SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ORTHWEIN PETER BUSCH

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

9 BENEDICT PLACE

(Street)

GREENWICH

06830

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
THOR INDUSTRIES INC [ THO ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Vice Chairman

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/16/2006

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	03/16/2006		S		30,000	D	$51.324	1,756,600	D
Common Stock								124,000	I	See Footnote⁽¹⁾
Common Stock								59,500	I	See Footnote⁽²⁾
Common Stock								151,500	I	See Footnote⁽³⁾
Common Stock								30,000	I	See Footnote⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock								320,000	I	See Footnote⁽⁵⁾
Common Stock								130,500	I	See Footnote⁽⁶⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares are held for the account of Adolphus Busch Orthwein Trust (the "AB Trust") for the benefit of the Reporting Person's children. The Reporting Person is one of the trustees of the AB Trust.

2. These shares are held for the account of the Reporting Person's wife.

3. These shares are held for the account of the Reporting Person's wife as custodian for the Reporting Person's three youngest children.

4. These shares are held for the account of a trust for the Reporting Person's half-brother. The Reporting Person is one of the three trustees of this trust.

5. These shares are held for the account of the Orthwein Investment Group D, L.P. (the "Investment Group"). The Reporting Person has a 0.51% limited partnership interest in the Investment Group and a 51% general partnership interest in the Investment Group. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held for the account of the Investment Group except to the extent of his pecuniary interest in such shares.

6. These shares are held for the account of a charitable annuity trust (the "Trust") of which the Reporting Person and his wife are trustees and of which the Reporting Person's three youngest children are beneficiaries. The Reporting Person continues to report beneficial ownership of the shares held for the account of the Trust but disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of the pecuniary interest of the Reporting Person, his wife and his three youngest children in the Trust

	/s/ Peter Busch Orthwein	03/17/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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