UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 4, 2021

BRUNSWICK CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)

Delaware		001-01043		36-0848180
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

26125 N. Riverwoods Blvd., Suite 500 Mettawa, Illinois		60045-3420
(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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common stock, par value $0.75 per share	BC	New York Stock Exchange
		Chicago Stock Exchange
6.500% Senior Notes due 2048	BC-A	New York Stock Exchange
6.625% Senior Notes due 2049	BC-B	New York Stock Exchange
6.375% Senior Notes due 2049	BC-C	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

☐ Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On August 4, 2021, Brunswick Corporation (the “Company”) announced that it has commenced tender offers to purchase for cash any and all of the 7.375% Debentures due 2023 and the 7.125% Notes due 2027 issued by the Company. The tender offers are being made exclusively pursuant to an offer to purchase dated August 4, 2021 and related notice of guaranteed delivery which set forth the terms and conditions of the tender offers.

The press release issued by the Company, announcing the tender offers, is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit

99.1		Press release of the Company, issued August 4, 2021.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	BRUNSWICK CORPORATION

Dated: August 4, 2021	By:	/s/ Ryan M. Gwillim
		Name:	Ryan M. Gwillim
		Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief
			Financial Officer

Brunswick Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits