BRUNSWICK CORP

Regulatory Filings • Mar 4, 2009

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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): March 3, 2009

BRUNSWICK CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	001-01043	36-0848180
(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)	(Commission
File Number)	(IRS
Employer Identification
No.)
1
N. Field Court, Lake Forest, Illinois		60045-4811
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip
Code)

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 ( see General Instruction A.2. below):

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240.13e-4(c)) |

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 3, 2009, the Company issued a press release announcing its upcoming participation in the Raymond James & Associates 30 th Annual Institutional Investors Conference in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday, March 10, 2009. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference to this Item 7.01.

A live audio Webcast of the presentation will begin at approximately 3:25 p.m. (EDT) on March 10, 2009. For a limited period following the conference, an archive of the Webcast and slides of the conference presentation will be available to the public beginning Tuesday, March 10, 2009 on the Company’s Web site, www.brunswick.com, under the "Investors" tab.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 to the Form 8-K, the information under this Item 7.01 and the press release exhibit to this Form 8-K shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section 18, nor shall such information and exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), unless the registrant expressly states that such information and exhibit are to be considered "filed" under the Exchange Act or incorporates such information and exhibit by specific reference in an Exchange Act or Securities Act filing.

This current report on Form 8-K, the oral public statements made by any representative of the Company during the Raymond James & Associates 30 th Annual Institutional Investors Conference and Webcast and the related presentation materials may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Such forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to the Company’s management and are current only as of the date made. For that reason, undue reliance should not be placed on any such forward-looking statement. Actual results could also differ materially from those anticipated as a result of a number of factors, including, but not limited to, those discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Company assumes no duty or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, although it may do so from time to time as management believes is warranted. Any such updates or revisions may be made by filing reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission, through the issuance of press releases or by other methods of public disclosure.

| Item
9.01 | Financial Statements and
Exhibits. |
| --- | --- |
| (d) | Exhibits: |

| Exhibit No. | Description
of Exhibit |
| --- | --- |
| 99.1 | News
Release dated March 3, 2009, of Brunswick Corporation, announcing the
Company’s upcoming participation in the Raymond James & Associates
30 th Annual
Institutional Investors Conference in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday, March
10, 2009. |

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 thereunto duly authorized.

| /s/ LLOYD
C. CHATFIELD II |
| --- |
| Lloyd
C. Chatfield II |
| Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary |

EXHIBIT INDEX:

| Exhibit No. | Description
of Exhibit |
| --- | --- |
| 99.1 | News
Release dated March 3, 2009, of Brunswick Corporation, announcing the
Company’s upcoming participation in the Raymond James & Associates
30 th Annual
Institutional Investors Conference in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday, March
10, 2009. |