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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950123-09-064381.txt : 20091119
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-09-064381
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20091117
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20091119
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20091119

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:		091196502

	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
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15 (d)&nbsp;of the<BR>
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): November&nbsp;17, 2009</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Thor Industries, Inc.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>93-0768752</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>419 West Pike Street, <BR>
Jackson Center, Ohio</B>
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<B>45334-0629</B></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: <B>(937)&nbsp;596-6849</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>N/A</B><BR>
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)</DIV>

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filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02.&nbsp;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On November&nbsp;17, 2009, the Board of Directors of Thor Industries, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) elected
Peter B. Orthwein, a co-founder of the Company, to the offices of Chairman of the Board, President
and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr.&nbsp;Orthwein, age 64, has served as Treasurer and a
Director of the Company since its founding in 1980 and as Vice Chairman since 1986, and was
appointed as interim Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company on
November&nbsp;10, 2009. Mr.&nbsp;Orthwein resigned from the office of Treasurer, effective November&nbsp;17,
2009.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mr.&nbsp;Orthwein did not enter into any agreements or understandings with the Company related to
his new position as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. He
also has no family relationships with any of the directors or executive officers of the Company.
Since the beginning of the Company&#146;s last fiscal year, Mr.&nbsp;Orthwein has had no direct or indirect
material interest in any transaction (excluding employment) or any proposed transaction involving
the Company worth more than $120,000, except as previously disclosed under the caption &#147;Certain
Relationships and Transactions with Management&#148; in the Company&#146;s Proxy Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) on November&nbsp;3, 2009. The Company&#146;s
Proxy Statement may be accessed through the SEC&#146;s website at www.sec.gov.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On November&nbsp;17, 2009, the Board of Directors elected Christian G. Farman to the office of
Treasurer of the Company. Mr.&nbsp;Farman, age 50, has served as Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of the Company since May&nbsp;5, 2008. Prior to joining the Company, Mr.&nbsp;Farman
served as Chief Financial Officer of Deutsch, a leading manufacturer of electrical connectors, from
May&nbsp;2006 to May&nbsp;2007. From December&nbsp;2003 to December&nbsp;2005, Mr.&nbsp;Farman served as Chief Financial
Officer of Insituform Technologies, Inc., a NASDAQ listed infrastructure company, first as Vice
President, from December&nbsp;2003 to January&nbsp;2005, and then as Senior Vice President, from January&nbsp;2005
to December&nbsp;2005. From February&nbsp;2003 to April&nbsp;2003, Mr.&nbsp;Farman served as Chief Operating Officer of
the National Audubon Society. Prior to that, from 1989 to 2001, Mr.&nbsp;Farman was employed by Vivendi
North America (previously Anjou International), a water treatment and environmental services
company, which he joined as Controller and was ultimately promoted to Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Vivendi North America, he was employed as a senior audit manager
at Price Waterhouse (now known as PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP), where he worked from 1979 to 1989.
Mr.&nbsp;Farman is a Certified Public Accountant.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mr.&nbsp;Farman did not enter into any agreements or understandings with the Company related to his
new position as Treasurer of the Company. He also has no family relationships with any of the
directors or executive officers of the Company. Since the beginning of the Company&#146;s last fiscal
year, Mr.&nbsp;Farman has had no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction (excluding
employment) or any proposed transaction involving the Company worth more than $120,000.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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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    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>Thor Industries, Inc.</B><BR>
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    <TD align="left">Date: November 19, 2009&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Christian G. Farman
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    <TD align="left">Christian G. Farman&nbsp;</TD>
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