Cavco Industries Acquires Remaining 50% Ownership in Fleetwood Homes

Cavco Industries, Inc.

announced Friday that it entered into an agreement to acquire full ownership of Fleetwood Homes, Inc., the parent company of Fleetwood Homes, Palm Harbor Homes, CountryPlace Mortgage, and Standard Casualty business units. Cavco currently owns fifty percent of Fleetwood Homes, Inc. and the acquisition will complete the purchase of the other fifty percent ownership of Fleetwood Homes, Inc. currently held by Third Avenue Value Fund and an affiliate. Cavco will issue shares of its common stock to Third Avenue and its affiliate for consideration for the shares of Fleetwood Homes, Inc. that they own. This transaction is consistent with the original intention of the Company and Third Avenue at the outset of their partnership in forming Fleetwood Homes, Inc. in 2009. Although certain buyout terms were included in the shareholders' agreement between the parties, this transaction was successfully separately negotiated approximately one year earlier than the buyout provisions in the shareholders' agreement were to become effective.  Joseph Stegmayer, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer said, "We believe that the opportunity to obtain full ownership of these operations is attractive at this time. Although the manufactured housing industry remains challenged by overall economic conditions,