UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                            Washington, D.C.  20549

                                 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):  January 19, 2006


                         FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.
              (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware                  1-7699                         95-1948322
(State or Other        (Commission File                (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of            Number)                      Identification
Incorporation)                                          Number)


              3125 Myers Street, Riverside, California 92503-5527
                  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (951) 351-3500


        (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously
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INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT

Item 8.01.       Other Events.

On January 19, 2006, Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. issued a news release
reporting the intention to pay distributions on its 6% Convertible Trust
Preferred Securities due 2028. A copy of the news release is attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.  The Company's February
15, 2006 aggregate payment for current and deferred payments will approximate
$61.9 million, of which $58.8 million relates to deferred distributions and
interest.

Item 9.01.       Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1     January 19, 2006 News Release Announcing Fleetwood
                 Enterprises, Inc.'s Intention to Pay Distributions on
                 Securities on February 15, 2006.



                                   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.

Date:  January 24, 2006

                                   FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.



                                   By: /s/ Leonard J. McGill
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                                       Leonard J. McGill
                                       Senior Vice President,
                                       General Counsel and Secretary