FLE Fleetwood Enterprises

Fleetwood Enterprises to Report Fiscal 2005 First Quarter Financial Results and Host Conference Call on September 7, 2004 RIVERSIDE, Calif., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:FLE), one of the nation's leading manufacturers of recreational vehicles and a leading producer and retailer of manufactured housing, announced it will release its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2005 on September 7, 2004. The Company also said it will host a conference call to discuss the results of its first quarter, which ended July 25, 2004, the same day at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The call will be broadcast live over the Internet at http://www.streetevents.com/ and http://www.fulldisclosure.com/ and will be accessible from the Company's website, http://www.fleetwood.com/. An archive of the call will be available at all three sites shortly after the call concludes. The Company will file its 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission following the close of the market on Friday, September 3, 2004. "We typically hold our conference call on the same day that we file our 10-Q," Boyd Plowman, Fleetwood's chief financial officer, said, "but under the SEC's accelerated reporting rules our results for the first quarter are due on the Friday before the Labor Day holiday. Because this timing would likely be inconvenient for a number of those interested in Fleetwood, we decided to delay our news release and conference call until the following Tuesday." About Fleetwood Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. is one of the nation's largest producers of recreational vehicles, from motor homes to travel and folding trailers, and is a leader in the building, retailing and financing of manufactured homes. This Fortune 1000 company, headquartered in Riverside, Calif., is dedicated to providing quality, innovative products that offer exceptional value to its customers. Fleetwood operates facilities strategically located throughout the nation, including recreational vehicle and manufactured housing plants, retail home centers, and supply subsidiary plants. For more information, visit the Company's website at http://www.fleetwood.com/. This press release contains certain forward-looking statements and information based on the beliefs of Fleetwood's management as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, Fleetwood's management. Such statements reflect the current views of Fleetwood with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including risk factors identified in Fleetwood's 10-K and other SEC filings. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the cyclical nature of both the manufactured housing and recreational vehicle industries; ongoing weakness in the manufactured housing market; continued acceptance of the Company's products; the potential impact on demand for Fleetwood's products as a result of changes in consumer confidence levels; the effect of global tensions on consumer confidence; expenses and uncertainties associated with the introduction and manufacturing of new products; the future availability of manufactured housing retail financing, as well as housing and RV wholesale financing; exposure to interest rate and market changes affecting certain of the Company's assets and liabilities; availability and pricing of raw materials; changes in retail inventory levels in the manufactured housing and recreational vehicle industries; competitive pricing pressures; the ability to attract and retain quality dealers, executive officers and other personnel; and the Company's ability to obtain financing needed in order to execute its business strategies. For further information, please contact: Lyle Larkin, Vice President, Treasurer, +1-909-351-3535, or Kathy A. Munson, Director-Investor Relations, +1-909-351-3650, both of Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. DATASOURCE: Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. CONTACT: Lyle Larkin, Vice President, Treasurer, +1-909-351-3535, or Kathy A. Munson, Director-Investor Relations, +1-909-351-3650, both of Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. Web site: http://www.fleetwood.com/

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