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Winnebago Industries, Inc. Form 8-K, Dated: January 27, 2004

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): January 27, 2004

Winnebago Industries, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

IOWA	001-06403	42-0802678
(State of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

P.O. BOX 152
Forest City, Iowa 50436
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 641-585-3535

ITEM 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure

The New York Stock Exchange has requested Winnebago Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) revise its previously announced cash dividend record and payment dates due to an overlap with the timing of the Company’s upcoming stock split. The new record date is March 15, 2004 for the Company’s quarterly cash dividend and is now payable to shareholders on April 15, 2004.

ITEM 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

The following exhibits are included herein:

Ex. 99.1 Press Release of Winnebago Industries, Inc. issued on January 27, 2004

SIGNATURES

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.

Date: January 27, 2004	By: /s/ Bruce D. Hertzke
	Name: Bruce D. Hertzke Title: Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release of Winnebago Industries, Inc. dated January 27, 2004.

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1



Contact:  Sheila Davis, PR/IR Manager
          641-585-6803
          sdavis@winnebagoind.com


                   WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES REVISES CASH DIVIDEND
                            RECORD AND PAYMENT DATES

FOREST CITY, IOWA, January 27, 2004 -- Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WGO),
today announced that the record and payment dates for the Company's upcoming
quarterly cash dividend have been revised. The new record date is March 15, 2004
for the Company's quarterly cash dividend and is now payable to shareholders on
April 15, 2004.

ABOUT WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES
Winnebago Industries, Inc. is the leading United States 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,
http://www.winnebagoind.com/html/company/investorRelations.html
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