8-K Results of Annual Meeting & Director Retirement

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 16, 2013

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Wisconsin	1-1370	39-0182330
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

12301 West Wirth Street, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53222

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (414) 259-5333

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BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On October 16, 2013, Robert J. O’Toole retired as a director of the corporation pursuant to Article 3.02 of the Corporation’s Bylaws because he has reached the mandatory retirement age of 72.

BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Corporation was held on October 16, 2013 with the following results:

The following nominees were elected to serve three-year terms on the Corporation’s Board of Directors by the following votes:



	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
William F. Achtmeyer	38,408,177	1,253,282	3,790,651
Patricia L. Kampling	39,452,716	208,743	3,790,651
Todd J. Teske	38,575,983	1,085,476	3,790,651

Directors of the Corporation whose term of office continued after the meeting are as follows: James E. Humphrey, Keith R. McLoughlin, Henrik C. Slipsager, Charles I. Story and Brian C. Walker.

Deloitte & Touche LLP was ratified as the Corporation’s independent auditors by the following votes:



For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
43,189,993	195,083	67,034	—

The advisory proposal to approve executive compensation was approved by the following votes:



For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
36,633,084	2,881,526	146,849	3,790,651

BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

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 thereunto duly authorized.



		BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION
		(Registrant)

Date: October 22, 2013		/s/ David J. Rodgers
		David J. Rodgers
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
		Duly Authorized Officer


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