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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-11-049978
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20110513
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110513
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110513

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:		11839742

	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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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</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: 18pt"><B>Date
of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May&nbsp;13, 2011</B>
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<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>93-0768752</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>419 West Pike Street, <BR>
Jackson Center, Ohio</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>45334-0629</B><BR>
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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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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">On
May&nbsp;13, 2011, Thor Industries, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) announced a settlement with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) in connection with the previously disclosed SEC review
regarding the facts and circumstances giving rise to the restatement of the Company&#146;s previously
issued financial statements as of July&nbsp;31, 2006 and 2005, and for each of the years in the
three-year period ended July&nbsp;31, 2006, and the financial results in each of the quarterly periods
in 2006 and 2005, and its financial statements as of and for the three months ended October&nbsp;31,
2006 and related matters. A copy of the Company&#146;s press release announcing the settlement is
attached hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
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May&nbsp;13, 2011, issued by the
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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 align="left">Date:      May 13, 2011&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>&#091;THOR INDUSTRIES, INC. LOGO&#093;</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">419 WEST PIKE STREET <B>&#149;</B> P.O. BOX 629 <B>&#149;</B> JACKSON CENTER, OHIO 45334-0629<BR>
PHONE 937-596-6849 <B>&#149;</B> FAX 937-596-6539
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Date:
May&nbsp;13, 2011<BR>
Contact: Peter B. Orthwein or Richard E. Riegel III

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><U><B>NEWS RELEASE</B></U>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><U><B>THOR ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT WITH THE SEC</B></U>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As has been previously disclosed, Thor Industries, Inc. (NYSE:THO) (the &#147;Company&#148; or &#147;Thor&#148;)
has been subject to a Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) review since 2007 regarding
the facts and circumstances giving rise to the restatement of its previously issued financial
statements as of July&nbsp;31, 2006 and 2005, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended
July&nbsp;31, 2006, and the financial results in each of the quarterly periods in 2006 and 2005, and its
financial statements as of and for the three months ended October&nbsp;31, 2006 and related matters.
The Company has engaged in settlement discussions with the SEC staff regarding this matter and has
reached an agreement with the SEC which, if approved by the U.S. District Court for the District of
Columbia, would resolve this matter with the SEC. The SEC filed the settlement with the Court
on May 12, 2011.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the proposed settlement, the Company has consented, without admitting or denying the
allegations in the SEC&#146;s complaint, to the entry of a final judgment of the Court ordering the
Company to comply with the Cease and Desist Order issued by the SEC on October&nbsp;18, 1999, enjoining
the Company from violating the books and records and internal control provisions of the federal
securities laws and regulations thereunder, imposing a civil cash penalty of $1&nbsp;million and
requiring the Company to hire an independent consultant not unacceptable to the SEC staff. The
independent consultant will review and evaluate certain specified aspects of internal accounting
controls over financial reporting and record-keeping policies and procedures at each of the
Company&#146;s operating subsidiaries and will issue a report with recommendations for necessary
improvements or enhancements that the Company should adopt going forward. Under the terms of the
settlement, the Company is required to retain the independent consultant within 30&nbsp;days after entry
of the final judgment by the Court and the independent consultant&#146;s report is to be completed
within 90&nbsp;days after the date the consultant is retained.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company has cooperated fully with the SEC in the resolution of this matter.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thor is the world&#146;s largest manufacturer of recreation vehicles and a major builder of
commercial buses and ambulances.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">* * *
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This release includes certain statements that are &#147;forward looking&#148; statements within the
meaning of Section&nbsp;27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section&nbsp;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
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">expectations. Factors which could cause materially different results include, among others,
additional issues that may arise in connection with the proposed settlement or the independent
consultant&#146;s review, 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, competition and general
economic conditions and the other risks and uncertainties discussed more fully in Item&nbsp;1A of the
Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July&nbsp;31, 2010 and Part&nbsp;II, Item&nbsp;1A of the
Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended January&nbsp;31, 2011. 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&#146;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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