Briggs & Stratton Corporation Announces Adoption of Rule 10b5-1 Plan by Officer; Plans to Sell 66,970 Shares

Briggs & Stratton Corporation BGG today announced that William H. Reitman, Senior Vice President – Business Development & Customer Support, has entered into an individual stock trading plan in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Mr. Reitman informed the Company that under his trading plan he intends to sell 66,970 shares of Company common stock that would be issued as a result of the exercise of stock options that will expire in August 2011 and August 2013.