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information contained on our web site or connected to our web site
is not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on
Form 10-K and should not be considered part of this report.
Corporate Governance – We have a Code of Ethics for the CEO
and Senior Financial Officers, a Code of Conduct for all employ-
ees, and a Board of Directors Business Ethics Policy Statement.
Copies of these documents are posted on our website at
www.thetorocompany.com (select the “Investor Information” link
and then the “Corporate Governance” link). If we amend or grant
any waivers to the codes that are applicable to our executive
officers, which we do not anticipate doing, we have committed that
we will post the amendments or waivers on our web site under
“Corporate Governance.”
We also make available, free of charge on our web site at
www.thetorocompany.com (select the “Investor Information” link
and then the “Corporate Governance” link) and in print to any
stockholder who requests, our corporate governance guidelines
and the charters of our Audit Committee, Compensation and
Human Resources Committee, Nominating and Governance
Committee, and Finance Committee of our Board of Directors.
Requests for copies can be directed to Investor Relations, tele-
phone: (952) 887-7141.
We have furnished to the SEC the required certifications under
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 regarding the
quality of our public disclosures as Exhibits 31(a) and 31(b) to this
report. We have filed with the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
the CEO certification regarding our compliance with the NYSE’s
corporate governance listing standards as required by NYSE
Rule 3030A.12(a) on March 21, 2007.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains, or incorporates by
reference, not only historical information, but also forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, and that are subject to the safe harbor
created by those sections. In addition, we or others on our behalf
may make forward-looking statements from time to time in oral
presentations, including telephone conferences and/or web casts
open to the public, in press releases or reports, on our web sites or
otherwise. Statements that are not historical are forward-looking
and reflect expectations and assumptions. We try to identify
forward-looking statements in this report and elsewhere by using
words such as “expect”, “looking ahead”, “outlook”, “optimistic”,
“anticipate”, “plan”, “estimate”, “believe”, “should”, “could”, “may”,
“intend”, and similar expressions. Our forward-looking statements
generally relate to our future performance, including our antici-
pated operating results and liquidity requirements, our business
strategies and goals, and the effect of laws, rules, regulations as
well as new accounting pronouncements and outstanding litigation,
on our business, operating results, and financial condition.
Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties.
These risks and uncertainties include factors that affect all busi-
nesses operating in a global market as well as matters specific to
Toro. The most significant factors known to us that could materially
adversely affect our business, operations, industry, financial
position, or future financial performance are described in this
report in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors.” We wish to caution read-
ers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement
which speaks only as of the date made and to recognize that
forward-looking statements are predictions of future results, which
may not occur as anticipated. Actual results could differ materially
from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements and from
historical results, due to the risks and uncertainties described
elsewhere in this report, including in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,”
as well as others that we may consider immaterial or do not antici-
pate at this time. The risks and uncertainties described in this
report, including in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” are not exclu-
sive and further information concerning our company and our
businesses, including factors that potentially could materially affect
our operating results or financial condition, may emerge from time
to time.
We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements
to reflect actual results or changes in factors or assumptions
affecting such forward-looking statements. We advise you, how-
ever, to consult any further disclosures we make on related
subjects in our future quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current
reports on Form 8-K that we file with or furnish to the Securities
and Exchange Commission.