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Briggs & Stratton Declares Dividend

19 April 2000

Briggs & Stratton Declares Dividend

    MILWAUKEE, April 19 /PR Newswire/ --
    Briggs & Stratton Corporation (NYSE: BGG):
    At the regular quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of Briggs &
Stratton Corporation, held today, a quarterly dividend of thirty cents ($0.30)
per share was declared on the common stock of the Corporation, payable
June 30, 2000 to shareholders of record at the close of business June 1, 2000.

                              BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION

                              J. E. Brenn
                              Senior Vice President and
                              Chief Financial Officer