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Winnebago Industries Declares Cash Dividend

20 March 1998

Winnebago Industries Declares Cash Dividend

    FOREST CITY, Iowa, March 20 -- The board of directors of
Winnebago Industries, Inc., have declared a cash dividend of ten
cents per share, payable on July 6, 1998 to shareholders of record as of June
5, 1998.  The dividend and recent stock repurchase are indicators of the Board
of Directors' confidence in the Company and its continued strength of the RV
industry.
    "Our 1998 products have been well received by our dealers and retail
customers," said Bruce Hertzke, Winnebago Industries president and chief
operating officer.  "Order backlog for motor home production is currently
running approximately 80 percent ahead of last year's orders at this time."
    Winnebago Industries, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of motor homes that
are self-contained recreation vehicles used primarily in leisure travel and
outdoor recreation activities.  Other products manufactured by the Company
consist principally of a variety of component products for other
manufacturers.  The Company builds quality products with state-of-the-art
computer-aided design and manufacturing systems on automotive-styled
assembly lines, conforming to what the Company believes to be the most
rigorous testing in the RV industry.  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.  Visit Winnebago Industries' Web site at
http://www.winnebagoind.com/

SOURCE  Winnebago Industries, Inc.