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 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 * PETERSON RENEE J   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, Treasurer & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) 8111 LYNDALE AVENUE SOUTH 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/27/2016 (Street) BLOOMINGTON, MN 55420 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 09/27/2016   G V 65 D $ 0 55,052.344 (1) D   Common Stock 09/28/2016   G V 290 D $ 0 54,762.344 D   Common Stock               499.55 (2) I The Toro Company Investment, Savings & ESOP Performance Share Units               51,306.112 (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

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
PETERSON RENEE J 8111 LYNDALE AVENUE SOUTH BLOOMINGTON, MN 55420			VP, Treasurer & CFO

Signatures

/s/ Nancy A. McGrath, Attorney-In-Fact		09/30/2016
**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)	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 27,558.672 additional shares of common. All future Form 4 and 5 filings made by the reporting person will include adjustments, as necessary, to reflect the Stock Split.
(2)	Includes the following shares of common stock acquired by the reporting person since the date of her last report: 2.946 post-split net shares acquired under the dividend reinvestment feature of The Toro Company Investment, Savings & ESOP (the "IS&ESOP") less quarterly non-discretionary administrative fees; 91.968 post-split shares acquired through issuer annual investment fund contributions to the IS&ESOP; and 202.318 additional shares of common stock as a result of the Stock Split.
(3)	Includes 344.574 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 her last report and 25,480.769 additional performance share units as a result of the Stock Split.

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