TORO CO — Director's Dealing 2011

Dec 8, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TORO CO (TTC)
CIK: 0000737758
Period of Report: 2011-12-07

Reporting Person: PETERSON RENEE J (VP, Finance & CFO)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-12-07	Non-Qualified Stock Option	$56.45	A	18100	Acquired	2021-12-07	Common Stock (18100)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	22587.116	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 22,500 shares of restricted stock awarded to the reporting person and 87.116 shares acquired under The Toro Company Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the "DRIP") from dividends paid on the restricted stock since the date of her last report. The restricted stock and related DRIP shares vest in three equal installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant, which was August 22, 2011.

F2: The option vests in three equal annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the date of grant.