UNITED STATES
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): April 24, 2003
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Winnebago Industries, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Iowa 001-06403 42-0802678
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(State of Incorporation) (Commission (IRS Employer
File Number) Identification No.)
P.O. Box 152
Forest City, Iowa 50436
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 641-585-3535
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is filing herewith a press
release issued on April 25, 2003, as Exhibit 99.1 which is included
herein. The press release was issued to report the sale of the majority
of Winnebago's dealer financing receivables in the Winnebago Acceptance
Corporation to GE Commercial Distribution Finance Corporation.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
The following exhibits are included herein:
Ex. 99.1 Press Release
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: April 28, 2003
By: /s/ Bruce D. Hertzke
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Name: Bruce D. Hertzke
Title: Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Press release of Winnebago Industries, Inc. dated April 25, 2003.
EXHIBIT 99.1
For further information: Sheila Davis, PR/IR Manager
641-585-6803
sdavis@winnebagoind.com
WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES SELLS WAC RECEIVABLES ASSETS
FOREST CITY, IOWA, April 25, 2003 - Winnebago Industries, Inc. today announced
the sale of the majority of the company's dealer financing receivables in the
Winnebago Acceptance Corporation (WAC) to GE Commercial Distribution Finance
Corporation for approximately $34 million.
Winnebago Industries' Chairman, CEO and President Bruce Hertzke said, "We
welcome GE Commercial Distribution Finance Corporation's continued commitment to
the RV industry. The sale of the WAC receivables will allow Winnebago
Industries' to focus on what we do best, the production of high quality motor
homes."
ABOUT WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES
Winnebago Industries, Inc. is the leading manufacturer of motor homes,
self-contained recreation vehicles used primarily in leisure travel and outdoor
recreation activities. The Company builds quality motor homes under the
Winnebago, Itasca, Rialta and Ultimate brand names with state-of-the-art
computer-aided design and manufacturing systems on automotive-styled assembly
lines. The Company's common stock is listed on the New York, Chicago and Pacific
Stock Exchanges and traded under the symbol WGO. Options for the Company's
common stock are traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. For access to
Winnebago Industries investor relations material, to add your name to an
automatic email list for Company news releases or for information on a
dollar-based stock investment service for the Company's stock, visit,
www.winnebagoind.com/investor_relations.htm.
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