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UNITED STATES

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Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on December 14, 2018

     
            
                    
                        
           Meeting Information            
           THOR INDUSTRIES, INC.        

 

 Meeting Type: Annual Meeting

         

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 For holders as of: October 15, 2018

          

 

 Date: December 14, 2018    Time: 1:00 PM EST

          

 

 Location:  Grand Hyatt New York

          

 

                     109 East 42nd Street

              

 

                      New York, NY 10017

 

          
                  
  

THOR   INDUSTRIES,    INC.

ATTN:   W.   TODD   WOELFER

601   EAST   BEARDSLEY   AVENUE

ELKHART,   IN   46514

 

         

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The Board of Directors recommends you vote

                 
 

FOR the following:

             
     
 

1.      Election of Directors

             
   
 

         Nominees

                 
   
 

01     Andrew Graves                02  Amelia A. Huntington                03  Christopher Klein

           
   
 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal(s):

 

   

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2.       Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our Fiscal Year 2019.

 

     
 

3.      Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers (NEOs).

 

     
 

4.      Vote to declassify the Board of Directors.

 

     
 

NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

     
   
             
   
                 
               
   
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