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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): April 6, 2020

 

 

Thor Industries, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-9235

(Commission File Number)

93-0768752

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

601 East Beardsley Avenue,

Elkhart, Indiana

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

46514-3305

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (574) 970-7460

 

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))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock (Par value $.10 Per Share)

THO

New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Emerging growth company

 

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 pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 

 

 


 

  Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On April 6, 2020, Thor Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) announced temporary reductions in the base salaries of its named executive officers. Effective April 6, 2020, the base salaries of Robert W. Martin, President and Chief Executive Officer, was reduced 100% to zero.  For the remaining Named Executive Officers of the Company, including Colleen Zuhl, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, W. Todd Woelfer, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary, and Kenneth D. Julian, Senior Vice President of Administration and Human Resources, base salaries were reduced by 40%.  Additionally, the Board of Directors reduced its cash compensation by 40%.  The reductions were approved by the Company’s Board of Directors at management's request as part of the Company’s measures to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's business.



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:

April 6, 2020 

By:

/s/ W. Todd Woelfer

 

 

 

Name:

W. Todd Woelfer

 

 

 

Title:

Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary