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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-16-005189
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160420
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160422
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160422

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC/MN
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000931015
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MISCELLANEOUS TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT [3790]
		IRS NUMBER:				411790959
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11411
		FILM NUMBER:		161586707

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2100 HIGHWAY 55
		CITY:			MEDINA
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55340
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(763) 542-0500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2100 HIGHWAY 55
		STREET 2:		NONE
		CITY:			MEDINA
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55340
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      <font style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times New Roman">UNITED STATES</font><font style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><br style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16pt"></font><font style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times New Roman">SECURITIES
      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Washington,
      D.C. 20549</b></font><br><br><br><font style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>FORM
      8-K</b></font><br><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>CURRENT
      REPORT</b></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Pursuant
      to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b></font><br><br><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Date
      of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 20, 2016</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><br style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"></font><br><br><font style="font-size: 16pt"><b>POLARIS&#160;INDUSTRIES&#160;INC.</b></font><br><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">(Exact
      name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</font>
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            <b>Minnesota</b>
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            <b>1-11411</b>
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            <b>41-1790959</b>
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      <b>2100 Highway 55</b><br><b>Medina, Minnesota 55340</b><br>(Address of
      principal executive offices)<br>(Zip Code)<br><br><b>(763) 542-0500</b><br>(Registrant&#8217;s
      telephone number, including area code)<br>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Check the
      appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
      simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial Unicode MS">&#8414;</font>
      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Written
      communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
      230.425)</font>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Soliciting
      material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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      communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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      <b>Item 5.02&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
      Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
      Certain Officers.</b>
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      On April 20, 2016, Mr. R.M. (Mark) Schreck informed the Board of
      Directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) of Polaris Industries Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) that
      he would be retiring from the Board effective as of the 2016 Annual
      Meeting of Shareholders on April 28, 2016 (the &#8220;Annual Meeting&#8221;).
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      A copy of the press release issued by the Company on April 22, 2016,
      announcing the retirement of Mr. Schreck as a director, is filed as
      Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated
      herein by reference.
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      <b>Item 9.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits. </b>
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      <b>(d) Exhibits. </b>
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      99.1&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Press Release dated April 22, 2016 of Polaris Industries
      Inc.
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">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 thereunto duly authorized.</font><br><br>
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            April 22, 2016
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          POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
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            Senior Vice President &#8211; General Counsel and
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            Secretary
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      <b>EXHIBIT&#160;INDEX</b><br>
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            Press Release dated April 22, 2016 of Polaris Industries Inc.
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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      CONTACT:<br><b>Polaris Industries Inc.</b><br>Kelly Basgen, 763-519-1740<br><u>Kelly.basgen@polaris.com</u>
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      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>R.M.
      Schreck to Retire from Polaris Board of Directors</b></font>
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      MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 2016--Following 16 years of
      service, R.M. (Mark) Schreck, has announced his decision to retire from
      the Polaris Industries Inc. Board of Directors, effective immediately,
      after the 2016 Annual Shareholders meeting.
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      Schreck&#8217;s extensive engineering and manufacturing background and mastery
      of the research and development process proved invaluable over a period
      during which Polaris launched numerous new products and designs. Schreck
      served as the Chair of the Polaris Technology Committee for nearly 15
      years and was instrumental in its creation and development. Today, the
      Technology Committee serves a pivotal role in providing oversight of
      product plans, technology development and related business process.
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      &#8220;I am humbled to have served on the Board with Mark,&#8221; said Scott Wine,
      Polaris Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. &#8220;Aside from his wisdom and
      innovative approach to decision making, Mark led with great dignity and
      passion. He was the driving force behind the creation of our product
      development process, and his guidance essentially transformed our
      engineering function. With these contributions and numerous others, his
      legacy is permanently stamped upon so many things that make Polaris
      great. I cannot stress enough how incredibly valuable a board member he
      has been, and we will sorely miss his wise counsel. We thank Mark for
      his years of dedicated service and wish him the very best.&#8221;
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      <b>About Polaris</b>
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      Polaris Industries Inc. (NYSE:PII) is a global powersports leader with
      annual 2015 sales of $4.7 billion. Polaris fuels the passion of riders,
      workers and outdoor enthusiasts with our <i>RANGER</i><sup>&#174;</sup>, <i>RZR</i><sup>&#174;</sup>
      and POLARIS GENERAL&#8482; side-by-side off-road vehicles; our SPORTSMAN<sup>&#174;</sup>
      and POLARIS ACE<sup>&#174;</sup> all-terrain off-road vehicles; VICTORY<sup>&#174;</sup>
      and INDIAN MOTORCYCLE<sup>&#174;</sup> midsize and heavyweight
      motorcycles; SLINGSHOT<sup>&#174;</sup> moto-roadsters; and Polaris RMK<sup>&#174;</sup>,
      INDY<sup>&#174;</sup>, SWITCHBACK<sup>&#174;</sup> and RUSH<sup>&#174;</sup>
      snowmobiles. Polaris enhances the riding experience with parts, garments
      and accessories sold under multiple recognizable brands, and has a
      growing presence in adjacent markets globally with products including
      military and commercial off-road vehicles, quadricycles, and electric
      vehicles.&#160;<u>www.polaris.com</u>
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