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) March 8, 2006
Winnebago Industries, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Iowa | 001-06403 | 42-0802678 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer |
| of Incorporation) | 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
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(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 March 8, 2006, as Exhibit 99.1 which is included herein. The press release was issued to report that Winnebago Industries anticipates announcing second quarter of fiscal 2006 ended February 25, 2006 earnings on March 16, 2006. In connection with the announcement, Winnebago Industries will host a conference call on March 16, 2006 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.
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit Number |
Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 99.1 | Press release of Winnebago Industries, Inc. dated March 8, 2006. | ||
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: March 8, 2006 | 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 March 8, 2006. | ||
Exhibit 99.1
For further information: Sheila Davis, PR/IR Manager - 641-585-6803
WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER FISCAL 2006
FINANCIAL RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL TO BE HELD
ON MARCH 16, 2006
FOREST CITY, IOWA, March 8, 2006 – Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE: WGO), the nation’s leading manufacturer of motor homes, will host a conference call on Thursday, March 16, 2006 at 10 am ET to discuss the financial results for its second quarter of fiscal 2006 ended February 25, 2006. The Company will release its financial results on March 16, 2006 at 7:00 am ET.
Winnebago Industries’ conference call may be heard live from the Company’s website, www.winnebagoind.com/html/company/investorRelations.html, or www.vcall.com. If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be archived on the website. To access the replay, click on http://www.winnebagoind.com/html/company/investorRelations.html.
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 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.
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