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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-18-002579
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20181213
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20181213
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20181213

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:		181233354

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		601 E. BEARDSLEY AVENUE
		CITY:			ELKHART
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			46514
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(574) 970-7460

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		601 E. BEARDSLEY AVENUE
		CITY:			ELKHART
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			46514
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      <font style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>UNITED
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      <font style="font-size: 16pt"><b>FORM 8&#8211;K</b></font><br><br>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16pt"><b>CURRENT
      REPORT </b></font><br><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Pursuant
      to Section 13 or 15(d) of the</b></font><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Securities
      Exchange Act of 1934</b></font>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Date of
      Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): December 13, 2018</font><br><br>
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      <font style="font-size: 16pt"><b>Thor Industries, Inc.</b></font><br><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">(Exact
      Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</font><br><br>
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            <b>1-9235</b>
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            <b>93-0768752</b>
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            (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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            <b>601 East Beardsley Avenue, </b>
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            <b>Elkhart, Indiana</b>
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            <b>46514-3305</b>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Registrant&#8217;s
      telephone number, including area code: </font><b>(574) 970-7460</b>
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      <b>N/A</b><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">(Former
      Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)</font>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">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:</font>
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      <font style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 10pt">&#8414;</font>
      &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Written
      communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
      230.425)</font>
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      &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Soliciting
      material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14a-12)</font>
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      &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Pre-commencement
      communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14d-2(b))</font>
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      &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Pre-commencement
      communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.13e-4(c))</font>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Indicate by
      check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as
      defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this
      chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
      (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter).&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font>
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      Emerging growth company &#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 10pt">&#8414;</font>
    </p>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">If an
      emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has
      elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any
      new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to
      Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.</font> &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 10pt">&#8414;</font>
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      <b>Item 8.01 Other Events</b>
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      &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;On December 13, 2018, the Board of Directors of Thor
      Industries, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) declared a regular cash dividend of
      $0.39 per share of common stock, payable on January 10, 2018, to
      shareholders of record at the close of business on December 27, 2018.
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      &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;A copy of the Company&#8217;s press release announcing the dividend
      is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference
      herein.
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      <b>Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits</b>
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            (d)
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            <i>Exhibits</i>
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          Description
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            <a href="a51912463ex99_1.htm">99.1</a>
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            <a href="a51912463ex99_1.htm">Copy of press release, dated
            December 13, 2018, issued by the Company</a>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><b>SIGNATURES</b></font>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">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>
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            <b>Thor Industries, Inc.</b>
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            Date:&#160;&#160;December 13, 2018
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            By: &#160;<u>/s/ W. Todd Woelfer</u>
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            Name: W. Todd Woelfer
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            Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and<br>Secretary
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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 99.1
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Thor
      Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend</b></font>
    </p>
    <p>
      ELKHART, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--December 13, 2018--Thor Industries,
      Inc.&#160;(NYSE: THO) today announced that its Board of Directors approved,
      at their&#160;December 13, 2018&#160;meeting, the payment of a regular quarterly
      dividend of&#160;$0.39&#160;per share.
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    <p>
      The regular dividend is payable on&#160;January 10, 2019, to shareholders of
      record at the close of business on&#160;December 27, 2018.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>About&#160;Thor Industries, Inc. </b><br>Thor is the sole owner of
      operating subsidiaries that, combined, represent the world's largest
      manufacturers of recreational vehicles. For more information on the
      Company and its products, please go to&#160;<u>www.thorindustries.com</u>.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>Forward Looking Statements </b><br>This release includes certain
      statements that are &#8220;forward looking&#8221; statements within the meaning of
      the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, 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 are made based on management&#8217;s current expectations and
      beliefs regarding future and anticipated developments and their effects
      upon Thor, and inherently involve uncertainties and risks. These forward
      looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance. We cannot
      assure you that actual results will not differ materially from our
      expectations. Factors which could cause materially different results
      include, among others, raw material and commodity price fluctuations;
      raw material, commodity or chassis supply restrictions; the impact of
      tariffs on material or other input costs; the level and magnitude of
      warranty claims incurred; legislative, regulatory and tax law and/or
      policy developments including their potential impact on our dealers and
      their retail customers or on our suppliers; the costs of compliance with
      governmental regulation; legal and compliance issues including those
      that may arise in conjunction with recently completed or announced
      transactions; lower consumer confidence and the level of discretionary
      consumer spending; interest rate fluctuations; the potential impact of
      interest rate fluctuations on the general economy and specifically on
      our dealers and consumers; restrictive lending practices; management
      changes; the success of new and existing products and services; consumer
      preferences; the ability to efficiently utilize production facilities;
      the pace of acquisitions and the successful closing, integration and
      financial impact thereof; the potential loss of existing customers of
      acquisitions; our ability to retain key management personnel of acquired
      companies; a shortage of necessary personnel for production; the loss or
      reduction of sales to key dealers; disruption of the delivery of units
      to dealers; increasing costs for freight and transportation; asset
      impairment charges; cost structure changes; competition; the impact of
      potential losses under repurchase agreements; the potential impact of
      the strength of the U.S. dollar on international demand; general
      economic, market and political conditions; and changes to investment and
      capital allocation strategies or other facets of our strategic plan.
      Additional risks and uncertainties surrounding the acquisition of Erwin
      Hymer Group SE (the &quot;Erwin Hymer Group&quot;) include risks regarding the
      anticipated timing of the closing of the acquisition, the potential
      benefits of the proposed acquisition and the anticipated operating
      synergies, the satisfaction of the conditions to closing the acquisition
      in the anticipated timeframe or at all, the integration of the business,
      changes in Euro-U.S. dollar exchange rates that could impact the
      mark-to-market value of outstanding derivative instruments, the impact
      of exchange rate fluctuations and unknown or understated liabilities
      related to the acquisition and Erwin Hymer Group's business. These and
      other risks and uncertainties are discussed more fully in Item 1A of our
      Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2018 and Part II,
      Item 1A of our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
      October 31, 2018.
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    <p>
      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 hereof or any
      change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is
      based, except as required by law.
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    <p>
      CONTACT:<br><b>Investor Relations</b><br>Mark Trinske, Vice President of
      Investor Relations<br>Thor Industries, Inc.<br>(574) 970-7912<br><u>mtrinske@thorindustries.com</u>
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