Edgar Filing: WOLPERT STEPHEN M

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â WOLPERT STEPHEN M

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/07/2008

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BRUNSWICK CORP [BC]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

BRUNSWICK CORPORATION,Â 1 N FIELD COURT

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
VICE PRESIDENT

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

LAKE FOREST,Â ILÂ 60045

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	26,742	D	Â
Common Stock	56	I	By Svgs Plan Trustee

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) ⁽¹⁾	Â ⁽²⁾	04/30/2013	Common Stock	5,250	$ 21.83	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) ⁽³⁾	Â ⁽²⁾	02/05/2012	Common Stock	1,210	$ 24.51	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) ⁽¹⁾	Â ⁽²⁾	02/18/2014	Common Stock	5,250	$ 38.36	D	Â
Stock Settled Stock Appreciation Right ⁽⁴⁾	Â ⁽⁵⁾	02/28/2018	Common Stock	63,500	$ 17.06	D	Â
Stock Settled Stock Appreciation Right ⁽⁴⁾	Â ⁽⁵⁾	02/13/2017	Common Stock	16,000	$ 33	D	Â
Stock Settled Stock Appreciation Right ⁽⁴⁾	Â ⁽⁵⁾	02/14/2016	Common Stock	15,000	$ 39.15	D	Â
Stock Settled Stock Appreciation Right ⁽⁴⁾	Â ⁽⁵⁾	01/31/2015	Common Stock	15,000	$ 46.12	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WOLPERT STEPHEN M BRUNSWICK CORPORATION 1 N FIELD COURT LAKE FOREST,Â ILÂ 60045	Â	Â	Â VICE PRESIDENT	Â

Signatures

By: Power of Attorney For: /s/ Stephen Wolpert		05/09/2008
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Employee Stock Option granted under the 2003 Stock Incentive Plan with right to have shares withheld or to deliver previously acquired shares to pay income taxes on exercise of option.
(2)	Currently all shares are exercisable.
(3)	Employee Stock Option granted under the 1991 Stock Plan with right to have shares withheld or to deliver previously acquired shares to pay income taxes on exercise of option.
(4)	Employee Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Right granted under the 2003 Stock Incentive Plan.
(5)	One-fourth of the total shares granted may be exercised on each of the first, second, third, and fourth anniversaries following grant date.

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