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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

ALKIRE DAVID H 		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, RLC Businesses
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

8111 LYNDALE AVENUE SOUTH 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

12/8/2016
(Street)

BLOOMINGTON, MN 55420-1196
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
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. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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
Performance Share Units   12/8/2016     A    4876   (1) A $0   4876   D    
Common Stock                  6857.165   (2) D    
Common Stock                  11278.491   (3) I   The Toro Company Investment, Savings & ESOP  

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. 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 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 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   12/9/2016     A      12600         (4) 12/9/2026   Common Stock   12600   $0   12600   D    

Explanation of Responses:
( 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. The reporting person has deferred the payout of his Performance Share Award under The Toro Company Deferred Compensation Plan for Officers (the "Deferred Plan") and, accordingly, the reporting person's Performance Share Award is paid in performance share units under the Deferred 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 3,417.581 additional shares of common stock and 22.003 post-split shares of common stock acquired under under a dividend reinvestment feature of the account in which the shares are held 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 5,621.591 additional shares of common stock as a result of the Stock Split and 35.309 post-split net shares acquired by the reporting person under the dividend reinvestment feature of The Toro Company Investment, Savings & ESOP since the date of his last report, less quarterly non-discretionary administrative fees.
( 4)  The option vests in three equal annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the date of grant.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
ALKIRE DAVID H
8111 LYNDALE AVENUE SOUTH
BLOOMINGTON, MN 55420-1196

VP, RLC Businesses

Signatures
/s/ Nancy A. McGrath, Attorney-In-Fact 12/12/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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