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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Dordell Timothy P
  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
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP, Secretary, General Counsel
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
8111 LYNDALE AVENUE SOUTH
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/08/2016
(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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/08/2016   A   8,538 (1) A $ 0 8,538 D  
Common Stock 12/08/2016   F   4,116 D $ 57.79 4,422 D  
Common Stock               298.202 (2) I By Trust
Common Stock               309.434 (3) I The Toro Company Investment, Savings & ESOP
Performance Share Units               88,376.074 (4) 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 V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option $ 56.54 12/09/2016   A   24,300     (5) 12/09/2026 Common Stock 24,300 $ 0 24,300 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Dordell Timothy P
8111 LYNDALE AVENUE SOUTH
BLOOMINGTON, MN 55420-1196
      VP, Secretary, General Counsel  

Signatures

 /s/ Nancy A. McGrath, Attorney-In-Fact   12/12/2016
**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) Represents the payout of a Performance Share Award for the Fiscal 2014 to Fiscal 2016 Performance Period under The Toro Company Amended and Restated 2010 Equity and Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, (the "Amended and Restated 2010 Plan") as approved by the issuer's Compensation & Human Resources Committee of its Board of Directors on December 6, 2016, and which was conditioned upon and subject to confirmation by the issuer's Fiscal 2016 financial results that were released on December 8, 2016. Performance Share Awards are paid in shares of common stock under the Amended and Restated 2010 Plan.
(2) On September 16, 2016, the common stock of the issuer split two-for-one (the "Stock Split"), resulting in the reporting person's ownership of 147.639 additional shares of common stock and 2.924 post-split shares of common stock acquired under the dividend reinvestment feature of The Toro Company Direct Stock Purchase Plan (the "DRIP") 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 118.697 additional shares of common stock as a result of the Stock Split. Also includes 2.702 post-split net shares acquired by the reporting person under the dividend reinvestment feature of The Toro Company Investment, Savings & ESOP (the "IS&ESOP") less quarterly non-discretionary administrative fees and 69.338 post-split shares acquired through issuer annual investment fund contributions to the IS&ESOP since the date of his last report.
(4) Includes 43,753.432 additional performance share units as a result of the Stock Split and 869.21 post-split performance share units acquired by the reporting person under the dividend reinvestment feature of The Toro Company Deferred Compensation Plan for Officers since the date of his last report.
(5) The option vests in three equal annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the date of grant.

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