Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Barbarick Steve K
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TRACTOR SUPPLY CO /DE/ [TSCO]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President & COO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY, 5401 VIRGINIA WAY
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/06/2019
(Street)

BRENTWOOD, TN 37027
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common stock 02/06/2019   A(1)   6,057 A (1) $ 0 54,483 D  
Common stock 02/07/2019   A(2)   8,066 A (2) $ 0 62,549 D  
Common stock 02/07/2019   F(3)   655 D (3) $ 89.835 61,894 D  
Common stock               4,772 I Stock Purchase Plan By Wife
Common stock               2,868 I Stock Purchase Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee stock option $ 89.59 02/06/2019   A   21,496     (4) 02/06/2029 Common stock 21,496 $ 89.59 21,496 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Barbarick Steve K
C/O TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY
5401 VIRGINIA WAY
BRENTWOOD, TN 37027
      President & COO  

Signatures

 Steve K. Barbarick by: /s/ Kristopher S. Bybee, as Attorney-in-fact   02/08/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Shares were acquired pursuant to a grant of restricted stock units (RSUs) under the Tractor Supply Company 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Each RSU entitles the reporting person to receive one share of common stock. The RSUs vest as follows: 33 1/3% on February 6, 2020, 33 1/3% on February 6, 2021 and 33 1/3% on February 6, 2022.
(2) Represents a vesting of performance-based share units (PSUs) for the period ended December 29, 2018, as certified by the Compensation Committee on February 6, 2019. Each PSU entitles the reporting person to receive one share of common stock. The PSUs vest as follows: 33 1/3% on February 7, 2019, 33 1/3% on February 7, 2020, and 33 1/3% on February 7, 2021.
(3) This transaction represents the number of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding liabilities upon the vesting of performance-based share units.
(4) Granted pursuant to the 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan. In general, the shares subject to this option vest and become exercisable as follows: 33 1/3% on February 6, 2020, 33 1/3% on February 6, 2021, and 33 1/3% on February 6, 2022.

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