The Toro Company Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

BLOOMINGTON, Minn., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of The Toro Company (NYSE: TTC) announced it has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 6 cents per share payable October 26, 2004 to stockholders of record October 12, 2004. As of September 30, the company has 23,261,468 common shares outstanding.

Toro is a leading worldwide provider of outdoor maintenance and beautification products for home, recreation and commercial landscapes.

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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.