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 UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

_____________________________________

FORM 11-K
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[X] Annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017


OR


[  ] Transition report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     


Commission file number 001-01043

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A. Full title of the plans and the address of the plans, if different from that of the issuer named below:

Brunswick Retirement Savings Plan
Brunswick Rewards Plan


B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:


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BRUNSWICK CORPORATION
26125 N. Riverwoods Boulevard
Mettawa, Illinois 60045-3420




Brunswick Retirement Savings Plan
 
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedules
 
December 31, 2017 and 2016
 
 
Contents
 
 


 
Page
 
 
Audited Financial Statements
 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental Schedules
 
 
 





Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
Plan Administrator and Plan Participants
Brunswick Retirement Savings Plan

Opinion on the financial statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Brunswick Retirement Savings Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2017, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2017 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Plan’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Plan in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Supplemental information
The supplemental information in the accompanying schedules of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2017 and delinquent participant contributions for the year ended December 31, 2017, have been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan’s financial statements. The supplemental information is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements but include supplemental information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental information is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental information reconciles to the basic financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental information. In forming our opinion on the supplemental information in the accompanying schedules, we evaluated whether the supplemental information, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental information referred to above is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP



We have served as the Plan's auditor since 2017.
Chicago, Illinois
June 27, 2018

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Brunswick Retirement Savings Plan
 
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investments at fair value
 
$
118,719,686

 
$
109,537,805

Receivables:
 
 
 
 
Employer contributions
 
13,879

 
10,414

Notes receivable from participants
 
1,289,926

 
1,189,726

Total receivables
 
1,303,805

 
1,200,140

Total net assets available for benefits
 
$
120,023,491

 
$
110,737,945

 
 
 
 
 
The notes to financial statements are an integral part of these statements.
 
 

 
 



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Brunswick Retirement Savings Plan
 
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
 
 
Year Ended December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
Additions
 
Income:
 
Net appreciation in fair value of investments
$
12,454,664

Interest and dividends from investments
3,517,527

Interest income on notes receivable from participants
39,583

 
16,011,774

 
 
Contributions:
 

Participants
3,721,211

Rollovers
249,461

Employer
1,293,737

Total contributions
5,264,409

 
 
Other income
9,298

 


Total additions
21,285,481

 
 

Deductions
 

Distributions and withdrawals to participants
11,587,854

Administrative expenses
265,607

Total deductions
11,853,461

 
 
Net increase in net assets available for benefits before transfers
9,432,020

Transfers to other plan
(146,474
)
Net increase in net assets available for benefits
9,285,546

Net assets available for benefits:
 

Beginning of year
110,737,945

End of year
$
120,023,491

 
 

The notes to financial statements are an integral part of this statement.




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Brunswick Retirement Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2017 and 2016


1. Description of the Plan
 
The following description of the Brunswick Retirement Savings Plan (the Plan) provides only general information. Brunswick Corporation (the Company) is the Plan's sponsor. Participants should refer to the Plan Document and Summary Plan Description for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.
 
General
 
The Plan, established by the Company effective January 1, 1986, is a defined-contribution plan subject to the requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), as amended. Any related company, as defined in the Plan, may, with the Company’s consent, adopt the Plan. The Plan is administered by the Benefits Administration Committee, consisting of at least three members appointed for indefinite terms by the Company’s Board of Directors. Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company (the Trustee) is the Trustee of the Plan under a trust agreement with the Company.
 
Participation

Eligible employees include all groups as identified by the Benefits Administration Committee.
 
Eligible employees, as identified by the Benefits Administration Committee, who are not eligible to participate in the Brunswick Rewards Plan, must be at least 21 years of age and employed by the Company or a related company to which the Plan has been extended. Attwood union employees who are eligible to participate must be at least 18 years of age.
 
Employees working at least 24 hours per week are eligible to participate in the Plan on the first day of the month following or coinciding with 60 days of employment. Employees working less than 24 hours per week are eligible to participate on the first day of the month following or coinciding with 12 months of employment. Employees can generally increase, decrease, or cancel their deferrals at any time.
 
Participant Accounts
 
Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contributions and allocations of: (a) the Company’s contributions, and (b) the Plan’s earnings (losses). Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as defined in the Plan. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s account balances.
 
Participants may direct their own contributions and related Company contributions into any of the Plan’s fund options. Participants may generally change their elections and transfer balances between funds at any time.

Contributions
 
Effective January 2, 2017, participants may make pre-tax or Roth contributions from 1% to 40% of compensation as defined in the Plan. Prior to January 2, 2017, only pre-tax contributions were allowed. Contributions are made via payroll deductions and are remitted to the Trustee on the earliest date on which funds can be segregated from the Company’s funds. Participants who have attained age 50 before the end of the year are eligible to make catch-up contributions. In 2017, pre-tax and Roth contributions were subject to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) limit of $18,000 and catch-up contributions were subject to the IRS limit of $6,000. These combined contributions cannot exceed 40% of the participant’s compensation.
 
The basic Company matching contribution for participants in the Plan is 50% of participant deferrals, up to 6% of compensation. These contributions are invested in accordance with the participant’s investment elections. Catch-up contributions are not eligible for Company match.
 
The Plan provides a true-up feature, which allows the Company to make up for any missed match that may have occurred due to unequal deferrals. The true-up is performed during the first quarter of the following plan year and takes into account the maximum matching contribution that could have been received and makes up for any difference in comparison to the matching contributions that were actually made. For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, $13,879 and $10,414, respectively, relating to the true-

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Brunswick Retirement Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2017 and 2016


ups of certain participant accounts was contributed to the Plan. The true-up balance is reflected as a component of employer contributions receivable in the accompanying Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits.
 
Vesting
 
Participants are fully vested in the balance of all of their accounts at all times.

Notes Receivable From Participants
 
Active participants may borrow from their interest in the funds held by the Trustee. The minimum loan amount is $1,000. The maximum loan amount is the lesser of half of the participant's account balance or $50,000 less the largest balance of all loans in the prior 12 months, limited to participant contributions and rollovers only. Generally, a participant is not permitted to have more than one loan outstanding at any one time.

Participant loans bear interest, are secured by the participants’ accounts, and are payable over a period not to exceed five years unless the loan is for the purchase of a home, in which case, the loan term may be up to 10 years. The interest rate on loans is fixed at the prime rate reported by Reuters at the initiation of the loan.

If a participant's employment with Brunswick Corporation terminates and the loan balance is not paid in full by the termination date, the participant may make manual payments directly to the Trustee to avoid default. Loans will be subject to default if a payment has not been made for a period of time as outlined by the plan document or if the participant takes a distribution of their account balance.
 
Payment of Benefits
 
In-service distributions are allowed for certain cases of financial hardship, upon the participant's attainment of age 59-1/2 or if the participant is still employed after age 70-1/2. Additionally, the Company amended the Plan to temporarily allow hurricane hardship withdrawals through January 31, 2018 for eligible participants as a result of hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

Upon termination of employment, participants may elect to roll over account balances into another qualified retirement vehicle, receive a lump-sum or partial lump-sum distribution, or receive installment payments. Terminated participants with balances exceeding $1,000 may elect to remain in the Plan and defer payment until such time the participant attains age 70-1/2 and becomes subject to required minimum distributions. Account balances less than $1,000 are distributed as soon as administratively possible following termination of employment.
 
Administrative Expenses
 
Investment management fees, recordkeeping fees, agent fees, brokerage commissions and other fees are paid by the Plan’s participants and are included in either net appreciation in fair value of investments or administrative expenses in the accompanying Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits.

Transfer to Other Plan
 
Transfers of assets between plans generally occur if a change in the employment status of an employee, who participates in a Brunswick-sponsored plan, causes the employee to change plans due to eligibility requirements. Among all Brunswick-sponsored plans, the interplan transfers net to zero. During the year ended December 31, 2017, $146,474 was transferred from the Plan into the Brunswick Rewards Plan.
 
Plan Termination
 
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event that the Plan is terminated, the Benefits Administration Committee can direct that all accounts be distributed to its participants or continued in trust for their benefit.

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Brunswick Retirement Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2017 and 2016



2. Significant Accounting Policies
 
Basis of Accounting
 
The accompanying financial statements of the Plan have been prepared under the accrual basis of accounting.
 
Payment of Benefits
 
Benefit payments are recorded when paid.
  
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Investment Valuation and Income Recognition
 
Investments held by the Plan are stated at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). See Note 4 - Fair Value Measurements for further discussion of fair value measurements.
 
The Brunswick ESOP Company Stock Fund is a fund composed principally of Brunswick Corporation common stock. Dividends received on shares held in the Brunswick ESOP Company Stock Fund may be reinvested in the Plan or, if elected by the participant, received as cash.
 
Purchases and sales of investments are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is accrued when earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Capital gain distributions are included in dividend income. Net appreciation includes plan gains and losses on investments bought and sold as well as held during the year.

Notes Receivable From Participants
 
Notes receivable from participants represent participant loans that are recorded at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Interest income on notes receivable from participants is recorded when it is earned. Related fees are recorded as administrative expenses and are expensed when they are incurred. No allowance for credit losses has been recorded as of December 31, 2017 or 2016 as repayments of principal and interest are received through payroll deductions and the notes are collateralized by the participants' account balances. If a participant ceases to make loan repayments and the plan administrator deems the participant loan to be a distribution, the participant loan balance is reduced and a benefit payment is recorded.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The Company evaluates the pronouncements of various authoritative accounting organizations, primarily the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Emerging Issues Task Force, to determine the impact of new pronouncements on GAAP and the impact on the Plan. There were no recent accounting pronouncements that impacted the Plan in 2017 or that are expected to impact the Plan in the future.

3. Investments
 
Effective October 31, 2017, the Vanguard Institutional Index Fund Plus Shares was added as an investment option and the Vanguard Institutional Index Fund was removed. All balances in and contributions to the Vanguard Institutional Index Fund were moved automatically to the Vanguard Institutional Index Fund Plus Shares fund as of October 31, 2017.


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Brunswick Retirement Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2017 and 2016


4. Fair Value Measurements
 
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., an exit price). The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
 
Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible to the reporting entity at the measurement date for identical assets and liabilities.
 
Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that are observable either directly or indirectly for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. Level 2 inputs include the following: 

Quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets;
Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active;
Observable inputs other than quoted prices that are used in the valuation of the assets or liabilities (e.g., interest rate and yield curve quotes at commonly quoted intervals); and
Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability (i.e., supported by little or no market activity). Level 3 inputs include management’s own assumption about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability (including assumptions about risk).

The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement is classified is determined based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

The following is a description of the valuation techniques and inputs used for assets measured at fair value:
 
Common stock: Valued at the quoted market price held by the Plan at year-end.

Target date retirement collective trust funds: The fair values of investments in target date retirement collective trusts are valued as determined by fund managers based on their net asset values (NAV) and recent transaction prices. There are target date collective trust funds ranging from 2015 through 2065, in five-year increments, and an income fund. The asset allocation of each target date retirement collective trust fund (except for the income fund) gradually changes over time according to a targeted retirement year until the fund merges with the income fund. The trusts invest in master trusts that share the same investment objectives, which in turn invest in mutual funds at varying asset allocations as appropriate to adjust to a more conservative mix over time as participants approach their target retirement age. Each collective trust provides for daily redemptions by the Plan at reported net asset values per share, with no advance notification requirement.
 
Mutual funds: Valued at quoted market prices.

Stable value retirement savings collective trust fund: The fair value of investments in the stable value retirement savings collective trust are valued as determined by fund managers based on their NAV. This fund invests largely in investment contracts backed by high-quality, shorter-term securities. There are no restrictions on participant redemptions of the stable value retirement savings collective trust.


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Brunswick Retirement Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2017 and 2016


The following table sets forth, by level within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan’s investment assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2017:
 
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Brunswick Corporation common stock
 
$
9,416,345

 
$

 
$

 
$
9,416,345

Mutual funds
 
60,340,987

 

 

 
60,340,987

Total investments at fair value
 
$
69,757,332

 
$

 
$

 
$
69,757,332

Investments measured at net asset value (A)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
48,962,354

Total investments
 


 


 


 
$
118,719,686


The following table sets forth, by level within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan’s investment assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2016:
 
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Brunswick Corporation common stock
 
$
10,202,817

 
$

 
$

 
$
10,202,817

Mutual funds
 
53,426,167

 

 

 
53,426,167

Total investments at fair value
 
$
63,628,984

 
$

 
$

 
$
63,628,984

Investments measured at net asset value (A)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
45,908,821

Total investments
 


 


 


 
$
109,537,805


(A) Certain investments measured at net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the line items presented in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits.

5. Reconciliation to Form 5500
 
The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500:
 
 
December 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements
 
$
120,023,491

 
$
110,737,945

Adjustment for certain deemed distributions of participant loans
 
(19,294
)
 
(19,294
)
Net assets available for benefits per Form 5500
 
$
120,004,197

 
$
110,718,651


6. Risks and Uncertainties
 
The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market, liquidity, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the fair value of certain investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits.


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Brunswick Retirement Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

December 31, 2013 and 2012

7. Party-In-Interest Transactions
 
Parties in interest are defined under Department of Labor regulations as any fiduciary of the Plan, any party rendering service to the Plan, the employer, and certain others. The Plan holds units of mutual funds managed by The Vanguard Group, Inc. The Vanguard Group, Inc. is an affiliate of Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company, the Plan Trustee; therefore, these transactions and the Plan's payment of trustee fees to Vanguard qualify as party-in-interest transactions. The Plan also holds units of the Vanguard target date retirement collective trust funds which are issued by Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company. The Plan also holds shares of Brunswick Corporation common stock. These shares appreciated in fair value by $258,956 and recognized dividend income of $118,377 during 2017. At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Plan held 170,524 and 180,070 shares of Brunswick Corporation common stock with fair values of $9,416,345 and $10,202,817, respectively. Notes receivable from participants also reflect party-in-interest transactions. Certain administrative functions are performed by officers or employees of the Company. No such officer or employee receives compensation from the Plan.

During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company withheld final pay period employee contributions for certain terminated employees and failed to remit this amount to the Plan in a timely manner and in accordance with the Department of Labor (DOL) rules and regulations. The total of these transactions is $291 and is disclosed in the accompanying Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contributions in accordance with the DOL's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under ERISA. Additionally, the Company has taken the necessary measures to correct these transactions in 2018 by contributing funds to the trustee. The Company also credited the participants' accounts to accurately reflect missed earnings had the contributions been remitted in a timely manner. The value of these delinquent contributions is not material to the Plan's financial statements.

8. Income Tax Status
 
The IRS has determined and informed the Company by a letter dated July 27, 2017 that the Plan and related trust are designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). Although the Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter, Plan management believes that the Plan is designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC. Therefore, Plan management believes that the Plan was qualified and the related trust was tax-exempt as of the financial statement date.

U.S. GAAP requires the management of the Plan to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by applicable taxing authorities. Management of the Plan has analyzed tax positions taken by the Plan and has concluded that, as of December 31, 2017, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions, however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.


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Brunswick Retirement Savings Plan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Schedule H, Line 4a – Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contributions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EIN 36-0848180 Plan #154
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Year Ended December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total that constitute non-exempt prohibited transactions
 
 
Participant contributions transferred late to the Plan
 
Contributions not corrected
 
Contributions corrected outside VFCP
 
Contributions pending correction in VFCP
 
Total fully corrected under VFCP and PTE 2002-51
$291
 
$291
 
$—
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Check here if late participant loan repayments are included: [ ]

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Brunswick Retirement Savings Plan
 
 
 
Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
 
 
 
EIN 36-0848180 Plan #154
 
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
 
Current
Identity of Issuer
Description of Investment
Value
 
 
 
Employer Common Stock
 
 
Brunswick Corporation*
Brunswick ESOP Company Stock Fund
$
9,416,345

 
 
 
Target Date Retirement Collective Trust
 
 
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company*
Target Retirement 2015 Trust II
8,769,792

Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company*
Target Retirement 2020 Trust II
924,076

Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company*
Target Retirement 2025 Trust II
14,886,767

Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company*
Target Retirement 2030 Trust II
93,903

Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company*
Target Retirement 2035 Trust II
6,340,394

Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company*
Target Retirement 2040 Trust II
346,042

Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company*
Target Retirement 2045 Trust II
2,402,360

Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company*
Target Retirement 2050 Trust II
30,886

Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company*
Target Retirement 2055 Trust II
1,094,965

Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company*
Target Retirement 2060 Trust II
11,903

Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company*
Target Retirement 2065 Trust II
2,672

Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company*
Target Retirement Income Trust II
2,238,633

Total Target Date Retirement Collective Trust
 
37,142,393

 
 
 
Mutual Funds
 
 
MainStay Investments
Large Cap Growth Fund, Class R6
10,855,830

Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC
Advantage Common Stock Fund Institutional Class
4,744,737

Templeton Institutional Funds, Inc.
Foreign Equity Series
785,920

The TCW Group, Inc.
Core Fixed-Income Fund; Class Institutional
1,395,408

The Vanguard Group, Inc.*
Institutional Index Fund Plus Shares
21,549,518

The Vanguard Group, Inc.*
Extended Market Index Fund Institutional Shares
2,859,058

The Vanguard Group, Inc.*
Total Bond Market Index Fund Institutional Shares
7,097,951

The Vanguard Group, Inc.*
Total International Stock Index Fund Institutional Shares
6,162,369

The Vanguard Group, Inc.*
Federal Money Market Fund
432,124

The Vanguard Group, Inc.*
Windsor II Fund Admiral Shares
4,458,072

Total Mutual Funds
 
60,340,987

 
 
 
Stable Value Collective Trust
 
 
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company*
Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust III
11,819,961

 
 
 
Participant Loans*
Loans to participants, bearing interest from 3.25% to 8.25%, with varying maturities
1,289,926

 
 
$
120,009,612

*Represents a party-in-interest to the Plan.
 


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Brunswick Rewards Plan
 
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedules
 
December 31, 2017 and 2016, and Year Ended December 31, 2017
 
 
Contents
 



 
Page
 
 
Audited Financial Statements
 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental Schedules
 
 
 




Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
Plan Administrator and Plan Participants
Brunswick Rewards Plan

Opinion on the financial statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Brunswick Rewards Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2017, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2017 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Plan’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Plan in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Supplemental information
The supplemental information in the accompanying schedules of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2017 and delinquent participant contributions for the year ended December 31, 2017, have been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan’s financial statements. The supplemental information is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements but include supplemental information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental information is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental information reconciles to the basic financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental information. In forming our opinion on the supplemental information in the accompanying schedules, we evaluated whether the supplemental information, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental information referred to above is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP



We have served as the Plan's auditor since 2017.
Chicago, Illinois
June 27, 2018

1



Brunswick Rewards Plan
 
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investments at fair value
 
$
1,329,616,788

 
$
1,098,568,365

Receivables:
 
 
 
 
Employer contributions
 
31,271,710

 
30,555,232

Notes receivable from participants
 
15,512,057

 
14,118,314

Total receivables
 
46,783,767

 
44,673,546

Total net assets available for benefits
 
$
1,376,400,555

 
$
1,143,241,911

 
 
 
 
 
The notes to financial statements are an integral part of these statements.
 
 



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Brunswick Rewards Plan
 
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
 
 
Year Ended December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
Additions
 
Income:
 
Net appreciation in fair value of investments
$
154,315,629

Interest and dividends from investments
36,621,861

Interest income on notes receivable from participants
516,808

 
191,454,298

 
 

Contributions:
 

Participants
43,171,640

Rollovers
4,949,371

Employer
51,092,823

Total contributions
99,213,834

 
 
Other income
125,693

 

Total additions
290,793,825

 
 

Deductions
 

Distributions and withdrawals to participants
89,262,451

Administrative expenses
1,077,235

Total deductions
90,339,686

 
 
Net increase in net assets available for benefits before transfers
200,454,139

Transfers from other plans
32,704,505

Net increase in net assets available for benefits
233,158,644

Net assets available for benefits:
 

Beginning of year
1,143,241,911

End of year
$
1,376,400,555

 
 

The notes to financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
 

 
 


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Brunswick Rewards Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2017 and 2016



1. Description of the Plan
 
The following description of the Brunswick Rewards Plan (the Plan) provides only general information. Brunswick Corporation (the Company) is the Plan's sponsor. Participants should refer to the Plan Document and Summary Plan Description for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.
 
General
 
The Plan, established by the Company effective April 1, 1999, is a defined-contribution plan subject to the requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), as amended. Any related company, as defined in the Plan, may, with the Company’s consent, adopt the Plan. The Plan is administered by the Benefits Administration Committee, consisting of at least three members appointed for indefinite terms by the Company’s Board of Directors. Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company (the Trustee) is the Trustee of the Plan under a trust agreement with the Company.
 
Participation
 
Eligible employees include all groups as identified by the Benefits Administration Committee.

Employees are immediately eligible to participate in the Plan and are automatically enrolled in the Plan at a deferral rate of 3% of eligible compensation. Employees have a window of 60 days from the date their demographic data is received at the Trustee in which to opt out of the Plan before automatic enrollment. Employees can generally increase, decrease, or cancel their deferrals at any time.
 
Participant Accounts
 
Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contributions and allocations of: (a) the Company’s contributions, and (b) the Plan’s earnings (losses). Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances as defined in the Plan. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s account balances.

Participants may direct their own contributions and related Company contributions into any of the Plan’s fund options. Participants may generally change their elections and transfer balances between funds at any time.

Contributions
 
Effective January 2, 2017, participants may make pre-tax or Roth contributions from 1% to 40% of compensation as defined in the Plan. Prior to January 2, 2017, only pre-tax contributions were allowed. Contributions are made via payroll deductions and are remitted to the Trustee on the earliest date on which funds can be segregated from the Company’s funds. Participants who have attained age 50 before the end of the year are eligible to make catch-up contributions. In 2017, pre-tax and Roth contributions were subject to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) limit of $18,000 and catch-up contributions were subject to the IRS limit of $6,000. These combined contributions cannot exceed 40% of the participant’s compensation. The Plan also contains an automatic contribution increase feature for certain eligible employees. Specifically, the Plan increases each eligible participant's contributions by 1% (up to a maximum of 10%) in April of each year.
 
Subject to certain limitations, the Company makes matching contributions on a per-pay check basis equal to 100% of the first 3% of participant contributions plus 50% of the next 2% of contributions. These contributions are invested in accordance with the participant’s investment elections. Employee catch-up contributions are not eligible for Company match.


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The Company may make an annual retirement profit sharing contribution (formerly known as variable retirement contribution or VRC) of up to 9% of eligible compensation to the accounts of participants employed by the Company as of December 31 of the current plan year. The Company may also make an annual retirement profit sharing contribution to participants that were terminated during the plan year due to death, disability, layoffs, or retirement. Retirement profit sharing contributions are invested in accordance with the participant’s investment elections. Retirement profit sharing contributions for the year ended December 31, 2017 were $31,002,639. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, $30,159,193 and $29,434,180, respectively, were included as employer contributions receivable in the accompanying Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits.
 
The Plan provides a true-up feature, which allows the Company to make up for any missed match that may have occurred due to unequal deferrals. The true-up is performed during the first quarter of the following plan year and takes into account the maximum matching contribution that could have been received and makes up for any difference in comparison to the matching contributions that were actually made. For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, $1,112,517 and $1,121,052, respectively, relating to the true-ups of certain participant accounts was contributed to the Plan, all of which were included as employer contributions receivable in the accompanying Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits.

Forfeited balances of participants' nonvested accounts are used to reduce future Company contributions. At December 31, 2017 and 2016, forfeited nonvested accounts totaled $843,446 and $258,458, respectively. All of the forfeited nonvested accounts at December 31, 2017 were used to reduce employer contributions during 2017.

Vesting
 
Participants are required to complete two years of service to become fully vested in employer matching contributions and employer retirement profit sharing contributions.
 
Notes Receivable From Participants
 
Active participants may borrow from their interest in the funds held by the Trustee. The minimum loan amount is $1,000. The maximum loan amount is the lesser of half of the participant's account balance or $50,000 less the largest balance of all loans in the prior 12 months, limited to participant contributions and rollovers only. Generally, a participant is not permitted to have more than one loan outstanding at any one time.

Participant loans bear interest, are secured by the participants’ accounts, and are payable over a period not to exceed five years unless the loan is for the purchase of a home, in which case, the loan term may be up to 10 years. The interest rate on loans is fixed at the prime rate reported by Reuters at the initiation of the loan.

If a participant's employment with Brunswick Corporation terminates and the loan balance is not paid in full by the termination date, the participant may make manual payments directly to the Trustee to avoid default. Loans will be subject to default if a payment has not been made for a period of time as outlined by the plan document or if the participant takes a distribution of their account balance.
 
Payment of Benefits
 
In-service distributions are allowed for certain cases of financial hardship, upon the participant's attainment of age 59-1/2 or if the participant is still employed after age 70-1/2. Additionally, the Company amended the Plan to temporarily allow hurricane hardship withdrawals through January 31, 2018 for eligible participants as a result of hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

Upon termination of employment, participants may elect to roll over account balances into another qualified retirement vehicle, receive a lump-sum or partial lump-sum distribution, or receive installment payments. Terminated participants with balances exceeding $1,000 may elect to remain in the Plan and defer payment until such time the participant attains age 70-1/2 and becomes subject to required minimum distributions. Account balances less than $1,000 are distributed as soon as administratively possible following termination of employment.


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Administrative Expenses
 
Investment management fees, recordkeeping fees, agent fees, brokerage commissions and other fees are paid by the Plan’s participants and are included in either net appreciation in fair value of investments or administrative expenses in the accompanying Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits.

Transfers from Other Plans

On January 20, 2016, the Company acquired 100 percent of privately held Cybex International, Inc. (Cybex) and employees became eligible to participate in the Plan as of January 1, 2017. Assets totaling $32,558,031 within the Cybex International, Inc. Savings and Investment Plan relating to Cybex employees were transferred into the Plan between February 6, 2017 and February 7, 2017.

Additionally, $146,474 was transferred into the Plan from the Brunswick Retirement Savings Plan. Transfers of assets between these plans generally occur if a change in the employment status of an employee, who participates in a Brunswick-sponsored plan, causes the employee to change plans due to eligibility requirements. Among all Brunswick-sponsored plans, the interplan transfers net to zero.

Plan Termination

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event that the Plan is terminated, the Benefits Administration Committee can direct that all accounts be distributed to its participants or continued in trust for their benefit. Participants will also become 100% vested at this time.

2. Significant Accounting Policies
 
Basis of Accounting
 
The accompanying financial statements of the Plan have been prepared under the accrual basis of accounting.
 
Payment of Benefits
 
Benefit payments are recorded when paid.
 
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Investment Valuation and Income Recognition
 
Investments held by the Plan are stated at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). See Note 4 - Fair Value Measurements for further discussion of fair value measurements.

The Brunswick ESOP Company Stock Fund is a fund composed principally of Brunswick Corporation common stock. Dividends received on shares held in the Brunswick ESOP Company Stock Fund may be reinvested in the Plan or, if elected by the participant, received as cash.

Purchases and sales of investments are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is accrued when earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Capital gain distributions are included in dividend income. Net appreciation includes plan gains and losses on investments bought and sold as well as held during the year.

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Notes Receivable from Participants

Notes receivable from participants represent participant loans that are recorded at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Interest income on notes receivable from participants is recorded when it is earned. Related fees are recorded as administrative expenses and are expensed when they are incurred. No allowance for credit losses has been recorded as of December 31, 2017 or 2016 as repayments of principal and interest are received through payroll deductions and the notes are collateralized by the participants' account balances. If a participant ceases to make loan repayments and the plan administrator deems the participant loan to be a distribution, the participant loan balance is reduced and a benefit payment is recorded.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The Company evaluates the pronouncements of various authoritative accounting organizations, primarily the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Emerging Issues Task Force, to determine the impact of new pronouncements on GAAP and the impact on the Plan. There were no recent accounting pronouncements that impacted the Plan in 2017 or that are expected to impact the Plan in the future.

3. Investments

Effective October 31, 2017, the Vanguard Institutional Index Fund Plus Shares was added as an investment option and the Vanguard Institutional Index Fund was removed. All balances in and contributions to the Vanguard Institutional Index Fund were moved automatically to the Vanguard Institutional Index Fund Plus Shares fund as of October 31, 2017.

4. Fair Value Measurements
 
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., an exit price). The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
 
Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible to the reporting entity at the measurement date for identical assets and liabilities.

Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that are observable either directly or indirectly for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. Level 2 inputs include the following:
 
Quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets;
Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active;
Observable inputs other than quoted prices that are used in the valuation of the assets or liabilities (e.g., interest rate and yield curve quotes at commonly quoted intervals); and
Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability (i.e., supported by little or no market activity). Level 3 inputs include management’s own assumption about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability (including assumptions about risk).

The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement is classified is determined based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

The following is a description of the valuation techniques and inputs used for assets measured at fair value:
 
Common stock: Valued at the quoted market price held by the Plan at year-end.

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Target date retirement collective trust funds: The fair values of investments in target date retirement collective trusts are valued as determined by fund managers based on their net asset values (NAV) and recent transaction prices. There are target date collective trust funds ranging from 2015 through 2065, in five-year increments, and an income fund. The asset allocation of each target date retirement collective trust fund (except for the income fund) gradually changes over time according to a targeted retirement year until the fund merges with the income fund. The trusts invest in master trusts that share the same investment objectives, which in turn invest in mutual funds at varying asset allocations as appropriate to adjust to a more conservative mix over time as participants approach their target retirement age. Each collective trust provides for daily redemptions by the Plan at reported net asset values per share, with no advance notification requirement.

Mutual funds: Valued at quoted market prices.

Stable value retirement savings collective trust fund: The fair value of investments in the stable value retirement savings collective trust are valued as determined by fund managers based on their NAV. This fund invests largely in investment contracts backed by high-quality, shorter-term securities. There are no restrictions on participant redemptions of the stable value retirement savings collective trust.
 
The following table sets forth, by level within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan’s investment assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2017:
 
 
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Brunswick Corporation common stock
 
$
48,217,054

 
$

 
$

 
$
48,217,054

Mutual funds
 
693,501,477

 

 

 
693,501,477

Total investments at fair value
 
$
741,718,531

 
$

 
$

 
$
741,718,531

Investments measured at net asset value (A)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
587,898,257

Total Investments
 


 


 


 
$
1,329,616,788


The following table sets forth, by level within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan’s investment assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2016:
 
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Brunswick Corporation common stock
 
$
48,043,679

 
$

 
$

 
$
48,043,679

Mutual funds
 
581,574,132

 
 

 
 

 
581,574,132

Total investments at fair value
 
$
629,617,811

 
$

 
$

 
$
629,617,811

Investments measured at net asset value (A)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
468,950,554

Total investments
 





 


 
$
1,098,568,365


(A) Certain investments measured at net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the line items presented in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits.


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5. Reconciliation to Form 5500
 
The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500:
 
 
December 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements
 
$
1,376,400,555

 
$
1,143,241,911

Adjustment for certain deemed distributions of participant loans
 
(107,311
)
 
(163,084
)
Net assets available for benefits per Form 5500
 
$
1,376,293,244

 
$
1,143,078,827


The following is a reconciliation of the net increase in net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
Net increase in net assets available for benefits per the financial statements
$
200,454,139

Adjustment for certain deemed distributions of participant loans
55,773

Net income per Form 5500
$
200,509,912


6. Risks and Uncertainties
 
The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market, liquidity, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the fair value of certain investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits.

7. Party-In-Interest Transactions

Parties in interest are defined under Department of Labor regulations as any fiduciary of the Plan, any party rendering service to the Plan, the employer, and certain others. The Plan holds units of mutual funds managed by The Vanguard Group, Inc. The Vanguard Group, Inc. is an affiliate of Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company, the Plan Trustee; therefore, these transactions and the Plan's payment of trustee fees to Vanguard qualify as party-in-interest transactions. The Plan also holds units of the Vanguard target date retirement collective trust funds which are issued by Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company. The Plan also holds shares of Brunswick Corporation common stock. These shares appreciated in fair value by $1,422,983 and recognized dividend income of $607,120 during 2017. At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Plan held 873,181 and 880,889 shares of Brunswick Corporation common stock with fair values of $48,217,054 and $48,043,679, respectively. Notes receivable from participants also reflect party-in-interest transactions. Certain administrative functions are performed by officers or employees of the Company. No such officer or employee receives compensation from the Plan.

During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company withheld final pay period employee contributions for certain terminated employees and failed to remit this amount to the Plan in a timely manner and in accordance with the Department of Labor (DOL) rules and regulations. The total of these transactions is $3,258 and is disclosed in the accompanying Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contributions in accordance with the DOL's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under ERISA. Additionally, the Company has taken the necessary measures to correct these transactions in 2017 and 2018 by contributing funds to the trustee. The Company also credited the participants' accounts to accurately reflect missed earnings had the contributions been remitted in a timely manner. The value of these delinquent contributions is not material to the Plan's financial statements.

8. Income Tax Status
 
The IRS has determined and informed the Company by a letter dated August 24, 2017 that the Plan and related trust are designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). Although the Plan has been amended since receiving

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the determination letter, Plan management believes that the Plan is designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC. Therefore, Plan management believes that the Plan was qualified and the related trust was tax-exempt as of the financial statement date.

U.S. GAAP requires the management of the Plan to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by applicable taxing authorities. Management of the Plan has analyzed tax positions taken by the Plan and has concluded that, as of December 31, 2017, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions, however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.

9. Subsequent Events

On March 1, 2018, the Company's Board of Directors authorized proceeding with a spin-off of its Fitness business. The Fitness business has approximately 1,700 employees, which makes up about 20 percent of the Company's employee base. No changes to the Plan or its assets have occurred as a result of these actions and any future impact is not determinable at this time.


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Brunswick Rewards Plan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Schedule H, Line 4a – Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contributions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EIN 36-0848180     Plan #170
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Year Ended December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total that constitute non-exempt prohibited transactions
 
 
Participant contributions transferred late to the Plan
 
Contributions not corrected
 
Contributions corrected outside VFCP
 
Contributions pending correction in VFCP
 
Total fully corrected under VFCP and PTE 2002-51
$3,258
 
$1,314
 
$1,917
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Brunswick Rewards Plan
 
 
 
Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
 
 
 
EIN 36-0848180     Plan #170
 
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
 
Current
Identity of Issuer
Description of Investment
Value
 
 
 
Employer Common Stock
 
 
Brunswick Corporation*
Brunswick ESOP Company Stock Fund
$
48,217,054

 
 
 
Target Date Retirement Collective Trust
 
 
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company*
Target Retirement 2015 Trust II
50,712,064

Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company*
Target Retirement 2020 Trust II
8,308,546

Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company*
Target Retirement 2025 Trust II
161,666,371

Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company*
Target Retirement 2030 Trust II
8,215,327

Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company*
Target Retirement 2035 Trust II
131,255,772

Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company*
Target Retirement 2040 Trust II
1,802,631

Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company*
Target Retirement 2045 Trust II
99,509,722

Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company*
Target Retirement 2050 Trust II
1,236,347

Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company*
Target Retirement 2055 Trust II
26,036,868

Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company*
Target Retirement 2060 Trust II
983,569

Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company*
Target Retirement 2065 Trust II
101,744

Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company*
Target Retirement Income Trust II
7,138,580

Total Target Date Retirement Collective Trust
 
496,967,541

 
 
 
Mutual Funds
 
 
MainStay Investments
Large Cap Growth Fund, Class R6
97,633,501

Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC
Advantage Common Stock Fund Institutional Class
60,447,876

Templeton Institutional Funds, Inc.
Foreign Equity Series
7,953,956

The TCW Group, Inc.
Core Fixed-Income Fund; Class Institutional
16,423,193

The Vanguard Group, Inc.*
Institutional Index Fund Plus Shares
225,995,899

The Vanguard Group, Inc.*
Extended Market Index Fund Institutional Shares
44,231,204

The Vanguard Group, Inc.*
Federal Money Market Fund
1,163,185

The Vanguard Group, Inc.*
Total Bond Market Index Fund Institutional Shares
87,014,490

The Vanguard Group, Inc.*
Total International Stock Index Fund Institutional Shares
92,045,780

The Vanguard Group, Inc.*
Windsor II Fund Admiral Shares
60,592,393

Total Mutual Funds
 
693,501,477

 
 
 
Stable Value Collective Trust
 
 
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company*
Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust III
90,930,716

 
 
 
Participant Loans*
Loans to participants, bearing interest from 3.25% to 8.25%, with varying maturities
15,512,057

 
 
$
1,345,128,845

*Represents a party-in-interest to the Plan.
 


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustee (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plans) has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
Brunswick Retirement Savings Plan
 
Brunswick Rewards Plan
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:  BRUNSWICK CORPORATION
 
 as Administrator of the Plans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:  June 27, 2018
By:  /s/ DANIEL J. TANNER
 
Daniel J. Tanner
 
        Benefits Administration Committee





EXHIBIT INDEX

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