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 * Olson Richard M	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TORO CO [ TTC ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below) Chairman & CEO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 8111 LYNDALE AVENUE SOUTH	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/7/2017
(Street) BLOOMINGTON, MN 55420 (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
Performance Share Units	12/7/2017		A		8063   (1)	A	$0	31061.53   (2)	D
Common Stock								5038.461	D
Common Stock								15707.36   (3)	I	The Toro Company Investment, Savings & ISOP

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
Non-Qualified Stock Option	$65.93	12/8/2017		A		102400		(4)	12/8/2027	Common Stock	102400	$0	102400	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Represents the payout of a Performance Share Award for the Fiscal 2015 to Fiscal 2017 Performance Period under The Toro Company Amended and Restated 2010 Equity and Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, as approved by the issuer's Compensation & Human Resources Committee of its Board of Directors on December 5, 2017, and which was conditioned upon and subject to confirmation by the issuer's Fiscal 2017 financial results that were released on December 7, 2017. The reporting person has deferred the payout of his Performance Share Award under The Toro Company Deferred Compensation Plan for Officers (the "Deferred Plan") and, accordingly, the reporting person's Performance Share Award is paid in performance share units under the Deferred Plan.
(2)	Includes 120.096 performance share units acquired by the reporting person since the date of his last report under the dividend reinvestment feature of the Deferred Plan.
(3)	Includes 81.533 net shares of common stock acquired by the reporting person since the date of his last report under the dividend reinvestment feature of The Toro Company Investment, Savings & ESOP less quarterly non-discretionary administrative fees.
(4)	The option vests in three equal annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the date of grant.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Olson Richard M 8111 LYNDALE AVENUE SOUTH BLOOMINGTON, MN 55420	X		Chairman & CEO

Signatures
/s/ Nancy A. McGrath, Attorney-In-Fact		12/11/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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