Form 8-K

0001193125-11-331900.txt : 20111206 0001193125-11-331900.hdr.sgml : 20111206 20111206144243 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-11-331900 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20111130 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events FILED AS OF DATE: 20111206 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20111206 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: 0703 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-01370 FILM NUMBER: 111245569 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 d266467d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 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): November 30, 2011

BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Wisconsin

1-1370

39-0182330

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

12301 West Wirth Street, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53222

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

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BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

ITEM 8.01.

OTHER EVENTS

Briggs & Stratton Corporation, through its subsidiary, Briggs & Stratton Power Products Group, LLC (“Briggs”), has changed the preferred provider of floor plan financing for its dealers to GE Commercial Distribution Finance Corporation and GE Commercial Distribution Finance Canada (collectively, “GE”). To effect this transaction, on December 1, 2011 Briggs purchased a portfolio of Briggs dealer loans from its current preferred provider of floor plan financing and, substantially contemporaneously, sold such portfolio to GE, in each case for cash. The purchase price paid by Briggs to the former provider for such assets and the purchase price received by Briggs from GE for such assets were approximately equal, and Briggs recognized only a de minimis loss on the transaction.

BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

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: December 6, 2011	By:	/s/ David J. Rodgers
		David J. Rodgers
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
		Duly Authorized Officer