Thor Industries, Inc. (NYSE:THO) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Thor Industries, Inc. (the Company) held its 2016 annual meeting
of shareholders (the Annual Meeting) on December 9, 2016. At the
Annual Meeting, there were 47,566,005 shares of common stock of
the Company present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote.
The Companys 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 Companys independent
registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2017, (3) the
approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the
Companys named executive officers, and (4) the approval of the
Thor Industries, Inc. 2016 Equity and Incentive Plan.
Proposal #1 Election of Directors. The shareholders
elected three nominees, Peter B. Orthwein, James L. Ziemer, and
Robert W. Martin, as Class B directors to hold office until the
2019 annual meeting of shareholders and until their respective
successors are duly elected and qualified by the following vote:
| Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||
| Peter B. Orthwein | 42,461,084 | 1,664,246 | 3,440,675 | ||
| James L. Ziemer | 43,796,612 | 328,718 | 3,440,675 | ||
| Robert W. Martin | 43,652,812 | 472,518 | 3,440,675 |
The Class A directors are Jan H. Suwinski, J. Allen Kosowsky, and
Wilson Jones; their terms expire at the 2017 annual meeting of
shareholders. The Class C Directors are Andrew Graves and Alan
Siegel; their terms expire at the 2018 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 Companys independent registered public
accounting firm for fiscal year 2017 by the following vote:
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 46,705,759 | 843,175 | 17,071 |
Proposal #3 Advisory Vote to Approve Compensation of Named
Executive Officers. The shareholders approved, on an
advisory basis, the compensation of the Companys named executive
officers by the following vote:
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 42,616,835 | 1,379,210 | 129,285 | 3,440,675 |
Proposal #4 Approval of the Thor Industries, Inc. 2016 Equity
and Incentive Plan. The shareholders approved the Thor
Industries, Inc. 2016 Equity and Incentive Plan by the following
vote:
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 41,494,316 | 2,581,138 | 49,876 | 3,440,675 |
A copy of the Companys press release announcing the results of
voting is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by
reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 |
Copy of press release, dated December 9, 2016, issued by the Company |
About Thor Industries, Inc. (NYSE:THO)
Thor Industries, Inc. manufactures a range of recreational vehicles (RVs) in the United States and sells those vehicles primarily in the United States and Canada. The Company’s segments include towable recreational vehicles, which consists of the operations of Airstream, Inc. (Airstream) (towable); Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC (Heartland) (including Bison Coach, LLC (Bison), Cruiser RV, LLC (CRV) and DRV, LLC (DRV)); Jayco, Corp. (Jayco) (including Jayco towable, Starcraft and Highland Ridge), Keystone RV Company (Keystone) (including CrossRoads and Dutchmen) and K.Z., Inc. (KZ) (including Livin’ Lite RV, Inc. (Livin’ Lite)); motorized recreational vehicles, which consists of the operations of Airstream (motorized), Jayco (including Jayco motorized and Entegra Coach) and Thor Motor Coach, Inc. (Thor Motor Coach), and Other, which includes the operations of its subsidiary, Postle Operating, LLC (Postle). Thor Industries, Inc. (NYSE:THO) Recent Trading Information
Thor Industries, Inc. (NYSE:THO) closed its last trading session down -1.53 at 103.67 with 659,335 shares trading hands.