EPS up 18.4% to $0.90; raises low end of FY2024 guidance
GAAP diluted EPS $0.90 (up 18.4% YoY); adjusted EPS $0.93 (up 14.8% YoY).
Brady Q1 EPS $0.97 beats prior year; organic sales +2.7%; guidance reaffirmed
Sales $332.0M (+2.9% YoY); organic +2.7% with Americas & Asia +3.3% and Europe & Australia +1.4%
Brady Q4 EPS $1.00 record; dividend raised; $100M buyback; FY24 guide $3.70-$3.95
Sales $345.9M (+6.8% YoY, organic +6.9%); diluted EPS $1.00 record, up 23.5% YoY; adjusted EPS $1.04 record.
Brady Corp shareholders approve 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan, authorizing 5M shares for equity awards
Holders of 100% of Class B voting stock approved plan by unanimous written consent on Sept 1, 2023.
Brady Corp Q3 fiscal 2023 EPS record $0.96, raises low end of adjusted EPS guidance
Diluted EPS $0.96 (record), +23.1% YoY; adjusted EPS $0.95, +10.5% YoY.
Brady Corp appoints Ann Thornton as CFO; Aaron Pearce resigns
CFO Aaron Pearce resigns effective April 14, 2023; receives 12 months base salary, 100% of 2023 target bonus, and full vesting of FY2021-2022 options and RSUs.
Brady Corp sells PremiSys software assets for ~$8M plus $1M deferred
Sale of PremiSys software and hardware assets to SGI Matrix, LLC (ACRE affiliate) for ~$8M at closing.
Brady Q2 EPS $0.76 beats prior year; raises low end of FY2023 guidance
Sales $326.2M (+2.6% total, +6.3% organic); GAAP diluted EPS $0.76 vs $0.65 (+16.9%).
Brady Corporation Recasts Historical Financial Data for New Operating Segments
Recast segment data for fiscal 2021, 2022, and first two quarters of fiscal 2023 under new regional structure.
Brady appoints Brett Wilms as President – EMEA & Australia effective Feb 1, 2023
Appointed Brett Wilms as President – EMEA & Australia, effective Feb 1, 2023; previously Managing Director IDS EMEA.
Brady Corp. to reorganize into two regional segments effective Feb 1, 2023
New segments: Americas & Asia (led by Olivier Bojarski) and Europe & Australia (led by Brett Wilms).
Brady Q1 FY2023 EPS $0.79 (+17.9%); organic sales up 6.9%
Sales $322.6M, up 0.3% total; organic +6.9%, FX -6.6%.
Brady Corp amends credit agreement: commitments raised to $300M, maturity extended to 2027
Increased total lending commitments by $100 million to $300 million.
Brady Corp settles with departing VP Pascal Deman for ~€719K in salary, bonus, and settlement
Pascal Deman resigned as VP General Manager – Workplace Safety; settlement agreement dated Oct 10, 2022.
Brady Corp VP & GM Workplace Safety Pascal Deman resigns; Brett Wilms named interim
Pascal Deman resigned as VP, General Manager – Workplace Safety, effective October 3, 2022.
Brady Q4 record GAAP EPS $0.81 (+52.8% YoY); FY23 guidance $3.13-$3.43; dividend raised 2.2%
Q4 sales $324M (+5.8% total, +9.0% organic); gross margin 50.4% vs 48.2% prior year.
Brady appoints Olivier Bojarski President of Identification Solutions; base $440K, sign-on $200K
Appointment effective Aug 25, 2022; reports to CEO Russell Shaller, leads division with ~$841.5M FY21 net sales.
Brady Reports Record Non-GAAP EPS $0.86; Raises FY22 Non-GAAP Guidance to $3.08-$3.17
Sales $338.6M, up 14.6% (organic +9.0%); ID Solutions sales +21.1%.
Brady Corp SVP HR Helena Nelligan to retire, remain as advisor through Sep 2022
Helena Nelligan resigns as SVP Human Resources effective April 8, 2022.
CEO J. Michael Nauman retires effective April 1, 2022; remains as consultant until June 17, 2022.
Brady Corp elects Joanne Collins Smee and Vineet Nargolwala to Board of Directors
Both directors elected effective February 22, 2022, filling vacancies on the Board.
Brady Q2 sales +19.6% to $318M; adjusted EPS $0.70; FY guidance lowered to $3.00-$3.15
Q2 sales $318.1M (+19.6% YoY); organic sales +13.1%; Identification Solutions growth +26.1%.
Brady amends $200M credit facility to replace LIBOR benchmarks with SONIA, EURIBOR, TIBOR
Amendment dated Dec 21, 2021, with BMO Harris and other lenders.
Brady Corp Q1 sales up 16% to $321.5M, EPS $0.67, reaffirms FY22 guidance
Sales $321.5M (+16.0% YoY); organic +7.0%, acquisitions +8.3%, currency +0.7%.
On June 8, 2026, Brady Corporation (the “Company”) announced that Russell R. Shaller will be retiring as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, effective June 8, 2026 (the “Effective Date”).
The Company also announced that, as of June 8, 2026, Vineet Nargolwala has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer.
On May 6, 2026, Deidre E. Cusack and Anne De Greef-Safft notified Brady Corporation (the "Company") of their respective resignations from the Company’s Board of Directors effective May 8, 2026.
On May 6, 2026, Deidre E. Cusack and Anne De Greef-Safft notified Brady Corporation (the "Company") of their respective resignations from the Company’s Board of Directors effective May 8, 2026.
On February 25, 2025, the Board of Directors of Brady Corporation (the “Company”) elected Anne De Greef-Safft to join the Board of Directors, effective immediately.
On September 4, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Company elected Deidre Cusack to join the Board of Directors, effective immediately.
appointed Thomas DeBruine to serve as Chief Operating Officer, effective June 3, 2024
On May 20, 2024, the Board of Directors of Brady Corporation (the “Company”) elected Christopher Hix to join the Board of Directors, effective May 24, 2024.
On April 14, 2023, Brady Corporation (the "Company") announced the resignation of Aaron J. Pearce, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.
The Company also announced that as of April 14, 2023, Ann Thornton has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer.
Effective February 1, 2023, Brady Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Brett Wilms to the role of President – EMEA & Australia.
Brady Corporation (the “Company”) announced the resignation of Pascal Deman from his position of Vice President, General Manager – Workplace Safety in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 3, 2022.
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