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) May 4, 2005
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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
(b) & (c) Winnebago Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the Board of Directors elected Ed Barker, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), to the additional position of President on May 4, 2005. The Company also announced that its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bruce Hertzke relinquished the title of President in order to focus on the Company’s overall direction.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On May 4, 2005, the Company issued a press release announcing the election of Ed Barker, the Company’s CFO, to the additional position of President and the relinquishment of the title of President by Bruce Hertzke. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99.1 | Press Release dated May 4, 2005 | |||
| Pursuant to SEC Release Nos. 33-84000 and 34-49424, Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
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: May 6, 2005 | 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 dated May 4, 2005 | |||
Exhibit 99.1
ED BARKER ELECTED PRESIDENT OF WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES
FOREST CITY, IOWA, May 4, 2005 — Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE: WGO), announced that the Board of Directors elected Ed Barker, Winnebago Industries’ CFO, to the additional position of President in a meeting held today.
Barker, 57, is a 36-year veteran of Winnebago Industries and was promoted to the additional position of President effective immediately. Most recently serving as Senior Vice President, CFO; Barker joined Winnebago Industries in 1969 as a cost accountant. He has served in various financial and management positions since that time. In January 2003, he was promoted to the position of Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer in order to broaden his involvement in all aspects of the operations of the Company, while continuing to oversee the Company’s financial and purchasing operations.
Winnebago Industries’ Chairman and CEO Bruce Hertzke relinquished the title of President in order to focus on the Company’s overall direction.
“Ed has a great working knowledge of the Company and its operations, having worked in senior management positions within Winnebago Industries since 1980,” said Hertzke. “Under his financial leadership, he has helped Winnebago Industries lead the motor home industry in returns for the Company’s shareholders and I have the utmost confidence that he will continue to help the Company grow for the future. Ed will retain his role of Chief Financial Officer.”
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 and Itasca 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.