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): August 9, 2011
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) |
Registrants 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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¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On August 9, 2011, the Board of Directors of Thor Industries, Inc. (the Company) approved an increase of the Companys regular quarterly dividend to $0.15 per share, which represents a 50% increase over the Companys previous regular quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share. On August 9, 2011, the Board of Directors also declared a cash dividend of $0.15 per share of common stock, the new regular quarterly dividend, payable on October 14, 2011 to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 30, 2011. A copy of the Companys press release announcing the dividend and the dividend increase 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 August 10, 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: August 11, 2011 | 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 August 10, 2011, issued by the Company |
Exhibit 99.1
419 WEST PIKE STREET P.O. BOX 629 JACKSON CENTER, OHIO 45334-0629
PHONE 937-596-6849 FAX 937-596-7937
NEWS RELEASE
Date: | August 10, 2011 |
Contact: | Peter B. Orthwein or Richard E. Riegel |
THOR INCREASES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND TO 15¢ PER SHARE
Thor Industries, Inc. (NYSE:THO) announced today that its Board of Directors approved an increase of its regular quarterly dividend to 15¢ per share. This represents a 50% increase over its previous regular quarterly dividend of 10¢ per share. The new regular dividend will be paid on October 14, 2011 to stockholders of record on September 30, 2011.
Thor is the worlds 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 review by the independent consultant required under our recent settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, fuel prices, fuel availability, lower consumer confidence and the level of discretionary consumer spending, interest rate increases, restrictive lending practices, increased material and component costs, recent management changes, the success of new product introductions, the pace of acquisitions, cost structure improvements, competition and general economic conditions and the other risks and uncertainties discussed more fully in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2010 and Part II, Item 1A of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended April 30, 2011. 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 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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