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): September 6, 2012

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:

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

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ 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 September 6, 2012, the Board of Directors of Thor Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an increase of the Company’s regular quarterly dividend to $0.18 per share, which represents a 20% increase over the Company’s previous regular quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share. On September 6, 2012, the Board of Directors also declared a cash dividend of $0.18 per share of common stock, the new regular quarterly dividend, payable on October 5, 2012 to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 24, 2012.

A copy of the Company’s 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 September 10, 2012, 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: September 11, 2012	By:	/s/ W. Todd Woelfer
	Name:	W. Todd Woelfer
	Title:	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Copy of press release, dated September 10, 2012, 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 937-596-7937

N E W S   R E L E A S E

Date:
Contact: September 10, 2012 Peter B. Orthwein or Richard E. Riegel

THOR INCREASES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND TO 18¢ PER SHARE

AND APPROVES DIVIDEND PAYMENT.

Thor Industries, Inc. (NYSE:THO) announced today that its Board of Directors approved at its September 6, 2012 meeting, an increase in its regular quarterly dividend from 15¢ per share to 18¢ per share. This is the third increase in Thor’s regular quarterly dividend in three years. The new regular dividend of 18¢ per share will be paid on October 5, 2012 to shareholders of record on September 24, 2012.

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, fuel prices, lower consumer confidence, 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, 2011 and Part II, Item 1A of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended April 30, 2012. 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.