Winnebago Industries, Inc. Form 8-K dated March 30, 2005

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 30, 2005                    

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                    




(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)

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Item 1.01    Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

The Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors of Winnebago Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) recommended, and the full Board of Directors approved, effective February 1, 2005, an increase in the annual retainer for non-employee directors to $25,000 per year and an increase in fees for Board and Committee meetings attended in person to $1,000 per meeting day, with an increase in the additional fees for Committee chairman to $2,000 for meetings attended in person.

        A Summary of Director Compensation reflecting the above-referenced actions of the Board of the Company is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

      (c)    Exhibits

  Exhibit
Number
Description
 
    99.1 Summary of Director Compensation  


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 30, 2005   WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.  
 
  By:        /s/   Bruce D. Hertzke                                                               
  Name:   Bruce D. Hertzke 
  Title:     Chief Executive Officer 


EXHIBIT INDEX

  Exhibit
Number
Description
 
    99.1 Summary of Director Compensation  




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