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Briggs & Stratton Corporation Announces Share Repurchase

9 July 2000

    MILWAUKEE - Briggs & Stratton Corporation announced Friday that its Board
of Directors has approved the repurchase of up to 2.0 million additional
shares of the Company's common stock.  Purchases will be made from time to
time, using available cash, in open market or private transactions.  The
Company has completed the 1.0 million share repurchase authorized by the Board
in March 2000.

                             BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION
                             James E. Brenn
                             Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer