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 13,
2007
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)
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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.
On
March
13, 2007, Peter Harf informed Dustan E. McCoy, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Brunswick Corporation ("Brunswick"), of his intention to retire
from
the Brunswick Board of Directors, effective immediately. Dr. Harf had no
disagreements with Brunswick on any matter relating to its operations, policies
or practices, and is retiring in order to devote more time to his other
professional responsibilities. Mr. McCoy joins the Board of Directors of
Brunswick in thanking Dr. Harf for his dedicated service and valued
contributions to Brunswick over the past eleven years.
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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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| Dated: March 14, 2007 | By: | /s/ MARSCHALL I. SMITH |
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Name:
Marschall
I. Smith
Title:
Vice
President, General Counsel and
Secretary
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