<Page> ================================================================================ 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): December 6, 2001 ---------------- FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 1-07699 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) ================================================================================ <Page> ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS On December 6, 2001, Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. announced the commencement of an exchange offer for its existing convertible trust preferred securities and an additional offer of new convertible trust preferred securities for cash. The press release announcing the Company's commencement of the exchange and cash offers is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. ITEM 7. EXHIBITS Pursuant to General Instruction F of Form 8-K, the following document is incorporated by reference herein and attached as an exhibit hereto: EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION ------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release of the Company, dated December 6, 2001. <Page> 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: December 6, 2001 By: /s/ Forrest D. Theobald -------------------------------- Forrest D. Theobald Vice President--General Counsel and Secretary <Page> EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION ------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release of the Company, dated December 6, 2001.