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 *
VELLA KIMBERLY D
   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)
SVP-Chief People Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
200 POWELL PLACE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/03/2013
(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 02/03/2013   M(2)   6,892 A (2) $ 103.41 26,220 D  
Common stock 02/03/2013   F(3)   1,921 D (3) $ 103.41 24,299 D  
Common stock               1,265 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 $ 17.1175             02/04/2010 02/04/2019 Common stock 10,911   10,911 D  
Employee stock option $ 17.1175             02/04/2011 02/04/2019 Common stock 10,911   10,911 D  
Employee stock option $ 26.2075             02/03/2011 02/03/2020 Common stock 8,226   8,226 D  
Employee stock option $ 26.2075             02/03/2012 02/03/2020 Common stock 8,227   8,227 D  
Employee stock option $ 26.2075             02/03/2013 02/03/2020 Common stock 8,227   8,227 D  
Restricted stock units $ 26.2075 02/03/2013   M     6,892 02/03/2013   (1) Common stock 6,892 $ 0 0 D  
Employee stock option $ 51.695             02/02/2012 02/02/2021 Common stock 5,180   5,180 D  
Employee stock option $ 51.695             02/02/2013 02/02/2021 Common stock 5,179   5,179 D  
Employee stock option $ 51.695             02/02/2014 02/02/2021 Common stock 5,179   5,179 D  
Employee stock option $ 51.695             02/02/2014 02/02/2021 Common stock 5,179   5,179 D  
Employee stock option $ 85.08             02/08/2013 02/08/2022 Common stock 4,528   4,528 D  
Employee stock option $ 85.08             02/08/2014 02/08/2022 Common stock 4,527   4,527 D  
Employee stock option $ 85.08             02/08/2015 02/08/2022 Common stock 4,527   4,527 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
VELLA KIMBERLY D
200 POWELL PLACE
BRENTWOOD, TN 37027		       SVP-Chief People Officer  

Signatures

 Kimberly D. Vella by: /s/ Kurt D. Barton, as Attorney-in-fact   02/06/2013
**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) Restricted stock units vest at the end of the third anniversary date of the date of the grant and will be delivered to the reporting person on that date unless a deferral is elected.
(2) In accordance with the grant agreement, the restricted stock units vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant. This transaction represents the vesting of those units that were awarded and the conversion to shares of common stock as reflected on Table I.
(3) This transaction represents the number of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding liabilities incident to the lapse of vesting restrictions on the restricted stock units.

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