Jesse Edwards
President of USW Local 2-232

RE: COMPANY CONFERENCE CALL

On MARCH 6, 2020 at 9:00 am, Briggs & Stratton held a Strategic Repositioning Conference Call. The Company announced that its new focus would be on four areas: Residential Engines, Vanguard Commercial Engines, Standby Power Generators, and the new Vanguard Commercial Battery Systems.

The Company further announced that it would be divesting from turf products, including: Ferris, Billy Goat, Simplicity, Snapper, and Snapper Pro Brands, as well as Pressure Washers and Portable Generators, which are assembled at the Burleigh Plant. The Company is hoping to find a buyer for these brands by Fiscal 2021.

The Union has requested a meeting with the company immediately to discuss the impact this will have on our hourly workforce in Milwaukee.