SHAREHOLDER SERVICES COMMON SHARES STOCK TRANSFER AGENT BRADY INFORMATION QUARTERLY STOCK DATA INFORMATION REQUESTS AND  INVESTOR NEWS LINE DIVIDENDS ANALYST AND INVESTOR CONTACT ANNUAL MEETING DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT Brady Corporation Class A Common Stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BRC. As of September 5, 2003, there were 332 Class A Common Stock shareholders of record and about 4,000 beneficial shareholders. There are three Class B Common Stock shareholders. Brady Corporation stock is also listed on the Berlin Stock Exchange. Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. Shareowner Services P.O. Box 64584 St. Paul, MN, 55164-0854 www.wellsfargo.com/com/shareowner_services Brady’s Internet site at www.investor.bradycorp.com contains corporate governance information, investor presentations, 10-K and 10-Q filings, annual reports, news releases, frequently asked investor questions, stock prices, a Brady investment calculator, product information and a variety of other information about Brady. A phone system at 414-438-6918 enables you to listen to financial news highlights, request printed 10-K and other financial information, request dividend reinvestment information or be transferred to an investor relations representative. Or you may send your information requests to Investor Relations, Brady Corporation, P.O. Box 571, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0571, or e-mail investor@bradycorp.com. Brady has paid dividends on its Common Stock every quarter since going public in June 1984, and the Company has increased the dividend every year for each of the past 18 years. At its September 2003 meeting, the Board of Directors increased the quarterly dividend on Class A Common Stock to $0.21 per share per quarter, or $0.84 per year. Dividends are normally paid on the last day of October, January, April and July. Barbara Bolens, Director of Investor Relations, 414-438-6940. The Brady Corporation Annual Meeting will be at 9 a.m., Thursday, November 20, 2003, at Brady Corporation, 6555 W. Good Hope Road, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Highlights will be posted on the Internet at www.investor.bradycorp.com. Shareholders of record may have their dividends automatically reinvested in Brady stock through a Dividend Reinvestment Program. For more information on this program, see the description on the Internet at www.investor.bradycorp.com or call Brady’s investor line at 414-438-6918. 2003 2002 2001 High Low High Low High Low 4th Quarter $35. 00 $30. 67 $36. 69 $26. 70 $35. 94 $28. 67 3rd Quarter $33. 88 $25. 85 $40. 47 $32. 04 $38. 83 $30. 48 2nd Quarter $35. 58 $25. 05 $37. 47 $29. 03 $38. 35 $27. 08 1st Quarter $35. 35 $27. 50 $36. 41 $27. 47 $32. 67 $26. 92 Brady Corporation 10