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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 30, 2001
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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
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N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On October 30, 2001, Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. (the "Company") issued
a press release announcing that it will defer the next quarterly distribution on
the 6% Convertible Trust Preferred Securities issued by its wholly owned trust,
Fleetwood Capital Trust I, due to be made on November 15, 2001. The Company
further indicated it believes, given current market and economic conditions,
that it will continue to defer distributions on the Trust securities for at
least the following two quarters. The Company also disclosed that it will
discontinue the payment of dividends on its Common shares following payment on
November 14, 2001 of the previously declared dividend of four cents per share.
The Company indicated that these actions will allow it to conserve cash and
preserve liquidity for operations. The combination of the Trust distributions
and the Common stock dividend totals more than $5.6 million per quarter.
The press release announcing the deferral of the next quarterly
distribution on the 6% Convertible Trust Preferred Securities and discontinuance
the payment of dividends on Common shares is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
incorporated herein by reference.
On November 1, 2001, the Company issued a press release announcing
preliminary results of sales for the second fiscal quarter and six months ended
October 28, 2001.
The press release announcing preliminary results of sales for the
second fiscal quarter and six months ended October 28, 2001 is attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference.
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 of the Company dated October 30, 2001
99.2 Press Release of the Company dated November 1, 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: November 7, 2001 By: /s/ Forrest D. Theobald
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Forrest D. Theobald
Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
SEQUENTIALLY
NUMBERED PAGE
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
99.1 Press Release of the Company
dated October 30, 2001 5
99.2 Press Release of the Company
dated November 1, 2001 7
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