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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;23, 2006
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC.</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><I>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</I></DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Michigan</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>38-2743168</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><I>(State or Other Jurisdiction of<BR>
Incorporation or Organization)</I>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><I>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>2701 Cambridge Court, Suite&nbsp;300, Auburn Hills, MI</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>48326</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><I>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</I>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Champion Enterprises, Inc. 2005 Equity Compensation and Incentive Plan</B><BR>
<I>(Full Title of the Plan)</I></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">John J. Collins, Jr., Esq.<BR>
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
Champion Enterprises, Inc.<BR>
2701 Cambridge Ct., Suite&nbsp;300<BR>
Auburn Hills, Michigan 48326<BR>
<I>(Name and Address of Agent for Service)</I></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service: (248)&nbsp;340-9090</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Registered </B><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><B>(1)</B></SUP></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Price Per Share</B><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><B>(2)</B></SUP></TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock,
$1.00 par value</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">4,000,000</TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$15.175</TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$60,700,000</TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$6,494.90</TD>
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    <TD>This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock that
may be necessary to adjust the number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the plan as the
result of any future stock split, stock dividend or similar adjustment of the registrant&#146;s
outstanding Common Stock.</TD>
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    <TD>This calculation is made solely for the purpose of determining the amount of the Registration
Fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based on
the average of the high and low prices for the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on March
22, 2006.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="k03699exv5w1.htm">Opinion of Dykema Gossett PLLC</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) relates to the issuance of shares
of Common Stock of Champion Enterprises, Inc., a Michigan corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), to persons
who participate in the Champion Enterprises, Inc. 2005 Equity Compensation and Incentive Plan (the
&#147;Plan&#148;).
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I of this Form S-8 (Plan
information, Company information and employee plan annual information) will be sent or given to
participants as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#147;Securities Act&#148;). Such documents need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &#147;Commission&#148;) either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus
supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 of the Securities Act. These documents, and the documents
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of this Form S-8 (Part
II hereof), taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of
the Securities Act.
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the Company with the Commission are incorporated in this
Registration Statement by reference:
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    <TD>The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2005.</TD>
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    <TD>The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January
12, 2006, February&nbsp;10, 2006, March&nbsp;1, 2006, March&nbsp;13, 2006 and March&nbsp;20, 2006.</TD>
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    <TD>The description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock contained in the Company&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A, No.&nbsp;1-9751, filed under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, subsequent to the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that
all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to
be a part hereof from the date of filing of each such document.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company is organized under the Michigan Business Corporation Act (the &#147;MBCA&#148;) which, in
general, empowers Michigan corporations to indemnify a person who is a party or threatened to be
made a party to any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding
(other than actions by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that such person
is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or of another enterprise at
such corporation&#146;s request, against expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection therewith if such person acted in good
faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests
of the corporation or its shareholders and, in the case of a criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. If a director or officer is successful
in defending against a derivative action or third-party action, the MBCA requires that a Michigan
corporation indemnify such director or officer against actual and reasonable expenses incurred in
the action.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The MBCA also empowers Michigan corporations to provide similar indemnity against expenses and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such a person in actions or suits by
or in the right of the corporation if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation or its
shareholders except in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person is adjudged to
be liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that a court determines that, despite
the adjudication of the liability but in view of all relevant circumstances, such person is fairly
and reasonably entitled to indemnity.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s bylaws generally require the Company to indemnify its directors and officers to
the fullest extent permissible under the MBCA and require the advancement and reimbursement of
expenses under certain circumstances.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The MBCA permits Michigan corporations to limit the personal liability of directors for a
breach of their fiduciary duty. The Company&#146;s Articles of Incorporation, which limit liability to
the maximum extent permitted by law, provide that a director of the Company will not be personally
liable to the Company or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of the
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">director&#146;s fiduciary duty. However, the MBCA and the Articles of Incorporation do not eliminate or
limit the liability of a director for any of the following: (i)&nbsp;a breach of the director&#146;s duty of
loyalty to the Company or its shareholders; (ii)&nbsp;acts or omissions not in good faith or that
involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii)&nbsp;declaration of an unlawful
dividend, stock purchase or redemption; (iv)&nbsp;a transaction from which the director derives an
improper personal benefit; and (v)&nbsp;an act or omission occurring prior to the date when the
provision becomes effective. As a result of the inclusion of such a provision, shareholders of the
Company may be unable to recover monetary damages against directors for actions taken by them which
constitute negligence or gross negligence or which are in violation of their fiduciary duties,
although it may be possible to obtain injunctive or other equitable relief with respect to such
actions.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under an insurance policy maintained by the Company, the directors and officers of the Company
are insured, within the limits and subject to the limitations of the policy, against certain
expenses and liabilities incurred in connection with the defense of certain claims, actions, suits
or proceedings which may be brought against them by reason of being or having been directors or
officers.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following exhibits are filed with this Registration Statement:
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Champion Enterprises, Inc. 2005 Equity Compensation and
Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report
on Form&nbsp;8-K dated May&nbsp;4, 2005, and incorporated herein by reference.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Dykema Gossett PLLC.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Dykema Gossett PLLC (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (contained on signature page).</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective
registration statement;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in
the registration statement;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in the registration statement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purpose of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant
to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each
filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with
the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Auburn Hills, State of Michigan on this 23rd day of March, 2006.
</DIV>
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    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="12%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><B>CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By:
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;&nbsp; /s/ William C. Griffiths</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
William C. Griffiths
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman, President and</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Executive Officer</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below hereby appoints Phyllis A. Knight and John J.
Collins, Jr. and each of them acting alone, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, in any and all
capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement filed by Champion Enterprises, Inc. and to file the same with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or either of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on March&nbsp;23, 2006
</DIV>
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    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="55%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Title</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ William C. Griffiths
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
William C. Griffiths
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;(Principal
Executive Officer) and Director</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Phyllis A. Knight
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Vice President, Chief Financial</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Phyllis A. Knight
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;Officer
and Treasurer</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(Principal Financial Officer)</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Richard P. Hevelhorst
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice President and Controller</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Richard P. Hevelhorst
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;(Principal
Accounting Officer)</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Robert W. Anestis
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Robert W. Anestis
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Eric S. Belsky
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Eric S. Belsky
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Selwyn Isakow
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Selwyn Isakow
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Brian D. Jellison
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Brian D. Jellison
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ G. Michael Lynch
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
G. Michael Lynch
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Thomas A. Madden
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Thomas A. Madden
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Shirley D. Peterson
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Shirley D. Peterson
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ David S. Weiss
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
David S. Weiss
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">Exhibit</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Number</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Champion Enterprises, Inc. 2005 Equity Compensation and
Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the Registrant&#146;s
Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated May&nbsp;4, 2005, and
incorporated herein by reference.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Dykema Gossett PLLC.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Dykema Gossett PLLC (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (contained on signature page).</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2006
Registration No. 333-
UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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, MI
48326
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Champion Enterprises, Inc. 2005 Equity Compensation and Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
John J. Collins, Jr., Esq.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Champion Enterprises, Inc.
2701 Cambridge Ct., Suite 300
Auburn Hills, Michigan 48326
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service: (248) 340-9090
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount of
Class of Securities
Amount to be
Offering
Aggregate
Registration
To be Registered
Registered
(1)
Price Per Share
(2)
Offering Price
(2)
Fee
Common Stock,
$1.00 par value
4,000,000
$15.175
$60,700,000
$6,494.90
(1)
This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock that
may be necessary to adjust the number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the plan as the
result of any future stock split, stock dividend or similar adjustment of the registrant's
outstanding Common Stock.
(2)
This calculation is made solely for the purpose of determining the amount of the Registration
Fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based on
the average of the high and low prices for the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on March
22, 2006.
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PART I
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
Opinion of Dykema Gossett PLLC
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
This Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement") relates to the issuance of shares
of Common Stock of Champion Enterprises, Inc., a Michigan corporation (the "Company"), to persons
who participate in the Champion Enterprises, Inc. 2005 Equity Compensation and Incentive Plan (the
"Plan").
The documents containing the information specified in Part I of this Form S-8 (Plan
information, Company information and employee plan annual information) will be sent or given to
participants as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"). Such documents need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus
supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. These documents, and the documents
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of this Form S-8 (Part
II hereof), taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of
the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the Company with the Commission are incorporated in this
Registration Statement by reference:
(a)
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.
(b)
The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January
12, 2006, February 10, 2006, March 1, 2006, March 13, 2006 and March 20, 2006.
(c)
The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the Company's
Registration Statement on Form 8-A, No. 1-9751, filed under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
All documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, subsequent to the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that
all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
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unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to
be a part hereof from the date of filing of each such document.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Company is organized under the Michigan Business Corporation Act (the "MBCA") which, in
general, empowers Michigan corporations to indemnify a person who is a party or threatened to be
made a party to any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding
(other than actions by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that such person
is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or of another enterprise at
such corporation's request, against expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection therewith if such person acted in good
faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests
of the corporation or its shareholders and, in the case of a criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. If a director or officer is successful
in defending against a derivative action or third-party action, the MBCA requires that a Michigan
corporation indemnify such director or officer against actual and reasonable expenses incurred in
the action.
The MBCA also empowers Michigan corporations to provide similar indemnity against expenses and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such a person in actions or suits by
or in the right of the corporation if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation or its
shareholders except in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person is adjudged to
be liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that a court determines that, despite
the adjudication of the liability but in view of all relevant circumstances, such person is fairly
and reasonably entitled to indemnity.
The Company's bylaws generally require the Company to indemnify its directors and officers to
the fullest extent permissible under the MBCA and require the advancement and reimbursement of
expenses under certain circumstances.
The MBCA permits Michigan corporations to limit the personal liability of directors for a
breach of their fiduciary duty. The Company's Articles of Incorporation, which limit liability to
the maximum extent permitted by law, provide that a director of the Company will not be personally
liable to the Company or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of the
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director's fiduciary duty. However, the MBCA and the Articles of Incorporation do not eliminate or
limit the liability of a director for any of the following: (i) a breach of the director's duty of
loyalty to the Company or its shareholders; (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or that
involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii) declaration of an unlawful
dividend, stock purchase or redemption; (iv) a transaction from which the director derives an
improper personal benefit; and (v) an act or omission occurring prior to the date when the
provision becomes effective. As a result of the inclusion of such a provision, shareholders of the
Company may be unable to recover monetary damages against directors for actions taken by them which
constitute negligence or gross negligence or which are in violation of their fiduciary duties,
although it may be possible to obtain injunctive or other equitable relief with respect to such
actions.
Under an insurance policy maintained by the Company, the directors and officers of the Company
are insured, within the limits and subject to the limitations of the policy, against certain
expenses and liabilities incurred in connection with the defense of certain claims, actions, suits
or proceedings which may be brought against them by reason of being or having been directors or
officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed with this Registration Statement:
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Champion Enterprises, Inc. 2005 Equity Compensation and
Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report
on Form 8-K dated May 4, 2005, and incorporated herein by reference.
5.1
Opinion of Dykema Gossett PLLC.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Consent of Dykema Gossett PLLC (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (contained on signature page).
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
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(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in
the registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant
to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purpose of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant
to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each
filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
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(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with
the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Auburn Hills, State of Michigan on this 23rd day of March, 2006.
CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC.
By:
/s/ William C. Griffiths
William C. Griffiths
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below hereby appoints Phyllis A. Knight and John J.
Collins, Jr. and each of them acting alone, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, in any and all
capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement filed by Champion Enterprises, Inc. and to file the same with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or either of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on March 23, 2006
Title
/s/ William C. Griffiths
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
William C. Griffiths
(Principal
Executive Officer) and Director
/s/ Phyllis A. Knight
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
Phyllis A. Knight
Officer
and Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Richard P. Hevelhorst
Vice President and Controller
Richard P. Hevelhorst
(Principal
Accounting Officer)
/s/ Robert W. Anestis
Robert W. Anestis
Director
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/s/ Eric S. Belsky
Eric S. Belsky
Director
/s/ Selwyn Isakow
Selwyn Isakow
Director
/s/ Brian D. Jellison
Brian D. Jellison
Director
/s/ G. Michael Lynch
G. Michael Lynch
Director
/s/ Thomas A. Madden
Thomas A. Madden
Director
/s/ Shirley D. Peterson
Shirley D. Peterson
Director
/s/ David S. Weiss
David S. Weiss
Director
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
4.1
Champion Enterprises, Inc. 2005 Equity Compensation and
Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's
Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 4, 2005, and
incorporated herein by reference.
5.1
Opinion of Dykema Gossett PLLC.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Consent of Dykema Gossett PLLC (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (contained on signature page).