Executive Change

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 ________________________ FORM 8-K/A Amendment No. 1 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 20, 2020 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     60045-3420 Mettawa Illinois (Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: ( 847 ) 735-4700 N/A (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) ☐            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) 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. ☐ Explanatory Note On October 26, 2020, Brunswick Corporation (“Brunswick”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original Form 8-K”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission to report the election of Reginald Fils-Aime to Brunswick’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective January 1, 2021. At the time of the Original Form 8-K filing, the Board had not yet determined on which committees Mr. Fils-Aime would serve. Brunswick is filing this Amendment No. 1 to the Original Form 8-K to disclose the subsequent appointment of Mr. Fils-Aime to a Board committee. Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On December 2, 2020, the Board appointed Mr. Fils-Aime to the Audit and Finance Committee of the Board, effective January 1, 2021. 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. BRUNSWICK CORPORATION Dated: December 4, 2020 By: /S/ CHRISTOPHER F. DEKKER Christopher F. Dekker Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary