0000950123-11-029890.txt : 20110329 0000950123-11-029890.hdr.sgml : 20110329 20110328203551 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-11-029890 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110325 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20110329 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110328 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: THOR INDUSTRIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000730263 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MOTOR HOMES [3716] IRS NUMBER: 930768752 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0731 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-09235 FILM NUMBER: 11717113 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 419 W PIKE ST CITY: JACKSON CENTER STATE: OH ZIP: 45334 BUSINESS PHONE: 9375966849 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 419 W PIKE STREET CITY: JACKSON CENTER STATE: OH ZIP: 45334 8-K 1 l42279e8vk.htm FORM 8-K e8vk
 
 
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): March 25, 2011
Thor Industries, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
         
Delaware   1-9235   93-0768752
(State or Other Jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Incorporation)       Identification No.)
     
419 West Pike Street,   45334-0629
Jackson Center, Ohio   (Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)    
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)
o   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 

 


 

Item 8.01   Other Events.
On March 25, 2011, the Board of Directors of Thor Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) declared a cash dividend of $0.10 per share of common stock, payable on April 22, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 8, 2011. A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the dividend 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 March 28, 2011, 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: March 28, 2011  By:   /s/ George J. Lawrence    
    Name:   George J. Lawrence   
    Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary   

 


 

         
EXHIBIT INDEX
         
Exhibit Number  
Description
       
 
  99.1    
Copy of press release, dated March 28, 2011, issued by the Company

 

EX-99.1 2 l42279exv99w1.htm EX-99.1 exv99w1
Exhibit 99.1
419 WEST PIKE STREET P.O. BOX 629 JACKSON CENTER, OHIO 45334-0629
PHONE 937-596-6849 FAX 937-596-6539
N E W S     R E L E A S E
     
Date:
  March 28, 2011
Contact:
  Peter B. Orthwein or Richard E. Riegel
THOR APPROVES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND OF 10¢ PER SHARE
Thor Industries, Inc. (NYSE:THO) announced today that its Board of Directors approved at its March 25, 2011 meeting, the payment of a regular quarterly dividend of 10¢ per share. The regular dividend will be paid on April 22, 2011to stockholders of record at the close of business on April 8, 2011.
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.

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