FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * PUNGELLO ELIZABETH P   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) (Last) (First) (Middle) 94 RED BUD LANE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/27/2009 (Street) CHAPEL HILL, NC 27514 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 (Robert and Elizabeth Pungello JTWROS)               445,506 (1) (4) D   Class B Common Stock (Brady Corporation Class B Stock Trust)               1,769,304 (2) I Beneficiary Class A Common Stock (EBL Inheritance Trust)               30 (2) I Beneficiary Class A Common Stock (Elizabeth B. Lurie Living Trust)               734,770 (2) (3) I Beneficiary Class A Common Stock (EBL GRAT #3)               142,026 (2) I Beneficiary

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Deferred Comp Units

(5)

02/27/2009

A

0.0058

(5)

(5)

Class A Common Stock

0.0058

$ 17.19

1,999.113 (6)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
PUNGELLO ELIZABETH P 94 RED BUD LANE CHAPEL HILL, NC 27514	X

Signatures

Barbara Bolens, as Attoney-In-Fact		03/03/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities to the extent jointly owned and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficiary for Section 16 or any other purpose.
(2)	This non-derivative security is held by the filer as a beneficiary of the Trust.
(3)	This total reflects a transfer of 152,173 shares from Elizabeth B. Lurie Living Trust account to the Robert and Elizabeth Pungello JTWROS account on December 12, 2008.
(4)	This total reflects a transfer of 152,173 shares to the Robert and Elizabeth Pungello JWROS account from the Elizabeth B. Lurie Living Trust account on December 12, 2008.
(5)	The deferred compensation stock units were acquired under the Brady Corporation director 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 a director.
(6)	Includes 15.7244 shares acquired on February 4, 2009 under the company's stock purchase dividend reinvestment plan.

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