Exhibit 99.1

BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION REPORTS RESULTS FOR THE

THIRD QUARTER OF FISCAL 2009 AND DECLARES REDUCED QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

Investor Relations Contact:

James E. Brenn, Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer

(414) 259-5333

MILWAUKEE, WI April 16, 2009/PR Newswire/-Briggs & Stratton Corporation (NYSE:BGG)

Briggs & Stratton today announced third quarter fiscal 2009 consolidated net sales of $673.8 million and consolidated net income of $25.4 million or $0.51 per diluted share. The third quarter of fiscal 2008 had consolidated net sales of $725.7 million and consolidated net income of $38.9 million or $0.78 per diluted share. Consolidated net sales decreased $51.9 million or 7%. The entire decrease was due to lower sales volumes in the Engines Segment. Third quarter consolidated net income decreased $13.5 million between years. Engines Segment operating results and a higher effective tax rate between years were the primary cause of the lower net income.

For the first nine months of fiscal 2009, consolidated net sales were $1.609 billion and consolidated net income was $26.6 million or $0.54 per diluted share. For the same period a year ago, consolidated net sales were $1.570 billion, and consolidated net income was $22.1 million or $0.45 per diluted share. The $39.0 million or 2% increase in consolidated net sales was primarily the result of improved sales volume in the Power Products Segment. The nine-month consolidated net income increased by $4.5 million between years. Net income for the first nine months of fiscal 2008 included a $29.0 million after tax gain resulting from the redemption of an investment in preferred stock and the impact of a $19.8 million ($12.7 million after tax) warranty expense for a snow engine recall. Excluding the aforementioned items consolidated net income in fiscal 2009 improved by $20.8 million over the prior year. The improvement is primarily the result of the improved sales and production volumes experienced in the Power Products Segment.

Engines:

Third quarter net sales for fiscal 2009 were $480.2 million versus $546.4 million for the same period a year ago, a decrease of $66.2 million or 12%. The decrease in net sales was primarily the result of an engine unit shipment decrease of 13% from the same period a year ago. Shipments of engines decreased in the third quarter for lawn and garden applications due to an uncertainty as to the amount of retail demand that will occur this season and the desire by the channel participants to control their working capital commitments.

Net sales for the first nine months of fiscal 2009 were $1.078 billion versus $1.070 billion in the prior year, an increase of $8.0 million or 1%. Unit volume increases of 16% through the first six months, the result of market share gains and higher engine demand for portable generators, were negated by the soft engine demand discussed for the third quarter.

Income from operations for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 was $46.6 million, down $21.1 million from $67.7 million during the same period in the prior year. The lower income from operations was the result of the negative impact of currency exchange rates, primarily on sales denominated in Euros, lower sales volume and lower utilization of the production facilities.

Income from operations for the first nine months of fiscal 2009 was $63.1 million, up $12.5 million from $50.6 million during the same period a year ago. Income from operations in fiscal 2008 was impacted by the $19.8 million warranty expense associated with the snow engine recall. After giving consideration to the warranty expense, income from operations was lower by $7.3 million between years. The decrease was the result of higher commodity costs, the negative impact of currency exchange rates experienced in the third quarter and lower production volumes. Partially offsetting these decreases were the increased sales volume, the benefit from a plant closure in fiscal 2008, lower expenditures for several operating costs and certain price increases between years.

Power Products:

Fiscal 2009 third quarter net sales were $250.2 million versus $241.7 million for the same period a year ago, an increase of $8.5 million. The net sales increase was primarily the result of $8.4 million of sales related to our June 30, 2008 acquisition of Victa Lawncare Pty. Ltd. (“Victa”). Lower shipment volumes in almost every product category in the Segment, except portable generators, offset pricing enhancements implemented to offset commodity cost increases. Similar to the Engines Segment, the lower shipments reflect uncertainty as to the amount of retail demand that will occur this spring and the desire by the channel participants to control their working capital commitments.

Net sales for the first nine months of fiscal 2009 were $697.7 million versus $624.8 million in the prior year, a $72.9 million increase. Victa sales in this period accounted for $33.6 million of the sales increase. The remaining sales improvement was the result of pricing enhancements implemented to counter commodity cost increases and a net unit volume increase driven by stronger portable generator shipments.

There was a loss from operations of $2.9 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2009, an improvement of $6.0 million between years. The improvement resulted primarily from better plant utilization. Pricing enhancements experienced in the third quarter were effectively offset by higher costs to manufacture, primarily the cost of commodities.

The loss from operations for the first nine months of fiscal 2009 was $8.9 million, an improvement of $27.1 million from the operating loss generated for the same period a year ago. The improvement resulted partially from better plant utilization because of higher production volumes, primarily for portable generator product. Pricing enhancements in several product categories was the other primary contributor to the improvement.

General:

Other income for the first nine months of fiscal 2009 is lower than last year by $37.1 million because last year had a gain from the redemption of preferred stock and their associated dividends. Interest expense was less in the third quarter and nine months of fiscal 2009 due to lower borrowings for working capital and lower average interest rates.

The effective tax rate was 31.4% for the third quarter and 23.4% for the first nine months of fiscal 2009 versus 18.3% and 2.2% for the same periods last year, respectively. The variation reflected between years was due to the required recognition of the tax effects of certain events as discrete items in the quarter that they occur rather than in the overall expected annual tax rate. In addition, the impact of expected tax credits and exclusions as a percentage of annual earnings for fiscal 2008 resulted in a lower effective tax rate for the first nine months of fiscal 2008. We expect the effective rate for the full fiscal 2009 to be in the 24.0% to 26.0% range.

Outlook:

The Engines Segment unit volume is projected to soften globally in the fourth quarter, with units potentially being down 5% compared to the previous year. Our annual shipment volume, rather than being greater than last year, is now projected to be similar to slightly down from last year. In addition, the mix of the engine shipments will shift to smaller displacement engines as the forecast for consumer and commercial riding equipment, which use larger displacement engines, has been revised downward. Besides reducing our revenues and gross margins, this sales volume and mix challenge will cause us to contract our production schedules to manage our working capital commitment for inventory at fiscal year end.

The lawn and garden equipment component of the Power Products Segment is also significantly affected by the revised projections, especially those for consumer and commercial riding equipment. We sell the majority of our lawn and garden equipment through dealers that carry premium consumer and commercial riding equipment. In addition to projected lower consumer demand, we can see that dealers and retailers are controlling their working capital levels due to the uncertainty in the U.S. economy. As in the Engines Segment, we are reducing our outlook for operating profit on lower sales and production volumes.

Finally, our forecast now reflects an estimate of a stronger dollar by fiscal year end that will cause a greater loss, especially as it relates to our European sales and operations. All of the aforementioned considerations result in a net income forecast for the year in the range of $23 to $32 million or $0.46 to $0.65 per diluted share for the full year. The range reflects that various industry forecasts now call for the lawn and garden market to be down anywhere from high single to low double digits. Consolidated net sales are projected to be similar to last year, with improved gross margins, lower operating expenses and interest expense of approximately $32 million.

Dividend Declaration:

At its regular quarterly meeting held yesterday, the Board of Directors of Briggs & Stratton Corporation declared a quarterly dividend of eleven cents ($0.11) per share on the common stock of the Corporation. The dividend is payable June 26, 2009 to shareholders of record at the close of business June 1, 2009. The quarterly dividend has been reduced 50% from the prior quarter’s level. This reduced dividend is more comparable with our historical payout ratio of 50% of net income and dividend yield of 3.5%. In addition, a reduced dividend preserves cash in light of the continuing uncertainty in the credit markets. This action, along with other cash preserving initiatives, should reduce our need for additional borrowings for working capital in the near to medium term future.

The company will host a conference call today at 10:00 AM (EDT) to review this information. A live web cast of the conference call will be available on our corporate website: http://www.briggsandstratton.com/shareholders. Also available is a dial-in number to access the call real-time at (866) 882-0694. A replay will be offered beginning approximately two hours after the call ends and will be available for one week. Dial (888) 266-2081 to access the replay. The pass code will be 1346763.

This release contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate”, “believe”, ”could”, “estimate”, “expect”, “forecast”, “intend”, “may”, “objective”, “plan”, “project”, “seek”, “think”, “will”, and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are based on the company’s current views and assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties that include, among other things, the ability to successfully forecast demand for our products and appropriately adjust our manufacturing and inventory levels; changes in our operating expenses; changes in interest rates; the effects of weather on the purchasing patterns of consumers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs); actions of engine manufacturers and OEMs with whom we compete; the seasonal nature of our business; changes in laws and regulations, including environmental, tax, pension funding and accounting standards; work stoppages or other consequences of any deterioration in our employee relations; work stoppages by other unions that affect the ability of suppliers or customers to manufacture; acts of war or terrorism that may disrupt our business operations or those of our customers and suppliers; changes in customer and OEM demand; changes in prices of raw materials and parts that we purchase; changes in domestic economic conditions, including housing starts and changes in consumer confidence; changes in the market value of the assets in our defined benefit pension plan and any related funding requirements; changes in foreign economic conditions, including currency rate fluctuations; the actions of customers of our OEM customers; the ability to bring new productive capacity on line efficiently and with good quality; the ability to successfully realize the maximum market value of assets that may require disposal if products or production methods change; new facts that come to light in the future course of litigation proceedings which could affect our assessment of those matters; and other factors that may be disclosed from time to time in our SEC filings or otherwise, including the factors discussed in Item 1A, Risk Factors, of the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and in its periodic reports on Form 10-Q. Some or all of the factors may be beyond our control. We caution you that any forward-looking statement reflects only our belief at the time the statement is made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made.

BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the Fiscal Periods Ended March

(In Thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

	Third Quarter						Nine Months
	2009			2008			2009			2008
NET SALES	$	673,794		$	725,686		$	1,609,426		$	1,570,292
COST OF GOODS SOLD		561,724			601,234			1,356,740			1,358,679
Gross Profit on Sales		112,070			124,452			252,686			211,613
ENGINEERING, SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES		68,118			68,533			196,271			199,103
Income from Operations		43,952			55,919			56,415			12,510
INTEREST EXPENSE		(7,709	)		(10,127	)		(24,320	)		(29,710	)
OTHER INCOME, Net		806			1,805			2,692			39,822
Income before Provision for Income Taxes		37,049			47,597			34,787			22,622
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES		11,638			8,727			8,140			501
Net Income	$	25,411		$	38,870		$	26,647		$	22,121
Average Shares Outstanding		49,571			49,541			49,568			49,547
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE	$	0.51		$	0.78		$	0.54		$	0.45
Diluted Average Shares Outstanding		49,728			49,631			49,699			49,651
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE	$	0.51		$	0.78		$	0.54		$	0.45

Segment Information

(In Thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Third Quarter						Nine Months
	2009			2008			2009			2008
NET SALES:
Engines	$	480,216		$	546,358		$	1,078,124		$	1,070,311
Power Products		250,176			241,737			697,719			624,823
Inter-Segment Eliminations		(56,598	)		(62,409	)		(166,417	)		(124,842	)
Total *	$	673,794		$	725,686		$	1,609,426		$	1,570,292
* International sales based on product shipment destination included in net sales	$	144,639		$	186,992		$	417,137		$	442,428
GROSS PROFIT ON SALES:
Engines	$	94,556		$	115,865		$	200,680		$	192,540
Power Products		17,294			11,537			49,778			21,198
Inter-Segment Eliminations		220			(2,950	)		2,228			(2,125	)
Total	$	112,070		$	124,452		$	252,686		$	211,613
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS:
Engines	$	46,600		$	67,701		$	63,059		$	50,616
Power Products		(2,868	)		(8,832	)		(8,872	)		(35,981	)
Inter-Segment Eliminations		220			(2,950	)		2,228			(2,125	)
Total	$	43,952		$	55,919		$	56,415		$	12,510

BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of the End of Fiscal March

(In Thousands)

(Unaudited)

	2009			2008
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	16,473		$	43,404
Accounts Receivable, Net		484,294			512,105
Inventories		511,533			558,823
Deferred Income Tax Asset		56,559			51,936
Other		34,614			40,337
Total Current Assets		1,103,473			1,206,605
OTHER ASSETS:
Goodwill		248,663			250,107
Investments		19,427			19,267
Prepaid Pension		100,668			105,925
Deferred Loan Costs, Net		2,052			3,427
Other Intangible Assets, Net		98,124			91,155
Other Long-Term Assets, Net		8,776			7,149
Total Other Assets		477,710			477,030
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:
At Cost		991,894			998,828
Less - Accumulated Depreciation		620,568			608,415
Plant and Equipment, Net		371,326			390,413
	$	1,952,509		$	2,074,048
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts Payable	$	179,253		$	200,155
Short-Term Borrowings		242,906			272,100
Accrued Liabilities		170,587			164,515
Total Current Liabilities		592,746			636,770
OTHER LIABILITIES:
Deferred Income Tax Liability		56,259			42,350
Accrued Pension Cost		37,266			40,638
Accrued Employee Benefits		18,752			20,492
Accrued Postretirement Health Care Obligation		152,990			182,453
Other Long-Term Liabilities		34,853			39,487
Long-Term Debt		246,976			266,340
Total Other Liabilities		547,096			591,760
SHAREHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT:
Common Stock and Additional Paid-in Capital		77,302			76,728
Retained Earnings		1,076,483			1,093,930
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		(132,064	)		(113,228	)
Treasury Stock, at Cost		(209,054	)		(211,912	)
Total Shareholders’ Investment		812,667			845,518
	$	1,952,509		$	2,074,048

BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In Thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended Fiscal March
	2009			2008
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net Income	$	26,647		$	22,121
Depreciation and Amortization		51,417			51,337
Stock Compensation Expense		3,136			3,899
Loss on Disposition of Plant and Equipment		2,807			1,308
Gain on Sale of Investment		—			(36,960	)
Credit for Deferred Income Taxes		2,051			4,633
Increase in Accounts Receivable		(166,324	)		(184,632	)
(Increase) Decrease in Inventories		27,257			(8,739	)
Decrease in Other Current Assets		360			7,831
Increase in Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities		4,664			11,685
Other, Net		(9,587	)		(10,260	)
Net Cash Used by Operating Activities		(57,572	)		(137,777	)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Additions to Plant and Equipment		(30,963	)		(46,584	)
Cash Paid for Acquisition, Net of Cash Acquired		(24,757	)		—
Proceeds Received on Disposition of Plant and Equipment		2,538			596
Proceeds Received on Sale of Investment		—			66,011
Other, Net		—			(503	)
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Investing Activities		(53,182	)		19,520
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net Borrowings on Loans, Notes Payable, and Long-Term Debt		119,661			150,961
Issuance Cost of Amended Revolver		—			(1,286	)
Dividends		(21,811	)		(21,871	)
Stock Option Exercise Proceeds and Tax Benefits		—			991
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities		97,850			128,795
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES		(3,091	)		3,397
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		(15,995	)		13,935
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, Beginning		32,468			29,469
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, Ending	$	16,473		$	43,404