1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 11-K [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 OR [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to ---- ---- Commission File Number 0-24268 ----------------- A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below: PALM HARBOR HOMES, INC. EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of principal executive offices: PALM HARBOR HOMES, INC. 15303 Dallas Parkway, Suite 800, Dallas, Texas 75248 Issuer's telephone number, including area code: (972) 991-2422 59-1036634 (IRS Employer Identification Number) 2 PALM HARBOR HOMES, INC. EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN FORM 11-K FOR THE PERIODS ENDED December 31, 1997 AND 1996 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors........................................................... 1 Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits............................................................. 3 Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits................................................ 6 Notes to Financial Statements............................................................................... 9 Supplemental Schedules: Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes......................................................15 Schedule of Reportable Transactions..................................................................16 Signature...................................................................................................17 Exhibit Index...............................................................................................18 Exhibit 23 - Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors.............................................19 3 Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors Plan Administrator Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. Employee Savings Plan We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. Employee Savings Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 1997, and for the nine-month period ended December 31, 1996. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above, present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and changes in its net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 1997, and for the nine-month period ended December 31, 1996, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying supplemental schedules of assets held for investment purposes as of December 31, 1997, and reportable transactions for the year then ended, are presented for purposes of complying with the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and are not a required part of the basic financial statements. The Fund Information in the statements of net assets available for benefits and the statements of changes in net assets available for benefits is presented for purposes of additional analysis rather than to present the net assets available for benefits and changes 1 4 in net assets available for benefits of each fund. The supplemental schedules and Fund Information have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audit of the financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole. ERNST & YOUNG LLP June 15, 1998 Dallas, Texas 2 5 Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. Employee Savings Plan Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PALM HARBOR PURITAN GNMA MAGELLAN STOCK FUND FUND FUND FUND CONTRAFUND -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASSETS Investments, at fair value $510,248 $70,902 $53,581 $4,868,169 $5,310,067 Participant loans receivable -- -- -- -- -- -------- ------- ------- ---------- ---------- Total investments 510,248 70,902 53,581 4,868,169 5,310,067 Receivables: Participants' contributions 15,677 2,873 2,268 70,565 59,081 Employer's contribution 4,201 769 351 30,104 25,740 Interest income 160 -- -- -- -- -------- ------- ------- ---------- ---------- 20,038 3,642 2,619 100,669 84,821 -------- ------- ------- ---------- ---------- Total assets 530,286 74,544 56,200 4,968,838 5,394,888 LIABILITIES Contributions refundable 16,158 1,287 7 48,851 71,138 Fee Payable 78 -- -- -- -- -------- ------- ------- ---------- ---------- Net assets available for benefits $514,050 $73,257 $56,193 $4,919,987 $5,323,750 ======== ======= ======= ========== ========== 3 6 DECEMBER 31, 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RETIREMENT GROWTH AND ASSET DIVERSIFIED GOVERNMENT INCOME VALUE MANAGER INTERNATIONAL MONEY FUND FUND FUND FUND MARKET FUND LOAN FUND TOTAL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASSETS Investments, at fair value $ 5,239,448 $ 168,231 $ 2,251,906 $ 110,048 $ 3,197,645 $ -- $21,780,245 Participant loans receivable -- -- -- -- -- 728,705 728,705 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Total investments 5,239,448 168,231 2,251,906 110,048 3,197,645 728,705 22,508,950 Receivables: Participants' contributions 70,040 4,516 27,796 3,650 59,506 -- 315,972 Employer's contribution 29,361 963 12,320 821 17,754 -- 122,384 Interest income -- -- -- -- -- -- 160 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- 99,401 5,479 40,116 4,471 77,260 -- 438,516 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Total assets 5,338,849 173,710 2,292,022 114,519 3,274,905 728,705 22,947,466 LIABILITIES Contributions refundable 59,307 1,545 13,873 779 6,799 -- 219,744 Fee Payable -- -- -- -- -- -- 78 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net assets available for benefits $ 5,279,542 $ 172,165 $ 2,278,149 $ 113,740 $ 3,268,106 $ 728,705 $22,727,644 =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== See accompanying notes. 4 7 Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. Employee Savings Plan Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits (continued) DECEMBER 31, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RETIREMENT GROWTH ASSET GOVERNMENT MAGELLAN AND INCOME MANAGER MONEY FUND CONTRAFUND FUND FUND MARKET FUND LOAN FUND TOTAL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASSETS Investments, at fair value $ 2,699,199 $ 2,624,446 $ 2,569,748 $ 1,541,486 $ 2,384,100 $ -- $11,818,979 Participant loans receivable -- -- -- -- -- 404,504 404,504 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Total investments 2,699,199 2,624,446 2,569,748 1,541,486 2,384,100 404,504 12,223,483 Receivables: Participants' contributions 47,335 33,516 31,915 21,048 40,263 -- 174,077 Employer's contribution -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- 47,335 33,516 31,915 21,048 40,263 -- 174,077 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Total assets 2,746,534 2,657,962 2,601,663 1,562,534 2,424,363 404,504 12,397,560 LIABILITIES Contributions refundable 70,709 74,653 69,446 27,117 33,782 -- 275,707 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net assets available for benefits $ 2,675,825 $ 2,583,309 $ 2,532,217 $ 1,535,417 $ 2,390,581 $ 404,504 $12,121,853 =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== See accompanying notes. 5 8 Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. Employee Savings Plan Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PALM HARBOR PURITAN GNMA MAGELLAN STOCK FUND FUND FUND FUND CONTRAFUND -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net assets available for benefits at beginning of period $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 2,675,825 $ 2,583,309 Additions to net assets: Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments 32,578 561 741 535,326 277,738 Dividend and interest income -- 4,044 1,655 280,005 490,764 Interest on loans to participants 655 293 -- 10,334 7,605 Participants' contributions 124,903 21,477 18,261 1,051,877 1,051,082 Employer contributions 32,920 6,211 3,432 457,104 497,930 Rollover contributions 1,022 -- 296 108,428 61,137 Transfer from Newco Homes, L.P. Tax Savings Plan 26,210 7,999 969 260,882 1,061,310 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- 218,288 40,585 25,354 2,703,956 3,447,566 Deductions from net assets: Distributions to participants 14,097 1,351 1,081 374,311 293,147 Miscellaneous 81 -- -- 3,019 481 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- 14,178 1,351 1,081 377,330 293,628 Other changes: Net increase (decrease) in loans to participants (724) 820 (1,395) (58,864) (17,151) Net interfund transfers 310,664 33,203 33,315 (23,600) (396,346) ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net assets available for benefits at end of period $ 514,050 $ 73,257 $ 56,193 $ 4,919,987 $ 5,323,750 =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== 6 9 YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RETIREMENT GROWTH GOVERNMENT AND ASSET DIVERSIFIED MONEY INCOME VALUE MANAGER INTERNATIONAL MARKET FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND LOAN FUND TOTAL ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net assets available for benefits at beginning of period $ 2,532,217 $ -- $ 1,535,417 $ -- $ 2,390,581 $ 404,504 $12,121,853 Additions to net assets: Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments 734,568 (12,067) 187,867 (3,614) -- -- 1,753,698 Dividend and interest income 215,197 22,005 190,651 4,282 151,905 -- 1,360,508 Interest on loans to participants 6,476 284 6,192 13 10,068 -- 41,920 Participants' contributions 1,052,792 34,867 424,603 34,860 810,775 -- 4,625,497 Employer contributions 460,578 11,060 195,766 11,340 (8,643) -- 1,667,698 Rollover contributions 120,925 -- 5,092 148 6,190 -- 303,238 Transfer from Newco Homes, L.P. Tax Savings Plan 479,627 23,938 52,513 49,062 410,695 -- 2,373,205 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- 3,070,163 80,087 1,062,684 96,091 1,380,990 -- 12,125,764 Deductions from net assets: Distributions to participants 221,813 12,473 133,317 13,430 344,320 55,545 1,464,885 Miscellaneous 2,250 -- 3,994 -- 45,263 -- 55,088 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- 224,063 12,473 137,311 13,430 389,583 55,545 1,519,973 Other changes: Net increase (decrease) in loans to participants (128,226) (144) (45,691) (340) (128,031) 379,746 -- Net interfund transfers 29,451 104,695 (136,950) 31,419 14,149 -- -- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net assets available for benefits at end of period $ 5,279,542 $ 172,165 $ 2,278,149 $ 113,740 $ 3,268,106 $ 728,705 $22,727,644 =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== See accompanying notes. 7 10 Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. Employee Savings Plan Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits (continued) NINE-MONTH PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RETIREMENT GROWTH GOVERNMENT AND ASSET MONEY MAGELLAN INCOME MANAGER MARKET FUND CONTRAFUND FUND FUND FUND LOAN FUND TOTAL --------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net assets available for benefits at beginning of period $ 1,890,418 $ 1,536,934 $ 1,482,069 $ 1,142,100 $ 1,912,714 $ 315,512 $ 8,279,747 Additions to net assets: Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments (93,349) 206,507 172,438 32,410 -- -- 318,006 Dividend and interest income 309,256 101,387 101,521 106,071 81,793 20,281 720,309 Participants' contributions 525,752 389,374 335,420 225,706 385,092 -- 1,861,344 Employer contributions 175,248 141,204 116,755 75,282 18,227 -- 526,716 Rollover contributions 79,428 77,208 53,965 13,076 7,723 -- 231,400 Transfers to the plan 172,140 184,504 149,099 11,973 25,338 -- 543,054 ----------- ----------- ------------ ----------- ------------ ------------ ----------- 1,168,475 1,100,184 929,198 464,518 518,173 20,281 4,200,829 Deductions from net assets: Distributions to participants 52,343 66,456 61,978 20,595 96,289 13,845 311,506 Miscellaneous 19,356 11,147 16,302 7,978 (7,566) -- 47,217 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ----------- 71,699 77,603 78,280 28,573 88,723 13,845 358,723 Other changes: Net increase (decrease) in loans to participants (15,277) (1,956) (21,035) (27,538) (37,031) 102,837 -- Net interfund transfers (296,092) 25,750 220,265 (15,090) 85,448 (20,281) -- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net assets available for benefits at end of period $ 2,675,825 $ 2,583,309 $ 2,532,217 $ 1,535,417 $ 2,390,581 $ 404,504 $12,121,853 =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== See accompanying notes 8 11 Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. Employee Savings Plan Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 1997 1. DESCRIPTION OF PLAN The following description of the Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. Employee Savings Plan (Plan) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Summary Plan Description for a more complete description of the Plan's provisions. GENERAL The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering all employees of Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. (the Company) and an unrelated employer who have at least three consecutive months of service. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Effective April 1, 1996, the Company amended the Plan in order to change the Plan's fiscal year from April 1 through March 31 to January 1 through December 31 and to designate certain entities as participating employers as defined in the Plan. Effective January 1, 1997, the Company merged the Newco Homes, L.P. Tax Savings Plan into the Plan. In conjunction with the merger, the Company amended the Plan to decrease the service requirements for eligibility. Effective April 1, 1997, the Company amended the Plan to change the Plan's definition of Predecessor Employer. Effective January 1, 1998, the Company amended the Plan to change a participant's vested interest in his employer matching contributions and to allow for the merger of the participants of the Cedar Creek Pro Plan from Ken McGee Enterprises, Inc. to be merged with the Plan. CONTRIBUTIONS Each year, participants may contribute up to 15% of pretax annual compensation, as defined in the Plan. Participants may also contribute amounts representing distributions from other qualified plans. The Company contributed 50% of the first 6% of compensation that a participant contributes to the Plan. 9 12 Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. Employee Savings Plan Notes to Financial Statements (continued) 1. DESCRIPTION OF PLAN (CONTINUED) PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS Each participant's account is credited with the participant's contributions, the Company's matching contributions and allocations of Plan earnings. Allocations of plan earnings are based on participant account balances, as defined. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant's account. Forfeited balances of terminated participants' nonvested accounts are used to reduce Plan expenses and/or future Company contributions. During 1997, the Company funded many of its contributions using these forfeitures as evidenced by the negative employer contribution in the Retirement Government Money Market Fund which held the forfeited monies. At December 31, 1997 and 1996, $20,245 and $102,650, respectively, were available to be used for Plan expenses or future Company contributions. VESTING Participants are immediately vested in their contributions plus actual earnings thereon. Vesting in the Company contribution portion of their accounts plus actual earnings thereon is based on years of continuous service. A participant is 100 percent vested after five years of credited service. There is no vesting of Company contributions prior to five years of service. INVESTMENT OPTIONS Upon enrollment in the Plan, a participant may direct employer and employee contributions in 1% increments in any of five investment options. Magellan Fund - The Magellan Fund, which is a mutual fund, invests in a diversified portfolio of common stocks and securities convertible to common stock issued by companies of all sizes operating in the U.S. and/or abroad as well as foreign companies. Contrafund - The Contrafund, which is a mutual fund, invests primarily in common stocks and securities convertible to common stock. 10 13 Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. Employee Savings Plan Notes to Financial Statements (continued) 1. DESCRIPTION OF PLAN (CONTINUED) Growth and Income Fund - The Growth and Income Fund, which is a mutual fund, invests in both foreign and domestic issuers of common stock, securities convertible to common stock, preferred stock, and fixed-income securities. Asset Manager Fund - The Asset Manager Fund, which is a mutual fund, invests in domestic and foreign equities, bonds, and short-term instruments. Retirement Government Money Market Fund - The Retirement Government Money Market Fund, which is a mutual fund, invests in obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities and in repurchase agreements secured by these obligations. An investment in the portfolio is neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. Government. Palm Harbor Stock Fund - The Palm Harbor Stock Fund, which is a unitized stock fund, is comprised of the underlying company stock and a short-term cash component (usually 98% common stock and 2% money market). Puritan Fund - The Puritan Fund, which is a mutual fund, invests in common and preferred stocks, bonds, and other equity and fixed income securities. GNMA Fund - The GNMA Fund, which is a mutual fund, invests in Ginnie Maes, other U.S. Government securities, or various other instruments related to U.S. Government securities. Value Fund - The Value Fund, which is a mutual fund, invests primarily in stocks and convertible securities. Diversified International Fund - The Diversified International Fund, which is a mutual fund, invests in domestic equity securities along with foreign and domestic debt securities. Participants may change their investment options daily. 11 14 Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. Employee Savings Plan Notes to Financial Statements (continued) 1. DESCRIPTION OF PLAN (CONTINUED) PARTICIPANT LOANS RECEIVABLE Participants may borrow from their fund accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to the lesser of 50% of their vested account balance or $50,000 (adjusted for loan payments during the previous year). A participant may have only one loan outstanding at any time. Loan transactions are treated as a transfer from (to) the investment fund to (from) the loan fund. Loan terms range from up to 5 years or up to 10 years for the purchase of a primary residence. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant's account and bear interest at a rate commensurate with local prevailing rates (prime rate plus 1%) as determined by the Plan Administrator. Principal and interest is paid ratably through monthly payroll deductions. PAYMENT OF BENEFITS On termination of service, a participant or beneficiary may receive a lump-sum amount equal to the vested value of his or her account, or upon death, disability, or retirement, elect to receive annual installments over a period certain which does not extend beyond the life expectancy of the participant or his beneficiary. Upon the death of a participant who is a current employee, the account is automatically 100% vested. If a participant's account is $3,500 or less, the balance of such account will be distributed in a lump-sum amount upon retirement, disability, death or termination of employment. PLAN TERMINATION Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of Plan termination, participants will become 100% vested in their accounts. 2. SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES INVESTMENTS Investments in mutual funds are recorded at fair value as determined by quoted market prices in an active market. Investments in the unitized stock fund are recorded at fair value as determined by the combined market values of the underlying common stock and 12 15 Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. Employee Savings Plan Notes to Financial Statements (continued) 2. SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) short-term cash position. The market value of the common stock portion of the fund is based on the closing price of the common stock on its primary exchange times the number of shares held in the fund. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES Costs and expenses of administering the Plan are paid by the Company, unless paid by the Plan. BASIS OF ACCOUNTING The financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting. USE OF ESTIMATES The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 3. INVESTMENTS Investments are held by the Plan's trustee, Fidelity Management Trust Company. Individual investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan's net assets at December 31 are as follows: 1997 1996 -------------------------------------------- Investments, at fair value: Fidelity Magellan Fund $4,868,169 $2,699,199 Fidelity Contrafund 5,310,067 2,624,446 Fidelity Growth and Income Fund 5,239,448 2,569,748 Fidelity Asset Manager Fund 2,251,906 1,541,486 Fidelity Retired Government Money Market Fund 3,197,645 2,384,100 13 16 Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. Employee Savings Plan Notes to Financial Statements (continued) 4. INCOME TAX STATUS The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Company by a letter dated August 11, 1995, that the Plan and related trust are designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter. However, the Plan administrator believes that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC. 5. CONTRIBUTIONS REFUNDABLE Contributions refundable represent excess contributions refundable to certain participants in order to comply with certain nondiscrimination requirements. 6. ADMINISTRATION The Plan is administered by the Company. Fidelity Management Trust Company serves as trustee and Fidelity Institutional Retirement Services Company serves as recordkeeper. 7. YEAR 2000 ISSUE (UNAUDITED) The Plan Sponsor has developed a plan to modify its internal information technology to be ready for the year 2000 and has begun converting critical data processing systems. The project also includes determining whether third party service providers have reasonable plans in place to become Year 2000 compliant. The Plan Sponsor currently expects the project to be substantially complete by early 1999. The Plan Sponsor does not expect this project to have a significant effect on plan operations. 8. SUBSEQUENT EVENT During June 1998, the Company is expected to approve an amendment, effective July 1, 1998, authorizing the merger of the following 401(k) plans into the Plan: Countryside Mobile Homes, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Cannon Mobile Homes, Inc. 401(k) Plan, All Star Homes, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Cannon Manufacturing Housing Group 401(k) Plan, and Star Mobile Homes, Inc. 401(k) Plan, (collectively, the Merged Plans). This amendment will also make the Merged Plans' participants eligible for participation in the Plan. 14 17 Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. Employee Savings Plan Line 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes December 31, 1997 (c) DESCRIPTION OF INVESTMENT (b) INCLUDING MATURITY DATE, RATE OF IDENTITY OF ISSUE, BORROWER, INTEREST, COLLATERAL, PAR, OR (d) (e) (a) LESSOR, OR SIMILAR PARTY MATURITY VALUE COST CURRENT VALUE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Fidelity Management Trust Company: Magellan Fund; 51,099 shares $ 4,279,889 $ 4,868,169 Contrafund; 113,877 shares 4,829,194 5,310,067 Growth and Income Fund; 137,518 shares 4,191,450 5,239,448 Asset Manager Fund; 122,720 shares 2,020,913 2,251,906 Retirement Government Money Market Fund; 3,197,646 shares 3,197,646 3,197,645 Palm Harbor Stock Fund; 33,847 shares 485,251 501,445 Palm Harbor Stock Fund (interest- bearing cash); 8,803 shares 8,803 8,803 Puritan Fund; 3,659 shares 70,376 70,902 GNMA Fund; 4,920 shares 53,010 53,581 Value Fund; 3,113 shares 181,824 168,231 Diversified International Fund; 6,823 shares 114,466 110,048 * Participants Loans with interest rates from 7% to 10%; various maturity dates through 2002; secured by participant vested accrued benefits -- 728,705 ------------ ------------ $ 19,432,822 $ 22,508,950 ============ ============ *Denotes party-in-interest 15 18 Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. Employee Savings Plan Line 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions (f) (c) (d) (e) EXPENSE (a) (b) PURCHASE SELLING LEASE INCURRED WITH IDENTITY OF PARTY INVOLVED DESCRIPTION OF ASSET PRICE PRICE RENTAL TRANSACTION - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Category (iii) - Series of transactions in excess of 5% of Plan assets Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.* Magellan Fund $ 2,428,794 $ -- $ -- $ -- -- 795,150 -- -- Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.* Contrafund Fund 3,380,456 -- -- -- -- 972,572 -- -- Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.* Growth and Income Fund 2,605,846 -- -- -- -- 670,713 -- -- Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.* Asset Manager Fund 978,925 -- -- -- -- 456,371 -- -- Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.* Retirement Government Money 1,803,966 -- -- -- Market Fund -- 990,420 -- -- (h)CURRENT VALUE (g) OF ASSET ON (i) (a) (b) COST TRANSACTION NET GAIN IDENTITY OF PARTY INVOLVED DESCRIPTION OF ASSET OF ASSET DATE OR (LOSS) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Category (iii) - Series of transactions in excess of 5% of Plan assets Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.* Magellan Fund $ 2,428,794 $ 2,428,794 $ -- 714,003 795,150 81,147 Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.* Contrafund Fund 3,380,456 3,380,456 -- 838,387 972,572 134,185 Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.* Growth and Income Fund 2,605,846 2,605,846 -- 581,889 670,713 88,824 Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.* Asset Manager Fund 978,925 978,925 -- 416,313 456,371 40,058 Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.* Retirement Government Money 1,803,966 1,803,966 -- Market Fund 990,420 990,420 -- There were no category (i), (ii), or (iv) reportable transactions during the year ended December 31, 1997. *Denotes party-in-interest 16 19 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Palm Harbor Homes, Inc., the administrator of the Employees Savings Plan of Palm harbor Homes, Inc., has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. PALM HARBOR HOMES, INC. EMPLOYEES SAVINGS PLAN Date: June 19, 1998 PALM HARBOR HOMES, INC. /s/ Ralph Russell ---------------------------------------------- Ralph Russell, Vice President - Administration 17 20 EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT SUBMISSION MEDIA 23. Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Electronic Independent Auditors, dated June 19, 1998 18