0000014195-15-000023.txt : 20150813 0000014195-15-000023.hdr.sgml : 20150813 20150813092333 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000014195-15-000023 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150812 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20150813 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150813 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BRIGGS & STRATTON CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000014195 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ENGINES & TURBINES [3510] IRS NUMBER: 390182330 STATE OF INCORPORATION: WI FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-01370 FILM NUMBER: 151048942 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 12301 W WIRTH ST CITY: WAUWATOSA STATE: WI ZIP: 53222 BUSINESS PHONE: 4142595333 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 12301 W WIRTH ST CITY: WAUWATOSA STATE: WI ZIP: 53222 8-K 1 form8-knewdirectorxaugust2.htm FORM 8-K 8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 8-K
 
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 12, 2015
 
BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION
(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 August 12, 2015, the Board of Directors of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (the “Company”) unanimously elected Jeffrey R. Hennion as a director of the Company effective upon the conclusion of the board meeting held on August 12, 2015.

Mr. Hennion will serve as a member of the class of directors whose terms of office expire at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2016. Mr. Hennion will be a member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating & Governance Committee.

Mr. Hennion’s compensation, including the compensation plans that he is eligible to participate in, is described in the proxy statement for the Company’s 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the caption "Director Compensation."

A copy of the press release announcing the election of Mr. Hennion is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.



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ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release dated August 12, 2015


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SIGNATURES
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: August 13, 2015
 
/s/ David J. Rodgers
 
 
 
David J. Rodgers
 
 
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
Duly Authorized Officer
 



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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release dated August 12, 2015



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 EX-99.1 2 ex991newdirector-august2015.htm PRESS RELEASE Exhibit

Exhibit 99.1


BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION ANNOUNCES
ELECTION OF A NEW DIRECTOR


Milwaukee, August 12, 2015/PR Newswire/Briggs & Stratton Corporation (NYSE:BGG):

Briggs & Stratton Corporation today announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously elected Jeffrey R. Hennion as a director of the Company effective upon the conclusion of the board meeting held today.

Mr. Hennion will serve as a member of the class of directors whose terms of office expire at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2016. Mr. Hennion is the Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing and e-Commerce Officer of GNC Holdings, Inc., a specialty retailer of health and wellness products worldwide headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


About Briggs & Stratton Corporation:
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is the world’s largest producer of gasoline engines for outdoor power equipment. Its wholly owned subsidiaries include North America’s number one marketer of portable generators and pressure washers, and it is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of lawn and garden, turf care and job site products through its Simplicity®, Snapper®, Snapper Pro®, Ferris®, Allmand™, Billy Goat®, Murray®, Branco® and Victa® brands. Briggs & Stratton products are designed, manufactured, marketed and serviced in over 100 countries on six continents.



CONTACT: David J. Rodgers, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Briggs & Stratton Corporation, 414-259-5333