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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * POLARIS VENTURE MANAGEMENT CO III LLC   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC/MN [ALNY] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 1000 WINTER STREET, SUITE 3350 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/14/2004 (Street) WALTHAM, MA 02451-1215 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) 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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/14/2004   S   4,084 D $ 6.517 61,251 I See footnotes (1) (4) (5) (6) Common Stock 12/14/2004   S   159,932 D $ 6.517 2,358,098 I See footnotes (2) (4) (5) (6) Common Stock 12/14/2004   S   2,484 D $ 6.517 37,178 I See footnotes (3) (4) (5) (6)

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
POLARIS VENTURE MANAGEMENT CO III LLC 1000 WINTER STREET SUITE 3350 WALTHAM, MA 02451-1215		X
POLARIS VENTURE PARTNERS III LP 1000 WINTER STREET SUITE 3350 WALTHAM, MA 02451-1215		X
POLARIS VENTURE PARTNERS ENTREPRENEURS FUND III LP 1000 WINTER STREET SUITE 3350 WALTHAM, MA 02451-1215		X
POLARIS VENTURE PARTNERS FOUNDERS FUND III LP 1000 WINTER STREET SUITE 3350 WALTHAM, MA 02451-1215		X
Arnold Stephen D 1000 WINTER STREET SUITE 3350 WALTHAM, MA 02451-1215		X
Flint Jonathan A 1000 WINTER STREET SUITE 3350 WALTHAM, MA 02451-1215		X
MCGUIRE TERRANCE 1000 WINTER STREET SUITE 3350 WALTHAM, MA 02451-1215		X
SPOON ALAN G 1000 WINTER STREET SUITE 3350 WALTHAM, MA 02451-1215		X

Signatures

/s/ Kevin Littlejohn		12/16/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These shares are owned directly by Polaris Venture Partners Entrepreneurs' Fund III, L.P. ("PVPEF III"), of which Polaris Venture Management Co. III, LLC ("PVM III") is the General Partner. As such, PVM III may be deemed to share voting and investment powers with respect to the shares owned by PVPEF III.
(2)	These shares are owned directly by Polaris Venture Partners III, L.P. ("PVP III") of which PVM III is the General Partner. As such, PVM III may be deemed to share voting and investment powers with respect to the shares owned by PVP III.
(3)	These shares are owned directly by Polaris Venture Partners Founders' Fund III, L.P. ("PVPFF III"), of which PVM III is the General Partner. As such, PVM III may be deemed to share voting and investment powers with respect to the shares owned by PVPFF III.
(4)	PVM III is the General Partner of PVP III, PVPEF III and PVPFF III, and Stephen D. Arnold, Jonathan A. Flint, Terrance G. McGuire and Alan G. Spoon, the managing members of PVM III, may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the shares held by PVP III, PVPEF III and PVPFF III. Such persons disclaim beneficial ownership of shares held by PVP III, PVPEF III and PVPFF III except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.
(5)	North Star Ventures directly or indirectly provides investment advisory services to various venture capital funds, including PVM III, the General Partner of PVPEF III, PVPFF III and PVP III. The respective General Partners of these funds exercise sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares held by such funds.
(6)	Continued from footnote 5. The members of North Star Ventures are members of PVM III, the General Partner of PVPEF III, PVPFF III and PVP III. As members of PVM III, they may be deemed to share voting and investment powers with respect to the shares held by such funds. These principals disclaim beneficial ownership of all such shares except to the extent of their proportionate pecuniary interest therein.
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