================================================================================ 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): MARCH 1, 2001 ------------- FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Delaware 001-07699 95-1948322 - --------------------------------- --------------------- ---------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 3125 Myers Street, Riverside, California 92503-5527 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (909) 351-3500 -------------- N/A - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) ================================================================================ Total of sequentially numbered pages: 6 The Exhibit Index for this Current Report on Form 8-K is located at sequentially numbered page 3. ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. 1. PRESS RELEASES a. Moody's Investors Service Regarding Long-Term Debt Ratings Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and incorporated herein by reference, is a press release issued by Moody's Investors Service on February 26, 2001, relating to lowering its ratings of Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.'s long term debt. b. S & P Lowers Ratings on Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2, and incorporated herein by reference, is a press release issued by S&P on March 1, 2001, relating to lowering its rating on Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. to double-`B' plus from triple-`B' plus. 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., a Delaware corporation Date: March 2, 2001 By: /s/ William J. George ------------------------------------ William J. George Secretary 2 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Sequentially Number Description Numbered Page --------- --------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- 99.1 Press Release: "Moody's Lowers Long-Term Ratings of Fleetwood 4 Senior 4 Implied to B1 and Subordinated to B3," dated February 26, 2001. 99. 2 Press Release: "S&P Lowers Ratings on Fleetwood Enterprises, 6 Inc." dated March 1, 2001. 3