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TOLL BROTHERS, INC.

250 Gibraltar Road

Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

to be held on Wednesday,Tuesday, March 13, 2013

10, 2015


The 20132015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) of Toll Brothers, Inc. (the “Company”) will be held on Wednesday,Tuesday, March 13, 201310, 2015 at 12:00 noon EDT, at the offices of the Company, 250 Gibraltar Road, Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044, for the following purposes:

1.To elect the seventen directors nominated by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board” or "Board of Directors") and named in the proxy statement to hold office until the 20142016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.

2.To ratify, in a non-binding vote, the re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 20132015 fiscal year.

3.To approve, in an advisory and non-binding vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement.

4.To re-approveapprove the material terms of the performance goals under the Company’s Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan for Employees (2007).Toll Brothers, Inc. Senior Officer Bonus Plan.

5.To consider a stockholder proposal relating to a majority voting standard in the election of directors.

6.5.To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

The Board has fixed the close of business on January 15, 20132015 as the record date for the Meeting.Meeting (the "Record Date"). Only stockholders of record at that time are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof.

The enclosed proxy card is solicited by the Board. Reference is made to the attached proxy statement for further information with respect to the business to be transacted at the Meeting. This proxy statement, our annual report, and the enclosed proxy card are first being mailedsent to stockholders on or about February 8, 2013.9, 2015. The Board urges you to sign, date, and return the enclosed proxy card promptly, although you are cordially invited to attend the Meeting in person. The return of the enclosed proxy card will not affect your right to vote in person if you do attend the Meeting.

Please note the admission policy and procedures regarding attendance at the Meeting, which are set forth on the next page.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

MICHAEL I. SNYDER

Secretary

February 6, 2013

January 30, 2015





IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE

ANNUAL

SHAREHOLDER MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON MARCH 13, 2013

10, 2015

The proxy statement and 20122014 Annual Report of Toll Brothers, Inc. are available at:

https://materials.proxyvote.com/889478

ATTENDANCE AT

ANNUAL MEETING — ADMISSION POLICY AND PROCEDURES

INFORMATION

The Meeting will be held at ourthe Company’s offices at 250 Gibraltar Road, Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044 and will begin promptly at 12:00 noon EDT. Directions to the Meeting are available at: www.tollcareercenter.com/directions. All attendeesunder “Directions” at www.tollcareercenter.com. You must present a valid photo identification to be admitted to the Meeting. Cameras (including cellular phones or PDAspersonal digital assistants, or “PDAs”, with photographic capabilities), recording devices and other electronic devices, and the use of cellular phones or PDAs, will not be permitted at the Meeting. Representatives will be at the entrance to the Meeting, and these representatives will have the authority, on the Company’s behalf, to determine whether the admission policy and procedures have been followed and whether you will be granted admission to the Meeting.

Admission Policy and Procedures

Attendance at the Meeting is limited to (A) stockholders, who may own shares directly in their names (“record holders”); (B) stockholders whose shares are held for them, or in “street name” by banks, brokerages, or other intermediaries (“beneficial holders”); and (C) authorized representatives of entities who are beneficial holders. Beneficial holders. In addition to photo identification, you must present evidence of their ownership as of the Record Date, such as a letter from the bank, broker, or other intermediary confirming ownership, or the relevant portion of a bank or brokerage firm account statement. In addition to any evidence requiredIf you are the authorized representative of an entity that is a beneficial holders, above, authorized representativesholder, you must present (1) a letter from the record holderentity certifying to the beneficial ownership of the entity they represent and (2) a letter from the entity certifying to theiryour status as an authorized representative.

Record Holders

FOR RECORD HOLDERS:

Beneficial Holders

FOR BENEFICIAL HOLDERS:

If you plan tovote by proxy but attend the Meeting in person, please:

1. Indicate your votes on your proxy card;

2. Mark the box on your proxy card indicating your intention to attend;

3. Return the proxy card to the address indicated therein; and

4. Follow all admissions policies set forth above.

If you plan tovote by proxy but attend the Meeting in person, please:

:

1. Indicate your votes on the voting instruction card;
2. Mark the box on the voting instruction card and returnindicating your intention to attend;
3. Return the card to the address indicated therein;

2.      Send written notice* of your intention to attend the Meeting to the address below** by February 27, 2013; and

3.

4. Follow all admissions policies set forth above.

If you plan toattend and vote at the Meeting, please:

:

1. Bring your proxy card with you to the Meeting;

2. Send written notice*notice* of your intention to attend
       the Meeting to the address below**Company's headquarters by February 27, 2013;2015 to the attention of
       Michael I. Snyder, Secretary; and

3. Follow all admissions policies set forth above.

If you plan to attend and vote at the Meeting please:

:

1. Contact your bank or broker to obtain a written
       legal proxy form in order to vote your shares at the Meeting; failure to obtain a legal proxy form from
       your bank or broker will prevent you from voting
       your shares at the Meeting;

2. Send written notice*notice* of your intention to attend
       the Meeting to the address below**Company's headquarters by
       February 27, 2013;2015 to the attention of
       Michael I. Snyder, Secretary; and

3.    Follow all admissions policies set forth above.

*Written notice should include: (1) your name, complete mailing address and phone number, (2) if you are a beneficial holder, evidence of your ownership, and (3) if you are a beneficial holder who is not a natural person and will be naming a representative to attend on your behalf, the name, complete mailing address and phone number of that individual. If you do not provide the requested information by February 27, 2013,2015, please be prepared to show it at the entrance to the Meeting in order to gain admission. Failure to provide such information either in advance or at the Meeting may result in non-admission to the Meeting.
**Toll Brothers, Inc., 250 Gibraltar Road, Horsham, PA 19044, Attention: Michael I. Snyder, Secretary






TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Number

Proxy Summary
1
General Information

1
3

Voting Securities and SecurityBeneficial Ownership

1
3

Security Ownership of Principal Stockholders and Management
4
Proposal One — One—Election of Directors

4
6

Board Membership Criteria
6
Our Director Nominees
6
Proposal Two — Two—Ratification of the Re-Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

7
10

Proposal Three — Three—Advisory and Non-Binding Vote on Executive Compensation (Say on Pay)

8
11

Proposal Four — Re-ApprovalFour—Approval of the Material Terms of The Performance Goals Under the Toll Brothers, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock IncentiveSenior Officer Bonus Plan For Employees (2007)

10
12

Proposal Five — Stockholder Proposal Relating to A Majority Voting Standard in the Election of DirectorsEquity Compensation Plan Information

18
15

Corporate Governance
16
Corporate Governance Guidelines and Board MattersPractices

19
16

Committees of the Board and Meetings
18
Risk Oversight
21
Director Compensation
22
Executive Compensation
25
Compensation Discussion and Analysis

28
25

Elements of Compensation
32
Compensation Committee Report

44
41

Executive Compensation Tables

44
42

Report of the Audit and Risk Committee Report

57
52

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

58
53

Certain Relationships and Transactions

58
53

Stockholder Proposals for the 20142016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

59
54

Procedures for Nominating Candidates or Recommending Candidates for Nomination to the Board of Directors

60
54

Householding Information

60
55

Solicitation of Proxies

60
55

Annual Report on Form 10-K

60
55

Other Business

55
Annex A
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TOLL BROTHERS, INC.

250 Gibraltar Road

Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044

PROXY STATEMENT

For

Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Wednesday, March 13,10, 2015
PROXY SUMMARY
Highlights of certain information in this proxy statement are provided below. Please review the complete proxy statement and 2014 annual report for Toll Brothers, Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) before you vote.
2014 Performance Highlights
In determining fiscal 2014 compensation for our named executive officers ("NEOs"), the Executive Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors (the "Compensation Committee") recognized that fiscal 2014 was a year of significant progress in growing our revenues and profits. Among other things, the Compensation Committee considered the Company's performance in the following areas for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014:
Revenues: Our revenues in fiscal 2014 of $3.91 billion and home building deliveries of 5,397 units rose 46% in dollars and 29% in units compared to fiscal 2013 and were the highest for any fiscal year since fiscal 2007.

Income: Our pre-tax income improved to $504.6 million in fiscal 2014, compared to pre-tax income of $267.7 million in fiscal 2013. We reported net income of $340.0 million, or $1.84 per share diluted, compared to net income of $170.6 million in fiscal 2013, or $0.97 per share diluted.
Gross Margin: Our gross margin for fiscal 2014 was 21.2%, compared to 20.2% for fiscal 2013.
Contracts. Our net contracts signed in fiscal 2014 of $3.90 billion rose 7% compared to fiscal 2013 and were the highest for any fiscal year since fiscal 2006.
Backlog: Our fiscal year end 2014 backlog was $2.72 billion, up 3% compared to fiscal 2013 and was the highest for any fiscal year since 2007.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (“SG&A”): Our SG&A as a percentage of revenue improved to 11.1% compared to 12.7% for fiscal 2013.
Operating Margin: Our operating margin improved to 10.2% for fiscal 2014 from 7.5% for fiscal 2013.
Joint Venture and Other Income: In fiscal 2014, we produced $107.3 million in pre-tax income from our joint ventures, ancillary operations, and other sources, compared to $66.6 million in fiscal 2013.
The Compensation Committee recognized management’s efforts in achieving the performance outcomes set forth above. Our “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” is on pages 25 to 40, the “Compensation Committee Report” is on page 41, and our Summary Compensation Table and the other compensation tables and narrative discussion are on pages 42 to 51.
Meeting Agenda Items
Proposal One—Election of Directors. We are asking stockholders to elect ten directors, each of whom is standing for re-election to hold office until the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified. All directors attended over 75% or more of the meetings of the Board and Board Committees on which they served.
Set forth below is certain summary information concerning our director nominees. For more information regarding the experience and qualifications of our directors, see “Proposal One—Election of Directors” on page 6.

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NameAge
Director
Since
Principal OccupationIndependent
     
Robert I. Toll741986Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, Toll Brothers, Inc. 
Bruce E. Toll711986Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Toll Brothers, Inc. Principal, BET Investments 
Douglas C. Yearley, Jr.542010Chief Executive Officer, Toll Brothers, Inc. 
Robert S. Blank741986
Co-Chairman & Co-CEO, Whitney Communications Company
Senior Partner, Whitcom Partners
ü
Edward G. Boehne742000Retired President, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphiaü
Richard J. Braemer731986Senior Counsel, Ballard Spahr LLPü
Christine N. Garvey692009
Retired Global Head of Corporate Real Estate Services, Deutsche
   Bank AG
ü
Carl B. Marbach731991President, Greater Marbach Airlines, Inc.ü
Stephen A. Novick742003Senior Advisor, The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropiesü
Paul E. Shapiro731993Chairman, Q Capital Holdings LLCü
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote “FOR” all Nominees
Proposal Two—Ratification of the Re-Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. We are asking stockholders to ratify, in a non-binding vote, the re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm (“independent auditors”) for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2015. As part of its oversight of the Company’s relationship with our independent auditors, the Audit and Risk Committee reviews annually our independent auditors’ qualifications, performance, and independence. Based on the results of this review, the Audit and Risk Committee re-appointed Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company’s independent auditors for fiscal 2015.
For more information regarding our engagement of Ernst & Young LLP including the fees earned for services rendered by Ernst & Young in fiscal 2014, see “Proposal Two—Ratification of the Re-Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” on page 10.
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote “FOR” Proposal Two
Proposal Three—Advisory and Non-Binding Vote on Executive Compensation (Say on Pay). As described on page 11 under “Proposal Three—Advisory and Non-Binding Vote on Executive Compensation (Say on Pay),” we are asking stockholders to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our NEOs. We hold this advisory vote on an annual basis.
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote “FOR” Proposal Three
Proposal Four—Approval of the Toll Brothers, Inc. Senior Bonus Plan. We are asking stockholders to approve the Toll Brothers, Inc. Senior Officer Bonus Plan (the "Senior Officer Plan") to provide a tax-deductible bonus program for those officers designated as participants in the Senior Officer Plan by the Compensation Committee. If approved by stockholders, the Senior Officer Plan will continue to be the method of awarding tax-deductible bonus compensation to our executive officers. If the Senior Officer Plan is not approved by stockholders, we would not be able to deduct cash incentive compensation payments after fiscal 2014 to any of our “covered employees” under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") to the extent that such amounts, together with other compensation that does not qualify as performance-based compensation for purposes of Section 162(m), exceeds $1 million.
For more information regarding the Senior Officer Plan, see “Proposal Four—Approval of the Toll Brothers, Inc. Senior Officer Bonus Plan” on pages 12 to 20.
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote “FOR” Proposal Four

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GENERAL INFORMATION

This proxy statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors (the “Board” or “Board of Directors”) of Toll Brothers, Inc., a Delaware corporation, for use at the Toll Brothers, Inc. 2013 Annual Meeting, of Stockholders (the “Meeting”), which will be held on the date, at the time and place, and for the purposes set forth in the foregoing notice, and any adjournment or postponement thereof. Any reference to “Toll Brothers” or any use of the terms “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” in this proxy statement refers to Toll Brothers, Inc. This proxy statement and the enclosed proxy card are first being sent to our stockholders on or about February 8, 2013.

The Board does not intend to bring any matter before the Meeting except as specifically indicated in the notice and does not know of anyone else who intends to do so; however, if any other matters properly come before the Meeting, Messrs. Robert I. Toll and Douglas C. Yearley, Jr., or either of them, acting as your designated proxies, will vote or otherwise act thereon in accordance with his or their judgment on such matters.

matters, acting as proxies for stockholders who have returned an executed proxy to us.

If the enclosed proxy card is properly executed and returned to and received by us prior to voting at the Meeting, the shares represented thereby will be voted in accordance with the instructions marked thereon. If the enclosed proxy card is properly executed, returned, and received by us prior to voting at the Meeting without specific instructions, Messrs. Robert I. Toll and Douglas C. Yearley, Jr., or either of them, acting as your proxies, will vote your shares “FOR” all nominees under Proposal One “AGAINST” Proposal Five and “FOR” each of the other proposals.

Any proxy card may be revoked at any time before its exercise by notifying the Secretary of the Company in writing, by delivering a duly executed proxy card bearing a later date, or by attending the Meeting and voting in person.

VOTING SECURITIES AND SECURITYBENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Shares Entitled To Vote, Quorum and Required Vote

The record dateRecord Date fixed by our Board for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting is January 15, 2013 (the “Record Date”).2015. At the close of business on the Record Date, there were 169,066,583175,465,694 shares of our common stock outstanding and eligible to vote at the Meeting. We have no other class of voting securities outstanding. At the Meeting, stockholders will be entitled to one vote for each share of common stock owned at the close of business on the Record Date.
The presence at the Meeting, in person or by proxy, of persons entitled to cast the votes of a majority of such outstanding shares of common stock will constitute a quorum for consideration of the mattersproposals expected to be voted on at the Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes represented by submitted proxies will be included in the calculation of the number of the shares present at the Meeting for the purposes of determining a quorum. “Broker non-votes” meansare shares held of record by a broker that are not voted on a matter because the broker has not received voting instructions from the beneficial owner of the shares and lacks the authority to vote the shares in its discretion.

Proposal One: Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast at the Meeting which means that the seven nominees who receive the most votes will be elected.

Under the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) rules, your brokerage firm or other nominee ismay not permitted to vote your shares with respect to ProposalProposals One,

Three, or Four without specific instructions from you as to how to vote, with respect to the election ofbecause each of the seven nominees for director, because the election of directorsthese proposals is not considered a “routine” matter under the NYSE rules. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be taken into account in determining the outcome of the election of directors.

Proposal Two: To be approved, this proposal requires an affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast. This means that the votes that our stockholders cast “FOR” this proposal must exceed the votes that our stockholders cast “AGAINST” this proposal at the Meeting. Your vote will not be binding on the Board or the Company. Proposal Two is considered a “routine” matter under the NYSE rules and therefore brokerage firms and nominees that are members of the NYSE have the authority under those rulesare permitted to vote their customers’ shares on Proposal Two even if the customers have not furnished voting instructions within a specified period of time prior to the Meeting. Abstentions will not be taken into account in determiningTo elect directors and adopt the outcome of this proposal.

Proposal Three: To be approved, this proposal requires an affirmative vote of a majority ofother proposals, the following votes cast. This means that the votes thatare required under our stockholders cast “FOR” this proposal must exceed the votes that our stockholders cast “AGAINST” this proposal at the Meeting. Because your vote is advisory, it will not be binding on the Board or the Company. Proposal Three is not considered a “routine” matter under the NYSE rulesgoverning documents and therefore, brokerage firms and nominees that are members of the NYSE will not be able to vote the shares of customers from whom they have not received voting instructions with regard to this proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be taken into account in determining the outcome of this proposal.

Proposal Four:To be approved, this proposal requires an affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast. This means that the votes that our stockholders cast “FOR” this proposal must exceed the votes that our stockholders cast “AGAINST” this proposal at the Meeting. Proposal Four is not considered a “routine” matter under the NYSE rules and, therefore, brokerage firms and nominees that are members of the NYSE will not be able to vote the shares of customers from whom they have not received voting instructions with regard to this proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be taken into account in determining the outcome of this proposal.

Proposal Five:To be approved, this proposal requires an affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast. This means that the votes that our stockholders cast “FOR” this proposal must exceed the votes that our stockholders cast “AGAINST” this proposal at the Meeting. Your vote will not be binding on the Board or the Company. Proposal Five is not considered a “routine” matter under the NYSE rules and, therefore, brokerage firms and nominees that are members of the NYSE will not be able to vote the shares of customers from whom they have not received voting instructions with regard to this proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be taken into account in determining the outcome of this proposal.

Delaware law:

Effect of Broker Non-Votes and Abstentions/Withhold Votes
ProposalVote Required
Broker Discretionary
Voting Allowed
Broker Non-
Votes
Abstentions/ Withhold Votes
1.Election of DirectorsPlurality of the votes castNoNo effectNo effect
2.Ratification of Independent AuditorsMajority of votes castYesNot applicableNo effect
3.Advisory Vote to Approve Executive CompensationMajority of votes castNoNo effectNo effect
4.Approval of the Toll Brothers, Inc. Senior Officer Bonus PlanMajority of votes castNoNo effectAgainst

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Security Ownership of Principal Stockholders and Management

The following table sets forthforth beneficial ownership, as of the Record Date, of our common stock by: (1) each person known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our common stock; (2) each of our directors (which includes nominees for director) and named executive officers;NEOs; and (3) all of our directors and executive officers as a group. To the best of our knowledge, each of the persons named in the table below as beneficially owning the shares set forth therein has sole voting power and sole investment power with respect to such shares, unless otherwise indicated.

Name of Beneficial Owner

  Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership(1)		   Percent of
Common Stock		 

FMR LLC(2) .

   25,070,400     14.83% 

BlackRock, Inc.(3)

   13,842,596     8.19% 

Wellington Management Company, LLP(4)

   9,200,418     5.44% 

Robert I. Toll(5)

   14,157,693     8.25% 

Bruce E. Toll(6)

   3,921,727     2.32% 

Zvi Barzilay

   1,409,465      * 

Robert S. Blank

   169,792      * 

Edward G. Boehne

   208,300      * 

Richard J. Braemer

   391,647      * 

Christine N. Garvey

   49,200      * 

Carl B. Marbach(7)

   298,644      * 

Stephen A. Novick

   174,900      * 

Paul E. Shapiro

   329,945      * 

Douglas C. Yearley, Jr.(8)

   310,235      * 

Martin P. Connor

   39,291      * 

Richard T. Hartman

   142,891      * 

All directors and executive officers as a group (12 persons)(1)(9)

   20,194,265     11.66% 

Name of Beneficial Owner 
Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership(1)
 
Percent of
Common Stock
     
BlackRock, Inc. (2) 14,993,902
 8.55%
40 East 52nd Street
New York, New York 10022
    
Goldman Sachs Asset Management (3) 12,040,221
 6.86%
200 West Street,
New York, NY 10282
    
The Vanguard Group (4) 9,487,538
 5.41%
100 Vanguard Blvd.
Malvern, PA 19355
    
Robert I. Toll (5) 12,864,599
 7.25%
250 Gibraltar Road
Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044
    
Bruce E. Toll (6) 3,776,437
 2.15%
Robert S. Blank 121,849
 *
Edward G. Boehne 164,632
 *
Richard J. Braemer 269,440
 *
Christine N. Garvey 64,833
 *
Carl B. Marbach (7) 239,092
 *
Stephen A. Novick 127,882
 *
Paul E. Shapiro 250,530
 *
Douglas C. Yearley, Jr. 683,883
 *
Richard T. Hartman 200,075
 *
Martin P. Connor 120,836
 *
All directors and executive officers as a group (12 persons) (1)(8) 18,884,088
 10.54%
*    Less than 1%
*Less than 1%
(1)Shares issuable pursuant to restricted stock units (“RSUs”), restricted stock awards and options exercisable within 60 days after the Record Date are deemed to be beneficially owned. Accordingly, the information presented above includes the following numbers of shares of common stock underlying RSUs restricted stock awards and options held by the following individuals, and all directors and executive officers as a group: Mr. Robert I. Toll, 2,485,9121,868,237 shares; Mr. Bruce E. Toll, 157,500 shares; Mr. Barzilay, 1,152,034112,210 shares; Mr. Blank, 168,050120,057 shares; Mr. Boehne, 177,650127,482 shares; Mr. Braemer, 158,500112,210 shares; Ms. Garvey, 49,05064,633 shares; Mr. Marbach, 175,650126,906 shares; Mr. Novick, 173,600126,482 shares; Mr. Shapiro, 170,800122,732 shares; Mr. Yearley, 262,652596,574 shares; Mr. Hartman, 173,160 shares; Mr. Connor, 39,291 shares; Mr. Hartman, 119,697116,726 shares; and all directors and executive officers as a group, 4,138,3523,667,409 shares.
(2)FMR LLC (“FMR”) filed a Schedule 13G/A with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 14, 2012, which states that the address of FMR is 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, and that FMR has sole dispositive power with respect to 25,070,400 shares and sole voting power with respect to 1,850 shares. According to the Schedule 13G/A filed by FMR, various persons have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the shares, and no one person’s interest in our common stock was more than 5% of the total outstanding common stock, as of the date the Schedule 13G/A was filed.
(3)(2)BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) filed a Schedule 13G/A with the SEC on February 1, 2013,January 22, 2015 which states that the address of BlackRock is 40 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10022, and that BlackRock has sole dispositive and voting power with respect to 13,842,59614,040,880 shares and sole dispositive power with respect to 14,993,902 shares. According to the Schedule 13G/A filed by BlackRock, various persons have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the shares, and no one person’s interest in our common stock was more than 5% of the total outstanding common stock, as of the date the Schedule 13G/A was filed.

(4)Wellington
(3)Goldman Sachs Asset Management Company, LLP (“Wellington”L.P. and GS Investment Strategies, LLC ("GSAM") filed a Schedule 13G with the SEC on February 14, 2012,13, 2014 which states that the address of Wellington is 280 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210,GSAM has shared voting power with respect to 11,966,167 shares and that Wellington has shared dispositive power with respect to 9,200,418 shares and shared voting power with respect to 2,223,84912,040,221 shares. According to the Schedule 13G filed by Wellington, the clients of WellingtonGSAM, various persons have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, suchthe shares, and no such client is known to have such right orone person’s interest in our common stock was more than 5% of the total outstanding common stock, as of the date the Schedule 13G was filed.
(4)The Vanguard Group ("Vanguard") filed a Schedule 13G on February 12, 2014, which states that Vanguard has sole dispositive power with respect to more than 5% of this class of securities.9,360,344 shares, sole voting power with respect to 147,294 shares, and shared

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dispositive power with respect to 127,194 shares. According to the Schedule 13G filed by Vanguard, various persons have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the shares, and no one person’s interest in our common stock was more than 5% of the total outstanding common stock, as of the date the Schedule 13G was filed.
(5)The address for Mr. Robert I. Toll is c/o Toll Brothers, Inc., 250 Gibraltar Road, Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044. Amount includes 295,500133,155 shares held by trusts for Mr. Robert I. Toll’s children and grandchildren, of which Mrs. Jane Toll, Mr. Robert I. Toll’s spouse, is a trustee with voting and dispositive power and as to which he disclaims beneficial ownership. Amount includes 7,420,3164,950,316 shares pledged to financial institutions to secure personal obligations of Mr. Robert I. Toll.
(6)Amount includes 3,192,932 shares pledged to financial institutions to secure obligations of The Bruce E. Toll Revocable Trust (of which Mr. Bruce E. Toll is the sole trustee).
(7)Amount includes an aggregate of 9,400 shares beneficially owned by individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”) for the benefit of Mr. Marbach and his wife. Mr. Marbach disclaims beneficial ownership of the 4,700 shares held by his wife’s IRA.
(8)Amount includes 24,500 shares pledged to a financial institution to secure personal obligations of Mr. Yearley.
(9)(8)The Board of Directors, after reviewing the functions of all of our officers, both in terms of designated functions and functions actually performed, has determined that only Messrs. Robert I. Toll, Douglas C. Yearley, Richard T. Hartman and Martin P. Connor are deemed to be executive officers of the Company for purposes of Item 403 of Regulation S-K of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”("SEC").


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PROPOSAL ONE —

ONE—ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

At

Board Membership Criteria
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the 2011 Annual MeetingBoard of Stockholders,Directors (the "Governance Committee") identifies individuals qualified to become members of the stockholdersBoard of Directors consistent with criteria approved an amendmentby the Board of Directors. The Governance Committee, in selecting, or in recommending the selection of, nominees for directors, considers applicable statutory, regulatory, case law, and NYSE requirements, including when appropriate those applicable to membership on the Company’s Second Restated CertificateAudit and Risk Committee and the Executive Compensation Committee, as well as other criteria it deems appropriate.
The Governance Committee requires that, at a minimum, candidates possess a background that includes a strong education, extensive business experience, and the requisite reputation, character, integrity, skills, judgment, and temperament, which, in the view of Incorporation, as amended, to providethe Governance Committee, have prepared them for the annual election of directors beginningdealing with the classmulti-faceted financial, business, governance, and other issues that confront a Board of directors up for re-election at the 2012 Annual MeetingDirectors of Stockholders, continuinga corporation with the classsize, complexity, reputation, and success of directors upthe Company. Although the Governance Committee does not have a formal policy regarding diversity, it values diversity of viewpoints, background, and experience in considering candidates for re-election atBoard membership.
Board Composition
The Governance Committee assesses annually the 2013 Annual Meetingcomposition of Stockholdersthe Board, including a review of Board size, the skills and culminatingqualifications represented on the Board, and director tenure. The findings of the Governance Committee's annual review of Board composition are reported to and discussed with the full Board. Based on its evaluation, the Governance Committee may recommend an increase or decrease in the size of the Board upor changes in the composition of the Board so as to best reflect the objectives and needs of the Company and the desired skill sets of the directors. Similarly, the Governance Committee may establish processes for re-election,developing candidates for Board membership and conducting searches for Board candidates.
In its review of the first timeskills and qualifications of each director, the Governance Committee considers the characteristics that the Committee believes should be represented on the Board as a group, atwhole. The Governance Committee also reviews the composition of the Board, as well as the skills and qualifications represented on the boards of the Company's peer group.
As part of this annual review of Board composition, the Governance Committee reviewed director tenure during fiscal 2014, Annual Meetingwhich included a comparison of Stockholders.

director tenure to the Company's peer group. In advance of this review, the Chair of the Governance Committee conducted individual meetings with the independent directors to discuss each director's evaluation of the Board and determine his or her future plans that may assist the Committee in its consideration of the issue of director succession.

Our Lead Independent Director (who is the Chair of the Governance Committee) also leads the annual Board self-evaluation procedure to review the Board's effectiveness and to identify any opportunities for improvement. As part of this process, the Lead Independent Director receives feedback from each director regarding Board and committee composition, Board practices, Board accountability, and director standards of conduct. The Lead Independent Director leads the discussion with the Board to review this information and to identify any areas for improvement.
The Board believes that, through this annual review of Board composition and nomination process, coupled with its annual self-evaluation procedure, the Board will continue to evolve to meet the needs of the Company.
Our Director Nominees
The Board currently consists of 10ten directors. The directors whose terms of office expire at the Meeting are Messrs. Douglas C. Yearley, Jr., Robert S. Blank, Edward G. Boehne, Richard J. Braemer, Carl B. Marbach, Stephen A. Novick and Paul E. Shapiro. Accordingly, the Board, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, has nominated Messrs. Douglas C. Yearley, Jr., Robert S. Blank, Edward G. Boehne, Richard J. Braemer, Carl B. Marbach, Stephen A. Novick and Paul E. Shapiro, and our stockholders will be asked to elect these seven directors,Each current director is standing for re-election to hold office until the 20142016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until theirhis or her respective successors havesuccessor has been duly elected and qualified. Each nominee has indicated a willingness to continue to serve as a director. Should a nominee become unavailable to accept election as a director, the persons named in the enclosed proxy will vote the shares that such proxy represents for the election of such other person as the Board may nominate on the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

Set forth below is See page 2 for certain information concerningregarding our director nominees.


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Director Qualifications
The Governance Committee has reviewed the business experience and qualifications of each current director each nominee for election as a director atand has concluded that the Meetingdirectors possess business experience in the areas set forth below. The Governance Committee believes that the directors' business experience in these areas brings value to the Board and each director whose current termto the Company in light of office will continue after the Meeting. our business strategy, structure, and direction.
This business experience, and these qualifications coupled with our directors’directors' knowledge and understanding of the Company’sCompany's operations, financial condition, governance, personnel, and business ethic gained by them over a lengthy periodtime, have led the Governance Committee and the Board of time (eight of our directors have been serving the Company for over eleven years and our CEO, who became a director in 2010, has been with the Company for over 22 years) have

ledDirectors to the conclusion that each director provides the Company with unique perspective, insight, and skills relativethat enable him or her to our business strategy, structureprovide strong guidance and direction,leadership during all phases of the cycle of the real estate market and in times of management transition, and, therefore, that each should serve as a director of the Company.

Name

  Age   Director
Since		   Current
Term
Expires		   Position(s) with the Company

Robert I. Toll

   72     1986     2014    Executive Chairman of the Board

Bruce E. Toll

   69     1986     2014    Vice Chairman of the Board

Douglas C. Yearley, Jr.

   52     2010     2013    Chief Executive Officer and Director

Robert S. Blank

   72     1986     2013    Director

Edward G. Boehne

   72     2000     2013    Director

Richard J. Braemer

   71     1986     2013    Director

Christine N. Garvey

   67     2009     2014    Director

Carl B. Marbach

   71     1991     2013    Director

Stephen A. Novick

   72     2003     2013    Director

Paul E. Shapiro

   71     1993     2013    Director

The table below summarizes certain key qualifications and skills of each director nominee that were relevant to the decision to nominate him or her to serve on the Board. The lack of a mark does not mean the director does not possess that qualification or skill; rather, a mark indicates a specific area of focus or expertise on which the Board relies most heavily. Each director's biography below describes his or her qualifications and relevant experience in more detail.
Skills and Qualifications of our Board of Directors
NameLeadershipIndustryOperating
Accounting
 and
Financial
Business Development and MarketingCorporate Governance and LawOther Board Experience
Robert I. Tollüüüüüü
Bruce E. Tollüüüüüü
Douglas C. Yearley, Jr.üüüüü
Robert S. Blanküüüüü
Edward G. Boehneüüüüü
Richard J. Braemerüüüüüü
Christine N. Garveyüüüüüü
Carl B. Marbachüüüü
Stephen A. Novicküüüü
Paul E. Shapiroüüüüüü
In addition to the skills and qualifications referenced above, we include below other information about the backgrounds and experience of our director nominees, including specific qualifications, experience, skills, and expertise considered by the Governance Committee as relevant to each of the nominee's candidacy as a director.
Robert I. Toll, with his brother Bruce E. Toll, founded our predecessor’s operations in 1967. He has been a member of our Board since our inception in May 1986. He served as our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board from our inception until June 2010 when he assumed the new position of Executive Chairman of the Board. He brings to the Board his dynamic entrepreneurial and leadership experience as a founder, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and, currently, Executive Chairman of the Company, which has given rise to the establishment ofestablished the Company as the country’s leading luxury homebuilder over the 26 years since its inception.homebuilder.

Bruce E. Toll, thewith his brother of Robert I. Toll, hasfounded our predecessor’s operations in 1967. He been a member of our Board since our inception in May 1986 and served as our Chief Operating Officer until May 1998 and our President until November 1998. He is a member of the Public Debt and Equity Securities Committee. Mr. TollHe is the founder and presidentPrincipal of BET Investments, a commercial real estate company, and the owner of several automobile dealerships. From June 2006 through August 2009, Mr. Tollhe was the Chairman of Philadelphia Media Holdings, L.L.C., the parent company of the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News, and from December 2007 through February 2009, he served on the board of directors of Fifth Street Finance Corp., a company that lends to and invests in small and mid-sized companies. He brings to the Board his knowledge and experience as a co-founder of the Company and his service in various executive, director and advisory positions

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with the Company since its formation in 1986; his ownership of several significant businesses has provided him with extensive managerial and leadership experience in the real estate industry and other fields, and his service on various public company boards of directors has been of added value to our Board.

Douglas C. Yearley, Jr. has been a member of our Board since June 2010. He joined us in 1990, specializing in land acquisitions from financial institutions. He has been an officer since 1994, holding the position of Senior Vice President from January 2002 until November 2005, and the position of Regional President from November 2005 until November 2009, when he was promoted to Executive Vice President. Since June 2010, he has been our Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining us, Mr. Yearley practiced law in New Jersey as a commercial litigator. He brings to the Board a deep understanding of our industry and our business as a result of the significant operational roles in which he has served over the 2224 years he has been with the Company;Company, his managerial and leadership experience, and his background as an attorney have been positive contributors to the Company.legal background.

Robert S. Blank has been a member of our Board since September 1986. He is a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Public Debt and Equity Securities Committee. Since 2003, Mr. Blank has been Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Whitney Communication Company (“WCC”) and Senior Partner of Whitcom Partners. Whitney Communications Company and Whitcom Partners and its two partners individually make

investments in public and non-public companies. HeMr. Blank brings to the Board the skills and experience gained in his executive leadership roles in a major company in the communications industry, as well as in the investment field.

Edward G. Boehne has been a member of our Board since July 2000 and our Lead Independent Director since March 2011. He is the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Committee. From 1981 until his retirement in May 2000, Mr. Boehne was the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Mr. Boehne is a member of the board of directors of Beneficial Mutual Bancorp, Inc., and its subsidiary, Beneficial Bank, Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. and AAA Mid-Atlantic, Inc. (including Affiliated Holding Co.)the related holding company, AAA Club Partners). Mr. Boehne is also a member of the board of directors of, and Senior Economic Advisor to, the Haverford Trust Company. He brings to the Board his reputation and accomplishments as a leader and expert in the Federal bank regulatory field, as well as his current service in various board and advisory positions with high profile companies in the banking and insurance industries.

Richard J. Braemer has been a member of our Board since September 1986. He is the Chair of the Public Debt and Equity Securities Committee. He is senior counsel at the law firm of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP, where he was a partner from 1994 through 2008. Mr. Braemer is a director, Chairman of the Compensation Committee and past Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, a Philadelphia-based, non-profit healthcare network. In addition to his professional skills as an attorney practicing primarily in the field of mergers and acquisitions, including transactions with a real estate element,transactions, he brings to our Board the experience gained both as a former board member and audit committee chair of a public company and as an advisor to boards, board committees and independent directors of publicly and privately held corporations.

Christine N. Garvey has been a member of our Board since September 2009. She is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee. She was the Global Head of Corporate Real Estate Services at Deutsche Bank AG from 2001 to 2004. Prior to that, she served as Vice President of Worldwide Real Estate and Workplace Resources at Cisco Systems, Inc. and as Group Executive Vice President at Bank of America. She is also a member of the board of directors of HCP, Inc. and Maguire Properties, Inc. She has served as a member of the board of ProLogis since September 2005, when Catellus Development Corporation, whereof which she had been a member of the board since 1995, merged into a subsidiary of ProLogis. Ms. Garvey served on the board of directors of Hilton Hotels Corporation through October 2007. She brings to the Board her extensive knowledge of and background in real estate and banking and her experience in executive leadership positions and board memberships with various public entities in the national real estate market.

Carl B. Marbach has been a member of our Board since December 1991. He is the Chair of the Executive Compensation Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Committee and the Public Debt and Equity Securities Committee. Since January 2004, Mr. Marbach has been President of Greater Marbach Airlines, Inc., a company that provides aviation and consulting services. From January 1995 to January 2004, Mr. Marbach was President of Internetwork Publishing Corp., an electronic publisher, which he founded. He brings to the Board his expertise in the field of information technology, as well as his entrepreneurial experiences in building businesses in that and other industries.


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Stephen A. Novick has been a member of our Board since January 2003. He is a member of the Executive Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Novick serves as Senior Advisor to The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies, a private family foundation. Until December 2006, Mr. Novick was a consultant to Grey Global Group, a marketing communications company. From 1990 until his retirement in December 2004, Mr. Novick was Chief Creative Officer-Worldwide, and from April 2000 to December 2004 was Vice Chairman, of Grey Global Group. Mr. Novick is also a member of the board of directors of Ark Restaurant Corp. In addition to the experience gained in his roles in the corporate and non-profit sectors, he brings to our Board his creative skills, leadership and expertise in the field of marketing communications.

Paul E. Shapiro has been a member of our Board since December 1993. He is the Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and a member of the Executive Compensation Committee. Since June 2004, Mr. Shapiro has been Chairman of the Board of Q Capital Strategies,Holdings LLC, aand he is Chairman of the Board of its two operating companies that are in the life settlement company.business. From January 2004 to June 2004, Mr. Shapiro was Senior Vice President of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings, Inc., a private holding company of operating businesses. From June 2001 to December 2003, Mr. Shapiro was Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Revlon Inc. Prior thereto, Mr. Shapiro practiced corporate and securities law as a managing shareholder of the Palm Beach County office of Greenberg Traurig LLP (which acquired Shapiro and Bregman, a firm he co-founded) and was a partner in Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen. He brings to the Board his extensive business experience in executive positions with various nationally known companies, which he has served in a wide variety of capacities that have drawn upon his legal and entrepreneurial skills, including those in the areas of corporate governance and the regulatory corporate environment.

Required Vote

Director nominees are elected by a plurality of the votes cast at the Meeting. We have been advised that it is the intention of Messrs. Robert I. Toll and Bruce E. Toll to vote the shares of common stock they each own “FOR” the election of each of the nominees named above. See “Voting Securities and Security Ownership — Security Ownership of Principal Stockholders and Management.”

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION OF DOUGLAS C. YEARLEY, JR., ROBERT S. BLANK, EDWARD G. BOEHNE, RICHARD J. BRAEMER, CARL E. MARBACH, STEPHEN A. NOVICK AND PAUL E. SHAPIRO.

ALL NOMINEES.



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PROPOSAL TWO —

TWO—RATIFICATION OF THE RE-APPOINTMENT OF

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The

As part of its oversight of the Company’s relationship with our independent auditors, the Audit and Risk Committee (the "Audit Committee") reviews annually our independent auditors’ qualifications, performance, and independence. Based on the results of this review, the Audit Committee re-appointed Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm (“independent auditors”)auditors for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2013.2015. Ratification is being sought at the Meeting in a non-binding vote of stockholders.

Although ratification is not required by our bylaws or otherwise, the Board is submitting the selection of Ernst & Young LLP has auditedto our consolidated financial statements since 1984. shareholders for ratification because we value our stockholders' views on the Company’s independent auditors. If our stockholders fail to ratify the selection, it will be considered notice to the Board and Audit Committee to consider the selection of a different firm.

Representatives of Ernst & Young LLP are expected to be present at the Meeting, will be afforded the opportunity to make a statement if they desire, and are expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions.

We have been advised by Ernst & Young LLP that neither the firm, nor any member of the firm, has any financial interest, direct or indirect, in any capacity in us or our subsidiaries.

Audit and Non-Audit Fees

The following table sets forth the fees paid toearned for services rendered by Ernst & Young LLP for professional services for the fiscal years ended October 31, 20122014 and 2011:

   2012   2011 

Audit Fees(1)

  $1,213,868    $856,283  

Audit-Related Fees(2)

   31,845     31,995  

Tax Fees(3)

   30,898     85,536  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $1,276,611    $973,814  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

2013:
  2014 2013
     
Audit Fees (1) $1,313,831
 $1,298,645
Audit-Related Fees (2) 40,485
 31,995
Tax Fees (3) 40,000
 23,398
All Other Fees —
 —
  $1,394,316
 $1,354,038
(1)“Audit Fees” include fees billed for (a) the audit of Toll Brothers, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, (b) the audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, (c) the review of quarterly financial information, and (d) the issuance of consents and comfort letters to underwriters in various filings with the SEC.
(2)“Audit-Related Fees” include fees billed for audits of a certain joint venture in which we have an interest, workpaper review of an acquired entity, and fees for the use of the independent auditors’ technical accounting research tool.
(3)“Tax Fees” include fees billed for consulting on tax planning matters and tax compliance matters.

The Audit Committee meets and agrees upon the annual audit fee directly with our independent auditors. The Audit Committee also establishes pre-approved limits for which our management may engage our independent auditors for specificspecified services. Any work that exceeds these pre-approved limits in a quarter requires the advance approval of the Audit Committee. Each quarter the Audit Committee reviews the matters worked on by the independent auditors during the previous quarter and establishes any pre-approved limits for the current quarter. All fees and services for fiscal 20122014 were approved by the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee also reviewed and approved the compatibility of non-audit services, including tax services, with the independent registered public accounting firm’sErnst & Young LLP’s independence. The Audit Committee reviewed the services provided by Ernst & Young LLP and approved the fees paid to Ernst & Young LLP for all services for fiscal 2012.

2014.

Required Vote
To be approved, this proposal must receive an affirmative majority of the votes cast on the proposal at the Meeting.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” PROPOSAL TWO.


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PROPOSAL THREE —

THREE—ADVISORY AND NON-BINDING VOTE

ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

(SAY ON PAY)

Our stockholders voted in 2011, in a non-binding vote, in favor of the submission of the Company’s executive compensation of its NEOs annually to our stockholders on a non-binding basis, and our Board has adopted that approach. In accordance with the requirementsthis outcome of that stockholder vote and regulations under Section 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, (which was added by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the related rules of the SEC)as amended (the “Exchange Act”), we are including in this proxy statement a separate resolution, subject to a non-binding stockholder vote, to approve the compensation of our named executive officers (“NEOs”)NEOs as disclosed in this proxy statement. In considering their vote, we encourage stockholders may wish to carefully review our compensation policies and decisions regarding our NEOs as presented in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and the tabular (and accompanying narrative) disclosure on pages28 25 to44.

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Our Executive Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) has developed and maintained a compensation program that is intended to reward performance and encourage actions that drive success in our short- and long-term business strategy.
Our executive compensation program received the support of 98%, 99%, 98%, and 99% of our stockholders who voted at our Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2014, 2013, 2012, Stockholders Meeting.and 2011, respectively. In determining fiscal 20122014 compensation for our NEOs, and as described in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Compensation Decision Making Process,”Analysis” starting on page 25, the Compensation Committee recognized the beginningthat fiscal 2014 was a year of a recoverysignificant progress in the home building industrygrowing our revenues and our outstanding performance during fiscal 2012, as well as the successful leadership transition that was ongoing at the senior management level throughout the year.profits. The Compensation Committee paid particular attention to the following notable areas of our performance and our management’s achievements in fiscal 2012:

•

Stock Price: Our stock price increased approximately 89%, from $17.44 at fiscal year end 2011 to $33.01 at fiscal year-end.

•

Sales: Our net contracts signed in fiscal 2012 increased by approximately 59% in dollars and 49% in units compared to fiscal 2011.

•

Revenues: Our revenues of $1.88 billion and home building deliveries of 3,286 units rose 28% in dollars and 26% in units, compared to fiscal 2011.

•

Income: We reported net income of $487.1 million in fiscal 2012 compared to net income of $39.8 million in fiscal 2011 and a net loss of $3.4 million in 2010, respectively. Our pre-tax income improved to $112.9 million in fiscal 2012, compared to a pre-tax loss of $29.4 million in fiscal 2011. Also, in fiscal 2012, we reversed the valuation allowance against a majority of our deferred tax assets, becoming one of the first in our industry to do so.

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Backlog: Our fiscal year end 2012 backlog of $1.67 billion and 2,569 homes increased 70% in dollars and 54% in units, compared to fiscal year end 2011, positioning us for another year of growth in fiscal year 2013.

•

Gross Margin: Our gross margin, excluding interest and write-downs, was 24.0% in fiscal 2012 compared to 23.3% in fiscal 2011.

•

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (“SG&A”):Our SG&A as a percentage of revenue improved to 15.3% compared to 17.7% for fiscal 2011.

•

Note Offerings: We raised $287.5 million through a 20-year exchangeable senior notes offering in September 2012 with a 0.50% interest rate and conversion premium set at 50% above our then-current stock price of $32.72, callable in September 2017. We also sold $300 million of new 10-year senior unsecured notes in January of 2012 with a 5.875% interest rate and issued an additional $120 million of notes at the same maturity and interest rate in exchange for a similar amount of our November 2012 senior unsecured notes and our September 2013 senior unsecured notes.

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Expansion of Our Business:We successfully integrated the operation of CamWest Development LLC (“CamWest”), after acquiring substantially all of its assets on November 15, 2011, and entered the Seattle market. CamWest develops a variety of home types, including luxury detached homes, condominiums, and townhomes throughout the Seattle, Washington metropolitan area, primarily in King and Snohomish Counties. In fiscal 2012, our CamWest operations delivered 201 homes and produced revenues of $99.7 million.

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Growth in a Recovering Economy: As the economy began to recover in fiscal 2012, senior management continued to guide us with financial and operational discipline that included significant growth in revenues and expansion of our community count and land position (owned and controlled) without sacrificing the strong and conservative financial metrics that placed it among the top three rated home building companies by Moody’s Investor Service, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and Fitch Ratings at fiscal year end 2012.

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Honors: We were named the “2012 Builder of the Year” by the Professional Builder Magazine, thus becoming the first homebuilding company to have won this award twice. During fiscal 2012, our CEO was voted the first-place ranking in the best CEO survey, and our CFO was voted the second-place ranking in the best CFO survey, by Institutional Investor Magazine for the Homebuilding and Building Products Industry. We also received the first-place ranking for Best Investor Relations Company in the Homebuilding and Building Products Industry and ranked as the 17th most honored company overall among the 1,928 companies receiving votes in the Institutional Investor Magazine survey across all industries.

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Management: We seamlessly completed the succession of three key leadership positions, including the Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”), the Chief Operating Officer (the “COO”) and the Chief Financial Officer (the “CFO”), and came out of the recent recession strong and ready to grow.

We believe that our Compensation Committee has developed NEO compensation that rewards outstanding performance2014 set forth under “Compensation Discussion and achievements in the context of the condition of our industry and the economy as a whole.

Analysis—2014 Company Performance” on pages 25 to 26.

Accordingly, we are asking our stockholders to approve, in a non-binding vote, the following resolution in respect of this Proposal Three:

“RESOLVED, that the stockholders approve, in a non-binding vote, the compensation ofpaid to the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” beginning on pages28 to56 inpage 25 of the Proxy Statement relating toproxy statement and the Company’s Annual Meetingrelated compensation tables and narrative discussion.
Required Vote
To be approved, this proposal must receive an affirmative majority of Stockholders to be heldthe votes cast on March 13, 2013.”

the proposal at the Meeting.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” PROPOSAL THREE.



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PROPOSAL FOUR —

RE-APPROVALFOUR—APPROVAL OF THE MATERIAL TERMS OF THE PERFORMANCE GOALS UNDER THE TOLL BROTHERS, INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK INCENTIVE

SENIOR OFFICER BONUS PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES (2007)

The Board of Directors has adopted, upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee and subject to stockholder approval, the Toll Brothers, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock IncentiveSenior Officer Bonus Plan for Employees (2007) (the “2007 Stock Incentive(“Senior Officer Plan”) was initially adoptedto provide a tax-deductible bonus program for those officers designated as participants in the Senior Officer Plan by the Board of Directors in December 2006 and wasCompensation Committee. If approved by stockholders, the Senior Officer Plan will be the method of awarding tax-deductible bonus compensation to our stockholders atexecutive officers. If the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. An amendment to the 2007 Stock IncentiveSenior Officer Plan was subsequentlyis not approved by the Board of Directors effective December 12, 2007, subjectstockholders, we would not be able to the approval of the stockholders, and was approved by our stockholders at the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

In order to satisfy the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to certain performance awards that may be granted under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, the Company is seeking shareholder re-approval of the material terms of the performance goals that may be utilized for purposes of determining performance awards that may be granted under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan. The material terms include the employees eligible under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, the business criteria on which performance goals are based, and the maximum amount ofdeduct cash incentive compensation payable under the 2007 Stock Incentive Planpayments after fiscal 2014 to any one employee during a specified period.

We are not seeking to make any changes with respect to the material terms of the performance goals or any other terms of the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan at this time; however, in order to ensure tax deductibility, in accordance with the regulationsour “covered employees” under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code to the extent that such amounts, together with other compensation that does not qualify as performance-based compensation for purposes of Section 162(m), exceeds $1 million.

Background
The Board of Directors believes that our executive officers should be compensated through a mix of salary, cash incentive bonus awards, long-term incentive compensation, and retirement benefits, and that this compensation should be tax-deductible by us to the largest extent practicable. The Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee developed the Senior Officer Plan to be sufficiently flexible to allow the Compensation Committee to make awards in appropriate amounts and with appropriate performance periods and performance goals to whichever existing, new or recently promoted executive or other officers the Compensation Committee designates as plan participants. The Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee believe the Senior Officer Plan will enable us to attract, retain, motivate, and reward the exceptional level of leadership to which we and our stockholders have become accustomed.
The Senior Officer Plan permits the Compensation Committee to award up to $8.5 million per year to each participant. The Compensation Committee has never awarded this maximum amount, but has used its discretion to award amounts that are seeking re-approvalsignificantly less than this maximum. Since the adoption of the Senior Officer Plan in fiscal 2010, the Committee has consistently granted cash incentive bonus awards that were less than the maximum allowable, and has never awarded an annual cash bonus of more than $2.3 million to any individual participant under the Senior Officer Plan.
Tax Deductibility
The Senior Officer Plan is being presented to stockholders for approval in order to preserve the tax deductibility of cash incentive bonus awards to executive officers under Section 162(m) (“Section 162(m)”) of the Code. Section 162(m) generally limits to $1 million per year the deductibility, for Federal income tax purposes, of cash compensation to "covered employees," which means any individual who, as of the end of the year, is the principal executive officer of a public company or one of the other three most highly compensated executive officers (other than the principal financial officer). This limitation does not apply to compensation that is deemed to be “qualified performance-based” within the meaning of Section 162(m). Therefore, if compensation qualifies as “qualified performance-based” for purposes of Section 162(m), we will be permitted to deduct it for federal income tax purposes.
The provisions of Section 162(m) require, among other things, that the material terms of the performance goalscompensation plans such as our Senior Officer Plan must be approved by a company’s stockholders every five years in order for compensation awarded under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan.such plan to qualify as “qualified performance-based.” The material terms of the performance goalsSenior Officer Plan were last approved by stockholders in 2010, and, accordingly, the Senior Officer Plan will need to be approved by stockholders in 2015 in order for bonuses to continue to qualify as “qualified performance-based compensation” under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan are described below under “Performance-Based Awards and RSUs.”

Section 162(m).

Material Provisions of the 2007 Stock IncentiveSenior Officer Plan

The following is a brief summary of the material provisions of the 2007 Stock IncentiveSenior Officer Plan. Because it is only a summary, it may not contain all of the information about the Senior Officer Plan that may be important to you and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Senior Officer Plan set forth in Annex A.
1. Participants.  The participants in the Senior Officer Plan are those officers designated as follows:

1. Number of Shares.An aggregate maximum of ten million shares ofparticipants by the Company’s common stock may be issued under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, of which no more than three million shares shall be availableCompensation Committee for issuing Awards and RSUs under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, subject to adjustmenta given Performance Period (as defined in the event thereSenior Officer Plan and described below). If the Senior Officer Plan is a stock dividend, stock split, or other increase or decrease in the number of shares of common stock (in such event,approved by stockholders, the Compensation Committee has the authority to determine what adjustments are appropriate). The Amendment does not change the number of shares available under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan.designated that there will be four participants for fiscal 2015, who will be our current executive officers: Robert I. Toll, Douglas C. Yearley, Jr., Richard T. Hartman, and Martin P. Connor.


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2. Administration.The 2007 Stock IncentiveEffective Date; Term.  Subject to the approval of our stockholders, the Senior Officer Plan is currently administeredwill be effective for our fiscal year ending October 31, 2010, and subsequent years unless and until terminated by the Compensation Committee (without the participation by any member of the Board on any matters pertaining to him or her).

3. Eligibility.All employees of the Company or its affiliates (including employees who are members of the Board of Directors or of a board of directors of any affiliate) are eligible under the terms of the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan to receive incentive stock options (“ISO”), non-qualified stock options (“NQSO”), stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), RSUs and Awards (including performance-based RSUs and Awards)Directors.

3. Performance Periods.  The Compensation Committee in its discretion, determines whether an individual qualifies to receive any issuance under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan. As of January 15, 2013, approximately 2,400 employees of the Company and its affiliates were eligible to participate in the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan.

4. Term of 2007 Stock Incentive Plan.No issuance may be made under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan after December 13, 2016.

5. Issuances.Each issuance of an Option or SAR under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan will be set forth in an Option or SAR document that will specify the number of shares subject to the issuance. An employee may receive more than one issuance and may be issued Options (ISOs or NQSOs), RSUs, Awards, performance-based RSUs or Awards, or a combination of each. In no event, however, will Options or SARs to acquire more than 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock be issued to any individual employee during any one calendar year.

6. Term of Options and SARs.In general, any Options or SARs issued under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan will terminate on the first to occur of the following events:

(a) The end of the term specified in the Option or SAR document. This may not be more than ten years from the date of issuance (and may not be more than five years from that date in the case of an ISO that is issued to an employee who, as of the date of the issuance, owns or is treated as owning under certain rules applicable under the Code, more than ten percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any affiliate of the Company).

(b) The end of the three-month period (or the end of a shorter period set forth in the Option or SAR document for this purpose by the Compensation Committee) from the date the employee’s employment with the Company or its affiliates terminates other than by reason of the employee’s disability or death.

(c) The end of the one-year period from the date the employee’s employment with the Company terminates by reason of the employee’s death or disability.

(d) The occurrence of the date, if any, which is established by the Compensation Committee as an accelerated expiration date in the event of a “Change in Control” (as defined below) provided an employee who received an Option or SAR is given written notice at least 30 days before the date so fixed.

(e) The occurrence of the date established by the Compensation Committee as an accelerated expiration date after a finding by the Compensation Committee that a change in the financial accounting treatment for an Option or SAR issuance (as compared with the accounting treatment of an Option or SAR issuance in effect on the date the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan was adopted) has or may in the foreseeable future have an adverse effect on the Company. In such circumstances, the Compensation Committee may take any other action (including accelerating the exercisability of the Option or SAR issuance) which it deems necessary.

(f) A finding by the Compensation Committee, after full consideration of the facts presented on behalf of both the Company and employee, that the employee has breached the terms of his or her employment with the Company or an affiliate, or has been engaged in any sort of disloyalty to the Company or an affiliate, including, without limitation, fraud, embezzlement, theft, commission of a felony or proven dishonesty in the course of his or her employment or service or has disclosed trade secrets of the Company or an affiliate. In such event, the employee will also automatically forfeit all shares subject to Option or SAR issuances previously exercised that have not yet been delivered to the employee and the employee will receive a refund of any amounts paid for such shares.

Notwithstanding the general termination provisions described above, the Compensation Committee has the authority under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plandiscretion to permit an Option or SAR to continue to vest following an employee’s termination of employment, and may extend the period during which an Option or SAR may be exercised to a date no later than the date of the expiration of the grant term originally specified in the Option or SAR document.

7. Option Exercise Price.The option exercise priceestablish Performance Periods for all Options will in all cases be at least equal to the fair market value of the shares subject to the Option determined on the date of issuance. In theAwards (in each case, of an ISO issued to an employee who, as of the date of the issuance, owns or is treated as owning under certain rules

applicable under the Code, more than ten percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any affiliate of the Company, the option exercise price will be at least equal to 110% of the fair market value of the shares subject to the ISO. Under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, fair market value generally is the last reported sale price of shares on the relevant date on the NYSE or on such other national securities exchange where the Company’s common stock is listed. If the Company’s common stock is not listed on a national securities exchange or included in the NASDAQ National Market System, fair market value will be the mean between the last reported “bid” and “asked” prices for such shares on the relevant date, as reported on NASDAQ or, if not so reported, as reported by the National Daily Quotation Bureau, Inc. or as otherwise reported in a customary financial reporting service, as applicable. In all events, determinations as to the fair market value of the Company’s stock will be made by the Compensation Committee.

8. Payment of Exercise Price.An employee may pay for shares in cash, certified or cashier’s check, or by such mode of payment as the Compensation Committee may approve, including payment through a broker. The Compensation Committee also has the authority to provide in an Option document that the employee may make payment for his or her shares in whole or in part using shares of the Company’s common stock held by the employee for more than one year, subject to the Compensation Committee’s right to refuse to accept such shares as payment, at its sole discretion. In addition, the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan permits the payment for shares to be made in whole or in part by relinquishing a portion of the shares that would otherwise be issued on exercise of the grant, and further permits the withholding of shares sufficient to pay amounts required to be made available to satisfy federal, state and local tax withholding requirements.

9. Documents Governing Issuance; Restriction on Transferability; Other Provisions.All issuances will be evidenced by a document containing provisions consistent with the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan and such other provisions as the Compensation Committee deems appropriate. The Compensation Committee also has the authority under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan to include other terms and conditions in issuing documents to the extent such terms and conditions are not inconsistent with applicable provisions of the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan. No Option or SAR issued under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan may be transferred, except by will, the laws of descent and distribution or, in the case of a non-qualified stock option, pursuant to a “qualified domestic relations order,” within the meaning of the Code or in Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). In addition, the Compensation Committee may permit a NQSO to be transferred by the employee to a “family member,” as such term is defined in the Instructions to Form S-8 as published by the SEC.

10. Stock Appreciation Rights.The 2007 Stock IncentiveSenior Officer Plan provides any employee to whom an NQSO may be issued may also be issued an SAR. Each SAR issuedand described below) under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan shall convey to the recipient rights that are in all respects the economic equivalent of an NQSO and shall include in the SAR document all of the material terms and conditions that would be included in a corresponding Option document, including the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be subject to the SAR, the exercise price (which cannot be less than the fair market value per share of the underlying shares of Common Stock determined as of the date the SAR is issued), the time or times at which the SARSenior Officer Plan. Performance Periods may be exercised, and an expiration date. The economic benefit to the recipient of an SAR shall be equal to the valueone of the shares of Common Stock underlying the SAR as of the date the SAR is exercised, reduced by the deemed exercise price of the SAR applicable to the portion of the SAR being exercised. On exercise, the holder of the SAR shall be entitled to receive either cashour full fiscal years, or shares of Common Stock, having a value equal to the value of the SAR (or portion being exercised). Whether the recipient of an SAR is entitled to cash or shares of Common Stock upon exercise may be specified in the SAR document. For all purposes of the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, SARs are to be treated as though each SAR constituted an issuance oflonger or shorter than a NQSO for a number of Option Shares equal to the number of shares of Common Stock designated as underlying the SAR. Thus, the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan’s prohibition on issuances of Options to acquire more than 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to any individual employee during any one calendar year is to be applied by treating the shares of Common Stock underlying an SAR as though the SAR constituted an Option for that number of shares.

11. Awards.Under the terms of the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, the Compensation Committee has the authority to makefull fiscal year. Multiple Awards in which case the terms are set forth in a written “Award Agreement.” These Awards will be consistent with the terms of the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan and may have such other terms or conditions (including conditions which may result in a forfeiture) which the Compensation Committee deems appropriate, which may be established on a case by case basis. The restrictions, if any, on an Award may lapse (i.e., the Award may become vested) at specific times or on the occurrence of events. This vesting may occur as to all of the shares subject to an Award or may occur in installments. The Compensation Committee also has the authority under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan to shorten or waive any condition or restriction with respect to all or any portion of an Award. Any shares issued under an Award will become fully vested and transferable if they have not been forfeited as of the date the grantee becomes disabled or dies. The Award Agreement will specify the following information: (a) the number of shares issued, (b) the purchase price, if any, to be paid by the recipient, (c) the date on which shares issued are to be transferred, if applicable, (d) the terms and conditions under which the shares may be forfeited, and (e) the manner in which the restrictions, if any, will lapse (i.e., become vested).

Once the shares of common stock issued under an Award become fully vested, a stock certificate for those shares will be delivered free of all restrictions other than those that may be imposed by law or under the terms of any stockholders agreement in effect at the time. If an Award includes any fractional shares, the Company may, at its option, pay the fair market value of the fractional share rather than deliver a certificate for the fractional share.

If the shares of common stock issued under an Award are subject to restrictions and the recipient files an election with the Internal Revenue Service to include the fair market value of any shares of common stock issued pursuant to an Award in gross income without regard to such restrictions, the recipient must promptly provide a copy of that election to the Company, along with the amount of any federal, state, local or other taxes required to be withheld in order to enable the Company to claim an income tax deduction with respect to such election.

If the Compensation Committee determines that the recipient of an Award has breached the terms of his or her employment with the Company or an affiliate, or has been engaged in disloyalty to the Company or an affiliate, including, without limitation, fraud, embezzlement, theft, commission of a felony or proven dishonesty in the course of his or her employment, or has disclosed trade secrets or confidential information of the Company or any of its affiliates, the shares subject to the Award that have not previously become fully vested or for which certificates have not yet been delivered will be forfeited. The Company has the right to withhold delivering any certificates for any shares pending the resolution of an inquiry that could lead to a finding resulting in a forfeiture.

The Compensation Committee generally has the right to amend the terms of outstanding Awards, subject to the consent of the recipient if the proposed amendment is not favorable to him or her. This requirement for the recipient’s consent does not apply if the amendment to the Award is made in connection with a Change of Control of the Company.

12. Restricted Stock Units.The 2007 Stock Incentive Plan provides that the Compensation Committee is authorized to grant RSUs to any person eligible to receive an Award. An RSU constitutes the economic equivalent of a share of restricted stock that may be granted as an Award and represents the rightto any participant.

4. Awards.  Awards are payable to participants in the recipient to receive, at the time the RSU vests (or at such later date as may be specified under the terms of the relevant RSU document), a cash payment equal to the value of a number of shares of the Company’s common stock, or to receive delivery of that number of shares in kind. To the extent an RSU provides for payment of cash or delivery of shares of the Company’s common stock at a time later than the date the RSU recipient vests in his or her RSUs, the arrangement will constitute a form of nonqualified deferred compensation that is subject to certain requirements under Code Section 409A. Under the terms of the 2007 Stock IncentiveSenior Officer Plan RSUs that represent a form of nonqualified deferred compensation are intended to have provision for payment of cash or delivery of shares of the Company’s common stock that are compliant with the distribution requirements of Code

Section 409A. This may require, therefore, that delivery of payment be made on a specified date, or by reference to the occurrence of an event that is a permitted distribution event (e.g., separation from service) under Code Section 409A, and may require a delay of delivery or payment for a period of six months if the RSU recipient is a key employee and the distribution event is his or her separation from service.

13. Performance-Based Awards and RSUs.The 2007 Stock Incentive Plan provides that the Compensation Committee may issue Awards or RSUs which include vesting requirements based specifically on the attainmentachievement of one or more pre-established performance targets applicable to suchgoals. For each Award or RSU. If a recipient of a performance-based Award or RSU terminates his or her employment withestablished under the CompanySenior Officer Plan, prior to the date on which the applicable performance target or targets have been met or prior to the satisfaction of any other applicable conditions or requirements, the performance-based Award or RSU is immediately forfeited. In addition, the Compensation Committee has the authority, at its sole discretion, to cause any performance-based Awards and/or RSUs to be forfeited, in whole or in part, at any time prior to its determination that the Award or RSU has become vested. The Compensation Committee does not have the authority to cause any performance-based Award or RSU to become vested if applicable performance target(s) are not achieved.

In order to issue a performance-based Award or RSU, the Compensation Committee must establish one or more performance targets for the applicable performance period. In all cases, the performance target(s) established with respect to any performance period must be established within the first 90 days of the performance period or,relevant Performance Period (or, if the Performance Period is shorter than a full year, within the first twenty-five percent (25%)25% of the performance period, and at such time thatPerformance Period), in accordance with the attainmentrequirements of such performance targets is substantially uncertain. Performance targets may vary for different recipients. Performance targets established underSection 162(m), the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan must consist ofCompensation Committee will establish one or more performance goals aswith respect to whichsuch Performance Period and an objective methodformula or methods is available for determining if it has been achieved. Additionally, the Compensation Committee must establish an objective method for computing the portionamount of a particular performance-basedthe Award or RSU that may be treated as vested as a result of attaining suchpayable to each participant if the specified performance target(s).

goals are achieved.

The performance target(s) maygoals established by the Compensation Committee will be established with reference tobased upon objective business criteria that take into account one or more of the following for the Company as a whole or any of the Company’sits subsidiaries, operating divisions or other operating units, or any combination. The business criteria upon which performance targets may be based are the following:units: share price, market share, gross revenue, net revenue, net income, pre-tax income, pre-tax pre-bonus income, operating income, cash flow, earnings per share, debt ratings, debt to capitaldebt-to-capital ratio, generation of cash, issuance of new debt, establishment of new credit facilities, retirement of debt, return on equity, return on assets, return on capital, return on equity,revenues, attraction of new capital, cash flow, earnings per share, net income, pre-tax income, pre-tax pre-bonus income, operating income, gross revenue, net revenue, gross homebuilding margin, net margin, pre-tax margin, share price, total stockholdershareholder return, acquisition or disposition of assets, acquisition or disposition of companies, creation of new performance and compensation criteria for key personnel, recruiting and retaining key personnel, customer satisfaction, employee morale, acquisition or disposition of other entities or businesses, acquisition or disposition of assets, hiring of strategic personnel, development and implementation of Company policies, strategies and initiatives, creation of new joint ventures, new contracts signed, increasing the Company’s public visibility and corporate reputation, development of corporate brand name, overhead cost reductions, unit deliveries, savings, productivity, or any combination of or variations on the foregoing. The performance targets based on thesepreceding business criteria may be measured, wherecriteria.
At or after the end of each Performance Period, the Compensation Committee deems appropriate, before or after any applicable write-offs,will determine whether and may be measured in comparison to a budget approved bywhat extent the Compensation Committee, a peer group established byperformance goals have been achieved and will calculate the Compensation Committee or a stated goal established by the Compensation Committee. The performance targets may also be modified at the discretionamount of the Compensation CommitteeAward to take into account significant items or events, and may be adjustedpaid to reflect the opening or expanding of new geographic regions or development of new business lines. In addition, to the extent consistent with requirements for characterizing compensation as “performance-based” under Section 162(m) of the Code and applicable regulations, performance targets may also beeach participant, if any, based upon the recipient’s attainmentlevels of business objectivesachievement of the relevant performance goals and the objective formula or method established with respect to anysuch Performance Period. The establishment of performance goals and the business criteria described above, orgranting of Awards under the Senior Officer Plan will, in the implementation of policies and plans, negotiating transactions, developing long-term business goals or exercising managerial responsibility.

In no event will any recipient of performance-based Awards or RSUsall cases, be eligible to receive more than 350,000 shares of the Company’s common stock asimplemented in a performance-based Award, or the economic equivalent of such shares in the case of a performance-based RSU, during any one calendar year. Where a performance period is not equal to a calendar year, or where there are overlapping performance periods within a calendar year, this limitation will be applied by the Compensation Committee in any manner that is consistent with the limitation set forth herein and consistent with the provisionsrequirements of Section 162(m) and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.

5. Cap on Awards.  Section 162(m) requires that the maximum potential Award amount payable under the Senior Officer Plan be disclosed to, and approved by, our stockholders, in order for any Award, regardless of its amount, to be tax-deductible by us. In order to ensure tax deductibility of all Awards under the Code and applicable regulations. For these purposes, performance-based Awards and performance-based RSUs will be taken into account on an aggregated basis.

14. Provisions Relating to a “Change of Control” of the Company.In the event of a Change of Control (as defined below),Senior Officer Plan, the Compensation Committee may take whatever actionhas established that no Award payable under the Senior Officer Plan can exceed $8.5 million (the “Award Cap”), and in no event will the maximum aggregate amount payable to any participant with respect to outstanding Options, SARs, Awards or RSUs that it deems necessary or desirable, including, without limitation, acceleratinghave Performance Periods that end in the expiration or termination date of any Options or SARs to a date no earlier than 30 days after noticesame fiscal year exceed two times the Award Cap, regardless of the acceleration is given to the recipient. In addition to the foregoing and to the extent applicable, issuances madenumber of Awards that would otherwise be payable in that fiscal year (the “Annual Payment Cap”). Awards that are limited pursuant to the 2007Annual Payment Cap may not be carried over and paid during a subsequent fiscal year. The Compensation Committee will have no discretion to increase the amount of any Awards beyond the Award Cap or the Annual Payment Cap, as applicable, but may, in its sole discretion, reduce the amount of an Award to any lesser amount, or set the Awards at any lesser amount, including as low as $0, based on such facts and circumstances as it deems relevant.

6. Payment of Awards.  Awards under the Senior Officer Plan may be paid in cash, equity, or a combination of the two. The equity portion of any Award under the Senior Officer Plan may be paid in shares of restricted stock, shares of unrestricted stock, or restricted or unrestricted stock units, all of which will be issued from the Toll Brothers, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan for Employees (2014) or a successor plan. To the extent an Award is settled with equity, such equity will become immediately fully vested, will become exercisable in full,be valued as of the end of the Performance Period for the Award.
7. Amendment and all restrictions, if any, asTermination of the Senior Officer Plan.  The Senior Officer Plan may be applicable to shares issued under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, will lapse, immediately prior to a Changeterminated or revoked by action of Control, without any further action by the Compensation Committee.

A“Change of Control” occurs under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan on the date any of the following events occurs:

(a) The consummation of a planCommittee or other arrangement pursuant to which the Company will be dissolved or liquidated.

(b) The consummation of a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.

(c) The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation, other than, in either case, a merger or consolidation of the Company in which holders of shares of the common stock immediately prior to the merger or consolidation will hold at least a majority of the ownership of common stock of the surviving corporation (and, if one class of common stock is not the only class of common stock entitled to vote on the election of directors of the surviving corporation, a majority of the voting power of the surviving corporation’s voting securities) immediately after the merger or consolidation, which common stock (and, if applicable, voting securities) is to be held in the same proportion as such holders’ ownership of common stock immediately before the merger or consolidation.

(d) Any entity, person or group, within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (other than (A) the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (B) any person who, on the date the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan is effective, shall have been the beneficial owner of at least fifteen percent of the outstanding common stock), shall have become the beneficial owner of, or shall have obtained voting control over, more than fifty percent of the outstanding shares of the common stock.

(e) Directors are elected such that a majority of the Board of Directors shall have been members of the Board of Directors for less than twenty-four months (unless the nomination for election of each new director who was not a director at the beginning of such twenty-four month period was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of such period).

15. Amendments to Documents and the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan.any time. The Compensation CommitteeSenior Officer Plan may amend any document issued under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, subject to the consent of the recipient if the amendment is not favorable to the recipient, although no consent is required if such amendment is being made pursuant to provisions of the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan relating to a “Change of Control” of the Company. The Board of Directors may amend the 2007 Stock Incentive Planbe amended from time to time in such manner as itby the Compensation Committee, provided that no amendment may deem advisable. Nevertheless, the Board of Directors may not, without obtaining approval by vote of a majority

of the outstanding voting stock of the Company, within twelve months before or after such action, changebe made to the class of individuals who are eligible to receive an ISO, extendparticipate in the expiration date ofSenior Officer Plan, the 2007 Stock Incentivebusiness criteria specified in the


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Senior Officer Plan, decreaseor the minimum Option Price of an ISO issuedmaximum amount payable under the 2007 Stock IncentiveSenior Officer Plan or increasewithout disclosure to and approval by our stockholders, unless stockholder approval is not required in order for the maximum number of shares asAward paid under the Senior Officer Plan to which Options SARs, Awards or RSUsa covered employee (as defined in Section 162(m)) to constitute qualified performance-based compensation under Section 162(m). The Senior Officer Plan may be issued.

16. Tax Aspects of the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan.The following discussion is intended to summarize briefly the general principles of federal income tax law applicable to Options issued under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan as of the date hereof.

Taxation of Incentive Stock Options. A recipient of an ISO will not recognize regular taxable income upon either the issuance or exercise of the ISO. The Optionee will recognize capital gain or loss on a disposition of the shares acquired upon exercise of an ISO, provided the Optionee does not dispose of those shares within two years from the date the ISO was issued or within one year after the shares were acquiredamended by such Optionee. If the Optionee satisfies both of the foregoing holding periods, then the Company will not be allowed a deduction by reason of the issuance or exercise of an ISO. For regular federal income tax purposes, the rate of tax applicable to capital gains is generally dependent on whether the shares have been held for more or less than one year at the time of sale.

As a general rule, if the Optionee disposes of the shares acquired through the exercise of an ISO before satisfying both holding period requirements (a “disqualifying disposition”), the gain recognized by the Optionee on the disqualifying disposition will be taxed as ordinary income to the extent of the difference between (a) the lesser of the fair market value of the shares on the date of exercise or the amount received for the shares in the disqualifying disposition, and (b) the adjusted basis of the shares, and the Company will be entitled to a deduction in that amount. The gain (if any) in excess of the amount recognized as ordinary income on a disqualifying disposition will be treated as capital gain, with the maximum federal tax rate determined by reference to the length of time the Optionee held the shares prior to the disposition, as discussed above.

The amount by which the fair market value of a share at the time of exercise exceeds the Option exercise price will be included in the computation of such Optionee’s “alternative minimum taxable income” in the year the Optionee exercises the ISO. If an Optionee pays alternative minimum tax with respect to the exercise of an ISO, then the amount of such tax paid may be allowed as a credit against regular tax liability in subsequent years. The Optionee’s basis in the shares for purposes of the alternative minimum tax will be adjusted when income from a disposition of the shares is included in alternative minimum taxable income.

Taxation of Non-Qualified Stock Options. A recipient of a NQSO will not recognize taxable income at the time of issuance, and the Company will not be allowed a deduction at the time of the issuance. Such an Optionee will generally recognize ordinary income in the taxable year in which the Optionee exercises the NQSO in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares received upon exercise at the time of exercise of such Options over the option exercise price of the Option. The Company will, subject to various limitations, be allowed a deduction in the same amount. Upon disposition of the shares subject to the Option, an Optionee will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized on disposition and the Optionee’s basis in the share (which ordinarily would be the fair market value of the share on the date the Option was exercised). The maximum federal tax rate applicable to such capital gain is determined by reference to the length of time the Optionee held the shares prior to the disposition, as discussed above.

Taxation of SARs and RSUs. A recipient of an SAR or an RSU will not recognize taxable income at the time of grant, and the Company will not be allowed a deduction at the time of the grant. In the case of an SAR, the recipient will generally recognize ordinary income in the taxable year in which he or she exercises the SAR and receives payment (either in cash or in the form of the Company’s common stock) equal to the excess of the cash received upon exercise or the fair market value of the shares underlying the SAR over the deemed Option Price associated with the SAR for such underlying shares. In the case of an RSU, the recipient will generally recognize ordinary income equal to the value of the number of shares of Company common stock represented by the RSU

at the time cash payment is made, or the shares are transferred, to the recipient. The Company will, subject to various limitations, be allowed a deduction in the same amount that is treated as taxable income to a recipient of an RSU or an SAR.

Withholding. Whenever the Company would otherwise transfer a share of Company common stock under the terms of the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, the Company has the right to require the recipient to make available sufficient funds to satisfy all applicable federal, state and local withholding tax requirements as a condition to the transfer, or to take whatever other action the Company deems necessary with respect to its tax liabilities. In addition, the Compensation Committee may withhold from shares otherwise issued or transferred to an employee a number of shares sufficient to pay amounts required to be made available to satisfy federal, state and local tax withholding requirements.

Deductibility of Executive Compensation Under the Million Dollar Cap Provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Section 162(m) of the Code sets limits on the deductibility of compensation in excess of $1,000,000 paid by publicly held companies to certain employees (the “million dollar cap”). The IRS has also issued Treasury Regulations which provide rules for the application of the “million dollar cap” deduction limitation. Income which is treated as “performance-based compensation” under these rules will not be subject to the limitation on deductibility imposed by Code Section 162(m). In order for income that is recognized as ordinary compensation income on the exercise of a NQSO to be treated as “performance-based compensation” under these rules (i.e., not subject to the deduction limitations of the “million dollar cap”), the NQSO must be granted under a plan which complies in form with certain rules, the plan must be administered consistent with those rules, and the NQSO must meet certain requirements. The Company believes the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan and the NQSO and SARs comply in form with the applicable “performance-based compensation” rules. It is the intention of the Board of Directors to continue to cause the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan to be administered by “outside directors” consistent with the rules applicable to plan administration to the extent that is possible and to the extent other considerations do not cause the Board of Directors to conclude that such compliance with the administrative rules is not in the best interests of the Company. It is, therefore, anticipated that ordinary compensation income attributable to NQSO and SARs issued under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan as amended generally will be treated as “performance-based compensation” exempt from the “million dollar cap” rules unless circumstances at the time of any such issuance causes the Board of Directors to determine that compliance with the applicable requirements is not in the best interest of the Company. The Board of Directors also anticipates that it will, in such event, take such steps as it deems appropriate in order to avoid tocomply with the extent practicable any detrimental impact of the “million dollar cap.” In addition, the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, includes provisions that permit issuances to be made in the form of Awards and RSUs that may or may not be intended to qualify as “performance-based” compensation for purposes of Section 162(m).

New Plan Benefits
The issuancesamount of performance-basedany Award to a participant in the Senior Officer Plan depends on the performance goals established for an Award for such participant by the Compensation Committee, the determination as to whether such performance goals were met, our overall performance as a company, the participant’s individual performance, and the discretion of the Compensation Committee. The actual amount that will be received under the Senior Officer Plan (assuming stockholder approval of the Senior Officer Plan) for Awards that have already been established by the Compensation Committee is not currently determinable. The table below discloses, based on the assumptions contained in footnotes 1 and performance-based RSUs are intended to result in compensation income to the recipients only2 thereto: (a) what each NEO for fiscal 2014 could potentially have received if the performance targets established with respect to thoseSenior Officer Plan, and the Awards or RSUs are attained. Assumingmade thereunder, had been in effect for fiscal 2014, and (b) what all of our current executive officers as a group could potentially have received if the 2007 Stock IncentiveSenior Officer Plan, Amendment is approved, and the Awards made thereunder, had been in effect for fiscal 2014, in each case assuming that the performance-based Awards and RSUs are implemented as they are intended and consistent with the terms of the 2007 Stock IncentiveSenior Officer Plan Amendment, this income should qualify as “performance-based compensation” that is exempt from the “million dollar cap” rules.approved by stockholders.

New Plan Benefits—Toll Brothers, Inc. Senior Officer Bonus Plan
Name and Position
Robert I. Toll, Executive Chairman(1)
Douglas C. Yearley, Jr., Chief Executive Officer(1)
Richard T. Hartman, President and Chief Operating Officer(1)
Martin P. Connor, Chief Financial Officer(1)
Current Executive Officers as a Group(2)
Non-Executive Director Group(3)
Non-Executive Officer Employee Group(3)
(1)For the Awards already established by the Compensation Committee under the Senior Officer Plan, assuming stockholder approval of the Senior Officer Plan and assuming the same actual performance as in fiscal 2014, the Compensation Committee would have the ability to award up to the Award Cap of $8.5 million to each participant; however, the Compensation Committee has never awarded the maximum allowable amount to these participants under the existing Senior Officer Plan and has consistently awarded amounts that are far less than the maximum permissible. For example, in fiscal 2014, the Compensation Committee could have awarded up to $8.5 million to each of the NEOs under the terms of the Senior Officer Plan; however, the Compensation Committee, in its discretion, awarded bonuses of $1,500,000, $2,300,000, $800,000, and $800,000 to each of Mr. Robert I. Toll, Mr. Yearley, Mr. Hartman, and Mr. Connor, respectively, for fiscal 2014.
(2)There are four current executive officers who are currently eligible for the Senior Officer Plan in fiscal 2015: Mr. Robert I Toll, Mr. Yearley, Mr. Hartman, and Mr. Connor. If each executive officer was awarded the maximum potential Award, assuming the same actual performance as in fiscal 2014, the aggregate amount paid to such executive officers as a group could equal four times the Award Cap. However, as noted above, the Compensation Committee has never awarded the maximum allowable amount payable under the Senior Officer Plan and has consistently awarded amounts that are far less than the maximum permissible.
(3)There are no non-executive directors or non-executive officer employees who are participants in the Senior Officer Plan.
Required Vote

To be approved, this proposal must receive an affirmative majority of the votes cast on the proposal at the Meeting. We have been advisedIf the Senior Officer Plan is not approved by stockholders, we would not be able to deduct cash incentive compensation payments after fiscal 2014 to any of our “covered employees” under Section 162(m) to the extent that Mr. Robert I. Toll and Mr. Bruce E. Toll intend to vote the shares they beneficially own “FOR” the re-approvalsuch amounts, together with other compensation that does not qualify as performance-based compensation for purposes of the material terms of the performance goals under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan. See “Voting Securities and Security Ownership — Security Ownership of Principal Stockholders and Management.”

Section 162(m), exceeds $1 million.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS VOTINGTHAT YOU VOTE “FOR” PROPOSAL FOUR.


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PROPOSAL FIVE —

STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL RELATING TO A MAJORITY VOTING STANDARD IN THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS



EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
The United Brotherhoodfollowing table provides information as of Carpenters and Joiners of America, located at 101 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20001, acting on behalf of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters Pension Fund (the “Fund”), the beneficial owner of 2,204 shares of our common stock, has advised us that itOctober 31, 2014 with respect to compensation plans to present the following resolution for consideration at the 2013 Annual Meeting.

Stockholder Proposal

Resolved: That the shareholders of Toll Brothers, Inc. (“Company”) hereby request that the Board of Directors initiate the appropriate process to amend(including individual compensation arrangements) under which the Company’s corporate governance documents (certificate of incorporation or bylaws) to provideequity securities are authorized for issuance. There are no plans that director nominees shall be electedhave not been approved by the affirmative vote of the majority of votes cast at an annual meeting of shareholders, with a plurality vote standard retained for contested director elections, that is, when the number of director nominees exceeds the number of board seats.

Stockholder Supporting Statement

Toll Brothers’ Board of Directors should establish a majority vote standard in director elections in order to provide shareholders a meaningful role in these important elections. The proposed majority vote standard requires that a director nominee receive a majority of the votes cast in an election in order to be formally elected. The standard is particularly well-suited for the vast majority of director elections in which only board nominated candidatesstockholders.

Plan Category 
Number of
Securities to be
Issued Upon
Exercise of
Outstanding
Options,
Warrants
and Rights(1)
 
Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price
of Outstanding
Options,
Warrants
and Rights(2)
 
Number of Securities
Remaining Available
for Future Issuance
Under Equity
Compensation Plans
(Excluding Securities
Reflected in Column(a))
       
  (a) (b) (c)
  (In thousands)   (In thousands)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders 10,647
 $25.9396
 8,821
Equity compensation plans not approved by security
  holders
 —
   —
Total 10,647
 $25.9396
 8,821
(1)Amount includes 9,358,000 shares and 1,289,000 shares of stock options and RSUs, respectively, outstanding as of October 31, 2014. The amount of performance-based RSUs, which is included in the RSU amount, reflects the maximum number of shares that could be issued under the fiscal 2014 award as further described under "Performance-Based RSUs" on page 36.
(2)The weighted-average exercise price does not take into account the 1,289,000 shares of RSUs outstanding as of October 31, 2014.

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
We are on the ballot. Under the current plurality standard, a board nominee can be elected with as little as a single affirmative vote, even if a substantial majority of the votes cast are “withheld” from the nominee. We believe that a majority vote standard in board elections establishes a challenging vote standard for board nominees, enhances board accountability, and improves the performance of boards and individual directors.

In recent years, approximately 83% of the companies in the S&P 500 Index have adopted a majority vote standard in company bylaws, articles of incorporation, or charter. These companies have also adopted a director resignation policy that establishes a board-centric post-election process to determine the status of any director nominee that is not elected. This dramatic move to a majority vote standard is in direct response to strong shareholder demand for a meaningful role in director elections.

The Toll Brothers Board of Directors has not acted to establish a majority vote standard, retaining its plurality vote standard, despite the fact that many of its self-identified peer companies including Beazer Homes USA, Inc., Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., KB Home, and NVR, Inc. have adopted majority voting. The Board should take this critical first step in establishing a meaningful majority vote standard. With a majority vote standard in place, the Board can then act to adopt a director resignation policy to address the status of unelected directors. A majority vote standard combined with a post-election director resignation policy would establish a meaningful right for shareholders to elect directors at Toll Brothers, while reserving for the Board an important post-election role in determining the continued status of an unelected director. We urge the Board to join the mainstream major U.S. companies and establish a majority vote standard in director elections.

The Company’s Response

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that stockholders vote “AGAINST” this proposal for the following reasons:

In order to address concerns relating to director candidates who do not receive a majority of the votes cast, we recently adopted a director resignation policy that we consider to be functionally equivalent to the majority voting standard recommended by the proponent. Our policy will be included as part of our updated Corporate Governance Guidelines to be posted prior to the Meeting on our website at www.tollbrothers.com under “Investor Relations: Corporate Governance.”

Our director resignation policy provides that, in an uncontested election of directors, any nominee for director who receives a greater number of votes “withheld” for his or her election than votes “for” such election shall promptly tender his or her resignation to the Board of Directors. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (excluding the nominee in question) will consider the tendered resignation and make a recommendation to the Board of Directors as to whether to accept or reject the tendered resignation or whether other action should be taken (for example, maintain the director but address what the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee believes to be the underlying cause or causes of the “withheld” votes). The Board of Directors (excluding the nominee in question) will take formal action on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee’s recommendation within 90 days from the date of the certification of the election results and cause the Company to disclose publicly its decision and the rationale behind its decision promptly thereafter.

The Board of Directors believes that our director resignation policy provides the stockholders a meaningful and significant voice in the election of directors while preserving the flexibility for the Board of Directors to exercise its independent judgment on a case-by-case basis in the best interest of all stockholders. In many instances, votes for director of a corporation are withheld as a means of expressing disagreement with certain corporate policies rather than opposition to the continued service of a particular director. The Company’s director resignation policy allows the Board of Directors to consider and address stockholder concerns without creating undue uncertainty or adverse consequences for the Company.

Moreover, the proponent’s characterization of our plurality voting standard, particularly the statement that a director could be elected with a single vote, is highly unrealistic and contrary to actual voting experience. Over the last ten years, our director nominees have been elected by on average well over 90% of the votes cast. Accordingly, a majority voting standard would not have been relevant in the election of our directors.

In contrast to the additional flexibility provided by the Company’s director resignation policy, the proposal argues that a strict majority vote standard is a superior solution to a plurality standard, but fails to account for the complicated issues that could arise if such a vote standard were implemented. For example, if a director nominee were to receive a plurality, but not a majority, of the votes cast, the Board of Directors would be faced with a choice among several options: (i) to decide whether to appoint a successor, which would be less democratic as a governance matter, (ii) to expend the funds to hold a special meeting to elect a successor or (iii) if the nominee were an existing director, to permit the director to remain in office until the next annual meeting of shareholders.

For the reasons described above, the Board of Directors believes that instituting a majority voting standard in the election of directors called for by this proposal is unnecessary and not in the best interests of our stockholders.

Required Vote

To be approved, this proposal must receive an affirmative majority of the votes cast at the Meeting. We have been advised that Mr. Robert I. Toll and Mr. Bruce E. Toll intend to vote the shares they beneficially own “AGAINST” this proposal. See “Voting Securities and Security Ownership — Security Ownership of Principal Stockholders and Management.”

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS VOTING “AGAINST” PROPOSAL FIVE.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND BOARD MATTERS

We continuecommitted to operate within a comprehensive plan of corporate governance for the purpose of defining independence, assigning Board committee responsibilities, setting high standards of professional and personal conduct, and assuring compliance with such responsibilities and standards. WeThe Board and the Governance Committee regularly monitor developments in the area of corporate governance.

governance to ensure that our corporate governance practices continue to evolve as appropriate.

Corporate Governance Guidelines and Practices
The Board has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines, which describe the Board’s views on a number of governance topics. The guidelines are posted on, and can be obtained free of charge from, our website at www.tollbrothers.com under “Investor Relations: Corporate Governance.”
Leadership Structure
In connection with the appointments of Mr. Douglas C. Yearley, Jr. as CEO and Mr. Robert I. Toll as Executive Chairman of the Board, each effective June 16, 2010, the Board separated the roles of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. As our CEO, Mr. Yearley is responsible for our day-to-day operations and for formulating and executing our long-term strategies in collaboration with Mr. Robert I. Toll, Executive Chairman of the Board, and the Board. As Executive Chairman of the Board, Mr. Robert I. Toll continues to play a significant role and is actively involved in our business by chairing the Board, acting as advisor to the executive officers, and regularly engaging in the review of land transactions and in planning our long-term business strategy, particularly with respect to product and geographic expansion.
In the Board’s view, an appropriate leadership structure depends on the opportunities and challenges facing a company at a given time. The Board believes that the current leadership structure is appropriate for us at this time as it enables us and the Board to continue to benefit from Mr. Robert I. Toll’s vast experience, skills, expertise, and knowledge of the Company and the home building industry.
In fiscal 2011, the Board designated Edward G. Boehne as the Lead Independent Director of the Board of Directors until his successor is duly designated and qualified. The Lead Independent Director helps ensure that there is an appropriate balance between management and the independent directors, and that the independent directors are fully informed and able to discuss and debate the issues that they deem important. The role of the Lead Independent Director includes:
presiding over all executive sessions and other meetings of the independent directors;
acting as principal liaison between the Executive Chairman of the Board, the CEO and the non-independent directors, on the one hand, and the independent directors, on the other hand;
serving as the director whom stockholders may contact;
leading the process for evaluating the Board of Directors and the committees of the Board of Directors;
participating in the communication of sensitive issues to the other directors; and
performing such other duties as the Board of Directors may deem necessary and appropriate from time to time.
Codes of Business Conduct and Ethics
Management has adopted a Code of Ethics for Principal Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers, violations of which must be reported to the Audit Committee or to our Chief Executive Officer or General Counsel. This code and any waiver or amendment to the code are available free of charge from our website at www.tollbrothers.com under “Investor Relations: Corporate Governance.”
We operate under a comprehensive Code of Ethics and Business Conduct that we review annually and that applies to all directors, officers, and employees and includes provisions ranging from conflicts of interest and acceptance of gifts to harassment, discrimination, and other employment-related matters. Upon employment with

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us, all employees are required to affirm in writing their receipt and review of the code and their compliance with its provisions. Copies of this code can be obtained free of charge from our website at www.tollbrothers.com under “Investor Relations: Corporate Governance.”
Director Independence

Under the NYSE rules and the standards adopted by the Board, a director is not “independent” unless the Board affirmatively determines that the director has no direct or indirect material relationship with us. In addition, the director must meet the requirements for independence set forth by the NYSE rules.

The Board has established categorical standards of director independence to assist it in making independence determinations. These standards, which are described below, set forth certain relationships between us and the directors, and their immediate family members or entities with which they are affiliated, that the Board, in its judgment, has determined to be material or immaterial in assessing a director’s independence. The standards applied by the Board in affirmatively determining whether a director is “independent” generally provide that a director is not independent if:

(1) the director is, or has been within the last three years, our employee or an immediate family member (defined as including a person’s spouse, parents, children, siblings, mothers- and fathers-in-law, sons- and daughters-in-law, brothers- and sisters-in-law, and anyone, other than domestic employees, who shares such person’s home) of, or is, or has been within the last three years, one of our executive officers;

(2) the director has received, or has an immediate family member who has received, during any 12-month period within the last three years, more than $120,000 per year in direct compensation from us, other than director and committee fees and pension or other forms of deferred compensation for prior service (provided such compensation is not contingent in any way on continued service);

(3)(a) the director is a current partner or employee of a firm that is our internal or external auditor; (b) the director has an immediate family member who is a current partner of such a firm; (c) the director has an immediate family member who is a current employee of such a firm and whopersonally works on our audit; or (d) the director or an immediate family member was, within the last three years, a partner or employee of such a firm and personally worked on our audit within that time;

(4) the director or an immediate family member is, or has been within the last three years, employed as an executive officer of another company where any of our present executive officers at the same time serves or served on that company’s compensation committee;

(5) the director is a current employee, or an immediate family member is a current executive officer, of a company that has made payments to or received payments from us for property or services in an amount which, in any of the last three fiscal years, exceeds the greater of $1 million or two percent of such other company’s consolidated gross revenues; and

(6) the director or an immediate family member is, or within the past three years has been, an affiliate of another company in which, in any of the last three years, any of our present executive officers directly or indirectly either:

(a) owned more than five percent of the total equity interests of such other company, or

(b) invested or committed to invest more than $900,000 in such other company.

The Board annually reviews the independence of all directors. The Board, in applying the above-referenced standards, has affirmatively determined that all of our directors are independent, other than Messrs. Robert I. Toll, Bruce E. Toll and Douglas C. Yearley, Jr. As part of the Board’s process in making such determination, each such director provided written assurancesthe Board determined that (a) all of the above-cited objective criteria for independence are satisfied, and (b) he or shethat no independent director has no other “material relationship”any material relationship with us that could interfere with his or her ability to exercise independent judgment.

Corporate Governance Guidelines

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Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
None of the Board’s views on a numbermembers of governance topics and includes our director resignation policy. The guidelines are posted on, and can be obtained free of charge from, our website at www.tollbrothers.com under “Investor Relations: Corporate Governance.”

Board Meetings

The Board held four meetingsthe Compensation Committee during our 2012 fiscal year.

Each director during our 2012the fiscal year attended allended October 31, 2014 has ever been an officer or employee of the meetingsCompany or its subsidiaries. None of the members has any relationship required to be disclosed under this caption under the rules of the SEC.

Personal Loans to Executive Officers and Directors
We do not permit personal loans to or for the benefit of our directors or executive officers.
Communication with the Board
Any person who wishes to communicate with the Board or specific individual directors, including the Lead Independent Director or the independent directors as a group, may do so by directing a written request addressed to such directors or director in care of the General Counsel, Toll Brothers, Inc., at the address appearing on the cover page of this proxy statement. Communications directed to members of the Board and ofwho are management directors will be referred to the committees of which heintended Board member(s) except to the extent that it is deemed unnecessary or she was a member, except two ofinappropriate to do so pursuant to the Audit Committee members, each of whom, in addition to attending all four regular Committee meetings, attended six of the seven other meetings of the Audit Committee.

Our independent directors hold separate meetings. Edward G. Boehne, our Lead Independent Director, acts as chair at meetings ofprocedures established by the independent directors. During our 2012 fiscal year, theCommunications directed to independent directors met four times.

will be referred to the intended Board member(s).

Committees of the Board and Meetings

The Board currently has the following standing committees: Audit and Risk Committee; Executive Compensation Committee; Nominating and Corporate Governance CommitteeCommittee; and Public Debt and Equity Securities Committee.

The following table lists our four Board committees, as well as the chairs and members of each committee, for our entire 2014 fiscal year and at present.

NameIndependentAudit and Risk Committee
Executive Compensation
Committee
Nominating
& Corporate
Governance
Committee
Public Debt & Equity
Securities
Committee
Robert I. Toll
Bruce E. TollM
Douglas C. Yearley, Jr.
Robert S. BlanküMM
Edward G. BoehneüMC
Richard J. BraemerüC
Christine N. GarveyüM
Carl B. MarbachüMCM
Stephen A. NovicküMM
Paul E. ShapiroüCM
C-Chair     M-Member
Audit and Risk Committee

The Audit Committee is currently comprisedcomposed of Paul E. Shapiro (Chair), Edward G. Boehne, Christine N. Garvey, and Carl B. Marbach, each of whom was a member of the Audit Committee for our entire 20122014 fiscal year.

Each member of the Audit Committee has been determined by the Board to meet the standards of independence required of audit committee members by the NYSE and applicable SEC rules. For more information on the NYSE standards for independence, see “Director Independence” above.

The Board has also determined that all members of the Audit Committee are financially literate, and that Edward G. Boehne possesses accounting and related financial management expertise within the meaning of the listing standards of the NYSE and is an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of the applicable SEC rules. For a description of Mr. Boehne’s relevant experience, see Proposal One.

“Proposal One—Election of Directors.”


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The duties and responsibilities of the Audit Committee are set forth in its charter, which may be found at www.tollbrothers.com under “Investor Relations: Corporate Governance,” and include, among other things:
acting on behalf of our Board to discharge the Board’s responsibilities relating to the quality and integrity of our financial statements;
overseeing our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;
overseeing risk oversight and assessment;
the appointment, qualifications, performance and independence of the independent registered public accounting firm;
pre-approval of all audit engagement fees and terms, all internal-control related services and all permitted non-audit engagements (including the terms thereof) with the independent auditor; and
review of the performance of our internal audit function.

The duties of the Audit Committee also has the responsibility and authority for the appointment, compensation, retention, evaluation, termination andwith respect to oversight of the independent registered public accounting firm, and pre-approvalCompany’s financial reporting process are described more fully on page 52 under “Report of audit and permissible non-audit services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm.

TheAudit Committee.” During fiscal 2014, the Audit Committee held four10 regular meetings during the 2012 fiscal year.meetings. All of its meetings were attended by representatives from Ernst & Young LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, to consider, among other things, the scope of the annual audit and issues of accounting policy and internal control. In addition, the Audit Committee had four meetings with our management and representatives from Ernst & Young LLP during the 2012 fiscal year, prior to each public release of our quarterly and annual financial information, and three meetings prior to the filing of our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

firm.

Executive Compensation Committee

The Compensation Committee was,is, and for the entire 20122014 fiscal year comprisedwas, composed of Carl B. Marbach (Chair), Stephen A. Novick, and Paul E. Shapiro, each of whom has been determined by the Board to meet the NYSE’s standards for independence.independence required of compensation committee members. In addition, each committee member has been determined by the Board to qualifyqualifies as a “Non-Employee Director” as defined in Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and as an “outside director” as defined for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Code.

The duties and responsibilities of the Compensation Committee are set forth in its charter, which may be found at www.tollbrothers.com under “Investor Relations: Corporate Governance,” and include, among other things:

establishing our compensation philosophy and objectives;
overseeing the implementation and development of our compensation programs;
annually reviewing and approving corporate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of the Executive Chairman of the Board and CEO;
evaluating the performance of the Executive Chairman of the Board and CEO in light of those goals and objectives and determining each of the Executive Chairman of the Board’s and CEO’s compensation level based on these evaluations; annually
reviewing and approving all elements and levels of compensation for our executive officers and any other officers recommended by the Board;
discussing the results of the stockholder advisory vote on “say-on pay;” Say on Pay;
making recommendations to the Board with respect to incentive compensation plans and equity-based plans;
administering (in some cases, along with the Board) all of our stock-based compensation plans, as well as the Toll Brothers, Inc. Cash Bonus Plan (the “Cash Bonus Plan”), the Toll Brothers, Inc. Senior Officer Bonus Plan (the “Senior Officer Plan”), and the Toll Brothers, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the “SERP”); SERP;
reviewing and approving, or making recommendations to the full Board regarding, equity-based awards; and
reviewing our regulatory compliance with respect to compensation matters.

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compensation and the role of executive officers and compensation consultants in determining or recommending the amount or form of compensation, see the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” beginning on page 28.

25. The Compensation Committee held fourtwo regular meetings and one special meeting during fiscal 2014. During fiscal 2014, the 2012 fiscal year.

Compensation Committee's independent compensation consultant and its affiliates did not provide any services to the Company or its affiliates other than advising the Compensation Committee on executive officer compensation.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is, and for the entire 20122014 fiscal year was, comprisedcomposed of Edward G. Boehne (Chair), Robert S. Blank, and Stephen A. Novick, each of whom has been determined by the Board to meet the NYSE’s standards for independence.

The duties and responsibilities of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are set forth in its charter, which may be found at www.tollbrothers.com under “Investor Relations: Corporate Governance,” and include, among other things:

identifying individuals qualified to become members of the Board and recommending to the Board the nominees for election to the Board;
evaluating from time to time the appropriate size of the Board and recommending any changes in the composition of the Board so as to best reflect our objectives;
assessing annually the composition of the Board, including a review of Board size, the skills and qualifications represented on the Board, and director tenure;
evaluating and making recommendations to the Board with respect to the compensation of the non-employeenon-management directors;
adopting and reviewing, at least annually, corporate governance guidelines consistent with the requirements of the NYSE;
establishing procedures for submission of recommendations or nominations of candidates to the Board by stockholders;
reviewing the Board’s committee structure;
reviewing proposed changes to our governance instruments;
reviewing and recommending director orientation and continuing orientation programs;
reviewing and approving related partyperson transactions; and acting on behalf of
The Governance Committee is responsible for evaluating and making recommendations to the Board with respect to certain administrative matters.

compensation of our directors. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, along with the Board, administers the Toll Brothers, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan for Non-Employee Directors (2007) (“Directors(the “Directors Plan”).

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee held three regular meetings and two special meetings during the 2012 fiscal year.

2014.

Public Debt and Equity Securities Committee

The Public Debt and Equity Securities Committee is, and for the entire 20122014 fiscal year was, comprisedcomposed of Richard J. Braemer (Chair), Robert S. Blank, Carl B. Marbach, and Bruce E. Toll.

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The duties and responsibilities of the Public Debt and Equity Securities Committee are set forth in its charter, which may be found atwww.tollbrothers.com under “Investor Relations: Corporate Governance,” and include reviewing and approving, pursuant to authority granted by the Board, certain transactions relating to our public debt and equity securities and those of our affiliates.

The duties and responsibilities of the Public Debt and Equity Securities Committee are set forth in its charter, which may be found at www.tollbrothers.com under “Investor Relations: Corporate Governance,” and include reviewing and approving, pursuant to authority granted by the Board, certain transactions relating to our public debt and equity securities and those of our affiliates. The Public Debt and Equity Securities Committee held two meetings during fiscal 2014.


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Director Attendance
Attendance at Board Meetings
The Board held four regular meetings and one special meeting during the 2012our 2014 fiscal year.

All directors attended over 75% or more of the meetings of the Board and Board Committees on which they served.
Our independent directors hold separate meetings. Edward G. Boehne, our Lead Independent Director, acts as chair at meetings of the independent directors. During our 2014 fiscal year, the independent directors met four times.
Attendance at Annual Meetings of Stockholders
It is the policy of our Board that all directors attend annual meetings of stockholders except where the failure to attend is due to unavoidable circumstances or conflicts discussed in advance by the director with the Executive Chairman of the Board. All of our Directors attended our 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, except Christine N. Garvey was unable to attend the meeting.
Consideration and Selection of Nominees for the Board

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is authorized to consider candidates for Board membership suggested by its members and by other Board members, as well as by management and by stockholders. A stockholder who wishes to recommend a prospective nomineecandidate for membership on the Board should follow the procedures described in this proxy statement under the caption “Procedures for Nominating Candidates or Recommending Candidates for Nomination to the Board of Directors.” Once a prospective nomineecandidate has been identified by, or presented to, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, background information is elicited about the candidate, and the candidate is investigated and evaluated by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and, if deemed appropriate, interviewed. Following this process, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee reports to the Board and makes a recommendation regarding the prospective nominee.candidate. No distinctions are to be made as between internally-recommended candidates and those recommended by stockholders. All candidates should, atFor a minimum, possess a background that includes a strong education, extensive business experience and the requisite reputation, character, integrity, skills, judgment and temperament, which, in the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee’s judgment, have prepared him or herdiscussion of criteria for dealing with the multi-faceted financial, business and other issues that confront a boardmembership on our Board of directorsDirectors, see "Board Membership Criteria" on page 6 of a corporation with our size, complexity, reputation and success. Although the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee does not have a formal policy regarding diversity, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee takes into account diversity of viewpoints, background, experience and temperament in considering candidates for Board membership.

this proxy statement.

Risk Oversight

Our Audit Committee regularly receives reports from a risk management committee comprised of representatives from various business functions within the Company that are charged with risk assessment and business continuity planning. This committee meets on a regular basis and selects topics related to specific risks and potential vulnerabilities related to particular business functions of the Company, which topics are then presented to the Audit Committee along with a summary of the measures we have taken or plan to take in order to define and mitigate such risks and prepare for and address such vulnerabilities. These presentations have included reports regarding risks and vulnerabilities relating to, among other things, operations, assets, land investments, competition, personnel, credit and debt covenant compliance, joint venture relationships, financial reporting, insurance, financing, mortgages, treasury, storm water compliance, safety, litigation exposure, and information technology.
In addition, our Compensation Committee oversees risks arising from executive officerour compensation practices, and our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee oversees succession risks. Each of the standingthese committees regularly reports to the full Board, which is ultimately responsible for

overseeing risks at the enterprise level. In addition, our full Board oversees strategic risks through its focus on overall corporate strategy and execution.

The Compensation Committee has reviewed the design and operation of our compensation structures and policies as they pertain to risk and has determined that our compensation programs do not create or encourage the taking of risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on us.

Codes of Business Conduct and Ethics

Management has adopted a Code of Ethics for Principal Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers, violations of which may be reported to the Audit Committee. Copies of this code and any waiver or amendment to such code can be obtained free of charge from our website atwww.tollbrothers.com under “Investor Relations: Corporate Governance.”

We operate under a comprehensive Code of Ethics and Business Conduct that we review annually and which applies to all directors, officers and employees and includes provisions ranging from conflicts of interest and acceptance of gifts to harassment, discrimination and other employment-related matters. Upon employment with us, all employees are required to affirm in writing their receipt and review of the code and their compliance with its provisions. Copies of this code can be obtained free of charge from our website atwww.tollbrothers.com under “Investor Relations: Corporate Governance.”

Leadership Structure

In connection with the appointments of Douglas C. Yearley, Jr. as CEO and Robert I. Toll as Executive Chairman of the Board, each effective June 16, 2010, the Board separated the roles of chairman and chief executive officer. As our CEO, Mr. Yearley is responsible for our day-to-day operations and for formulating and executing our long-term strategies in collaboration with the Board and Mr. Toll, as Executive Chairman of the Board. As Executive Chairman of the Board, Mr. Toll continues to play a key role and is actively involved in our business by chairing the Board, acting as advisor to the executive officers, actively engaging in the review of land transactions, and playing a major role in the planning of our long-term business strategy. In the Board’s view, an appropriate leadership structure depends on the opportunities and challenges facing a company at a given time.



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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
The Board believes that the current leadership structure is appropriate for us at this time as it enables us and the Board to continue to benefit from Mr. Toll’s vast experience, skills, expertise and knowledge of the Company and the industry.

In fiscal 2011, the Board designated Edward G. Boehne as the Lead Independent Director of the Board of Directors until his successor is duly designated and qualified. The Lead Independent Director helps ensure that there is an appropriate balance between management and the independent directors and that the independent directors are fully informed and able to discuss and debate the issues that they deem important. The role of the Lead Independent Director includes: (i) presiding over all executive sessions and other meetings of the independent directors; (ii) acting as principal liaison between the Executive Chairman of the Board and the independent directors; (iii) serving as the director whom stockholders may contact; (iv) leading the process for evaluating the Board of Directors and the committees of the Board of Directors; (v) participating in the communication of sensitive issues to the other directors; and (vi) performing such other duties as the Board of Directors may deem necessary and appropriate from time to time.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

None of the members of the Compensation Committee during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012 has ever been an officer or employee of the Company or its subsidiaries.

Personal Loans to Executive Officers and Directors

We do not permit personal loans to or for the benefit of our directors or executive officers.

Director Attendance at Annual Meetings of Stockholders

It is the policy of our Board that all directors attend annual meetings of stockholders except where the failure to attend is due to unavoidable circumstances or conflicts discussed in advance by the director with the Executive Chairman of the Board. All members of the Board who were serving or standing for re-election attended our 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Communication with the Board

Any person who wishes to communicate with the Board or specific individual directors, including the Lead Independent Director or the independent directors as a group, may do so by directing a written request addressed to such directors or director in care of the General Counsel, Toll Brothers, Inc., at the address appearing on the first page of this proxy statement. Communications directed to members of the Board who are management directors will be referred to the intended Board member(s) except to the extent that it is deemed unnecessary or inappropriate to do so pursuant to the procedures established by a majority of the independent directors. Communications directed to independent directors will be referred to the intended Board member(s).

Director Compensation

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for evaluating and recommending compensation for non-management directors to the Board. Our non-management directors have beenare compensated in cash, stock options, and restricted stock for their servicesservice as directors.

Beginning The equity portion of annual compensation is paid following the end of the fiscal year, so the equity grant for service in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013 was made in fiscal year 2012, the2014.

The compensation program in effect for fiscal 2013 and 2014 for non-management directors consisted of the following components:
Board Retainer. The principal form of compensation for non-management directors for their service as directors is an annual retainer, consisting of a combination of cash and equity, with an annual aggregate value of $160,000 as follows (thefollows:
Cash. Each non-management director receives one-third of the annual retainer in cash.
Equity. The equity portion of the annual retainer for a non-management director consists of two components: (a) non-qualified stock options having a grant date fair value of one-third of the annual retainer and (b) RSUs having a grant date fair value of one-third of the annual retainer, except that fractional shares and options are not issued. These equity grants are issued pursuant to the Directors Plan for the non-employee directors and the Stock Incentive Plan for Employees (2014) for Mr. Bruce E. Toll.
Stock options are granted on a date within the last 15 days of December that is determined in advance by the Compensation Committee for service during the immediately preceding fiscal 2012 compensation program wasyear and are granted by the Board with an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. Each option grant made to a non-management director has a ten-year term and vests in equal annual installments over a two-year period, with a provision for automatic vesting upon a change of control of the Company. For directors with five or more years of service, options continue to vest and remain exercisable for the ten-year term in the first quarterevent of the director's death, disability, or retirement.
RSUs are also granted on a date within the last 15 days of December that is determined in advance by the Compensation Committee for service during the immediately preceding fiscal 2013):

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year. RSUs granted as director compensation vest in equal annual installments over two years, and shares underlying RSUs are deliverable 30 days after the vesting of the second installment. Upon a change of control of the Company or upon the death, disability, or retirement of the director, RSUs granted as director compensation will vest immediately and will be deliverable 30 days after vesting.

Committee RetainerBoard Retainer. The principal form of compensation for non-management directors for their service as directors is an annual retainer, consisting of a combination of cash and equity, with an annual aggregate value of $160,000 as follows:

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Cash. Each non-management director receives $53,334 as the cash portion of the annual retainer.

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Equity. The equity portion of the annual retainer for a non-management director consists of two components issued pursuant to the Company’s Director Plan: (a) non-qualified stock options having an aggregate grant date fair value of $53,333 (based on the average percentage of grant date fair value to grant date closing price in the preceding 3 years), and (b) RSUs having an aggregate grant date fair value of $53,333. Stock options are granted and priced on a date within the last 15 days of December that is determined in advance by the Compensation Committee for service during the immediately preceding fiscal year. Each option grant made to a non-management director has a 10-year term and vests in equal installments over a two-year period, with a provision for automatic vesting upon a change of control of the Company and, for directors with 5 or more years of service, upon death, disability or retirement. RSUs are also granted on a date within the last 15 days of December that is determined in advance by the Compensation Committee for service during the immediately preceding fiscal year. Restrictions on shares of RSUs granted as director compensation lapse in equal installments over two years, although all restrictions would immediately lapse upon a change of control of the Company or upon the death, disability, or retirement of the director. Shares underlying RSUs are not deliverable until 30 days after final vesting.

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Committee Retainer. Each member of the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Compensation Committee receives annually, for service on each such Committee: (a) $6,668 in cash; (b) non-qualified stock options having an aggregate grant date fair value of $6,666, and (c) RSUs having an aggregate grant date fair value of $6,666, in each case with the same features described above under “Equity.” In addition, the Chair of each of the above committees receives an annual cash retainer of $10,000.

Each member (includingof the Chair)Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, and the Compensation Committee receives annually, for service on each such Committee, a combination of cash and equity with a grant date fair value of $20,000 as follows (except that fractional shares and options are not issued): (a) one-third of this amount in cash; (b) non-qualified stock options having a grant date fair value of one-third of this amount; and (c) RSUs having a grant date fair value of one-third of this amount, in each case with the same material terms described above under “Equity.” In addition, the Chair of each of these committees receives an additional annual cash retainer of $10,000.

Each member of the Public Debt and Equity Securities Committee receives annually in any year in which the Committee meets or takes official actions:actions, for service on such Committee, a combination of cash and equity with a grant date fair value of $10,000 as follows (except that fractional shares and options are not issued): (a) $3,334one-third of this amount in cash,cash; (b) non-qualified stock options having an aggregatea grant date fair value of $3,333,one-third of this amount; and (c) RSUs having an aggregatea grant date fair value of $3,333,one-third of this amount, in each case with the same features described above under “Equity.” In addition, the Chair of that Committee receives aan additional cash retainer of $5,000 in any year in which the Committee meets or takes official action.

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Attendance at Board and Committee Meetings. Directors, Committee Chairs and Committee members do not receive any additional compensation for attendance at Board or Committee meetings.

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Lead Independent Director. The Lead Independent Director receives annually $10,000 in cash for his services in that capacity.

The equity granted to directors in fiscal 2012 in respect of their services during fiscal 2011 was based on the director compensation program in effect in fiscal year 2011. Under this program, all non-management directors received annual equity compensation in the form of stock options for service on the Board and on Board committees. Stock options were grantedCommittee Meetings. Directors, Committee Chairs and priced on a date within the last 15 days of December that was determined in advance by the Compensation Committee for service during the immediately preceding fiscal year. Each option grant made to a non-management director has a 10-year term and vests in equal installments over a two-year period, with a provision for automatic vesting upon a change of control of the Company. Some option grants to non-management directors also provide for continued vesting upon death, disability or retirement of the director. In addition, non-management directors also received restricted stock awards for service on certain Board committees. Restricted stock was also granted on a date within the last 15 days of December that was determined in advance by the Compensation Committee for service during the immediately preceding fiscal year. Restrictions on shares of restricted stock granted as director compensation lapse in equal installments over two years, although all restrictions would immediately lapse upon a change of control of the Company or upon the death or disability of the director. In order tomembers do not receive equityany additional compensation for attendance at Board committee service, the relevant Board committee had to meet at least once during the fiscal year, and such meeting had to be considered a “paid” meeting.

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Lead Independent Director Plan to non-management directors during fiscal 2012. The Lead Independent Director, Edward G. Boehne, receives annually $10,000 in cash for his services rendered during fiscal 2011 were made on December 20, 2011 and were as follows:

Service on the BoardOption to acquire 15,000 shares
Chair of the Audit CommitteeOption to acquire 1,250 shares; 250 shares of restricted stock
Member of the Audit CommitteeOption to acquire 1,000 shares; 100 shares of restricted stock
Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance CommitteeOption to acquire 1,000 shares; 200 shares of restricted stock
Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance CommitteeOption to acquire 1,000 shares; 100 shares of restricted stock
Chair of the Compensation CommitteeOption to acquire 1,000 shares; 200 shares of restricted stock
Member of the Compensation CommitteeOption to acquire 1,000 shares; 100 shares of restricted stock

in that capacity.

Other Director Compensation Arrangements

Mr. Bruce E. Toll entered into an Advisory and Non-Competition Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with the Company as of November 1, 2010. The Advisory Agreement expires on October 31, 2016. The purpose of the Advisory Agreement is to provide us with the valuable and special knowledge, expertise, and services of Mr. Bruce E. Toll, one of our co-founders and a director of the Company since our inception, on a continuing basis, as well as to provide that Mr. Toll does not engage in specified activities. The Advisory Agreement

provides, among other things, that (a) we will retain Mr. Bruce E. Toll as an employee and Special Advisor to the Executive Chairman of the Board and the CEO until October 31, 2016, at a compensation rate of $675,000 for the first year of the term of the Advisory Agreement, with such compensation rate to be reduced by $75,000 in each of the remaining five years of the term of the Advisory Agreement. In fiscal 2014, he received compensation in the amount of $450,000 under the Advisory Agreement.

The Advisory Agreement and (b)provides that during the term of the Advisory Agreement, Mr. Bruce E. Toll will be entitled to receive the health plan benefits provided to our NEOs.NEOs, which in fiscal 2014 were the same as those provided to all of our employees after 60 days of service with us. Mr. Bruce E. Toll is a participant in the Company’s 401(k) retirement plan. During fiscal 2014, we provided Mr. Bruce E. Toll with a contribution to the Company’s 401(k) retirement plan in the amount of $10,215. Mr. Bruce E. Toll is also a participant in the SERP, which provides an annual benefit of $230,000 for 20 years; however, no payments are to be made to him under the SERP until the expiration of the term (or termination) of the Advisory Agreement. See “Executive Compensation Tables — Tables—Pension Benefits at October 31, 2012 — During Fiscal 2014—Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan” for a more detailed description of the SERP. During fiscal 2012, we provided Mr. Bruce E. Toll with other benefits having an estimated value of $7,450, which are described in greater detail under the table “Director Compensation during Fiscal 2012” below. These benefits were reviewed by the Compensation Committee as part of its review of benefits and perquisites paid to our NEOs and were found to be reasonable and consistent with past practices.

Director Compensation Table

The following table sets forth information concerning the fiscal 20122014 compensation awarded to or earned by our non-management directors. Management directors are not compensated for their service as directors. The compensation received by our management directors for their services as employees is shown in the Summary Compensation Table on page 4442 of this proxy statement.

Director Compensation during Fiscal 2012

Name

  Fees
Earned or
Paid in
Cash ($)		   Stock
Awards
($)(1)(2)(3)		   Option
Awards
($)(4)(5)(6)		   Change in
Pension  Value
and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings ($)		  All Other
Compensation
($)(8)		   Total ($) 

Robert S. Blank

   63,336     2,050     174,880     —      —       240,266  

Edward G. Boehne

   86,670     6,150     185,810     —      —       278,630  

Richard J. Braemer

   61,668     —       163,950     —      —       225,618  

Christine N. Garvey

   60,002     2,050     174,880     —      —       236,932  

Carl B. Marbach

   80,004     6,150     185,810     —      —       271,964  

Stephen A. Novick

   66,670     4,100     185,810     —      —       256,580  

Paul E. Shapiro

   76,670     7,175     188,543     —      —       272,388  

Bruce E. Toll

   56,668     —       163,950     470,536(7)   607,450     1,298,604  

2014
Name 
Fees
Earned or
Paid in
Cash ($)
 
Stock
Awards
($)(1)(2)
 
Option
Awards
($)(3)(4)
 
Change in
Pension Value
and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings ($)
 
All Other
Compensation
($)(5)
 Total ($)
             
Robert S. Blank $63,336
 $63,323
 $64,534
 $—
 $—
 $191,193
Edward G. Boehne $86,670
 $66,663
 $67,933
 $—
 $—
 $221,266
Richard J. Braemer $61,668
 $56,678
 $57,737
 $—
 $—
 $176,083
Christine N. Garvey $60,002
 $59,983
 $61,135
 $—
 $—
 $181,120
Carl B. Marbach $80,004
 $70,004
 $71,331
 $—
 $—
 $221,339
Stephen A. Novick $66,670
 $66,663
 $67,933
 $—
 $—
 $201,266
Paul E. Shapiro $76,670
 $66,663
 $67,933
 $—
 $—
 $211,266
Bruce E. Toll $56,668
 $56,678
 $57,737
 $—
 $460,215
 $631,298
(1)Annual restricted stock awardRSU grants to non-management directors are made during the first quarter of each fiscal year for service on the Board and Board committees during the immediately preceding fiscal year; accordingly, the values reflected in the table above are values of awards made under the previous director compensation program, and the values of awards made pursuant to the new director compensation program will begin to be reportedgrants for service in the “director compensation during fiscal 2013” table in the 2014 proxy statement. The grant date fair values of the awards are based upon the closing price of our common stock on the date of the awards. Each non-management director, other than Mr. Braemer and Mr. Bruce E. Toll, received a grant of restricted stock during fiscal year 2012. The grant date for each restricted stock award was December 20, 2011.2013.
Each non-management director received RSUs for Board and Board Committee service having a value of $53,333 for Board service. In addition, non-management directors received RSUs having a value of $6,666 for service on the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, and the Compensation Committee, and RSUs having a value of $3,333 for service on the Public Debt and Equity Securities Committee. For purposes of determining the number of RSUs that are awarded, the RSU grant date fair value per share is the closing price of our common stock on December 20, 2013, the grant date of the awards. RSUs for fractional shares are not granted.

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(2)The amounts reported in this column represent the grant date fair value of the restricted stock awards, in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 718 “Compensation-Stock Compensation” (“ASC 718”).
(3)

The non-management directors held the following amounts of unvested restricted stock awardsoutstanding RSUs at October 31, 2012:2014: Mr. Blank, 50 shares;3,767 units; Mr. Boehne, 150 shares;3,965 units; Mr. Braemer, 3,371 units, Ms. Garvey, 50 shares;3,568 units; Mr. Marbach,

150 shares; 4,164 units; Mr. Novick, 100 shares;3,965 units; Mr. Shapiro, 3,965 units; and Mr. Shapiro, 175 shares. Messrs. Braemer and Bruce E. Toll, did not hold any unvested restricted stock awards at October 31, 2012.3,371 units.
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(3)The annual stock option grants to non-management directors are made during the first quarter of each fiscal year for service on the Board and Board Committeescommittees during the immediately preceding fiscal year; accordingly, the values reflected in the table above are values of grants made under the previous director compensation program, and the values of grants made pursuant to the new director compensation program will begin to be reportedfor service in the “director compensation during fiscal 2013” table in the 2014 proxy statement. The amounts reported in this column represent the grant date fair value of stock option awards granted, in accordance with ASC 718. Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in Note 9 to our audited financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012.2013.

Each non-management director received options for Board and Board committee service having a value of $53,333 for Board service. In addition, non-management directors received options having a value of $6,666 for service on the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, and the Compensation Committee; and options having a value of $3,333 for service on the Public Debt and Equity Securities Committee. Options for fractional options are not granted. The option grant values reflected in the table may vary from these amounts because the option grant date fair value per share is determined as follows:
For purposes of determining the number of shares that are subject to the options granted, the grant date fair value per share of the options was determined by multiplying the closing price of our stock on December 20, 2013, the date of the awards, by the average of the “Fair Value Quotient” for the three immediately previous fiscal years of the Company. The “Fair Value Quotient” is the fraction in which (x) the denominator is the closing price of our common stock on the date of the awards for each of the three years immediately preceding the current year, and (y) the numerator is the grant date fair value of the options granted in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation ("ASC 718"); assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in Note 10 to our audited financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, excluding the effect of estimated forfeitures.
(5)Each non-management director received a stock option grant during fiscal year 2012. Each grant was made on December 20, 2011.
(6)(4)The non-management directors held unexercised stock options to acquire the following amounts of our common stock at October 31, 2012:2014: Mr. Blank, 176,000150,862 shares; Mr. Boehne, 218,000126,224 shares; Mr. Braemer, 197,000141,140 shares; Ms. Garvey, 57,00063,501 shares; Mr. Marbach, 184,000158,585 shares; Mr. Novick, 182,000158,224 shares; Mr. Shapiro, 179,250153,474 shares; and Mr. Bruce E. Toll, 165,000141,140 shares. We provide information on the beneficial ownership of our stock for each of our directors under “Security Ownership of Principal Stockholders and Management” on page 3 of this proxy statement.
(7)The amount represents an increase in the actuarial present value of Mr. Bruce E. Toll’s accumulated plan benefit under the SERP.
(8)(5)“All Other Compensation” consists of the following annual compensation and benefits provided to Mr. Bruce E. Toll pursuant to the Advisory Agreement. See “Other Director Compensation Arrangements,” above.

Annual compensation

  $600,000  

Contribution to 401(k) Plan

   7,450  
  

 

 

 

Total

  $607,450  

Annual compensation under Advisory Agreement $450,000
Contribution to Company 401(k) plan 10,215
Total $460,215

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Overview
This Compensation Discussion and Analysis ("CD&A") focuses on how our NEOs were compensated for fiscal 2014 and how their 2014 compensation aligns with our pay for performance philosophy. In our CD&A, we will discuss:
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2014 Company Performance25
Executive Compensation Program Highlights27
Compensation Philosophy and Objectives27
Compensation Decision-Making Process29
Elements of Compensation32
Cash Compensation Decisions32
Long-Term Incentive Compensation Decisions35
Benefits and Perquisites37
Other Compensation Practices and Policies39
2014 Company Performance
In determining NEO compensation for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, the Compensation Committee recognized that fiscal 2014 was a year of significant progress in growing our revenues and profits. The Compensation Committee paid particular attention to the Company's performance in the areas of revenues, pre-tax income, and gross margin:
Revenues

: Our revenues in fiscal 2014 of $3.91 billion and home building deliveries of 5,397 units rose 46% in dollars and 29% in units compared to fiscal 2013 and were the highest for any fiscal year since fiscal 2007.

Income: Our pre-tax income improved to $504.6 million in fiscal 2014, compared to pre-tax income of $267.7 million in fiscal 2013. We reported net income of $340.0 million, or $1.84 per share diluted, compared to net income of $170.6 million in fiscal 2013, or $0.97 per share diluted.
Gross Margin: Our gross margin for fiscal 2014 was 21.2%, compared to 20.2% for fiscal 2013.

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The Compensation Committee also considered the following results and achievements:
Contracts: Our net contracts signed in fiscal 2014 of $3.90 billion rose 7% compared to fiscal 2013 and were the highest for any fiscal year since 2006.
Backlog: Our fiscal year end 2014 backlog was $2.72 billion, up 3% compared to fiscal 2013 and was the highest for any fiscal year since 2007.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (“SG&A”): Our SG&A as a percentage of revenue improved to 11.1% compared to 12.7% for fiscal 2013.
Operating Margin: Our operating margin improved to 10.2% for fiscal 2014 from 7.5% for fiscal 2013.
Joint Venture and Other Income: In fiscal 2014, we produced $107.3 million in pre-tax income from our joint ventures, our other ancillary operations, and other sources, compared to $66.6 million in fiscal 2013.
Growth in a Recovering Economy: As the housing market progresses through the early stages of the recovery, we have made significant progress in growing our revenues and profits. Since the recent low point in fiscal 2011, our revenues and net income have increased at compound annual growth rates of 38% and 104%, respectively.
Integration of Shapell Acquisition. In fiscal 2014, we completed the integration of the Shapell Homes acquisition that closed in February 2014 and was the largest acquisition in the Company's history. With Shapell, at fiscal year-end, we were selling homes from 25 communities in California representing 9.5% of the Company’s total selling communities, compared to 9 communities representing 4.0% of our total a year before. In fiscal 2014, we also completed selective sales of Shapell land which were part of our strategy to reduce land concentration and outstanding borrowings following the closing of the acquisition.
Focus on Growth Opportunities: In fiscal 2014, we continued to strategically grow our land holdings in key markets, extend our product offerings across geographies, diversify our business lines, and strengthen our financial position.
◦In California, the $1.6 billion acquisition of Shapell Homes gave us approximately 5,000 home sites in established coastal communities in the California markets surrounding Los Angeles and San Francisco, enabling us to significantly expand our California operations.
◦In Texas, we opened four large master planned communities, where we will build homes and sell lots to other builders, which will generate future additional income.
◦Toll Brothers City Living, which is heavily concentrated in the urban metro New York City market, currently has 837 units in projects open or soon to be open for sale with another 1,203 units we control that are in the approval process.
◦Toll Brothers Apartment Living continues to expand our pipeline of urban and suburban for-rent projects. We currently have 1,441 units under management, 1,920 in construction, and nearly 3,000 in planning.
Honors: We were named "Builder of the Year" by Builder magazine. In addition, the Company and several of our executives were recognized in Institutional Investor magazine's 2015 All-America Executive SummaryTeam survey of the investment community.

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◦We were named Most Honored Company in the Home Building and Building Products sector among the 37 companies receiving nominations. We also ranked 8th overall among the approximately 2,000 companies receiving votes in this year's survey of the buy-side and sell-side analyst community.
◦Our CEO and CFO were named to the All-America Executive Team with each receiving recognition from both the buy-side and sell-side communities within the Homebuilders & Building Products sector.

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Executive Compensation Program Highlights
Our Compensation Committee has developed and maintained a compensation discussionprogram that is intended to reward positive performance, retain talented personnel, and analysis (“CD&A”encourage actions that drive success in our business strategy. Our executive compensation program received the support of at least 98% of our stockholders who voted at our Annual Meeting of Stockholders in each of the last four years.
Our compensation program features the following attributes:
A balanced mix of annual cash and longer-term equity incentives that reward our NEOs for current performance and align their interests with long-term performance and long-term stockholder value creation.
Long-term equity incentive grants with multi-year vesting periods and retirement benefits to encourage retention of our NEOs.
No NEO employment agreements, severance plans, or agreements that provide “golden parachute” cash payouts for our NEOs conditioned upon a change of control or excise tax gross-ups. Benefits conditioned upon a change of control are limited to vesting and potential payment of existing Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan ("SERP") describes in detail each elementbenefits and vesting of previously granted equity compensation.
A structure for NEO incentive compensation that we pay or awardis designed to or that is earned by,comply with tax Code requirements for deductibility.
Stock ownership requirements for our NEOs. It includes a descriptionNEOs and policies restricting NEOs hedging and pledging of the principles underlying our executive compensation policies; our most important executive compensation decisions during our 2012 fiscal year;Company shares.
Compensation Philosophy and our analysis of these policies and decisions. It is also intended to provide a context for the data we present in the compensation tables and related footnotes below, as well as the narratives that accompany the compensation tables.

We are the nation’s leading builder of luxury detached and attached home communities; master planned luxury residential, resort-style golf communities; and urban low-, mid- and high-rise communities, principally on land we develop and approve. We operate our own architectural, engineering, mortgage, title, land development and land sale, golf course development and management, home security, and landscape subsidiaries. Objectives

We face intense competition from a number of other home builders in each market in which we operate. It is imperativevital to our success and long-term viability that our business continues to be managed by highly experienced, focused, and capable executives who possess the dedication to oversee our organization on a day-to-day basisexperience and have the vision to anticipate and respond to market developments. It is also important that we concentrate on retaining and developing the capabilities of our emerging leaders to ensure that we continue to have an appropriate depth of executive talent.

In fiscal 2012, we seamlessly completed our succession process with respect to our key leadership roles. Our 2012 fiscal year NEOs were as follows:

Robert I. Toll, Executive Chairman of the Board (“Executive Chairman”). Mr. Toll served as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since our founding in 1967 until the appointment of Douglas C. Yearley, Jr. as Chief Executive Officer in June 2010, at which time he was appointed Executive Chairman. Since then, he has played an active role in the strategic and day-to-day management of the Company;

Douglas C. Yearley, Jr., Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”). Mr. Yearley joined us in 1990, served as a Regional President from November 2005 until November 2009 and served as Executive Vice President from November 2009 until June 2010, at which time he was appointed CEO;

Richard T. Hartman, President and Chief Operating Officer (“COO”). Mr. Hartman joined us in 1980 and served in various positions with us, including Regional President from 2005 through 2011. He was appointed to the positions of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective January 1, 2012. In December 2012, Mr. Hartman was appointed to the position of President effective January 1, 2013;

Zvi Barzilay, Former President and Chief Operating Officer.Mr. Barzilay joined us in 1980 and served in various senior management positions from 1983 to 1998, at which time he was appointed President and COO. He retired from the Company, effective December 31, 2011;

Martin P. Connor, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (“CFO”). Mr. Connor joined us in 2008, was appointed Senior Vice President in December 2009 and continued in that position from that time until his appointment as CFO and Treasurer in September 2010.

In determining fiscal 2012 compensation for our NEOs, the Compensation Committee recognized the beginning of a recovery in the home building industry and our outstanding performance during fiscal 2012, as well as the successful leadership transition that was ongoing at the senior management level throughout the year. As a result, the Compensation Committee sought to compensate our NEOs in a way that would enable us to retain them as our senior management team, appropriately recognize their individual experience, roles and skill sets and their efforts on behalf of the Company during fiscal 2012 and in a way that would be consistent with our overall business objectives and our stockholders’ best interests. The Compensation Committee paid particular attention to the following notable areas of our performance and our management’s achievements in fiscal 2012:

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Stock Price: Our stock price increased approximately 89%, from $17.44 at fiscal year end 2011 to $33.01 at fiscal year end 2012.

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Sales: Our net contracts signed in fiscal 2012 increased by approximately 59% in dollars and 49% in units compared to fiscal 2011.

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Revenues: Our revenues of $1.88 billion and home building deliveries of 3,286 units rose 28% in dollars and 26% in units compared to fiscal 2011.

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Income: We reported net income of $487.1 million in fiscal 2012 compared to net income of $39.8 million in fiscal 2011 and a net loss of $3.4 million in 2010, respectively. Our pre-tax income improved to $112.9 million in fiscal 2012, compared to a pre-tax loss of $29.4 million in fiscal 2011. Also, in fiscal 2012, we reversed the valuation allowance against a majority of our deferred tax assets, becoming one of the first in our industry to do so.

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Backlog: Our fiscal year end 2012 backlog of $1.67 billion and 2,569 homes increased 70% in dollars and 54% in units compared to fiscal year end 2011, positioning us for another year of growth in fiscal year 2013.

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Gross Margin: Our gross margin, excluding interest and write-downs, was 24.0% in fiscal 2012 compared to 23.3% in fiscal 2011.

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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (“SG&A”):Our SG&A as a percentage of revenue improved to 15.3% compared to 17.7% for fiscal 2011.

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Note Offerings: We raised $287.5 million through a 20-year exchangeable senior notes offering in September 2012 with a 0.50% interest rate and conversion premium set at 50% above the Company’s then-current stock price of $32.72, callable in September 2017. We also sold $300 million of new 10-year senior unsecured notes in January 2012 with a 5.875% interest rate and issued an additional $120 million of notes at the same maturity and interest rate in exchange for a similar amount of our November 2012 senior unsecured notes and our September 2013 senior unsecured notes.

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Expansion of Our Business:We successfully integrated the operation of CamWest, after acquiring substantially all of its assets in November 2011, and entered the Seattle market. In fiscal 2012, our CamWest operations delivered 201 homes and produced revenues of $99.7 million.

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Growth in a Recovering Economy: As the economy began to recover in fiscal year 2012, senior management continued to guide the Company with financial and operational discipline that included significant growth in revenues and expansion of our community count and land position (owned and controlled) without sacrificing the strong and conservative financial metrics that placed it among the top three rated home building companies by Moody’s Investor Service, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and Fitch Ratings at fiscal year end 2012.

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Honors: We were named the “2012 Builder of the Year” by the Professional Builder Magazine, becoming the first homebuilding company to have won this award twice. During fiscal 2012, our CEO received the first-place ranking in the best CEO survey, and our CFO received the second-place ranking in the best CFO survey, published by Institutional Investor Magazine for the Homebuilding and Building Products Industry. We also received the first-place ranking for Best Investor Relations Company in the Homebuilding and Building Products Industry and ranked as the 17th most honored company overall among the 1,928 companies receiving votes in the Institutional Investor Magazine survey across all industries.

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Management: We seamlessly completed the succession of three key leadership positions, including, CEO, COO and CFO, and came out of the recent recession strong and ready to grow.

Consistent with our historical compensation practices, our fiscal 2012 compensation program, which is discussed in detail in this CD&A, featured the following attributes:

A balanced mix of annual cash and long-term equity incentives that reward our NEOs for current performance and align their compensation with long-term performance and long-term stockholder value creation;

A structure for NEO incentive compensation that complies with Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) requirements for tax deductibility;

Long-term equity incentive grants and awards with multi-year vesting periods to encourage retention of our NEOs; and

A program that does not contain any NEO employment agreements or severance plans or agreements; nor are there any plans or agreements that provide “golden parachute” cash payouts for our NEOs conditioned upon a change of control, except with respect to vesting and potential payment of SERP benefits and vesting of previously granted equity compensation awards and grants.

Consideration of Say-on-Pay Results

At our last annual meeting of shareholders, 98% of those stockholders voting on the “say on pay” proposal approved the compensation of our NEOs described in our proxy statement filed in 2012. The Compensation Committee evaluated the results of the 2012 advisory vote and did not implement significant changes to our executive compensation program in fiscal year 2012 as a result of the vote.

Overview of Contents

In this CD&A, you will find details on, and discussion of, the following topics:

Compensation Governance

Compensation Philosophy and Objectives

Elements of Compensation

Compensation Decision-Making Process

Fiscal 2012 Compensation Elements

Employment Agreements, Change of Control Provisions and Severance Payments

Tax and Accounting Implications

Anti-Hedging Policy

Policy on Pledging

Stock Ownership Guidelines

Looking Ahead — Fiscal 2013 Compensation

Compensation Governance

Role of Executive Officers

The Compensation Committee worked with management to establish its meeting agendas and determine who should be invited to attend meetings. Throughout the year, the Compensation Committee requested various types of information from management and the Committee’s independent compensation consultant, including information about other companies in the home building industry and other industries. Our CFO was invited by the Compensation Committee to attend relevant portions of the Compensation Committee meetings in order to provide information and answer questions regarding the Company’s strategic objectives and financial performance related to the Compensation Committee’s work. Our Executive Chairman, CEO and COO were also all available to members and meetings of the Compensation Committee. With regard to compensation decisions relating to the Executive Chairman, the Compensation Committee, in addition to its own observations of the Executive Chairman’s performance during the 2012 fiscal year, gained significant insight, from its many exchanges with the CFO, the General Counsel, and the other NEOs during the fiscal year 2012, into the performance of the Executive Chairman, including his relationship to, and experiences with, them, and others, during that same period. Our CEO submitted recommendations to the Compensation Committee regarding salary, bonus, equity compensation, performance goals and overall compensation levels for the COO and CFO. The Compensation Committee, after consideration of these recommendations, determined the actual awards to the COO and CFO. The Executive Chairman submitted recommendations to the Compensation Committee regarding salary, bonus, equity compensation, performance goals and overall compensation for the CEO; the Compensation Committee considered these recommendations in determining the CEO’s compensation.

Use of Compensation Consultants

During fiscal 2012, the Compensation Committee engaged Compensation Advisory Partners LLC (“CAP”) to serve as its independent compensation consultant. CAP received instructions from, and reported to, the

Compensation Committee on an independent basis. The Compensation Committee periodically obtains confirmation from CAP with regard to CAP’s independence. CAP was also authorized by the Compensation Committee to share with and request and receive from management specified information in order to prepare for meetings. The Compensation Committee requested CAP’s advice on a variety of issues, including compensation strategy, market comparisons, pay and performance alignment versus industry peers, executive pay trends, compensation best practices and potential compensation plan designs and modifications. The Compensation Committee met with CAP, both with and without management, on several occasions during fiscal 2012 and thereafter.

Compensation Philosophy and Objectives

The Board and the Compensation Committee believe that our ability to retain and motivate NEOs who possess the skills, experience, and capacitycapabilities to succeed in our competitive industry has been essential to our long-term success and a significant factor in creating long-term value for our stockholders. Base salaries, annual incentive bonuses, long-term equity compensation, retirement benefits, and competitive employee benefits are the primary tools used to retain and motivate our NEOs to deliver superior performance and to enhance long-term value to our stockholders. Our compensation philosophy recognizes the value of rewarding our NEOs for their past performance and motivating them to continue to excel in the future. The Compensation Committee believes it has developed a compensation program that rewards outstanding short-term and long-term performance and encourages actions that successfully deliver on our business strategy.

We are in an industry that has recently begun to emerge from a severe downturn that lasted several years. The compensation policies for our NEOs during this difficult period were based on the philosophy that compensation should reflect our financial and operational performance and the individual performance of each executive in light of the limitations imposed by the severe financial crisis and its impact on the housing market. As the housing industry recovery took hold in 2012 and hopefully continues to strengthen in 2013 and beyond, the Compensation Committee has carefully considered the intent and components of our executive compensation program to ensure they are appropriately aligned with corporate objectives.

The Compensation Committee also believes that long-term incentives should be a significant factor in the determination of the actual compensation realized over time, particularly because the many actions and decisions that are required of our NEOs in the business of home building, including evaluating and purchasing land, planning the use of that land and the timing of that use, obtaining approvals, completing development, and generating revenues, require a long time horizon before we realize tangible financial benefits.

The Compensation Committee’s primary objectives in setting compensation for our NEOs are:

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Set compensation levels that are sufficiently competitive to attract, motivate, and reward the highest quality individuals to contribute to our goals and overall financial success. By keeping compensation competitive during times of growth as well as contraction, the Compensation Committee attempts to achieve these objectives.
Retain executives and encourage continued serviceSet compensation levels that are sufficiently competitive to attract, motivate and reward the highest quality individuals to contribute to our goals and overall financial success. By keeping compensation competitive during times of growth as well as contraction, the Compensation Committee attempts to achieve these objectives.

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Retain executives and encourage continued service. The Compensation Committee seeks not only to attract but also to maintain the continuity of our excellent management team. The Compensation Committee believes our stockholders have historically benefited from the continued employment of our NEOs over an extended period of time — the Executive Chairman since he co-founded our predecessor operations in 1967; the CEO, who joined the Company in 1990 and has served in various senior management positions during the 20 years preceding his appointment as CEO; and the COO who joined the Company in 1980 and served in various positions during the 31 years preceding his appointment as COO. Our Executive Chairman has been consistently recognized as a leader in our industry by various publications and industry groups, and, in 2012, our CEO and CFO received the first-place ranking in the best CEO survey and the second-place ranking in the best CFO survey, respectively, published by the Institutional Investor Magazine for the homebuilding and building products industry.

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Incentivize executives to manage risks appropriately while attempting to improve our financial results, performance and condition over both the short-term and the long-term. The Compensation Committee attempts to provide both short-term and long-term compensation for current performance, as well as to provide incentives to achieve short- and long-term goals. Short-term compensation is typically in the form of base salary and annual incentive cash bonuses under stockholder-approved plans, and long-term compensation is typically in the form of equity awards. Because of the nature of our business and the way we operate our business and implement our strategies, we may not witness for several years the positive results of many decisions made or actions taken by our NEOs in any current fiscal year, including those in connection with land purchased and strategies implemented to manage risks and position us for growth. The Compensation Committee, by seeking a balance of short-term and long-term compensation, seeks to motivate and reward NEOs for decisions made today that may not produce immediate or short-term results, but are intended to have a positive long-term effect.

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Align executive and stockholder interests. The Compensation Committee believes that the use of equity compensation, including increased use of restricted stock grants, as a key component of executive compensation, is a valuable tool for aligning the interests of our NEOs with those of our stockholders; this includes the use of such compensation to reward actions that demonstrate long-term vision. When management and stockholder interests are aligned, the Compensation Committee believes management’s focus on creating long-term growth and value is increased.

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Obtain tax deductibility for incentive compensation. The Compensation Committee believes that tax deductibility for the Company is a favorable feature for an executive incentive compensation program. Although the Compensation Committee, where it deems appropriate, may award base compensation to NEOs that will not be entirely tax-deductible, it generally attempts to structure compensation for NEOs to come within the Code requirements for deductibility, including deductibility of compensation awarded under performance-based compensation plans.

Elements of Compensation

The Compensation Committee seeks not only to be creative,attract but also to maintain the continuity of our excellent management team. The Compensation Committee believes our stockholders have historically benefited from the continued employment of our NEOs over an extended period of time—the Executive Chairman, who co-founded our business in 1967; the CEO, who joined the Company in 1990 and served in various senior management positions during the 20 years


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preceding his appointment as CEO; the President and COO, who joined the Company in 1980 and had served in various positions during the 31 years preceding his appointment as COO; and the CFO, who joined the Company in 2008. It is important that we concentrate on retaining and developing the capabilities of our current leaders and emerging leaders to ensure that we continue to have an appropriate depth of executive talent.
Incentivize executives to manage risks appropriately while attempting to improve our financial results, performance, and condition over both the short-term and the long-term. The Compensation Committee provides both short-term and long-term compensation for current performance, as well as cognizant of changing economic and industry conditions and changing compensation trends, in its choice of methodsto provide incentives to achieve these objectives, usingshort- and long-term goals. Because of the nature of our business and the way we operate our business and implement our strategies, we may not witness for several years the positive results of many decisions made or actions taken by our NEOs in any current fiscal year, including those in connection with land purchased and strategies implemented to manage risks and position us for growth. The Compensation Committee, by seeking a varietybalance of short-term and long-term compensation, seeks to motivate and reward NEOs for decisions made today that may not produce immediate or short-term results, but are intended and expected to have a positive long-term effect.
Align executive and stockholder interests. The Compensation Committee believes that the use of equity compensation, including use of RSU grants as a key component of executive compensation, is a valuable tool for aligning the interests of our NEOs with those of our stockholders, including the use of such compensation to reward actions that demonstrate long-term vision. When management and stockholder interests are aligned, the Compensation Committee believes management’s focus on creating long-term growth and value is increased.
Consider tax deductibility for incentive compensation. The Compensation Committee believes that tax deductibility for the Company is a favorable feature for an executive incentive compensation program. Although the Compensation Committee may award compensation to NEOs that is not tax-deductible when it deems that such compensation is in the best interests of the Company, it generally attempts to structure compensation for NEOs to meet the Code requirements for deductibility, including deductibility of compensation elements described below.

Element

Purpose

Characteristics

Base Salary

Provide a fundamental level of compensation to the NEOs for performing their roles and assuming their levels of executive responsibility.Fixed cash component.
Annually reviewed by the
Compensation Committee and
adjusted upwards or downwards,
from time to time.

Annual Incentive Bonuses

Promote improvement of our financial results, performance and condition; intended to be a short-term incentive to drive achievement of performance goals in a particular fiscal year, while discouraging inappropriate risk-taking and without deterring achievement of our long-term goals and initiatives.Annual incentive bonuses have
been primarily paid in cash.
Performance-based bonus
opportunity is based on the
achievement of specified goals,
which may be Company
performance goals, individual
performance goals or a
combination of the two,
pursuant to stockholder-
approved plans. Where
applicable, goals are typically
established annually, and bonus
amounts awarded vary based on
performance.

Element

Purpose

Characteristics

Long-Term Incentive Compensation

Promote the achievement of our long-term financial goals and stock price appreciation by aligning NEO and stockholder interests, promoting NEO retention and rewarding NEOs for superior performance over time.Equity awards granted annually
by the Compensation
Committee pursuant to stock-
holder approved plans. Long-
term incentive compensation
may be in the form of stock
options, SARs, and stock awards
and units, which may be
restricted, unrestricted or
performance-based. Benefits
ultimately realized by each NEO
will vary and will depend on our
stock price, achievement of
applicable performance targets,
and continued service with the
Company.

Benefits and Perquisites, Including Retirement Benefits

Provide health and welfare benefits during employment and a program for income upon retirement. Designed to retain and reward NEOs by providing an overall benefits package competitive with those provided by comparable companies.Health and welfare benefits may
vary based on employee
elections. Perquisites and other
benefits may vary from year to
year. Retirement benefits, such
as the SERP (described under
“Benefits and Perquisites”), also
vary based on compensation and
years of service.

awarded under performance-based compensation plans.


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Compensation Decision-Making Process

Compensation Decision Timeline
The Compensation Committee reviews and determines base salary, annual incentive bonuses, and long-term incentive compensation, as well as benefits and perquisites, on an annual basis. For compensation relating to fiscal 2012,2014, the significantprimary steps taken by the Compensation Committee to establish and award compensation to our NEOs were as follows:

October — December 2011

 

•    Compensation Committee Action Taken

December 2013
Set 2014 performance goals for fiscal 20122014 annual incentive bonus and performance-based RSU awards and fixed target number of 2014 performance-based RSU awards for NEOs
Set 2014 base salaries and performance goals under each of our bonus plans for fiscal 2012 bonuses

the NEOs
 

•    Determined and granted equity compensation awards for fiscal 2011 service

June 2012

2014		 

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Reviewed executivethe Say on Pay voting results from the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders
Reviewed 2013 NEO compensation at peer companies for the preceding year

•    Monitored Company performance and individual performance of NEOs

September 2012

•    compared to our Peer Group

Reviewed executive compensation benchmarking analysis for the preceding yeara market assessment prepared by the Committee's independent compensation consultant

•     of 2013 senior executive pay versus performance for the Company compared to the Peer Group

Reviewed Company financial results compared to the Peer Group for the prior fiscal year and the current fiscal year to date
Consulted with the independent compensation consultant regarding industry trends in executive compensation

November — January 2013

 

•    Reviewed fiscal 2012 performance goals and certified that performance goal was attained under each of our bonus plans

November 2014 

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Reviewed overall Company projected fiscal 2014 financial results compared to the Peer Group
Reviewed market assessment prepared by the independent compensation consultant of 2013 senior executive pay versus projected Company 2014 performance relativecompared to industry peers

the Peer Group
Held preliminary discussions regarding NEO individual performance during fiscal 2014
 

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December 2014
Reviewed Company fiscal 2014 financial results compared to the Peer Group
Reviewed market assessment prepared by the independent compensation consultant of potential 2014 Company senior executive pay versus actual performance for the Company compared to the Peer Group
Reviewed each NEO’s individual performance during fiscal 2012

•    2014

Reviewed fiscal 2014 performance goals and certified the level of performance attained for annual incentive bonus eligibility and performance-based RSU payouts
Determined fiscal 2012 NEO2014 annual incentive bonuses

•     for the NEOs

Determined and granted equity awards for fiscal 2012 service

2014 performance

Portions

Review of Company Performance
Throughout the fiscal year, the full Board monitored our financial performance in relation to our recent historical performance and in relation to our Peer Group. The Compensation Committee also reviewed our financial performance during the fiscal year, which it considered when making final fiscal 2014 compensation decisions. See "2014 Company Performance" above.

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Review of Individual Performance
In making fiscal 2014 compensation determinations, the Compensation Committee particularly noted the contributions of each NEO to the Company’s achievements described under “2014 Company Performance” above. The Compensation Committee considered the following individual performance for each NEO:
Robert I. Toll served as our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board from our inception until June 2010 when he assumed the new position of Executive Chairman of the Board. The Compensation Committee noted his continuing guidance and oversight with respect to Company strategy, particularly with respect to land acquisition as well as product and geographic expansion.
Douglas C. Yearley has been our Chief Executive Officer since June 2010. The Compensation Committee particularly noted his leadership in planning and guiding our growth and profitability, diversifying our business lines, and growing our land holdings in key markets, including through the successful integration of the Shapell acquisition. The Compensation Committee recognized his continued efforts to enhance our brand, which were reflected in the Company being named "Builder of Year" by Builder magazine. The Compensation Committee also noted his ability to communicate with, and represent us before, the media, banking, and investor communities.
Richard T. Hartman has been our Chief Operating Officer since January 2012 and our President since January 2013. The Compensation Committee noted his significant contributions to the strong 2014 fiscal year experienced by the Company as the principal officer in charge of sales and home building activities, which included major strides in geographical and product expansion in addition to improvements in processes and margin. The Compensation Committee also recognized his oversight of the successful integration of the Shapell acquisition into the Company's operations.
Martin P. Connor has been our Chief Financial Officer since September 2010. The Compensation Committee recognized his ability to work productively with all divisions and personnel in controlling our costs, preserving our cash, enhancing our balance sheet, and containing risk. The Compensation Committee also noted his successful execution of a cash generation strategy to reduce the Company's debt and net debt to capital ratio following the Shapell acquisition.
Participation by Management
The Compensation Committee worked with management to establish its meeting agendas and determine the participants. Throughout the year, the Compensation Committee requested information from management and the Committee’s independent compensation decision-making process are more fully described below.

Review consultant, including information about the compensation practices and financial performance of other companies in the home building industry and other industries. Our CEO and CFO were invited by the Compensation Committee to attend certain of its meetings in order to provide information and answer questions regarding the Company’s strategic objectives and financial performance related to the Compensation Committee’s work. Our other NEOs were also available to Compensation Committee members and to attend its meetings upon request.

With regard to compensation decisions relating to the Executive Chairman, the Compensation Committee, in addition to its own observations of the Executive Chairman’s performance during the 2014 fiscal year, gained significant insight into the performance of the Executive Chairman during that same period from its many exchanges with the other NEOs, other Company officers, and the other directors. The Executive Chairman submitted recommendations to the Compensation Committee regarding salary, bonus, equity compensation, and overall compensation levels for the CEO. Our CEO in conjunction with the Executive Chairman submitted recommendations to the Compensation Committee regarding salary, bonus, equity compensation, and overall compensation levels for the President and COO and the CFO. The Compensation Committee, after consideration of all of these inputs, determined the actual awards to the Executive Chairman, the CEO, the President and COO, and the CFO.
Use of Independent Compensation Consultant
The Compensation Committee engaged Compensation Advisory Partners LLC (“CAP”) to serve as its independent compensation consultant for fiscal 2014. CAP received instructions from, and reported to, the Compensation Committee on an independent basis. CAP was also authorized by the Compensation Committee to share with and request and receive from management specified information in order to prepare for Compensation

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Committee meetings. The Compensation Committee requested CAP’s advice on a variety of matters, including the amount and form of executive compensation, compensation strategy, market comparisons, pay and performance alignment versus industry peers, executive pay trends, compensation best practices, compensation-related legislative matters and related rulemaking, and potential compensation plan designs and modifications. The Compensation Committee met with CAP, both with and without management, on several occasions during fiscal 2014, and also in early fiscal 2015 with respect to compensation decisions for 2014 performance. During fiscal 2014, CAP and its affiliates did not provide any services to the Company or its affiliates other than advising the Compensation Committee on executive officer compensation.
The Compensation Committee conducts a formal evaluation of the independence of CAP annually in the first quarter of the fiscal year. Based on this review, the Compensation Committee did not identify any conflict of interest raised by the work CAP performed in fiscal 2014. When conducting this evaluation, the Compensation Committee took into consideration the factors set forth in Rule 10C-1 under the Exchange Act and the NYSE’s listing standards.
Market Comparisons

Although the Compensation Committee does not believe that it is appropriate to establish compensation levels based solely on market comparisons or industry practices, it believes that information regarding pay practices at other companies is useful in three respects. First, marketplace information is one of the many factors that the Compensation Committee considersconsidered in assessing the reasonableness of compensation. Second, it recognizes thatSecondly, our compensation practices must be generally competitive for executive talent in the home building industry and in the market overall. Third, it recognizes thatoverall market. Thirdly, marketplace information reflects emerging and changing components and forms of compensation. While the Compensation Committee considers peer compensation levels and practices when making its compensation decisions, it does not target compensation at any particular point within a range established by a comparison of the financial performance or compensation levels of our peer companies.

The

In 2014, the Compensation Committee, with guidance from ourits independent compensation consultant, reviewed our NEOs’ total compensation in 2011 against a peer group of publicly-traded home building companies (“Peer(the “Peer Group”). The Peer Group consisted of the following companies with whom the Compensation Committee believes we primarily compete for talent and market share:

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

 Lennar Corporation NVR, Inc.

D. R. Horton, Inc.

 M. D. C. Holdings, Inc. Pulte Homes,PulteGroup, Inc.

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.

 M/I Homes, Inc. The Ryland Group, Inc.

KB Home

 Meritage Homes Corporation Standard Pacific Corp.
Taylor Morrison Home Corporation

Because there is only one other executive chairman

Of the companies within our Peer Group, ouronly D.R. Horton, Inc. has an executive chairman. The Compensation Committee considered the executive chairman compensation information for D.R. Horton in its review of Peer Group pay practices. Our independent compensation consultant also provided the Compensation Committee withdiscussed compensation datapractices generally for executive chairmen in companies of similar size outside of the home building sector but noted that the role of executive chairman is highly individualized and therefore compensation for this role varies considerably.
Consideration of Say-on-Pay Results
At our last annual meeting of stockholders, 98% of those stockholders voting on the Compensation Committee’s consideration.

Review Company Performance

ThroughoutSay on Pay proposal voted in support of the fiscal year, the full Board monitoredcompensation of our financial performanceNEOs described in relation to our recent historical performance andproxy statement filed in relation to our Peer Group.2014. The Compensation Committee also reviewedviewed the results of the 2014 advisory vote as an affirmation of our performance data during thecurrent pay practices, and so it did not implement significant changes to our executive compensation program for fiscal year, which it considered when making final fiscal 2012 compensation decisions.

Establish Performance Goals Relating to Annual Incentive Bonus

2014.




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Elements of Compensation
The Compensation Committee when setting performance goals, reviews our financial condition, currentrecognizes changing economic and industry conditions and national economic factors,changing compensation practices and trends at other companies within our industry, and our market capitalization, and attempts to set goals that will effectively motivate the NEOs to

achieve our most important business objectives, while limiting risk. The achievement of performance goals does not automatically entitle any NEO to a bonus. Rather, the establishment of performance goals permits the Compensation Committee, in its discretion,choice of methods to determine and award bonusesachieve the objectives discussed above, using a variety of compensation elements to our NEOs that will be tax-deductible by the Company if the performance goals are met. In recent years,accomplish its goals.

ElementPurposeCharacteristics
Cash Compensation—Base SalaryProvide a fundamental level of compensation to the NEOs for performing their roles and assuming their levels of executive responsibility.Fixed cash component. Annually reviewed by the Compensation Committee and adjusted from time to time, based on our Peer Group and individual performance.
Cash Compensation—
     Annual Incentive Bonus
Promote improvement of our financial results, performance and condition; intended to be a short-term incentive to drive achievement of performance goals in a particular fiscal year, while discouraging inappropriate risk-taking and not deterring achievement of our long-term goals and initiatives.Annual incentive bonuses have been primarily paid in cash. Performance-based bonus opportunity for fiscal 2014 is based on the achievement of consolidated revenue and pre-tax income targets set by the Compensation Committee.
Equity Compensation—
     Long-Term Incentives
Promote the achievement of our long-term financial goals and stock price appreciation by aligning NEO and stockholder interests, promoting NEO retention and rewarding NEOs for superior performance over time.Equity awards granted annually by the Compensation Committee, pursuant to stockholder approved plans, with four-year vesting. For fiscal 2014 performance, long-term incentive compensation was in the form of stock options and performance-based RSUs. Performance-based RSU payout is contingent on achievements of performance targets set by the Compensation Committee in the areas of pre-tax income, home building margin, and units delivered.
Benefits and Perquisites, Including Retirement BenefitsProvide health and welfare benefits during employment and a program for income upon retirement. Designed to retain and reward NEOs by providing an overall benefits package competitive with those provided by comparable companies.Health and welfare benefits may vary based on employee elections. Perquisites and other benefits may vary from year to year. Retirement benefits, such as the SERP (see “Benefits and Perquisites” below), also vary based on compensation and years of service.
Cash Compensation Committee has historically awarded bonuses that were well below the maximum amounts payable under the related plans. The Compensation Committee reserves the authority to reduce the minimum and maximum range of amounts payable and any resulting amounts payable to any participant based upon such facts and circumstances that the Compensation Committee deems relevant and appropriate.

The Compensation Committee believed that the achievement of a revenue goal was once again an important goal on which each of our NEOs should focus during fiscal 2012. The Compensation Committee, which had determined, in fiscal 2011, that Messrs. Yearley, Hartman and Connor would be participants in the Senior Officer Plan approved by our stockholders that year, decided that potential bonuses for fiscal 2012 under the Senior Officer Plan would be conditioned upon our achievement of a specified level of net revenues in fiscal 2012. The Committee established that eligibility for the bonus available under the Senior Officer Plan and under the Plan Year Performance Bonus component of the Cash Bonus Plan would be conditioned upon our achievement of at least $1.25 billion in consolidated revenues in fiscal 2012, and eligibility for 80% of the full bonus available under the Senior Officer Plan and under the Plan Year Performance Bonus component of the Cash Bonus Plan would be conditioned upon our achievement of at least $1.00 billion in consolidated revenues in fiscal 2012. The Compensation Committee established the $1.25 billon goal after reviewing, among other things, market conditions, our backlog at the end of fiscal 2011, the projected revenue associated with the homes in backlog that were expected to be delivered during fiscal 2012, and other projected results.

Fiscal 2012 Compensation Elements

Total Cash Compensation

Total cash compensation (base salary and annual incentive bonus) paid to or earned by each of our NEOs for fiscal 2012 is set forth below. Details on total compensation, measured and presented in the format required by the SEC, can be found in the Summary Compensation Table on page44 of this proxy statement.

   Base Salary   Annual
Incentive
Bonus		   Total Fiscal 2012
Cash Compensation		 

Robert I. Toll

  $1,057,692    $2,500,000    $3,557,692  

Douglas C. Yearley, Jr.

  $1,000,000    $2,000,000    $3,000,000  

Richard T. Hartman

  $866,154    $500,000    $1,366,154  

Zvi Barzilay

  $215,385     —      $215,385  

Martin P. Connor

  $690,385    $400,000    $1,090,385  

Decisions

Base Salary

Generally, when establishing annual base salaries, the Compensation Committee takes into account each NEO’s performance of his role and responsibilities over time and, to the extent useful, the range of compensation of comparable executives within our Peer Group. The Compensation Committee believes that its compensation objectives are more effectively met when the majoritymost of an executive’s compensation package is comprisedcomposed of at-risk performance-based bonuses and long-term incentive compensation, rather than fixed compensation such as base salaries.
In December 2011,2013, the Compensation Committee determined the following base salaries for our NEOs for calendar year 2014. The increases in the base salaries for Messrs. Hartman and Connor were based on a consideration of their performance in fiscal 2013, as well as the Committee’s 2013 review with the independent compensation consultant of our CFO's’ total compensation in 2013 compared to that of the chief financial officers in our Peer Group.

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  Calendar 2014 Salary Calendar 2013 Salary
     
Robert I. Toll $1,000,000
 $1,000,000
Douglas C. Yearley, Jr. $1,000,000
 $1,000,000
Richard T. Hartman $1,000,000
 $950,000
Martin P. Connor $850,000
 $800,000
In December 2014, the Compensation Committee determined that, for fiscal 2012,calendar year 2015, the base salaries of Messrs. Toll, Yearley, and Hartman would remain at $1,000,000; and the base salary of Mr. TollConnor would be reducedincreased to $1 million; the base salary for Mr. Yearley would remain at $1 million; and$950,000. The increase in the base salary for Mr. Connor would be increased to $700,000, reflecting his increased responsibilities in his new role as the CFO. The Compensation Committee determined that Mr. Hartman’s base salary would be $880,000 in connection with his promotion to the positions of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective January 1, 2012.

Annual Incentive Bonus — Robert I. Toll

Description of the Cash Bonus Plan. At the beginning of our 2008 fiscalfor calendar year the Board adopted, upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee and subject to stockholder approval, a Cash Bonus Plan for Mr. Toll, who was then our CEO. The Cash Bonus Plan was subsequently approved by our stockholders at the 2008 annual meeting. The purpose of the Cash Bonus Plan was to provide a tax-deductible, performance-based bonus for Mr. Toll, paid partly in accordance with a formula that2015 was based on a consideration of his performance in fiscal 2014 and the Committee's review with its independent compensation consultant of Mr. Connor's total compensation compared to chief financial officers in our financial success and partly on the basis of one or more performance goals, all as part of an integrated compensation program which was intended to assist us in motivating and retaining the leadership of our co-founder, Robert I. Toll. An annual incentive bonus has been awarded and paid to Mr. Toll under the terms of the stockholder-approved CashPeer Group.

Annual Incentive Bonus
Senior Officer Bonus Plan since fiscal 2008, including with respect to our most recently completed fiscal year 2012.

. The Cash Bonus Plan expired at the end of fiscal 2012, and the Compensation Committee has decided not to seek re-approval of the Cash Bonus Plan at the Meeting. Rather, the Compensation Committee has placed Mr. Toll in the Senior Officer Plan and, in fiscal 2013, will consider an award of an annual incentive bonusis designed to Mr. Toll under that plan.

The Cash Bonus Plan had two components — a Company performance component (“Company Performance Bonus”) and an individual performance component (referred to in the Cash Bonus Plan and this CD&A as the “Plan Year Performance Bonus”). The formula for determining the Company Performance Bonus is set forth in the Cash Bonus Plan and is equal to 2.0% of our pre-tax income before bonus for the applicable fiscal year.

The Plan Year Performance Bonus under the Cash Bonus Plan was determined annually by the Compensation Committee, based on the achievement of one or more performance goals established by the Compensation Committee at the beginning of each fiscal year using various business criteria as set forth in the Cash Bonus Plan. In no event could the total amount of the Plan Year Performance Bonus exceed the greater of $5.2 million or 1/10 of 1% of our gross revenues for the applicable fiscal year. The Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion, could reduce or completely eliminate, but not increase, the Plan Year Performance Bonus.

Bonuses under the Cash Bonus Plan could be paid in cash, in shares of our common stock or both; the method of payment was to be determined by the Compensation Committee. In addition, in no event could the sum of the Company Performance Bonus and the Plan Year Performance Bonus exceed $8.5 million in any fiscal year.

Fiscal 2012 Company Performance Bonus Determination. In fiscal 2012, we had pre-tax income of $112.9 million; therefore, Mr. Toll was entitled to a Company Performance Bonus of $2,250,000 under the terms of the Cash Bonus Plan.

Fiscal 2012 Plan Year Performance Bonus Determination. At the beginning of fiscal 2012, the Compensation Committee established that eligibility for the full amount available to Mr. Toll under the Plan Year Performance Bonus was conditioned upon our achievement of more than $1.25 billion in consolidated revenues in fiscal 2012, and eligibility for 80% of the amount available to Mr. Toll under the Plan Year Performance Bonus was conditioned upon our achievement of at least $1.00 billion in consolidated revenues in fiscal 2012. The Compensation Committee met in October 2012 and determined that we had achieved more than $1.25 billion in consolidated revenues (our actual fiscal 2012 consolidated revenues were $1.88 billion) during fiscal 2012 and, therefore, the maximum amount ($5.2 million) was available for the Plan Year Performance Bonus. The Compensation Committee then made a subjective evaluation of Mr. Toll’s performance during fiscal 2012, considering his overall leadership, and concluded that he continued to make significant contributions to the outstanding management and performance of the Company. The Compensation Committee also considered its overall objective of moving him toward a compensation package more heavily weighted on short-term compensation. Accordingly, the Compensation Committee determined to award him an additional bonus of $250,000 under the Plan Year Performance Bonus. The Compensation Committee also determined that Mr. Toll’s performance in fiscal 2012 merited long-term incentive compensation awards, which were granted in December 2012 and are further described below under “Looking Ahead — Fiscal 2013 Compensation.”

Annual Incentive Bonus — Messrs. Yearley, Hartman and Connor

Description of Senior Officer Plan. At the beginning of our 2010 fiscal year, the Board and the Compensation Committee developed the Senior Officer Plan as a replacement for the Executive Officer Bonus Plan. In doing so, they determined that the Senior Officer Plan should be sufficiently flexible to allow the Compensation Committee to make awards in appropriate amounts and with appropriate performance periods and performance goals to whichever officersthe plan participants designated by the Compensation Committee designatesCommittee. All of our NEOs have been designated as plan participants. Theparticipants in the Senior Officer Plan, subsequently approved by our stockholders at the 2010 annual meeting, was in effect during fiscal 2012.Plan. The awards paid under the Senior Officer Plan are designed to be tax deductible “qualified performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code for participants.Code.

The Senior Officer Plan is designed to permit us to pay participants incentive compensation based upon the achievement of one or more pre-established performance goals. The Compensation Committee had previously designated the CEO, COO and CFO as participants in the Senior Officer Plan and concluded that it would not designate Robert I. Toll as a participant in that plan as long as he participates in the Cash Bonus Plan. As described above under “Annual Incentive Bonus — Robert I. Toll,” starting with our 2013 fiscal year, Mr. Toll will become a participant in the Senior Officer Plan. At or after the end of each performance period, the Compensation Committee determines whether and to what extent the performance goals have been achieved and calculates the amount of the award that could be paid to each participant, if any, based upon the levels of achievement of the relevant performance goals and the objective formula or method established with respect to such performance period.
In order to ensuremaximize tax deductibility of all awards under the Senior Officer Plan, the Compensation Committee has established that no award payable under the Senior Officer Plan can exceed the Award Cap of $8.5 million (the “Award Cap”).million. Additionally, in no event will the maximum aggregate amount payable to any participant with respect to awards that have performance periods that end in the same fiscal year exceed the Annual Payment Cap of two times the Award Cap, regardless of the number of awards that would otherwise be payable in that fiscal year (the “Annual Payment Cap”).year. Awards that are limited under the Annual Payment Cap may not be carried over and paid during a subsequent fiscal year. The Compensation Committee has no discretion to increase the amount of any awards beyond the Award Cap or the Annual Payment Cap, as applicable, but may, in its sole discretion, reduce or completely eliminate an award based on such facts and circumstances as it deems relevant.
Awards under the Senior Officer Plan may be paid in cash, equity or a combination of the two. The equity portion of any award under the Senior Officer Plan may be paid in shares of restricted stock, shares of unrestricted stock, or restricted or unrestricted stock units, all of which willwould be issued from the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan for Employees (2014) ("2014 SIP") or a successor plan. To the extent an award is settledpaid with equity, the equity is valued as of the end of the performance period for the award.

For a description of the material terms of the Senior Officer Bonus Plan, see "Proposal Four— Approval of Toll Brothers, Inc. Senior Officer Bonus Plan" on pages 12 to 14.

Fiscal 20122014 Bonus PerformanceGoal. Goals. For fiscal 2012,2014, the Compensation Committee met in December 2013 and established that eligibility for the full amount available to eachthe NEOs under the Senior Officer Plan was conditioned upon our achievement of Messrs. Yearley, Hartman,equally weighted consolidated revenue and Connorpre-tax income targets. At such time, the Compensation Committee determined that it would replace operating income, a metric used for our fiscal 2013 annual incentive bonus, with pre-tax income (excluding impairments and other items considered non-recurring in nature in accordance with the Senior Officer Plan) as one of the two Senior Officer Plan performance metrics. In making this determination, the Committee considered that the inclusion of pre-tax income would provide a metric that would continue to measure operating profitability but also measure the Company’s performance in its joint ventures and non-home building activities.

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Eligibility for 50% of the amount available to the NEOs under the Senior Officer Plan was conditioned upon our achievement of at least $1.25 billion in consolidated revenues in fiscal 2012 and eligibility for 80% of the amount available to each of Messrs. Yearley, Hartman and Connor under the Senior Officer Plan was conditioned upon our achievement of at least $1.00 billion in consolidated revenues in fiscal 2012.those targets.
Performance Metric100% Eligibility50% Eligibility (80%)
Consolidated Revenues
≥ $3.417 billion (50%)
   ≥ $2.7336 billion (25%)
Pre-tax Income (1)
 ≥ $458,389,800 (50%)
 ≥ $366,711,840 (25%)
(1)Excluding impairments and certain other items considered non-recurring in nature in accordance with the Senior Officer Plan. Additional information regarding the calculation of the pre-tax income performance metric can be found under "2014 Performance RSUs" on page 37.
2014 Cash Annual Incentive Bonuses. The Compensation Committee met in December 20122014 and determined that we had exceeded the requisite consolidated revenues and pre-tax income targets for 100% eligibility during fiscal 20122014 and, therefore, the maximum amount was potentially available to each of Messrs. Yearley, Hartmanthe NEOs. Cash incentive bonuses under the Senior Officer Plan consider actual results against financial performance goals but allow the Compensation Committee to use judgment in considering quantitative and Connor.qualitative performance. In determining the actual cash bonus amounts to be paid, the Compensation Committee then made a subjective evaluation regarding the overall individual performance of each of Messrs. Yearley, HartmanNEO and ConnorCompany performance during fiscal 2012. The2014.
For fiscal 2014 performance, the Compensation Committee particularly notedawarded cash annual incentive bonuses that were well below the contributions of Messrs. Yearley, Hartman and Connor to the Company’s achievements describedmaximum amounts allowable under the “Executive Summary” section. Mr. Barzilay, who retired from the Company effective December 31, 2011, did not participate in the Senior Officer Plan, which has been true since adoption of the plan in 2010. In exercising its discretion to determine the actual cash incentive bonus amount to be paid to each NEO, the Committee did consider, however, that fiscal 2014 revenues and pre-tax income exceeded the threshold measures set forth above.
The Committee further considered actual results compared to performance targets for pre-tax income, home building margin, and units delivered, which were the metrics established by the Committee at the beginning of the fiscal 2012.

year for the 2014 performance-based RSUs. For a further discussion of these performance metrics and actual results, see “2014 Performance-Based RSUs” on page 37. The Committee reviewed fiscal 2014 results in each of these areas both on an absolute basis and relative to the prior fiscal year. The Compensation Committee also considered that 2014 performance in the areas of pre-tax income and units delivered significantly exceeded 2013 results.

In its evaluation of individual performance, the Committee considered each NEO’s contribution to the financial and other business achievements highlighted above, as well as the Company’s fiscal 2014 results in the areas of contracts, backlog, and SG&A. Additionally, the Committee recognized the NEOs’ efforts in management of growth in a recovering economy, integration of the Shapell acquisition, focus on growth opportunities, development and execution of strategy, and industry honors received. The Committee also considered the leadership of each NEO in the areas of Company strategy, brand management, investor and analyst relations, and balance sheet management. For further discussion of these considerations, see “2014 Company Performance” on pages 25 to 26 and “Review of Individual Performance” on page 30. The Committee did not establish any individual performance goals for the NEOs at the commencement of fiscal 2014.
The Compensation Committee believed that, by surpassing the established minimum financialfiscal 2014 Senior Officer Plan performance goalgoals and by performing in an outstanding manner in fiscal 2012,2014, Messrs. Toll, Yearley, Hartman, and Connor merited cash annual incentive bonuses for fiscal 20122014 performance of $2,000,000, $500,000,$1,500,000, $2,300,000, $800,000, and $400,000,$800,000, respectively.    The Compensation

Committee particularly noted, with respect to Mr. Yearley, his leadership, on a comprehensive Company-wide level, in planning and guiding our growth and profitability, in continuing to enhance our brand, and in his ability to communicate with, and represent us before, the media, banking and investor communities.

Fiscal 2015 Bonus Performance Goals. In the case of Mr. Hartman,December 2014, the Compensation Committee noted his significant contributionsset the 2015 performance goals for the Senior Officer Plan. The Committee determined that it would retain consolidated revenues and pre-tax income as the 2015 performance metrics under the Senior Officer Plan.

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Total 2014 Cash Compensation
Total cash compensation (base salary and annual incentive bonus) paid to the outstanding 2012 fiscal year experiencedor earned by the Company, asNEOs for fiscal 2014 is set forth below. Details on total compensation, measured and presented in the principal officerformat required by the SEC, can be found in chargethe Summary Compensation Table on page 42 of salesthis proxy statement.
  Base Salary 
Annual Incentive
Bonus
 
Total Fiscal 2014
Cash Compensation
       
Robert I. Toll $1,000,000
 $1,500,000
 $2,500,000
Douglas C. Yearley, Jr. $1,000,000
 $2,300,000
 $3,300,000
Richard T. Hartman (1) $991,667
 $800,000
 $1,791,667
Martin P. Connor (1) $841,667
 $800,000
 $1,641,667
(1)Reflects base salary earned during fiscal 2014. Base salary is paid on a calendar year basis; the 2014 calendar year salaries for Mr. Hartman and home building activities, which included major strides in geographical and product expansion for our current and future benefit. With respect to Mr. Connor were $1,000,000 and $850,000, respectively.
Long-Term Incentive Compensation Decisions
For fiscal 2014, the Compensation Committee was impressed with his abilityawarded equity compensation to work productively with all divisions and personnel in controlling our costs, preserving our cash, enhancing our balance sheet, and containing risk, particularly noting his creative abilities in achieving successful resultsNEOs in the areasform of financing activitiesoptions and tax planning that were integral to our success during fiscal 2012 and will benefit the Company in the future. The Compensation Committee also took noteperformance-based RSUs. These equity awards are based on its assessment of the various honors and awards conferred on the Company and several of its executives during the fiscal year. In addition, the Compensation Committee believed the individual performances of Messrs. Yearley, Hartman and Connor in fiscal 2012 merited long-term incentive compensation awards, which were granted in December 2012 and are further described below under “Looking Ahead — Fiscal 2012 Compensation.”

Long-Term Incentive Compensation

The Compensation Committee does not use constant criteria from year to year in the granting of equity compensation. The Compensation Committee takes into consideration the economic climate in which we operate and the Company’s performance, and makes subjectiveas well as its determinations of the effectiveness of each NEO and the extent of his contributions to our success, and based on that determination, awards equity compensation.

Equity compensation for our NEOs may be eitherthe economic climate in the form of stock options, SARs, stock awards or stock units (which may be restricted, unrestricted or performance-based), in accordance with the terms of our stockholder-approved 2007 Stock Incentive Plan. Stock options for all employees, including NEOs, are granted and priced on a date within the last 15 days of December that is determined in advance by the Compensation Committee.

which we operate. The Compensation Committee’s primary purposes and objectives when granting equity compensation to our NEOs under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan are to:

align the interests of our NEOs with those of our stockholders;

balance long-term operating decisions with short-term objectives;

serve as a particular incentive for NEOs to devote themselves to our future success by providing NEOs with an opportunity to increase their proprietary interest in the Company;

motivate NEOs to achieve long-term financial results such as improved financial or other performance, that may ultimately cause an increase in the market price of our stock.

stock;

givebalance overall NEO compensation an appropriate balance between long-term and short-term compensation;

and

retain NEOs in our employ; and

employ.

protect us by providingEquity compensation for forfeitureour NEOs may be either in the form of unexercised stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock awards, or stock units (which may be restricted, unrestricted or performance-based), in accordance with the event that the NEO retires,terms of our stockholder-approved 2014 SIP or otherwise leaves our employ, and competes with us.

a successor plan.

Stock Options. During fiscal 2012,
Stock options for all employees, including NEOs, are granted on a date within the last 15 days of December that is determined in advance by the Compensation Committee granted stockCommittee. Because options to each of the NEOs, as set forth in the “Grants of Plan-Based Awards during Fiscal 2012” table on page 46 in this proxy statement. These grants were awarded at the beginning of fiscal 2012 in recognition of the respective NEO’s service during fiscal 2011. The Compensation Committee chose to grant these options to each of the NEOs in order to further

the Compensation Committee’s objectives, as set forth above. Because the options wereare granted with exercise prices equal to the fair market value of the underlying common stock on the date of the grant, any value thatmay ultimately accrues to the granteebe realized by an employee is based entirely upon our future performance, as perceived by investors who establish the market price of our common stock.

The

Options granted to our NEOs have a term of these options is 10ten years from the date of the grant, and thethese options vest in equal annual amounts over a four year period, beginning on the first anniversary of the date of the grant. Options would continue to vest and be exercisable for the remainder of the 10-yearten-year term upon death, disability, or, in most cases, retirement, and would fully vest upon a change of control of the Company. In addition, all unexercised stock options, vested and unvested, granted to NEOs are subject to forfeiture in the event that, after the NEO retires or otherwise leaves our employ, the NEO competes with us.

See “Potential Payments upon Termination or Change of Control” on page 48 of this proxy statement.


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2014 Options. At the beginning of fiscal 2014, the Compensation Committee granted stock options to each of the NEOs, as set forth in the Grants of Plan-Based Awards During Fiscal 2014 table on page 44 of this proxy statement. These grants were awarded on December 20, 2013 in recognition of the respective NEO’s performance during fiscal 2013.
2015 Options. In December 2014, the Compensation Committee granted stock options to each of the NEOs in recognition of their fiscal 2014 performance, in order to further the Compensation Committee’s objectives, as set forth above. These grants were awarded on December 19, 2014.
The following table sets forth the number of stock options granted on December 19, 2014, in recognition of the respective NEOs' performance in fiscal 2014. Such grants were made as of December 19, 2014 and have an exercise price of $32.49. Because they were granted in fiscal 2015, the grants below will be reflected in the executive compensation tables in next year’s proxy statement.
Option Grant for
2014 Performance
Robert I. Toll100,000
Douglas C. Yearley, Jr.160,000
Richard T. Hartman43,000
Martin P. Connor34,000
Performance-Based RSUs. During early
Starting in fiscal 2012, the Compensation Committee in recognition of emerging practices in the area of equity compensation,has awarded Messrs. Toll, Yearley, Hartman and Connor performance-based RSUs relating(“Performance RSUs”) to 200,000, 110,000, 5,000 and 22,000 shares, respectively,each of our common stockthe NEOs in addition to granting stock options. The awards were valued based on the closing price of our common stock on the NYSE on December 20, 2011. The RSUs granted to each NEO are divided equally into three performance metrics, such that one-third of the shares relating to the RSUs granted to the NEO are allocated to each performance metric. Each performance metric has a minimum threshold level, which, if achieved, would earn 90% of the performance-based RSUs allocated to that metric; a target level, which, if achieved, would earn 100% of the performance-based RSUs allocated to that metric; and a maximum level, which, if achieved, would earn 110% of the performance-based RSUs allocated to that metric. To the extent that actual performance results falls between these levels, the RSUs earned would be allocated proportionately between those levels. The three performance metrics were income from operations (excluding impairments and certain other items considered non-recurring in nature), home building margin (definedoptions as home building cost of sales as a percentage of home building revenue, excluding the same items as in the calculation of income from operations, as defined above), and number of units delivered. The threshold, target and maximum levels of achievement for each of these performance metrics were as follows: income from operations – $0, $15 million and $30 million; homebuilding margin – 19.5%, 21% and 23%; and number of units delivered – 2,700, 3,000 and 3,300. In addition, each such RSU is subject to service vesting in equal amounts over four years from the date of grant and the RSUs will not be delivered until the end of the four year service vesting period, except as otherwise provided in the event of death, disability and change of control.

described above. The Compensation Committee chose to award these performance-basedPerformance RSUs based on the recommendation of the Committee’s independent compensation consultant to provideutilize a balance between stock andmedium-term equity award tied to pre-established performance metrics, in addition to option awards, and a desire to further encourage our growth and profitability.

For performance in fiscal 2014, the Compensation Committee retained home building margin and units delivered as performance metrics, but replaced operating income with pre-tax income (excluding impairments and other items considered non-recurring in nature to be weighted equally with the other two performance metrics. In making this determination, the Committee considered that the inclusion of pre-tax income would add a metric that would measure operating profitability ofas well as the organization over the long term.Company’s performance in its joint venture and non-home building activities. The Compensation Committee selected the number of units delivered as one of the performance metrics because it is a measure of growth, and it selected operating incomehome building margin because it measures profitability and homebuilding margin asefficiency.
Each performance metric has a minimum threshold level, which, if achieved, would earn 90% of the otherPerformance RSUs allocated to that metric; a target level, which, if achieved, would earn 100% of the Performance RSUs allocated to that metric; and a maximum level, which, if achieved, would earn 110% of the Performance RSUs allocated to that metric. To the extent that actual performance results fall between these levels, the Performance RSUs earned would be determined proportionately between those levels. The three performance metrics because they measure profitability and efficiency. Weare weighted evenly in determining a blended average to calculate the payout for the Performance RSUs. If the minimum threshold performance level of 90% is not achieved, income from operations of $78.2 million, homebuilding margin of 24.03% and units delivered of 3,286no award is made.
The payout for the 2014 Performance RSUs is set forth below under “2014 Performance-Based RSUs.” For fiscal 2012. Accordingly,2013 performance, our NEOs earned 110%108.13%, 101.66%, and 104.60% of the 2013 Performance RSUs allocated to achievement of income from operations;operations (which preceded pre-tax income as a performance measure), home building margin, and units delivered, respectively. For fiscal 2012 performance, our NEOs earned 110%, 110%, and 109.53% of the 2012 Performance RSUs allocated to achievement of homebuilding margin;income from operations, home building margin, and 109.53%units delivered, respectively.
If the minimum performance criteria have been met, each Performance RSU is subject to vesting in equal annual amounts over four years from the date of grant and the Performance RSUs will not be delivered until the end of the four-year service vesting period, except that in the event of termination of service, the NEO would be entitled to receive shares underlying vested Performance RSUs. Shares subject to Performance RSUs allocatedheld by an NEO fully vest and all restrictions immediately lapse upon a NEO’s termination of his employment due to death or disability. In addition, all

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shares subject to Performance RSUs fully vest and all restrictions lapse upon a change of control of the Company. See “Potential Payments upon Termination or Change of Control” on page 48 of this proxy statement.
2014 Performance-Based RSUs. In December 2013, the Compensation Committee granted 2014 Performance RSUs relating to target levels of 133,667 shares to Mr. Toll; 100,000 shares to Mr. Yearley, 30,000 shares to Mr. Hartman; and 25,000 shares to Mr. Connor, respectively. The 2014 Performance RSUs were divided equally into three performance metrics: pre-tax income, home building margin, and units delivered.
The minimum, target, and maximum levels for the three 2014 Performance RSU metrics, as well as actual fiscal 2014 performance, are set forth below.
2014 Performance Metric Minimum (90%) Target (100%) Maximum (110%) Fiscal 2014 Actual
         
Pre-tax Income (1) $458,389,800 $509,322,000 $560,254,200 $558,438,000
Home Building Margin (1)(2) 23.90% 26.56% 29.22% 25.97%
Units Delivered 5,040
 5,600
 6,160
 5,397
(1)The following items, to the extent disclosed in a press release or conference call, are excluded from these performance metrics:
Restructuring and severance costs pursuant to a plan approved by the Board, CEO and/or President and COO
Gains or losses from litigation or claims, natural disasters, terrorism, fraud, or fraud investigations
Effect of changes in laws, regulations, or accounting principles
The gain or loss from the sale or discontinuance of a business segment, division, or unit and the budgeted, unrealized earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) for this business segment, division, or unit
Extraordinary items as defined by generally accepted accounting principles or non-recurring items
In addition, the following items are also excluded from these performance metrics:
Write down or impairment of assets or joint venture investments
Stock based compensation overages or underages compared to budget
Out-of-period charges or credits
Expense of an acquisition
Gains or losses from derivative transactions
(2)Defined as home building cost of sales, excluding interest expense, as a percentage of home building revenue
In December 2014, the Compensation Committee determined the level of the performance criteria that had been met for the 2014 Performance RSUs awarded in December 2013. Because the 2014 Performance RSU pre-tax income performance metrics incorrectly included $17.5 million of expenses associated with the Shapell acquisition, the Compensation Committee exercised its negative discretion to reduce the payout under these awards to correspond to the amount that would have been earned if these expenses had not been included. The Compensation Committee determined that the percent achieved for pre-tax income, home building margin, and units delivered. Eachdelivered was 106.00%, 97.78% and 96.38%, respectively, and the payout for the 2014 Performance RSUs, based on a blended average of the metrics, would be at 100.05% of target.
Based on this payout at 100.05% of target, our NEOs earned the following aggregate numbernumbers of the RSUs as a result of the achievement of these levels of performance metrics:2014 Performance RSUs: Mr. Toll – 219,686;133,736; Mr. Yearley – 120,827;100,051; Mr. Hartman – 5,492;30,015; and Mr. Connor – 24,166. 25%25,012. One-fourth of thesethe 2014 Performance RSUs vested on December 20, 2012,2014, the first anniversary of the grant date and the remaining 75%three-fourths of these RSUs remain subject to service-based vesting.

2015 Performance-Based RSUs. In December 2014, the Compensation Committee approved the grant of Performance RSUs for fiscal 2015 performance, subject to achievement of the award performance metrics in fiscal 2015, relating to the target levels of 133,667 shares to Mr. Toll; 100,000 shares to Mr. Yearley; 30,000 shares to Mr. Hartman; and 25,000 shares to Mr. Connor. The Committee determined that it would retain pre-tax income, home building margin, and units delivered as the performance metrics for the 2015 Performance RSUs.
Benefits and Perquisites

We provide all of our employees (after 60 days of service with us), including our NEOs, with specified employee benefits programs. These include the opportunity to save for retirement through the Toll Brothers 401(k) Savings Plan (the “401(k) Plan”) and various health and welfare benefit programs, including medical,

dental, life insurance, and long-term disability insurance. The 401(k) Plan is a qualified retirement savings plan under Section 401(k) of the Code. Participants in the 401(k) Plan may contribute a portion of their compensation, subject to Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”)IRS regulations and specified limitations


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applicable to “highly compensated employees,” as such term is defined in the Code. After a year of service, we may match a portion of each participant’s contribution and also may make an annual discretionary contribution to each active participant’s account. All of the NEOs were participants in the 401(k) Plan during fiscal 2012.2014. We share the cost of the above programs with our employees. Our NEOs participate in these programs on the same terms as our other employees. These programs are intended to promote the health and financial security of our employees and are provided at competitive market levels to attract, retain, and reward employees.

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan.
We also maintain a SERP, which provides retirement benefits to our NEOs. The Board’s intention when adopting the SERP was to provide competitive retirement benefits, to protect against reductions in retirement benefits due to tax law limitations on qualified plans, and to encourage continued employment or service with us.the Company. For a discussion of the material terms of the SERP, please see “Executive Compensation Tables — Tables—Pension Benefits at October 31, 2012 — During Fiscal 2014—Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan.”

During fiscal 2014, the Compensation Committee amended the SERP to eliminate the 20-year service requirement, except that a participant would have to be employed for five years in order to receive a death or disability benefit under the SERP. The Compensation Committee made such revision out of concern that the 20-year service requirement might compromise the Company’s ability to attract senior lateral hires. In December 2014, the Compensation Committee determined to increase the SERP annual benefit payable to Mr. Yearley to $200,000 from $175,000, and to increase the SERP annual benefit payable to Mr. Hartman and Mr. Connor to $145,000 from $125,000. The Compensation Committee took into consideration the use of the SERP to encourage retention of the Company’s NEOs. The annual benefit amounts to our NEOs under the SERP as of the end of fiscal 2014 are set forth in the table below under “Executive Compensation Tables—Pension Benefits During Fiscal 2014—Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan.”
Perquisites.
Perquisites did not constitute a material portion of the compensation paid to our NEOs for fiscal 2012.2014. We provide our NEOs with limited perquisites and personal benefits that the Compensation Committee believes are consistent with our executive compensation philosophy and objectives. Each fiscal year, the Compensation Committee reviews and approves those perquisites whichthat are to be provided to our NEOs. The Compensation Committee believes the perquisites for fiscal 2012,2014, which included auto and gas allowances, insurance, and tax and financial statement preparation assistance, as more fully described in the footnotes to the Summary Compensation Table in this proxy statement, are reasonable, and consistent with our past practices, and consistent with general practices in our industry.

Deferred Compensation Plan. We maintain the
The Toll Bros., Inc. Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”), which is open was designed to enable certain management and highly compensated employees; allemployees, including our NEOs, are eligible to participate in the Deferred Compensation Plan. Under the Deferred Compensation Plan, participants may elect, prior to the beginning of the year, to defer a portion of their cash compensation during any calendar year. They may select a fixed payment date or dates for payment ofIn December 2014, the deferred amounts, or elect to have such amounts paid upon termination of employment. No new contributions toCompany amended and restated the Deferred Compensation Plan by employees or NEOs are allowed(the "2015 Plan"), which had been frozen for compensation earned after December 31, 2011.2011, to enable employees to defer a portion of their cash compensation starting in January 1, 2015. Any amounts deferred prior to January 1, 2015, which are not re-deferred under the 2015 Plan, will continue to be governed by the terms of the Deferred Compensation Plan in effect prior to January 1, 2015. Mr. Hartman is the only NEO who participated in the Deferred Compensation Plan prior to January 1, 2015. We have the right under the Deferred Compensation Plan to make discretionary contributions for the benefit of any participant in the plan. We did not make any discretionary contributions under the Deferred Compensation Plan for any NEO in fiscal 2012.

2014.

Interest earned during fiscal 20122014 on any NEO deferred compensation that is considered above-market interest under SEC rules is included under “Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” in the Summary Compensation Table in this proxy statement, and further information about NEO deferred compensation is contained in the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation at October 31, 2012During Fiscal 2014 table in this proxy statement.


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Other Compensation Practices and Policies
Employment Agreements, Change of Control Provisions and Severance Payments

None of our NEOs has an employment agreement with us. We do not have a severance plan for our NEOs.

Change of Control Provisions

We have no change of control agreements relating to employment benefits or discreteadditional benefits that arise simply from thea change of control or severance related thereto; however, under our equity compensation plans and our SERP, awards and benefits are generally subject to special provisions upon a defined “change of control” transaction. Upon a change of control, any outstanding options, restricted stock,RSUs, deferred cash, or other plan awards will generally immediately vest, and any restrictions will immediately lapse. Under the SERP, if there is a

change of control of the Company, all participants in the SERP shallwould be fully vested in their SERP benefits and potentially eligible for a lump sum payout.

Tax See “Potential Payments upon Termination or Change of Control” on page 48 of this proxy statement.

Stock Ownership Guidelines
We maintain stock ownership guidelines pursuant to which our executive officers and Accounting Implications

Tax Regulations. Section 162(m)non-management directors are expected to acquire a meaningful level of stock ownership in the Company so as to further align their interests with those of our stockholders. Under the guidelines, the executive officers and non-management directors are expected to own shares equivalent in value to a multiple of his or her base salary or annual cash retainer, as applicable, as set forth below:

PositionMultiple
Executive Chairman and CEO3.0 x base salary
Other Executive Officers1.0 x base salary
Directors3.0 x annual cash retainer
Executive officers and directors are expected to achieve compliance with these levels of ownership within the later of five years from adoption of the Code generally disallowsguidelines in December 2012, or the date he or she assumes the position of executive officer or director, and may not sell net shares of stock received upon the exercise of stock options (that is, shares other than those sold to pay withholding taxes, brokerage fees, and the exercise price) unless and until he or she has met these required levels of ownership.
On an annual basis, the Governance Committee reviews adherence to the stock ownership guidelines. For purposes of the guidelines, the following are included as “owned”:
shares of stock owned by the executive officer or director, including shares held in a tax deductiontrust controlled by the executive officer or director, by a spouse or by minor children that are deemed beneficially owned by the executive officer or director under Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act;
one-third of the shares underlying vested stock options that were “in the money” at the beginning of the fiscal year of review; and
shares of stock underlying vested performance stock units, RSUs, and restricted stock awards, regardless of provisions relating to delivery.
Specifically excluded from ownership under the guidelines as “owned” shares are any shares of stock or other equity-based awards which are pledged as collateral for a loan to a public company for compensation over $1 million paid to specified “covered employees” (its chiefthird party so long as such pledge remains in effect.
If an executive officer andor director satisfies these guidelines, they are generally deemed satisfied for subsequent annual review periods, regardless of decreases in the Company’s stock price so long as the executive officer or director continues to anyhold the shares originally included in determining compliance. At the time of its three other most highly-compensated executive officers other than its chief financial officer). Performance-based compensation will not be subjectthe Governance Committee's review of adherence to the deduction limitation if certain requirementsstock ownership guidelines in December 2014, each NEO and director had achieved a stock ownership level in excess of the applicable level set forth in the Code and applicable Treasury Regulations are met. We generally structure our compensation plans for our NEOs to comply with the performance-based compensation exemption requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code; however, since corporate objectives may not always be consistent with the requirements for full deductibility, the Board and the Compensation Committee may award non-deductible compensation to our NEOs as they deem appropriate.

Accounting Considerations. When making decisions about executive compensation, the Compensation Committee also considers how elements of compensation will impact our financial results. We accrue our NEOs’ salaries and estimated cash bonus awards as an expense during the performance year. For equity compensation grants, ASC 718 requires us to recognize compensation expense for all share-based payment arrangements based upon the grant date fair value of those awards and period of vesting. In the Summary Compensation Table contained in this proxy statement, we are required to show the grant date fair value of the equity awards made to our NEOs in each fiscal year and to include this amount as part of the NEOs’ total compensation. This number, while required by the SEC rules and important for understanding the impact of granting equity on our financial statements, will likely not accurately represent the value received by the NEO. For example, stock options have a compensation expense for accounting purposes, but do not have any value to an NEO unless the market value of our stock increases above the grant price of the stock option. Similarly, stock awards and units fluctuate in value based on the market price of our common stock and may be worth more or less than the associated exercise date fair value. Performance-based stock awards and units, which do have grant date fair value, may never have any value to the recipient because the performance criteria may never be met.

above.

Anti-Hedging Policy

We have an insider trading policy that sets forth guidelines and restrictions applicable to employees’ transactions involving our stock. Among other things, this policy prohibits our employees from engaging in puts, calls, or similar options on our stock or in any derivative equity securities of the Company, or selling our stock short. In addition, this policy prohibits directors and executive officers from entering into hedging arrangements with respect to our equity

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securities that are designed to offset or reduce the risk of price fluctuations in the underlying security (such as covered calls, collars, or other transactions that sever the ultimate alignment with our stockholders’ interests).

Pledging Policy on Pledging

We have

In fiscal 2013, the Governance Committee adopted a policy that prohibits any future pledging of the Company’s equity securities by executive officers and directors (other than co-founderswith limited exceptions. At the time it established this policy, the Governance Committee considered the particular circumstances of Mr. Robert I. Toll and Mr. Bruce E. Toll). Any new pledgingToll as co-founders of the Company with substantial ownership of the Company’s equity securities byand included specific exceptions for the two co-founders.
Subsequent to the adoption of the policy, the Governance Committee and Mr. Bruce E. Toll have agreed that he will not increase the aggregate number of shares of Company stock he has pledged, and the Governance Committee revised the Company’s pledging policy in January 2014 to reflect this agreement. With respect to Mr. Robert I. Toll, and Bruce E. Toll will beany increase in the aggregate number of shares of Company stock that he has pledged is prohibited under the policy except in situations, and on conditions, pre-approved by the Company’s General Counsel. Approvals will be based on the particular facts and circumstances of the request, including, but not limited to (1) to:
the percentage of the individual’s equity holdings that are currently pledged; (2) 
the percentage of the Company’s outstanding class of equity securities represented by the number of securities of that class being pledged; (3) 
the market value of the securities being pledged and the total market value of the Company’s outstanding equity securities; (4) 
the historical trading volume of the Company’s equity securities; and (5) 
any compelling needs of the individual justifying the pledge transaction under the circumstances.
The General Counsel’s decisions will beare reviewed by the Nominating and

Corporate Governance Committee. In establishing

As a result of this policy, the Board of Directors considered the particular circumstances ofno executive officer or director, other than Mr. Robert I. Toll and Mr. Bruce E. Toll, has Company shares that are pledged as of the date of this proxy statement. The number of shares pledged by Mr. Robert I. Toll and Mr. Bruce E. Toll as co-founders of the Company with a substantial amount of their assets consistingRecord Date represents 2.8% and 1.8%, respectively, of the Company’s equity securities.

Stock Ownership Guidelines

We maintain stock ownership guidelines pursuantoutstanding stock. The Governance Committee continues to whichmonitor and seek reductions in the shares pledged by the Company’s co-founders.

Tax and Accounting Implications
Tax Regulations. Section 162(m) of the Code generally disallows a tax deduction to a public company for compensation over $1 million paid to specified “covered employees” (its chief executive officer and to any of its three other most highly-compensated executive officers and non-management directors are expectedother than its chief financial officer). Performance-based compensation will not be subject to acquire a meaningful level of stock ownershipthe deduction limitation if specified requirements set forth in the Company, soCode and applicable Treasury Regulations are met. We intend to structure our compensation plans for our NEOs to comply with the performance-based compensation exemption requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code; however, since corporate objectives may not always be consistent with the requirements for full deductibility, the Board and the Compensation Committee may award non-deductible compensation to our NEOs as they deem appropriate. Our Senior Officer Plan, stock option grants, and Performance RSUs are currently designed to further align their interests with thosebe tax deductible under Section 162(m).
Accounting Considerations. When making decisions about executive compensation, the Compensation Committee considers the accounting implications of the various elements of our stockholders. Undercompensation program, including the guidelines,impact on our financial results and the executive officersdilutive impact to stockholders of various forms of compensation. For equity compensation grants, ASC 718 requires us to recognize compensation expense for all share-based payment arrangements based upon the grant date fair value of those awards and non-management directors are expectedperiod of vesting. The aggregate expense estimated to own shares equivalentbe recognized over the period of vesting is included in value to a multiple of his or her base salary or annual cash retainer,the Summary Compensation Table contained in this proxy statement as applicable, as set forth below:

Position

Multiple

Executive Chairman and CEO

3.0 x base salary

Other Executive Officers

1.0 x base salary

Directors

3.0 x annual cash retainer

Executive officers and directors are expected to achieve compliance with these levels of ownership within the later of five years from adoptionpart of the guidelines or the date he or she assumes the position of executive officer or director and may not sell net shares of stock received upon the exercise of stock options (i.e., shares other than those sold to pay taxes, brokerage fees, and the exercise price) unless and until he or she has met these required levels of ownership.

On an annual basis, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee reviews adherence to the stock ownership guidelines. For purposes of the guidelines, the following are included as “owned”:

shares of stock owned by the executive officer or director, including shares heldNEOs’ total compensation in a trust controlled by the executive officer or director, by a spouse or by minor children that are deemed beneficially owned under Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act;

one-third of the shares underlying vested stock options that were “in the money” at the beginning of the fiscal year of review; and

shares of stock underlying vested performance stock units, RSUs and restricted stock awards, regardless of provisions relating to delivery.

Specifically excluded from the guidelines are any shares of stock or other equity-based awards which are pledged as collateral for a loan to a third party so long as such pledge remains in effect.

If an executive officer or director satisfies these guidelines, they are generally deemed satisfied for subsequent annual review periods, regardless of decreases in the Company’s stock price so long as the executive officer or director continues to hold the shares originally included in determining compliance. As of October 31, 2012, our Executive Chairman and CEO had each achieved a stock ownership level in excess of the applicable level set forth above, and each other director and executive officer was within the period for guideline compliance.

Looking Ahead — Fiscal 2013 Compensation

Base Salaries. In December 2012, the Compensation Committee determined that, for calendar year 2013, the base salaries of Messrs. Robert I. Toll and Yearley would remain at $1 million; the base salary of Mr. Hartman would be increased to $950,000; and the base salary of Mr. Connor would be increased to $800,000.

Annual Incentive Bonuses. Pursuant to the terms of the Senior Officer Plan, Messrs. Robert I. Toll, Yearley, Hartman and Connor will be eligible to receive annual incentive bonuses for fiscal 2013 based upon our achievement of one or more performance goals establishedgrant. This number, while required by the Compensation Committee.

Long-Term Incentive Compensation. The Compensation Committee met in December 2012SEC rules and decided to grant options to acquire 100,000 sharesimportant for understanding the impact of common stock to Mr. Robert I. Toll; options to acquire 150,000 shares of common stock to Mr. Yearley; options to acquire 40,000 shares of common stock to Mr. Hartman; and options to acquire 30,000 shares of common stock to Mr. Connor. Such grants were made as of December 17, 2012, have an exercise price of $32.22 and will vest in equal installments over four years. The Compensation Committee also determined to award performance-based RSUs relating to 133,667 shares to Mr. Toll; 100,000 shares to Mr. Yearley, 30,000 shares to Mr. Hartman; and 25,000 shares to Mr. Connor, respectively. The RSUs were valued basedgranting equity on our financial statements, may not accurately represent the closing price of our common stock onvalue received by the NYSE on December 17, 2012. The RSUs granted to each NEO are divided equally into three performance metrics, such that one-third of the shares relating to the RSUs granted to the NEO are allocated to each performance metric, which has various levels of achievement in the fiscal 2013 performance period. In the event the threshold level of achievement is not achieved for a performance metric, none of the RSUs would be earned for that metric. Satisfaction of the various levels of achievement would earn between 90% and 110% of the RSUs allocated to that metric. In addition, each such RSU is subject to service vesting in equal amounts over four years from the date of grant and the RSUs will not be delivered until the end of the four-year service vesting period, except as otherwise provided in the event of death, disability and change of control.NEO.


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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT

The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed with our management the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section of this proxy statement. Based on such review and discussion, the Compensation Committee has recommended to the Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this proxy statement and in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012.

2014.

Respectfully submitted by the members of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.

Carl B. Marbach (Chair)

Stephen A. Novick

Paul E. Shapiro


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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES

Summary Compensation Table

Name and Principal

Position

  Fiscal
Year		   Salary
($)		   Stock
Awards
($)(1)		   Option
Awards
($)(1)		   Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)(2)		   Change in Pension
Value and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)(3)		   All Other
Compensation
($)(4)		   Total
($)		 

Robert I. Toll Executive Chairman of the Board

   

 
 

2012

2011
2010

  

 
  

   

 
 

1,057,692

1,300,000
1,223,333

  

  
  

   

 
 

4,100,000

3,264,000
3,160,000

  

  
  

   

 
 

878,000

805,000
—  

  

  
  

   

 
 

2,500,000

1,250,000
1,000,000

  

  
  

   

 
 

816,478

656,435
825,670

  

  
  

   

 
 

94,173

92,913
90,668

  

  
  

   

 
 

9,446,343

7,368,348
6,299,671

  

  
  

Douglas C. Yearley, Jr. Chief Executive Officer

   

 
 

2012

2011
2010

  

 
  

   

 
 

1,000,000

1,000,000
932,692

  

  
  

   

 
 

2,255,000

1,632,000
—  

  

  
  

   

 
 

1,281,600

1,279,200
413,500

  

  
  

   

 
 

2,000,000

1,250,000
1,000,000

  

  
  

   

 
 

334,339

267,355
115,588

  

  
  

   

 
 

32,249

26,937
19,083

  

  
  

   

 
 

6,903,188

5,455,492
2,480,863

  

  
  

Richard T. Hartman Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer(5)

   2012     866,154     102,500     320,400     500,000     245,482     28,153     2,062,689  

Zvi Barzilay, Former Chief Operating Officer and President(6)

   

 
 

2012

2011
2010

  

 
  

   

 
 

215,385

1,000,000
1,000,000

  

  
  

   

 
 
 

—  


—  
—  

  

 
 
  

   

 
 

—  

944,400
1,052,760

  

  
  

   

 
 

—  

1,250,000
1,500,000

  

  
  

   

 

 

68,442

405,919

484,020

  

  

  

   

 
 

25,493

47,117
36,874

  

  
  

   

 

 

309,320

3,647,436

4,073,654

  

  

  

Martin P. Connor Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

   

 
 

2012

2011
2010

  

 
  

   

 
 

690,385

650,000
509,808

  

  
  

   

 
 

451,000

97,920
—  

  

 
  

   

 
 

213,600

206,400
90,970

  

  
  

   

 
 

400,000

225,000
200,000

  

  
  

   

 
 

229,476

257,985
102,764

  

  
  

   

 
 

20,019

14,209
7,971

  

  
  

   

 
 

2,004,480

1,451,514
911,513

  

  
  

Name and Principal
Position
 Year 
Salary
($)
 
Stock
Awards
($)(1)
 
Option
Awards
($)(1)
 
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)(2)
 
Change in
Pension
Value and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)(3)
 
All Other
Compensation
($)(4)
 
Total
($)
                 
Robert I. Toll 2014 1,000,000
 4,699,732
 1,302,000
 1,500,000
 368,131
 163,356
 9,033,219
Executive Chairman of the Board 2013 1,000,000
 5,049,939
 1,351,000
 1,500,000
 —
 124,045
 9,024,984
2012 1,057,692
 4,100,000
 878,000
 2,500,000
 816,478
 94,173
 9,446,343
Douglas C. Yearley, Jr. 2014 1,000,000
 3,516,000
 3,016,230
 2,300,000
 198,902
 40,922
 10,072,054
Chief Executive Officer 2013 1,000,000
 3,778,000
 2,494,500
 2,200,000
 57,070
 33,744
 9,563,314
2012 1,000,000
 2,255,000
 1,281,600
 2,000,000
 334,339
 32,249
 6,903,188
Richard T. Hartman 2014 991,667
 1,054,800
 796,740
 800,000
 163,969
 31,079
 3,838,255
President and Chief Operating Officer 2013 936,538
 1,133,400
 665,200
 550,000
 206,804
 30,707
 3,522,649
 2012 866,154
 102,500
 320,400
 500,000
 245,482
 28,153
 2,062,689
Martin P. Connor 2014 841,667
 879,000
 626,010
 800,000
 142,288
 24,635
 3,313,600
Chief Financial Officer 2013 780,769
 944,500
 498,900
 500,000
 69,143
 23,765
 2,817,077
2012 690,385
 451,000
 213,600
 400,000
 229,476
 20,019
 2,004,480
(1)

These columns present the aggregate grant date fair value of RSUs and stock options, respectively, granted in the indicated fiscal year, calculated in accordance with ASC 718 utilizing the assumptions discussed in

Note 910 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2012. The calculation2014, excluding the effect of these amounts estimates no forfeitures related to time-based vesting conditions.estimated forfeitures. The amounts shown in these columns do not reflect compensation actually received by the NEOs. The actual value, if any, that a NEO may realize from an award is contingent upon the satisfaction of the conditions to vesting in that award, including performance conditions in the case of Performance RSUs, and, for stock options, upon the excess of the share price over the exercise price, if any, on the date the options are exercised. Thus, there is no assurance that the value, if any, eventually realized by the NEOs will correspond to the amount shown in the table.

With respect to the Performance RSUs granted in fiscal 2012,2014, the estimate of the grant date fair value determined in accordance with ASC 718 assumes the vesting of 100% of the RSUs awarded.granted. Assuming the highest level of performance is achieved (which would result in the vesting of 110% of the RSUs granted), the aggregate grant date fair value of the stock awardsRSUs set forth in the tablestock awards column above for fiscal 20122014 would be: Mr. Toll —$4,510,000;Toll—$5,169,705; Mr. Yearley — $2,480,500;Yearley—$3,867,600; Mr. Hartman — $112,750;Hartman—$1,160,280; and Mr. Connor — $496,100.

Connor—$966,900. The actual performance achieved for fiscal 2014 resulted in 100.05% of the Performance RSUs granted being earned, subject to service-based vesting.
(2)The award to Mr. Toll for fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010 represents a Plan Year Performance Bonus determined by the Compensation Committee under the terms of the Cash Bonus Plan, as described on page 37 of this proxy statement. The awardsannual incentive bonuses for Messrs. Toll, Yearley, Barzilay, Hartman, and Connor for fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010, as applicable,2014 were earned based upon the terms of the Senior Officer Plan, as described on page 38pages 33 to 34 of this proxy statement, and the predecessor to that plan, the Executive Officer Bonus Plan.statement.
(3)The amounts in this column represent the increase in the actuarial present value of accumulated benefits under the SERP for each NEO and the amount of above-market interest earned on their respective balances, if applicable, in the Deferred Compensation Plan. Messrs. Toll, Yearley, and Connor did not participate in the Deferred Compensation Plan during the fiscal years indicated in the table above. The exact amounts attributed to the increase or decrease in actuarial present value of SERP benefits and above-market interest on deferred compensation are as follows (see also the Pension Benefits at October 31, 2012During Fiscal 2014 table on page 5046 of this proxy statement):

Name

  Fiscal
Year		   Increase in
Actuarial Present
Value of
Accumulated SERP
Benefits ($)		   Above-Market
Interest Earned on
Deferred
Compensation		   Total ($) 

Robert I. Toll

   
 
 		2012
2011
2010		 
 
  		   
 
 		816,478
656,435
825,670		  
  
  		   
 
 		N/A
N/A
N/A		  
  
  		   
 
 		816,478
656,435
825,670		  
  
  

Douglas C. Yearley, Jr.

   
 
 		2012
2011
2010		 
 
  		   
 
 		334,339
267,355
115,588		  
  
  		   
 
 		N/A
N/A
N/A		  
  
  		   
 
 		334,339
267,355
115,588		  
  
  

Zvi Barzilay

   
 
 		2012
2011
2010		 
 
  		   
 
 		—  
341,346
429,349		 
  
  		   
 

 

68,442
64,573

54,671

  
  

  

   
 

 

68,442
405,919

484,020

  
  

  

Richard T. Hartman

   2012     213,453     32,029     245,482  

Martin P. Connor

   
 
 		2012
2011
2010		 
 
  		   
 
 		229,476
257,985
102,764		  
  
  		   
 
 		N/A
N/A
N/A		  
  
  		   
 
 		229,476
257,985
102,764		  
  
  


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Name 
Fiscal
Year
 
Increase (Decrease) in
Actuarial Present Value of
Accumulated
SERP Benefits ($)
 
Above-Market
Interest Earned on
Deferred
Compensation
 Total ($)
Robert I. Toll 2014 368,131
 N/A
 368,131
  2013 (1,093,566) N/A
 (1,093,566)
  2012 816,478
 N/A
 816,478
Douglas C. Yearley, Jr. 2014 198,902
 N/A
 198,902
  2013 57,070
 N/A
 57,070
  2012 334,339
 N/A
 334,339
Richard T. Hartman 2014 139,583
 24,386
 163,969
  2013 172,414
 34,390
 206,804
  2012 213,453
 32,029
 245,482
Martin P. Connor 2014 142,288
 N/A
 142,288
  2013 69,143
 N/A
 69,143
  2012 229,476
 N/A
 229,476
(4)Fiscal 20122014 “All Other Compensation” consists of:

   Fiscal 2012 
   Robert I.
Toll		   Douglas C.
Yearley, Jr.		   Zvi
Barzilay		   Richard T.
Hartman		   Martin P.
Connor		 

Payments for tax and financial statement preparation assistance

  $58,726    $3,305    $14,038    $—    $—  

Contribution to 401(k) Plan

   7,450     7,450     7,450     7,434     7,393  

Life and disability premiums

   3,504     3,567     519     4,603     4,051  

Auto and gas expense

   23,668     16,676     3,486     14,867     7,200  

Use of Company guesthouse

   —       500     —       500     500  

Cellular telephone allowance

   825     750     —       750     875  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $94,173    $32,248    $25,493    $28,154    $20,019  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

  Fiscal 2014
  
Robert I.
Toll
 
Douglas C.
Yearley, Jr.
 
Richard T.
Hartman
 
Martin P.
Connor
Payments for tax and financial statement preparation assistance $94,093
 $8,359
 $—
 $—
Contribution to 401(k) Plan 10,300
 10,300
 10,300
 10,342
Life and disability insurance premiums (5) 17,027
 3,723
 4,759
 4,010
Auto and gas allowance 19,500
 15,900
 15,900
 9,900
Non-business use of Company cars and drivers 22,436
 2,640
 120
 383
Total $163,356
 $40,922
 $31,079
 $24,635
(5)Includes annual premiums for: annual life, accidental death and dismemberment, and long term disability insurance provided to all employees; supplemental long-term disability insurance provided to executives; and an executive life insurance policy for Mr. Hartman was appointed to the positions of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective January 1, 2012.
(6)Mr. Barzilay retired fromToll for which the Company effective December 31, 2011.pays $13,400 for the term component.


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Grants of Plan-Based Awards During Fiscal 2012

        Estimated Future Payouts Under
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards		  Estimated Future Payouts Under
Equity Incentive Plan Awards  (4)		  All
Other
Stock
Awards:
Number
of
Shares
of Stock
or Units
(#)		 All Other
Option
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options
(#)(5)		  Exercise
or Base
Price of
Option
Awards
($/Sh)		  Grant
Date Fair
Value of
Stock
and
Option
Awards
($)(6)		 

Name

 Grant
Date		  Action
Date(1)		  Threshold
($)		  Target
($)		  Maximum
($)		  Threshold
(#)		  Target
(#)		  Maximum
(#)		     

Robert I. Toll

    (2)   (3)   8,500,000         
  12/20/2011    12/12/2011       180,000    200,000    220,000       4,100,000  
  12/20/2011    12/12/2011           100,000    20.50    878,000  

Douglas C. Yearley, Jr.

    (7)   (8)   8,500,000         
  12/20/2011    12/12/2011       99,000    110,000    121,000       2,255,000  
  12/20/2011    12/12/2011           120,000    20.50    1,281,600  

Richard T. Hartman

    (7)   (8)   8,500,000         
  12/20/2011    12/12/2011       4,500    5,000    5,500       102,500  
  12/20/2011    12/12/2011           30,000    20.50    320,400  

Zvi Barzilay (9)

    —      —      —      —      —      —       —      —      —    

Martin P. Connor

    (7)   (8)   8,500,000         
  12/20/2011    12/12/2011       19,800    22,000    24,200       451,000  
  12/20/2011    12/12/2011           20,000    20.50    213,600  

2014
      
Estimated Future Payouts
Under Non-Equity Incentive
Plan Awards
 
Estimated Future Payouts
Under Equity Incentive
Plan Awards(2)
 
All
Other
Stock
Awards:
Number
of
Shares
of Stock
or Units
(#)
 
All Other
Option
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options
(#)(3)
 
Exer-
cise
or Base
Price of
Option
Awards
($/Sh)
 
Grant
Date
Fair
Value of
Stock
and
Option
Awards
($)(4)
Name 
Grant
Date
 
Action
Date(1)
 
Threshold
($)
 
Target
($)
 
Maximum
($)
 
Threshold
(#)
 
Target
(#)
 
Maximum
(#)
 
Robert I. Toll     (5) (6) 8,500,000
              
  12/20/2013 12/5/2013       120,300
 133,667
 147,034
       4,699,732
  12/20/2013 12/5/2013               100,000
 35.16
 1,302,000
Douglas C. Yearley, Jr.   (5) (6) 8,500,000
              
  12/20/2013 12/5/2013       90,000
 100,000
 110,000
       3,516,000
  12/20/2013 12/5/2013               159,000
 35.16
 3,016,230
Richard T. Hartman   (5) (6) 8,500,000
              
  12/20/2013 12/5/2013       27,000
 30,000
 33,000
       1,054,800
  12/20/2013 12/5/2013               42,000
 35.16
 796,740
Martin P. Connor   (5) (6) 8,500,000
              
  12/20/2013 12/5/2013       22,500
 25,000
 27,500
       879,000
  12/20/2013 12/5/2013               33,000
 35.16
 626,010
(1)The Compensation Committee met on December 12, 20115, 2013 and made determinations regarding equity compensationstock option grants for fiscal 20112013 performance and service.Performance RSU grants relating to performance to occur during fiscal 2014. All grants of equity compensation were made on December 20, 2011,2013, which is consistent with our practice of awarding equity compensation described under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Fiscal 2012 Compensation Elements — Analysis—Long-Term Incentive Compensation.Compensation Decisions.”
(2)Awards to Mr. Toll were made pursuant to the terms of the Cash Bonus Plan. The Cash Bonus Plan does not include a threshold amount; awards in any fiscal year, whether pursuant to the formula contained in the Cash Bonus Plan or pursuant to the Plan Year Performance Bonus (as described in the Cash Bonus Plan) could be as low as $0.
(3)The Cash Bonus Plan does not include a target amount. When the Compensation Committee met on December 12, 2011 to establish performance criteria for fiscal 2012 under the Plan Year Performance Bonus contained in the Cash Bonus Plan, it did not establish a target amount for the fiscal 2012 award. See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Fiscal 2012 Compensation Elements — Annual Incentive Bonus — Robert I. Toll” for further information.
(4)(2)Reflects performance-basedPerformance RSUs the Compensation Committee awarded to our NEOs under the 2007Toll Brothers, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan for Employees (2007) at its meeting on December 20, 2011.5, 2013. See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Fiscal 2012 Compensation Elements — Analysis—Long-Term Incentive Compensation”Compensation Decisions—Performance-Based RSUs” for further information.

(5)
(3)See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Fiscal 2012 Compensation Elements — Analysis—Long-Term Incentive Compensation”Compensation Decisions—Stock Options” for a discussion of these option grants. The exercise price of the options granted in fiscal 20122014 is the closing price of our common stock on December 20, 2011.the grant date.
(6)
(4)Amount represents the aggregate grant date fair value of RSUs and stock options, respectively, granted in fiscal 2012,2014, calculated in accordance with ASC 718 utilizing the assumptions discussed in Note 910 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2012.2014. The calculation of these amounts disregards the estimate of forfeitures related to time-based vesting conditions. With respect to the Performance RSUs, the estimate of the grant date fair value determined in accordance with ASC 718 assumes the vesting of 100% of the RSUs awarded.
(7)
(5)Awards to Messrs. Toll, Yearley, Hartman, and Connor were made pursuant to the terms of the Senior Officer Plan. The plan does not include a threshold amount; awards in any fiscal year could be as low as $0.
(8)
(6)The Senior Officer Plan does not include a target amount and, when the Compensation Committee met on December 12, 20115, 2013 to establish performance goals for fiscal 20122014 for each of Messrs. Toll, Yearley, Hartman, and Connor, it did not establish a target amount for fiscal 2012their awards. For a detailed discussion of the formula and criteria applied for such performance-based awards, please see “Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Fiscal 2012Analysis—Cash Compensation Elements — Decisions—Annual Incentive Bonus — Messrs. Yearley, Hartman and Connor”Bonus” in this proxy statement.
(9)Mr. Barzilay, who retired from the Company effective December 31, 2011, did not receive any grants of plan-based awards during fiscal 2012.

Narrative to Summary Compensation Table and Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table

Please see the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this proxy statement for a detailed description of the fiscal 20122014 salary, annual incentive bonus, and equity and bonus awards and the amounts of salary and bonus in proportion to total compensation with respect to each NEO.


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Outstanding Equity Awards at October 31, 2012

     Option Awards  Stock Awards

Name

 Grant Date  Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Exercisable		  Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Unexercisable		  Option
Exercise
Price ($)		  Option
Expiration
Date		  Number of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested (#)		  Market
Value of
Shares or
Units of
Stock
That
Have Not
Vested
($)(11)		  Equity
Incentive Plan
Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares, Units
or Rights
That Have
Not Vested (#)		 Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Market or
Payout
Value of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Rights
That Have
Vested ($)

Robert I. Toll

  12/20/2003    500,000     20.1350    12/20/2013      
  12/20/2004    500,000     32.5500    12/20/2014      
  12/20/2005    250,000     35.9700    12/20/2015      
  12/20/2006    550,000     31.8200    12/20/2016      
  12/20/2007    550,000     20.7600    12/20/2017      
  12/21/2009        200,000(6)   6,602,000    
  12/20/2010    25,000    75,000(1)   19.3200    12/20/2020    200,000(7)   6,602,000    
  12/20/2011     100,000(2)   20.50    12/20/2021    219,686(8)   7,251,834    

Douglas C. Yearley, Jr.

  12/20/2003    31,306     20.1350    12/20/2013      
  12/20/2007    16,250     20.7600    12/20/2017      
  07/18/2008    18,692     18.9200    12/20/2014      
  07/18/2008    9,007     18.9200    12/20/2015      
  07/18/2008    14,162     18.9200    12/20/2016      
  12/20/2008    12,500    5,000(3)   21.7000    12/20/2018      
  12/20/2009    21,875    25,000(4)   18.3800    12/20/2019      
  12/20/2010    30,000    90,000(1)   19.3200    12/20/2020    100,000(7)   3,301,000    
  12/20/2011     120,000(2)   20.50    12/20/2021    120,827(8)   3,988,499    

Richard T. Hartman

  12/20/2002    500     10.525    12/20/2012      
  12/20/2003    36,000     20.135    12/20/2013      
  12/20/2007    20,000     20.76    12/20/2017      
  7/18/2008    23,313     18.92    12/20/2014      
  7/18/2008    11,176     18.92    12/20/2015      
  7/18/2008    18,310     18.92    12/20/2016      
  12/20/2008    15,000    5,000(3)   21.70    12/20/2018      
  12/20/2009    5,000    5,000(4)   18.38    12/20/2019      
  12/21/2009        1,667(9)   55,027    
  12/20/2010    2,500    7,500(1)   19.32    12/20/2020    2,500(10)   82,525    
  12/20/2011     30,000(2)   20.50    12/20/2021    5,492(8)   181,290    

Zvi Barzilay

  12/20/2003    249,034     20.1350    12/20/2013      
  12/20/2004    240,000     32.5500    12/20/2014      
  12/20/2005    120,000     35.9700    12/20/2015      
  12/20/2006    150,000     31.8200    12/20/2016      
  12/20/2007    120,000     20.7600    12/20/2017      
  12/20/2008    90,000    30,000(3)   21.7000    12/20/2018      
  12/20/2009    62,000    62,000(4)   18.3800    12/20/2019      
  12/20/2010    30,000    90,000(1)   19.32    12/20/2020      

Martin P. Connor

  01/05/2009    7,500    2,500(5)   22.1800    01/05/2019      
  12/20/2009    5,500    5,500(4)   18.3800    12/20/2019      
  12/20/2010    5,000    15,000(1)   19.3200    12/20/2020    6,000(7)   198,060    
  12/20/2011     20,000(2)   20.50    12/20/2021    24,166(8)   797,719    

2014
  Option Awards Stock Awards
Name 
Grant
Date
 
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Exercisable
(9)
 
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Unexercisable
 
Option
Exercise
Price
($)
 
Option
Expiration
Date
 
Number
of
Shares or
Units of
Stock
That
Have Not
Vested
(#)
  
Market
Value of
Shares or
Units of
Stock
That
Have Not
Vested
($)(10)
 
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number
of
Unearned
Shares,
Units
or Other
Rights
That
Have
Not
Vested
(#)
 
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Market
or Payout
Value of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That
Have
Not
Vested
($)
Robert I. Toll 12/20/2004 500,000
    32.55
 12/20/2014         
  12/20/2005 250,000
    35.97
 12/20/2015         
  12/20/2006 550,000
    31.82
 12/20/2016         
  12/20/2007 550,000
    20.76
 12/20/2017         
  12/20/2010 75,000
 25,000
(1) 19.32
 12/20/2020         
  12/20/2011 50,000
 50,000
(2) 20.50
 12/20/2021 109,843
(5) 3,509,484
    
  12/17/2012 25,000
 75,000
(3) 32.22
 12/17/2022 105,060
(6) 3,356,667
    
  12/20/2013   100,000
(4) 35.16
 12/20/2023 133,736
(7) 4,272,865
    
Douglas C. Yearley, Jr. 12/20/2007 16,250
    20.76
 12/20/2017         
  7/18/2008 18,692
    18.92
 12/20/2014         
  7/18/2008 9,007
    18.92
 12/20/2015         
  7/18/2008 14,162
    18.92
 12/20/2016         
  12/20/2008 17,500
    21.70
 12/20/2018         
  12/20/2009 46,875
    18.38
 12/20/2019         
  12/20/2010 90,000
 30,000
(1) 19.32
 12/20/2020         
  12/20/2011 60,000
 60,000
(2) 20.50
 12/20/2021 60,414
(5) 1,930,227
    
  12/17/2012 37,500
 112,500
(3) 32.22
 12/17/2022 78,598
(6) 2,511,206
    
  12/20/2013   159,000
(4) 35.16
 12/20/2023 100,051
(7) 3,196,629
    
Richard T. Hartman 12/20/2007 20,000
    20.76
 12/20/2017         
  7/18/2008 11,176
    18.92
 12/20/2015         
  7/18/2008 18,310
    18.92
 12/20/2016         
  12/20/2008 20,000
    21.70
 12/20/2018         
  12/20/2009 10,000
    18.38
 12/20/2019         
  12/20/2010 7,500
 2,500
(1) 19.32
 12/20/2020 834
(8) 26,646
    
  12/20/2011 15,000
 15,000
(2) 20.50
 12/20/2021 2,746
(5) 87,735
    
  12/17/2012 10,000
 30,000
(3) 32.22
 12/17/2022 23,580
(6) 753,381
    
  12/20/2013   42,000
(4) 35.16
 12/20/2023 30,015
(7) 958,979
    
Martin P. Connor 1/5/2009 10,000
    22.18
 1/5/2019         
  12/20/2009 11,000
    18.38
 12/20/2019         
  12/20/2010 15,000
 5,000
(1) 19.32
 12/20/2020         
  12/20/2011 10,000
 10,000
(2) 20.50
 12/20/2021 12,083
(5) 386,052
    
  12/17/2012 7,500
 22,500
(3) 32.22
 12/17/2022 19,650
(6) 627,818
    
  12/20/2013   33,000
(4) 35.16
 12/20/2023 25,012
(7) 799,133
    
Generally, unvested equity awards are canceled upon termination of employment with the Company, and the right to exercise vested stock options terminates within a specified period of time after termination of employment; however, under specified circumstances, such as retirement, death, disability, or a change of control, special vesting rules apply, as described below under "Potential Payments upon Termination or Change of Control."
(1)100% of the options vest on December 20, 2014.
(2)50% of the options vest on each of December 20, 2014 and 2015.
(3)33.33% of the options vest on each of December 20, 2012, 201317, 2014, 2015, and 2014.2016.

(2)
(4)25% of the options vest on each of December 20, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2015.2017.
(3)100% of the options vest on December 20, 2012.
(4)(5)50% of the options vest on each of December 20, 2012 and 2013.
(5)100% of the options vest on January 5, 2013.
(6)200,000 performance-based RSUs were awarded to Mr. Toll on December 21, 2009. These RSUs would only vest if the average closing price of our common stock on the NYSE, measured over any 20 consecutive trading days ending on or prior to December 21, 2014, increases 30% or more over $18.38, the closing price of our common stock on the NYSE on December 21, 2009, and provided Mr. Toll continues to be employed by us or serve as a member of our Board until December 21, 2012. The price performance criteria was met on March 29, 2012 and the shares were distributed to Mr. Toll on 12/21/2012.
(7)On December 20, 2010, 200,000 performance-based RSUs were awarded to Mr. Toll, 100,000 performance-based RSUs were awarded to Mr. Yearley and 6,000 performance-based RSUs were awarded to Mr. Connor. These RSUs will only vest if the average closing price of our common stock on the NYSE, measured over any 20 consecutive trading days ending on or prior to December 20, 2015, increases 30% or more over $19.32, the closing price of our common stock on the NYSE on December 20, 2010, and provided the executive continues to be employed by us or serve as a member of our Board until December 20, 2013. The price performance criteria was met on May 14, 2012, and the shares will be distributed to the executives on December 20, 2013, provided the executive continues to be employed by us or serve as a member of our Board through that date.
(8)25% of thePerformance RSUs vest on each of December 20, 2012, December 20, 2013, December 20, 2014, and December 20, 2015. See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Fiscal 2012 Compensation Elements—Long-Term Incentive Compensation—Performance Based RSUs” on page 40 for a description of the vesting terms of the RSUs.
(9)50%
(6)33.33% of the 2013 Performance RSUs vest on each of December 21, 201217, 2014, 2015, and December 21, 2013.2016.
(10)33.33%
(7)25% of the 2014 Performance RSUs vest on each of December 20, 2012, December 20, 20132014, 2015, 2016, and 2017.
(8)100% of the RSUs vest on December 20, 2014.

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(11)
(9)The valueoptions that are reflected in the above table as fully “exercisable” vested in equal installments on the first four anniversaries of performance-based RSUsthe original grant date.
(10)The market value was calculated based on the closing price of our common stock on the NYSE on October 31, 20122014 of $33.01$31.95 per share.

The options that are reflected in the above table as “exercisable” vested in equal installments on the first four anniversaries of the original grant date.

Option Exercises and Stock Vested During Fiscal 2012

   Stock Awards   Option Awards 

Name

  Number of
Shares  Acquired
on Vesting (#)		   Value Realized
on Vesting  ($)(1)		   Number of
Shares  Acquired
on Exercise
(#)(2)		   Value Realized
on Exercise
($)(3)		 

Robert I. Toll

   200,000     5,934,000     500,000     7,037,500  

Douglas C. Yearley, Jr

   —       —       29,250     561,746  

Richard T. Hartman

   —       —       25,000     573,875  

Zvi Barzilay

   —       —       264,156     4,902,935  

Martin P. Connor

   —       —         —    

2014
  Option Awards Stock Awards
Name 
Number of
Shares Acquired
on Exercise
(#)
 
Value Realized
on Exercise
($)(1)
 
Number of
Shares Acquired
on Vesting (#)(2)
 
Value Realized
on Vesting ($)(3)
Robert I. Toll —
 —
 289,941
 10,132,692
Douglas C. Yearley, Jr. 16,306
 203,907
 156,406
 5,453,125
Richard T. Hartman 23,313
 480,015
 13,398
 457,242
Martin P. Connor —
 —
 18,591
 642,133
(1)“Value Realized on Vesting” is based on the number of shares of our common stock underlying the RSUs that vested during fiscal 2012 multiplied by the closing price of our common stock on the NYSE on the vesting date.
(2)Messrs. Toll, Yearley, Hartman and Barzilay held each of these options for virtually their entire 10-year term prior to exercise.
(3)(1)“Value Realized on Exercise” equals the difference between the closing price of our common stock on the NYSE on the various dates of exercise and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of shares of our common stock acquired upon exercise of the stock options.

(2)"Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting" includes, in addition to Performance RSU awards and, in the case of Mr. Hartman, time-based RSU awards that vested and were promptly delivered in fiscal 2014 (a) the portion of the 2012 Performance RSU awards for these NEOs that vested on December 20, 2013 but will not be delivered until December 20, 2015, (b) the portion of the 2013 Performance RSU awards for these NEOs that vested on December 17, 2013 but will not be delivered until December 17, 2016, and (c) in the case of Mr. Hartman, time-based RSUs that vested on December 20, 2013 but were not delivered until January 19, 2015.
(3)“Value Realized on Vesting” is based on the number of shares of our common stock underlying the RSUs that vested during fiscal 2014 multiplied by the closing price of our common stock on the NYSE on the vesting date.

Pension Benefits at October 31, 2012

During Fiscal 2014

The following table provides information regarding the pension benefits for our NEOs under the SERP.

Name

  Plan Name(1)   Number of Years
of Credited
Services (#)(1)		   Present Value  of
Accumulated
Benefit ($)(2)		   Payments During
Last  Fiscal Year ($)		 

Robert I. Toll

   SERP     20.0     9,780,043     —    

Douglas C. Yearley, Jr.

   SERP     20.0     1,723,717     —    

Richard T. Hartman

   SERP     20.0     1,257,165     —    

Zvi Barzilay

   SERP     20.0     4,928,936     273,000  

Martin P. Connor

   SERP     2.8     1,019,416     —    

Name Plan Name(1) 
Number of Years
of Credited
Services (#)(1)
 
Present Value of
Accumulated
Benefit ($)(2)
 
Payments During
Last Fiscal Year ($)
Robert I. Toll SERP 20.0
 9,054,608
 —
Douglas C. Yearley, Jr. SERP 20.0
 1,979,689
 —
Richard T. Hartman SERP 20.0
 1,569,162
 —
Martin P. Connor SERP 5.8
 1,230,847
 —
(1)In order to be vested in benefits under the SERP, participants generally must have 20 yearsreached age 62, except participants will be vested in SERP benefits in the event of service with us. The SERP does not provide for partial benefits for less than 20 years of servicedeath or increased benefits based solely upon the completion of more than 20 years of service. In the case of Martin Connor, who joined the Company atdisability prior to age 45, his benefits under the SERP will vest62 after 17five years of service.
(2)For a description of the SERP and the assumptions used in the calculation of the present value of plan benefits, see Note 13, “Employee Retirement and Deferred Compensation Plans” in the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012.2014. The increasechange in the actuarial present value of accumulated benefits under the SERP is due to the 10% annual increase in some NEO’s annuity amounts described herein, a change in the discount rate used for actuarial purposes and the passage of time. SinceWe use the inception of the SERP, we have used the 15-20 year Moody’s AA Bond rateCitigroup yield curve as our discount rate for actuarial purposes. This rate, which was used for calculating the actuarial present value of accumulated SERP benefits,benefits. This rate was 5.30% for fiscal 2009 calculations, 4.99% for fiscal 2010, 4.06% for fiscal 2011 and 3.04% for fiscal 2012.2012, 3.97% for fiscal 2013, and 3.53% for fiscal 2014. When the discount rate decreases, as it did in fiscal 2009 and subsequently in fiscal 2010, fiscal 20112012 and fiscal 2012,2014, the actuarial present value of accumulated SERP benefits increases. When the discount rate increases, as it did in fiscal 2013, the actuarial present value of accumulated SERP benefits decreases.


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Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

The SERP, which is an unfunded plan, generally provides for an annual benefit, payable for 20 years following retirement, once a participant has completed 20 years of service with us and has reached “normal retirement age,” which is age 62 under the SERP. During fiscal 2014, the Compensation Committee amended the SERP to eliminate a 20-year service requirement, except that a participant would have to be employed for five years in order to receive a death or disability benefit under the SERP.
Beginning in fiscal 2008 and continuing through fiscal 2010, the SERP also provided for increases in annual retirement benefits to the NEOs for each year of service to the Company after age 62. Accordingly, for each NEOMr. Toll, who hashad already reached retirement age under the SERP, on his birthday during fiscal 2008 through fiscal 2010, annual retirement benefits under the SERP increased by 10% of the applicable original annual benefit amount (set forth below). In order to behave been eligible for the annual increase in any given year, the NEO must have be employed by us on his birthday during such year, have completed 20 years of service with us on or prior to his birthday during such year, and have reached normal retirement age on or prior to his birthday during such year. During fiscal 2010, the Company discontinued any 10% increases beyond fiscal 2010; except that Mr. Yearley’sthe annual benefit amount for Mr. Yearley, Mr. Hartman, and Mr. Connor will be subject to such increase for the first three years of service to the Company after he reachesthey reach age 62. Accordingly, there were no annual increases during fiscal 2011. During fiscal 2012, Mr. Hartman became a participant in the SERP; previously, he was a participant under a retirement plan provided for senior management which generally provides for an annual benefit payable for 15 years following

retirement.

The original annual benefit amounts and the annual benefits to our NEOs under the SERP as of the end of fiscal 20122014 are set forth in the table below.

Participant

  Original Annual
Benefit Amount		   Fiscal  2012
Increase		   Annual Benefit
Amount at
October 31, 2012		 

Robert I. Toll

  $500,000     —      $650,000  

Douglas C. Yearley, Jr.

  $150,000     —      $150,000  

Richard T. Hartman

  $100,000     —      $100,000  

Zvi Barzilay

  $260,000     —      $338,000  

Martin P. Connor

  $100,000     —      $100,000  

below:

Participant Original Annual Benefit Amount Annual Benefit
Amount at
October 31, 2014
Robert I. Toll $500,000
 $650,000
Douglas C. Yearley, Jr. $150,000
 $175,000
Richard T. Hartman $100,000
 $125,000
Martin P. Connor $100,000
 $125,000
Mr. Toll has completed the requisite 20 years of service with us and has reached normal retirement age and is, therefore, fully vested in his SERP benefits. Messrs.Mr. Yearley, Mr. Hartman, and Hartman have completed the requisite 20 years of service with us, butMr. Connor have not reached normal retirement age and are not fully vested in their respective SERP benefits. Mr. Connor has not completed the requisite 17 years of service with us, nor has he reached normal retirement age and is, therefore, not fully vested in his SERP benefits. Mr. Barzilay had completed the requisite 20 years of service with us and had reached normal retirement age and, was therefore, fully vested in his SERP benefits at the time of his retirement on December 31, 2011. Benefits under the SERP will cease if any participant competes with us following retirement.

Nonqualified Deferred Compensation at OctoberDuring Fiscal 2014
Until January 1, 2015, no new contributions to the Deferred Compensation Plan by employees or NEOs are allowed for compensation earned after December 31, 2012

2011. Under the Deferred Compensation Plan, NEOs maycould elect, six months prior to the end of the calendar year for which any bonus may be earned, to defer a portion of their cash compensation; however, currently, no new contributions to the Plan by employees are allowed for compensation earned after December 31, 2011.compensation. Compensation that is deferred under the Deferred Compensation Plan earns various rates of return, depending on the length of time of the deferral. Interest rates are established by the board of directors of a wholly owned subsidiary that administers the Deferred Compensation Plan, and are reviewed and adjusted annually for new deferrals. When establishing interest rates, the directors of the subsidiary review the rates charged to us for borrowings, as well as interest rates generally available in the market. During fiscal 2012,2014, interest rates for amounts deferred under the Deferred Compensation Plan ranged from 4% to 8%, based upon when the compensation was deferred and the length of time it had been or was to be deferred. For more information on the Deferred Compensation Plan, see “Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Analysis—Benefits and Perquisites — Perquisites—Deferred Compensation Plan” in this proxy statement.


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The table below provides information regarding contributions, earnings, and balances for Mr. Barzilay andour NEOs. Mr. Hartman who areis the only NEOsNEO who participated in the Deferred Compensation Plan as described(DCP). The table below

Name

  Executive
Contributions
in Last
FY ($)		   Registrant
Contributions
in Last
FY ($)		   Aggregate
Earnings
in Last
FY ($)(1)		   Aggregate
Withdrawals/
Distributions ($)		   Aggregate
Balance
at Last
FYE ($)(2)		 

Zvi Barzilay

   —       213,971     213,971     —       2,952,994  

Richard T. Hartman

   160,000     132,885     132,885     —       2,150,619  

also includes RSUs and Performance RSUs granted to our NEOs that have vested, but the delivery of which has been deferred pursuant to the terms of the awards under the Company's Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan for Employees (2007) (SIP).
NamePlan 
Executive
Contributions
in Last
FY ($)
 
Registrant
Contributions
in Last
FY ($)(1)
 
Aggregate
Earnings
in Last
FY ($)(2)
 
Aggregate
Withdrawals/
Distributions ($)
 
Aggregate
Balance at
Last
FYE ($)(3)
Robert I. TollSIP —
 3,100,692
 (278,154) —
 4,628,341
Douglas C. Yearley, Jr.SIP —
 1,937,125
 (163,045) —
 2,767,253
Richard T. HartmanSIP —
 340,054
 (21,303) —
 418,673
 DCP —
 —
 123,491
 —
 2,402,969
Martin P. ConnorSIP —
 431,173
 (34,509) —
 595,292
(1)"Registrant Contributions in Last FY" column represents the value of (a) the portion of the 2012 Performance RSU awards for these NEOs that vested on December 20, 2013 but will not be delivered until December 20, 2015, (b) the portion of the 2013 Performance RSU awards for these NEOs that vested on December 17, 2013 but will not be delivered until December 17, 2016, and (c) the portion of time-based RSUs granted to Mr. Hartman that vested on December 20, 2013 but were not delivered until January 19, 2015, in each case based on the closing price of our common stock on the applicable vesting date.
(2)“Aggregate Earnings in Last FY” column representsincludes unrealized earnings/(losses) on (a) the unrealized earnings on the NEO’s account balance in the Deferred Compensation Plan as described below. $68,422 of the amount shown2012 Performance RSU awards and 2013 Performance RSU awards for Mr. Barzilaythese NEOs that have vested but will not be delivered until December 20, 2015 and $32,029 of the amount shown forDecember 17, 2016, respectively, and (b) time-based RSUs granted to Mr. Hartman under this column represent above-market earnings andthat have vested but were accordingly reported as compensation in 2012 in the “Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” column of the Summary Compensation Table on page 44.not delivered until January 19, 2015.
This column also includes unrealized earnings on Mr. Hartman's account balance in the Deferred Compensation Plan, of which $24,386 represents above-market earnings and was accordingly reported as compensation in fiscal 2014 in the “Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” column of the Summary Compensation Table on page 42 for Mr. Hartman.
(2)

(3)“Aggregate Balance at Last FYE” column representsincludes the net balancevalue, based on the closing price of compensationour common stock on October 31, 2014, of (a) the 2012 Performance RSU awards and 2013 Performance RSU awards for these NEOs that was earnedhave vested but will not be delivered until December 20, 2015 and deferred in prior yearsDecember 17, 2016, respectively, and the interest accrued on such deferred amounts. Of the amount shown for

Mr. Barzilay, $68,422, $64,573 and $54,671 of above-market interest was included in Mr. Barzilay’s fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010 compensation, respectively, in the Summary Compensation Table. Of the amount shown for(b) time-based RSUs granted to Mr. Hartman $32,029 of above-market interest was included in his fiscal 2012 compensation in the Summary Compensation Table.that have vested but were not delivered until January 19, 2015.

Certain Restricted Stock Unit Awards

On December 19, 2008, each

This column also includes the net balance of compensation that was earned and deferred by Mr. Hartman under the Deferred Compensation Plan in prior years and the interest accrued on such deferred amounts. In addition to the above-market earnings for fiscal 2014, above-market earnings in fiscal 2013 in the amount of $34,390 are reported as compensation paid to Mr. Hartman in the “Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” column of the NEOs employed at the time was granted RSUs corresponding to a reduction in base salary or incentive bonus of the NEO, as applicable, as follows: Mr. Toll (5,991 RSUs; $130,000 grant date value); Mr. Yearley (1,153 RSUs; $25,000 grant date value); Mr. Barzilay (7,005 RSUs; $152,000 grant date value); and Mr. Hartman (1,360 RSUs; $29,500 grant date value). These RSUs were considered to have vested upon grant but the underlying shares of common stock were not deliverable at October 31, 2012 (except with respect to Mr. Barzilay who received them during fiscal 2012 upon his retirement). Accordingly, the deferred receipt of the underlying shares was considered deferred compensation. The RSUs were delivered 30 days after the fourth-year anniversary of the grant date, or in the case of Mr. Barzilay, on July 1, 2012 following his earlier retirement. At October 31, 2012, the values of the RSUs for Messrs. Toll, Yearley and Hartman were $197,762, $38,060 and $44,894, respectively. As a result of Mr. Barzilay’s retirement, he received all of the shares underlying his RSUs, which had a value of $143,042 as of the date of delivery to him.

Summary Compensation Table.

Potential Payments upon Termination or Change of Control

None of our NEOs has an employment agreement with us, nor is any of them entitled to any sort of cash severance payment upon termination or separation from us. We do maintain equity compensation plans and retirement plans that provide for the continuation or acceleration of benefits in the event of specified separations from employment with us or a change of control of the Company.

The dollar amounts or dollar values of the potential payments or benefits to the NEOs in the event of a termination of employment or change of control of the Company are disclosed in the tables below. The amounts and values shown assume that such termination of employment or change of control occurred on October 31, 2012,2014, the last business day of our 20122014 fiscal year, and are based, as applicable, on a share price of $33.01,$31.95, the closing price of our common stock on the NYSE on October 31, 2012.2014. These amounts and values do not necessarily reflect the actual amounts and values that would be paid to the NEOs upon an actual termination of employment or a change of control in the future. The actual amounts and values can only be determined at the time of such NEO’s separation or a change of control.

Below is a description of the assumptions that were used in creating the tables that follow. Unless otherwise noted, the descriptions of the payments below are applicable to all of the tables. In accordance with SEC regulations, we do not report in the tables below any amount to be provided to an NEO under any arrangement which does not discriminate in scope, terms or operation in favor of our NEOs and which is available generally to all salaried employees. We also do not report in the tables below any items disclosed in the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation During 2014 table above, or any distributions of plan balances under our 401(k) plan and the Deferred Compensation Plan, including the value of shares underlying RSUs that had been considered vested in a prior fiscal year.Plan. See the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis”Analysis—Benefits and Perquisites” for information about the Company’s 401(k) plan and the “Executive Compensation Tables — Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan at October 31, 2012.”

Plan.


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Termination of Employment

Vesting of EquityLong-Term Incentive Compensation Plan Awards. Generally, unvested equity awards held by any of our employees, including the NEOs, are cancelledcanceled upon termination of employment with the Company, and the right to exercise vested stock options terminates within a specified period of time (depending on the terms of the

applicable grant documents and the manner of termination) after termination of employment; however, under specified circumstances, such as retirement, death, disability, or a change of control, special vesting rules apply, as described below. All equity awards, whether vested or unvested, held by an NEO terminate immediately upon a termination of employment for cause.

Special Vesting upon Retirement. With respect to stock options, granted on or after December 20, 2000, if Messrs. Toll, Yearley, or Hartman retire from service with us after reaching age 62, heeach is entitled to continued vesting and exercisability of any unvested and/or unexercised options (stock options granted to Mr. Yearley to date will expire prior to his attainment of the retirement age of 62).options. Options do not automatically vest upon retirement, but will continue to vest on their normal vesting schedule as if the NEO were still employed by us. In addition, the NEO will have the remainder of the option term to exercise the option, rather than being forced to exercise within a specified period of time following retirement. This continued vesting and exercisability is conditioned upon the NEO refraining from competing with us at any time. The tables below do not reflect an amount for unvested options with respect to retirement because vesting is not accelerated at retirement. There is no accelerated vesting for shares subject to Performance RSUs upon retirement; all Performance RSUs that have not met the required vesting conditions are forfeited.

Special Vesting Upon Death or Disability. If an NEO’s employment with us terminates due to death or disability, he (or his estate) is entitled to continued vesting and exercisability of any unvested and/or unexercised options. Options do not immediately vest upon death or disability, but will continue to vest on their normal vesting schedule as if the NEO were still employed by us. In addition, the NEO (and(or his estate) will have the remainder of the option term to exercise the option, rather than being forced to exercise within a specified period of time following termination of employment. This continued vesting and exercisability are conditioned upon, in the event of the NEO’s disability, the NEO refraining from competing with us at any time. The tables below do not reflect an amount for unvested options with respect to termination due to death or disability because vesting is not accelerated upon these events.

Shares subject to performance-basedPerformance RSUs held by an NEO fully vest and all restrictions immediately lapse upon the NEO’s termination of his employment with us due to death or disability. The amounts in the tables below areinclude the amounts that would have been recognized by the applicable NEO if his employment with us had terminated due to death or disability and allvalue of his previously unvested shares subject to performance-based RSUs were vestedthat would vest and be delivered to him and soldthe NEO if his employment with us terminated due to death or disability, based upon the closing price of our common stock on the NYSE on October 31, 2012.

2014.

Vesting of SERP Benefits. Under the SERP, participants become 100% vested in their retirement benefits once they complete 20 years of service with us and reach age 62 (except for Mr. Connor as previously discussed herein).62. As of October 31, 2012,2014, Mr. Robert I. Toll had reached age 62 and, had completed 20 years of service with us; as a result, he was fully vested in his SERP benefits. Mr. Barzilay was fully vested in his SERP benefits at the time of his retirement on December 31, 2011. The tables below do not include benefits payable to Mr. Toll under the SERP. In addition, ifIf a participant has completed 20five years of service with us, upon his death or disability, he would become fully vested in his SERP benefits, and the benefits would be paid in bi-weekly installments over a 20-year period. See “Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan”period following the date on which he would have reached age 62. In addition, if a SERP participant is terminated by the Company without cause, he would become fully vested in his SERP benefits, and “Pension Benefits at October 31, 2011.”the benefits would be paid in bi-weekly installments over a 20-year period following the date on which he would have reached age 62. If a SERP participant is terminated for cause, all SERP benefits are subject to forfeiture, regardless of whether the participant is fully vested. See “Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan” and “Pension Benefits During Fiscal 2014” above.

Change of Control

Upon a change of control of the Company, all unvested outstanding stock options will fully vest and become exercisable. In addition, all shares subject to performance-based RSUs fully vest and all restrictions lapse. Under the SERP, if there is a change of control of the Company, all participants in the SERP would become fully vested in their SERP benefits (if not already fully vested) and be potentially eligible for a lump sum payout.payout equal to the actuarial equivalent present value of their benefits as of the payment date. The tables below reflect the amounts of previously unvested performance-based RSUs that would have vested if a change of control had occurred on October 31, 2012.2014. In addition, with respect to Messrs. Yearley, Hartman, and Connor, the tables below also reflect the benefits payable in a lump sum under the SERP as if a change of control had occurred on October 31, 2012.

2014. Mr. Toll is already fully vested in his SERP benefits.


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Tables

Robert I. Toll

The following table describes the potential payments and benefits to Robert I. Toll upon termination of his employment or a change of control of the Company had such termination or change of control occurred on October 31, 2012.

  Termination of Employment ($) 

Payments and Benefits

 Voluntary(1)  Normal
Retirement		  Involuntary
Not for
Cause		  Involuntary
For
Cause		  Death  Disability  Change in
Control ($)		 

Accelerated vesting of unvested equity awards:

       

Stock option

  —      —      —      —      —      —      2,277,750  

RSU shares(2)

  —      —      —      —      20,455,834    20,455,834    20,455,834  

Payment of SERP Benefits(3)

  —      —      —      —      —      —      —    
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total:

  —      —      —      —      20,455,834    20,455,834    22,733,584  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

2014.
  Termination of Employment ($)
Payments and Benefits Voluntary(1) 
Normal
Retirement
 
Involuntary
Not for
Cause
 
Involuntary
For
Cause
 Death Disability 
Change of
Control
Accelerated vesting of unvested equity awards:              
Stock options —
 —
 —
 —
 —
 —
 888,250
RSU shares (2) —
 —
 —
 —
 11,139,016
 11,139,016
 11,139,016
Payment of SERP benefits (3) —
 —
 —
 —
 —
 —
 —
Total: —
 —
 —
 —
 11,139,016
 11,139,016
 12,027,266
(1)For purposes of this table, “Voluntary” means a termination of employment that is not in accordance with our normal retirement policy, which includes an agreement not to compete with the Company.
(2)See footnotes 5, 6, and 7 to the Outstanding Equity Awards at October 31, 20122014 table in this proxy statement. Had Mr. Toll terminated his employment at October 31, 2012,2014, the value of his shares subject to performance-based RSUs, based upon the closing price of our common stock on the NYSE on October 31, 2012,2014 of $31.95, would have been $20,455,834.$11,139,016.
(3)The amount of Mr. Toll’s SERP benefits, in which he has already fully vested as described above, would be paid in bi-weekly installments over a 20-year period, except in the event of a change inof control. Upon a change inof control, the amount of the benefit shown would be paid in a single lump sum, equal to the actuarial equivalent present value of Mr. Toll’s SERP benefits as of the date of payment, unless prohibited by applicable tax regulations (see “Pension Benefits at October 31, 2012”During Fiscal 2014”).

Douglas C. Yearley, Jr.

The following table describes the potential payments and benefits to Douglas C. Yearley upon termination of his employment or a change of control of the Company had such termination or change of control occurred on October 31, 2012.

  Termination of Employment ($) 

Payments and Benefits

 Voluntary(1)  Normal
Retirement		  Involuntary
Not for
Cause		  Involuntary
For
Cause		  Death  Disability  Change in
Control ($)		 

Accelerated vesting of unvested equity awards:

       

Stock option

  —      —      —      —      —      —      3,155,600  

RSU shares(2)

  —      —      —      —      7,289,499    7,289,499    7,289,499  

Payment of SERP Benefits(3)

  —      —      —      —      3,000,000    3,000,000    3,000,000  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total:

  —      —      —      —      10,289,499    10,289,499    13,445,099  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

2014.
  Termination of Employment ($)
Payments and Benefits Voluntary(1) 
Normal
Retirement
 
Involuntary
Not for
Cause
 
Involuntary
For
Cause
 Death Disability 
Change of
Control
Accelerated vesting of unvested equity awards:              
Stock options —
 —
 —
 —
 —
 —
 1,065,900
RSU shares (2) —
 —
 —
 —
 7,638,062
 7,638,062
 7,638,062
Payment of SERP benefits (3) —
 —
 3,500,000
 —
 3,500,000
 3,500,000
 3,500,000
Total: —
 —
 —
 —
 11,138,062
 11,138,062
 12,203,962
(1)For purposes of this table, “Voluntary” means a termination of employment that is not in accordance with our normal retirement policy, which includes an agreement not to compete with the Company.
(2)

See footnotefootnotes 5, 6, and 7 to the Outstanding Equity Awards at October 31, 20122014 table in this proxy statement. Had Mr. Yearley terminated his employment at October 31, 2012,2014, the value of his shares subject to performance-

basedperformance-based RSUs, based upon the closing price of our common stock on the NYSE on October 31, 2012,2014 of $31.95, would have been $7,289,499.$7,638,062.
(3)The amount of the benefit shown would be paid in bi-weekly installments over a 20-year period, except in the event of a change inof control. Upon a change inof control, the amount of the benefit shown would be paid in a single lump sum, equal to the actuarial equivalent present value of Mr. Yearley’s benefits as of the date of payment, unless prohibited by applicable tax regulations (see “Pension Benefits at October 31, 2012”During Fiscal 2014”).


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Richard T. Hartman

The following table describes the potential payments and benefits to Richard T. Hartman upon termination of his employment or a change of control of the Company had such termination or change of control occurred on October 31, 2012.

  Termination of Employment ($) 

Payments and Benefits

 Voluntary(1)  Normal
Retirement		  Involuntary
Not for
Cause		  Involuntary
For
Cause		  Death  Disability  Change in
Control ($)		 

Accelerated vesting of unvested equity awards:

       

Stock option

  —      —      —      —      —   ��  —      607,675  

RSU shares(2)

  —      —      —      —      318,842    318,842    318,842  

Payment of SERP Benefits(3)

  —      —      —      —      2,000,000    2,000,000    2,000,000  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total:

  —      —      —      —      2,318,842    2,318,842    2,926,517  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

2014.
  Termination of Employment ($)
Payments and Benefits Voluntary(1) 
Normal
Retirement
 
Involuntary
Not for
Cause
 
Involuntary
For
Cause
 Death Disability 
Change of
Control
Accelerated vesting of unvested equity awards:              
Stock options —
 —
 —
 —
 —
 —
 203,325
RSU shares (2) —
 —
 —
 —
 1,826,741
 1,826,741
 1,826,741
Payment of SERP benefits (3) —
 —
 2,500,000
 —
 2,500,000
 2,500,000
 2,500,000
Total: —
 —
 —
 —
 4,326,741
 4,326,741
 4,530,066
(1)For purposes of this table, “Voluntary” means a termination of employment that is not in accordance with our normal retirement policy, which includes an agreement not to compete with the Company.
(2)See footnotefootnotes 5, 6, 7, and 8 to the Outstanding Equity Awards at October 31, 20122014 table in this proxy statement. Had Mr. Hartman terminated his employment at October 31, 2012,2014, the value of his shares subject to RSUs, based upon the closing price of our common stock on the NYSE on October 31, 2012,2014 of $31.95, would have been $318,842.$1,826,741.
(3)The amount of the benefit shown would be paid in bi-weekly installments over a 20-year period, except in the event of a change inof control. Upon a change inof control, the amount of the benefit shown would be paid in a single lump sum, equal to the actuarial equivalent present value of Mr. HartmanHartman’s benefits as of the date of payment, unless prohibited by applicable tax regulations (see “Pension Benefits at October 31, 2012”During Fiscal 2014”).

Martin P. Connor

The following table describes the potential payments and benefits to Martin P. Connor upon termination of his employment or a change of control of the Company had such termination or change of control occurred on October 31, 2011.

  Termination of Employment ($) 

Payments and Benefits

 Voluntary(1)  Normal
Retirement		  Involuntary
Not for
Cause		  Involuntary
For
Cause		  Death  Disability  Change in
Control ($)		 

Accelerated vesting of unvested equity awards:

       

Stock option

  —      —      —      —      —      —      563,090  

RSU shares(2)

  —      —      —      —      995,779    995,779    995,779  

Payment of SERP Benefits(3)

  —      —      —      —      —      —      2,000,000  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total:

  —      —      —      —      995,779    995,779    3,558,869  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

2014.
  Termination of Employment ($)
Payments and Benefits Voluntary(1) 
Normal
Retirement
 
Involuntary
Not for
Cause
 
Involuntary
For
Cause
 Death Disability 
Change of
Control
Accelerated vesting of unvested equity awards:              
Stock options —
 —
 —
 —
 —
 —
 177,650
RSU shares (2) —
 —
 —
 —
 1,813,003
 1,813,003
 1,813,003
Payment of SERP benefits (3) —
 —
 2,500,000
 —
 2,500,000
 2,500,000
 2,500,000
Total: —
 —
 —
 —
 1,654,653
 1,654,653
 4,535,628
(1)For purposes of this table, “Voluntary” means a termination of employment that is not in accordance with our normal retirement policy, which includes an agreement not to compete with the Company.

(2)See footnotefootnotes 5, 6, and 7 to the Outstanding Equity Awards at October 31, 20122014 table in this proxy statement. Had Mr. Connor terminated his employment at October 31, 2012,2014, the value of his shares subject to performance-based RSUs, based upon the closing price of our common stock on the NYSE on October 31, 2012,2014 of $31.95, would have been $995,779.$1,813,003.
(3)The amount of the benefit shown would be paid in bi-weekly installments over a 20-year period, except in the event of a change of control. Upon a change inof control, the amount of the benefit shown would be paid in a single lump sum, equal to the actuarial equivalent present value of Mr. Connor’sHartman’s benefits as of the date of payment, unless prohibited by applicable tax regulations (see “Pension Benefits at October 31, 2012”During Fiscal 2014”).

Zvi Barzilay

In connection with his retirement effective December 31, 2011, Mr. Barzilay was entitled to the payment of benefits under the SERP, which would be paid in bi-weekly installments over a 20-year period, and other customary retirement benefits. In addition, we agreed to provide him with COBRA benefits for his spouse for a period of 28 months following his retirement, which benefits are estimated to be approximately $15,000 in aggregate.


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REPORT OF THE


AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE

REPORT

As described under “Corporate Governance and Board Matters — Governance—Committees of the Board and Meetings — Meetings—Audit and Risk Committee,” the Audit and Risk Committee of the Board oversees the Company’s financial reporting process on behalf of, and reports to, the Board. Company management has primary responsibility for preparation of the financial statements and the overall reporting process, including the Company’s system of internal control.

In fulfilling its oversight responsibilities, the Audit and Risk Committee reviewed and discussed the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended October 31, 20122014 with management, including a discussion of the quality not just the acceptability, of accounting principles,financial reporting, the reasonableness of significant judgments, and the clarity of disclosures in the financial statements. The Audit and Risk Committee also discussed with Ernst & Young LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, the matters required to be discussed by the Statement on Auditing StandardsStandard No. 61, as amended (AICPA, Professional Standards, Vol. 1. AU section 380),16, as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, in Rule 3200T.

relating to communication with audit committees.

In addition, the Audit and Risk Committee received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent registered public accounting firm required by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding the independent registered public accounting firm’s communications with the Audit and Risk Committee concerning independence and discussed with Ernst & Young LLP its independence from the Company and the Company’s management.

Based on the reviews and discussions described in the preceding paragraphs, the Audit and Risk Committee recommended to the Board that the audited financial statements of the Company be included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 20122014 for filing with the SEC.

Respectfully submitted by the members of the Audit and Risk Committee of the Board of Directors.

Paul E. Shapiro (Chair)

Edward G. Boehne

Christine N. Garvey

Carl B. Marbach



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SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder require certain of our officers, as well as our directors and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of our equity securities (collectively, the “reporting persons”) to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC and to furnish us with copies of these reports. Based solely on our review of the copies of these reports within a prescribed period of time and written representations we received from the reporting persons, we believe that all filings required to be made by the reporting persons during or with respect to the period November 1, 20112013 through October 31, 2012 (“Reporting Period”)2014 were made on a timely basis.

In November 2014, an inheritance of 778 shares received by Mr. Paul E. Shapiro in March 2003 was reported on a Form 5.

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND TRANSACTIONS

We have a written Related Party Transaction Policy (“Policy”), which provides guidelines applicable to any transaction, arrangement, or relationship between us and a related partyperson that is or may be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of the SEC’s Regulation S-K (each, a “related partyperson transaction”). Under the Policy, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the “Governance Committee”) of the Board is responsible for reviewing and determining whether to approve or ratify any related partyperson transaction. In making its determination to approve or ratify a related partyperson transaction, the Governance Committee considers such factors as (1) as:
the extent of the related party’sperson’s interest in the transaction, (2) transaction;
if applicable, the availability of other sources of comparable products or services, (3) services;
whether the terms of the related partyperson transaction are no less favorable than terms generally available in unaffiliated transactions under like circumstances, (4) circumstances;
the benefit to us and whether there are business reasons for us to enter into the transaction, (5) transaction;
the aggregate value of the transactiontransaction; and (6) 
any other factors the Governance Committee deems relevant.
The Policy requires that all proposed or potential related partyperson transactions be reported to our legal department prior to consummation. The legal department is required to evaluate each transaction to determine if it is, in fact, a related partyperson transaction and, if so, to report the transaction to the Governance Committee or its designee (the Chairperson or another member of the Governance Committee, or another committee of the Board), for review. The legal department maintains a list of all related partiespersons and periodically distributes that list to our officers and employees to help facilitate compliance with the Policy and the proper reporting of proposed related partyperson transactions. Under the Policy, all related partyperson transactions that continue for more than one fiscal year are required to be reviewed and approved annually by the Governance Committee.

All transactions disclosed below were approved or ratified in accordance with the terms of the Policy.

During fiscal 2012,2014, Mr. Robert I. Toll, Executive Chairman of the Board, paid approximately $347,743$367,011 to us for personal services, including administrative services, bookkeeping services, investment services, computer and legalrelated technology services, car service,and associated office space for personal use and home improvement services. These services were provided by our employees, and suchspace. Such amounts were billed at competitive rates, or rates based on the relevant employee’s compensation or the cost to the Company, as applicable, and were paid throughout the year with monies deposited with us in advance by Mr. Toll.

Toll Brothers Realty LP (“Toll Realty LP”) is a partnership which effectively owns or controls the commercial real estate that comprises the assets of Toll Brothers Realty Trust (the “Trust”). We formed the Trust in 1998 to take advantage of commercial real estate opportunities. Toll Realty LP is effectively owned one-third by the Company,Company; one-third by Mr. Robert I. Toll, Executive Chairman of the Board, Mr. Bruce E. Toll, Vice Chairman of the Board (and trusts established for the benefit of members of his family), Zvi Barzilay, our recently retired President and Chief Operating Officer (and trusts established for the benefit of members of his family), the Estate of Joel H. Rassman, our former Chief Financial Officer,Mr. Douglas C. Yearley, Jr., our Chief Executive Officer, and other current and former members of our senior management,management; and one-third by the Pennsylvania State Employees Retirement System. At October 31, 2012,2014, our investment, under the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, in Toll Realty LP and the Trust was $148,766.$2,555,820. We earned fees from Toll Realty LP and the Trust of $2,745,597$2,830,285 in fiscal 20122014 under the terms of various development, finance, and management services agreements.

We believe that these transactions were on terms no less favorable than we would have agreed to with unrelated parties.persons. Under such agreements, we also incur certain costs on behalf of Toll Realty LP and the Trust for which we


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are reimbursed by Toll Realty LP and the Trust. These fees and reimbursements were paid to us throughout the year.

Adam Barzilay, the son of Zvi Barzilay, was employed on a full-time basis by the Company as a Land Acquisition Manager in California during fiscal 2012.

During fiscal 2012, he received $211,523 in total compensation (salary, benefits, bonus, options and RSUs to acquire shares of the Company’s common stock), which the Company believes was consistent with the compensation it would have paid to an unrelated individual in a similar position with the Company. He is no longer employed by the Company.

During fiscal 2012,2014, Mr. Bruce E. Toll paid approximately $90,453$94,465 to us for personal services, including administrative services, bookkeeping services, tax services, car service, and cell phone, computer and related technology services. These services were provided by our employees, and suchSuch amounts were billed at competitive rates, or rates based on the relevant employee’s compensation or the cost to the Company, as applicable, and were paid throughout the year with monies deposited with us in advance by Mr. Toll. In addition, in fiscal 2012, BET Investments, a company owned and operated by Bruce E. Toll, retained our engineering department to provide services in connection with the construction of various commercial real estate properties. The total amount paid by BET Investments for these services provided during fiscal 2012 was $55,602. The rates charged are comparable to what we would have charged to an unrelated third party.

We are also party to an advisory and non-competition agreement with Mr. Bruce E. Toll. For information regarding this agreement, see “Corporate Governance and Board Matters —“Director Compensation—Other Director Compensation.Compensation Arrangements.”

STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR THE 20142016 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

Stockholders interested in submitting a proposal to be considered for inclusion in our proxy statement and form of proxy for the 20142016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders may do so by following the procedures prescribed by Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act. To be eligible for inclusion, proposals must be submitted in writing and received by us at the address appearing on the firstcover page of this proxy statement on or before October 11, 2013.

12, 2015.

A stockholder may wish to have a proposal presented at the 20142016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, but not to have the proposal included in our proxy statement and form of proxy relating to that meeting. Under Section 2-9 of our bylaws, except as otherwise prescribed by the presiding officer, no business may be brought before the annual meeting unless it is specified in the notice of meeting or is otherwise brought before the meeting at the direction of the Board, by the presiding officer, or by a stockholder entitled to vote who has delivered written notice to us (containing certain information specified in the bylaws about the stockholder and the proposed action) not less than 45 days or more than 75 days prior to the first anniversary of the date on which the Company first mailed its proxy materials for the preceding year’s annual meeting — meeting—that is, with respect to the 20142016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, between November 25, 2013,26, 2015 and December 25, 2013.

26, 2015.

Under Section 2-8 of our bylaws, any stockholder who wishes to submit a nomination for director to the Board must deliver written notice of the nomination within the time period set forth in the previous sentence and comply with the information requirements in the bylaws relating to stockholder nominations. These requirements are separate from and in addition to (a) the SEC requirements referenced above for inclusion of a stockholder proposal in our proxy statement and (b) the requirements set forth below for having our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee consider a person, who has been recommended by certain stockholders, for nomination as a director.

If notice of any such proposal is not submitted in writing and received by us at the address appearing on the firstcover page of this proxy statement by December 25, 2013,the dates specified in our bylaws, then such proposal shall be deemed “untimely” for purposes of Rule 14a-4 promulgated under the Exchange Act and, therefore, the persons appointed by our Board as its proxies will have the right to exercise discretionary voting authority with respect to such proposal.

“untimely."

PROCEDURES FOR NOMINATING CANDIDATES OR RECOMMENDING CANDIDATES FOR
NOMINATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

In addition to the procedures outlined in Section 2-8 of our bylaws described above, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has adopted a policy permitting stockholders to recommend candidates for director under certain circumstances. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will only consider nominating a candidate for director who is recommended by a stockholder who has been a continuous record owner of at least 1% of our common stock for at least one year prior to submission of the candidate’s name and who provides a written statement that the holder intends to continue ownership of the shares through the annual meeting of stockholders. Notice must be given to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee with respect to a stockholder nominee no more than 150 days and no less than 120 days prior to the anniversary date of this proxy statement.


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HOUSEHOLDING INFORMATION

The SEC permits companies and intermediaries (such as brokers and banks) to satisfy delivery requirements for proxy statements and annual reports with respect to two or more stockholders sharing the same address by delivering a single proxy statement and annual report to those stockholders. This process, which is commonly referred to as “householding,” is intended to reduce the volume of duplicate information stockholders receive and also reduce expenses for companies. While we do not utilize householding, some intermediaries may be householding our proxy materials and annual report. Once you have received notice from your broker or another intermediary that it will be householding materials to your address, householding will continue until you are notified otherwise or until you revoke your consent.
If you hold your shares through an intermediary that sent a single proxy statement and annual report to multiple stockholders in your household, we will promptly deliver a separate copy of each of these documents to you if you send a written request to the Director of Investor Relations at our address appearing on the cover page of this proxy statement or call the Director of Investor Relations at (215) 938-8000. If you hold your shares through an intermediary that is utilizing householding and you want to receive separate copies of our annual report and proxy statement in the future, or if you are receiving multiple copies of our proxy materials and annual report and wish to receive only one, you should contact your bank, broker, or other nominee record holder.

SOLICITATION OF PROXIES

The enclosed form of proxy is being solicited by our Board. We will bear the cost of the solicitation of proxies for the Meeting, including the cost of preparing, assembling, and mailing proxy materials, the handling and tabulation of proxies received, and charges of brokerage houses and other institutions, nominees, and fiduciaries in forwarding such materials to beneficial owners. In addition to the mailing of the proxy materials, proxy solicitation may be made in person or by telephone, facsimile, e-mail, telegraph or telecopyelectronically by our directors, officers, or employees, or by a professional proxy solicitation firm that we engage.

ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

We make available free of charge on our website, www.tollbrothers.com, our Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC. We will provide without charge to each person whose proxy is being solicited by this proxy statement, upon written request, a copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC for our most recent fiscal year. Such written requests should be directed to the Director of Investor Relations at our address appearing on the cover page of this proxy statement.

OTHER BUSINESS

The Board does not know of any other matters to be brought before the Meeting. If other matters are presented, the proxy holders have discretionary authority to vote all proxies in accordance with their best judgement.

judgment.

By Order of the Board of Directors

Michael I. Snyder

Secretary

Horsham, Pennsylvania

February 6, 2013

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PROXYJanuary 30, 2015


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Annex A
TOLL BROTHERS, INC.
SENIOR OFFICER BONUS PLAN
 1. 

PROXY SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSPurpose

Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on March 13, 2013

.  The undersigned stockholder of Toll Brothers, Inc. (the “Company”), revoking all previous proxies, hereby appoints ROBERT I. TOLL and DOUGLAS C. YEARLEY, JR., and each of them individually, as the attorney and proxypurpose of the undersigned,Plan is to provide performance-based bonuses to the senior officers of the Company (as defined herein). The Plan is intended to provide an incentive for superior work and to motivate participating senior officers toward even higher achievement and business results, and to enable the Company to attract and retain highly qualified senior officers. The Plan is also intended to secure the full deductibility under the provisions of the Code (as defined herein) of the bonus compensation paid under the Plan to the Company’s Covered Employees (as defined herein).

 2. Definitions.  
(a) “Award” shall mean the amount payable to a Participant hereunder with full powerrespect to any Performance Period.
(b) “Board of substitution,Directors” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company. 
(c) “Change of Control” shall be deemed to votehave occurred upon the earliest to occur of the following events: (i) the consummation of a plan or other arrangement pursuant to which the Company will be dissolved or liquidated; (ii) the consummation of a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; (iii) the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation, other than, in either case, a merger or consolidation of the Company in which holders of shares of the Common Stock immediately prior to the merger or consolidation will hold at least a majority of the ownership of common stock of the Company whichsurviving corporation (and, if one class of common stock is not the undersigned would beonly class of voting securities entitled to vote on the election of directors of the surviving corporation, a majority of the voting power of the surviving corporation’s voting securities) immediately after the merger or consolidation, which common stock (and, if personally presentapplicable, voting securities) is to be held in the same proportion as such holders’ ownership of Common Stock immediately before the merger or consolidation; (iv) the date any entity, person or group, (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), (other than (A) the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (B) any individual person who, on the date the Plan is effective, shall have been the beneficial owner of at least ten percent (10%) of the outstanding Common Stock), shall have become the beneficial owner of, or shall have obtained voting control over, more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock; or (v) the first day after the date this Plan is effective when directors are elected such that a majority of the Board of Directors shall have been members of the Board of Directors for less than twenty-four (24) months, unless the nomination for election of each new director who was not a director at the 2013 Annual Meetingbeginning of Stockholderssuch twenty-four (24) month period was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of such period  
(d) “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(e) “Committee” shall mean the Executive Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors or such other committee as may be established by the Board of Directors for these purposes which shall consist solely of two or more Outside Directors.  
(f) “Company” shall mean Toll Brothers, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto.  
(g) “Covered Employee” shall mean, with respect to any fiscal year of the Company, (the “Meeting”)each officer whose compensation for such fiscal year is required to be held atdisclosed or may be required to be disclosed to stockholders in the officesproxy statement relating to the annual meeting of stockholders of the Company 250 Gibraltar Road, Horsham, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at 12:00 noon EDT,held during the next fiscal year pursuant to the executive compensation disclosure rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  
(h) “Outside Director” shall mean a member of the Board of Directors who (i) is not a current employee of the Company or any affiliate, (ii) is not a former employee of the Company or any affiliate who is receiving compensation for services (other than benefits under a tax-qualified retirement plan), (iii) was not an officer of the Company or any affiliate at any adjournmenttime, (iv) is not currently receiving compensation for services from the Company or postponement thereof. Said proxies are authorizedany affiliate in any capacity other than as a member of the Board of Directors, (v) is a “Non-Employee Director” as

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that term is defined in Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and directed(vi) is an “Outside Director” as that term is defined under Section 162(m) of the Code.  
(i) “Participant” shall mean, with respect to voteeach Performance Period, each officer who has been designated by the Committee as indicateda Participant in the Plan for such Performance Period.  
(j) “Performance Goal” shall mean, with respect to a Performance Period, an objective performance goal or goals that have been established by the Committee, consistent with the express terms of the Plan, which must be met in order for any Award to be payable to any Participant in the Plan with respect to such Performance Period.  
(k) “Performance Period” shall mean the Plan Year, or such other period which may be longer than or shorter than a single Plan Year, as may be established as a Performance Period by the Committee from time to time.  
(l) “Plan” shall mean the Toll Brothers, Inc. Senior Officer Bonus Plan, as set forth herein and as may be amended from time to time.  
(m) “Plan Year” shall mean the Company’s fiscal year, beginning on November 1 and ending on the next following October 31.  
3. Term of Plan.  Subject to approval of the Plan by the stockholders of the Company, the Plan shall be in effect for the Plan Year ending October 31, 2010 and shall continue in subsequent Plan Years until terminated by the Board of Directors.  
4. Eligibility and Participation.  Those senior officers of the Company who are designated as Participants in the Plan from time to time by the Committee shall be eligible to participate in the Plan. Prior to or at the time Performance Goals are established for a specified Performance Period, the Committee shall, at its sole discretion, designate in writing which senior officers are to be Participants in the Plan with respect to such Performance Period.  
5. Establishment of Awards.  In connection with the grant of each Award, the Committee shall establish the Performance Period and one or more Performance Goals applicable to such Award, in accordance with the provisions of Section 6, below. During any Plan Year, the Committee may establish multiple Awards for any Participant in the Plan.  
6. Performance Goals.  
(a) Prior to or within the first ninety (90) days of a Performance Period (or, if the Performance Period is shorter than one year, within the first 25 percent of the Performance Period) the Committee shall establish in writing the duration of such Performance Period and, with respect to such Performance Period, one or more specific Performance Goals and an objective formula or method for computing the amount of Award payable to each Participant with respect to such Performance Period if such specified Performance Goals are attained.  
(b) Performance Goals shall be based upon objective business criteria that take into account one or more of the following for the Company as a whole or any of its subsidiaries, operating divisions or other operating units: share price, market share, gross revenue, net revenue, net income, pre-tax income, pre-tax pre-bonus income, operating income, cash flow, earnings per share, debt ratings, debt-to-capital ratio, generation of cash, issuance of new debt, establishment of new credit facilities, retirement of debt, return on equity, return on assets, return on capital, return on revenues, attraction of new capital, gross homebuilding margin, net margin, pre-tax margin, total shareholder return, acquisition or disposition of assets, acquisition or disposition of companies, creation of new performance and compensation criteria for key personnel, recruiting and retaining key personnel, customer satisfaction, employee morale, acquisition or disposition of other entities or businesses, acquisition or disposition of assets, hiring of strategic personnel, development and implementation of Company policies, strategies and initiatives, creation of new joint ventures, new contracts signed, increasing the Company’s public visibility and corporate reputation, development of corporate brand name, overhead cost reductions, unit deliveries, savings, productivity, or any combination of or variations on the preceding business criteria. The Performance Goals established by the Committee based on the aforementioned business criteria may be measured, where the Committee deems appropriate, before or after any applicable unusual, unanticipated or non-reoccurring items, and may be measured in comparison to a budget approved by the Committee, a peer group established by the Committee or a stated target established by the Committee.  
(c) The Performance Goals may be modified at the discretion of the Committee to take into account significant items or events and may be adjusted to reflect the opening or expanding of new geographic regions and

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the development of new business lines, unless the exercise of such discretion would be inconsistent with the requirements of the qualified performance-based compensation exemption of Section 162(m) of the Code and Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder. In addition, to the extent consistent with the goal of providing for deductibility under Section 162(m) of the Code, Performance Goals may be based upon a Participant’s attainment of business objectives with respect to any of the criteria set forth in Section 6(b), or implementing policies and plans, negotiating transactions, developing long-term business goals or exercising managerial responsibility. Measurements of the Company’s or a Participant’s performance against the Performance Goals established by the Committee shall be objectively determinable and, to the extent applicable, shall be determined according to generally accepted accounting principles as in existence on the date on which the Performance Goals are established and without regard to any changes in such principles after such date.  
(d) The establishment of Performance Goals under the Plan shall in all cases be implemented in a manner consistent with the requirements of the qualified performance-based compensation exemption of Section 162(m) of the Code and Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.  
7. Determination of Awards.  
(a) As soon as practicable following the end of a Performance Period, the Committee shall determine whether and to what extent the Performance Goal or Goals established for such Performance Period have been achieved, and shall certify such determination in writing, which certification may take the form of minutes of the Committee documenting such determination. In addition, the Committee shall calculate the amount of each Participant’s Award for such Performance Period based upon the levels of achievement of the relevant Performance Goals and the objective formula or formulae established for such purposes with respect to such Performance Period.  
(b) The Committee shall have no discretion to increase the amount of any Participant’s Award above the maximum amount established for such Award pursuant to the objective formula or method described belowin Section 6(a), but may, in it absolute and sole discretion until an Award is finally determined under Section 7(a), determine to reduce the amount of any Award or totally eliminate such Award, where the Committee determines, at any time, and after taking into account such facts and circumstances as it deems relevant, that such a reduction or elimination is appropriate.  
(c) The maximum amount payable with respect to any Participant with respect to any single Award shall not exceed $8.5 million (the “Award Cap”) and, in no event shall the maximum aggregate amount payable with respect to any Participant with respect to all of the Awards which have Performance Periods that end within any Plan Year exceed two times the Award Cap, regardless of the number of Awards established for such Participant which have Performance Periods that end within such Plan Year (the “Annual Payment Cap”). Any Award (or portion thereof) that is limited pursuant to the Annual Payment Cap shall not be paid. For purposes of determining whether Awards exceed the foregoing limits, in the event the Committee determines to pay any portion of an Award in shares of Company common stock, the value of such shares shall be determined as of the end of the Performance Period relating to the Award.  
(d) The Committee shall have the right to determine whether an Award shall be paid or forfeited in the event of termination of employment by the Participant, prior to the end of the relevant Performance Period or payment of such Award to the Participant, due to death, disability, Change of Control of the Company, retirement in accordance with the Company’s (or a subsidiary’s) retirement policies, resignation pursuant to mutual written agreement, voluntary or involuntary termination in the absence of a mutual written agreement, or some other event.  
8. Payment of Awards.  
(a) Any Award payable under this Plan may be paid to the Participant (or to his or her estate after the Participant’s death) in cash, shares of Company common stock, or a combination of both, at the discretion of the Committee. To the extent an Award is paid in whole or in part in shares, the number of shares the Participant shall receive shall be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the Award (or relevant portion thereof) by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the last business day of the Performance Period relating to such Award. Payment of shares shall be under the terms of the Toll Brothers, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan for Employees (2007), or any successor plan, and may be in the form of a restricted stock award, unrestricted stock award or stock units.  


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9. Other Terms and Conditions.  
(a) No Award shall be paid under the Plan unless and until the material terms (within the meaning of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code) of the Plan are disclosed to and approved by the Company’s stockholders.  
(b) No person shall have any legal claim to be granted an award under the Plan and the Committee shall have no obligation to treat Participants uniformly. Except as may be otherwise required by law, any Award under the Plan shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, charge, garnishment, execution, or levy of any kind, either voluntary or involuntary. Any Award awarded under the Plan shall be payable from the general assets of the Company and no Participant shall have any claim with respect to any specific assets of the Company.  
(c) Neither the Plan nor any action taken under the Plan shall be construed as giving any employee the right to be retained in the employ of the Company or any subsidiary or to maintain any Participant’s compensation at any level.  
(d) The Company or any of its subsidiaries may deduct from any award any applicable withholding taxes or any amounts owed by the employee to the Company or any of its subsidiaries.  
10. Administration.  
(a) The Committee shall have full power and authority to administer and interpret the provisions of the Plan and to adopt such rules, regulations, agreements, guidelines and instruments for the administration of the Plan and for the conduct of its business as the Committee deems necessary or advisable.  
(b) Except with respect to matters which under Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code are required to be determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the Committee, the Committee shall have full power to delegate to any officer or employee of the Company the authority to administer and interpret the procedural aspects of the Plan, subject to the Plan’s terms, including adopting and enforcing rules to decide procedural and administrative issues.  
(c) The Committee may rely on opinions, reports or statements of officers or employees of the Company or any subsidiary thereof and of Company counsel (inside or retained counsel), public accountants and other professional or expert persons.  
(d) The Board reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan in whole or in part at any time. Unless otherwise prohibited by applicable law, any amendment required to conform the Plan to the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code may be made by the Committee. No amendment may be made to the class of individuals who are eligible to participate in the Plan, the business criteria specified in Section 6(b) or to increase the maximum amount payable to any Participant as an Award Cap or Annual Payment Cap, as specified in Section 7(c), without stockholder approval unless stockholder approval is not required in order for the Award paid to a Covered Employee to constitute qualified performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code.  
(e) No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken or for any determination made by him or her in good faith with respect to the matters specified onPlan, and the reverse side.

This proxy is solicited on behalfCompany shall indemnify and hold harmless each member of the BoardCommittee against any cost or expense (including counsel fees) or liability (including any sum paid in settlement of Directors.This proxy, when properly executed, returned and received by us prior to voting ata claim with the Meeting, willapproval of the Committee) arising out of any act or omission in connection with the administration or interpretation of the Plan, unless arising out of such person’s own fraud or bad faith.  

(f) The place of administration of the Plan shall be voted in the manner directed herein byCommonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the undersigned. If this proxy is properly executed, returnedvalidity, construction, interpretation, administration and received by us prior to voting ateffect of the Meeting without specific instructions, this proxy will be voted“FOR” all nominees under Proposal One, “FOR” Proposals Two, ThreePlan and Four,of its rules and “AGAINST” Proposal Five.This proxy also delegates discretionary authority to vote with respect to any other business which may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

If you plan to attend the Meeting in person, please referregulations, and rights relating to the admission policy and procedures set forthPlan, shall be determined solely in accordance with the proxy statement.

(Continued and to be signed onlaws of the reverse side.)

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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.



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ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF

TOLL BROTHERS, INC.

March 13, 2013

NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS:

The Company’s proxy materials are available online at: https://materials.proxyvote.com/889478

Please sign, date and mail your proxy card in the envelope provided as soon as possible.

LOGO    Please detach along perforated line and mail in the envelope provided.  LOGO

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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” ALL DIRECTOR NOMINEES NAMED BELOW,

“FOR” PROPOSALS TWO, THREE AND FOUR, AND “AGAINST” PROPOSAL FIVE.

PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE  x

        FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
1. Election of Directors: 

 

NOMINEES:

   2. The ratification of the re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2013 fiscal year. ¨ ¨ ¨

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FOR ALL NOMINEES

 

WITHHOLD AUTHORITY

FOR ALL NOMINEES

 

 

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Douglas C. Yearley, Jr.

Robert S. Blank

Edward G. Boehne

Richard J. Braemer

Carl E. Marbach

Stephen A. Novick

Paul E. Shapiro

       
      

 

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The approval, in an advisory and non-binding vote, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

 

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FOR ALL EXCEPT

(See instructions below)

         

 

INSTRUCTIONS: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark“FOR ALL EXCEPT” and fill in the circle next to each nominee you wish to withhold, as shown here:  l

 4. The re-approval of the material terms of the performance goals under the Toll Brothers, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan for Employees (2007). ¨ ¨ ¨
      

 

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A stockholder proposal relating to a majority voting standard in the election of directors.

 

 

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6.

 

 

To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

      

 

THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING, PROXY STATEMENT AND 2012 ANNUAL REPORT OF TOLL BROTHERS, INC.

           

 

MARK “X” HERE IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING.

 

 

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To change the address on your account, please check the box at right and indicate your new address in the address space above. Please note that changes to the registered name(s) on the account may not be submitted via this method. ¨       

Signature of Stockholder  

Date:  Signature of Stockholder  Date:  

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