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): October 1, 2010

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
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) 45334-0629
(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:

o      Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

     On October 1, 2010, Thor Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing an increase of its regular quarterly dividend to $0.10 per share. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Copy of press release, dated October 1, 2010, 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: October 5, 2010	By:	/s/ Christian G. Farman
		Name:	Christian G. Farman
		Title:	Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number	Description
99.1	Copy of press release, dated October 1, 2010, 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:	October 1, 2010
Contact:	Peter B. Orthwein or Richard E. Riegel

THOR INCREASES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND TO 10¢ PER SHARE

Thor Industries, Inc. (NYSE:THO) announced today that its Board of Directors approved an increase of its regular quarterly dividend to 10¢ per share. This represents a 43% increase over its previous regular dividend of 7¢ per share. The new regular dividend will be paid on October 29, 2010 to shareholders of record on October 18, 2010.

Thor is the world’s largest manufacturer of recreation vehicles and a major builder of commercial buses and ambulances.

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 and the discussion of possible settlement with the SEC relating to the matters raised by the Audit Committee’s investigation, 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, 2010. 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.