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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): January 21, 1998
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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
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N/A
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Total of sequentially numbered pages: 5.
The Exhibit Index for this Current Report on Form 8-K is located at sequentially
numbered page 4.
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF PLAN FOR PREFERRED STOCK OFFERING.
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and incorporated herein by reference, is a
press release issued by Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. on January 21, 1998
announcing its plans to complete a private offering of convertible preferred
securities.
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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.,
a Delaware corporation
Date: January 23, 1998 By: /s/ William H. Lear
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William H. Lear,
Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Sequentially
Number Description Numbered Page
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99.1 Press Release: "Fleetwood Announces Plans for Preferred
Stock Offering, "dated January 21, 1998. 5
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EXHIBIT 99.1
FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. (NYSE:FLE)
Paul M. Bingham, Senior Vice President -
Finance
Fleetwood Announces Plans for Preferred
Stock Offering
Paul M. Bingham (909) 351-3504
Lyle N. Larkin (909) 351-3535
January 21, 1998
FLEETWOOD ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR PREFERRED
STOCK OFFERING
RIVERSIDE, CA, January 21, 1998 -- Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., the
nation's largest producer of manufactured housing and recreational vehicles,
announced today its plans to complete a private offering of convertible
preferred securities in an amount currently anticipated to be approximately $250
million. The offering, which is expected to be completed within the next 30
days, will be offered under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
The Company indicated that the purpose of the offering is to fund the
purchase of 5.2 million shares of Common stock owned by the founder and former
Chairman of the Board, John C. Crean, and for general corporate purposes,
including potentially funding a portion of the Company's capital commitment to
Expression Homes. On January 13, 1998, the Company announced that it had
reached agreement with Mr. Crean to purchase all of his shares, which represents
about 14 percent of the Company's currently outstanding Common stock, at a price
of $34 per share.
The convertible preferred securities have not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United
States absent registration or an applicable exemption from such registration
requirements.
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