SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 26, 2002
FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 1-07699 95-1948322
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(State or Other (Commission File (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of Number) Identification
Incorporation) Number)
3125 Myers Street, Riverside, California 92503-5527
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (909) 351-3500
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N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On July 26, 2002, Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, announced the appointment of Edward B. Caudill as
its President and Chief Executive Officer. A copy of the press
release announcing the appointment is attached as Exhibit 99.1
ITEM 7. EXHIBITS
Pursuant to General Instruction F of Form 8-K, the following
documents are incorporated by reference herein and attached as
exhibits hereto:
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
99.1 Press release dated July 26, 2002.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this current report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.
Date: July 26, 2002 By: /s/ Boyd R. Plowman
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Boyd R. Plowman
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
99.1 Press release dated July 26, 2002.
Exhibit 99.1
Fleetwood Names Edward B. Caudill
President and Chief Executive Officer
Riverside, Calif., July 26, 2002 - Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.
(NYSE:FLE), the nation's largest manufacturer of recreational
vehicles and a leading producer and retailer of manufactured
housing, announced today the appointment of Edward B. Caudill as
president and chief executive officer.
Caudill, 59, has 25 years of management experience with leading
manufacturers and distributors. He has been a vice president of
PACCAR since 1996 and general manager of its Kenworth Truck
Company, a manufacturer of heavy-duty on- and off-highway trucks
and medium-duty trucks, since 1997. Kenworth trucks are sold
worldwide through several hundred independent dealers.
Previously, Caudill was vice president-purchasing and general
manager of the aftermarket Parts and Medium Duty Truck divisions
at PACCAR for nine years.
Before joining PACCAR, Caudill spent most of his career in sales
and manufacturing management at Rockwell International and
manufacturing and quality management at Eaton Corporation. He has
a Bachelor of Science degree from Wayne State University in
Detroit, Michigan, and an MBA from Xavier University, Cincinnati,
Ohio.
Caudill's appointment culminates a careful search process that
Fleetwood began in February 2002. David Engelman, interim CEO
during the search process and a member of Fleetwood's Board of
Directors, said, "Ed Caudill brings a wealth of experience in
manufacturing, sales, service, purchasing and product development
to Fleetwood. He has demonstrated the ability to think and
execute strategically and to navigate through operating
challenges. He had full P&L responsibility at Kenworth, which is
approximately the same size as Fleetwood. His knowledge of the
manufacturing process of large durable consumer products and
their distribution through independent dealers will be
invaluable."
Caudill is expected to assume his responsibilities at Fleetwood
in mid-August 2002.
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