<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001179110-21-000816.txt : 20210125
<SEC-HEADER>0001179110-21-000816.hdr.sgml : 20210125
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20210125161246
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001179110-21-000816
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20210121
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210125
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210125

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ORTHWEIN PETER BUSCH
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001255017

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09235
		FILM NUMBER:		21549775

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE LAGAYETTE PLACE
		CITY:			GREENWICH
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06830

ISSUER:		

	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

	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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        <footnote id="F1">These shares are held for the account of the Trust FBO Peter B. Orthwein, of which the reporting person is the trustee and beneficiary.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">These shares are held for the account of the Adolphus Busch Orthwein Trust for the benefit of the reporting person's children. The reporting person is one of the trustees of the trust.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">These shares are held for the account of a trust for the benefit of the reporting person's half-brother. The reporting person is one of the trustees of the trust.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">These shares are held for the account of the PBO-BMO Descendants Trust, of which the reporting person is the sole trustee and of which the reporting person's three youngest children are the beneficiaries. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares except to the extent of the pecuniary interest of the reporting person, his spouse and his three youngest children in the shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">These shares are held by the reporting person's grantor retained annuity trust. The figure in column 5 reflects the return of 57,032 shares to the reporting person in satisfaction of trust annuity obligations, which shares are now reported as directly held.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">These shares are held for the account of the reporting person's spouse.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">The shares reported as sold in this row were transferred to the Peter Orthwein Irrevocable Trust, dated December 3, 2020. The terms of the trust provide that the settlor may reacquire any asset forming part of the trust estate by substituting other property of an equivalent value. On January 21, 2021, the reporting person transferred these shares to the trust in exchange for $14,089,883.00 previously held by the trust. The reporting person is reporting this transaction in the event that it is considered a sale transaction as opposed to a mere change in form of beneficial ownership.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">The shares reported as purchased in this row were transferred to the Peter Orthwein Irrevocable Trust, dated December 3, 2020. The terms of the trust provide that the settlor may reacquire any asset forming part of the trust estate by substituting other property of an equivalent value. On January 21, 2021, the reporting person transferred these shares to the trust in exchange for $14,089,883.00 previously held by the trust. The reporting person is reporting this transaction in the event that it is considered a purchase transaction as opposed to a mere change in form of beneficial ownership.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">These shares are held by the Peter Orthwein Irrevocable Trust, dated December 3, 2020, for the benefit of the reporting person's descendants. The reporting person is the settlor of the trust. An unaffiliated third-party serves as the trustee of the trust, but the reporting person retains certain investment control over the reported shares.</footnote>
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        <signatureName>/s/ Peter B. Orthwein</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-01-25</signatureDate>
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