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Exhibit 99.4
CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC.
OFFER FOR ALL OUTSTANDING
7 5/8% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2009
IN EXCHANGE FOR
7 5/8% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2009,
WHICH HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
AS AMENDED
To: BROKERS, DEALERS, COMMERCIAL BANKS,
TRUST COMPANIES AND OTHER NOMINEES:
Champion Enterprises, Inc. (the "Company") is offering, upon and
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus, dated _______,
1999 (the "Prospectus"), and the enclosed Letter of Transmittal (the "Letter of
Transmittal"), to exchange (the "Exchange Offer") its 7 5/8% Senior Notes due
May 15, 2009, which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, for its outstanding 7 5/8% Senior Notes due May 15, 2009 (the "Original
Notes"). The Exchange Offer is being made in order to satisfy certain
obligations of the Company contained in the Registration Rights Agreement dated
April 28, 1999, by and among the Company and the initial purchasers referred to
therein.
We are requesting that you contact your clients for whom you hold
Original Notes regarding the Exchange Offer. For your information and for
forwarding to your clients for whom you hold Original Notes registered in your
name or in the name of your nominee, or who hold Original Notes registered in
their own names, we are enclosing the following documents:
1. Prospectus dated _______, 1999;
2. The Letter of Transmittal for your use and for the information of
your clients;
3. A Notice of Guaranteed Delivery to be used to accept the Exchange
Offer if certificates for Original Notes are not immediately available or time
will not permit all required documents to reach the Exchange Agent prior to the
Expiration Date (as defined below) or if the procedure for book-entry transfer
cannot be completed on a timely basis;
4. A form of letter which may be sent to your clients for whose account
you hold Original Notes registered in your name or the name of your nominee,
with space provided for obtaining such clients' instructions with regard to the
Exchange Offer;
5. Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on
Substitute Form W-9; and
6. Return envelopes addressed to First Chicago Trust Company of New
York, the Exchange Agent for the Exchange Offer.
YOUR PROMPT ACTION IS REQUESTED. THE EXCHANGE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00
P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON_______, 1999, UNLESS EXTENDED BY THE COMPANY (THE
"EXPIRATION DATE"). ORIGINAL NOTES TENDERED PURSUANT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER MAY
BE WITHDRAWN AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE EXPIRATION DATE.
To participate in the Exchange Offer, a duly executed and properly
completed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), with any required
signature guarantees and any other required documents, should be sent to the
Exchange Agent and certificates representing the Original Notes should be
delivered to the Exchange Agent, all in accordance with the instructions set
forth in the Letter of Transmittal and the Prospectus.
If a registered holder of Original Notes desires to tender, but such
Original Notes are not immediately available, or time will not permit such
holder's Original Notes or other required documents to reach the Exchange Agent
before the Expiration Date, or the procedure for book-entry transfer cannot be
completed on a timely basis, a tender may be effected by following the
guaranteed delivery procedures described in the Prospectus under the caption
"The Exchange Offer--Guaranteed Delivery Procedures."
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The Company will, upon request, reimburse brokers, dealers, commercial
banks and trust companies for reasonable and necessary costs and expenses
incurred by them in forwarding the Prospectus and the related documents to the
beneficial owners of Original Notes held by them as nominee or in a fiduciary
capacity. The Company will pay or cause to be paid all stock transfer taxes
applicable to the exchange of Original Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer,
except as set forth in Instruction 6 of the Letter of Transmittal.
Any inquiries you may have with respect to the Exchange Offer, or
requests for additional copies of the enclosed materials, should be directed to
First Chicago Trust Company of New York, the Exchange Agent for the Exchange
Offer, at its address and telephone number set forth on the front of the Letter
of Transmittal.
Very truly yours,
CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC.
NOTHING HEREIN OR IN THE ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS SHALL CONSTITUTE YOU OR ANY
PERSON AS AN AGENT OF THE COMPANY OR THE EXCHANGE AGENT, OR AUTHORIZE YOU OR ANY
OTHER PERSON TO USE ANY DOCUMENT OR MAKE ANY STATEMENTS ON BEHALF OF EITHER OF
THEM WITH RESPECT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER, EXCEPT FOR STATEMENTS EXPRESSLY MADE IN
THE PROSPECTUS OR THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
Enclosures
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