Edgar Filing: BUHRMASTER ROBERT C

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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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 ^*

BUHRMASTER ROBERT C

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)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

8111 LYNDALE AVENUE SOUTH

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/01/2012

(Street)

BLOOMINGTON, MN 55420-1196

4. If Amendment, Date 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

(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)
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	11/01/2012		A⁽¹⁾		1,128	A	$ 0	29,617.747 ⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock Units								8,449.019 ⁽³⁾	D

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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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Non-Qualified Stock Option

$ 43.11

11/01/2012

A⁽⁴⁾

3,421

11/01/2013⁽⁵⁾

11/01/2022

Common Stock

3,421

$ 0

3,421

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BUHRMASTER ROBERT C 8111 LYNDALE AVENUE SOUTH BLOOMINGTON, MN 55420-1196	X

Signatures

/s/ Nancy A. McGrath, Attorney-in-Fact		11/05/2012
^**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)	Annual common stock award for service as a non-employee director issued under The Toro Company 2010 Equity and Incentive Plan, as amended (the "2010 Plan").
(2)	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 14,136.759 additional shares of common stock. Also includes 217.847 post-split shares of common stock acquired by the reporting person under The Toro Company Dividend Reinvestment Plan since the date of his last report. All future Form 4 and 5 filings made by the reporting person will include adjustments, as necessary, to reflect the Stock Split.
(3)	Includes 73.991 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 his last report and 4,187.514 additional common stock units acquired as a result of the Stock Split.
(4)	Annual option grant for service as a non-employee director issued under the 2010 Plan.
(5)	The option vests in three equal annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the date of grant.

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