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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 23, 2010
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Thor Industries, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware
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93-0768752 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
419 West Pike Street
Jackson Center, Ohio 45334-0629
(937) 596-6849
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
THOR INDUSTRIES, INC.
2010 EQUITY AND INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Peter B. Orthwein
President, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Thor Industries, Inc.
419 West Pike Street
Jackson Center, Ohio 45334-0629
(Name and address of agent for service)
(937) 596-6849
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Ira L. Rosenblatt, Esq.
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
2029 Century Park East
Los Angeles, CA 90067
(310) 229-1000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated
filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated filer þ
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Accelerated filer ¨
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Non-accelerated filer ¨
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Smaller reporting company ¨ |
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE |
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Proposed maximum |
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Proposed maximum |
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Amount to be |
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offering price |
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aggregate offering |
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Amount of |
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Title of securities to be registered |
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registered (1)(2) |
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per share |
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price |
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registration fee |
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Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share |
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2,000,000 shares |
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$34.445(3) |
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$68,890,000 |
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$4,911.86 |
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Represents the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Thor
Industries, Inc. 2010 Equity and Incentive Plan. |
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This registration statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which
become issuable by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other
similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an
increase in the number of the registrants outstanding shares of Common Stock. |
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Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the amount of the registration fee pursuant
to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The above
calculation is based on the average of the high and low sale prices of the Common Stock
reported on The New York Stock Exchange on December 21, 2010. |
Part I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
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Item 1. |
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Plan Information.* |
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Item 2. |
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Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.* |
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Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted
from this registration statement in accordance with the Note to Part I of Form S-8. |
Part II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
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Item 3. |
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Incorporation of Documents by Reference. |
The registrant incorporates by reference in this registration statement the documents listed
below (other than any portions thereof, which under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the Exchange Act), and applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
Commission), are not deemed filed under the Exchange Act):
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The registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31,
2010; |
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The registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
October 31, 2010; |
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The registrants Current Reports on Form
8-K filed August 4, 2010, August 26, 2010, September 22, 2010, September 30, 2010, October 5, 2010, November 5, 2010, December 10, 2010 and December 16, 2010 and Form 8-K/A filed November 30, 2010; and |
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The description of the registrants Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share,
contained in the registrants registration statement on Form 8-A filed on August 8,
1986, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such
description. |
All other documents filed by the registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this registration statement and
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered
herein have been sold or which de-registers all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the
date of filing of such documents (other than any such documents, or portions thereof, which under
the Exchange Act and applicable Commission rules, are not deemed filed under the Exchange Act).
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
in this registration statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
registration statement to the extent that a statement contained in this registration statement, or
in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference
in this registration statement, modifies or supersedes such prior statement. Any statement
contained in this registration statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent
that a statement contained in a subsequently filed document that is or is deemed to be incorporated
by reference in this registration statement modifies or supersedes such prior statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute part of this registration statement.
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Item 4. |
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Description of Securities. |
Not applicable.
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Item 5. |
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Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. |
Not applicable.
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ITEM 6. |
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INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. |
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended (the DGCL), grants each
corporation organized under Delaware law, such as the registrant, the power to indemnify its
directors and officers in certain circumstances.
The registrants By-laws, as amended, and Amended and Restated Certification of Incorporation,
as amended, provide for indemnification of its directors and officers to the extent permitted by
Section 145 of the DGCL. Additionally, the registrants By-laws and Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation provide that a director of the registrant shall not be personally
liable to the registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for the breach of any fiduciary
duty as director, except (a) for any breach of the directors duty of loyalty to the registrant or
its stockholders, (b) for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (c) under Section 174 of the DGCL, or (d) for any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
The registrant has also entered into or will enter into indemnification agreements with each
of its directors and senior officers. These agreements generally obligate the registrant to
indemnify such persons for liability incurred by them as a result of their services as directors or
officers, subject to limited exceptions. In addition, the registrant maintains policies of
insurance under which its directors and officers are insured, subject to specified exclusions,
deductible amounts and policy limits, against loss arising from any claim which may be made against
any of its directors or officers by reason of any breach of duty, neglect, error, misstatement,
omission or act done or alleged to have been done while acting in the scope of their respective
duties.
Except to the extent set forth above, there is no provision of the By-laws, Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation, contract, arrangement or statute under which any director or
officer of the registrant is insured or indemnified in any manner against any liability which he
may incur in his capacity as such.
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ITEM 7. |
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EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED. |
Not applicable.
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Exhibit No. |
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Exhibits |
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3.1 |
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3(a) of the registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended July 31, 2001) |
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3.2 |
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Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the registrants Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2004) |
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3.3 |
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By-laws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(b) of the registrants S-8
registration statement No. 33-13827) |
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3.4 |
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First Amendment to By-laws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) of the
registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 16, 2010 |
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4.1 |
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Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(a)
of the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July
31, 1987) |
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Exhibit No. |
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Exhibits |
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5.1 |
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Opinion of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP |
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23.1 |
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Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm |
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23.2 |
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Consent of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) |
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24.1 |
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Power of Attorney (included on signature pages to this registration statement) |
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99.1 |
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Thor Industries, Inc. 2010 Equity and Incentive Plan (incorporated by
reference to Appendix D to the registrants proxy statement filed on November
2, 2010) |
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The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: |
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
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To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the Securities Act); |
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To reflect in the prospectus any facts or
events arising after the effective date of this registration statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in this registration statement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that
which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the
estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20
percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
Calculation of Registration Fee table in the effective registration
statement; and |
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To include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this
registration statement or any material change to such information in
this registration statement; |
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not
apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs
is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this
registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrants Annual Report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plans Annual Report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding)
is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled
by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Greenwich, State of Connecticut, on this 22nd day of December,
2010.
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THOR INDUSTRIES, INC.
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By: |
/s/ Peter B. Orthwein
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Peter B. Orthwein |
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President, Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Peter B. Orthwein and Christian G. Farman, or either of them, as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this
registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been
signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
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SIGNATURE |
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/s/ Peter B. Orthwein
Peter B. Orthwein
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President, Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
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December 22, 2010 |
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/s/ Christian G. Farman Christian G. Farman
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Senior Vice President, Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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December 23, 2010 |
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/s/ Andrew E. Graves
Andrew E. Graves
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Director
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December 21, 2010 |
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/s/ J. Allen Kosowsky
J. Allen Kosowsky
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Director
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December 20, 2010 |
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/s/ Alan Siegel
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Director
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December 22, 2010 |
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/s/ Jan H. Suwinski
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Director
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December 22, 2010 |
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/s/ Geoffrey A. Thompson
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Director
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December 20, 2010 |
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/s/ James L. Ziemer
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Director
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December 20, 2010 |
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