Briggs & Stratton Corp. (BGG) said Wednesday that at its annual meeting, the company's shareholders reelected Robert O'Toole, John Shiely and Charles Story as directors to terms expiring in 2012.
Shareholders also ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the company's independent auditors and the rights agreement as amended by the company on October 13.
A proposal to amend and restate the Briggs & Stratton Corporation Incentive Compensation Plan was also approved by shareholders.
At its regular quarterly meeting, the Board of Directors of Briggs & Stratton declared a quarterly dividend of $0.11 per share, payable on January 4 to shareholders of record on December 1.
For comments and feedback contact: editorial@rttnews.com
June 12, 2026 17:14 ET Major central bank action was the focus this week in economic news. The European Central Bank became the first major central bank to move in response to the rising inflationary pressures in the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. In North America, the U.S. inflation and trade data as well as Canada’s central bank decision gained attention. The Chinese trade data was the main news in Asia.