Briggs & Stratton Declares Dividend

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 20, 2004 -- Briggs & Stratton Corporation :

At the regular quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of Briggs & Stratton Corporation held today, a quarterly dividend of seventeen cents ($0.17) per share was declared on the common stock of the Corporation, payable January 3, 2005 to shareholders of record at the close of business December 1, 2004. The dividend reflects a 2:1 stock split that will be distributed on November 9, 2004 to shareholders of record on October 29, 2004.