BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF
ITS PORT WASHINGTON, WISCONSIN FACILITY

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – June 22, 2007- Briggs & Stratton announced today that it would discontinue operations at its Port Washington, Wisconsin facility. The facility manufactures riding lawn mowers and snowthrowers for the outdoor power equipment industry. The Company will move production from its Port Washington location to other company-owned U.S. facilities.

“We cannot possibly describe to our employees or people in the Port Washington area how difficult this decision was for us,” said Vince Shiely, President Briggs & Stratton Yard Power Products Group. “We appreciate all the help we have received from various government agencies including the City of Port Washington and Ozaukee County during this decision-making process. In the end, the issue was not whether we should invest more in this facility to make it competitive. The issue was that our business has excess manufacturing capacity and we concluded that folding the Port Washington production into our other operations was the most appropriate business decision.”

The Company has notified District No. 10 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO—Local 1430 that it will honor the work commitments required in the current agreement with the bargaining unit that runs through October 15, 2008. Products will continue to be built in the Port Washington facility through this date.

Approximately 325 employees at the Port Washington location will be affected. Shiely stated that the Company is working closely with employees to provide assistance benefits and outplacement services.