Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4

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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 * Lawton III Harry 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) President & CEO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY, 5401 VIRGINIA WAY	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 2/5/2020
(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	2/5/2020		A(1)		21942	A(1)	$0	21942	D
Common stock	2/5/2020		A(2)		16748	A(2)	$0	38690	D

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	$91.1	2/5/2020		A		88994		(3)	2/5/2030	Common stock	88994.0	$91.10	88994	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Shares were acquired pursuant to a grant of restricted stock units (RSUs) under the Tractor Supply Company 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Each RSU entitles the reporting person to receive one share of common stock. The RSUs vest as follows: 33 1/3% on February 5, 2021, 33 1/3% on February 5, 2022 and 33 1/3% on February 5, 2023.
(2)	Shares were acquired pursuant to a grant of restricted stock units (RSUs) under the Tractor Supply Company 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Each RSU entitles the reporting person to receive one share of common stock. The RSUs will vest on February 5, 2021.
(3)	Granted pursuant to the Tractor Supply Company 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The shares subject to this option will vest, subject to conditions, and become exercisable as follows: 33 1/3% on February 5, 2021, 33 1/3% on February 5, 2022, and 33 1/3% on February 5, 2023.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Lawton III Harry A C/O TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY 5401 VIRGINIA WAY BRENTWOOD, TN 37027	X		President & CEO

Signatures
Harry A. Lawton III by: /s/ Kristopher S. Bybee, as Attorney-in-fact		2/7/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date