Edgar Filing: CHAMPION ENTERPRISES INC

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the fiscal year ended January 1, 2005	Commission File Number 1-9751

CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


Michigan		38-2743168
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2701 Cambridge Court, Suite 300, Auburn Hills, Michigan		48326
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(248) 340-9090

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of Each Class		Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered

Common Stock, $1 par value		New York Stock Exchange Chicago Stock Exchange Pacific Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the Registrant has been required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. þ

The aggregate market value of the Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant as of February 23, 2005, based on the last sale price of $10.07 per share for the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on such date, was approximately $506,742,590. As of February 23, 2005, the Registrant had 72,541,002 shares of Common Stock outstanding.

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes þ No o

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE


	Part of Form 10-K Report
Document	into which it is incorporated

Proxy Statement for Annual Shareholders’ Meeting to be held May 3, 2005		III

Champion Enterprises, Inc.

Form 10-K

Fiscal Year End January 1, 2005

Table of Contents


PART I
Item 1.	Business	1
Item 2.	Properties	13
Item 3.	Legal Proceedings	15
Item 4.	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders	15
PART II
Item 5.	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	16
Item 6.	Selected Financial Information	18
Item 7.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	20
Item 7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	37
Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	38
Item 9.	Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	38
Item 9A.	Controls and Procedures	38
Item 9B.	Other Information	38
PART III
Item 10.	Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant	39
Item 11.	Executive Compensation	39
Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management	39
Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions	39
Item 14.	Principal Accountant Fees and Services	39
PART IV
Item 15.	Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules	40
Signatures		44
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting		45
FINANCIAL SECTION
Index to Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules		F-1
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm		F-2
Consolidated Statements of Operations		F-4
Consolidated Balance Sheets		F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows		F-6
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity		F-7
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements		F-8
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Financial Statement Schedule		F-42
Schedule II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts		F-43
Amendment to the Deferred Compensation Plan
Subsidiaries of the Company
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Certification of Chief Executive Officer
Certification of Chief Financial Officer
Certification of CEO and CFO Pursuant to Section 906

PART I


Item 1.	*Business*


	*General*

Established in 1953, Champion Enterprises, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, “we,” “Champion,” or “the Company”) primarily produce and sell factory-built homes. As of January 1, 2005, we were operating 29 manufacturing facilities in 14 states in the United States and two provinces in western Canada and 60 retail locations in 15 states.

Factory-built housing is generally comprised of manufactured housing (also known as “HUD-Code homes”) and modular homes. During the past five years, the manufactured housing (HUD-Code homes) industry has been negatively affected by limited availability of consumer financing and floor plan inventory financing, high levels of homes repossessed from consumers, tightened consumer credit standards, excessive inventories and an uncertain economic outlook. Industry shipments of HUD-Code homes in 2004 were 48% lower than in 2000 while Champion’s sales of HUD-Code homes declined 63% during that period. During this time period modular home industry shipments have grown by an estimated 30% and Champion’s sales of modular homes have more than doubled. Since the beginning of 2000, we have closed, sold, or consolidated 31 manufacturing facilities and approximately 300 retail sales locations to eliminate under-performing operations and rationalize our operations and capacity for industry conditions.

In 2002, we acquired the manufactured housing consumer loan origination business of CIT Group/ Sales Financing, Inc. Through this business we originated and funded loans to consumers who purchased Champion manufactured homes from both Company-owned and independent retailers. However, our inability to obtain satisfactory financing for this business caused us to exit the consumer finance business in the third quarter of 2003. Results and balances related to this finance business are presented as discontinued operations throughout this Report.

In 2000, we commenced a focus on marketing and selling factory-built homes to small and medium sized builders and developers. This business is conducted through a number of our manufacturing plants under the brand name “Genesis Homes.”

In 1999, we entered the manufactured housing communities development business but sold our principal development investment in 2002. Our remaining development operations are not material to the operations of the Company.


	*Segment Information*

Financial information about the Company’s manufacturing and retail segments is included in Note 16 of “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in Item 8 of this Report. All of our operations are located in the United States except for two manufacturing facilities in western Canada. During each of the last three years these Canadian operations accounted for less than 5% of our consolidated total sales and total assets.


	*Products*

Most of the homes we produce are constructed to building standards in accordance with the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards promulgated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD-Code homes” or “manufactured homes”). The HUD Code regulates manufactured home design and construction, strength and durability, fire resistance and energy efficiency. Approximately 81.7% of the homes we produced in 2004 were HUD-Code homes compared to 86.2% in 2003. The remaining homes we produced were modular homes (14.3% in 2004 and 10.3% in 2003) or were manufactured and sold in Canada (4.0% in 2004 and 3.5% in 2003). Modular homes are designed and built to meet local building codes. Homes produced and sold in Canada are constructed in accordance with applicable Canadian building standards.

Champion produces a broad range of homes under various trade names and brand names and in a variety of floor plans and price ranges. While most of the homes we build are multi-section, ranch-style homes, we also build one and one-half story and two-story homes, single-section homes, cape cod style homes, and multi-family units such as townhouses. The homes that we manufacture generally range in size from 400 to 4,000 square feet and typically include two to four bedrooms, a living room or family room, a dining room, a kitchen, and two full bathrooms.

We regularly introduce homes with new floor plans, exterior elevations, decors and features. Our corporate marketing and engineering departments work with our manufacturing facilities to design homes that appeal to local markets and consumers’ changing tastes. We focus on designing homes with a traditional residential or site-built appearance through the use of dormers and higher pitched roofs. We also focus on designing energy efficient homes and all of our U.S. manufacturing facilities are qualified to produce “Energy Star®” rated homes.

Champion designed homes have won numerous awards during the past five years. In 2004, our “Aspen” model won the award for the “Best Production Multi-Section Manufactured Home Over 1,400 Square Feet,” our “Jefferson” model won the award for the “Best Production Modular Home Over 1,400 Square Feet,” and we were selected by Country Living magazine to build its 2005 Home of the Year. In 2003, our Genesis Homes brand was recognized by the National Association of Homebuilders by winning first place in the “Excellence in Model Home Design” competition and our “Cottage” model won the award for the “Best Modular Home Below 2,200 Square Feet.”

During 2004, the average home net selling price for our manufacturing shipments was $42,000, excluding delivery, and manufacturing sales prices ranged from $15,000 to over $100,000. Retail sales prices of the homes, without land, generally ranged from $25,000 to over $200,000, depending upon size, floor plan, features and options. During 2004, the average retail selling price for new homes sold to consumers by Company-owned retail sales centers was $101,100, including delivery, setup and retailer supplied accessories.

The chief components and products used in factory-built housing are generally of the same quality as those used by other housing builders, including conventional site-builders. These components include lumber, plywood, chipboard, drywall, steel, vinyl floor coverings, insulation, exterior siding (wood, vinyl and metal), windows, shingles, kitchen appliances, furnaces, plumbing and electrical fixtures and hardware. These components are presently available from several sources and the Company is not dependent upon any particular supplier. Prices of certain materials such as lumber, insulation, steel and drywall can fluctuate significantly due to changes in demand and supply. The Company generally has been able to pass higher material costs on to the consumer in the form of surcharges and base price increases. It is not certain, however, that any future price increases can be passed on to the consumer without affecting demand.

Most completed homes have carpeting, cabinets, appliances, wall coverings, window treatments, and electrical, heating and plumbing systems. Optional factory installed features include fireplaces, dormers, entertainment centers, and skylights. Upon completion of the home at the factory, it is sold to a retailer and transported directly to the consumer’s home site or to a retail sales center. In connection with the retail sale of the home to the consumer, the home is transported to the home site, placed on a foundation and readied by setup contractors for occupancy. The sections of a multi-section home are joined and the interior and exterior seams are finished at the home site. The consumer purchase of the home may also include retailer or contractor supplied items such as additional appliances, air conditioning, furniture, a porch or deck and a garage.


	*Production*

Our homes are constructed in indoor facilities using an assembly-line process employing approximately 150 to 250 production employees at each facility. Most of the homes are constructed in one or more sections (also known as floors) on a permanently affixed steel support frame which allows the section(s) to be moved through the assembly line and transported upon sale. The sections of many of the modular homes we produce are built and transported on carriers which are removed after placement of the homes at the home site. Each section or floor is assembled in stages beginning with the construction of the frame and the floor, then adding

the walls and other constructed and purchased components, and ending with a final quality control inspection. The efficiency of the assembly-line process, protection from the weather, and favorable pricing of materials resulting from our substantial purchasing power enables the Company to produce homes more quickly, and often at a lower cost than a conventional site-built home of similar quality. According to 2003 data reported by the U.S. Department of Commerce, manufactured housing costs approximately $33.99 per square foot, compared to $79.21 per square foot for site-built housing, excluding the cost of land.

The production schedules of our manufacturing facilities are based upon customer (retailer and builder/developer) orders, which can fluctuate from week to week. Orders from retailers are generally subject to cancellation at any time without penalty and are not necessarily an indication of future business. Retailers place orders for retail stocking (inventory) purposes and for consumer purchase orders. Before scheduling homes for production, orders and availability of financing are confirmed with our customer and, where applicable, their floor plan lender.

Orders are generally filled within 90 days of receipt, depending upon the level of unfilled orders and requested delivery dates. Although factory-built homes can be produced throughout the year in indoor facilities, demand for homes is usually affected by inclement weather and by the cold winter months in northern areas of the U.S. and in Canada.

We produce homes to fill existing wholesale and retail orders and, therefore, generally our manufacturing plants do not carry finished goods inventories except for homes awaiting delivery. Typically, a one- to three-week supply of raw materials is maintained.

Charges to transport homes increase with the distance from the factory to the retailer or home site. As a result, most of the retail stores we sell to are located within a 500 mile radius of Champion’s manufacturing plants.


	*Independent Retailers*

During 2004, approximately 78% of our manufacturing shipments were to approximately 2,400 independent retail locations throughout the U.S. and western Canada. As of January 1, 2005, 845 of these independent retail locations were part of our Champion Home Center (“CHC”) retailer program. CHC retailers have committed to stocking a minimum of 50% of their inventories with Champion-produced homes and to displaying signage identifying their location as a CHC. We continually seek to increase our manufacturing shipments by expanding sales at our existing independent retailers and by finding new independent retailers to sell our homes. Sales to independent CHC retailers accounted for approximately 43% of the homes we produced in 2004, or approximately 55% of the homes we sold to independent retailers. CHC retailers have access to a broad range of products, including modular homes, and to a variety of training programs for sales techniques, management tools, inventory management, and retail customer financing procedures. They also benefit from marketing and advertising support, lead management tools, and Internet applications and support.

As is common in the industry, our independent retailers may sell homes produced by other manufacturers in addition to those produced by the Company. Some independent retailers operate multiple sales centers. In 2004, no single independent retailer or distributor accounted for more than 2% of our manufacturing sales. The majority of independent retailer home purchases are financed by lending institutions subject to a floor plan agreement and secured by a lien on such homes. We generally receive payment from the lending institution 5 to 15 days after a home is sold and invoiced to an independent retailer. In accordance with trade practice, the Company generally enters into repurchase agreements with the major lending institutions providing floor plan financing, as is more fully described in Note 1 of “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in Item 8 of this Report and in “Contingent Repurchase Obligations” in Item 7 of this Report.


	*Company-Owned Retail Sales Centers*

Purchases by Company-owned retailers accounted for 8% of the homes shipped by our manufacturing operations in 2004. Of the total new homes sold by Company-owned retailers in 2004, 89% were Champion-produced. Each of our Company-owned retailers carries and sells homes based on availability from suppliers

and marketability for their local area. At the beginning of 2000, the Company had 308 retail locations in 28 states. The Company has been reducing the number of its retail sales centers in response to industry conditions and to eliminate unprofitable locations. We had 60 retail locations in 15 states as of January 1, 2005, consisting of 37 full service sales centers and 23 sales offices that focus on selling homes into manufactured housing communities.

Each of our traditional retail sales centers has a sales office, which is generally a factory-built home, and a variety of model homes of various sizes, floor plans, features and prices. Customers may purchase a home from an inventory of homes maintained at the location, including a model home, or may order a home that will be custom-built at a manufacturing facility. Many sales centers also sell pre-owned homes that are obtained through trade-ins or repossessed homes purchased from or sold on a consignment basis for consumer finance companies. At January 1, 2005, Company-owned sales centers had an average inventory of 13 new homes per location, including homes delivered to a consumer home site but not yet recorded as a sale and homes on display in manufactured housing communities. In 2004, floor plan financing was used for less than 50% of Company-owned retailers’ new home inventory.

Our traditional, Company-owned sales centers are generally located on a main road or highway for high visibility. Model homes may be displayed in a residential setting with sidewalks and landscaping. Sales centers typically employ a manager and three or four commissioned salespersons. Most retail customers finance the purchase of their home through a lending institution. The sales center often assists in arranging financing and insurance on the home, for which a fee may be received. Many consumer purchases of our homes now involve land; therefore, Company-owned retailers often assist the homebuyer with the land component of the purchase transaction. The sales centers may also sell additional accessories in connection with the sale of the home, such as central air conditioning, decks, skirting, and additional appliances. Retailers also often arrange for necessary permits and utility connections.

During 2005, we plan to divest of most of our remaining traditional retail sales centers. Upon those planned divestitures, our ongoing retail operations will consist primarily of Advantage Homes, which currently operates 18 sales offices which sell homes into manufactured housing communities in California. Advantage Homes specializes in replacing older homes within local manufactured housing communities with new manufactured homes. The homes are placed on sites in the communities, site improvements are made and the homes are readied for sale and occupancy. The sales offices are located in leased premises, from which the site preparation and sales process is managed.


	*Market*

Factory-built housing competes with other forms of low-cost new housing such as site-built housing, panelized homes and condominiums, and with existing housing such as pre-owned homes and apartments. According to statistics published by the Institute for Building Technology and Safety (“IBTS”) and the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, for the past five years and for 2004 industry shipments of HUD-Code homes accounted for an estimated 11% and 8%, respectively, of all new single-family housing starts and 15% and 10%, respectively, of all new single-family homes sold. Industry wholesale shipments of HUD-Code homes totaled approximately 131,000 homes in both 2004 and 2003, down 48% from 2000 levels, according to data reported by IBTS. Based on data reported by Statistical Surveys, Inc., we estimate that industry retail new HUD-Code home sales in 2004 totaled 145,000 homes, down 8% from 2003 levels. Based on industry data published by the Manufactured Housing Institute (“MHI”), wholesale shipments of modular homes sold rose 12% in 2004 from 2003 levels. Additionally, modular homes sold were 25% of the factory-built housing market in 2004, compared to 22% in 2003 and 11% in 2000.

The market for factory-built housing is affected by a number of factors, including the availability, cost and credit underwriting standards of consumer financing, consumer confidence, job creation, general economic conditions and the overall affordability of manufactured housing versus other forms of housing. In addition, demographic trends, such as changes in population growth, and competition affect demand for housing products. Interest rates and the availability of financing also influence the affordability of factory-built housing.

We believe the segment of the housing market in which factory-built housing is most competitive includes consumers with household incomes under $40,000. This segment has a high representation of young single persons and married couples, as well as elderly or retired persons. The comparatively low cost of fully or partially furnished housing attracts these consumers. Persons in rural areas, where fewer housing alternatives exist, and those who presently live in factory-built homes also make up a significant portion of the demand for new factory-built housing.

We believe that a much larger market may exist, including apartment dwellers and persons who have traditionally purchased lower-priced site-built homes. Our operations target this market. In the past, a number of factors have restricted demand for factory-built housing, including, in some cases, less-favorable financing terms compared to site-built housing, the effects of restrictive zoning on the availability of certain locations for home placement and, in some cases, an unfavorable public image. Certain of these adverse factors have lessened considerably in recent years with the improved quality and appearance of factory-built housing.


	*Consumer Financing*

The number of factory-built homes that are sold to consumers and related wholesale demand are significantly affected by the availability, credit underwriting standards, loan terms and cost of consumer financing. Two basic types of consumer financing are available: home-only or personal property loans for purchasers of only the home, and real estate mortgages for purchasers of the home and land on which the home is placed. Loose credit standards for home-only loans in the mid to late 1990s led to a high number of industry repossessions of homes from consumers during the last few years. The poor performance of portfolios of manufactured housing home-only consumer loans in recent years has made it difficult for industry consumer finance companies to obtain long-term capital in the asset-backed securitization market, which has been a significant source of long-term capital for originators of such loans. As a result, consumer finance companies have curtailed their industry lending and some have exited the manufactured housing market. Since 2000, many consumer lenders tightened credit underwriting standards and loan terms and increased interest rates for home-only loans to purchase manufactured homes, which reduced lending volumes and resulted in lower industry sales volumes. Additionally, the industry has seen a number of traditional real estate mortgage lenders tighten terms or discontinue financing for manufactured housing as a result, in part, of program changes by the traditional buyers of conforming mortgage loans, primarily Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Based on a survey published by MHI, total new factory-built home retail sales financed with home-only loans have declined to an estimated 30% of industry sales in 2004. In 2000, we estimate that approximately 80% of new factory-built home retail sales were financed with home-only loans. Since the late 1990s the number of factory-built home sales financed with real estate mortgages has been growing. We estimate that the percentage of total new factory-built home retail sales financed with real estate mortgages has increased from approximately 10% in 2000 to over 50% in 2004. The levels of lending availability for both home-only loans and real estate mortgages significantly affect the number of factory-built homes that can be sold to consumers and related wholesale demand. The majority of modular homes are financed with traditional real estate mortgages.


	*Wholesale Financing*

Independent retailers of factory-built homes generally finance their inventory purchases from manufacturers with floor plan financing provided by third party lending institutions. The availability and cost of floor plan financing can affect the amount of retailer inventory of new homes, the number of retail sales centers and related wholesale demand. During the past five years, several major national floor plan lenders have exited the industry or curtailed their floor plan operations, while a smaller number of national lenders, and a large number of local and regional banks, have entered the market or increased lending volumes.


	*Competition*

The factory-built housing industry is highly competitive at both the manufacturing and retail levels, with competition based upon several factors, including price, product features, reputation for service and quality, merchandising and the terms of retailer promotional programs, and retail customer financing. Capital requirements for entry into the industry are relatively low.

According to MHI, in December 2004 there were 66 producers of manufactured homes in the U.S. operating 210 production facilities. These totals compare to 62 producers operating 206 plants in 2003. In 2003, the top five companies had combined market share of approximately 60% of HUD-Code homes, according to data published by MHI. Based on industry data reported by IBTS, in 2004 our U.S. wholesale market share of HUD-Code homes sold was 14.4%, compared to 16.8% in 2003. This decline in wholesale market share was due primarily to our restructuring actions, which have eliminated under-performing operations and rationalized operations and capacity for industry conditions.

Based on industry data published by MHI, wholesale shipments of modular homes rose by 12% from 2003 levels. Modular homes sold were 25% of the total factory-built housing market in 2004, compared to 22% in 2003 and 11% in 2000.

We believe there are an estimated 4,000 industry retail locations throughout the U.S. We sell our homes through Company-owned sales centers and approximately 2,400 independent retailers, which at January 1, 2005 included 845 independent locations that are members of our CHC retail distribution network. In 2004, we also sold homes directly to approximately 500 builders and developers, primarily through our Genesis operations.


	*Builders and Developers*

In 2004, we sold approximately 3,100 homes (14% of the total homes we produced) directly to 500 builders and developers through our Genesis Homes division and certain of our other homebuilding plants. In this distribution channel the builder/developer generally acquires the land, obtains the appropriate zoning, develops the land and builds the foundation for the home. We design, engineer, build and deliver the home to the site. We or the builder/developer contract a crew to set or place the home on the foundation and to finish the home on site. The builder/developer may construct the garage, patio and porches at the site and either sell the home directly to the consumer or through a realtor. The homes sold through builders/developers may be placed in a subdivision in suburban areas, rather than in rural markets, and are generally larger and have more amenities than the homes we build for our traditional markets. Certain of our builder/developer projects involve multi-family housing units.


	*Relationship with our Employees*

At January 1, 2005, we had approximately 6,800 employees. We deem our relationship with our employees to be generally good. Currently, our two manufacturing facilities in Canada employ approximately 400 workers, of which 300 are subject to collective bargaining agreements, one which expires in June 2005 and the other which expires in November 2007.

The workforce of approximately 150 employees at one of our U.S. manufacturing plants voted to unionize in 2001 but petitioned in April 2002 to withdraw from the union. On January 17, 2003 an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) made findings that the Company had engaged in unfair labor practices and therefore set aside the employees’ April 2002 formal petition to end union representation. The ALJ ordered the Company to immediately begin to bargain with the union. This was reinforced by a “10-J” bargaining injunction. We believe that the ALJ’s findings were incorrect and have appealed those findings and orders to the NLRB while we continue to bargain.

In addition, the workforce of approximately 180 employees at another of our U.S. manufacturing plants voted to unionize September 1, 2004. Bargaining began in February 2005 and is ongoing.


	*Forward Looking Statements*

Certain statements contained in this Report, including our plans and beliefs regarding availability of liquidity and financing, anticipated capital expenditures, outlook for the factory-built housing industry in particular and the economy in general, availability of wholesale floor plan and consumer financing and characterization of and our ability to control our contingent liabilities, could be construed to be forward looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In addition, we, or persons acting on our behalf, may from time to time publish or communicate other items that could also be construed to be forward looking statements. Statements of this sort are or will be based on our estimates, assumptions and projections, and are subject to risks and uncertainties, including those specifically listed below that could cause actual results to differ materially from those included in the forward looking statements. We do not undertake to update our forward looking statements or risk factors to reflect future events or circumstances. The following risk factors could materially affect our operating results or financial condition.

Significant leverage — Our significant debt could limit our ability to obtain additional financing, require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flows from operations for debt service and prevent us from fulfilling our debt obligations. If we are unable to pay our debt obligations when due, we could be in default under our debt agreements and our lenders could accelerate our debt or take other actions which could restrict our operations.

As discussed in Note 8 of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in Item 8 of this Report, we have a significant amount of debt outstanding, which consists primarily of long-term debt due in 2007 and 2009. This indebtedness could, among other things:


	•	limit our ability to obtain future financing for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, surety bonds or other requirements;

	•	require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flows from operations to the payment of principal and interest on our indebtedness and reduce our ability to use our cash flows for other purposes;

	•	limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the factory-built housing industry;

	•	place us at a competitive disadvantage to competitors with less indebtedness; and

	•	make us more vulnerable in the event of a further downturn in our business or in general economic conditions.

In addition, our future cash flows may be insufficient to meet our debt service and other obligations. Our business may not generate cash flows from operations in amounts sufficient to pay our debt or to fund other liquidity needs. The factors that affect our ability to generate cash can also affect our ability to raise additional funds through the sale of equity securities, the refinancing of debt or the sale of assets.

We may need to refinance all or a portion of our debt on or before maturity. We may not be able to refinance any of our debt on commercially reasonable terms or at all. If we are unable to refinance our debt obligations, we could be in default under our debt agreements and our lenders could accelerate our debt or take other actions which could restrict our operations.

General industry conditions — As a result of the downturn in the manufactured housing industry which began in 1999, during the period beginning in 2000 through 2003 we experienced a decline in sales and incurred operating losses and costs for the closures or consolidations of operations, fixed asset impairment charges and goodwill impairment charges. If industry conditions deteriorate further, our sales could decline further and our operating results and cash flows could suffer.

Since mid-1999 the manufactured housing industry has experienced declining manufacturing shipments and retail sales, tightened consumer credit standards, reduced availability of consumer financing, high levels of homes repossessed from consumers, higher interest rates on manufactured housing loans relative to those generally available to site-built homebuyers, a reduced number of consumer and floor plan lenders and reduced floor plan availability. Since the beginning of the industry downturn, we have closed a significant

number of homebuilding facilities and retail sales locations in an attempt to limit losses and return to profitability. From 2000 through 2003, we reported significant net losses including goodwill impairment charges, a valuation allowance of 100% of our deferred tax assets and restructuring charges, which are each discussed in more detail in Item 7. If industry conditions deteriorate further, our sales could decline further, our operating results and cash flows could suffer and we may incur further losses including additional costs for the closures or consolidations of existing operations, fixed asset impairment charges and goodwill impairment charges.

Common stock and Senior Notes values — Our common stock price has been volatile and may continue to be volatile given current industry and economic conditions. Our Senior Notes have traded at significant discounts to face value and may trade at discounts in the future.

The trading value per share of our stock has ranged from $1.65 to $12.25 during 2003 and 2004. Additionally, our two issuances of Senior Notes have traded at discounts to their respective face values. The market prices of our common stock and Senior Notes are affected by many factors including: general economic and market conditions, interest rates, current manufactured housing industry forecasts, Champion’s and our competitors’ operating results, our ability to pay our debt obligations, consumer and wholesale financing availability, the market’s perception of our strategies and the overall market fluctuations unrelated to our Company or the manufactured housing industry. All of these factors may adversely impact the market prices of our common stock and Senior Notes in the future.

Fluctuations in operating results — The cyclical and seasonal nature of the manufactured housing market has caused our sales and operating results to fluctuate. We expect these fluctuations to continue in the future, which could result in operating losses during downturns.

The manufactured housing industry is highly cyclical and is influenced by many national and regional economic and demographic factors, including:


	•	terms and availability of financing for homebuyers and retailers;

	•	consumer confidence;

	•	interest rates;

	•	population and employment trends;

	•	income levels;

	•	housing demand; and

	•	general economic conditions, including inflation and recessions.

In addition, the manufactured housing industry is affected by seasonality. Sales during the period from March to November are traditionally higher than in other months. As a result of the foregoing factors, our sales and operating results fluctuate, and we expect that they will continue to fluctuate in the future. Moreover, we may experience operating losses during cyclical and seasonal downturns in the manufactured housing market.

Consumer financing availability — Tight credit standards and loan terms, curtailed lending activity, and increased interest rates among consumer lenders have reduced our sales. If consumer financing were to become further curtailed, our sales could decline further and our operating results and cash flows could suffer.

The consumers who buy our homes have historically secured consumer financing from third party lenders. The availability, terms and costs of consumer financing depend on the lending practices of financial institutions, governmental regulations and economic and other conditions, all of which are beyond our control. A consumer seeking to finance the purchase of a manufactured home without land will generally pay a higher interest rate and have a shorter loan term than a consumer seeking to finance the purchase of land and the home. Manufactured home consumer financing is at times more difficult to obtain than financing for site-built homes. Since 1999, consumer lenders have tightened the credit underwriting standards and loan terms and

increased interest rates for loans to purchase manufactured homes, which have reduced lending volumes and caused our sales to decline.

The poor performance of portfolios of manufactured housing consumer loans in recent years has made it more difficult for industry consumer finance companies to obtain long-term capital in the asset-backed securitization market. As a result, consumer finance companies have curtailed their industry lending and many have exited the manufactured housing market. Additionally, the industry has seen certain traditional real estate mortgage lenders tighten terms or discontinue financing for manufactured housing.

If consumer financing for manufactured homes were to become further curtailed, we would likely experience further retail and manufacturing sales declines and our operating results and cash flows would suffer.

Floor plan financing availability — A reduction in floor plan credit availability or tighter loan terms to our independent retailers may cause our manufacturing sales to decline. As a result, our operating results and cash flows could suffer.

Independent retailers of our manufactured homes generally finance their inventory purchases with floor plan financing provided by lending institutions. Reduced availability of floor plan lending or tighter floor plan terms may affect our independent retailers’ inventory levels of new homes, the number of retail sales centers and related wholesale demand. As a result, we could experience manufacturing sales declines or a higher level of retailer defaults and our operating results and cash flows could suffer.

Contingent liabilities — We have, and will continue to have, significant contingent wholesale repurchase obligations and other contingent obligations, some of which could become actual obligations that we must satisfy. We may incur losses under these wholesale repurchase obligations or be required to fund these or other contingent obligations that would reduce our cash flows.

In connection with a floor plan arrangement for our manufacturing shipments to independent retailers, the financial institution that provides the retailer financing customarily requires us to enter into a separate repurchase agreement with the financial institution. Under this separate agreement, generally for a period up to 24 months from the date of our sale to the retailer, upon default by the retailer and repossession of the home by the financial institution, we are generally obligated to purchase from the lender the related floor plan loan or the home at a price equal to the unpaid principal amount of the loan, plus certain administrative and handling expenses, reduced by the cost of any damage to the home and any missing parts or accessories. Our estimated aggregate contingent repurchase obligation at January 1, 2005 was significant and includes significant contingent repurchase obligations relating to our largest independent retail customers. For additional discussion see “Contingent Repurchase Obligations” in Item 7 and Note 13 of “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in Item 8 of this Report. We may be required to honor some or all of our contingent repurchase obligations in the future, which would result in operating losses and reduced cash flows.

At January 1, 2005, we also had contingent obligations related to surety bonds and letters of credit. For additional detail and discussion, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources” in Item 7 of this Report. If we were required to fund a material amount of these contingent obligations, we would have reduced cash flows and could incur losses.

Dependence upon independent retailers — If we are unable to establish or maintain relationships with independent retailers who sell our homes, our sales could decline and our operating results and cash flows could suffer.

During 2004, approximately 78% of our manufacturing shipments of homes were made to independent retail locations throughout the United States and western Canada. As is common in the industry, independent retailers may sell manufactured homes produced by competing manufacturers. We may not be able to establish relationships with new independent retailers or maintain good relationships with independent retailers that sell our homes. Even if we do establish and maintain relationships with independent retailers, these retailers are not obligated to sell our manufactured homes exclusively, and may choose to sell our competitors’ homes instead. The independent retailers with whom we have relationships can cancel these

relationships on short notice. In addition, these retailers may not remain financially solvent as they are subject to the same industry, economic, demographic and seasonal trends that we face. If we do not establish and maintain relationships with solvent independent retailers in the markets we serve, sales in those markets could decline and our operating results and cash flows could suffer.

Effect on liquidity — Industry conditions and our operating results have limited our sources of capital during the past few years. If we are unable to locate alternative sources of capital when needed we may be unable to maintain or expand our business.

We depend on our cash balances, cash flows from operations, revolving credit facility, and floor plan facilities to finance our operating requirements, capital expenditures and other needs. The downturn in the manufactured housing industry, combined with our operating results and other changes, limited our sources of financing during the past few years. If our cash balances, cash flows from operations, and availability under our revolving credit facility and floor plan facilities are insufficient to finance our operations and alternative capital is not available, we may not be able to expand our business, or we may need to curtail or limit our existing operations.

We have a significant amount of surety bonds representing collateral for our casualty insurance programs and for general operating purposes. We are required to provide collateral in support of our surety bond programs in the form of letters of credit. For additional detail and information concerning the amounts of our surety bonds and letters of credit, see Note 13 of “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in Item 8 of this Report. The inability to retain our current surety bond provider or obtain alternative bonding sources could require us to post cash collateral, reduce the amount of cash available for our operations or cause us to curtail or limit existing operations.

Competition — The factory-built housing industry is very competitive. If we are unable to effectively compete, our growth could be limited, our sales could decline and our operating results and cash flows could suffer.

The factory-built housing industry is highly competitive at both the manufacturing and retail levels, with competition based, among other things, on price, product features, reputation for service and quality, merchandising, terms of retailer promotional programs and the terms of consumer financing. Numerous companies produce factory-built homes in our markets. A number of our manufacturing competitors also have captive retail distribution systems and consumer finance operations. In addition, there are many independent factory-built housing retail locations in most areas where we have retail operations. Because barriers to entry for manufactured housing retailers are low, we believe that it is relatively easy for new retailers to enter our markets as competitors. In addition, our products compete with other forms of low to moderate-cost housing, including site-built homes, panelized homes, apartments, townhouses and condominiums. If we are unable to effectively compete in this environment, our retail sales and manufacturing shipments could be reduced. As a result, our sales could decline and our operating results and cash flows could suffer.

Zoning — If the factory-built housing industry is not able to secure favorable local zoning ordinances, our sales could decline and our operating results and cash flows could suffer.

Limitations on the number of sites available for placement of manufactured homes or on the operation of manufactured housing communities could reduce the demand for manufactured homes and our sales. Manufactured housing communities and individual home placements are subject to local zoning ordinances and other local regulations relating to utility service and construction of roadways. In the past, property owners often have resisted the adoption of zoning ordinances permitting the use of manufactured homes in residential areas, which we believe has restricted the growth of the industry. Manufactured homes may not receive widespread acceptance and localities may not adopt zoning ordinances permitting the development of manufactured home communities. If the manufactured housing industry is unable to secure favorable local zoning ordinances, our sales could decline and our operating results and cash flows could suffer.

Dependence upon executive officers and other key personnel — The loss of any of our executive officers or other key personnel could reduce our ability to manage our businesses and achieve our business plan, which could cause our sales to decline and our operating results and cash flows to suffer.

We depend on the continued services and performance of our executive officers and other key personnel. If we lose the service of any of our executive officers or other key personnel, it could reduce our ability to manage our businesses and achieve our business plan, which could cause our sales to decline and our operating results and cash flows to suffer.

Restrictive covenants — The terms of our debt place operating restrictions on us and our subsidiaries and contain various financial performance and other covenants with which we must remain in compliance. If we do not remain in compliance with these covenants, certain of our debt facilities could be terminated and the amounts outstanding thereunder could become immediately due and payable.

The documents governing the terms of our Senior Notes, primarily the Senior Notes due 2007, contain covenants that place restrictions on us and our subsidiaries. The terms of our debt agreements include covenants that, to varying degrees, restrict our and our subsidiaries’ ability to:


	•	incur additional indebtedness, contingent liabilities and liens;

	•	issue additional preferred stock;

	•	pay dividends or make other distributions on our common stock;

	•	redeem or repurchase common stock and redeem, repay or repurchase subordinated debt;

	•	make investments in subsidiaries that are not restricted subsidiaries;

	•	enter into joint ventures;

	•	use assets as security in other transactions;

	•	sell certain assets or enter into sale and leaseback transactions;

	•	restrict the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other distributions on their common stock;

	•	engage in new lines of business;

	•	guarantee or secure indebtedness;

	•	consolidate with or merge with or into other companies; and

	•	enter into transactions with affiliates.

We have a $75 million revolving credit facility to use for letters of credit and general corporate purposes. Availability under this credit facility is limited to a borrowing base, and is collateralized by accounts receivable, inventories, property, plant and equipment, cash and other assets. The agreement contains certain financial covenants that require us, only in the event that our liquidity, as defined, falls below $35 million, to maintain certain levels of earnings, as defined, and certain ratios of earnings to fixed charges, as defined in the agreement. In addition, the facility contains covenants that limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness and liens, sell assets and, if liquidity falls below $35 million, make certain investments, pay dividends and purchase or redeem our common stock. For additional detail and discussion concerning these financial covenants see “Liquidity and Capital Resources” in Item 7 of this Report.

One of our floor plan financing facilities contains a covenant requiring the maintenance of $35 million of liquidity, as defined in the facility, at each month end. If we were to be out of compliance with this covenant, the lender could terminate the credit line and cause the related debt to become immediately due and payable. As is customary for these types of financings, both of our floor plan facilities may be cancelled by the lender with a 30-day notice. For additional detail and discussion concerning these facilities and amounts outstanding see “Liquidity and Capital Resources” in Item 7 of this Report.

If we fail to comply with any of these covenants, the lenders could cause our debt to become due and payable prior to maturity. If our debt were accelerated, our assets might not be sufficient to repay our debt in full.

Potential Dilution — Outstanding preferred stock that is convertible into common stock and redeemable for common stock (and in some cases, at our option, for cash), a warrant to acquire common stock, a deferred purchase price obligation that is payable, at our option, in cash or common stock, and other potential capital or debt reduction transactions could result in potential dilution and impair the price of our common stock.

At January 1, 2005 there was $8.75 million of Series C preferred stock outstanding, which is convertible into common stock at a rate of $5.66 per share, and $12 million of Series B-2 preferred stock outstanding, which is convertible into common stock at a rate of $7.92 per share. The Series C and B-2 preferred stock have mandatory redemption dates of April 2, 2009 and July 3, 2008, respectively. Our preferred shareholder has the right to redeem this preferred stock for common stock, and, at our option, partially for cash. We pay a quarterly dividend on the preferred stock at a rate of 5% per annum. The dividend is payable in cash or shares of our common stock, at our option.

We have a warrant outstanding which is exercisable based on approximately 2.2 million shares of common stock at a current strike price of $11.52 per share. The warrant strike price increases annually in April by $0.75 per share. The warrant expires on April 2, 2009. The warrant is exercisable only on a non-cash, net basis, whereby the warrant holder would receive shares of common stock as payment for the net gain upon exercise.

As of January 1, 2005, we had $2 million of a deferred purchase price obligation. On January 3, 2005, the Company issued 171,136 shares of its common stock in payment of the final installment of this obligation.

In a series of transactions during 2003 and the first half of 2004, we purchased and retired $71.7 million of our Senior Notes due 2007 and 2009 in exchange for 10.4 million shares of our common stock.

To the extent that the preferred shareholder elects to convert or redeem the preferred stock into common stock, or we elect to make dividend payments on preferred stock, or we reduce debt obligations through the issuance of common shares, our then existing common shareholders would experience dilution in their percentage ownership interests. The additional shares of common stock that could be available for sale upon conversion or redemption of the preferred stock, as dividends on the preferred stock or in payment of our outstanding debt, may have a negative impact on the market price of our common stock. In addition, sale of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market by the preferred shareholder, the recipients of the deferred purchase price payments, or the exchangers of Senior Notes, or the perception that these sales might occur, could depress the price of our common stock. Such selling shareholders may determine the timing, structure and terms of any disposition of our common stock, all of which could affect the market price of our common stock.

We may seek additional sources of capital and financing in the future or issue securities in connection with retiring our outstanding indebtedness, the terms of which may result in additional potential dilution.


	*Executive Officers of the Company*

Our executive officers, their ages, and the position or office held by each, are as follows:


Name	Age		Position or Office

William C. Griffiths		53	President and Chief Executive Officer
Phyllis A. Knight		42	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
John J. Collins, Jr.		53	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Bobby J. Williams		58	Vice President, Operations
Richard P. Hevelhorst		57	Vice President and Controller
Jeffrey L. Nugent		58	Vice President, Human Resources

The executive officers serve at the pleasure of our Board of Directors.

Mr. Griffiths became President and Chief Executive Officer of Champion Enterprises, Inc. on August 1, 2004. Previously, since 2001 Mr. Griffiths was employed by SPX Corporation, a global multi-industry company, located in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he was President-Fluid Systems Division. From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Griffiths was President-Fluid Systems Division at United Dominion Industries, Inc., which was acquired by SPX Corporation in 2001.

In 2002, Mrs. Knight joined Champion after leaving Conseco Finance Corp. where since 1994 she served in various executive positions, including Senior Vice President and Treasurer and, most recently, was President of its Mortgage Services Division.

Mr. Collins joined the Company in 1997 as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary and was promoted to Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary in April 2000.

Mr. Williams joined Champion in 1997 as President, Eastern Manufacturing Region, and was promoted to President, Champion Homes in 2002. He was named Vice President, Operations in 2005.

Mr. Hevelhorst joined Champion in 1995 as Controller and was promoted to the position of Vice President and Controller in 1999.

Mr. Nugent joined Champion in September 2004 after leaving SPX Corporation where, since 1991, he served as Vice President, Human Resources for several segments of United Dominion Industries Inc, which SPX Corporation acquired in 2001. Since 2001 he served as Vice President-Fluid Systems Division.


	*Available Information*

Champion’s Internet address is www.championhomes.net. Champion’s annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements and amendments to all such reports and statements are made available via its web site free of charge as soon as reasonably practicable after such reports are filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Additionally, the public may read and copy any materials the Company files with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington D.C. 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC at www.sec.gov.


Item 2.	*Properties*

All of our manufacturing facilities are one story with concrete floors and wood and steel superstructures and generally range from 80,000 to 150,000 square feet. We own all of our manufacturing facilities except for four that are leased, including two capital leases, and four facilities that are located on leased land. Substantially all of the machinery and equipment used in our manufacturing facilities is owned. We believe our plant facilities are generally well maintained and provide ample capacity to meet expected demand.

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the 29 homebuilding facilities we were operating as of January 1, 2005. All of these facilities are assembly-line operations.


United States
Alabama		Boaz* Guin*
Arizona		Chandler**
California		Corona***
		Lindsay
		Woodland***
Colorado		Berthoud
Florida		Bartow (2 plants)**
		Lake City (2 plants)****
Idaho		Weiser
Indiana		LaGrange (3 plants)
		Topeka (3 plants)
Nebraska		York
New York		Sangerfield*****
North Carolina		Lillington Sanford
Oregon		Silverton
Pennsylvania		Claysburg Ephrata
Tennessee		Henry
Texas		Burleson
Canada
Alberta		Medicine Hat
British Columbia		Penticton


*	In January 2005, the operations of the Boaz, Alabama plant were consolidated with the operations of the Guin, Alabama plant and an idle facility in Guin, Alabama was re-opened.

**	Includes leased land.

***	Facility leased under an operating lease.

****	Includes leased land and one facility leased under a capital lease.

*****	Facility leased under a capital lease.

At January 1, 2005, the Company also owned 18 idled manufacturing facilities in 8 states of which 14 were permanent closures generally held for sale. Substantially all of the manufacturing facilities we own are encumbered under first mortgages securing our $75 million revolving credit facility. Two of the facilities are encumbered under industrial revenue bond financing agreements.

At January 1, 2005, we operated 60 Company-owned retail sales centers in 15 states. Our sales centers generally range in size from one and one-half acres to four acres. We lease 48 of our Company-owned retail sales centers, which had aggregate lease payments totaling approximately $2.6 million in 2004. Sales center lease terms generally range from monthly to five years. Our sales centers are located as follows: 18 in California, 14 in Texas, 10 in North Carolina and 18 in 12 other states.

Our executive offices, which are located in Auburn Hills, Michigan, and other miscellaneous offices and properties, are also leased.


Item 3.	*Legal Proceedings*

In the ordinary course of business, we are involved in routine litigation incidental to our business. This litigation arises principally from the sale of our products and in various governmental agency proceedings arising from occupational safety and health, wage and hour, and similar employment and workplace regulations. In the opinion of management, none of such matters presently pending are material to our overall financial position or results of operations.


Item 4.	*Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders*

There were no matters submitted to a vote of Champion’s security holders during the fourth quarter of 2004.

PART II


Item 5.	*Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities*

(a) Champion’s common stock is listed on the New York, Chicago and Pacific Stock Exchanges as ChampEnt and has a ticker symbol of CHB. The high and low stock prices during each quarter of 2004 and 2003 were as follows:


	High		Low

2004
1st Quarter	$	11.47	$	6.36
2nd Quarter		11.68		8.05
3rd Quarter		10.80		7.53
4th Quarter		12.25		9.15
2003
1st Quarter		3.24		1.65
2nd Quarter		4.99		1.66
3rd Quarter		7.85		4.10
4th Quarter	$	7.66	$	6.26

(b) There were approximately 5,000 shareholders of record and 8,000 beneficial holders on February 22, 2005.

(c) We have not paid cash dividends on our common stock since 1974 and do not plan to pay cash dividends on our common stock in the near term. As discussed in Note 8 of “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in Item 8 of this Report, the indenture governing the Senior Notes due 2007 and our $75 million revolving credit facility contain covenants that limit our ability to pay dividends.

(d) On March 2, 2004, the preferred shareholder exercised its right to purchase $12 million of Series B-2 Cumulative Convertible Preferred stock with a mandatory redemption date of July 3, 2008 and a 5% annual dividend that is payable quarterly, at the Company’s option, in cash or common stock.

On March 29, 2002, Champion completed the sale of 25,000 shares of Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock to Fletcher International, Ltd. (“Fletcher”), an accredited investor, in reliance upon Section 4 (2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The aggregate purchase price for this preferred stock was $25 million.

(e) The following table contains information about our common stock that may be issued upon the exercise of options, warrants, and rights under all of our equity compensation plans and agreements as of January 1, 2005:

Number of Shares

Remaining Available

for Future Issuance

Under Equity

Number of Shares to

Compensation Plans

be Issued upon

Weighted Average

(Excluding

Exercise of

Exercise Price of

Outstanding

Outstanding Options,

Options, Warrants,

Plan Category

Warrants, and Rights

and Rights)

(Shares in thousands)

Equity Compensation Plans Approved by Shareholders

2,902

8.06

385

Equity Compensation Plans and Agreements not Approved by Shareholders(1)

1,388

11.92


(1)		Included in this Plan Category are the following:

		Salesperson Retention Program — Under this program, commencing 2001, rights to acquire shares of Company common stock were granted to salespersons employed by Champion and independent retailers who were members of the CHC retail distribution network. These salespersons were granted an initial right for 100 shares of our common stock and subsequent annual grants of rights for 50 shares. The rights vested three years from grant date for Company employees and three years from grant date, subject to certain other vesting requirements, for independent CHC employees. The Company discontinued grants under this program effective January 4, 2004. Previous grants remain exercisable, subject to vesting requirements. Rights representing 107,250 shares of common stock remain outstanding under this program. The “weighted average exercise price” disclosed in the table does not take these awards into account.

		1990 Stock Option Plan — This plan is no longer in effect other than for stock options which were previously granted and remain exercisable. Options representing 12,800 shares of common stock remain outstanding under this plan. The weighted average exercise price of these options is $8.20.

		1993 Management Stock Option Plan — This plan is no longer in effect other than for stock options and performance awards which were previously granted and remain outstanding. Options representing 961,702 shares of common stock remain outstanding under this plan. The weighted average exercise price of these options is $10.24. Additionally, under this plan, the Company has granted awards to employees which entitle the employees to shares of Company common stock only if certain three-year performance targets are met for 2003 through 2005 and the employee remains employed until the 2005 results are finalized in early 2006. Rights representing 116,000 shares of common stock remain outstanding under this plan. The “weighted average exercise price” disclosed in the table does not take these awards into account.

		Acquisitions — The Company granted stock options to certain employees of acquired businesses. These options were granted at fair market value and vested over time. Options representing 190,659 shares of common stock remain outstanding under these agreements. The weighted average exercise price of these options is $20.61.


Item 6.	*Selected Financial Information*

Ten-Year Highlights


		2004			2003			2002			2001			2000

		(Dollars and weighted shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
Operations
Net sales
	Manufacturing	$	1,002,164		$	981,254		$	1,150,638		$	1,296,315		$	1,564,026
	Retail		245,978			269,146			376,632			452,910			606,708
	Less: Intercompany		(97,900	)		(109,686	)		(156,704	)		(201,000	)		(249,000	)

	Total net sales		1,150,242			1,140,714			1,370,566			1,548,225			1,921,734
Cost of sales			953,854	(a)		974,295	(a)		1,177,661	(a)		1,283,216			1,619,903	(a)

Gross margin			196,388			166,419			192,905			265,009			301,831
Selling, general, and administrative expenses (“SG&A”)			159,414			180,398			232,809			274,773			293,986
Mark-to-market charge for common stock warrant			5,500			3,300			—			—			—
Other charges, net			7,676	(b)		44,644	(e)		129,615	(g)		8,900	(i)		201,000	(j)

Operating income (loss)			23,798			(61,923	)		(169,519	)		(18,664	)		(193,155	)
Net interest (expense) income			(17,984	)		(26,847	)		(26,353	)		(22,624	)		(27,177	)

Pretax income (loss) from continuing operations			5,814			(88,770	)		(195,872	)		(41,288	)		(220,332	)
Income tax (benefit) expense			(10,000	)(c)		(5,500	)		53,500	(h)		(13,400	)		(73,000	)

Income (loss) from continuing operations			15,814			(83,270	)		(249,372	)		(27,888	)		(147,332	)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations			1,197	(d)		(19,814	)(d)		(6,183	)(d)		—			—

Net income (loss)		$	17,011		$	(103,084	)	$	(255,555	)	$	(27,888	)	$	(147,332	)

Diluted income (loss) per share
	Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	0.19		$	(1.52	)	$	(5.09	)	$	(0.59	)	$	(3.12	)
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations		0.02	(d)		(0.34	)(d)		(0.13	)(d)		—			—

	Net income (loss)	$	0.21		$	(1.86	)	$	(5.22	)	$	(0.59	)	$	(3.12	)

Diluted weighted shares outstanding			71,982			57,688			49,341			47,887			47,252
Financial Information
Cash flows (used for) provided by continuing operating activities		$	(11,442	)	$	61,412	(f)	$	501	(f)	$	67,988	(f)	$	115,360
Cash flows (used for) provided by discontinued operating activities			(1,811	)		6,040			(27,590	)		—			—
Depreciation and amortization			11,395			15,203			21,152			36,043			40,306
Capital expenditures			8,672			6,145			6,063			6,972			15,035
Net property, plant, and equipment			86,021			95,821			127,129			177,430			207,277
Total assets			517,021			528,300			728,091			858,152			942,056
Long-term debt			201,190			245,468			341,612			224,926			225,634
Redeemable convertible preferred stock			20,750			8,689			29,256			20,000			—
Shareholders’ equity			77,300			14,989			37,325			272,034			296,809
	Per share (unaudited)	$	1.07		$	0.23		$	0.71		$	5.63		$	6.27
Other Statistical Information (Unaudited)
	Number of employees at year end		6,800			6,800			8,000			10,600			12,000
Homes sold
	Manufacturing		22,978			25,483			32,460			39,551			52,442
	Retail — new		2,290			3,432			6,006			7,578			11,483
	Retail — pre-owned		1,239			1,233			1,410			1,897			2,863
Manufacturing multi-section mix			85%			84%			82%			77%			71%

Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.

The Company made significant acquisitions of manufacturing companies in 1994 through 1996 and in 1999. The Company made significant acquisitions of retail companies in 1998 and 1999.


(a)		Included restructuring charges due to closing or consolidation of manufacturing facilities and retail centers of $0.6 million in 2004, $8.9 million in 2003, $15.3 million in 2002, and $2.7 million in 2000 classified as cost of sales.

(b)		Consisted of restructuring charges due to closing or consolidation of manufacturing facilities and retail centers of $4.9 million and loss on debt retirement of $2.8 million.

(c)		As a result of the finalization of certain tax examinations, the allowance for tax adjustments was decreased by $12 million.

(d)		Discontinued operations in 2004, 2003, and 2002 consisted of its consumer finance business, which was exited in 2003.

(e)		Consisted of restructuring charges due to closing or consolidation of manufacturing facilities and retail centers of $21.1 million, pretax goodwill impairment charges of $34.2 million, and gains on debt retirement of $10.6 million.

(f)		Included income tax refunds of $64 million in 2003, $22 million in 2002, and $14 million in 2001.

Item 6. Selected Financial Information

Ten-Year Highlights


		1999			1998			1997			1996			1995

		(Dollars and weighted shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
Operations
Net sales
	Manufacturing	$	2,068,627		$	1,986,317		$	1,733,162		$	1,645,024		$	1,410,890
	Retail		787,011			561,659			60,624			33,202			27,200
	Less: Intercompany		(291,000	)		(215,000	)		(39,300	)		(23,800	)		(19,800	)

	Total net sales		2,564,638			2,332,976			1,754,486			1,654,426			1,418,290
Cost of sales			2,164,868	(k)		1,931,397			1,503,028			1,410,397			1,214,217

Gross margin			399,770			401,579			251,458			244,029			204,073
Selling, general, and administrative expenses (“SG&A”)			292,188	(k)		231,295			135,028			130,629			112,396
Mark-to-market charge for common stock warrant			—			—			—			—			—
Other charges, net			—			—			—			22,000	(1)		—

Operating income (loss)			107,582			170,284			116,430			91,400			91,677
Net interest (expense) income			(25,540	)		(13,486	)		941			525			298

Pretax income from continuing operations			82,042			156,798			117,371			91,925			91,975
Income tax expense			32,000			62,600			46,600			39,700			37,500

Income from continuing operations			50,042			94,198			70,771			52,225			54,475
Income from discontinued operations			—			—			4,500			1,361			1,810

Net income		$	50,042		$	94,198		$	75,271		$	53,586		$	56,285

Diluted income per share
	Income from continuing operations	$	1.02		$	1.91		$	1.45		$	1.06		$	1.10
	Income from discontinued operations		—			—			0.09			0.03			0.04

	Net income	$	1.02		$	1.91		$	1.54		$	1.09		$	1.14

Diluted weighted shares outstanding			48,889			49,284			48,875			49,327			49,389
Financial Information
Cash flows provided by continuing operating activities		$	99,936		$	105,789		$	99,248		$	73,807		$	68,100
Cash flows provided by (used for) discontinued operating activities			—			9,251			7,778			(3,768	)		(935	)
Depreciation and amortization			37,890			26,911			17,091			14,463			11,294
Capital expenditures			50,390			49,120			38,266			50,094			19,854
Net property, plant, and equipment			222,898			190,963			143,519			119,994			75,271
Total assets			1,182,940			1,021,672			501,250			461,222			367,872
Long-term debt			224,357			121,629			1,813			1,158			1,685
Redeemable convertible preferred stock			—			—			—			—			—
Shareholders’ equity			444,262			405,246			280,416			226,634			176,142
	Per share (unaudited)	$	9.39		$	8.40		$	6.02		$	4.75		$	3.73
Other Statistical Information (Unaudited)
Number of employees at year end			15,000			14,000			11,300			10,700			8,700
Homes sold
	Manufacturing		71,761			70,359			64,285			61,796			53,955
	Retail — new		15,853			11,738			983			541			477
	Retail — pre-owned		4,102			2,867			87			28			36
Manufacturing multi-section mix			66%			63%			58%			56%			54%


(g)		Consisted of restructuring charges due to closing or consolidation of manufacturing facilities and retail centers of $40.0 million, pretax goodwill impairment charges of $97.0 million, and gain on debt retirement of $7.4 million.

(h)		Included deferred tax asset valuation allowance of $101.5 million.

(i)		Consisted of restructuring charges due to consolidation of manufacturing facilities and retail centers.

(j)		Consisted of restructuring charges due to consolidation of manufacturing facilities and retail centers of $11.3 million and pretax goodwill impairment charges of $189.7 million.

(k)		Included $26.5 million in cost of sales and $7.1 million in SG&A related to the bankruptcy of the Company’s former largest independent retailer.

(l)		Consisted of nonrecurring merger and other charges due to the merger of Redman Industries, Inc., which was accounted for as a pooling of interests.


Item 7.	*Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations*

Overview

We are a leading producer of factory-built housing in the U.S. As of January 1, 2005, we operated 29 homebuilding facilities in 14 states and two provinces in western Canada. As of January 1, 2005, our homes were sold through 60 Company-owned sales centers in 15 states, consisting of 37 traditional locations and 23 other sales locations. Our homes are also sold through approximately 2,400 independent sales centers across the U.S. and western Canada and directly to an estimated 500 builders and developers. Approximately 850 of the independent retailer locations were members of our Champion Home Centers (“CHC”) retail distribution network.

During the past five years, the manufactured housing industry has been negatively affected by limited availability of consumer financing and floor plan inventory financing, high levels of homes repossessed from consumers, tightened consumer credit standards, excessive inventories and an uncertain economic outlook. Since the beginning of 2000, in an effort to limit losses and return to profitability we have closed, sold, or consolidated 31 manufacturing facilities and approximately 300 retail sales locations to eliminate under-performing operations and rationalize our operations and capacity for industry conditions.

Our pretax income from continuing operations in 2004 was $5.8 million, an improvement of $94.6 million over 2003, of which $58.7 million was related to additional charges in 2003 for goodwill impairment and restructurings. In addition, our results for the year showed improvements in both the manufacturing and retail segments as compared to 2003 results, partly due to our restructuring actions in 2003 and prior years to eliminate under-performing operations. Improvement in our manufacturing operations is also attributable to improved pricing and purchasing, as well as production efficiencies from operating many of our plants with stronger backlogs. As a result of a rise in our share price, included in income from continuing operations in 2004 are charges totaling $5.5 million for the change in estimated fair value of an outstanding common stock warrant for 2.2 million shares, compared to $3.3 million in 2003.

During 2004, we sold nine and closed 15 retail sales centers. In addition, during the fourth quarter of 2004, we announced the closing of a homebuilding facility in Boaz, Alabama and the transfer of its business to an idle facility at another operation in Alabama. We also have an agreement to sell 13 retail sales centers during the first half of 2005 as we continue to focus on our core manufacturing operations. These closures and planned sales resulted in restructuring charges of $6.5 million in 2004, including $3.9 million of non-cash fixed asset impairment charges. Restructuring charges in 2004 also reflect a $1.0 million reduction in closed plant warranty reserves due to better than expected experience.

Interest expense in 2004 was $8.4 million lower than in 2003 due to debt reduction. During the year ended January 1, 2005, we continued to focus on improving our financial position and reducing debt. We purchased and retired $37.9 million of our Senior Notes in exchange for 3.9 million shares of our common stock and $10.4 million cash, resulting in a net pretax loss of $2.7 million. We also repaid a $5.7 million industrial revenue bond. Since the beginning of 2003, we have reduced indebtedness by more than $180 million.

According to data reported by the IBTS, U.S. industry manufacturing shipments of HUD-Code homes in 2004 were comparable to shipments in 2003. According to data reported by MHI, U.S. industry manufacturing shipments of modular homes for the first nine months of 2004 increased 14% from shipments in the comparable 2003 period.

We continue to focus on matching our manufacturing capacity and number of Company-owned retail sales centers to industry and local market conditions and improving or eliminating under-performing manufacturing facilities and retail sales centers. We continually review our manufacturing capacity and the number and locations of Company-owned retail sales centers and will make further adjustments as deemed necessary. During 2005, we plan to divest of most of our remaining traditional retail sales centers. Upon those planned divestitures, our ongoing retail operations will consist primarily of Advantage Homes, which currently operates 18 sales offices specializing in selling homes into manufactured housing communities in California.

Results of Operations 2004 versus 2003


	*Consolidated*


		2004			2003			% Change

		(Dollars in millions)
Net sales
	Manufacturing	$	1,002.2		$	981.3			2	%
	Retail		246.0			269.1			(9	)%
	Less: intercompany		(97.9	)		(109.7	)

	Total net sales	$	1,150.3		$	1,140.7			1	%

Gross margin		$	196.4		$	166.4			18	%
Selling, general, and administrative expenses (“SG&A”)			159.4			180.3			(12	)%
Mark-to-market charge for common stock warrant			5.5			3.3
Goodwill impairment charges			—			34.2
Restructuring charges			4.9			21.1
Loss (gain) on debt retirement			2.8			(10.6	)

Operating income (loss)		$	23.8		$	(61.9	)

As a percent of net sales
	Gross margin		17.1	%		14.6	%
	SG&A		13.9	%		15.8	%
	Operating income (loss)		2.1	%		(5.4	)%

Fiscal 2004 was comprised of 52 weeks while fiscal 2003 consisted of 53 weeks.

Net sales in 2004 increased by 1% from 2003 levels due primarily to sales price increases and selling a greater proportion of multi-section and modular homes in both the manufacturing and retail segments, partially offset by operating fewer retail sales centers and manufacturing facilities and decreasing manufacturing and retail unit volumes. During 2004, we operated an average of five fewer manufacturing facilities and an average of 26 fewer retail sales centers than we operated during 2003.

Gross margin dollars in 2004 increased $30.0 million from 2003, of which $8.3 million was due to a decrease in restructuring charges that were included in cost of sales (see additional discussion under “Restructuring Charges”). Additionally, manufacturing gross margin increased significantly due to improved pricing and purchasing, as well as a $5.8 million improvement in self-insurance costs, production efficiencies from operating many of our plants with stronger backlogs in 2004, and the closure of under-performing plants in 2003.

SG&A decreased $21.0 million primarily from operating fewer manufacturing facilities and retail sales centers due to the closure of under-performing operations. SG&A in 2003 included $4.5 million of gains from the sale of properties, primarily five manufacturing facilities.

Operating income (loss) in 2004 and 2003 was comprised of the following:


				% of						% of
	2004			Related Sales			2003			Related Sales

	(Dollars in millions)
Manufacturing segment income	$	59.7			6.0	%	$	7.3			0.7	%
Retail segment loss		(1.0	)		(0.4	)%		(14.8	)		(5.5	)%
General corporate expenses		(27.7	)					(30.7	)
Mark-to-market charge for common stock warrant		(5.5	)					(3.3	)
Goodwill impairment charges		—						(34.2	)
(Loss) gain on debt retirement		(2.8	)					10.6
Intercompany profit elimination		1.1						3.2

Operating income (loss)	$	23.8			2.1	%	$	(61.9	)		(5.4	)%

Manufacturing segment sales to the retail segment and related manufacturing profits are included in the manufacturing segment. Retail segment results include retail profits from the sale of homes to consumers but do not include any manufacturing segment profits associated with the homes sold. Intercompany transactions between the operating segments are eliminated in consolidation, including intercompany profit in inventory, which represents the amount of manufacturing segment gross margin in Champion-produced inventory at Company-owned retailers. In reconciling 2004 and 2003 results by segment, a credit (income) resulted from the reduction in intercompany profit in inventory due to declining inventories at the retail segment.

General corporate expenses declined in 2004 primarily due to non-recurring 2003 severance costs totaling $4.4 million related to the termination of certain executive officers, partially offset by higher compensation costs and professional fees in 2004.

The 2004 results include a net loss of $2.8 million on the extinguishment of debt primarily from the purchase and retirement of $37.9 million of Senior Notes in exchange for 3.9 million shares of Company common stock and $10.4 million of cash. The 2003 results include net gains of $10.6 million on the extinguishment of debt as we purchased and retired $95.3 million of Senior Notes in exchange for 6.6 million shares of Company common stock and $35.8 million in cash.


	*Restructuring Charges*

During the fourth quarter of 2004, we closed 15 retail sales centers and one manufacturing facility and recorded $6.5 million of restructuring charges. These restructuring actions are expected to be substantially complete during the first quarter of 2005. Retail restructuring charges in 2004 include fixed asset impairment charges of $0.6 million related to the planned sale of 13 retail sales centers during the first half of 2005 and $0.4 million for the fixed asset impairments at certain under-performing sales centers. Manufacturing restructuring charges in 2004 were reduced by a $1.0 million reduction of accrued warranty reserves related to prior year closures due to better than expected loss experience.

Challenging industry conditions affected our 2003 and 2002 sales and profits as well. In 2003, we closed and consolidated 40 retail sales centers and seven manufacturing facilities. Restructuring charges in 2003 also included additional warranty charges of $2.1 million for plants closed in prior periods. In 2002, we closed and consolidated 12 manufacturing facilities, 126 retail sales centers, sold our principal development investment, and closed our development management operation.

Restructuring charges for the years ended January 1, 2005, January 3, 2004, and December 28, 2002, were as follows:


			2004			2003			2002

			(In thousands)
Manufacturing restructuring charges
	Fixed asset impairment charges		$	2,500		$	15,100		$	19,500
	Inventory charges			500			1,000			1,500
	Warranty costs			(1,000	)		5,400			3,500
	Severance costs			800			700			1,800
	Other closing costs			—			600			—

		Total manufacturing charges		2,800			22,800			26,300

Retail restructuring charges
	Fixed asset impairment charges			1,400			1,900			7,800
	Inventory charges			1,900			4,600			13,000
	Lease termination costs			100			900			3,900
	Severance costs			100			200			700
	Other closing costs			—			1,700			3,200

		Total retail charges		3,500			9,300			28,600

Development restructuring charges
	Severance costs			—			—			1,200
	Asset impairment charges			—			—			1,600

		Total development charges		—			—			2,800

Corporate office severance costs				—			—			300
Intercompany profit elimination				(800	)		(2,100	)		(2,700	)

			$	5,500		$	30,000		$	55,300

Inventory charges, net of intercompany profit elimination, and warranty costs were included in cost of sales while fixed asset impairment charges, severance costs, lease termination costs and other closing costs were included in restructuring charges in the consolidated statements of operations. Fixed asset and other asset impairment charges were non-cash charges. Inventory charges were generally realized through liquidation or disposal of the inventory in the year the charges were recorded, except for a portion of the 2004 reserves which is expected to be utilized during the first quarter of 2005. The unpaid portions of restructuring charges, excluding non-cash charges, were $4.4 million, $8.0 million, and $5.7 million at January 1, 2005, January 3, 2004 and December 28, 2002, respectively, primarily consisting of warranty and lease termination costs.

See additional discussion of restructuring charges in Note 2 of “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in Item 8 of this Report.


	*Goodwill Impairment Charges*

During the fourth quarter of 2004, we performed our quarterly test for goodwill impairment and concluded no impairment of the carrying value of goodwill existed at January 1, 2005. See discussion below in “Results of Operations 2003 Versus 2002”


	*Manufacturing Operations*

We evaluate the performance of our manufacturing segment based on income before interest, income taxes, and general corporate expenses, excluding goodwill impairment charges.


	2004			2003			% Change

Manufacturing segment net sales (in millions)	$	1,002.2		$	981.3			2	%
Manufacturing segment income (in millions)	$	59.7		$	7.3			718	%
Manufacturing segment margin %		6.0	%		0.7	%
HUD-Code home shipments		18,782			21,968			(15	)%
Modular and Canadian code home shipments		4,196			3,515			19	%
Total homes sold		22,978			25,483			(10	)%
Floors sold		44,036			48,506			(9	)%
Multi-section mix		85	%		84	%
Average home price, excluding delivery	$	42,000		$	37,100			13	%
Manufacturing facilities at year end		29			30			(3	)%

Manufacturing net sales for the year ended January 1, 2005 increased slightly compared to 2003 resulting from an increase in the average home selling price partially offset by selling fewer homes. Average manufacturing selling prices increased in 2004 as compared to 2003 as a result of price increases to offset rising material costs and product mix, as well as increased sales of higher priced modular homes. The average home selling price of modular homes was 37% higher than HUD-Code homes.

Manufacturing segment income for the year ended January 1, 2005 increased over 2003 by $52.5 million on slightly higher sales while operating an average of five fewer plants. Results in 2004 included $2.8 million of restructuring charges, a $20.0 million reduction from restructuring charges of $22.8 million in 2003. The additional improvement in manufacturing segment income of $32.5 million for the year ended January 1, 2005 was primarily due to the following: production efficiencies and lower SG&A from the closure of under-performing plants in 2003; operating many of our plants with stronger backlogs in 2004; improved pricing and purchasing; self-insurance costs that improved by $5.8 million; and repurchase losses and reserves that improved by $6.3 million. Partially offsetting these improvements were gains of $4.1 million from the sale of five idle manufacturing facilities in 2003.

Although retailer orders can be cancelled at any time without penalty, and unfilled orders are not necessarily an indication of future business, our unfilled wholesale orders for housing at January 1, 2005 totaled approximately $90 million at the 29 plants operated, as compared to $44 million at 30 plants a year earlier.


	*Retail Operations*

We evaluate the performance of our retail segment based on income (loss) before interest, income taxes, and general corporate expenses, excluding goodwill impairment charges.


	2004			2003			% Change

Retail segment net sales (in millions)	$	246.0		$	269.1			(9	)%
Retail segment loss (in millions)	$	(1.0	)	$	(14.8	)		93	%
Retail segment margin %		(0.4	)%		(5.5	)%
New homes retail sold*		2,225			3,061			(27	)%
Pre-owned homes retail sold*		1,186			1,233			(4	)%
Total homes retail sold*		3,411			4,294			(21	)%
% Champion-produced new homes sold		89	%		95	%
New home multi-section mix		92	%		87	%
Average new home retail price*	$	101,100		$	78,300			29	%
Average number of new homes retail sold per sales center per month*		2.4			2.5			(4	)%
Average number of total homes retail sold per sales center per month*		3.7			3.5			6	%
Average number of new homes in inventory per sales center at year end		13.1			13.1
Average number of sales centers during the period		77			103			(25	)%
Sales centers at period end		60			78			(23	)%


*	excluding bulk sales of 65 new homes and 53 pre-owned homes in 2004 and 371 new homes in 2003

Retail net sales decreased 9% in 2004 compared to 2003 due to a 27% decline in new homes retail sold from operating and average of 25% fewer sales centers. The decrease in the number of new homes retail sold was offset by a 29% increase in average new home sales price due to selling a greater proportion of larger, higher-priced multi-section and modular homes and homes with more add-ons, improvements and amenities.

Retail segment loss in 2004 improved by $13.8 million compared to 2003 due to a $5.8 million reduction in restructuring charges and the closure of under-performing locations in 2003 and 2004. In 2004, we incurred $3.5 million in restructuring charges primarily for the closure of 15 sales centers as compared to $9.3 million for the closure of 40 sales centers in 2003. In 2004, we sold nine sales centers for net proceeds of $6.8 million, which approximated net book value of the assets sold. During 2004, 65 new homes from closed locations were wholesaled for $1.9 million compared to 371 homes for $9.7 million in 2003. See additional discussion of restructuring charges above and in Note 2 of “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in Item 8 of this Report.


	*Discontinued Operations*

In 2003 we exited the consumer finance business as a result of our inability to obtain satisfactory financing. Our financial services segment operated as HomePride Finance Corp. (“HPFC”). The income (loss) from discontinued operations related to HPFC is comprised of the following:


		2004			2003			2002

		(In thousands)
Loss from operations		$	(50	)	$	(11,212	)	$	(6,183	)
Income (loss) on discontinuance			1,247			(8,602	)		—

	Income (loss) from discontinued operations	$	1,197		$	(19,814	)	$	(6,183	)

Income from discontinued operations in 2004 resulted from the settlement of contractual obligations that were accrued as part of the loss on discontinuance in 2003.

of operating leases and other contracts. Approximately 30 employees were terminated as a result of the discontinuance. Net revenues of the financial services business were $2.3 million in 2003 and $1.7 million in 2002. The loss from discontinued operations was net of an income tax benefit of $2.1 million in 2002.

During 2003, we sold substantially all the consumer loans that had been originated. Loans with a face value of $86.7 million were sold for gross proceeds of approximately $79.3 million, providing net cash of $27.0 million after the reduction of associated short-term borrowings. During 2003 and 2002, we originated $35.8 million and $55.6 million of loans, respectively.


	*Interest Expense*

Interest expense decreased by $8.4 million in 2004 versus 2003. Interest on Senior Notes decreased by $7.9 million due to our purchase and retirement of $37.9 million of Senior Notes in 2004 and $95.3 million in 2003. Interest on Senior Notes also decreased because fiscal 2004 consisted of 52 weeks versus 53 weeks for fiscal 2003.


	*Income Taxes*

The Company currently provides a 100% valuation allowance for its deferred tax assets. Deferred tax assets will continue to require a 100% valuation allowance until the Company has demonstrated their realizability through sustained profitability and/or from other factors. The Company has net operating losses for tax purposes totaling approximately $120 million that are available to offset certain future taxable income. The effective tax rates for the years ended January 1, 2005 and January 3, 2004 differ from the 35% federal statutory rate in part because of this 100% valuation allowance. The 2004 tax rate was also affected by a $12 million decrease in the allowance for tax adjustments as a result of the finalization of certain tax examinations. The 2003 tax benefit included a $3.3 million current federal tax benefit resulting from the receipt of tax refunds totaling $63.5 million in 2003 that exceeded the total amount estimated at December 28, 2002. Additionally, in 2003 the Company recorded current federal tax benefits of $3.7 million as a result of federal tax audits completed in 2003.

Results of Fourth Quarter 2004 Versus 2003


		2004			2003			% Change

		(Dollars in millions, except average
		home price)
Net sales
	Manufacturing	$	253.7		$	248.0			2	%
	Retail		59.3			66.0			(10	)%
	Less: intercompany		(21.6	)		(22.7	)

	Total net sales	$	291.4		$	291.3

Gross margin		$	49.9		$	45.1			11	%
SG&A			40.7			41.0			(1	)%
Mark-to-market charge for common stock warrant			2.0			0.8
Restructuring charges			4.9			1.0
Loss on debt retirement			—			3.2

	Operating income (loss)	$	2.3		$	(0.9	)


		2004			2003			% Change

		(Dollars in millions, except average
		home price)
Manufacturing segment income		$	15.4		$	11.2			38	%
Retail segment loss			(4.4	)		(2.1	)		(116	)%
General corporate expenses			(8.3	)		(6.6	)		(25	)%
Mark-to-market charge for common stock warrant			(2.0	)		(0.8	)
Loss on debt retirement			—			(3.2	)
Intercompany profit elimination			1.6			0.6

	Operating income (loss)	$	2.3		$	(0.9	)

As a percent of net sales
	Gross margin		17.1	%		15.5	%
	SG&A		14.0	%		14.1	%
	Manufacturing segment margin %		6.1	%		4.5	%
	Retail segment margin %		(7.5	)%		(3.1	)%
Manufacturing
	HUD-Code home shipments		4,505			5,086			(11	)%
	Modular and Canadian code home shipments		1,075			1,014			6	%
	Total homes sold		5,580			6,100			(9	)%
	Floors sold		10,693			11,820			(10	)%
	Multi-section mix		85	%		86	%
	Average home price	$	43,700		$	39,200			11	%
Retail
	New homes retail sold*		481			635			(24	)%
	Pre-owned homes retail sold*		286			306			(7	)%
	Total homes retail sold*		767			941			(18	)%
	% Champion-produced new homes sold		88	%		94	%
	New home multi-section mix		92	%		91	%
	Average new home price*	$	109,300		$	89,100			23	%
	Average number of new homes sold per sales center per month*		2.3			2.7			(15	)%
	Average number of total homes retail sold per sales center per month*		3.6			4.0			(10	)%
	Average number of sales centers during the period		71			79			(10	)%


*	excluding bulk sales of 65 new homes and 53 pre-owned homes in 2004 and 185 new homes in 2003.

The fourth quarters of 2004 and 2003 were comprised of 13 weeks and 14 weeks, respectively.

Net sales for the fourth quarter of 2004 were comparable to the same period in 2003 due primarily to sales price increases in both segments, offset by selling fewer homes as a result of operating fewer manufacturing facilities and retail sales centers. During the fourth quarter of 2004, we operated 29 manufacturing facilities and an average of 71 retail sales centers compared to an average of 32 manufacturing facilities and an average of 79 sales centers during the fourth quarter of 2003.

Gross margin for the fourth quarter of 2004 increased $4.8 million from the comparable period of 2003. Manufacturing gross margin increased significantly due to improved pricing and purchasing, as well as production efficiencies from operating many of our plants with stronger backlogs in 2004 and the closure of under-performing plants in 2003. Additionally, self-insurance costs improved by $2.2 million. Partially

offsetting these improvements was $1.6 million of restructuring charges included in cost of sales in the fourth quarter of 2004.

SG&A for the fourth quarter of 2004 was comparable to the same period of 2003. Reduced SG&A due to operating fewer manufacturing and retail facilities during 2004 was offset by $2.5 million of gains on the sale of three plants during 2003.

During the fourth quarter of 2004, as a result of an increase in the Company’s common stock price, the Company recorded mark-to-market charges of $2.0 million for the increase in estimated fair value of an outstanding common stock warrant. In the same period of 2003, a mark-to-market charge of $0.8 million was recorded. During the fourth quarter of 2003, we purchased and retired $44.7 million of Senior Notes for total payments of 6.6 million shares of common stock, resulting in a net loss on the extinguishment of debt totaling $3.2 million.


	*Operations*

For the 2004 quarter versus the prior year, our manufacturing net sales increased by 2% resulting from an increased average selling price per home due to product mix and sales price increases, partially offset by a 9% decline in the number of homes sold largely as a result of a reduced number of manufacturing facilities in operation. Manufacturing segment income for the quarter improved by $4.2 million compared to 2003, despite a $3.7 million increase in additional restructuring charges. Results in 2004 improved due to a $2.2 million reduction in self-insurance costs, a $1.0 million reduction in repurchase reserves, and reduced SG&A from operating an average of 9% fewer plants. Additionally, manufacturing segment income improved due to production efficiencies as a result of operating many of our plants with stronger backlogs in 2004, and improved pricing and purchasing. Three closed manufacturing facilities were sold during the fourth quarter of 2003 resulting in a net gain of $2.5 million.

Retail sales in the fourth quarter of 2004 decreased $6.8 million or 10% versus the prior year’s quarter primarily due to operating fewer sales centers. The 24% decrease in the number of new homes retail sold in the 2004 quarter was partially offset by a 23% rise in average selling price per home, due, in part, to selling a greater proportion of larger, higher-priced multi-section and modular homes and homes with more add-ons, improvements, and amenities. The retail segment loss for the quarter increased by $2.4 million versus the same quarter last year primarily from an increase in restructuring charges of $2.6 million for the closure of 12 sales centers as compared to the closure of two sales centers during the same quarter of 2003. In addition, during the fourth quarter of 2004, we sold nine sales centers for net proceeds of $6.8 million, which approximated net book value of the assets sold, which included 94 new and 10 pre-owned homes. During the fourth quarter of 2004, 65 new homes from closed locations were wholesaled for $1.9 million compared to 185 new homes for $5.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2003.

Results of Operations 2003 Versus 2002


	*Consolidated*


		2003			2002			% Change

		(Dollars in millions)
Net sales
	Manufacturing	$	981.3		$	1,150.6			(15	)%
	Retail		269.1			376.6			(29	)%
	Less: intercompany		(109.7	)		(156.6	)

	Total net sales	$	1,140.7		$	1,370.6			(17	)%

Gross margin		$	166.4		$	192.9			(14	)%
SG&A			180.3			232.8			(23	)%
Mark-to-market charge for common stock warrant			3.3			—
Goodwill impairment charges			34.2			97.0
Restructuring charges			21.1			40.0
Gain on debt retirement			(10.6	)		(7.4	)

Operating loss		$	(61.9	)	$	(169.5	)

As a percent of net sales
	Gross margin		14.6	%		14.1	%
	SG&A		15.8	%		17.0	%
	Operating loss		(5.4	)%		(12.4	)%

Net sales in 2003 decreased by 17% from 2002 levels due primarily to operating fewer retail sales centers and manufacturing facilities, decreasing manufacturing and retail unit volumes and the effects of retail inventory liquidations, partially offset by the effects of product mix, sales price increases and selling a greater proportion of multi-section homes in both the manufacturing and retail segments. At January 3, 2004, we were operating 19% fewer manufacturing facilities and 34% fewer retail sales centers than we operated at December 28, 2002. Reduced sales volumes were a result of challenging industry conditions, which also led us to close or consolidate manufacturing facilities and retail sales centers.

Gross margin dollars in 2003 declined $26.5 million from 2002, of which approximately $35.0 million was due to lower sales volumes, partially offset by a $6.4 million decrease in restructuring charges that were included in cost of sales (see additional discussion under “Restructuring Charges”). In 2002, gross margin was reduced by a $5.6 million increase to our casualty insurance reserves, based on an actuarial study completed by an independent third party. Gross margins in both years were affected by manufacturing inefficiencies from lower manufacturing production volumes, retail inventory liquidation programs primarily for the sale to consumers of inventory from closed retail locations and costs of retail programs to reduce inventory and sell older homes at Company-owned sales centers.

SG&A decreased $52.5 million primarily due to operating fewer manufacturing facilities and sales centers and the reduction in sales volume. SG&A in 2003 included $4.5 million of gains from the sale of properties, primarily five manufacturing facilities. SG&A in 2002 included $2.3 million of gains from the sale of seven manufacturing facilities.

The operating loss in 2003 and 2002 was comprised of the following:


				% of						% of
	2003			Related Sales			2002			Related Sales

	(Dollars in millions)
Manufacturing segment income	$	7.3			0.7	%	$	2.7			0.2	%
Retail segment loss		(14.8	)		(5.5	)%		(58.2	)		(15.5	)%
General corporate expenses		(30.7	)					(30.9	)
Mark-to market charge for common stock warrant		(3.3	)					—
Goodwill impairment charges		(34.2	)					(97.0	)
Gain on debt retirement		10.6						7.4
Intercompany profit elimination		3.2						6.5

Operating loss	$	(61.9	)		(5.4	)%	$	(169.5	)		(12.4	)%

Manufacturing segment sales to the retail segment and related manufacturing profits are included in the manufacturing segment. Retail segment results include retail profits from the sale of homes to consumers but do not include any manufacturing segment profits associated with the homes sold. Intercompany transactions between the operating segments are eliminated in consolidation, including intercompany profit in inventory, which represents the amount of manufacturing segment gross margin in Champion-produced inventory at Company-owned retailers. In reconciling 2003 and 2002 results by segment, a credit (income) resulted from the reduction in intercompany profit in inventory due to declining inventories at the retail segment.

General corporate expenses were comparable to 2003 primarily due to severance costs totaling $4.4 million related to the termination of certain executive officers, partially offset by reduced losses and charges from our development operations, the principal portion of which was sold in 2002, resulting in a $2.8 million restructuring charge in 2002.

Charges totaling $3.3 million were recorded in 2003 for the change in estimated fair value of an outstanding common stock warrant for 2.2 million shares.

The 2003 results include net gains of $10.6 million on the extinguishment of debt as we purchased and retired $95.3 million of our Senior Notes for total payments of $35.8 million in cash and 6.6 million shares of common stock. The 2002 results also include gains of $7.4 million on extinguishment of debt as we purchased and retired $30.0 million of our Senior Notes due 2009 for approximately $23.8 million in cash and extinguished indebtedness related to our development operations.


	*Goodwill Impairment Charges*


	Impairment charges in 2003

In the third quarter of 2003, as a result of the significant downsizing of our operations in reaction to ongoing reductions in industry sales and in accordance with SFAS No. 142, we performed a test for retail and manufacturing goodwill impairment using the income approach. Under this method, the fair value of the reporting unit is determined based on the present value of estimated future cash flows that the reporting unit is expected to generate over its remaining life. In applying this present value method, we were required to make estimates of future operating trends and judgments on discount rates and other variables. Actual future results could differ from these estimates. In applying the income approach, we assumed a cash flow period of five years, a discount rate of 12% and a terminal value of five times the present value of the fifth year’s estimated future cash flows. The results of this impairment test indicated that retail goodwill had no value, resulting in a non-cash, pretax impairment charge equal to the remaining balance of retail goodwill of $34.2 million, which was recorded in the quarter ended September 27, 2003.


	Impairment charges in 2002

In the second quarter of 2002, as a result of the closure of 64 retail sales centers, we performed a test for goodwill impairment similar to that described above. The results of this impairment test indicated that the implied fair value of the retail goodwill was less than its carrying value, resulting in a non-cash, pretax impairment charge of $97.0 million. We performed our transitional test for goodwill impairment upon adoption of SFAS No. 142 as of the beginning of 2002 and concluded no impairment of the carrying value of goodwill existed at that date.


	*Restructuring Charges*

During 2003, difficult industry conditions reduced our sales volumes and negatively impacted operating results. During 2003 we closed and consolidated 40 retail sales centers and seven manufacturing facilities and recorded $30.0 million of restructuring charges, including a $2.1 million warranty charge for prior year closures. All restructuring actions were substantially complete in 2003. Difficult industry conditions affected our 2002 sales and profits as well. In 2002, we closed and consolidated 12 manufacturing facilities, 126 retail sales centers, and sold our principle development investment and closed our development management operation. For additional information see “Restructuring Charges” above in “Results of Operations 2004 versus 2003” and in Note 2 of “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in Item 8 of this Report.


	*Manufacturing Operations*


	2003			2002			% Change

Manufacturing segment net sales (in millions)	$	981.3		$	1,150.6			(15	)%
Manufacturing segment income (in millions)	$	7.3		$	2.7			164	%
Manufacturing segment margin %		0.7	%		0.2	%
HUD-Code home shipments		21,968			29,217			(25	)%
Modular and Canadian code home shipments		3,515			3,243			8	%
Total homes sold		25,483			32,460			(21	)%
Floors sold		48,506			60,408			(20	)%
Multi-section mix		84	%		82	%
Average home price	$	37,100		$	34,100			9	%
Manufacturing facilities at year end		30			37			(19	)%

Manufacturing net sales in 2003 decreased 15% versus 2002 as a result of selling 21% fewer homes partially offset by a 9% increase in the average home selling price. With the closure of seven manufacturing facilities during 2003, we were operating 19% fewer facilities at the end of 2003 versus 2002. The increased average manufacturing selling price per home in 2003 resulted from the higher multi-section mix, product mix and sales price increases. Manufacturing sales to Company-owned retailers in 2003 accounted for 10% of total homes sold in 2003 versus 13% in 2002 as we closed 40, or 34%, of the retail locations that we operated at the beginning of the year and inventory from closed locations was liquidated. Manufacturing sales volume was affected by operating fewer manufacturing facilities, a reduced number of Company-owned retail sales centers and industry conditions, including the effects of limited availability of consumer financing and high levels of homes repossessed from consumers.

Manufacturing segment income in 2003 increased by $4.5 million primarily due to the following factors. Gross margin was lower by approximately $20.0 million resulting from reduced sales. SG&A in 2003 was lower by $13.0 million primarily from operating fewer plants and reduced marketing costs, partially offset by a $3.2 million increase in wholesale repurchase reserves in connection with the extension of repurchase terms to 24 months for certain national lenders and for the negative effects of market conditions on our largest independent retailer. Additionally, restructuring charges in 2003 were $3.5 million less than in 2002 (see additional discussion of restructuring charges above and in Note 2 of “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in Item 8 of this Report), and included $2.1 million of additional accrued warranty costs related

to prior closures of manufacturing facilities. Gains from sales of closed manufacturing facilities were $1.8 million higher in 2003 than in 2002. Manufacturing results included gains of $4.1 million in 2003 for the sale of five idle manufacturing facilities and gains of $2.3 million in 2002 for the sale of seven idle manufacturing facilities. Included in 2002 was a $5.6 million increase in casualty insurance reserves based on an actuarial study completed by an independent third party.

Although retailer orders can be cancelled at any time without penalty, and unfilled orders are not necessarily an indication of future business, our unfilled wholesale orders for housing at January 3, 2004 totaled approximately $44 million at the 30 plants operated, as compared to $26 million at 37 plants a year earlier.


	*Retail Operations*


	2003			2002			% Change

Retail segment net sales (in millions)	$	269.1		$	376.6			(29	)%
Retail segment loss (in millions)	$	(14.8	)	$	(58.2	)		75	%
Retail segment margin %		(5.5	)%		(15.5	)%
New homes retail sold*		3,061			5,340			(43	)%
Pre-owned homes retail sold		1,233			1,410			(13	)%
Total homes retail sold*		4,294			6,750			(36	)%
% Champion-produced new homes sold		95	%		96	%
New home multi-section mix		87	%		81	%
Average new home retail price*	$	78,300		$	63,600			23	%
Average number of new homes retail sold per sales center per month*		2.5			2.3			9	%
Average number of total homes retail sold per sales center per month*		3.5			2.8			25	%
Average number of new homes in inventory per sales center at year end		13.1			13.2			(1	)%
Average number of sales centers during the period		103			194			(47	)%
Sales centers at period end		78			118			(34	)%


*	excluding bulk sales of 371 new homes in 2003 and 666 new homes in 2002

Retail sales decreased 29% in 2003 compared to 2002 due to a 43% decline in new homes retail sold and the wholesale liquidation of inventories from closed sales centers, partially offset by a higher average selling price per home due to selling a greater proportion of larger, higher-priced multi-section homes and homes with more add-ons, improvements and amenities. The decrease in net sales and homes sold was primarily due to operating fewer sales centers. In 2003 we closed 40 retail locations, or 34%, of those operated at the beginning of 2003 and at January 3, 2004 we operated 78 sales centers. During 2003, we operated an average of 103 sales centers, 47% lower than the average of 194 sales centers operated in 2002. In 2003 and 2002, we wholesaled 371 and 666 new homes, respectively, in order to expedite the liquidation of inventory from closed sales centers. The average number of new homes sold per sales center per month during 2003, excluding wholesaled homes, increased 9% versus 2002 due largely to the closing of under-performing locations. Our retail operations reduced new home inventory levels by over 530 homes during 2003. The average new home selling price in 2003 increased by 23% versus 2002, excluding wholesaled homes, primarily due to the sale of a greater proportion of higher-priced, multi-section homes and homes with more amenities.

Retail segment income in 2003 improved by $43.4 million compared to 2002 primarily due to a $19.3 million reduction in restructuring charges and a $40.9 million reduction in SG&A, primarily due to operating fewer sales centers in 2003. During 2003, we closed 40 retail sales centers and recorded $9.3 million of restructuring charges versus closing 126 sales centers for $28.6 million of restructuring charges in 2002. See additional discussion of restructuring charges above and in Note 2 of “Notes to Consolidated Financial

Statements” in Item 8 of this Report. Additionally, retail gross margin in 2002 was reduced by approximately $5.0 million due to inventory liquidation programs at closed sales centers. Partially offsetting these improvements was a reduction in gross profit of approximately $21.0 million from the $103.7 million reduction in sales, excluding wholesaled units.


	*Discontinued Operations*

In the third quarter of 2003, we exited the consumer finance business as a result of our inability to obtain required financing. Our financial services segment operated as HomePride Finance Corp. (“HPFC”). HPFC stopped accepting new loan applications on July 31, 2003 and processed approved applications through September 30, 2003. See discussion above in “Results of Operations 2004 Versus 2003.”

Contingent Repurchase Obligations

We are contingently obligated under repurchase agreements with certain lending institutions that provide floor plan financing to our independent retailers. Upon default by a retailer under a floor plan financing agreement subject to an associated repurchase agreement, the repurchase agreement generally requires the manufacturer to repurchase the loan or the home for the unpaid balance of the floor plan loan, subject to certain adjustments. In the event of such repurchases, our loss is equal to the difference between the repurchase price and the net price we realize upon resale of the home, less any accrued volume rebates that will not be paid.

Each quarter we review our contingent wholesale repurchase obligations to assess the adequacy of the reserve for repurchase losses. This analysis is based on a review of current and historical experience, reports received from four of the primary national floor plan lenders that provide floor plan financing for approximately 45% of our manufacturing sales, and information regarding the performance of our retailers obtained from our manufacturing facilities. We do not have repurchase risk for cash sales and we do not always enter into repurchase agreements with floor plan lenders that provide financing for the balance of our manufacturing sales to independent retailers.

The estimated repurchase obligation is calculated as the total amount that would be paid upon the default of all of our independent retailers whose inventories are subject to repurchase agreements, without reduction for the resale value of the repurchased homes. As of January 1, 2005, our largest independent retailer, a nationwide retailer, had approximately $10.0 million of inventory subject to repurchase for up to 24 months from date of invoice. As of January 1, 2005 our next 25 largest independent retailers had an aggregate of approximately $52.8 million of inventory subject to repurchase for up to 24 months from date of invoice, with individual amounts ranging from approximately $0.6 million to $5.9 million per retailer.

A summary of actual repurchase activity for the last three years follows:


	2004		2003		2002

	(Dollars in millions)
Estimated repurchase obligation at end of year	$	250	$	245	$	240
Number of retailers defaults		16		43		44
Number of homes repurchased		46		192		243
Total repurchase price	$	1.7	$	6.7	$	7.4
Losses incurred on homes repurchased	$	0.3	$	1.3	$	1.3

In the fourth quarter of 2004, we lowered repurchase reserves by $1 million as a result of reduced repurchases during the year and the improved financial condition of our largest independent retailer. During the first quarter of 2003, wholesale repurchase reserves were increased $3.2 million in connection with the extension of repurchase terms to 24 months for certain national floor plan lenders and for the negative effects of market conditions on our largest independent retailer. Also during 2003, we agreed to temporarily extend both repurchase terms and the timing of required principal curtailment payments by this independent retailer to certain floor plan lenders.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Unrestricted cash balances totaled $142.3 million at January 1, 2005. During 2004, net cash of $11.4 million was used for operating activities, including $33.6 million used to increase working capital. During the period, accounts receivable increased by $8.9 million due to seasonally low balances at January 3, 2004. Inventories increased by $13.8 million due, in part, to rising raw material commodity costs and expanded California retail operations. Accounts payable decreased by $10.9 million partially due to revised payment terms in exchange for better pricing. Cash provided during the period included $12.0 million from the issuance of convertible preferred stock, $7.8 million from stock option exercises, $3.7 million from the disposal of fixed assets, $6.8 million from the sale of retail businesses, and $7.9 million from decreases in restricted cash balances. Cash used during the period included $16.7 million to reduce long-term debt, primarily for retiring Senior Notes and an industrial revenue bond, and $8.7 million for capital expenditures. Also during the period we purchased and retired $27.0 million of Senior Notes in exchange for 3.9 million shares of the Company’s common stock.

We have a committed $75 million revolving credit facility for letters of credit and general corporate purposes which expires in January 2006. Availability under this facility is determined by a monthly borrowing base calculation based on percentages of accounts receivable, inventories, fixed assets, and, if necessary, cash on deposit. As of January 1, 2005, there were $60.3 million of letters of credit issued under the facility and there were no borrowings outstanding. We expect to continue to utilize this facility principally for letters of credit. The facility contains financial covenants that become effective only in the event that our liquidity, as defined, falls below $35 million. These covenants include required earnings, as defined, of $45.2 million and a required ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined, of 1.0 to 1.0 for each 12-month period ending on a fiscal quarter. For the twelve months ended January 1, 2005, our earnings, as defined, were $55.8 million and our ratio of earnings to fixed charges was 1.5 to 1.0. At January 1, 2005, our liquidity, as defined, was $117.4 million, which was in excess of $35 million such that these financial covenants were not in effect. We expect to maintain liquidity at or in excess of the $35 million threshold over the next twelve months.

We continuously evaluate our capital structure. Strategies considered to improve our capital structure include without limitation, purchasing, refinancing, exchanging, or otherwise retiring our outstanding indebtedness, restructuring of obligations, new financings, and issuances of securities, whether in the open market or by other means and to the extent permitted by our existing financing arrangements. We evaluate all potential transactions in light of existing and expected market conditions. The amounts involved in any such transactions, individually or in the aggregate, may be material.

The debt incurrence covenant in the indenture governing the Senior Notes due 2007 currently limits additional debt to: i) a working capital line of credit up to a borrowing base equal to 60% of otherwise unencumbered inventories and 75% of otherwise unencumbered accounts receivable; ii) warehouse financing meeting certain parameters up to $200 million; iii) other debt up to $30 million; and iv) ordinary course indebtedness and contingent obligations that includes non-speculative hedging obligations, floor plan financing, letters of credit, surety bonds, bankers’ acceptances, repurchase agreements related to retailer floor plan financing and guarantees of additional debt otherwise permitted to be incurred. The resulting effect at January 1, 2005, when combined with limits in our Senior Notes due 2009, was a working capital line of credit limit of approximately $73 million of which no more than approximately $32 million of cash borrowings could be secured debt, as defined.

We have two floor plan facilities with total availability of $19.6 million, of which $11.8 million was outstanding at January 1, 2005. A $15 million floor plan financing facility contains a covenant requiring the maintenance of $35 million of liquidity, as defined in the facility, at each fiscal month end. If we were to be out of compliance with this covenant, the lender could terminate the credit line and cause the debt to become immediately due and payable. As of January 1, 2005, we had approximately $9.0 million outstanding under this facility and were in compliance with the covenant. As is customary for these types of financings, both of these facilities may be cancelled by the lender with a 30-day notice.

We expect to spend less than $15 million in 2005 on capital expenditures. We do not plan to pay cash dividends on our common stock in the near term.


	*Contingent Liabilities and Obligations*

We had significant contingent liabilities and obligations at January 1, 2005, including surety bonds and letters of credit totaling $92.5 million and guarantees by certain of our consolidated subsidiaries of $5.6 million of debt of unconsolidated subsidiaries. Additionally, we are contingently obligated under repurchase agreements with certain lending institutions that provide floor plan financing to our independent retailers. We estimate our contingent repurchase obligation as of January 1, 2005 was approximately $250 million, without reduction for the resale value of the homes. See “Contingent Repurchase Obligations” discussed above in Item 7 of this Report.

We have provided various representations, warranties and other standard indemnifications in the ordinary course of our business, in agreements to acquire and sell business assets and in financing arrangements. We are also subject to various legal proceedings and claims which arise in the ordinary course of our business.

Management believes the ultimate liability with respect to these contingent liabilities and obligations will not have a material effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.


	*Summary of Liquidity and Capital Resources*

At January 1, 2005, our unrestricted cash balances totaled $142.3 million and we had unused availability of $7.8 million under our two floor plan facilities. Therefore, total cash available from these sources was approximately $150.1 million. For the next two years, we expect cash flow from operating activities to fund capital expenditures. In addition, we have less than $2.0 million of scheduled debt payments due in 2005 and 2006. Therefore, the level of cash availability is projected to be substantially in excess of cash needed to operate our businesses for the next two years. In the event one or more of our capital resources were to become unavailable, we would revise our operating strategies accordingly.

Contractual Obligations

The following table presents a summary of payments due by period for our contractual obligations for long-term debt, capital leases, operating leases and certain other long-term liabilities as of January 1, 2005:


				Period after January 1, 2005

				Within						After
		Total		1 year		1 to 3 years		3 to 5 years		5 years

		(In thousands)
Long-term debt
	Senior Notes	$	186,783	$	—	$	97,510	$	89,273	$	—
	Obligations under industrial revenue bonds		12,430		—		—				12,430
	Other capital leases and debt		2,407		430		902		475		600
Operating leases			16,000		4,400		5,000		1,100		5,500
Deferred purchase price obligation		$	2,000	$	2,000	$	—	$	—	$	—

The final installment of the deferred purchase price obligation was paid in January 2005 through the issuance of 171,000 shares of our common stock.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Assumptions and estimates of future earnings and cash flow are used in the periodic analyses of the recoverability of goodwill, deferred tax assets, and property, plant and equipment. Historical experience and trends are used to estimate reserves, including reserves for self-insured risks, warranty costs

and wholesale repurchase losses. Following is a description of each accounting policy requiring significant judgments and estimates:


	*Reserves for Self-Insured Risks*

We are self-insured for a significant portion of our workers’ compensation, general and products liability, auto liability, health and property insurance. Under our current self-insurance programs, we are generally responsible for up to $500,000 per claim for workers’ compensation ($750,000 per claim in California) and automobile liability claims, up to $1.5 million per claim for product liability and general liability claims and up to $1.0 million per claim for property insurance claims including business interruption losses. We maintain excess liability and property insurance with independent insurance carriers to minimize our risks related to catastrophic claims. Under our current self-insurance program we are responsible for up to $150,000 of health insurance claims per contract per year. Estimated casualty and health insurance costs are accrued for incurred claims and claims incurred but not yet reported. Factors considered in estimating our insurance reserves are the nature of outstanding claims including the severity of the claims, estimated costs to settle existing claims, loss history and inflation, as well as estimates provided by our outside insurance broker and carrier, and third party actuaries. Significant changes in the factors described above could have a material adverse impact on future operating results.


	*Warranty Reserves*

Our manufacturing operations generally provide the retail homebuyer with a twelve-month warranty. Estimated warranty costs are accrued as cost of sales at the time of sale. Our warranty reserve is based on estimates of the amounts necessary to settle existing and future claims on homes sold by the manufacturing operations as of the balance sheet date. Factors used to calculate the warranty obligation are the estimated number of homes still under warranty, including homes in retailer inventories and homes purchased by consumers still within the twelve-month warranty period, and the historical average costs incurred to service a home. Significant changes in these factors could have a material adverse impact on future operating results.


	*Property, Plant and Equipment*

The recoverability of property, plant and equipment is evaluated whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable, primarily based on estimated selling prices, appraised values or projected undiscounted cash flows. Our cash flow estimates are based on historical results adjusted for estimated current industry trends, the economy and operating conditions. Additionally, we use estimates of fair market values to establish impairment reserves for permanently closed facilities that are held for sale. Past evaluations of property, plant and equipment have resulted in significant impairment charges primarily for closed manufacturing facilities and retail sales centers including charges in the fourth quarter of 2004. Significant changes in these estimates and assumptions could result in additional impairment charges in the future.


	*Income Taxes and Deferred Tax Assets*

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on temporary differences between the financial statement balances and the tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. We periodically evaluate the realizability of our deferred tax assets based on the requirements established in SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” which requires the recording of a valuation allowance when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. We incurred significant pretax losses in 2000 through 2002. During 2000 through 2002 the manufactured housing industry and the Company were challenged by limited availability of consumer and floor plan financing, high industry consumer repossession levels and an uncertain economic outlook, resulting in a continued decline in manufacturing shipments and retail sales. After consideration of these factors, we provided a 100% valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets in 2002. Deferred tax assets will continue to require a 100% valuation allowance until the Company has demonstrated their realizability through sustained profitability and/or from other factors. The valuation allowance will be

reversed to income in future periods to the extent that the related deferred tax assets are realized as a reduction of taxes otherwise payable on any future earnings or a portion or all of the valuation allowance is otherwise no longer required.


	*Goodwill*

Remaining goodwill is related to our manufacturing operations. We test for goodwill impairment in accordance with SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” We evaluate the fair value of our manufacturing segment versus its carrying value as of each fiscal year end or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may exceed the fair value. When estimating fair value, we calculate the present value of future cash flows based on forecasted sales volumes, the number of homebuilding facilities in operation, current industry and economic conditions, historical results and inflation. Past evaluations of goodwill have resulted in significant impairment charges for retail segment goodwill including charges in 2003 and 2002. Significant changes in the estimates and assumptions used in calculating the fair value of goodwill or differences between estimates and actual results could result in impairment charges in the future.


	*Wholesale Repurchase Reserves*

The majority of our manufacturing sales to independent retailers are made pursuant to repurchase agreements with the providers of floor plan financing. Potential losses under repurchase obligations are determined by calculating the difference between the repurchase price and the estimated net resale value of the homes, less accrued rebates which will not be paid. Probable losses under repurchase agreements are accrued based on the historical number of homes repurchased, the cost of such repurchases and the historical losses incurred, as well as the current inventory levels held at our independent retailers. In addition, we monitor the risks associated with our independent retailers and consider these risks in our evaluation of the wholesale repurchase reserves. Significant changes in these factors could have a material adverse impact on future operating results.

Impact of Inflation

Inflation has not had a material effect on our operations during the last three years. Commodity prices, including lumber, fluctuate; however, during periods of rising commodity prices the Company has generally been able to pass the increased costs to its customers in the form of surcharges and base price increases.

Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

For information regarding the impact of recently issued accounting pronouncements, see Note 1 of “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in Item 8 of this Report.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Our floor plan borrowings are subject to interest primarily based on the U.S. prime interest rate, although certain of the floor plan borrowings are subject to a minimum rate of interest, which is greater than the current prime rate. Without consideration of the minimum rate of interest on certain of the floor plan borrowings, a 100 basis point increase in the prime rate would result in additional annual interest cost of approximately $118,000, assuming average floor plan borrowings of $11.8 million, the amount of outstanding borrowings at January 1, 2005. In addition, we have obligations under industrial revenue bonds that are subject to variable interest rates tied to short-term tax exempt rate indices which averaged 1.3% in 2004. A 100 basis point increase in this interest rate would result in additional annual interest cost of approximately $124,000, based on the $12.4 million of debt outstanding under industrial revenue bonds at January 1, 2005.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

The financial statements and schedules filed herewith are set forth on the Index to Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules on page F-1 of the separate financial section of this Report and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to cause material information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to be recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. During the quarter ended January 1, 2005, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting which materially affected, or are reasonably likely to material affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Item 9B. Other Information

On June 30, 2003, in connection with the appointment of Albert A. Koch as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, the Company entered into a letter agreement with AP Services, LLC, pursuant to which AP Services provided interim management services to the Company, including the services of Mr. Koch. Also on June 30, 2003, the Company entered into a letter agreement with AlixPartners, LLC, pursuant to which AlixPartners provided financial and operational consulting services to the Company. These agreements were approved by all of the independent members of the Board. Mr. Koch is a managing director of AlixPartners, LLC. The services of Mr. Koch provided under the AP Services agreement ended on July 31, 2004 and Mr. Koch resigned from the Board on August 17, 2004.

The Board formed a review committee comprised solely of independent directors to (i) review, oversee and monitor the services provided to the Company by AP Services and AlixPartners pursuant to the June 30, 2003 agreements or under other Board approved agreements; (ii) review, monitor and approve invoices for services provided by either AP Services or AlixPartners under Board approved agreements; (iii) review and make recommendations to the full Board concerning any proposals for additional services to the Company by AP Services or AlixPartners; (iv) review, monitor and take appropriate action concerning any questions or issues that may arise in connection with services provided by AP Services or AlixPartners; and (v) make regular reports to the Board concerning the performance and progress of AP Services and AlixPartners under all such Board approved agreements. The review committee performed these functions through August 17, 2004.

PART III

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

The information set forth in the sections entitled “Election of Directors,” “Information Regarding the Board of Directors,” and “Corporate Governance” in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting to be held May 3, 2005 (the “Proxy Statement”) is incorporated herein by reference.

The information set forth under the caption “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” in the section entitled “Other Information” in the Company’s Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

The information set forth under the sections entitled “Compensation of Directors,” “Compensation of Human Resources Committee Report on Executive Compensation,” “Executive Compensation,” and “Employment Agreements” in the Company’s Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

The information set forth under Part II, Item 5 of this Report is incorporated by reference. The information set forth under the captions “Principal Shareholders” and “Management” in the section entitled “Share Ownership” in the Company’s Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

The information set forth under the caption “Related Party Disclosures” in the section entitled “Other Information” in the Company’s Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

The information set forth under the captions “Independent Accountants,” “Fees,” and “Pre-approval Policy” in the section entitled “Other Information” in the Company’s Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a) The financial statements, supplementary financial information, and financial statement schedules filed herewith are set forth on the Index to Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules on page F-1 of the separate financial section of this Report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

The following exhibits are filed as part of this Report. Those exhibits with an asterisk (*) designate the Company’s management contracts or compensation plans or arrangements for its executive officers.


Exhibit No.		Description

	3.1	Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 3, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
	3.2	Bylaws of the Company as amended through December 2, 2003, filed as Exhibit 3.5 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
	4.1	Indenture dated as of May 3, 1999 between the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and Bank One Trust Company, NA, as Trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form S-4 Registration Statement No. 333-84227 dated July 30, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference.
	4.2	Supplemental Indenture dated as of July 30, 1999 between the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, NA, as Trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form S-4 Registration Statement No. 333-84227 dated July 30, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference.
	4.3	Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 4, 1999 between the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, NA, filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference.
	4.4	Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 10, 2000 between the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, NA, filed as Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference.
	4.5	Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 5, 2000, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, NA, filed as Exhibit 4.5 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference.
	4.6	Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 15, 2002 between the Company, A-1 Champion GP, Inc., the Subsidiary Guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, NA, as Trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.6 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference.
	4.7	Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 7, 2002 among the Company, the Subordinated Subsidiary Guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, NA, as Trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.7 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference.
	4.8	Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 13, 2003 among HomePride Insurance Agency, Inc., HP National Mortgage Holdings, Inc., Champion Enterprises Management Co., the Company, the Subordinated Subsidiary Guarantors, and Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, NA, as Trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.8 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference.
	4.9	Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 31, 2003, among Moduline Industries (Canada) Ltd., the Company, the Subordinated Subsidiary Guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, NA, as Trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.9 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference.


Exhibit No.		Description

	4.10	Registration Rights Agreement dated as of April 28, 1999 between the Company, Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as Initial Purchasers, filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Form S-4 Registration Statement No. 333-84227 dated July 30, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference.
	4.11	Indenture dated as of April 22, 2002 among Champion Home Builders Co., the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and Bank One Trust Company, as Trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form S-4 Registration Statement No. 333-92156 dated July 9, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference.
	4.12	Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 13, 2003 among HomePride Insurance Agency, Inc., HP National Mortgage Holdings, Inc., Champion Enterprises Management Co., Champion Home Builders Co., the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and Bank One Trust Company, NA, as Trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.12 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference.
	4.13	Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 31, 2003 among Moduline Industries (Canada) Ltd., Champion Home Builders Co., the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and Bank One Trust Company, NA, as Trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.13 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference.
	4.14	Registration Rights Agreement dated as of April 22, 2002 among Champion Home Builders Co. and Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation and First Union Securities, as Initial Purchasers, filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form S-4 Registration Statement No. 333-92156 dated July 9, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference.
	4.15	Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2001, between the Company, and Fletcher International, Ltd., filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 9, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference.
	4.16	Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2002, between the Company and Fletcher International, Ltd., filed as Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 5, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference.
	4.17	Certificate of Rights and Preferences of Series B-1 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company, dated July 3, 2001, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 9, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference.
	4.18	First Amended and Restated Certificate of Rights and Preferences of Series B-1 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock of Champion Enterprises, Inc. dated April 2, 2002, filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 5, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference.
	4.19	Certificate of Rights and Preferences of Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock of Champion Enterprises, Inc., dated April 2, 2002, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 5, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference.
	4.20	First Amended and Restated Certificate of Rights and Preferences of Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock of Champion Enterprises, Inc. dated January 31, 2003, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 10, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference.
	4.21	Amended and Restated Warrant Certificate dated as of February 17, 2003 between the Company and Fletcher International, Ltd., filed as Exhibit 4.21 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference.
	4.22	Certificate of Rights and Preferences of Series B-2 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock of Champion Enterprises, Inc., dated March 2, 2004 and filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 3, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
	10.1	*1993 Management Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated as of December 3, 2002, filed as Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year end December 28, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference.


Exhibit No.		Description

	10.2	*1995 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 dated May 1, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference.
	10.3	*First Amendment to the 1995 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference.
	10.4	*Second Amendment dated April 28, 1998 to the 1995 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference.
	10.5	*Third Amendment dated October 27, 1998 to the 1995 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference.
	10.6	*Fourth Amendment dated April 27, 1999 to the 1995 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 3, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference.
	10.7	*Management Stock Purchase Plan, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form S-8 dated September 17, 1998 and incorporated herein by reference.
	10.8	*Amendment to the Management Stock Purchase Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
	10.9	*Deferred Compensation Plan, filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form S-8 dated September 17, 1998 and incorporated herein by reference.
	10.10	*Amendment to the Deferred Compensation Plan, dated as of March 26, 2004.
	10.11	*Corporate Officer Stock Purchase Plan, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form S-8 dated February 26, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference.
	10.12	*Amendment to the Corporate Officer Stock Purchase Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
	10.13	*Consent in Lieu of a Special Meeting of the Deferred Compensation Committee dated January 1, 1999 to amend the Corporate Officer Stock Purchase Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.33 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference.
	10.14	*2000 Stock Compensation Plan for Nonemployee Directors, as amended and restated effective December 18, 2002, filed as Exhibit 10.21 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year end December 28, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference.
	10.15	*Fourth Amendment to the 2000 Stock Compensation Plan for Nonemployee Directors, filed as Exhibit 10.14 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
	10.16	*Salesperson Retention Plan, filed as Exhibit 99(a) to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 dated January 19, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference.
	10.17	*Executive Employment Agreement dated July 12, 2004 between the Company and William C. Griffiths, filed as Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 13, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
	10.18	*Form of Change in Control Agreement dated November 22, 2004 between the Company and certain executive officers, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 22, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
	10.19	*Change in Control Agreement dated November 22, 2004 between the Company and William C. Griffiths, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 22, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
	10.20	*Executive Officer Severance Pay Plan effective December 1, 2004, filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 22, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.


Exhibit No.		Description

	10.21	*Letter Agreement dated October 17, 2002 between the Company and Phyllis A. Knight, filed as Exhibit 10.25 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference.
	10.22	*Nonqualified Inducement Stock Option Agreement dated October 17, 2002 between the Company and Phyllis A. Knight, filed as Exhibit 10.26 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference.
	10.23	*Letter Agreement dated February 12, 1997 between the Company and John J. Collins, Jr., filed as Exhibit 10.25 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 1996 and incorporated herein by reference.
	10.24	*Letter Agreement dated April 7, 2000 between the Company and John J. Collins, Jr., filed as Exhibit 10.32 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference.
	10.25	Lease Agreement dated November 21, 1991 between the Company and University Development Company relating to the premises located at 2701 Cambridge Court, Auburn Hills, Michigan, filed as Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 1992 and incorporated herein by reference.
	10.26	First Amendment dated December 29, 1997 to the Lease Agreement dated November 21, 1991 between the Company and University Development Company relating to the premises located at 2701 Cambridge Court, Auburn Hills, Michigan, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 1998 and incorporated herein by reference.
	10.27	Loan and Security Agreement dated as of January 17, 2003 by and among Congress Financial Corporation (Central), as Agent, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Documentation Agent, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto, as Lenders, and Champion Home Builders Co., as Borrower, filed as Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 21, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference.
	10.28	First Amendment dated February 17, 2004 to the Loan and Security Agreement, filed at Exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
	10.29	Second Amendment dated January 24, 2005 to the Loan and Security Agreement, filed as Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 24, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
	21.1	Subsidiaries of the Company.
	23.1	Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
	31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer dated February 23, 2005, relating to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 1, 2005.
	31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer dated February 23, 2005, relating to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 1, 2005.
	32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Registrant, dated February 23, 2005, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, relating to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 1, 2005.
	99.1	Proxy Statement for the Company’s 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, filed by the Company pursuant to Regulation 14A and incorporated herein by reference.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


	Champion Enterprises, Inc.


	By:	/s/ Phyllis A. Knight



	Phyllis A. Knight
	Executive Vice President and
	Chief Financial Officer

Dated: February 23, 2005

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Company and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


Signature	Title	Date


/s/ Selwyn Isakow Selwyn Isakow	Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director	February 23, 2005

/s/ William C. Griffiths William C. Griffiths	President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director (Principal Executive Officer)	February 23, 2005

/s/ Phyllis A. Knight Phyllis A. Knight	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)	February 23, 2005

/s/ Richard Hevelhorst Richard Hevelhorst	Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)	February 23, 2005

/s/ Robert W. Anestis Robert W. Anestis	Director	February 23, 2005

/s/ Eric S. Belsky Eric S. Belsky	Director	February 23, 2005

/s/ Brian D. Jellison Brian D. Jellison	Director	February 23, 2005

/s/ G. Michael Lynch G. Michael Lynch	Director	February 23, 2005

/s/ Shirley D. Peterson Shirley D. Peterson	Director	February 23, 2005

MANAGEMENT’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Management is responsible for the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related notes. Management believes that the consolidated financial statements present the Company’s financial position and results of operations in conformity with accounting principles that are generally accepted in the United States, using our best estimates and judgments as required.

The independent registered public accounting firm audits the Company’s consolidated financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and provides an objective, independent review of the fairness of reported operating results and financial position.

The Board of Directors of the Company has an Audit Committee composed of three non-management Directors. The Committee meets regularly with management, internal auditors, and the independent registered public accounting firm to review accounting, internal control, auditing, and financial reporting matters.

Formal policies and procedures, including an active Ethics and Business Conduct program, support the internal controls, and are designed to ensure employees adhere to the highest standards of personal and professional integrity. We have an internal audit program that independently evaluates the adequacy and effectiveness of these internal controls.

MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Based on our evaluation under the framework in Internal Control — Integrated Framework, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of January 1, 2005. Our management’s assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of January 1, 2005 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which is included herein.


William C. Griffiths Chief Executive Officer		Phyllis A. Knight Chief Financial Officer

CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AND

FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES


Description	Page

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm		F-2
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended January 1, 2005, January 3, 2004, and December 28, 2002		F-4
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 1, 2005 and January 3, 2004		F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended January 1, 2005, January 3, 2004, and December 28, 2002		F-6
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the Years Ended January 1, 2005, January 3, 2004, and December 28, 2002		F-7
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements		F-8
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Financial Statement Schedule		F-42
Financial Statement Schedule II, Valuation and Qualifying Accounts, for the Years Ended January 1, 2005, January 3, 2004, and December 28, 2002		F-43

All other financial statement schedules are omitted either because they are not applicable or the required information is immaterial or is shown in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
Champion Enterprises, Inc.:

We have completed an integrated audit of Champion Enterprises, Inc.’s 2004 consolidated financial statements and of its internal control over financial reporting as of January 1, 2005 and audits of its 2003 and 2002 consolidated financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Our opinions, based on our audits, are presented below.

Consolidated financial statements

In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of operations, of shareholders’ equity and of cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Champion Enterprises, Inc. and its subsidiaries at January 1, 2005 and January 3, 2004, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended January 1, 2005 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit of financial statements includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Internal control over financial reporting

Also, in our opinion, management’s assessment, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of January 1, 2005 based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”), is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on those criteria. Furthermore, in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of January 1, 2005, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by COSO. The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express opinions on management’s assessment and on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit of internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. An audit of internal control over financial reporting includes obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, evaluating management’s assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we consider necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinions.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the

F-2

company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Detroit, Michigan

February 23, 2005

F-3

CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS


		Year Ended

		January 1, 2005			January 3, 2004			December 28, 2002

		(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Net sales		$	1,150,242		$	1,140,714		$	1,370,566
Cost of sales			953,854			974,295			1,177,661

Gross margin			196,388			166,419			192,905
Selling, general and administrative expenses			159,414			180,398			232,809
Goodwill impairment charges			—			34,183			97,000
Restructuring charges			4,900			21,100			40,000
Mark-to-market charge for common stock warrant			5,500			3,300			—
Loss (gain) on debt retirement			2,776			(10,639	)		(7,385	)

Operating income (loss)			23,798			(61,923	)		(169,519	)
Interest income			2,048			1,621			2,624
Interest expense			(20,032	)		(28,468	)		(28,977	)

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes			5,814			(88,770	)		(195,872	)
Income tax (benefit) expense			(10,000	)		(5,500	)		53,500

Income (loss) from continuing operations			15,814			(83,270	)		(249,372	)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes (Note 5)			1,197			(19,814	)		(6,183	)

Net income (loss)		$	17,011		$	(103,084	)	$	(255,555	)

Basic income (loss) per share (Note 10):
	Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	0.20		$	(1.52	)	$	(5.09	)
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations		0.01			(0.34	)		(0.13	)

Basic income (loss) per share		$	0.21		$	(1.86	)	$	(5.22	)

Weighted shares for basic EPS			70,494			57,688			49,341

Diluted income (loss) per share (Note 10):
	Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	0.19		$	(1.52	)	$	(5.09	)
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations		0.02			(0.34	)		(0.13	)

Diluted income (loss) per share		$	0.21		$	(1.86	)	$	(5.22	)

Weighted shares for diluted EPS			71,982			57,688			49,341

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

F-4

CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


		January 1,			January 3,
		2005			2004

		(In thousands,
		except par value)
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	142,266		$	145,868
Restricted cash			529			8,341
Accounts receivable, trade			22,717			13,773
Inventories			105,580			98,824
Other current assets			14,415			18,325

	Total current assets		285,507			285,131
Property, plant and equipment
Land and improvements			29,189			30,200
Buildings and improvements			104,003			110,970
Machinery and equipment			85,564			83,637

			218,756			224,807
Less-accumulated depreciation			132,735			128,986

			86,021			95,821

Goodwill			126,591			126,537
Non-current assets of discontinued operations			5			68
Other non-current assets			18,897			20,743

		$	517,021		$	528,300

Liabilities, Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock, and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Floor plan payable		$	11,835		$	14,123
Accounts payable			15,862			26,724
Accrued warranty obligations			33,551			40,558
Accrued volume rebates			30,234			31,293
Accrued compensation and payroll taxes			21,622			17,400
Accrued self-insurance			26,112			31,189
Current liabilities of discontinued operations			81			3,173
Other current liabilities			37,040			47,184

	Total current liabilities		176,337			211,644
Long-term liabilities
Long-term debt			201,190			245,468
Other long-term liabilities			41,444			47,510

			242,634			292,978
Contingent liabilities (Note 13)
Redeemable convertible preferred stock, no par value, 5,000 shares authorized, 21 shares and 9 shares issued and outstanding, respectively			20,750			8,689
Shareholders’ equity
Common stock, $1 par value, 120,000 shares authorized, 72,358 and 65,470 shares issued and outstanding, respectively			72,358			65,470
Capital in excess of par value			164,377			125,386
Accumulated deficit			(159,375	)		(175,450	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(60	)		(417	)

	Total shareholders’ equity		77,300			14,989

		$	517,021		$	528,300

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


			Year Ended

			January 1,			January 3,			December 28,
			2005			2004			2002

			(In thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities
Income (loss) from continuing operations			$	15,814		$	(83,270	)	$	(249,372	)
Adjustments to reconcile income (loss) from continuing operations to net cash (used for) provided by operating activities:
	Depreciation and amortization			11,395			15,203			21,152
	Loss (gain) on debt retirement			2,776			(10,639	)		(7,385	)
	Goodwill impairment charges			—			34,183			97,000
	Mark-to-market charge for common stock warrant			5,500			3,300			—
	Fixed asset impairment charges			3,900			17,000			27,500
	Gain on disposal of fixed assets, net			(886	)		(4,611	)		(928	)
	Tax benefit of stock options exercised			—			—			250
	(Decrease) increase in allowance for tax adjustments			(12,000	)		—			12,000
	Increase/decrease
		Accounts receivable		(8,944	)		14,858			(1,124	)
		Refundable income taxes		3,123			58,397			(41,900	)
		Inventories		(13,755	)		12,508			60,944
		Cash collateral deposits		—			9,600			(13,392	)
		Deferred income taxes		—			—			94,800
		Accounts payable		(10,862	)		(10,329	)		(10,506	)
		Accrued liabilities		(10,183	)		(486	)		3,853
		Other, net		2,680			5,698			7,609

Net cash (used for) provided by continuing operating activities				(11,442	)		61,412			501

Cash flows from discontinued operations
Income (loss) from discontinued operations				1,197			(19,814	)		(6,183	)
(Increase) decrease in net assets of discontinued operations				(3,008	)		25,854			(21,407	)

Net cash (used for) provided by discontinued operations				(1,811	)		6,040			(27,590	)

Cash flows from investing activities
Additions to property, plant and equipment				(8,672	)		(6,145	)		(6,063	)
Acquisition deferred purchase price payments				—			(3,882	)		(3,500	)
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated subsidiaries				(208	)		(501	)		(3,170	)
Proceeds on disposal of fixed assets				3,721			10,192			9,994
Proceeds on disposal of retail businesses				6,813			—			—

Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities				1,654			(336	)		(2,739	)

Cash flows from financing activities
Decrease in floor plan payable, net				(2,288	)		(3,024	)		(53,772	)
Decrease in long-term debt				(6,307	)		(766	)		(2,414	)
Proceeds from Senior Notes				—			—			145,821
Purchase of Senior Notes				(10,395	)		(35,830	)		(23,750	)
Increase in deferred financing costs				—			(1,840	)		(2,253	)
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash				7,888			42,542			(50,245	)
Preferred stock issued, net				12,000			—			23,810
Common stock issued, net				7,777			1,390			1,119
Dividends paid on preferred stock				(678	)		(1,101	)		(563	)

Net cash provided by financing activities				7,997			1,371			37,753

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents				(3,602	)		68,487			7,925
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period				145,868			77,381			69,456

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period			$	142,266		$	145,868		$	77,381

Additional cash flow information
Cash paid for interest			$	20,801		$	29,045		$	25,991
Cash paid for income taxes			$	2,356		$	1,664		$	818

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY


											Accumulated
	Common stock				Capital in						other						Total
					excess of			Accumulated			comprehensive						comprehensive
	Shares		Amount		par value			deficit			loss			Total			income (loss)

	(In thousands)
Balance at December 29, 2001		48,320	$	48,320	$	36,423		$	189,262		$	(1,971	)	$	272,034
Net loss		—		—		—			(255,555	)		—			(255,555	)	$	(255,555	)
Preferred stock dividends declared		105		105		707			(1,857	)		—			(1,045	)
Stock options and benefit plans		350		350		615			—			—			965
Tax benefit of stock options		—		—		250			—			—			250
Amortization of preferred stock issuance costs		—		—		(446	)		—			—			(446	)
Preferred stock redemptions		2,648		2,648		12,352			—			—			15,000
Issuance for acquisition deferred purchase price payments		1,235		1,235		4,765			—			—			6,000
Foreign currency translation adjustments		—		—		—			—			122			122			122

Balance at December 28, 2002		52,658		52,658		54,666			(68,150	)		(1,849	)		37,325		$	(255,433	)

Net loss		—		—		—			(103,084	)		—			(103,084	)	$	(103,084	)
Preferred stock dividends declared		—		—		—			(728	)		—			(728	)
Stock options and benefit plans		643		643		4,317			—			—			4,960
Amortization of preferred stock issuance costs		—		—		(683	)		—			—			(683	)
Preferred stock conversions and redemptions		3,752		3,752		17,499			—			—			21,251
Charge for induced conversion of preferred stock		—		—		3,488			(3,488	)		—			—
Issuance for acquisition deferred purchase price payments		1,731		1,731		4,887			—			—			6,618
Issuance for purchase and retirement of debt		6,686		6,686		41,212			—			—			47,898
Foreign currency translation adjustments		—		—		—			—			1,432			1,432			1,432

Balance at January 3, 2004		65,470		65,470		125,386			(175,450	)		(417	)		14,989		$	(101,652	)

Net income		—		—		—			17,011			—			17,011		$	17,011
Preferred stock dividends declared		29		29		230			(936	)		—			(677	)
Stock options and benefit plans		2,127		2,127		5,758			—			—			7,885
Amortization of preferred stock issuance costs		—		—		(61	)		—			—			(61	)
Issuance for acquisition deferred purchase price payments		880		880		7,120			—			—			8,000
Issuance for purchase and retirement of debt		3,852		3,852		25,944			—			—			29,796
Foreign currency translation adjustments		—		—		—			—			357			357			357

Balance at January 1, 2005		72,358	$	72,358	$	164,377		$	(159,375	)	$	(60	)	$	77,300		$	17,368

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 1 —	Summary of Significant Accounting Policies


	*Principles of Consolidation*

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Champion Enterprises, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (“Champion” or “the Company”). All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The Company exited its consumer finance business during 2003. All related amounts are classified as discontinued operations for all periods presented.


	*Business*

The Company is a leading producer of factory-built housing with operations and markets located throughout the U.S. and in western Canada. The Company also operates retail sales centers in 15 states as of January 1, 2005.


	*Revenue Recognition*

For manufacturing shipments to independent retailers, sales revenue is generally recognized when wholesale floor plan financing or retailer credit approval has been received, the home is invoiced, title is transferred and the home is shipped. As is customary in the factory-built housing industry, the majority of the Company’s manufacturing shipments to independent retailers are financed by the retailers under floor plan agreements with financing companies (lenders). In connection with these floor plan agreements, the Company generally has separate agreements with the lenders that require the Company, for a period of generally up to 24 months from invoice date of the sale of the homes, upon default by the retailer and repossession of the homes by the lender, to purchase the related floor plan loans or repurchase the homes from the lender. The repurchase price is equal to the unpaid balance of the floor plan loans, plus certain administrative costs incurred by the lender to repossess the homes, less the cost of any damage to the homes or any missing parts or accessories. Estimated losses for repurchase obligations are accrued for currently. See Note 13.

Manufacturing shipments to independent retailers are not made on a consignment basis; the Company does not provide financing for sales to independent retailers; retailers do not have the right to return homes purchased from the Company; and retailers are responsible to the floor plan lenders for interest costs. Payment for the homes is generally received five to fifteen business days from the date of invoice.

For retail sales to consumers from Company-owned retail sales centers, sales revenue is recognized when the home has been delivered, set-up and accepted by the consumer, title has been transferred and either funds have been released by the finance company (financed sales transactions) or cash has been received from the homebuyer (cash sales transactions).


	*Restructuring Charges*

Restructuring charges incurred in 2004 and 2003 were accounted for in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.” Restructuring charges incurred prior to 2003 were accounted for in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 94-3, “Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring).”

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


	*Advertising Costs and Delivery Costs and Revenue*

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and are included in selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”). Total advertising expense was approximately $6 million, $7 million, and $13 million in 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively. Delivery costs are included in cost of sales and delivery revenue is included in net sales.


	*Cash and Cash Equivalents*

Cash and cash equivalents include investments which have original maturities less than 90 days at the time of their purchase. These investments are carried at cost, which approximates market value because of their short maturities.


	*Restricted Cash*

At January 1 2005, $0.5 million of cash held by a bank was pledged as collateral for outstanding letters of credit which collateralized insurance programs.


	*Inventories*

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, with cost determined under the first-in, first-out method for raw materials and the specific identification method for finished goods and other inventory. Manufacturing cost includes cost of materials, labor and manufacturing overhead. Retail inventories of new manufactured homes are valued at manufacturing cost, or net purchase price if acquired from unaffiliated third parties. Pre-owned homes are valued at the lower of cost or estimated fair market value, not in excess of estimated selling price less delivery, setup and a normal profit margin.


	*Property, Plant and Equipment*

Property, plant and equipment (“PP&E”) are stated at cost. Depreciation is provided principally on the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives: land improvements — 3 to 15 years; buildings and improvements — 8 to 33 years; and machinery and equipment — 3 to 15 years. Depreciation expense was $11.4 million, $15.2 million, and $21.2 million in 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively. The recoverability of PP&E is evaluated whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable, primarily based on estimated selling price, appraised value or projected future cash flows. In 2004, 2003, and 2002 the Company recorded PP&E impairment charges of $3.9 million, $17.0 million and $27.5 million, respectively, relating to idled manufacturing facilities, closed retail sales centers and certain development operations. Impairment charges are included in restructuring charges.

At January 1, 2005, the Company had 18 idled manufacturing facilities of which 14 with net book value of approximately $5.8 million were permanent closures that were generally accounted for as held for sale. The balance of the Company’s idled manufacturing facilities with net book value of $4.0 million at January 1, 2005 were accounted for as long-lived assets to be held and used. The net book value of idled manufacturing facilities at January 1, 2005 was net of impairment reserves totaling $22.1 million. During 2004, the Company sold two idled manufacturing facilities for total proceeds of $2.2 million which approximated the net carrying value of the facilities.


	*Goodwill*

The Company tests for goodwill impairment in accordance with SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” The Company’s remaining goodwill at January 1, 2005 is related to its manufacturing segment. The Company evaluates the segment’s fair value versus its carrying value in the fourth quarter of each year or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may exceed the fair value. When estimating the segment’s fair value, the Company calculates the present value of future

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

cash flows based on forecasted sales volumes, the number of homebuilding facilities in operation, current industry and economic conditions, historical results, and inflation. In 2003 and 2002, the Company recorded retail goodwill impairment charges of $34.2 million and $97.0 million, respectively.


	*Unconsolidated Subsidiaries*

The Company uses the equity method to account for its minority interests in certain manufactured housing community development companies. The Company’s net investment in its unconsolidated subsidiaries totaled $3.9 million and $4.1 million at January 1, 2005 and January 3, 2004, respectively. Equity method pretax losses from these companies totaled $0.4 million in 2004, $0.4 million in 2003, and $2.4 million in 2002 and were recorded in SG&A. During 2002, the Company sold its principal minority investment in development operations.


	*Deferred Expenses*

Debt issuance costs and deferred financing costs are classified as non-current assets on the balance sheet and amortized over the life of the related debt or credit facility using the straight-line method since no installment payments are required. Original issue discount related to the Company’s Senior Notes is amortized using the interest method. Upon retirement of any of the related debt, a proportional share of debt issuance costs and original issue discount is expensed.


	*Warranty Obligations*

The Company’s manufacturing operations generally provide the retail homebuyer with a twelve-month warranty from the date of consumer purchase. Estimated warranty costs are accrued as cost of sales at the time of sale. The warranty provision and reserves are based on estimates of the amounts necessary to settle existing and future claims on homes sold by the manufacturing operations as of the balance sheet date. Factors used to calculate the warranty obligation are the estimated number of homes still under warranty, including homes in retailer inventories and homes purchased by consumers still within the twelve-month warranty period, and the historical average costs incurred to service a home.


	*Dealer Volume Rebates*

The Company’s manufacturing operations sponsor volume rebate programs under which sales to independent retailers can qualify for cash rebates generally based on the level of sales attained during a twelve-month period. Volume rebates are accrued at the time of sale and are recorded as a reduction of net sales.


	*Accrued Self-Insurance*

The Company is self-insured for a significant portion of its workers’ compensation, general and products liability, auto liability, health and property insurance. Insurance coverage is maintained for catastrophic exposures and those risks required to be insured by law. Estimated insurance costs are accrued for incurred claims and claims incurred but not yet reported.


	*Income Taxes*

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on temporary differences between the financial statement amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is provided when the Company determines that it is more likely than not that some portion or the entire deferred tax asset will not be realized. In 2002, the Company provided a 100% valuation allowance for its deferred tax assets, which totaled $101.5 million for continuing operations at December 28, 2002. Deferred tax assets will continue to require a 100% valuation allowance until the Company can demonstrate their realizability through sustained profitability and/or from other factors.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


	*Derivative Instruments*

The Company generally does not utilize derivative instruments. However, the Company does have an outstanding common stock warrant for 2.2 million shares which is accounted for as a derivative instrument. The obligation under this warrant is recorded at its estimated fair market value which resulted in charges totaling $5.5 million in 2004 and $3.3 million in 2003.


	*Reclassifications*

Certain items in the prior years’ financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year classification.


	*Stock-Based Compensation Programs*

The Company accounts for its stock-based employee compensation programs under Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25. Additional disclosures and pro forma information required by SFAS No. 123 as amended by SFAS No. 148 follow. If compensation costs for the Company’s stock-based compensation plans had been determined based on the fair value at the grant dates consistent with the requirements of SFAS No. 123, pro forma net income (loss) per share and stock-based compensation expense would have been as indicated below:


	2004		2003			2002

	(In millions, except per share
	amounts)
Net income (loss) — as reported	$	17.0	$	(103.1	)	$	(255.6	)
Net income (loss) — pro forma		16.5		(103.5	)		(258.9	)
Basic income (loss) per share — as reported		0.21		(1.86	)		(5.22	)
Diluted income (loss) per share — as reported		0.21		(1.86	)		(5.22	)
Basic income (loss) per share — pro forma		0.21		(1.87	)		(5.28	)
Diluted income (loss) per share — pro forma		0.20		(1.87	)		(5.28	)
Stock-based employee compensation expense, net of related tax effects — as reported		2.1		2.8			(0.1	)
Stock-based employee compensation expense, net of related tax effects — pro forma	$	2.6	$	3.2		$	3.2

SFAS No. 123 pro forma compensation costs for 2004, 2003, and 2002 were reduced by the reversal of prior year pro forma compensation costs totaling $0.3 million, $0.9 million, and $0.9 million, respectively, for forfeitures of unvested options and awards during the year. In determining the pro forma amounts in accordance with SFAS No. 123, the fair value of each stock option grant or award is estimated as of the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions used for grants in 2004, 2003 and 2002:


	2004			2003			2002

Risk free interest rate		5.1	%		2.8	%		3.5	%
Expected life (years)		4.0			4.0			4.5
Expected volatility		50	%		50	%		36	%
Expected dividend		—			—			—

The weighted average per share fair value of stock options granted during 2004, 2003 and 2002 was $4.90, $1.53, and $2.55, respectively, for options granted at market value, and $1.99 in 2002 for options granted at less than market value. No stock options were granted at less than market value in either 2004 or 2003.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


	*Year End*

The Company’s fiscal year is a 52 or 53 week period that ends on the Saturday nearest December 31. Fiscal years 2004 and 2002 were each comprised of 52 weeks. The year ended January 3, 2004 (fiscal year 2003) was comprised of 53 weeks.


	*New Accounting Pronouncements*

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment.” Under previous practice, the reporting entity could account for share-based payment under the provisions of APB Opinion No. 25 and disclose share-based compensation as accounted for under the provisions of SFAS No. 123. Under the provisions of SFAS No. 123R, a public entity is required to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award. That cost is recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award. The Company will early adopt SFAS No. 123R, which is effective June 15, 2005, in January 2005. Once the standard is adopted, we currently expect full-year 2005 diluted net earnings per share to be reduced by approximately $.01 for stock option. Application of this pronouncement requires significant judgment regarding the inputs to an option pricing model, including stock price volatility and employee exercise behavior. Most of these inputs are either highly dependent on the current economic environment at the date of grant or forward-looking over the expected term of the award. As a result, the actual impact of adoption on earnings for 2005 could differ significantly from our current estimate. We are currently considering the modified prospective method of transition, which would be first effective for our 2005 fiscal first quarter.

In March 2004, the EITF issued EITF Abstract 03-6, “Participating Securities and the Two-Class method under FASB Statement No. 128” (“EITF 03-6”). EITF 03-6 requires the use of the two-class method of computing earnings per share for those enterprises with participating securities or multiple classes of common stock. Participating securities are those securities that may participate in dividends paid on common stock. Allocation of earnings is made according to a pre-determined formula with, at times, an upper limit on the extent of participation, regardless of whether earnings would actually be distributed and whether there are limitations on a company’s ability to pay dividends. EITF 03-6 became effective on March 31, 2004 and was implemented by the Company in the quarter ended July 3, 2004. Prior periods have been restated to conform, as necessary, which resulted in the allocation of income to participating securities holders in periods with net income. See Note 10.

Note 2 — Restructuring Charges

During the fourth quarter of 2004, the Company closed 15 retail sales centers, closed one manufacturing facility for purposes of consolidating production at another facility, and recorded $6.5 million of restructuring charges. These restructuring actions are expected to be substantially complete during the first quarter of 2005. Retail restructuring charges in 2004 include fixed asset impairment charges of $0.6 million related to the planned sale of 13 retail sales centers during the first half of 2005. Manufacturing restructuring charges in 2004 also included a $1.0 million reduction of accrued warranty costs related to prior year closures due to better than expected loss experience. Difficult industry conditions affected our 2003 and 2002 sales and profits. In 2003, we closed and consolidated 40 retail sales centers and seven manufacturing facilities. Restructuring charges in 2003 also included additional warranty charges of $2.1 million for plants closed in prior periods. In 2002, we closed and consolidated 12 manufacturing facilities, 126 retail sales centers, and sold our principal development investment and closed our development management operation.

In addition, in 2004 the Company sold nine traditional sales centers and four other sales centers for net cash proceeds of $6.8 million and the assumption of liabilities of $0.6 million, which approximated net book value of the assets sold.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

Restructuring charges for the fiscal years ended January 1, 2005, January 3, 2004, and December 28, 2002 were as follows:


			2004			2003			2002

			(In thousands)
Manufacturing restructuring charges
	Fixed asset impairment charges		$	2,500		$	15,100		$	19,500
	Inventory charges			500			1,000			1,500
	Warranty costs			(1,000	)		5,400			3,500
	Severance costs			800			700			1,800
	Other closing costs			—			600			—

		Total manufacturing charges		2,800			22,800			26,300

Retail restructuring charges
	Fixed asset impairment charges			1,400			1,900			7,800
	Inventory charges			1,900			4,600			13,000
	Lease termination costs			100			900			3,900
	Severance costs			100			200			700
	Other closing costs			—			1,700			3,200

		Total retail charges		3,500			9,300			28,600

Development restructuring charges
	Severance costs			—			—			1,200
	Asset impairment charges			—			—			1,600

		Total development charges		—			—			2,800

Corporate office severance costs				—			—			300
Intercompany profit elimination				(800	)		(2,100	)		(2,700	)

			$	5,500		$	30,000		$	55,300

Inventory charges, net of intercompany profit elimination, and warranty costs were included in cost of sales while asset impairment charges, severance costs, lease termination costs and other closing costs were included in restructuring charges in the consolidated statements of operations. Fixed asset and other asset impairment charges were non-cash charges. Inventory charges were generally realized through liquidation or disposal of the inventory in the year the charges were recorded, except for a portion of the 2004 reserves which is expected to be utilized during the first quarter of 2005.

Fixed asset impairment charges for closed manufacturing facilities were primarily based on appraised values and the Company’s estimates of net sales values for permanent closures and projected future cash flows for temporary closures. See Note 1 for additional discussion related to the accounting for idled manufacturing facilities.

Manufacturing inventory charges are for obsolescence related to the consolidation of product lines and models as a result of plant closings and the elimination of stock keeping units. Additional warranty costs were provided for expected higher costs to service homes after the closure of plants in certain areas. Manufacturing severance costs are related to the termination of substantially all the employees at the manufacturing facilities closed in the respective periods and include payments required under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act made to hourly employees and severance payments to qualifying salaried employees. Approximately 200, 1,000, and 1,300 employees were terminated at the manufacturing facilities closed during 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively. Unpaid manufacturing severance costs at January 1, 2005 and January 3,

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

2004 totaled $0.8 million and $0.4 million, respectively. There were no unpaid manufacturing severance costs at December 28, 2002.

Retail fixed asset impairment charges were determined based on the expected sales proceeds for lots sold or to be sold and the net book value of sales centers abandoned or to be abandoned. Retail inventory charges represent estimated losses resulting from the wholesale liquidation of certain new home inventory and estimated lower of cost or market charges for inventory of land and park spaces and improvements at closed sales centers or lots to be sold. For purposes of reconciling 2004, 2003, and 2002 restructuring charges by segment, a credit (income) of $0.8 million, $2.1 million, and $2.7 million, respectively, resulted from the reduction in intercompany profit in inventory due to declining inventories at the retail segment as a result of the liquidation of inventory at closed sales centers. Retail lease termination charges consist of accruals for future lease payments, net of estimated sublease income or settlements, for the termination of leases at vacated sales centers. Retail severance costs were related to the termination of qualifying employees. Approximately 125, 170, and 600 retail employees were terminated as a result of the 2004, 2003, and 2002 sales center closings, respectively. Unpaid retail severance costs were insignificant at the end of 2004, 2003, and 2002.

During 2002, Champion sold its 25% interest in the SunChamp joint venture, which consisted of 11 leased communities, to an affiliate of Sun Communities, Inc. and closed its communities management and development operations. Development restructuring charges included a $1.1 million loss on the sale of SunChamp, fixed asset impairment charges of $0.2 million for the abandonment of leasehold improvements, and severance costs paid in the fourth quarter of 2002 to certain key management of the development operations. The closure of the development operations resulted in a reduction of 55 employees. The 2002 restructuring charges also included $0.3 million of severance costs related to eliminating 19 employees from the corporate office staff.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

The following table provides information regarding activity for other restructuring reserves during 2004, 2003 and 2002.


		2004						2003						2002

		2004			Prior			2003			Prior			2002			Prior
		Closures			Closures			Closures			Closures			Closures			Closures

		(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of year		$	—		$	8,073		$	—		$	5,652		$	—		$	500
Additions charged (reversals credited) to earnings
	Severance costs		900			(64	)		900			—			4,000			—
	Warranty costs		—			(1,000	)		3,300			2,100			3,500			—
	Lease termination costs		100			(114	)		900			(354	)		3,900			—
	Other closing costs		—			—			2,300			—			3,200			—
Cash payments
	Severance costs		(106	)		(438	)		(398	)		(165	)		(3,835	)		—
	Warranty costs		—			(2,234	)		(710	)		(1,802	)		(562	)		—
	Lease termination costs		(84	)		(448	)		(712	)		(1,638	)		(1,351	)		(500	)
	Other closing costs		—			(164	)		(1,300	)		—			(3,200	)		—

Balance at end of year		$	810		$	3,611		$	4,280		$	3,793		$	5,652		$	—

Year end balance comprised of
	Warranty costs	$	—		$	2,592		$	2,590		$	3,236		$	2,938		$	—
	Lease termination costs		16			183			188			557			2,549			—
	Other closing costs		794			836			1,502			—			165			—

		$	810		$	3,611		$	4,280		$	3,793		$	5,652		$	—

Severance costs and other closing costs are generally paid within one year of the related closures. Most lease termination costs are paid within one year of the closures, but some are paid up to three years after the closures. Warranty costs are expected to be paid over a three year period after the closures.

Note 3 — Goodwill

The Company tests for goodwill impairment in accordance with SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” The Company evaluates the manufacturing segment’s fair value versus its carrying value annually as of the end of each fiscal year or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may exceed the fair value. The provisions of SFAS No. 142 require that a two-step evaluation be performed to assess goodwill and other intangible assets for impairment. First, the fair value of the reporting unit is compared to its carrying value. If the fair value exceeds the carrying value, goodwill and other intangible assets are not impaired and no further steps are required. If the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, then the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill must be determined and compared to the carrying value of its goodwill. If the carrying value of the reporting unit’s goodwill exceeds its implied fair value, then an impairment charge equal to the difference is recorded.

When estimating fair value, the Company calculates the present value of future cash flows based on forecasted sales volumes, number of homebuilding facilities in operation, current industry and economic conditions, historical results, and inflation. Significant changes in the estimates and assumptions used in calculating the fair value of goodwill or differences between estimates and actual results could result in additional impairment charges in the future. Past evaluations of goodwill have resulted in significant retail

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impairment charges. The change in the carrying amount of goodwill for the fiscal years ended January 1, 2005 and January 3, 2004 follows:


	Manufacturing		Retail			Other			Total

	(In thousands)
Balance at December 28, 2002	$	126,403	$	34,439		$	494		$	161,336
Impairment charges		—		(34,183	)		—			(34,183	)
Other changes		134		(256	)		(494	)		(616	)

Balance at January 3, 2004		126,537		—			—			126,537
Impairment charges		—		—			—			—
Other changes		54		—			—			54

Balance at January 1, 2005	$	126,591	$	—		$	—		$	126,591

The $0.5 million decrease in other goodwill during the year ended January 3, 2004 was due to the sale of land, land improvements, and certain other assets of a development operation during the first quarter.

During the fourth quarter of 2004, the Company performed its quarterly test for goodwill impairment and concluded no impairment of the carrying value of goodwill existed at January 1, 2005.


	*Impairment Charges in 2003*

In the third quarter of 2003, as a result of the significant downsizing of its operations in reaction to ongoing reductions in industry sales and in accordance with SFAS No. 142, the Company performed a test for retail and manufacturing goodwill impairment using the income approach. Under this method, the fair value of the reporting unit is determined based on the present value of estimated future cash flows that the reporting unit is expected to generate over its remaining life. In applying this present value method, the Company was required to make estimates of future operating trends and judgments about discount rates and other variables. In applying the income approach, it assumed a cash flow period of five years, a discount rate of 12%, and a terminal value of five times the present value of the fifth year’s estimated future cash flows. The results of this impairment test indicated that retail goodwill had no value, resulting in a non-cash, pretax impairment charge equal to the remaining balance of retail goodwill of $34.2 million, which was recorded in the quarter ended September 27, 2003.


	*Impairment Charges in 2002*

In the second quarter of 2002, as a result of the closure of 64 retail sales centers, the Company performed a test for goodwill impairment similar to that described above. The results of the impairment test indicated that the implied fair value of the retail goodwill was less than its carrying value, resulting in a non-cash pretax impairment charge of $97.0 million. The Company performed its transitional test for goodwill impairment upon adoption of SFAS No. 142 as of the beginning of 2002 and concluded no impairment of the carrying value of goodwill existed at that date.

Note 4 — Income Taxes

The pretax income (loss) from continuing operations for the fiscal years ended January 1, 2005, January 3, 2004, and December 28, 2002 was taxed under the following jurisdictions:


		2004		2003			2002

		(In thousands)
Domestic		$	1,660	$	(91,966	)	$	(198,324	)
Foreign			4,154		3,196			2,452

	Total pretax income (loss) from continuing operations	$	5,814	$	(88,770	)	$	(195,872	)

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The provision for income tax (benefit) from continuing operations follows:


			2004			2003			2002

Current
	U.S. Federal		$	(12,000	)	$	(7,000	)	$	(42,400	)
	Foreign			2,000			1,300			1,200
	State			—			200			(100	)

		Total current		(10,000	)		(5,500	)		(41,300	)

Deferred
	U.S. Federal			—			—			78,600
	Foreign			—			—			100
	State			—			—			16,100

		Total deferred		—			—			94,800

		Total (benefit) provision	$	(10,000	)	$	(5,500	)	$	53,500

The provision for income tax (benefit) from continuing operations differs from the amount of income tax determined by applying the applicable U.S. statutory federal income tax rate to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations as a result of the following differences:


		2004			2003			2002

		(In thousands)
Statutory U.S. tax rate		$	2,000		$	(31,100	)	$	(68,600	)
(Decrease) increase in rate resulting from:
	Deferred tax valuation allowance		(15,100	)		22,800			101,500
	Change in allowance for tax adjustments		(12,000	)		(3,700	)		12,000
	State taxes net operating loss		4,500			(3,500	)		(6,500	)
	Mark-to-market charge for common stock warrant		2,000			1,200
	Nondeductible goodwill impairment		7,500			3,400			9,500
	Other		1,100			5,400			5,600

Total income tax (benefit) provision		$	(10,000	)	$	(5,500	)	$	53,500

Effective tax rate			(172	)%		6	%		(27	)%

The 2004 tax benefit included a $12.0 million current federal tax benefit from a reduction in the allowance for tax adjustments as a result of the finalization of certain tax examinations.

The 2003 tax benefit included a $3.3 million current federal tax benefit resulting from the receipt of tax refunds totaling $63.5 million in 2003 that exceeded the total amount estimated at December 28, 2002. Additionally, in 2003 the Company recorded current federal tax benefits of $3.7 million as a result of federal tax audits completed in 2003.

The federal refund of $63.5 million related to the 2002 tax return included the effect of tax deductions related to the closure and liquidation of certain legal entities in connection with the Company’s restructuring actions in 2002. The Company annually evaluates the need for tax reserves and, based on 2002 and prior year tax filings, in 2002 recorded a $12 million allowance for potential tax adjustments.

SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” requires the recording of a valuation allowance when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. In the absence of specific favorable factors, application of SFAS No. 109 requires a 100% valuation allowance for any net deferred tax asset when a company has cumulative financial accounting losses, excluding unusual items, over

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several years. The Company incurred pretax losses from continuing operations in 2000 through 2002 totaling $457 million, including goodwill impairment charges of $287 million. During 2000 through 2002, the manufactured housing industry and the Company were challenged by limited availability of consumer financing, high consumer repossession levels, reductions in wholesale floor plan lending availability and an uncertain economic outlook resulting in a continued decline in retail sales and manufacturing shipments. Accordingly, after consideration of these factors, the Company provided a 100% valuation allowance for its deferred tax assets in 2002, which totaled $101.5 million for continuing operations at December 28, 2002. Deferred tax assets will continue to require a 100% valuation allowance until the Company has demonstrated their realizability through sustained profitability and/or from other factors.

The Company has available federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $120 million for tax purposes to offset future federal taxable income and which expire in 2023 and 2024. Approximately $13.0 million of the U.S. federal net operating loss carryforward is due to tax deductions related to stock option exercises, the benefit of which, when recognized, will result in an increase to shareholders’ equity — capital in excess of par value. The Company has available state net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $163 million for tax purposes to offset future state taxable income and which expire principally between 2016 and 2022.

Discontinued operations were taxed domestically. The 2004 pretax income from discontinued operations was $1.2 million, resulting in a tax provision of $0.4 million which was offset by a reduction in the deferred tax valuation allowance, resulting in no net tax provision for 2004. The 2003 pretax loss from discontinued operations was $19.8 million. The tax benefit of the 2003 loss at the statutory U.S. tax rate was $6.9 million, but was offset by a deferred tax valuation allowance resulting in no net tax benefit for discontinued operations in 2003. The 2002 pretax loss from discontinued operations of $8.3 million provided a current tax benefit of $2.9 million. In 2002, a deferred tax valuation allowance of $0.8 million was recorded for discontinued operations.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are comprised of the following as of January 1, 2005 and January 3, 2004:


			2004			2003

			(In thousands)
ASSETS
Federal net operating loss carryforwards			$	41,700		$	28,100
Goodwill				20,200			35,100
Warranty reserves				15,200			17,900
Insurance reserves				15,700			17,600
Fixed asset impairments				11,400			12,100
State net operating loss carryforwards				11,600			14,800
Employee compensation				5,200			5,200
Volume rebates				3,500			5,000
Inventory reserves				1,500			1,600
Other				5,300			5,500

	Gross deferred tax assets			131,300			142,900

LIABILITIES
Depreciation				3,500			3,600
Prepaid expenses				1,100			1,200
Canadian withholding				900			900

	Gross deferred tax liabilities			5,500			5,700

Valuation allowance				(125,800	)		(137,200	)

		Net deferred tax assets		—			—

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Note 5 — Discontinued Operations

In the quarter ended September 27, 2003, the Company exited the consumer finance business due to the inability to obtain satisfactory financing for this business. The Company’s financial services segment stopped accepting new loan applications on July 31, 2003 and processed approved applications through September 30, 2003.

The Company entered the consumer finance business in April 2002 when it acquired the manufactured housing consumer loan origination business of CIT Group/ Sales Financing, Inc. (“CIT”), and entered into certain related agreements for cash payments of approximately $5 million, resulting in recording $4.1 million of goodwill. With this transaction, Champion acquired $0.5 million of fixed assets, the operating procedures, policies and customer lists for the business and the assignment of two office leases. The acquisition did not include any of the loan portfolios or related obligations of CIT’s loan origination business. The Company entered into agreements whereby, for a period of three years, an affiliate of CIT was to provide its loan origination and servicing systems and was to service the loans originated.

The income (loss) from discontinued operations for the years ended January 1, 2005, January 3, 2004 and December 28, 2002 is summarized below:


		2004			2003			2002

		(In thousands)
Loss from operations		$	(50	)	$	(11,212	)	$	(6,183	)
Income (loss) on discontinuance			1,247			(8,602	)		—

	Income (loss) from discontinued operations	$	1,197		$	(19,814	)	$	(6,183	)

The income recorded in 2004 primarily resulted from the settlement of contractual obligations that were accrued as part of the loss on discontinuance in 2003.

The loss on discontinuance in 2003 included a goodwill impairment charge of $4.1 million as well as fixed asset impairment charges, severance costs and accruals for the estimated costs associated with the termination of operating leases and other contracts. Approximately 30 employees were terminated as a result of the discontinuance. Net revenues for the financial services business were $2.3 million for the year ended January 3, 2004 and $1.7 million for the year ended December 28, 2002. The 2002 loss from discontinued operations was net of income tax benefits of $2.1 million.

At January 1, 2005, current liabilities of discontinued operations were insignificant. At January 3, 2004, current liabilities of discontinued operations were primarily comprised of accrued severance costs and accrued contractual obligations. During 2003, the Company sold substantially all the consumer loans that had been originated. Loans with face value of $86.7 million were sold for gross proceeds of approximately $79.3 million, providing net cash of $27.0 million after paydown of associated warehouse borrowings. During 2003, the Company originated $35.8 million of loans.

Note 6 — Inventories

A summary of inventories by component at January 1, 2005 and January 3, 2004 follows:


	2004		2003

	(In thousands)
New manufactured homes	$	39,001	$	42,547
Raw materials		30,908		25,953
Work-in-process		7,166		6,204
Other inventory		28,505		24,120

	$	105,580	$	98,824

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Other inventory consists of pre-owned manufactured homes, land and park spaces and improvements.

Note 7 — Other Current Assets and Other Long-term Liabilities

A summary of other current assets and other long-term liabilities by component at January 1, 2005 and January 3, 2004 follows:


		2004		2003

		(In thousands)
Other current assets
	Refundable income taxes	$	—	$	3,050
	Deposits		6,500		6,500
	Other current assets		7,915		8,775

		$	14,415	$	18,325

Other long-term liabilities
	Accrued self-insurance and warranty	$	23,200	$	23,200
	Other long-term liabilities		18,244		24,310

		$	41,444	$	47,510

Deposits consist of cash collateral deposited for insurance purposes.

Note 8 — Debt

Long-term debt by component at January 1, 2005 and January 3, 2004 consisted of the following:


	2004		2003

	(In thousands)
7.625% Senior Notes due 2009	$	89,273	$	113,715
11.25% Senior Notes due 2007		97,510		111,010
Obligations under industrial revenue bonds		12,430		18,145
Other debt		1,977		2,598

	$	201,190	$	245,468

The Senior Notes due 2009 are unsecured and interest is payable semi-annually at an annual rate of 7.625%. The indenture governing the Senior Notes due 2009 contains covenants, which, among other things, limit the Company’s ability to incur additional indebtedness and incur liens on assets. During 2004, the Company purchased and retired $24.4 million of its Senior Notes due 2009 in exchange for cash payments of $10.4 million and 1.7 million shares of the Company’s common stock. During 2003, the Company purchased and retired $56.3 million of its Senior Notes due 2009 in exchange for cash payments of $22.6 million and 2.8 million shares of Company common stock, resulting in a pretax gain of $13.3 million. During 2002, the Company purchased and retired $30 million of its Senior Notes due 2009 for cash payments of $23.8 million, resulting in a pretax gain of $5.9 million.

In April 2002, Champion Home Builders Co. (“CHB”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, issued $150 million of Senior Notes due 2007 with interest payable semi-annually at an annual rate of 11.25%. Substantially all of CHB’s wholly owned subsidiaries are guarantors and the Company is a subordinated guarantor of the Senior Notes due 2007. The Senior Notes due 2007 are unsecured but are effectively senior to the Senior Notes due 2009. During 2004, the Company purchased and retired $13.5 million of its Senior Notes due 2007 in exchange for 2.2 million shares of the Company’s common stock, resulting in a pretax loss of $2.7 million. During 2003, the Company purchased and retired $39.0 million of its Senior Notes due 2007

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in exchange for cash payments of $13.2 million and 3.8 million shares of Company common stock, resulting in a pretax 1oss of $2.7 million.

The indenture governing the Senior Notes due 2007 contains covenants which, among other things, limit the Company’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, issue additional redeemable preferred stock, pay dividends on or repurchase common stock, make certain investments and incur liens on assets. The debt incurrence covenant in the indenture currently limits additional debt to a working capital line of credit up to a borrowing base equal to 60% of otherwise unencumbered inventories and 75% of otherwise unencumbered accounts receivable; warehouse financing meeting certain parameters up to $200 million; other debt up to $30 million; and ordinary course indebtedness and contingent obligations that includes non-speculative hedging obligations, floor plan financing, letters of credit, surety bonds, bankers’ acceptances, repurchase agreements related to retailer floor plan financing and guaranties of additional debt otherwise permitted to be incurred. The resulting effect at January 1, 2005, on a working capital line of credit when combined with limitations in our Senior Notes due 2009, was a limit of approximately $73 million of which no more than approximately $32 million of cash borrowings could be secured debt. As of January 1, 2005, secured debt under this covenant was $18.4 million.

The obligations under industrial revenue bonds are due in 2019 and 2029 with interest payable monthly at variable rates tied to short-term tax-exempt rate indices, which averaged 1.3% during 2004. These obligations are collateralized by the underlying real property as well as letters of credit. During 2004, the Company purchased and retired $5.7 million of its industrial revenue bonds for a cash payment of $5.7 million, resulting in a pretax loss of $0.1 million.

In January 2003, CHB entered into a three-year, $75 million revolving credit facility to be used in support of letters of credit and for general corporate purposes. Under this facility, as amended January 24, 2005, letter of credit fees range from 1.75% to 2.25% annually and borrowings bear interest at either the prime interest rate plus up to 0.5% or the Eurodollar rate plus 2.0% to 2.5%. In addition, there is an annual fee of $0.1 million plus 0.375% of the unused portion of the facility. Availability under the facility is determined by a monthly borrowing base calculation based on percentages of eligible accounts receivable, inventory, fixed assets, and, if necessary, cash on deposit. The facility agreement contains certain financial covenants that require the Company, only in the event that its liquidity, as defined, falls below $35 million, to maintain certain levels of consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, non-cash restructuring costs and gains from extinguishment of Senior Notes and certain ratios of earnings to fixed charges, as defined. Liquidity, as defined, consists of the majority of the Company’s unrestricted cash and cash equivalents plus unused availability under the facility. Fixed charges, as defined, consist primarily of interest expense, capital expenditures, dividends paid in cash, required principal payments of debt and lease payments paid or accrued during the calculation period as well as cash losses under wholesale repurchase obligations. In addition the facility contains covenants that limit the Company’s ability to incur additional indebtedness and liens, sell assets and, if liquidity falls below $35 million, make certain investments, pay dividends and purchase or redeem its common stock. The line of credit is collateralized by accounts receivable, inventories, fixed assets, cash, and other assets. As of January 1, 2005, there were $60.3 million of letters of credit issued under the facility, there were no borrowings outstanding and the Company’s liquidity, as defined, was $117 million, which was is excess of $35 million such that no other financial covenants were in effect.

The Company has two floor plan facilities with total availability of $19.6 million of which $11.8 million was outstanding at January 1, 2005. Floor plan liabilities are borrowings from various financial institutions secured principally by retail inventories of manufactured homes. Interest on these liabilities generally ranges from the prime rate to the prime rate plus 1.5%, with a minimum rate of 6.0% for certain borrowings. One of these facilities for $15 million contains a covenant requiring the maintenance of a minimum of $35 million of liquidity, as defined in the facility, at each fiscal month end. In the event of non-compliance with this covenant, the lender could terminate the credit line and cause the debt to become immediately due and payable. As of January 1, 2005, the Company had approximately $9.0 million outstanding under this facility

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and was in compliance with the covenant. As is customary for these types of financings, both of these facilities may be cancelled by the lender with a 30-day notice.

Note 9 — Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock

At January 1, 2005 redeemable convertible preferred stock consisted of Series C with a carrying value and redemption value of $8.75 million and Series B-2 with a carrying value and redemption value of $12.0 million. The preferred stock has a 5% annual dividend that is payable quarterly, at the Company’s option, in cash or common stock. The Series C preferred stock has a seven-year term expiring April 2, 2009. The Series B-2 preferred stock, which was issued in 2004 upon the preferred shareholder’s exercise of its right, has a four-year term expiring July 8, 2008.

During 2003, the terms of the Series C preferred stock were amended to accelerate the modification of the conversion price to $5.66 and the preferred shareholder agreed to convert $16.25 million of the Series C preferred stock by March 12, 2003. Upon conversion, 2.9 million shares of common stock were issued. This amendment to the preferred stock terms was accounted for as an induced conversion, resulting in a charge to retained earnings of $3.5 million.

In connection with the issuance of the Series C preferred stock in 2002, the Company issued to the preferred shareholder a warrant, which currently is exercisable based on approximately 2.2 million shares at a strike price of $11.52 per share. Annually, on April 2 of each year, the warrant strike price increases by $0.75 per share. The warrant expires on April 2, 2009 and is exercisable only on a non-cash, net basis, whereby the warrant holder would receive shares of common stock as payment for any net gain upon exercise. During 2004 and 2003, as a result of an increase in the Company’s common stock price, the Company recorded charges of $5.5 million and $3.3 million, respectively, for the change in estimated fair value of this warrant.

During 2003, the preferred shareholder redeemed $5.0 million of Series B-1 preferred stock for 0.9 million shares of the Company’s common stock.

Note 10 — Earnings per Share

Earnings per share calculations for 2004 include an allocation of income to participating securities pursuant to the provisions of EITF 03-6, “Participating Securities and the Two-Class Method under FASB Statement No. 128” as discussed in Note 1. Prior periods have been restated, as necessary, to conform.

The Company’s potentially dilutive securities consist of outstanding stock options and awards, deferred purchase price obligations, convertible preferred stock and common stock warrants. Convertible preferred stock and common stock warrants were not considered in determining the denominator for diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) in any period presented because the effect would have been antidilutive. Outstanding stock options and deferred purchase price obligations were not considered in determining the denominator for diluted EPS for 2003 and 2002 because the effect would have been antidilutive. The amount of potentially dilutive securities that were excluded from the determination of diluted EPS was 7 million shares in 2003 and

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11 million shares in 2002. A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators used in the Company’s basic and diluted EPS calculations follows:


		2004			2003			2002

		(In thousands)
Numerator
Net income (loss)		$	17,011		$	(103,084	)	$	(255,555	)
Less income (plus loss) from discontinued operations			(1,197	)		19,814			6,183
Less preferred stock dividends			(936	)		(728	)		(1,857	)
Less amount allocated to participating securities holders			(995	)		—			—
Less charge to retained earnings for induced conversion of preferred stock			—			(3,488	)		—

Income (loss) from continuing operations available to common shareholders for basic and diluted EPS			13,883			(87,486	)		(251,229	)

Income (loss) from discontinued operations			1,197			(19,814	)		(6,183	)
Less amount allocated to participating securities			(80	)		—			—

Income (loss) from discontinued operations available to common shareholders for basic and diluted EPS			1,117			(19,814	)		(6,183	)

Income (loss) available to common shareholders for basic and diluted EPS		$	15,000		$	(107,300	)	$	(257,412	)

Denominator
Shares for basic EPS — weighted average shares outstanding			70,494			57,688			49,341
Plus effect of dilutive securities Deferred purchase price obligations			530			—			—
	Stock options and awards		958			—			—

Shares for diluted EPS			71,982			57,688			49,341

Note 11 — Shareholders’ Equity

The Company has 120 million shares of common stock authorized. In addition, there are 5 million authorized shares of preferred stock, without par value, the issuance of which is subject to approval by the Board of Directors. The Board has the authority to fix the number, rights, preferences and limitations of the shares of each series, subject to applicable laws and the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation. At January 1, 2005 and January 3, 2004 the Company had 20,750 and 8,750 shares of cumulative convertible preferred stock, respectively, issued and outstanding. See Note 9.

At January 1, 2005 and January 3, 2004, the Company was obligated for a deferred purchase price liability totaling $2 million and $10 million, respectively, due in quarterly installments of $2 million without interest, and was payable, at the Company’s option, in cash or common stock. The four installments in 2004 were paid by issuing 0.9 million shares of Champion common stock. The four installments due in 2003 were paid by issuing 1.7 million shares of Champion common stock and by using $1.4 million of cash. In January 2005, the final installment was paid by issuing 171,000 shares of common stock.

Note 12 — Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company estimates the fair value of its financial instruments in accordance with SFAS No. 107, “Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments.” The following methodologies and assumptions were used by the Company to estimate its fair value disclosures for financial instruments. Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market data and information about the financial instrument.

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The estimated fair values of all financial instruments approximate book values due to the instruments’ short term maturities, except for the Company’s two issues of Senior Notes which were valued based upon trading activity and management’s estimates, and redeemable preferred stock which was based on redemption value.

The book value and estimated fair value of the Company’s financial instruments are as follows:


	January 1, 2005				January 3, 2004

	Book		Estimated		Book		Estimated
	Value		Fair Value		Value		Fair Value

	(In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	142,266	$	142,266	$	145,868	$	145,868
Restricted cash		529		529		8,341		8,341
Floor plan payable		11,835		11,835		14,123		14,123
Senior Notes due 2009		89,273		90,717		113,715		108,029
Senior Notes due 2007		97,510		109,717		111,010		116,561
Other long-term debt		14,407		14,407		20,743		20,743
Redeemable convertible preferred stock	$	20,750	$	20,750	$	8,689	$	8,750

Note 13 — Contingent Liabilities

As is customary in the manufactured housing industry, a significant portion of the Company’s manufacturing sales to independent retailers are made pursuant to repurchase agreements with lending institutions that provide wholesale floor plan financing to the retailers. Pursuant to these agreements, generally for a period of up to 24 months from invoice date of the sale of the homes and upon default by the retailers and repossession by the financial institution, the Company is obligated to purchase the related floor plan loans or repurchase the homes from the lender. The contingent repurchase obligation at January 1, 2005 was estimated to be approximately $250 million, without reduction for the resale value of the homes. Losses under repurchase obligations are determined by the difference between the repurchase price and the estimated net proceeds from the resale of the homes, less accrued rebates which will not be paid. Losses incurred on homes repurchased totaled $0.3 million in 2004, $1.3 million in 2003, and $1.3 million in 2002.

During the first quarter of 2003, wholesale repurchase reserves were increased $3.2 million in connection with the extension of repurchase terms to 24 months for certain national lenders and for the negative effects of market conditions on the Company’s largest independent retailer. During 2003, the Company agreed to temporarily extend both repurchase terms and the timing of required principal curtailment payments by this independent retailer to respective floor plan lenders.

At January 1, 2005 the Company was contingently obligated for approximately $60.3 million under letters of credit, primarily comprised of $14.3 million to support insurance reserves, $12.6 million to support long-term debt, $27.7 million to secure surety bonds and $5.0 million to support an independent floor plan facility. Champion was also contingently obligated for $31.9 million under surety bonds, generally to support insurance and license and service bonding requirements. Approximately $27.2 million of the letters of credit and $20.8 million of the surety bonds support insurance reserves and debt that are reflected as liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet.

At January 1, 2005 certain of the Company’s subsidiaries were guarantors of $5.6 million of debt of unconsolidated subsidiaries, none of which was reflected in the consolidated balance sheet. These guarantees are several or joint and several and are related to indebtedness of certain manufactured housing community developments which are collateralized by the properties being developed.

The Company has provided various representations, warranties and other standard indemnifications in the ordinary course of its business, in agreements to acquire and sell business assets and in financing arrangements. The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims, which arise in the ordinary course of its business.

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Management believes the ultimate liability with respect to these contingent obligations will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Note 14 — Retirement Plans

The Company and certain of its subsidiaries sponsor defined contribution retirement and savings plans covering most employees. Full time employees of participating companies are eligible to participate in a plan after completing three months of service. Participating employees may contribute from 1% to 17% of their compensation to the plans. The Company generally makes matching contributions of 50% of the first 6% of employees’ contributions. Company contributions vest when made for employees with at least one full year of service. Company contributions made on behalf of employees with less than one full year of service vest on the employee’s first anniversary. Amounts expensed under these plans were $3.1 million in 2004, $3.4 million in 2003 and $4.0 million in 2002.

Note 15 — Stock Option and Incentive Plans

The Company has various stock option and incentive plans and agreements whereby stock options, performance share awards, restricted stock awards, and other stock-based incentives were made available to certain employees, directors and others. Stock options were granted below, at, or above fair market value and generally expire six, seven or ten years from the grant date. Some options become exercisable immediately and others over a period of up to five years. In addition to these plans, other nonqualified stock options and awards have been granted to executive officers and certain employees and in connection with acquisitions.

The following table summarizes the changes in outstanding stock options during the last three years:


					Weighted
					Average
		Number of			Exercise Price
		Shares			per Share

		(In thousands)
Outstanding at December 29, 2001			7,736		$	8.29
	Granted		1,339			5.82
	Exercised		(241	)		2.09
	Canceled or forfeited		(1,274	)		9.65

Outstanding at December 28, 2002			7,560			7.82
	Granted		145			4.03
	Exercised		(553	)		3.76
	Canceled or forfeited		(1,747	)		9.12

Outstanding at January 3, 2004			5,405			7.72
	Granted		100			9.73
	Exercised		(1,959	)		4.09
	Canceled or forfeited		(457	)		11.62

Outstanding at January 1, 2005			3,089		$	9.52

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The following table summarizes information regarding stock options outstanding at January 1, 2005:


	Options Outstanding						Options Exercisable

					Average				Average
			Weighted		Exercise				Exercise
Range of	Number of		Average		Price per		Number of		Price per
Exercise Prices	Shares		Life		Share		Shares		Share

	(In thousands)		(Years)				(In thousands)
$2.48 - $5.00		1,066		3.9	$	2.90		775	$	2.91
$5.01 - $10.00		833		4.8		8.05		623		7.81
$10.01 - $15.00		536		2.6		11.19		401		11.34
$15.01 - $26.81		654		3.2		20.77		654		20.77

		3,089		3.8	$	9.52		2,453	$	10.30

As of January 3, 2004, exercisable shares totaled 3,925,000 with a weighted average exercise price of $8.17 per share. As of December 28, 2002, exercisable shares totaled 3,688,000 with a weighted average exercise price of $9.36 per share.

The number of shares issued through non-employee director stock awards in 2004, 2003, and 2002 was 27,206, 27,200, and 10,000, respectively, with weighted average award date fair values per share of $11.41, $2.30, and $8.30, respectively.

In 2003 and 2002, the Company granted 100,400 shares and 91,200 shares, respectively, of non-vested common stock, with grant date fair values per share of $2.86 and $11.74, respectively. These grants are subject to a three-year cliff-vesting schedule. During 2004 22,100 shares from a grant in 2001 vested and were issued. At January 1, 2005, there were 107,250 shares outstanding under these grants.

At January 1, 2005 there were 1,012,165 performance share awards outstanding. These shares will vest and be issued only if certain three-year performance targets are met for 2003 through 2005, 2004 through 2006, and 2005 through 2007.

At January 1, 2005 there were 61,665 shares of non-vested shares outstanding that were granted in 2004 with a grant date fair value of $9.73 and vest 33% per year subject to continued employment with the Company. Additionally, at January 1, 2005, there were 160,000 shares of restricted stock outstanding that were issued in 2004 with a grant date fair value of $11.75 and vest 20% per year over 5 years subject to continued employment with the Company.

There were 0.4 million, 3.1 million, and 3.8 million shares reserved for stock-based compensation grants and awards at January 1, 2005, January 3, 2004, and December 28, 2002, respectively.

Note 16 — Segment Information

The Company currently operates principally in two segments in the manufactured housing industry: (1) manufacturing and (2) retail. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”. Manufacturing segment sales to the retail segment and related manufacturing profits are included with the manufacturing segment. Retail segment results include retail profits from the sale of homes to consumers but do not include any manufacturing segment profits associated with the homes sold. Intercompany transactions between reportable operating segments are eliminated in consolidation. Each segment’s results include corporate office costs that are directly and exclusively incurred for the segment. General corporate expenses include the costs and equity method losses from development operations. In reconciling results by segment, the intercompany profit elimination represents the change in manufacturing segment gross profit in Champion-produced inventory at Company-owned retailers. The Company has foreign operations consisting of two manufacturing facilities in western Canada. For each of the last three years, the total sales and total assets of these Canadian operations were less than 5% of the Company’s consolidated totals.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

The Company evaluates the performance of its manufacturing and retail segments and allocates resources to them primarily based on income (loss) before interest, income taxes, and general corporate expenses, excluding goodwill impairment charges (“segment income (loss)”).

Reconciliations of segment sales to consolidated net sales, segment income (loss) to consolidated income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, segment depreciation expense to consolidated depreciation expense and segment capital expenditures to consolidated capital expenditures in 2004, 2003, and

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

2002, and segment assets to consolidated total assets as of January 1, 2005, January 3, 2004, and December 28, 2002 were as follows:


		2004			2003			2002

		(In thousands)
Net sales
	Manufacturing net sales	$	1,002,164		$	981,254		$	1,150,638
	Retail net sales		245,978			269,146			376,632
	Less: intercompany		(97,900	)		(109,686	)		(156,704	)

	Consolidated net sales	$	1,150,242		$	1,140,714		$	1,370,566

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
	Manufacturing segment income	$	59,731		$	7,253		$	2,743
	Retail segment loss		(1,051	)		(14,831	)		(58,204	)
	General corporate expenses		(27,706	)		(30,717	)		(30,903	)
	Mark-to-market charge for common stock warrant		(5,500	)		(3,300	)		—
	Goodwill impairment charges		—			(34,183	)		(97,000	)
	(Loss) gain on debt retirement		(2,776	)		10,639			7,385
	Interest expense, net		(17,984	)		(26,847	)		(26,353	)
	Intercompany profit elimination		1,100			3,216			6,460

	Consolidated income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	5,814		$	(88,770	)	$	(195,872	)

Total assets
	Manufacturing	$	275,368		$	268,001		$	309,336
	Retail		76,540			77,294			132,682
	Corporate and developments		170,079			189,858			236,010
	Discontinued operations		5			68			59,513
	Intercompany elimination		(4,971	)		(6,921	)		(9,450	)

	Consolidated total assets	$	517,021		$	528,300		$	728,091

Depreciation expense
	Manufacturing	$	9,453		$	12,312		$	15,912
	Retail		1,359			2,116			4,148
	Corporate and developments		583			775			1,092

	Consolidated depreciation expense	$	11,395		$	15,203		$	21,152

Capital expenditures
	Manufacturing	$	7,187		$	4,056		$	3,988
	Retail		727			631			1,137
	Corporate and developments		758			1,458			938

	Consolidated capital expenditures	$	8,672		$	6,145		$	6,063

For the year ended January 1, 2005, manufacturing segment income included $2.8 million of restructuring charges. Retail segment loss in 2004 included $3.5 million of restructuring charges. See Note 2 for a description of the restructuring charges.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

For the year ended January 3, 2004, manufacturing segment income included $22.8 million of restructuring charges, and a $3.2 million increase in wholesale repurchase reserves in connection with the extension of repurchase terms to 24 months for certain national lenders and for the negative effects of market conditions on the Company’s largest independent retailer. Also, included in 2003 manufacturing results was $4.1 million of gains from the sale of idle facilities. Retail segment income in 2003 included $9.3 million of restructuring charges. General corporate expenses in 2003 included severance costs totaling $4.4 million related to the termination of certain executive officers.

For the year ended December 28, 2002, manufacturing segment income included $26.3 million of restructuring charges, a $2.3 million gain on sale of idled facilities, and a $5.6 million adjustment to increase self-insurance reserves. Retail segment loss in 2002 included $28.6 million for restructuring charges. General corporate expenses in 2002 included $2.8 million of charges related to exiting certain development operations and $0.3 million of severance costs for staff reductions at the Company’s corporate office.

All cash balances and refundable income tax balances are classified as corporate assets. Restricted cash balances of $0.5 million, $8.3 million and $49.5 million at January 1, 2005, January 3, 2004 and December 28, 2002, respectively, are classified as corporate assets. Retail floor plan interest expense not included in retail segment income totaled $0.8 million, $1.4 million and $2.7 million in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

Note 17 — Leases

Most of the Company’s retail sales locations, certain of its other facilities and certain manufacturing equipment are leased under terms that range from monthly to five years. Rent expense was $6.0 million in 2004, $7.6 million in 2003 and $11.2 million in 2002. Some of the real property leases have renewal options or escalation clauses.

Future minimum lease payments under operating leases totaled $16.0 million at January 1, 2005 as follows: $4.4 million in 2005, $2.9 million in 2006, $2.1 million in 2007, $0.7 million in 2008, $0.4 million in 2009, and $5.5 million thereafter.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

Note 18 — Accrued Product Warranty Obligations

The following table summarizes the changes in accrued product warranty obligations during the last three years. A portion of warranty reserves is classified as other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet.


		Accrued
		Warranty
		Obligation

		(In thousands)
Reserves at December 29, 2001		$	49,040
	Warranty expense provided		62,514
	Reserve adjustment for closed plants		3,500
	Cash warranty payments		(65,415	)

Reserves at December 28, 2002			49,639
	Warranty expense provided		51,389
	Reserve adjustment for closed plants		5,400
	Cash warranty payments		(59,370	)

Reserves at January 3, 2004			47,058
	Warranty expense provided		46,822
	Reserve adjustment for closed plants		(1,000	)
	Cash warranty payments		(52,829	)

Reserves at January 1, 2005		$	40,051

Note 19 — Related Party Transactions

Commencing June 30, 2003, the Company engaged AlixPartners, LLC, a consulting firm, one of whose managing directors, Albert A. Koch, served until July 31, 2004 as the Company’s Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer. On August 17, 2004 Mr. Koch resigned as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. The firm was engaged for various consulting projects, some of which were based on hourly fees and expenses and another for which fees were contingent upon results. During 2004 the Company recorded expenses of $5.6 million and paid fees of $4.1 million, to AlixPartners, LLC and AP Services, LLC, its affiliate, for services rendered, including the services of Mr. Koch. Related expenses and payments in 2003 were $2.0 million and $1.4 million, respectively.

Note 20 — Non-cash Transactions

In 2004, the Company purchased and retired $27.0 million of its Senior Notes in exchange for 3.9 million shares of Company common stock. Additionally, during 2004, the Company issued 0.9 million shares of common stock in payment of $8.0 million of deferred purchase price obligations and 29,000 shares of common stock in payment of dividends on preferred stock totaling $0.3 million.

In 2003, the Company purchased and retired $44.7 million of its Senior Notes in exchange for 6.6 million shares of Company common stock. The accrued interest on these purchased Senior Notes was paid with 0.1 million shares of common stock. In 2003, the Company issued 1.7 million shares of common stock in payment of $6.6 million of deferred purchase price obligations.

In 2002, the Company issued 1.2 million shares of common stock in payment of $6.0 million of deferred purchase price obligations and 0.1 million shares of common stock in payment of dividends on preferred stock totaling $0.8 million. In 2002, the Company sold its minority interest in its principal investment in

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

manufactured housing developments in exchange for a note due in 2009 with a below market interest rate, and recorded the note at its estimated fair value of $4.6 million.

Note 21 — Subsidiaries’ Guaranty of Indebtedness

Substantially all subsidiaries of CHB are guarantors and the Company is a subordinated guarantor of the Senior Notes due 2007. In addition, CHB is a guarantor and substantially all its subsidiaries are guarantors of the Senior Notes due 2009 on a basis subordinated to their guarantees of the Senior Notes due 2007. The non-guarantor subsidiaries include the Company’s foreign operations, its development companies and certain finance subsidiaries.

Separate financial statements for each guarantor subsidiary are not included in this filing because each guarantor subsidiary is 100%-owned and the guarantees are full and unconditional, as well as joint and several, for the Senior Notes due 2009 and for the Senior Notes due 2007. There were no significant restrictions on the ability of the parent company or any guarantor subsidiary to obtain funds from its subsidiaries by dividend or loan.

The following condensed consolidating financial information presents the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of (i) the Company (“Parent”) and CHB, as parents, as if they accounted for their subsidiaries on the equity method; (ii) the guarantor subsidiaries, and (iii) the non-guarantor subsidiaries.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED JANUARY 1, 2005


							Guarantor			Non-guarantor			Consolidating
	Parent			CHB			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated

	(In thousands)
Net sales	$	—		$	298,135		$	902,702		$	47,305		$	(97,900	)	$	1,150,242
Cost of sales		—			257,576			758,046			37,232			(99,000	)		953,854

Gross margin		—			40,559			144,656			10,073			1,100			196,388
Selling, general and administrative expenses		(220	)		25,431			127,608			6,595			—			159,414
Mark-to-market charge for common stock warrant		5,500			—			—			—			—			5,500
Restructuring charges					4,900			—			—			—			4,900
Loss on debt retirement		12			2,696			68			—			—			2,776

Operating (loss) income		(5,292	)		7,532			16,980			3,478			1,100			23,798
Interest income		7,308			7,338			1,783			215			(14,596	)		2,048
Interest expense		(7,308	)		(11,267	)		(16,052	)		(1	)		14,596			(20,032	)

(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes		(5,292	)		3,603			2,711			3,692			1,100			5,814
Income tax expense (benefit)		—			—			(12,000	)		2,000			—			(10,000	)

(Loss) income from continuing operations		(5,292	)		3,603			14,711			1,692			1,100			15,814
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		—			—			1,124			73			—			1,197

(Loss) income before equity in income of consolidated subsidiaries		(5,292	)		3,603			15,835			1,765			1,100			17,011
Equity in income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries		21,203			17,600			—			—			(38,803	)		—

Net income	$	15,911		$	21,203		$	15,835		$	1,765		$	(37,703	)	$	17,011

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

AS OF JANUARY 1, 2005


								Guarantor			Non-guarantor			Consolidating
		Parent			CHB			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated

		(In thousands)
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	—		$	120,377		$	3,827		$	17,581		$	481		$	142,266
Restricted cash			—			309			220			—			—			529
Accounts receivable, trade			—			9,273			14,593			1,058			(2,207	)		22,717
Inventories			—			16,153			90,347			2,780			(3,700	)		105,580
Other current assets			—			9,507			4,668			540			(300	)		14,415

	Total current assets		—			155,619			113,655			21,959			(5,726	)		285,507

Property, plant and equipment, net			—			26,608			57,088			2,325			—			86,021
Goodwill			—			—			125,783			808			—			126,591
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries			26,641			310,177			146,243			6,819			(489,880	)		—
Non-current assets of discontinued operations			—			—			5			—			—			5
Other non-current assets			692			2,653			6,942			8,610			—			18,897

		$	27,332		$	495,057		$	449,716		$	40,521		$	(495,605	)	$	517,021

Liabilities, Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Floor plan payable		$	—		$	—		$	11,835		$	—		$	—		$	11,835
Accounts payable			—			8,232			6,739			891			—			15,862
Accrued warranty obligations			—			7,338			25,434			779			—			33,551
Accrued volume rebates			—			10,244			18,232			2,377			(619	)		30,234
Current liabilities of discontinued operations			—			—			81			—			—			81
Other current liabilities			975			24,519			60,206			(726	)		(200	)		84,774

	Total current liabilities		975			50,333			122,527			3,321			(819	)		176,337

Long-term liabilities
Long-term debt			89,273			104,879			7,038			—			—			201,190
Other long-term liabilities			8,800			8,125			24,376			143			—			41,444

			98,073			113,004			31,414			143			—			242,634

Intercompany balances			(160,246	)		48,972			441,453			5,974			(336,153	)		—
Redeemable convertible preferred stock			20,750			—			—			—			—			20,750
Shareholders’ equity
Common stock			72,358			1			63			3			(67	)		72,358
Capital in excess of par value			164,377			613,336			274,325			32,724			(920,385	)		164,377
Accumulated deficit			(168,954	)		(330,589	)		(420,066	)		(1,584	)		761,818			(159,375	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			—			—			—			(60	)		—			(60	)

	Total shareholders’ equity		67,781			282,748			(145,678	)		31,083			(158,634	)		77,300

		$	27,333		$	495,057		$	449,716		$	40,521		$	(495,606	)	$	517,021

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED JANUARY 1, 2005


									Guarantor			Non-guarantor			Consolidating
			Parent			CHB			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminations		Consolidated

			(In thousands)
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities			$	5,396		$	(23,041	)	$	1,997		$	4,168		$	38	$	(11,442	)

Net cash used for discontinued operations				—			—			(1,884	)		73			—		(1,811	)

Cash flows from investing activities
	Additions to property plant and equipment			—			(1,841	)		(6,271	)		(560	)		—		(8,672	)
	Investments in and advances to unconsolidated subsidiaries			—			—			—			(208	)		—		(208	)
	Investments in and advances to consolidated subsidiaries			(14,100	)		16,180			(3,613	)		1,090			443		—
	Proceeds on sale of retail businesses									6,813								6,813
	Proceeds on disposal of fixed assets			—			6			3,640			75			—		3,721

		Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities		(14,100	)		14,345			569			397			443		1,654

Cash flows from financing activities
	Decrease in floor plan payable, net			—			—			(2,259	)		(29	)		—		(2,288	)
	Decrease in other long-term debt			—			—			(6,307	)		—			—		(6,307	)
	Purchase of Senior Notes			(10,395	)		—			—			—			—		(10,395	)
	Decrease in restricted cash			—			1			7,887			—			—		7,888
	Preferred stock issued, net			12,000			—			—			—			—		12,000
	Common stock issued, net			7,777			—			—			—			—		7,777
	Dividends paid on preferred stock			(678	)		—			—			—			—		(678	)

		Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities		8,704			1			(679	)		(29	)		—		7,997

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents				—			(8,695	)		3			4,609			481		(3,602	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period				—			129,072			3,824			12,972			—		145,868

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period			$	—		$	120,377		$	3,827		$	17,581		$	481	$	142,266

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED JANUARY 3, 2004


							Guarantor			Non-guarantor			Consolidating
	Parent			CHB			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated

	(In thousands)
Net sales	$	—		$	241,626		$	968,057		$	40,717		$	(109,686	)	$	1,140,714
Cost of sales		—			216,763			837,849			32,783			(113,100	)		974,295

Gross margin		—			24,863			130,208			7,934			3,414			166,419
Selling, general and administrative expenses					52,504			122,138			5,558			198			180,398
Goodwill impairment charges		—			—			34,183			—			—			34,183
Restructuring charges		—			—			21,100			—			—			21,100
Mark-to-market charge for common stock warrant		3,300			—			—			—			—			3,300
(Gain) loss on debt retirement		(13,282	)		2,643			—			—			—			(10,639	)

Operating income (loss)		9,982			(30,284	)		(47,213	)		2,376			3,216			(61,923	)
Interest income		11,046			12,453			1,371			250			(23,499	)		1,621
Interest expense		(11,046	)		(15,555	)		(25,347	)		(19	)		23,499			(28,468	)

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		9,982			(33,386	)		(71,189	)		2,607			3,216			(88,770	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		403			(9,521	)		3,623			(5	)		—			(5,500	)

Income (loss) from continuing operations		9,579			(23,865	)		(74,812	)		2,612			3,216			(83,270	)
Loss from discontinued operations		—			—			(12,108	)		(5,549	)		(2,157	)		(19,814	)

Income (loss) before equity in (loss) income of consolidated subsidiaries		9,579			(23,865	)		(86,920	)		(2,937	)		1,059			(103,084	)
Equity in (loss) income of consolidated subsidiaries		(113,722	)		(89,857	)		—			—			203,579			—

Net (loss) income	$	(104,143	)	$	(113,722	)	$	(86,920	)	$	(2,937	)	$	204,638		$	(103,084	)

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

AS OF JANUARY 3, 2004


								Guarantor			Non-guarantor			Consolidating
		Parent			CHB			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated

		(In thousands)
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	—		$	129,072		$	3,824		$	12,972		$	—		$	145,868
Restricted cash			—			310			8,031			—			—			8,341
Accounts receivable, trade			—			5,952			13,229			892			(6,300	)		13,773
Inventories			—			11,862			85,182			1,930			(150	)		98,824
Other current assets			—			17,900			92,872			415			(92,862	)		18,325

	Total current assets		—			165,096			203,138			16,209			(99,312	)		285,131

Property, plant and equipment, net			—			27,913			65,831			2,077			—			95,821
Goodwill			—			—			125,783			754			—			126,537
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries			18,441			315,730			110,039			6,866			(451,076	)		—
Non-current assets of discontinued operations			—			—			68			—			—			68
Other non-current assets			1,095			9,067			1,809			8,772			—			20,743

		$	19,536		$	517,806		$	506,668		$	34,678		$	(550,388	)	$	528,300

Liabilities, Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Floor plan payable		$	—		$	—		$	14,094		$	29		$	—		$	14,123
Accounts payable			—			6,774			19,273			777			(100	)		26,724
Accrued warranty obligations			—			10,926			28,858			774			—			40,558
Accrued volume rebates			—			9,580			19,841			1,872			—			31,293
Current liabilities of discontinued operations			—			—			3,177			(4	)		—			3,173
Other current liabilities			1,078			138,008			48,764			685			(92,762	)		95,773

	Total current liabilities		1,078			165,288			134,007			4,133			(92,862	)		211,644

Long-term liabilities
Long-term debt			113,715			118,444			13,309			—			—			245,468
Other long-term liabilities			3,300			34,417			9,659			134			—			47,510

			117,015			152,861			22,968			134			—			292,978

Intercompany balances			(113,635	)		(41,151	)		487,574			2,959			(335,747	)		—
Redeemable convertible preferred stock			8,689			—			—			—			—			8,689
Shareholders’ equity
Common stock			65,470			1			59			4			(64	)		65,470
Capital in excess of par value			125,386			613,336			273,160			34,740			(921,236	)		125,386
Accumulated deficit			(184,467	)		(372,529	)		(411,100	)		(6,875	)		799,521			(175,450	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			—			—			—			(417	)		—			(417	)

	Total shareholders’ equity		6,389			240,808			(137,881	)		27,452			(121,779	)		14,989

		$	19,536		$	517,806		$	506,668		$	34,678		$	(550,388	)	$	528,300

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED JANUARY 3, 2004


								Guarantor			Non-guarantor			Consolidating
		Parent			CHB			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated

		(In thousands)
Net cash (used for) provided by operating activities		$	(970	)	$	67,604		$	(10,018	)	$	3,980		$	816		$	61,412

Net cash (used for) provided by discontinued operations			—			—			(501	)		6,397			144			6,040

Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisitions			—			—			(3,882	)		—			—			(3,882	)
Additions to property, plant, and equipment			—			(1,176	)		(4,720	)		(249	)		—			(6,145	)
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated subsidiaries			—			—			—			(501	)		—			(501	)
Investments in and advances to consolidated subsidiaries			23,280			(40,700	)		27,596			(9,216	)		(960	)		—
Proceeds on disposal of fixed assets			—			726			7,807			1,659			—			10,192

	Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities		23,280			(41,150	)		26,801			(8,307	)		(960	)		(336	)

Cash flows from financing activities
Decrease in floor plan payable, net			—			—			(2,670	)		(354	)		—			(3,024	)
Decrease in other long-term debt			—			(113	)		(584	)		(69	)		—			(766	)
Purchase of Senior Notes			(22,599	)		(13,231	)		—			—			—			(35,830	)
Increase in deferred financing costs			—			(1,840	)		—			—			—			(1,840	)
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash			—			49,174			(7,291	)		659			—			42,542
Common stock issued, net			1,390			—			—			—			—			1,390
Dividends paid on preferred stock			(1,101	)		—			—			—			—			(1,101	)

	Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities		(22,310	)		33,990			(10,545	)		236			—			1,371

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents			—			60,444			5,737			2,306			—			68,487
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			—			68,628			(1,913	)		10,666			—			77,381

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	—		$	129,072		$	3,824		$	12,972		$	—		$	145,868

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 28, 2002


							Guarantor			Non-guarantor			Consolidating
	Parent			CHB			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated

	(In thousands)
Net sales	$	—		$	273,811		$	1,218,753		$	34,706		$	(156,704	)	$	1,370,566
Cost of sales		—			248,585			1,063,948			28,047			(162,919	)		1,177,661

Gross margin		—			25,226			154,805			6,659			6,215			192,905
Selling, general and administrative expenses		—			56,834			167,237			8,738			—			232,809
Goodwill impairment charge		—			—			97,000			—			—			97,000
Restructuring charges		—			10,400			26,800			2,800			—			40,000
Gain on debt retirement		(5,870	)		—			—			(1,515	)		—			(7,385	)

Operating income (loss)		5,870			(42,008	)		(136,232	)		(3,364	)		6,215			(169,519	)
Interest income		13,771			2			1,202			423			(12,774	)		2,624
Interest expense		(13,771	)		(11,903	)		(15,853	)		(224	)		12,774			(28,977	)

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		5,870			(53,909	)		(150,883	)		(3,165	)		6,215			(195,872	)
Income tax expense		2,230			1,100			49,970			200			—			53,500

Income (loss) from continuing operations		3,640			(55,009	)		(200,853	)		(3,365	)		6,215			(249,372	)
(Loss) income from discontinued operations		—			—			(7,524	)		136			1,205			(6,183	)

Income (loss) before equity in (loss) income of consolidated subsidiaries		3,640			(55,009	)		(208,377	)		(3,229	)		7,420			(255,555	)
Equity in (loss) income of consolidated subsidiaries		(266,615	)		(204,959	)		—			—			471,574			—

Net loss	$	(262,975	)	$	(259,968	)	$	(208,377	)	$	(3,229	)	$	478,994		$	(255,555	)

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 28, 2002


								Guarantor			Non-guarantor			Consolidating
		Parent			CHB			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated

		(In thousands)
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities		$	4,499		$	(57,015	)	$	45,472		$	6,449		$	1,096		$	501

Net cash used for discontinued operations			—			—			(14,680	)		(11,814	)		(1,096	)		(27,590	)

Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisitions			—			—			(3,500	)		—			—			(3,500	)
Additions to property, plant, and equipment			—			(583	)		(4,832	)		(648	)		—			(6,063	)
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated subsidiaries			—			—			—			(3,170	)		—			(3,170	)
Investments in and advances to consolidated subsidiaries			(65,426	)		32,441			18,213			14,772			—			—
Proceeds on disposal of fixed assets			—			—			9,947			47			—			9,994

	Net cash (used for) provided by investing activities		(65,426	)		31,858			19,828			11,001			—			(2,739	)

Cash flows from financing activities
(Decrease) increase in floor plan payable, net			—			—			(53,832	)		60			—			(53,772	)
Decrease in other long-term debt			—			(50	)		(957	)		(1,407	)		—			(2,414	)
Proceeds from Senior Notes			—			145,821			—			—			—			145,821
Purchase of Senior Notes			(23,750	)		—			—			—			—			(23,750	)
Increase in deferred financing costs			—			(2,253	)		—			—			—			(2,253	)
Increase in restricted cash			—			(49,484	)		(750	)		(11	)		—			(50,245	)
Preferred stock issued, net			23,810			—			—			—			—			23,810
Common stock issued, net			1,119			—			—			—			—			1,119
Dividends paid on preferred stock			(563	)		—			—			—			—			(563	)

	Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities		616			94,034			(55,539	)		(1,358	)		—			37,753

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents			(60,311	)		68,877			(4,919	)		4,278			—			7,925
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			60,311			(249	)		3,006			6,388			—			69,456

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	—		$	68,628		$	(1,913	)	$	10,666		$	—		$	77,381

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

Note 22 — Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)


		First			Second			Third			Fourth
		Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Total

		(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
2004
Net sales
	Manufacturing net sales	$	209,856		$	269,083		$	269,498		$	253,727		$	1,002,164
	Retail net sales		49,829			63,923			72,976			59,250			245,978
	Less: Intercompany		(22,600	)		(26,900	)		(26,800	)		(21,600	)		(97,900	)

Total net sales			237,085			306,106			315,674			291,377			1,150,242
Cost of sales			202,484			252,495			257,406			241,469			953,854

Gross margin			34,601			53,611			58,268			49,908			196,388
Selling, general, and administrative expenses			36,423			41,357			40,890			40,744			159,414
Mark-to-market charge (credit) for common stock warrant			5,100			(3,900	)		2,300			2,000			5,500
Restructuring charges			—			—			—			4,900			4,900
Loss (gain) on debt retirement			3,226			(450	)		—			—			2,776

Operating (loss) income			(10,148	)		16,604			15,078			2,264			23,798
Net interest expense			5,031			4,552			4,271			4,130			17,984

Pretax (loss) income from continuing operations			(15,179	)		12,052			10,807			(1,866	)		5,814
Income tax expense (benefit)			300			(11,400	)		800			300			(10,000	)

(Loss) income from continuing operations			(15,479	)		23,452			10,007			(2,166	)		15,814
(Loss) income from discontinued operations			1,156			(20	)		(18	)		79			1,197

Net (loss) income		$	(14,323	)	$	23,432		$	9,989		$	(2,087	)	$	17,011

Basic (loss) income per share:
	(Loss) income from continuing operations	$	(0.23	)	$	0.31		$	0.13		$	(0.03	)	$	0.20
	(Loss) income from discontinued operations		0.02			—			—			—			0.01

	Basic (loss) income per share	$	(0.21	)	$	0.31		$	0.13		$	(0.03	)	$	0.21

Diluted (loss) income per share:
	(Loss) income from continuing operations	$	(0.23	)	$	0.30		$	0.12		$	(0.03	)	$	0.19
	(Loss) income from discontinued operations		0.02			—			—			—			0.02

	Diluted (loss) income per share	$	(0.21	)	$	0.30		$	0.12		$	(0.03	)	$	0.21

Manufacturing homes sold			5,005			6,354			6,039			5,580			22,978
New homes retail sold			482			623			639			481			2,225
Pre-owned homes retail sold			304			287			309			286			1,186
Manufacturing multi-section mix			87	%		83	%		84	%		85	%		85	%
Manufacturing facilities at period end			30			29			29			29			29
Retail sales centers at period end			78			79			81			60			60

Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.

See Note 2, “Restructuring Charges,” for discussion of restructuring charges.

See Note 3, “Goodwill,” for discussion of goodwill impairment charges.

In the second quarter of 2004, as a result of the finalization of certain tax examinations, the Company recorded a $12 million decrease in the allowance for tax adjustments. The Company recorded a $3.3 million tax benefit in the first quarter of 2003 as a result of tax refunds received from the filing of the 2002 federal

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

income tax return exceeding the estimate made as of December 28, 2002. In the fourth quarter of 2003, the Company recorded tax benefits of $3.7 million as a result of federal tax audits completed in 2003.

Note 22 — Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)


		First			Second			Third			Fourth
		Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Total

		(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
2003
Net sales
	Manufacturing net sales	$	209,197		$	263,067		$	260,997		$	247,993		$	981,254
	Retail net sales		61,121			67,040			74,948			66,037			269,146
	Less: Intercompany		(27,521	)		(34,454	)		(25,011	)		(22,700	)		(109,686	)

Total net sales			242,797			295,653			310,934			291,330			1,140,714
Cost of sales			210,456			246,471			271,117			246,251			974,295

Gross margin			32,341			49,182			39,817			45,079			166,419
Selling, general, and administrative expenses			48,663			43,219			47,552			40,964			180,398
Mark-to-market charge for common stock warrant			—			—			2,500			800			3,300
Goodwill impairment charges			—			—			34,183			—			34,183
Restructuring charges			—			—			20,100			1,000			21,100
(Gain) loss on debt retirement			(6,703	)		(7,130	)		—			3,194			(10,639	)

Operating (loss) income			(9,619	)		13,093			(64,518	)		(879	)		(61,923	)
Net interest expense			7,137			6,840			6,667			6,203			26,847

Pretax (loss) income from continuing operations			(16,756	)		6,253			(71,185	)		(7,082	)		(88,770	)
Income tax (benefit) expense			(2,700	)		300			450			(3,550	)		(5,500	)

(Loss) income from continuing operations			(14,056	)		5,953			(71,635	)		(3,532	)		(83,270	)
(Loss) income from discontinued operations			(7,369	)		(2,926	)		(9,461	)		(58	)		(19,814	)

Net (loss) income		$	(21,425	)	$	3,027		$	(81,096	)	$	(3,590	)	$	(103,084	)

Basic (loss) income per share:
	(Loss) income from continuing operations	$	(0.33	)	$	0.09		$	(1.25	)	$	(0.06	)	$	(1.52	)
	(Loss) income from discontinued operations		(0.13	)		(0.04	)		(0.16	)		—			(0.34	)

	Basic (loss) income per share	$	(0.46	)	$	0.05		$	(1.41	)	$	(0.06	)	$	(1.86	)

Diluted (loss) income per share:
	(Loss) income from continuing operations	$	(0.33	)	$	0.09		$	(1.25	)	$	(0.06	)	$	(1.52	)
	(Loss) income from discontinued operations		(0.13	)		(0.04	)		(0.16	)		—			(0.34	)

	Diluted (loss) income per share	$	(0.46	)	$	0.05		$	(1.41	)	$	(0.06	)	$	(1.86	)

Manufacturing homes sold			5,671			6,925			6,787			6,100			25,483
New homes retail sold			777			821			828			635			3,061
Pre-owned homes retail sold			308			292			327			306			1,233
Manufacturing multi-section mix			84	%		85	%		83	%		86	%		84	%
Manufacturing facilities at period end			36			34			34			30			30
Retail sales centers at period end			118			115			80			78			78

Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.

Per share amounts are based on the weighted average shares outstanding for each period. Quarterly amounts may not add to annual amounts due to changes in shares outstanding.

F-41

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED ACCOUNTING FIRM ON

FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE

To the Board of Directors

of Champion Enterprises, Inc.

Our audits of the consolidated financial statements, of management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting referred to in our report dated February 23, 2005, appearing in the 2004 Annual Report to Shareholders of Champion Enterprises, Inc. (which report and consolidated financial statements are incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K) also included an audit of the financial statement schedule listed in Item 15(a) of this Form 10-K. In our opinion, this financial statement schedule presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Detroit, Michigan

February 23, 2005

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CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC.

SCHEDULE II — VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS


	Balance at		Additions charged						Balance at
	beginning		(credited) to			Payment or			end of
	of period		expense			amortization			period

	(In thousands)
Fiscal year ended January 1, 2005:
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance	$	137,200	$	(11,400	)				$	125,800
Fiscal year ended January 3, 2004:
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance	$	102,300	$	34,900		$	—		$	137,200
Allowance for loan losses	$	1,071	$	—		$	(1,071	)	$	—
Fiscal year ended December 28, 2002:
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance	$	—	$	102,300		$	—		$	102,300
Allowance for loan losses	$	—	$	1,096		$	(25	)	$	1,071

F-43

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
No.			Description

	10	.10	Amendment to the Deferred Compensation Plan dated as of March 26, 2004.
	21	.1	Subsidiaries of the Company.
	23	.1	Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
	31	.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer dated February 23, 2005, relating to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 1, 2005.
	31	.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer dated February 23, 2005, relating to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 1, 2005.
	32	.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Registrant, dated February 23, 2005, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, relating to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 1, 2005.