Toro Announces 20 Percent Increase in Regular Quarterly Dividend

BLOOMINGTON, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 2009-- The Toro Company (NYSE: TTC) today announced that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 18 cents per share, a 20 percent increase from its previous quarterly dividend rate of 15 cents per share. This dividend is payable on January 12, 2010 to shareholders of record on December 18, 2009.

As of November 27, 2009, the company had 33,991,615 common shares outstanding.

About The Toro Company

The Toro Company (NYSE: TTC) is a leading worldwide provider of turf and landscape maintenance equipment, and precision irrigation systems. With sales of nearly $1.9 billion in fiscal 2008, Toro’s global presence extends to more than 140 countries through its reputation of world-class service, innovation and turf expertise. Since 1914, the company has built a tradition of excellence around a number of strong brands to help customers care for golf courses, sports fields, public green spaces, commercial and residential properties, and agricultural fields. More information is available at www.toro.com.

Source: The Toro Company

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Our Company

At The Toro Company, we take great pride in helping our customers enrich the beauty, productivity, and sustainability of the land. Founded in 1914, The Toro Company was built on a tradition of quality and caring relationships. Today, the company is a leading worldwide provider of innovative solutions for the outdoor environment including turf maintenance, snow and ice management, landscape, rental and specialty construction equipment, and irrigation and outdoor lighting solutions. Through a strong network of professional distributors, dealers and retailers in more than 125 countries, we proudly offer a wide range of products across a family of global brands to help golf courses, professional contractors, groundskeepers, agricultural growers, rental companies, government and educational institutions, and homeowners – in addition to many leading sports venues and historic sites around the world.