Thor Repurchases 1M Shares From the Estate of Wade F. B. Thompson at $20.00

Thor Industries, Inc. THO announced today that it has entered into a repurchase agreement dated as of August 12, 2011, to purchase 1,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $20 per share from the Estate of Wade F. B. Thompson in a private transaction. The Estate currently holds all of the stock of the late Wade F. B. Thompson, Thor's co-founder and former Chief Executive Officer. The repurchase transaction was evaluated and approved by directors of Thor's Board who are not affiliated with the Estate. The repurchase represents 1.8% of Thor's common stock currently outstanding. Thor will use available cash to purchase the shares. The transaction is expected to close on or before August 16, 2011. Thor is the world's largest manufacturer of recreation vehicles and a major builder of commercial buses.