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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): OCTOBER 24, 2001
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 001-07699 95-1948322
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
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
N/A
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On October 24, 2001, Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. (the "Company")
privately placed 2,209,945 restricted shares of common stock with Acqua
Wellington Private Placement Fund, Ltd. ("Acqua Wellington"), an
institutional investor, for gross proceeds of $20 million. The Company has
agreed to register the common stock purchased by Acqua Wellington.
The press release announcing the private equity placement is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The purchase agreement and registration
rights agreement entered into between the Company and Acqua Wellington are
attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and Exhibit 4.2, respectively.
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:
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Exhibit Description
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4.1 Purchase Agreement dated as of October 24, 2001 between
the Company and Acqua Wellington Private Placement
Fund, Ltd.
4.2 Registration Rights Agreement dated as of
October 24, 2001 between the Company and Acqua
Wellington Private Placement Fund, Ltd.
99.1 Press Release of the Company dated October 26, 2001
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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: October 26, 2001 By:/s/ Forrest D. Theobald
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Forrest D. Theobald
Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Sequentially
Exhibit Description Numbered Page
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4.1 Purchase Agreement dated as of October 24, 2001
between the Company and Acqua Wellington Private
Placement Fund, Ltd. 5
4.2 Registration Rights Agreement dated as of
October 24, 2001 between the Company and Acqua
Wellington Private Placement Fund, Ltd. 19
99.1 Press Release of the Company dated
October 26, 2001 37
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