Sec Form 4 Filing - MEYER KAREN M @ TORO CO - 2007-12-06

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FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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, 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
MEYER KAREN M
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, Administration
(Last) (First) (Middle)
8111 LYNDALE AVENUE SOUTH
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
12/06/2007
(Street)
BLOOMINGTON, MN55420-1196
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 27,810 D
Common Stock Units 22,804.365 ( 1 ) D
Matching Units 11,402.006 ( 2 ) D
Performance Share Units 12/06/2007 A 8,145 ( 3 ) A $ 0 194,658.436 ( 4 ) D
Common Stock 40,575.3507 ( 5 ) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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
(MM/DD/YY)
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
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
MEYER KAREN M
8111 LYNDALE AVENUE SOUTH
BLOOMINGTON, MN55420-1196
VP, Administration
Signatures
Stacy L. Bogart, Atty-in-Fact 12/10/2007
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 3 )Represents payout of Performance Share Awards for the Fiscal 2005 to Fiscal 2007 Performance Period under The Toro Company Performance Share Plan (the "PSP"), as approved by the registrant's Compensation & Human Resources Committee of its Board of Directors subject to confirmation by the registrant's Fiscal 2007 financial results released on December 6, 2007. The reporting person has deferred the payout of her Performance Share Awards under The Toro Company Deferred Compensation Plan for Officers and, accordingly, the reporting person's Performance Share Awards are paid in Performance Share Units under The Toro Company Deferred Compensation Plan for Officers.
( 2 )Includes 24.0182 Matching Units acquired by the reporting person on October 17, 2007 under the dividend reinvestment feature of The Toro Company Deferred Compensation Plan for Officers. Also includes 0.1332 Matching Units acquired by the reporting person pursuant to an account adjustment in the reporting person's account number under The Toro Company Deferred Compensation Plan for Officers.
( 1 )Includes 48.0371 Common Stock Units acquired by the reporting person on October 17, 2007 under the dividend reinvestment feature of The Toro Company Deferred Compensation Plan for Officers. Also includes 0.2654 Common Stock Units acquired by the reporting person pursuant to an account adjustment in the reporting person's account number under The Toro Company Deferred Compensation Plan for Officers.
( 4 )Includes 392.8884 Performance Share Units acquired by the reporting person on October 17, 2007 under the dividend reinvestment feature of The Toro Company Deferred Compensation Plan for Officers. Also includes 53.6787 Performance Share Units acquired by the reporting person pursuant to an account adjustment in the reporting person's account under The Toro Company Deferred Compensation Plan for Officers.
( 5 )Includes 85.859 Shares of Common Stock acquired by the reporting person on October 17, 2007 under the dividend reinvestment feature of The Toro Company Investment, Savings & ESOP Plan.

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