Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	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 * SANDFORT GREGORY A	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TRACTOR SUPPLY CO /DE/ [ TSCO ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY, 5401 VIRGINIA WAY	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 2/8/2017
(Street) BRENTWOOD, TN 37027 (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
Common stock	2/8/2017		A (1)		21641	A (1)	$0	63442	D
Common stock	2/10/2017		G (2)		9264	D (2)	$0	54178	D
Common stock	2/10/2017		G (2)		9264	A (2)	$0	24076	I	LLC III
Common stock	2/10/2017		G (2)		1327	D (2)	$0	510	I	Stock Purchase Plan
Common stock	2/10/2017		G (2)		1327	A (2)	$0	25403	I	LLC III
Common stock								86296	I	LLC I
Common stock								105855	I	LLC II

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
Employee stock option	$73.18	2/8/2017		A		235057		(3)	2/8/2027	Common stock	235057.0	$73.18	235057	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Shares were acquired pursuant to a grant of restricted stock units (RSUs) under the Tractor Supply Company 2009 Stock Incentive Plan. Each RSU entitles the reporting person to receive one share of common stock. The RSUs vest on the third anniversary of the grant date.
( 2)	Shares transferred on the date indicated to an LLC in which the reporting person and his spouse each hold a 50% interest.
( 3)	Granted pursuant to the 2009 Stock Incentive Plan. In general, the shares subject to this option vested and became exercisable as follows: 33 1/3% on February 8, 2018, 33 1/3% on February 8, 2019 and 33 1/3% on February 8, 2020.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SANDFORT GREGORY A C/O TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY 5401 VIRGINIA WAY BRENTWOOD, TN 37027	X		Chief Executive Officer

Signatures
Gregory A. Sandfort by: /s/ Kurt D. Barton, as Attorney-in-fact		2/10/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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