UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 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 23,
2008
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BRUNSWICK
CORPORATION
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its 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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(IRS
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
2.02
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Results
of Operations and Financial
Condition.
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On
October 23, 2008, Brunswick Corporation (“Brunswick”) announced its financial
results for the third quarter of 2008. The news release issued by Brunswick
announcing its third quarter 2008 earnings is incorporated herein by reference
and is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
In the
news release, Brunswick uses non-GAAP financial measures. For purposes of SEC
Regulation G, a “non-GAAP financial measure” is a numerical measure of a
registrant’s historical or future financial performance, financial position or
cash flows that excludes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the
effect of excluding amounts, that are included in the most directly comparable
measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP in the statement of
income, balance sheet or statement of cash flows of the issuer; or includes
amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of including amounts,
that are excluded from the most directly comparable measure so calculated and
presented. Operating and statistical measures and certain ratios and other
statistical measures are not non-GAAP financial measures. GAAP refers to
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
Brunswick
has used the financial measures that are included in the news release for
several years, both in presenting its results to stockholders and the investment
community and in its internal evaluation and management of its businesses.
Brunswick’s management believes that these measures (including those that are
“non-GAAP financial measures”) and the information they provide are useful to
investors because they permit investors to view Brunswick’s performance using
the same tools that Brunswick uses and to better evaluate Brunswick’s ongoing
business performance. Brunswick’s management believes that the non-GAAP
financial measure “free cash flow” is also useful to investors because it is an
indication of cash flow that may be available for investment in future growth
initiatives. Brunswick defines free cash flow from continuing operations as cash
flow from operating and investing activities of continuing operations (excluding
cash used for acquisitions and investments) and excluding financing activities
of continuing operations.
The
information in this report and the exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed
to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by
specific reference in such a filing.
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Item
9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits.
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Description of
Exhibit
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99.1
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News
Release, dated October 23, 2008, of Brunswick Corporation, announcing its
third quarter 2008 earnings.
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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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BRUNSWICK
CORPORATION
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Dated:
October 23, 2008
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By:
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/s/ ALAN L.
LOWE
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Name: Alan L.
Lowe
Title: Vice
President and Controller
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EXHIBIT
INDEX:
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Exhibit
No.
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Description of
Exhibit
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99.1
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News
Release, dated October 23, 2008, of Brunswick Corporation, announcing its
third quarter 2008 earnings.
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