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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MELROSE KENDRICK B   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) ExecutiveChairman of the Board (Last) (First) (Middle) 8111 LYNDALE AVENUE SOUTH 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/09/2006 (Street) BLOOMINGTON, MN 55420-1196 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction 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 12/13/2005   G V 21,533 D $ 0 298,937 D   Common Stock 01/09/2006   M   16,040 A $ 6.2345 314,977 D   Common Stock 01/09/2006   M   11,892 A $ 8.4065 326,869 D   Common Stock 01/09/2006   M   11,828 A $ 8.453 338,697 D   Common Stock 01/09/2006   M   8,464 A $ 11.8125 347,161 D   Common Stock 01/09/2006   M   6,196 A $ 16.1375 353,357 D   Common Stock 01/09/2006   M   8,278 A $ 24.16 361,635 D   Common Stock 01/09/2006   F   15,205 D $ 46.02 346,430 D   Common Stock Units               77,838.0277 D   Matching Units               38,918.0721 D   Performance Share Units               727,013.5897 D   Common Stock               1,832 I By grandchildren Common Stock               38,115.9007 I The Toro Company Investment, Savings & ESOP

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction 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 (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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

Stock Option

$ 6.2345

01/09/2006

M

16,040

11/18/1998

11/18/2008

Common Stock

16,040

$ 6.2344

177,960

D

Stock Option

$ 8.4065

01/09/2006

M

11,892

12/05/2000

12/05/2010

Common Stock

11,892

$ 8.4063

192,108

D

Stock Option

$ 8.453

01/09/2006

M

11,828

12/02/1999

12/02/2009

Common Stock

11,828

$ 8.4532

132,172

D

Stock Option

$ 11.8125

01/09/2006

M

8,464

12/04/2001

12/04/2011

Common Stock

8,464

$ 11.8125

177,536

D

Stock Option

$ 16.1375

01/09/2006

M

6,196

12/04/2002

12/04/2012

Common Stock

6,196

$ 16.1375

181,804

D

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 24.16

01/09/2006

M

8,278

12/04/2005

12/04/2013

Common Stock

8,278

$ 24.16

105,722

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MELROSE KENDRICK B 8111 LYNDALE AVENUE SOUTH BLOOMINGTON, MN 55420-1196	X		ExecutiveChairman of the Board

Signatures

N. Jeanne Ryan, Atty-In-Fact		01/11/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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