=============================================================================== 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): October 1, 2003 THOR INDUSTRIES, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 1-9235 93-0768752 (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission ) (IRS Employer incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 419 WEST PIKE STREET, 45334-0629 JACKSON CENTER, OHIO (Zip Code) (Address of Principal Executive Offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (937) 596-6849 N/A (Former name or address, if changed since last report) =============================================================================== ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (c) Exhibits Exhibit Number Description -------------- ----------- 99.1 Copy of press release, dated October 1, 2003, issued by Thor Industries, Inc. ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION On October 1, 2003, Thor Industries, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release regarding its financial results for the fourth quarter and 12 months ended July 31, 2003. A copy of the Company's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. In accordance with general instruction B.6 to Form 8-K, the information in Item 12 of this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall be deemed "furnished" and not "filed" with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act. 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: October 2, 2003 By: /s/ Walter Bennett ------------------------------ Name: Walter Bennett Title: Senior Vice President EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION ------ ----------- 99.1 Copy of press release, dated October 1, 2003, issued by the Company