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): March 20, 2012
THE TORO COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-8649 | 41-0580470 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| 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.)
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Section 5—Corporate Governance and Management
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The Toro Company (the “Company”) held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on March 20, 2012. The final results of the shareholder vote on the business brought before the meeting were as follows:
| For | Against/ Withheld |
Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
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| Proposal One—Election of Directors to serve for a term of three years ending at the Company’s 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders |
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| Janet K. Cooper |
24,592,636 | 555,822 | — | 2,729,771 | ||||||||||||
| Gary L. Ellis |
24,738,275 | 410,183 | — | 2,729,771 | ||||||||||||
| Gregg W. Steinhafel |
24,468,236 | 680,222 | — | 2,729,771 | ||||||||||||
| Proposal Two—Ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending October 31, 2012 |
27,598,801 | 236,173 | 43,255 | — | ||||||||||||
| Proposal Three—Advisory vote on executive compensation |
23,777,340 | 775,232 | 595,886 | 2,729,771 | ||||||||||||
Each of the directors in Proposal One was elected by the Company’s shareholders by the required vote and each of Proposals Two and Three was approved by the Company’s shareholders by the required vote.
Regarding the Company’s other directors, (i) each of Robert C. Buhrmaster, Robert H. Nassau and Christopher A. Twomey continue to serve as a director for a term ending at the Company’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders; and (ii) each of Jeffrey M. Ettinger, Katherine J. Harless and Michael J. Hoffman continue to serve as a director for a term ending at the Company’s 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. As previously disclosed by the Company in Part II, Item 5 of its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended February 3, 2012, filed with the Commission on March 9, 2012, Inge G. Thulin resigned as a director effective following the meeting of the Board of Directors held on March 20, 2012.
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 (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: March 21, 2012 | By | /s/ Timothy P. Dordell | ||||
| Timothy P. Dordell Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel | ||||||