Toro Declares 18 Cent Dividend

March 21, 2010 (FinancialWire) — The Toro Co.’s (NYSE: TTC) board of directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 18 cents per share. This dividend is payable on April 12, 2010 to shareholders of record on March 29, 2010.

As of March 15, 2010, the company had 33,797,544 common shares outstanding.

Minnesota-based Toro is a provider of turf and landscape maintenance equipment, and irrigation systems.

Toro posted sales of more than $1.5 billion in fiscal 2009.

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