SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Redetzke Darren L

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

8111 LYNDALE AVENUE SOUTH

(Street)

BLOOMINGTON

55420-1196

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TORO CO [ TTC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director		10% Owner
Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
		General Manager, Intl

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/02/2008

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	12/02/2008		M		3,230	A	$24.16	3,230	D
Common Stock	12/02/2008		F		2,979	D	$27.31	251	D
Common Stock								6,740.033⁽¹⁾	I	The Toro Company Investment, Savings & ESOP

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Option	$24.16	12/02/2008		M			3,230	12/04/2003	12/04/2008	Common Stock	3,230	$0	0	D
Stock Option	$28.62	12/03/2008		A		6,900		⁽²⁾	12/03/2018	Common Stock	6,900	$0	6,900	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes the following shares of common stock acquired by the reporting person under the dividend reinvestment feature of The Toro Company Investment, Savings & ESOP: 20.352 shares acquired by the reporting person on January 11, 2008, 24.241 shares acquired by the reporting person on April 11, 2008, 32.336 shares acquired by the reporting person on July 11, 2008, 31.372 shares acquired by the reporting person on October 17, 2008, and also includes an account adjustment (rounding) of .0291 shares of common stock. Also includes 68.091 shares of common stock acquired by the reporting person through contributions to The Toro Company Investment, Savings & ESOP since the date of his last report.

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

	Stacy L. Bogart, Atty-In-Fact	12/04/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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