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Fleetwood Announces Appointment of New Director

25 June 1999

Fleetwood Announces Appointment of New Director

    RIVERSIDE, Calif., June 25 -- Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.
, the nation's leading manufacturer of recreational vehicles and a
leading producer and retailer of manufactured housing, announced today that
its Board of Directors has appointed John T. Montford as a director of the
Company.
    Since 1996, Mr. Montford has been Chancellor of Texas Tech University in
Lubbock, Texas.  From 1983 until 1996, Mr. Montford was a member of the Texas
Senate, during which time he served as Chairman of the Senate Finance and
State Affairs Committees and Senate President Pro Tempore.  Mr. Montford has
also maintained an active law practice in Lubbock.  He is a graduate of the
University of Texas, from which he also received a JD degree.
    Chairman Glenn F. Kummer said, "We are very pleased to have a director of
John Montford's caliber on our Board.  John has an outstanding background and
the ability to contribute significantly in the areas of corporate governance
and business strategies."
    Mr. Montford replaces Andrew Crean, son of the Company's founder, who
recently resigned from the Board.