form8k02272009.htm
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): February 27,
2009
THE
TORO COMPANY
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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1-8649
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41-0580470
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(State
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number)
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8111
Lyndale Avenue South
Bloomington,
Minnesota
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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55420
(Zip
Code)
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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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240.13e-4(c))
Section
5—Corporate Governance and Management
Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
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(b)
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As
reported in The Toro Company Proxy Statement for its 2009 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders to be held on March 18, 2009, as filed on Schedule 14A
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 3, 2009, Dennis P.
Himan, Vice President, Group, will retire from The Toro Company effective
as of February 28, 2009, after more than 26 years of
service.
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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: February
27, 2009
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By /s/ Timothy
P. Dordell
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Timothy P.
Dordell
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Vice
President, Secretary and General
Counsel
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