UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): February 24, 2005
POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
| Minnesota | 1-11411 | 41-1790959 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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:
| o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12(b)) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURE | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| Presentation Materials | ||||||||
Item 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
Materials dated February 24, 2005 attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 were prepared with respect to presentations to investors and others that may be made by senior officers and managers of Polaris Industries Inc. (the “Company”). These materials are also available on the Company’s website at www.polarisindustries.com. These materials replace and supercede the presentation materials included as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 22, 2004.
The information contained in this report is furnished and not deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing or document.
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SIGNATURE
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.
Date: February 24, 2005
| POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC. | ||||
| /s/Michael W. Malone
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| Michael W. Malone | ||||
| Vice President – Finance, | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer and | ||||
| Secretary of Polaris Industries Inc. |
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