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): November 16, 2012



POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

2100 Highway 55
Medina, Minnesota 55340
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

(763) 542-0500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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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Item 5.02   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On November 16, 2012 the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Polaris Industries Inc. (the “Company”) elected Brian C. Cornell as a Class I director, effective as of November 16, 2012 filling a vacancy created by the expansion of the size of the Board from nine to ten members. Mr. Cornell was also appointed to serve on the Compensation Committee and the Technology Committee of the Board. As a non-employee director, Mr. Cornell will be eligible to receive director and committee fees, participate in the Polaris Industries Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors, receive grants under the Polaris Industries Inc. 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan and use Company products, all as described under the caption “Director Compensation” in the Company’s proxy statement for its 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9, 2012.

A copy of the press release issued by the Company on November 19, 2012, announcing the election of Mr. Cornell as a Director, is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1           Press Release dated November 19, 2012 of Polaris Industries Inc.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

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