The Toro Company (Form: 8-K)  

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   June 26, 2006

The Toro Company
__________________________________________
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 1-8649 41-0580470
_____________________
(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
8111 Lyndale Avenue South, Bloomington, Minnesota   55420
_________________________________
(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   952-888-8801

Not Applicable
______________________________________________
Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

[  ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[  ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Top of the Form

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On June 26, 2006, The Toro Company Board of Directors elected Gary L. Ellis to its Board of Directors, effective June 26, 2006.

The Board has affirmatively determined that Mr. Ellis does not have a material relationship with Toro within the meaning of the NYSE listing standards, that he is independent from management and from Toro’s independent public accounting firm, and that he is not a party to any transaction contemplated by Regulation 404(a) of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation S-K.

The election of Mr. Ellis to the Board of Directors fills a vacancy in Class I, whose term expires in 2009, and increases the size of the Board to ten members. Mr. Ellis, 49, is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Medtronic, Inc. He is expected to be elected to serve on the Audit Committee of the Board.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed herewith:


Exhibit No. Description
1 Press Release dated June 28, 2006 of The Toro Company





Top of the Form

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
    The Toro Company
          
June 28, 2006   By:   J. Lawrence McIntyre
       
        Name: J. Lawrence McIntyre
        Title: Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

Top of the Form

Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
1
  press release