Winnebago Industries Announces SunnyBrook Purchase
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FOREST CITY, Iowa--Winnebago Industries, Inc. , a leading United States (U.S.) motor home manufacturer, today, through a newly formed, wholly-owned subsidiary, Winnebago of Indiana, LLC, consummated the purchase of substantially all of the assets of SunnyBrook RV, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of SunnyBrook Manufacturing, Inc.) pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement for a total cost of $5.7 million in cash.
Winnebago of Indiana will continue to manufacture towable products under the SunnyBrook brand and honor outstanding warranty commitments to current owners. In addition, the Company plans to diversify the product line to include Winnebago brand trailer and fifth wheel products. Elvie Frey, the president and majority owner of SunnyBrook Manufacturing, will remain with the company and serve as President of Winnebago of Indiana.
"We believe this acquisition will be highly successful," said Winnebago Industries' Chairman, CEO and President Bob Olson. "We are thrilled to have Elvie lead the new subsidiary forward."
Randy Potts, Winnebago Industries' Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning added, "Winnebago Industries and SunnyBrook are two very quality oriented companies and it was a great fit for us to have a presence in the heart of the RV capital. We believe we will be able to quickly grow the volume and market share of Winnebago of Indiana."
"We are very excited to join the Winnebago Industries team and be part of an iconic American company," said Elvie Frey, Winnebago of Indiana President. "This is a great opportunity for us to grow our organization as we develop exciting new products for both the SunnyBrook and Winnebago brands. We look forward to capitalizing on the top-notch Winnebago Industries' dealer network as we bring them towable products to allow them to maximize their performance."
About Winnebago Industries
Winnebago Industries, Inc., The Most
Recognized Name In Motor Homes®, is a leading U.S.
manufacturer of motor homes which are self-contained recreation
vehicles
used primarily in leisure travel and outdoor recreation activities.
The
Company builds quality motor homes under the Winnebago, Itasca and
ERA
brand names with state-of-the-art computer-aided design and
manufacturing systems on automotive-styled assembly lines. Winnebago
Industries has received the Quality Circle Award from the Recreation
Vehicle Dealers Association every year since the award's inception in
1996. The Company's common stock is listed on the New York and
Chicago
Stock Exchanges and traded under the symbol WGO. Options for the
Company's common stock are traded on the Chicago Board Options
Exchange.
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visit, http://www.winnebagoind.com/investor.html.
About SunnyBrook Manufacturing
SunnyBrook Manufacturing is
located
in Middlebury, Indiana and produces a variety of towable RVs under
the
SunnyBrook RV brand name consisting of Harmony, Brookside, Bristol
Bay,
Edgewater and Sunset Creek travel trailers and Harmony, Brookside,
Bristol Bay, West Pointe, Big Dog and Titan fifth wheel trailers.