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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001564590-22-007202
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220225
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220225

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TORO CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000737758
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	LAWN & GARDEN TRACTORS & HOME LAWN & GARDEN EQUIPMENT [3524]
		IRS NUMBER:				410580470
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-08649
		FILM NUMBER:		22681169

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8111 LYNDALE AVE SOUTH
		CITY:			BLOOMINGTON
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55420-1196
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9528888801

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8111 LYNDALE AVENUE SOUTH
		CITY:			BLOOMINGTON
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55420

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TORO CO/DE
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<p style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:3.57%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">On February 2, 2022, The Toro Company<font style="color:#000000;"> filed a definitive proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, relating to its 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Tuesday, March 15, 2022. The Toro Company is providing this supplement to the proxy statement solely to avoid any potential ambiguity in the proxy statement regarding the voting approval standard for Proposal Four&#8212;Approval of The Toro Company 2022 Equity and Incentive Plan. Except as described below, this supplement to the proxy statement does not modify, amend, supplement, or otherwise affect the proxy statement. This supplement should be read in conjunction with the proxy statement. From and after the date of this supplement, any references to the &#8220;proxy statement&#8221; are to the proxy statement as supplemented hereby. </font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:3.57%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">If you have already voted, you do not need to vote again unless you would like to change or revoke your prior vote on any proposal. If you would like to change or revoke your prior vote on any proposal, please refer to the proxy statement for instructions on how to do so.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;color:#C00000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Voting Approval Standard for Proposal Four&#8212;Approval of The Toro Company 2022 Equity and Incentive Plan</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;color:#C00000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Revised Text of the Proxy Statement</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:1pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">FOR</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:1pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">FOR; AGAINST; </p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:1pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">FOR</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:1pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">FOR; AGAINST; </p>
<p style="margin-bottom:1pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">or ABSTAIN</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:1pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Majority of shares </p>
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