UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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): October 12, 2011
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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001-01043
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36-0848180
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(State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
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(Commission File
Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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1 N. Field Court
Lake Forest, Illinois
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60045-4811
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 735-4700
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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:
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
As previously disclosed in Brunswick Corporation’s (the “Company”) Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on October 30, 2008 and May 5, 2009, the Company entered into Terms and Conditions of Employment with Peter B. Hamilton, the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, on October 29, 2008 and a letter amendment to such agreement on May 5, 2009 (as amended, the “CFO Ts&Cs”). The CFO Ts&Cs provide that their applicable term shall automatically terminate when Mr. Hamilton attains age 65.
On October 12, 2011, the Company and Mr. Hamilton entered into a second letter amendment to the CFO Ts&Cs (the “Second Amendment”). Pursuant to the Second Amendment, the clause providing for automatic termination of the CFO Ts&Cs’s term upon Mr. Hamilton’s attainment of age 65 is deleted in its entirety.
The Second Amendment is attached as Exhibit 10.1. The foregoing description of the Second Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Second Amendment, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
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10.1
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Second Amendment to Terms and Conditions of Employment, dated as of October 12, 2011, between Brunswick Corporation and Peter B. Hamilton.
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SIGNATURE
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 hereunto duly authorized.
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October 13, 2011
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By:
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/s/ KRISTIN M. COLEMAN | |
| Kristin M. Coleman | |||
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Vice President, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX:
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Exhibit No.
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Description of Exhibit
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10.1
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Second Amendment to Terms and Conditions of Employment, dated as of October 12, 2011, between Brunswick Corporation and Peter B. Hamilton.
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