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                                  FINDINGS OF FACT                                    
               Some of the facts have been stipulated and are so found.               
          The stipulated facts and exhibits are incorporated herein by this           
          reference.                                                                  
          I.   Brunswick Corporation                                                  
               A.  Business Groups                                                    
               Brunswick, headquartered in Skokie, Illinois, has been in              
          business for over 150 years.  Brunswick's stock is traded on the            
          New York, Midwest, Pacific, London, and Tokyo stock exchanges.              
               During the late 1980s, Brunswick's operations were                     
          organized among 3 lines of business:  Marine, Recreation, and               
          Technical.  The Marine group manufactured and sold pleasure and             
          fishing boats and marine engines on a worldwide basis.  The                 
          Recreation group operated 125 recreation centers worldwide and              
          manufactured and sold fishing rods, reels, and accessories, and             
          golf, bowling, and billiards products.  The Technical group,                
          which consisted of the Defense, Technetics, and Industrial                  
          Products divisions, manufactured and sold a wide variety of                 
          products for military, aerospace, and industrial use.                       
              Jack F. Reichert (Reichert) served as Brunswick's chairman,             
         president, and chief executive officer; William R. McManaman                 
         (McManaman) served as Brunswick's vice president-Finance; Thomas             
         K. Erwin (Erwin) served as Brunswick's controller; Richard S.                







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