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Brunswick Corp — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
November 12, 2025
Period
Nov 12, 2025
Ticker
BC
Accession
0000950157-25-000934
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Brunswick launches a cash tender offer to repurchase up to $50 million of its 5.100% Senior Notes due 2052.

About Brunswick Corp
Market cap
$5.3B
1Y TSR
+47.6%
3Y TSR
+0.8%
Board grade
C+
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
CEO
David M Foulkes
Last annual meeting: May 6, 2026 · View full Brunswick Corp profile →

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): November 12, 2025

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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


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
 
 
 
 
NYSE Texas, Inc.
6.500% Senior Notes due 2048
 
BC-A
 
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 November 12, 2025, Brunswick Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has commenced a tender offer to purchase for cash an aggregate principal amount of up to $50 million (the “Tender Cap”) of its outstanding $300 million 5.100% Senior Notes due 2052. The tender offer is being made exclusively pursuant to an offer to purchase, dated November 12, 2025, which sets forth the terms and conditions of the tender offer.

The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated in this Item 8.01 by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibits:

Exhibit No.
 
Description of Exhibit
 
 
 
 

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: November 12, 2025
By:
/s/ Ryan M. Gwillim
 
 
 
Name:
Ryan M. Gwillim
 
 
 
Title:
Executive Vice President and Chief
 
 
 
 
Financial and Strategy Officer
 




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When did Brunswick Corp file this 8-K?
Brunswick Corp (BC) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on November 12, 2025. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0000950157-25-000934.
What does an 8-K disclose?
Form 8-K is the SEC's current-report form, used to disclose material events between periodic reports (10-K / 10-Q). Triggers include CEO/CFO departures, acquisitions, bankruptcies, earnings releases, auditor changes, changes in fiscal year, and amendments to corporate governance. Each 8-K is keyed to one or more Item numbers (1.01 through 9.01).
What is the key takeaway from this filing?
Brunswick launches a cash tender offer to repurchase up to $50 million of its 5.100% Senior Notes due 2052. This is Boardroom Alpha's one-line summary of the current report; see the full filing text above for the formal disclosure.
What Item codes does an 8-K cover?
An 8-K's Item codes (1.01 through 9.01) specify what kind of event is being disclosed — e.g. Item 1.01 for entering a material agreement, Item 5.02 for departure/election of directors and executive officers, Item 8.01 for other events. The Item codes for this 8-K appear in the filing text above.
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