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*
COOPER JANET KATHERINE

(Last) (First) (Middle)
8111 LYNDALE AVENUE SOUTH

(Street)
BLOOMINGTON MN 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)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/21/2012
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 09/21/2012 M 8,000 A $16.9675 19,894(1) D
Common Stock 09/21/2012 S 8,000 D $40 11,894 D
Common Stock 09/25/2012 G V 2,057 D $0 9,837 D
Common Stock Units 20,847.414(2) D
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)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option $16.9675(3) 09/21/2012 M 8,000(3) 11/01/2005 11/01/2014 Common Stock 8,000(3) $0 0 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. On June 29, 2012, the common stock of the issuer split two-for-one (the "Stock Split"), resulting in the reporting person's ownership of 5,947 additional shares of common stock. All future Form 4 and 5 filings made by the reporting person will include adjustments, as necessary, to reflect the Stock Split.
2. Includes 197.616 post-split common stock units acquired by the reporting person under the dividend reinvestment feature of The Toro Company Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors since the date of her last report and 10,324.899 additional common stock units as a result of the Stock Split.
3. This stock option was previously reported as covering 4,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $33.935 per share, and has been adjusted to reflect the Stock Split.
/s/ Nancy A. McGrath, Attorney-in-Fact 09/25/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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