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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-12-212050
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120502
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120504
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120504

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	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:		12814712

	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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Act of 1934 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May&nbsp;2, 2012 </B></FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>Thor Industries, Inc. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On May&nbsp;2, 2012, Thor Industries, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) issued a press release announcing certain financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended April&nbsp;30, 2012. A copy of
the Company&#146;s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In accordance
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) <I>Exhibits</I> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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. </FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date: May 3, 2012</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Christian G. Farman&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">419 WEST PIKE STREET&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#149;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;P.O. BOX
629&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#149;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;JACKSON CENTER, OHIO 45334-0629 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;PHONE
937-596-6849&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#149;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FAX 937-596-7937 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>NEWS RELEASE </U></B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;May&nbsp;2, 2012 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Contact:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Peter B. Orthwein or Richard E. Riegel III </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>THOR ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY SALES FOR THIRD QUARTER AND NINE MONTHS; </U></B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>BACKLOG, CASH AND INVESTMENTS </U></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Thor Industries, Inc. (NYSE:THO) announced today preliminary sales, backlog, and cash, cash equivalents and investments for the third quarter and nine months ended April&nbsp;30, 2012. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Preliminary consolidated sales in the third quarter were $925,351,000, up 9% from $852,059,000 in the third quarter last year. RV sales in the quarter
were $806,460,000, up 9% from $742,797,000 in the third quarter of 2011. Bus sales in the quarter were $118,891,000, up 9% from $109,262,000 in the third quarter last year. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Consolidated sales in the nine months ended April&nbsp;30, 2012 were $2,195,321,000, up 11% from $1,984,970,000 in the prior year period. RV sales in the nine months ended April&nbsp;30, 2012 were
$1,869,115,000, up 11% from $1,686,471,000 in the prior year period. Bus sales in the nine months ended April&nbsp;30, 2012 were $326,206,000, up 9% from $298,499,000 in the prior year period. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Cash, cash equivalents and investments on April&nbsp;30, 2012 were $149 million. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Consolidated backlog on April&nbsp;30, 2012 was $684 million, compared to $633 million last year. RV backlog was $448 million, up 5% from $427 million last year. Bus backlog was $236 million, up 15% from
$206 million last year. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;Thor&#146;s top line sales performance continues to be strong in both our RV and bus businesses, pulled by
solid retail RV activity through the spring and an improving bus market,&#148; said Peter B. Orthwein, Thor Chairman, CEO&nbsp;&amp; President.&nbsp;&#147;However, our businesses were impacted by an elevated promotional environment driven by
aggressive competition. This is resulting in the compression of our margins,&#148; he added. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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 expectations. Factors which could cause materially different results include, among others, fuel prices, 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&nbsp;1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July&nbsp;31, 2011 and Part II, Item&nbsp;1A of our Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended January&nbsp;31, 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. </FONT></P>
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