News Release

FOREST CITY, IA, April 22, 2008 – Winnebago Industries was awarded a safety award from the Iowa-Illinois Safety Council during their 55th Professional Development Conference and Expo held in Dubuque, Iowa, April 16-18. The award was presented for outstanding achievement in accident prevention during the 2007 calendar year.

Winnebago Industries was one of 165 businesses, industries and government agencies in Iowa and Illinois to receive an award for promoting active safety programs and reducing Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recordable injuries among their employees.

“Winnebago Industries is pleased to receive this award from the Iowa-Illinois Safety Council,” said Winnebago Industries President Bob Olson. “Our Safety Department not only ensures a safe work environment for our employees, they also provide the training necessary for continued employee safety. We are very pleased to receive this award as a testament to our ongoing safety efforts. Providing a safe work environment for our employees will continue to be vital to our success going forward.”

About Winnebago Industries, Inc.
Winnebago Industries, Inc. is a leading U.S. manufacturer of motor homes which are self-contained recreation vehicles used primarily in leisure travel and outdoor recreation activities. The Company builds quality motor homes under the Winnebago, Itasca and ERA brand names with state-of-the-art computer-aided design and manufacturing systems on automotive-styled assembly lines. The Company's common stock is listed on the New York and Chicago Stock Exchanges and traded under the symbol WGO. Options for the Company's common stock are traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. For access to Winnebago Industries' investor relations material, to add your name to an automatic email list for Company news releases or for information on a dollar-based stock investment service for the Company's stock, visit, Winnebao Industries Investor Relations.

About the Iowa-Illinois Safety Council
The Iowa-Illinois Safety Council is a chapter of the National Safety Council and is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to protecting life and promoting health. The mission of the Council is to educate society to adopt safety, health and environmental practices and to provide high quality, value added training and services.

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