Current Report Filing (8-k)
December 13 2017 - 4:16PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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):
December 12, 2017
Thor Industries, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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1-9235
(Commission File Number)
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93-0768752
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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601 East Beardsley Avenue,
Elkhart, Indiana
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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46514-3305
(Zip Code)
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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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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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
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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.
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Item 5.07
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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Thor Industries, Inc. (the “Company”)
held its 2017 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on December 12, 2017. At the Annual Meeting, there
were 46,848,139 shares of common stock of the Company present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote. The Company’s shareholders
were asked to vote on four proposals: (1) the election of three directors, (2) the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2018, (3) the approval, on
an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, and (4) the vote, on an advisory basis,
on the frequency of holding the “Say on Pay” vote (the “Say on Frequency Vote”).
Proposal #1 – Election of Directors.
The shareholders
elected three nominees, Jan H. Suwinski, J. Allen Kosowsky, and Wilson Jones as Class A directors to hold office until the 2020
annual meeting of shareholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified by the following vote:
Nominee
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For
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Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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Jan H. Suwinski
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39,576,471
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2,615,894
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4,655,774
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J. Allen Kosowsky
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40,232,711
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1,959,654
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4,655,774
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Wilson Jones
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41,768,274
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424,091
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4,655,774
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The Class C Directors are Andrew Graves and Christopher J. Klein;
their terms expire at the 2018 annual meeting of shareholders. The Class B directors are Peter B. Orthwein, Robert W. Martin,
and James L. Ziemer; their terms expire at the 2019 annual meeting of shareholders.
Proposal #2 – Ratification of Deloitte & Touche
LLP.
The shareholders approved the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent
registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2018 by the following vote:
For
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Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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45,522,642
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1,292,151
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33,346
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Proposal #3 – Advisory Vote to Approve Compensation
of Named Executive Officers.
The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named
executive officers by the following vote:
For
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Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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39,531,282
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2,625,477
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35,606
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4,655,774
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Proposal #4 – Advisory vote on Frequency of Executive
Compensation Vote (the Say on Frequency Vote).
The shareholders determined on an advisory basis, that the preferred frequency
of an advisory basis vote on the executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as set forth in the Company’s
Proxy Statement should be every year by the following vote:
One Year
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Two Years
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Three Years
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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37,358,927
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50,799
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4,745,353
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37,286
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4,655,774
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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.
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Thor Industries, Inc.
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Date: December 13, 2017
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By:
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/s/ W. Todd Woelfer
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Name:
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W. Todd Woelfer
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Title:
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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