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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;28, 2002</FONT>




<P align="right"><FONT size="2">Registration No.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B></FONT>



<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FORM S-8</B></FONT>




<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></FONT>




<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>THE TORO COMPANY</B><BR>
(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)</FONT>




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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Delaware<BR>
(State or other jurisdiction<BR>
of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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41-0580470<BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">8111 Lyndale Avenue South<BR>
Bloomington, Minnesota 55420<BR>
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)</FONT>




<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>THE TORO COMPANY<BR>
PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)</FONT>




<P align="center"><FONT size="2">J. Lawrence McIntyre, Esquire<BR>
Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel<BR>
The Toro Company<BR>
8111 Lyndale Avenue South<BR>
Bloomington, Minnesota 55420<BR>
Telephone number: (952)&nbsp;888-8801<BR>
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)</FONT>




<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Copy to:</FONT>




<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Helen P. Starr, Esquire<BR>
Perkins Coie LLP<BR>
607 Fourteenth Street, N.W.<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20005</FONT>



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        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock,</FONT></DIV></TD>
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        <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">500,000 shares(b)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">55.725</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">27,862,500</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">par value $1.00 per
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Each share of Common Stock includes one Preferred Share Purchase Right
pursuant to the Rights Agreement dated May&nbsp;20, 1998. Value attributable
to such Rights, if any, is reflected in the market price of the Common
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">An indeterminate number of shares will be issued from time to time to
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely to calculate the registration fee, pursuant to Rule
457(c), on the basis of the average of the high and low prices reported
in the consolidated reporting system on May&nbsp;22, 2002, as reported on the
New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000"> CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">AMENDMENT TO INCREASE SHARES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#004">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#005">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#006">POWER OF ATTORNEY</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration
Statement filed pursuant to Instruction E of Form&nbsp;S-8 relates
to Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (No.&nbsp;333-87461), filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on September&nbsp;21, 1999. Under that
Registration Statement, Registrant registered 500,000 shares of Common Stock to
be offered and sold in connection with The Toro Company Performance Share Plan
(the &#147;Plan&#148;). This Registration Statement increases to 1,000,000 shares the total
number of shares registered for issuance under the Plan.
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 <P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The contents of Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (No.
333-87461) are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On March&nbsp;14, 2002, the stockholders of Registrant approved an amendment to
the Plan to increase the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued
under the Plan from 500,000 to 1,000,000, subject to adjustment to reflect
changes in the corporate or capital structure of Registrant, including but not
limited to stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. As permitted
by the instructions to Form&nbsp;S-8, this Registration Statement omits the information
specified in Part I of Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission allow the Registrant
to incorporate by reference information into this Registration Statement.
This means that the Registrant may disclose important information to you by
referring you to another document.

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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents have been filed by the Registrant with the SEC
and are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:

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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended
October&nbsp;31, 2001 (File No.&nbsp;1-8649).</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Its Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended February&nbsp;1,
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The descriptions of its Common Stock and Preferred Share Purchase
Rights contained in its Registration Statements filed with the
Commission pursuant to Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), including any amendment or report filed for
the purpose of updating such descriptions (File No.&nbsp;1-8649).</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be part of this Registration Statement from the date of
filing of those documents. The information contained in a document will
automatically update and supersede any information previously incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The opinion of counsel as to the legality of the securities being
registered, which is Exhibit&nbsp;5 to this Registration Statement, is rendered by
J. Lawrence McIntyre, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel to
Registrant. Mr.&nbsp;McIntyre participates in this Plan. As of May&nbsp;22, 2002, Mr.
McIntyre owned 9,465.146 shares of Toro Common Stock and held options to
purchase 40,928 shares. 8,000 of the options are subject to vesting
requirements. He also holds 22,200 Performance Share Awards, which are rights
to receive Toro Common Stock if pre-established performance goals are achieved
and are subject to cancellation if goals are not achieved. A total of
18,871.199 Common Stock units are credited to his account under a deferred
compensation plan. 2,530.636 of these are subject to vesting requirements
based on his continued employment by Registrant.

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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;2 of Article&nbsp;X of the Registrant&#146;s Restated Certificate of
Incorporation mandates indemnification of a director or officer of Registrant
or a person serving at the request of the Registrant as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another entity to the fullest extent authorized by the
Delaware General Corporation Law against expenses, liability and loss and
authorizes the Board to express such rights in written contracts.

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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;1 of Article&nbsp;X of the Registrant&#146;s Restated Certificate of the
Incorporation provides, in accordance with Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the Delaware
General Corporation Law, for the elimination or limitation of the personal
liability of a director to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary
damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director under certain circumstances.

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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The exhibits are listed in the exhibit index.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>The Registrant.</B> Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that
it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused
this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Bloomington,
State of Minnesota on the 28th day of May, 2002.

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<B>THE TORO COMPANY</B><BR>
(Registrant)</FONT></TD>
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By:  /s/ J. Lawrence McIntyre<BR>
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J. Lawrence McIntyre, Vice President,<BR>
Secretary and General Counsel</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS</B>, that each person whose signature
appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Kendrick B. Melrose, Stephen P.
Wolfe and J. Lawrence McIntyre, or any one of them, each with power to act
without the other, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full
power of substitution and resubstitution for him and in his name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and/or all subsequent amendments
to this registration statement, and to file the same, or cause to be filed the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission granting unto said attorney-in-fact
and agent full power to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite
and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby approving and confirming all
that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Kendrick B. Melrose
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Kendrick B. Melrose</FONT></TD>
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Chairman, Chief Executive<br>
Officer, President and Director<br>
(Principal Executive Officer)<br>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">May&nbsp;16, 2002</FONT></TD>
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Stephen P. Wolfe</FONT></TD>
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Vice President Finance<br>
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Randy B. James</FONT></TD>
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Vice President and Controller<br>
(Principal Accounting Officer)<br>
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Ronald O. Baukol</FONT></TD>
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Director
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Robert C. Buhrmaster</FONT></TD>
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Director
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Winslow H. Buxton</FONT></TD>
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Director
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Janet K. Cooper</FONT></TD>
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Director
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Katherine J. Harless</FONT></TD>
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Director
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Robert H. Nassau</FONT></TD>
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Director
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Dale R. Olseth</FONT></TD>
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Director
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Christopher A. Twomey</FONT></TD>
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Director
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Instruments defining the rights of security holders, including indentures</FONT></TD>
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4(a)
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Specimen form of Common Stock certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4(c) to
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, Registration No.&nbsp;2-94417)</FONT></TD>
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4(b)
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(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3(i) and 4(a) to
Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year
ended October&nbsp;31, 2001, Commission File No 1-8649)</FONT></TD>
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4(c)
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Bylaws of Registrant, as amended (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3(ii) and 4(d) to Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report Form
10-Q for the quarter ended August&nbsp;3, 2001, Commission File No.
1-9649)</FONT></TD>
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4(f)
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Rights Agreement dated as of May&nbsp;20, 1998, between the
Registrant and Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota National
Association, relating to rights to purchase Series&nbsp;B Junior
Participating Voting Preferred Stock (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit (c)(1) to Registrant&#146;s Current Report on
Form&nbsp;8-K dated May&nbsp;27, 1998, Commission File No.&nbsp;1-8649)</FONT></TD>
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4(g)
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;31, 1997 between Registrant and
First National Trust Association, as Trustee, relating to
Registrant&#146;s 7.125% Notes due June&nbsp;15, 2007 and its 7.80%
Debentures due June&nbsp;15, 2027 (incorporated by reference
Exhibit&nbsp;4(a) to Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K for
June&nbsp;24, 1997, Commission File No.&nbsp;1-8649)</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of counsel regarding legality.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of KPMG LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of counsel (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5)</FONT></TD>
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Registration Statement
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 28, 2002
Registration No.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
THE TORO COMPANY
(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
41-0580470
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
8111 Lyndale Avenue South
Bloomington, Minnesota 55420
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
THE TORO COMPANY
PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
J. Lawrence McIntyre, Esquire
Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
The Toro Company
8111 Lyndale Avenue South
Bloomington, Minnesota 55420
Telephone number: (952) 888-8801
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
Copy to:
Helen P. Starr, Esquire
Perkins Coie LLP
607 Fourteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of
Amount to
Proposed
Proposed
Amount of
securities to
be registered
maximum
maximum
registration fee
be registered
offering
aggregate
price per
offering
share
price
Common Stock,
500,000 shares(b)
$
55.725
(c)
$
27,862,500
(c)
$
2,564
(d)
par value $1.00 per
share (a)
(a)
Each share of Common Stock includes one Preferred Share Purchase Right
pursuant to the Rights Agreement dated May 20, 1998. Value attributable
to such Rights, if any, is reflected in the market price of the Common
Stock.
(b)
An indeterminate number of shares will be issued from time to time to
participants pursuant to the Plan.
(c)
Estimated solely to calculate the registration fee, pursuant to Rule
457(c), on the basis of the average of the high and low prices reported
in the consolidated reporting system on May 22, 2002, as reported on the
New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape.
(d)
Restricted fee to be applied to account number 737758.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
AMENDMENT TO INCREASE SHARES
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
EXHIBIT LIST
Opinion of Counsel Regarding Legality
Consent of KPMG LLP
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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
This Registration
Statement filed pursuant to Instruction E of Form S-8 relates
to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-87461), filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 21, 1999. Under that
Registration Statement, Registrant registered 500,000 shares of Common Stock to
be offered and sold in connection with The Toro Company Performance Share Plan
(the "Plan"). This Registration Statement increases to 1,000,000 shares the total
number of shares registered for issuance under the Plan.
The contents of Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No.
333-87461) are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement.
AMENDMENT TO INCREASE SHARES
On March 14, 2002, the stockholders of Registrant approved an amendment to
the Plan to increase the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued
under the Plan from 500,000 to 1,000,000, subject to adjustment to reflect
changes in the corporate or capital structure of Registrant, including but not
limited to stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. As permitted
by the instructions to Form S-8, this Registration Statement omits the information
specified in Part I of Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission allow the Registrant
to incorporate by reference information into this Registration Statement.
This means that the Registrant may disclose important information to you by
referring you to another document.
The following documents have been filed by the Registrant with the SEC
and are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
1.
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
October 31, 2001 (File No. 1-8649).
2.
Its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended February 1,
2002 (File No. 1-8649).
3.
The descriptions of its Common Stock and Preferred Share Purchase
Rights contained in its Registration Statements filed with the
Commission pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the "Exchange Act"), including any amendment or report filed for
the purpose of updating such descriptions (File No. 1-8649).
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All documents subsequently filed by Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be part of this Registration Statement from the date of
filing of those documents. The information contained in a document will
automatically update and supersede any information previously incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The opinion of counsel as to the legality of the securities being
registered, which is Exhibit 5 to this Registration Statement, is rendered by
J. Lawrence McIntyre, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel to
Registrant. Mr. McIntyre participates in this Plan. As of May 22, 2002, Mr.
McIntyre owned 9,465.146 shares of Toro Common Stock and held options to
purchase 40,928 shares. 8,000 of the options are subject to vesting
requirements. He also holds 22,200 Performance Share Awards, which are rights
to receive Toro Common Stock if pre-established performance goals are achieved
and are subject to cancellation if goals are not achieved. A total of
18,871.199 Common Stock units are credited to his account under a deferred
compensation plan. 2,530.636 of these are subject to vesting requirements
based on his continued employment by Registrant.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 2 of Article X of the Registrant's Restated Certificate of
Incorporation mandates indemnification of a director or officer of Registrant
or a person serving at the request of the Registrant as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another entity to the fullest extent authorized by the
Delaware General Corporation Law against expenses, liability and loss and
authorizes the Board to express such rights in written contracts.
Section 1 of Article X of the Registrant's Restated Certificate of the
Incorporation provides, in accordance with Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware
General Corporation Law, for the elimination or limitation of the personal
liability of a director to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary
damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director under certain circumstances.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The exhibits are listed in the exhibit index.
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that
it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused
this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Bloomington,
State of Minnesota on the 28th day of May, 2002.
THE TORO COMPANY
(Registrant)
By:  /s/ J. Lawrence McIntyre
J. Lawrence McIntyre, Vice President,
Secretary and General Counsel
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS
, that each person whose signature
appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Kendrick B. Melrose, Stephen P.
Wolfe and J. Lawrence McIntyre, or any one of them, each with power to act
without the other, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full
power of substitution and resubstitution for him and in his name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and/or all subsequent amendments
to this registration statement, and to file the same, or cause to be filed the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission granting unto said attorney-in-fact
and agent full power to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite
and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby approving and confirming all
that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Kendrick B. Melrose
Kendrick B. Melrose
Chairman, Chief Executive
Officer, President and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
May 16, 2002
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/s/ Stephen P. Wolfe
Stephen P. Wolfe
Vice President Finance
and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
May 16, 2002
/s/ Randy B. James
Randy B. James
Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
May 16, 2002
/s/ Ronald O. Baukol
Ronald O. Baukol
Director
May 16, 2002
/s/ Robert C. Buhrmaster
Robert C. Buhrmaster
Director
May 16, 2002
/s/ Winslow H. Buxton
Winslow H. Buxton
Director
May 16, 2002
/s/ Janet K. Cooper
Janet K. Cooper
Director
May 16, 2002
/s/ Katherine J. Harless
Katherine J. Harless
Director
May 16, 2002
/s/ Robert H. Nassau
Robert H. Nassau
Director
May 16, 2002
/s/ Dale R. Olseth
Dale R. Olseth
Director
May 16, 2002
/s/ Christopher A. Twomey
Christopher A. Twomey
Director
May 16, 2000
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/s/ Gregg W. Steinhafel
Gregg W. Steinhafel
Director
May 16, 2002
/s/ Edwin H. Wingate
Edwin H. Wingate
Director
May 16, 2002
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EXHIBIT LIST
Exhibit
Number
Description
4
Instruments defining the rights of security holders, including indentures
4(a)
Specimen form of Common Stock certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(c) to
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 2-94417)
4(b)
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) and 4(a) to
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended October 31, 2001, Commission File No 1-8649)
4(c)
Bylaws of Registrant, as amended (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3(ii) and 4(d) to Registrant's Quarterly Report Form
10-Q for the quarter ended August 3, 2001, Commission File No.
1-9649)
4(f)
Rights Agreement dated as of May 20, 1998, between the
Registrant and Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota National
Association, relating to rights to purchase Series B Junior
Participating Voting Preferred Stock (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit (c)(1) to Registrant's Current Report on
Form 8-K dated May 27, 1998, Commission File No. 1-8649)
4(g)
Indenture dated as of January 31, 1997 between Registrant and
First National Trust Association, as Trustee, relating to
Registrant's 7.125% Notes due June 15, 2007 and its 7.80%
Debentures due June 15, 2027 (incorporated by reference
Exhibit 4(a) to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K for
June 24, 1997, Commission File No. 1-8649)
5
Opinion of counsel regarding legality.
23(a)
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23(b)
Consent of counsel (contained in Exhibit 5)
24
Powers of Attorney (contained in signature pages)