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) December 9, 2004
Winnebago Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Iowa |
001-06403 |
42-0802678 |
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| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer | |||
| of incorporation) | 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
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago Industries) is filing herewith a press release issued on December 9, 2004, as Exhibit 99.1 which is included herein. The press release was issued to report that Winnebago Industries anticipates announcing first quarter of fiscal 2005 ended November 27, 2004 earnings on December 15, 2004. In connection with the announcement, Winnebago Industries will host a conference call on December 15, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time. Details regarding the conference call are contained in the press release included herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (c) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit Number |
Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 99.1 | Press release of Winnebago Industries, Inc. dated December 9, 2004. | ||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements 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: December 10, 2004 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. | ||
| 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 December 9, 2004. | ||
EXHIBIT 99.1
For further information: Sheila Davis, PR/IR Manager – 641-585-6803
WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER
FINANCIAL RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL TO BE HELD
ON DECEMBER 15, 2004
FOREST CITY, IOWA, December 9, 2004 – Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE: WGO), the nation’s leading manufacturer of motor homes, will host a conference call on Wednesday, December 15, 2004 at 10 am ET to discuss the financial results of its first quarter of fiscal 2005 ended November 27, 2004. The Company will release its financial results on December 15 at 7 am ET.
The conference call may be heard live from the Company’s website, www.winnebagoind.com, www.shareholder.com/winnebago/medialist.cfm or from www.vcall.com. If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be archived on the web site. To access the replay, click on www.winnebagoind.com.
Minimum requirements to listen to the webcast: either Windows Media Player or RealPlayer. The Windows Media Player software is downloadable free from: www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/default.asp, and at least a 28.8 Kbps connection to the Internet. Or: The RealPlayer software, downloadable free from: www.real.com/products/player/index.html, and at least a 28.8 Kbps connection to the Internet.
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 or Rialta 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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