8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): November 10, 2009

Thor Industries, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	1-9235	93-0768752
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

419 West Pike Street, Jackson Center, Ohio	45334-0629
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (937) 596-6849

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.01. Changes in Control of Registrant.

     The disclosure set forth in Item 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

     On November 10, 2009, Thor Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Wade F. B. Thompson is ill and has relinquished his duties as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and also announcing the management changes described below. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

     In accordance with the Company’s Guidelines on Corporate Governance Issues, effective November 10, 2009, Peter B. Orthwein, a co-founder of the Company who presently serves as Vice Chairman, Treasurer and a Director of the Company, was appointed by the Board of Directors to the office of interim Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Orthwein, age 64, has served as Treasurer and a Director of the Company since its founding in 1980 and as Vice Chairman since 1986.

     Mr. Orthwein did not enter into any agreements or understandings with the Company related to his new position as interim Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. He also has no family relationships with any of the directors or executive officers of the Company. Since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year, Mr. Orthwein has had no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction (excluding employment) or any proposed transaction involving the Company worth more than $120,000, except as previously disclosed under the caption “Certain Relationships and Transactions with Management” in the Company’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 3, 2009. The Company’s Proxy Statement may be accessed through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

     Mr. Thompson beneficially owns 15,753,470 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share (“Common Stock”), which represents 28.4% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock. Mr. Thompson’s wife Angela E. Thompson has voting and dispositive power over the Shares pursuant to a durable power of attorney.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Copy of press release, dated November 10, 2009, issued by the Company

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Thor Industries, Inc.
Date: November 10, 2009	By:	/s/ Christian G. Farman
		Name:	Christian G. Farman
		Title:	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number	Description
99.1	Copy of press release, dated November 10, 2009, issued by the Company

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

419 WEST PIKE STREET • P.O. BOX 629 • JACKSON CENTER, OHIO 45334-0629
PHONE 937-596-6849 • FAX 937-596-6539

NEWS RELEASE

Date:	November 10, 2009
Contact:	Peter B. Orthwein or Richard E. Riegel, III

VICE CHAIRMAN PETER B. ORTHWEIN APPOINTED INTERIM CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT, AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.

Thor Industries, Inc. (NYSE:THO) announced today that Wade F. B. Thompson is ill and has relinquished his duties as Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer.

Effective immediately, Peter B. Orthwein, Vice Chairman, co-founder, and a director of Thor, has been appointed interim Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Orthwein, age 64, has served as a director of Thor since its founding in 1980 and Vice Chairman since 1986.

This release includes certain statements that are “forward looking” statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward looking statements involve uncertainties and risks. There can be no assurance that actual results will not differ from our expectations. Factors which could cause materially different results include, among others, additional issues that may arise in connection with the findings of the completed investigation by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Thor Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) and the SEC’s requests for additional information, fuel prices, fuel availability, lower consumer confidence, interest rate increases, tight lending practices, increased material costs, the success of new product introductions, the pace of acquisitions, cost structure improvements, the impact of auction market failures on our liquidity, competition and general economic conditions and the other risks and uncertainties discussed more fully in Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2009. The Company disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward looking statements contained in this release or to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations after the date of this release or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based except as required by law.