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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. )*
BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION
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(NAME OF ISSUER)
COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE
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(TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
109043109
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(CUSIP NUMBER)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:
[X] Rule 13d-1(b)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the notes.
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Levin Capital Strategies, L.P.
(EIN 87-0753486)
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
327,769
NUMBER OF ---------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 1,959,162
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 327,769
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WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
3,238,482
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
3,238,482
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
[ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
6.4%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
LCS Event Partners, LLC
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
A Delaware Limited Liability Corporation
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
NUMBER OF ---------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 0
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
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WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
0
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
[ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
LCS LLC
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
A Delaware Limited Liability Corporation
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
NUMBER OF ---------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 0
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
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WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
0
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
[ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
John A. Levin
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
NUMBER OF ---------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 0
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
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WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
0
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
[ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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ITEM 1.
(A) NAME OF ISSUER:
Briggs & Stratton Corporation (the "Issuer").
(B) ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES OR,IF NONE, RESIDENCE:
12301 West Wirth Street, Wauwatosa, WI 53222
ITEM 2.
(A) NAME OF PERSON FILING:
This schedule is being jointly filed by Levin Capital Strategies ("LCS"),
LCS LLC ("LCSL"), LCS Event Parnters, LLC ("LCSEP"), and John A. Levin, the
Chief Executive Officer and controlling person of LCS and LCSL (LCS, LSCL, and
John A. Levin are sometimes collectively referred to hereinafter as "Filer").
Attached hereto as an exhibit is a copy of the joint Schedule 13G filing
agreement among the reporting persons.
(B) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE:
The address of the principal executive office of LCS, LCSL, LCSEP and
John A. Levin is: 595 Madison Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, New York 10022.
(C) CITIZENSHIP:
The citizenship or place of organization of the reporting person is as
follows: LCS is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State
of Delaware, LCSL is a limited liability corporation organized under the laws
of the State of Delaware, and John A. Levin is a United States citizen.
(D) TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share.
(E) CUSIP NUMBER:
109043109
ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-1(B), OR
240.13d-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-1(b) OR 13d-2(b) OR (c),
CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
(a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940
(e) [x] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940: see Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E)
(f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to
the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule 13d-
1(b)(ii)(G);
(h) [ ] Savings Associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act;
(i) [ ] Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940;
(j) ( ) Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO Rule 13d-1(c), CHECK THIS BOX.[]
ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP.
LSC:
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 3,238,482
(b) Percent of Class: 6.4%
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 327,769
(ii) Share power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,959,162
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 327,769
(iv) Shared power to dispose of to direct the disposition of: 3,238,482
LSC Event Partners LLC:
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 0
(b) Percent of Class: 0.0%
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
(ii) Share power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
(iv) Shared power to dispose of to direct the disposition of: 0
LSC LLC:
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 0
(b) Percent of Class: 0.0%
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
(ii) Share power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
(iv) Shared power to dispose of to direct the disposition of: 0
Mr. Levin disclaims beneficial ownership of all such shares.
John A. Levin:
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 0
(b) Percent of Class: 0.0%
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
(ii) Share power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
(iv) Shared power to dispose of to direct the disposition of: 0
ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ].
ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.
This Schedule 13G is filed by LCS, LCSL, LCSEP and John A. Levin with respect to
Common Stock held by LCS's investment advisory accounts. Levin Capital Trilogy
Fund, Ltd., an offshore fund for which LCS acts as investment advisor, has the
right to recieve dvidends from, and the proceeds from the sale of 327,769
shares. Various seperately managed accounts for whom LCS acts as investment
manager have the righ to receive dividends from, and the proceeds
from the sale of, 2,910,713 shares.
ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE
SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY.
Not Applicable.
ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.
Not applicable.
ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of
business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect
of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and
were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction
having such purposes or effect.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
and correct.
August 23, 2011
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(Date)
Levin Capital Strategies, L.P.
BY:/s/ John A. Levin
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John A. Levin
C.E.O.
LCS, LLC
BY:/s/ John A. Levin
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John A. Levin
General Partner
LCS Event Partners, LLC
BY:/s/ John A. Levin
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John A. Levin
General Partner
BY:/s/ John A. Levin
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John A. Levin