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): December 13, 2018
Thor Industries, Inc.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware |
1-9235 |
93-0768752 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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601 East Beardsley Avenue, Elkhart, Indiana |
46514-3305 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (574) 970-7460
N/A
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On December 13, 2018, the Board of Directors of Thor Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) declared a regular cash dividend of $0.39 per share of common stock, payable on January 10, 2018, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 27, 2018.
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
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(d) |
Exhibits |
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Copy of press release, dated December 13, 2018, 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.
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Thor Industries, Inc. |
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Date: December 13, 2018 |
By: /s/ W. Todd Woelfer |
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Name: W. Todd Woelfer |
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Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and |
Exhibit 99.1
Thor Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend
ELKHART, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--December 13, 2018--Thor Industries, Inc. (NYSE: THO) today announced that its Board of Directors approved, at their December 13, 2018 meeting, the payment of a regular quarterly dividend of $0.39 per share.
The regular dividend is payable on January 10, 2019, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 27, 2018.
About Thor Industries, Inc.
Thor is the sole owner of
operating subsidiaries that, combined, represent the world's largest
manufacturers of recreational vehicles. For more information on the
Company and its products, please go to www.thorindustries.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This release includes certain
statements that are “forward looking” statements within the meaning of
the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, 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 are made based on management’s current expectations and
beliefs regarding future and anticipated developments and their effects
upon Thor, and inherently involve uncertainties and risks. These forward
looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance. We cannot
assure you that actual results will not differ materially from our
expectations. Factors which could cause materially different results
include, among others, raw material and commodity price fluctuations;
raw material, commodity or chassis supply restrictions; the impact of
tariffs on material or other input costs; the level and magnitude of
warranty claims incurred; legislative, regulatory and tax law and/or
policy developments including their potential impact on our dealers and
their retail customers or on our suppliers; the costs of compliance with
governmental regulation; legal and compliance issues including those
that may arise in conjunction with recently completed or announced
transactions; lower consumer confidence and the level of discretionary
consumer spending; interest rate fluctuations; the potential impact of
interest rate fluctuations on the general economy and specifically on
our dealers and consumers; restrictive lending practices; management
changes; the success of new and existing products and services; consumer
preferences; the ability to efficiently utilize production facilities;
the pace of acquisitions and the successful closing, integration and
financial impact thereof; the potential loss of existing customers of
acquisitions; our ability to retain key management personnel of acquired
companies; a shortage of necessary personnel for production; the loss or
reduction of sales to key dealers; disruption of the delivery of units
to dealers; increasing costs for freight and transportation; asset
impairment charges; cost structure changes; competition; the impact of
potential losses under repurchase agreements; the potential impact of
the strength of the U.S. dollar on international demand; general
economic, market and political conditions; and changes to investment and
capital allocation strategies or other facets of our strategic plan.
Additional risks and uncertainties surrounding the acquisition of Erwin
Hymer Group SE (the "Erwin Hymer Group") include risks regarding the
anticipated timing of the closing of the acquisition, the potential
benefits of the proposed acquisition and the anticipated operating
synergies, the satisfaction of the conditions to closing the acquisition
in the anticipated timeframe or at all, the integration of the business,
changes in Euro-U.S. dollar exchange rates that could impact the
mark-to-market value of outstanding derivative instruments, the impact
of exchange rate fluctuations and unknown or understated liabilities
related to the acquisition and Erwin Hymer Group's business. These and
other risks and uncertainties are discussed more fully in Item 1A of our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2018 and Part II,
Item 1A of our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
October 31, 2018.
We disclaim 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 our expectations after the date hereof or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based, except as required by law.
CONTACT:
Investor Relations
Mark Trinske, Vice President of
Investor Relations
Thor Industries, Inc.
(574) 970-7912
mtrinske@thorindustries.com