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Toll Brothers, Inc.
                                   Audit Committee Charter
                               (As Amended December 10, 2008)


Organization

        The audit committee of the Board of Directors shall be comprised of no fewer than three
members, such number of members to be designated by the Board of Directors from time to
time, each of whom shall meet the independence and experience requirements of the New York
Stock Exchange and the independence requirements of Rule 10A-3(b)(i) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. At least one member of the committee shall be designated by the Board
as an quot;audit committee financial expert,quot; as defined in Item 401 of the Securities and Exchange
Commission's Regulation S-K, unless the Board determines that there is no audit committee
financial expert on the Committee.

      The members of the audit committee shall be appointed by the Board on the
recommendation of the nominating and corporate governance committee. Audit committee
members may be replaced by the Board.

Statement of Purpose

        The audit committee shall provide assistance to the directors in fulfilling their
responsibilities relating to (1) the integrity of the Company's financial statements, (2) the
Company's compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (3) the independent auditor's
qualifications and independence, and (4) the performance of the Company's internal audit
function and independent auditor. In addition, the audit committee shall prepare the report
required by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission to be included in the
Company's annual proxy statement.

       In effecting its purposes, the audit committee shall maintain free and open
communication among the directors, the independent auditor, the internal auditors and the
financial management of the Company.

Committee Duties and Responsibilities

        The audit committee shall have the responsibility and authority for the appointment
(subject, if applicable, to shareholder ratification), compensation, retention, evaluation,
termination and oversight of the Company's independent auditor (including resolution of
disagreements between management and the independent auditor regarding financial reporting)
that has been engaged for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or performing other
audit, review or attest services for the Company, and the independent auditor shall report directly
to the audit committee. The audit committee shall pre-approve, either specifically or, where
appropriate, by the establishment of a policy with regard thereto, 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, subject to the de minimis exceptions for non-
audit services described in Section 10A(i)(1)(B) of the Exchange Act which are approved by the
audit committee prior to the completion of the audit. The audit committee shall consult with
management, but shall not delegate these responsibilities.

        The audit committee shall meet as often as it determines, but not less frequently than
quarterly, and shall report regularly to the Board of Directors. The audit committee may form
and delegate authority to subcommittees when appropriate, including the authority to grant pre-
approvals of audit and permitted non-audit services, provided that decisions of such
subcommittee to grant pre-approvals shall be presented to the full audit committee at its next
scheduled meeting.

        The audit committee shall have the authority, to the extent it deems necessary or
appropriate, to retain outside legal, accounting or other advisors to advise the committee and
shall, as appropriate, obtain advice and assistance from such advisors.

      The audit committee may request any officer or employee of the Company or the
Company's outside counsel or independent auditor to attend a meeting of the Committee or to
meet with any members of, or consultants to, the Committee.

        The Company must provide for appropriate funding, as determined by the audit
committee, for payment of (1) compensation to the independent auditor engaged for the purpose
of preparing or issuing an audit report or performing other audit, review or attest services for the
Company; (2) compensation to any outside legal, accounting or other advisors employed by the
audit committee, and (3) ordinary administrative expenses of the audit committee that are
necessary or appropriate in carrying out its duties.

       The audit committee shall meet separately with management, the internal auditors and the
independent auditor in separate executive sessions periodically. The audit committee shall also
meet periodically in separate executive sessions with only members of the committee present.

       The audit committee shall make regular reports to the Board. The audit committee shall
annually review the audit committee's own performance.

       The audit committee shall consider and act upon any matters required by law to be acted
upon by them and may consider and act upon any other matters deemed appropriate by the
committee.

        In carrying out its duties and responsibilities, the audit committee believes its policies and
procedures should remain flexible, in order to best react to changing conditions and to ensure to
the directors and shareholders that the corporate accounting and reporting practices of the
Company are in accordance with all requirements and are of the highest quality.

       In carrying out its duties and responsibilities, the audit committee, to the extent it deems
necessary or appropriate, will:




                                                -2-
Review Procedures

       1. Review and reassess the adequacy of this Charter annually and recommend any
proposed changes to the Board for approval.

        2. The audit committee shall (a) meet to review and discuss with management and the
independent auditor (i) the Company's annual audited financial statements and quarterly financial
statements, (ii) the Company’s specific disclosures under “Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, (iii) the results of the independent
auditor’s review of the quarterly financial statements, and (iv) whether to approve the audited
financial statements be included in the Company's Form 10-K; and (b) discuss earnings press
releases, including the use of pro-forma or adjusted non-GAAP information, as well as financial
information and earnings guidance provided to analysts and rating agencies, provided that such
discussion of earnings press releases, financial information and earnings guidance may be
general in nature, and the audit committee need not discuss in advance each earnings release or
each instance in which the Company may provide earnings guidance.

       3. Review with the Company's independent auditor (a) any audit problems or difficulties
and management's response, (b) any restrictions on the scope of activities or access to requested
information, and (c) any significant disagreements with management.

        4. Discuss with management, the Company’s internal auditor and the independent
auditor:

       (a)     major issues regarding accounting principles and financial statement
       presentations, including any significant changes in the Company's selection or application
       of accounting principles, the adequacy and effectiveness of the Company's accounting,
       financial and internal controls, any recommendations for the improvement of such
       controls or particular areas where new or more detailed controls or procedures are
       desirable, any special audit steps adopted in light of material control deficiencies and the
       adequacy of disclosures about changes in internal control over financial reporting;

       (b)     analyses prepared by the independent auditor and, as appropriate, management
       setting forth:

              (i)    significant financial reporting issues and judgments made in connection
              with the preparation of the financial statements, including analyses of all critical
              accounting policies and practices to be used,

              (ii)   the effects of alternative GAAP methods on the financial statements,
              ramifications of the use of such alternative disclosures and treatments, and the
              treatment preferred by the independent auditor, and

              (iii) other material written communications between the independent auditor
              and management, such as any management letter or schedule of unadjusted
              differences;




                                               -3-
(c)     the effect of regulatory and accounting initiatives, as well as off-balance sheet
       structures, on the financial statements of the Company, and

       (d)    the Company’s significant risks and exposures, including major financial risks
       and exposures, the steps management has taken to monitor and control such risks and
       exposures, and the Company’s guidelines and policies with respect to risk assessment and
       risk management.

        5. Review and discuss with management (including the director of internal audit) and
the independent auditor the report of management on the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting and the independent auditor’s attestation of the report prior to the filing of the
Company’s Form 10-K, in each case at such time that such report and attestation thereto are
required by law.

        6. Review disclosures made to the audit committee by the Company’s chief executive
officer and chief financial officer during their certification process for the Form 10-K and Forms
10-Q about any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal control over
financial reporting or material weaknesses therein and any fraud involving management or other
employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting.

Oversight of the Company's Relationship with the Independent Auditor

        7. Review and evaluate the lead partner of the independent auditor team. Consider
issues relating to rotation of lead audit partner.

       8. Have a clear understanding with the independent auditor that they are ultimately
accountable to the audit committee, as the shareholders' representatives, and that the audit
committee has the ultimate authority in deciding to engage, evaluate, and if appropriate,
terminate their services.

        9. At least annually, obtain and review with the independent auditor, a report from the
independent auditor regarding (a) the independent auditor's internal quality-control procedures,
(b) any material issues raised by the most recent quality-control review, or peer review, of the
firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities within the
preceding five years respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the firm, and any
steps taken to deal with any such issues and (c) all relationships between the independent auditor
and the Company delineating the nature and scope of all such relationships and professional
services. In addition, the audit committee shall review the written disclosures and the letter from
the independent auditor required by the applicable requirements of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board regarding the independent auditor’s communications with the audit
committee concerning independence. The audit committee shall also evaluate the qualifications,
performance and independence of the independent auditor, including considering whether the
independent auditor's quality controls are adequate and the provision of non-audit services is
compatible with maintaining the auditor's independence, and taking into account the opinions of
management and the internal auditor. The audit committee shall present in its conclusions to the
Board and, if so determined by the audit committee, recommend that the Board take appropriate



                                                 -4-
action to satisfy itself of the qualifications, performance and independence of the independent
auditor.

       10. Set clear hiring policies for employees or former employees of the Company's
independent auditor.

       11. Discuss with the national office of the independent auditor issues on which they were
consulted by the Company's audit team and matters of audit quality and consistency.

        12. Meet with the independent auditor and financial management of the Company as
necessary to review or discuss the audit scope for the current year and audit procedures to be
utilized; at the conclusion of the audit, review the audit results and approaches and financial
information included in the financial statements and discuss the auditor's judgments about the
quality, not just the acceptability, of the Company's accounting principles as applied in its
financial reporting, including the matters required to be discussed by Statement on Accounting
Standards No. 61.

      13. Request assurance from the independent auditor that Section 10A of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 has been satisfied.

Oversight of the Company's Internal Audit Department

        14. Review and concur with management's appointment, termination, or replacement of
the director of internal audit.

       15. Review the significant reports to management prepared by the internal auditing
department and management’s responses.

        16. Review the internal audit function of the Company including the independence and
authority of its reporting obligations, the proposed audit plans for the coming year and the
coordination of such plans with the independent auditor. Discuss with the independent auditor
and management the internal audit department responsibilities, budget and staffing and any
recommended changes in the planned scope of the internal audit.

       17. Receive prior to each meeting, a progress report on the proposed internal audit plan,
with explanations for any deviations from the original plan.

Other Audit Committee Responsibilities

       18. Investigate any matter brought to its attention within the scope of its duties, with the
power to utilize inside or outside counsel, or other persons or entities having special competence
as necessary, for this purpose if, in its judgment, that is appropriate.

       19. Periodically review procedures for (a) the receipt, retention and treatment of
complaints received by the Company regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, or
auditing matters, and (b) the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of the Company
of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters.



                                               -5-
20. Obtain reports from management, the Company's senior internal auditing executives
and the independent auditor that the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliated entities are in
conformity with applicable legal requirements, the Company's Code of Business Conduct and
Ethics and the Company's Code of Ethics for Senior Executive Officers. Review reports and
disclosures of affiliated party transactions. Advise the Board with respect to the Company's
policies and procedures regarding compliance with applicable laws and regulations and with the
Company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and the Company's Code of Ethics for Senior
Executive Officers.

       21.      Discuss with management and the independent auditor any correspondence with
regulators or governmental agencies and any employee complaints or published reports, which
raise material issues regarding the Company's financial statement or accounting policies.

       22.    Discuss with the Company's General Counsel legal matters that may have a
material impact on the financial statements or the Company's compliance policies.

Limitation of Audit Committee's Role

         While the audit committee has the responsibilities and powers set forth in this Charter, it
is not the duty of the audit committee to plan or conduct audits or to determine that the
Company's financial statements and disclosures are complete and accurate and are in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles and applicable rules and regulations. These are
the responsibilities of management and the independent auditor.




                                                -6-

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  • 1. Toll Brothers, Inc. Audit Committee Charter (As Amended December 10, 2008) Organization The audit committee of the Board of Directors shall be comprised of no fewer than three members, such number of members to be designated by the Board of Directors from time to time, each of whom shall meet the independence and experience requirements of the New York Stock Exchange and the independence requirements of Rule 10A-3(b)(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. At least one member of the committee shall be designated by the Board as an quot;audit committee financial expert,quot; as defined in Item 401 of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Regulation S-K, unless the Board determines that there is no audit committee financial expert on the Committee. The members of the audit committee shall be appointed by the Board on the recommendation of the nominating and corporate governance committee. Audit committee members may be replaced by the Board. Statement of Purpose The audit committee shall provide assistance to the directors in fulfilling their responsibilities relating to (1) the integrity of the Company's financial statements, (2) the Company's compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (3) the independent auditor's qualifications and independence, and (4) the performance of the Company's internal audit function and independent auditor. In addition, the audit committee shall prepare the report required by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission to be included in the Company's annual proxy statement. In effecting its purposes, the audit committee shall maintain free and open communication among the directors, the independent auditor, the internal auditors and the financial management of the Company. Committee Duties and Responsibilities The audit committee shall have the responsibility and authority for the appointment (subject, if applicable, to shareholder ratification), compensation, retention, evaluation, termination and oversight of the Company's independent auditor (including resolution of disagreements between management and the independent auditor regarding financial reporting) that has been engaged for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or performing other audit, review or attest services for the Company, and the independent auditor shall report directly to the audit committee. The audit committee shall pre-approve, either specifically or, where appropriate, by the establishment of a policy with regard thereto, 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, subject to the de minimis exceptions for non- audit services described in Section 10A(i)(1)(B) of the Exchange Act which are approved by the
  • 2. audit committee prior to the completion of the audit. The audit committee shall consult with management, but shall not delegate these responsibilities. The audit committee shall meet as often as it determines, but not less frequently than quarterly, and shall report regularly to the Board of Directors. The audit committee may form and delegate authority to subcommittees when appropriate, including the authority to grant pre- approvals of audit and permitted non-audit services, provided that decisions of such subcommittee to grant pre-approvals shall be presented to the full audit committee at its next scheduled meeting. The audit committee shall have the authority, to the extent it deems necessary or appropriate, to retain outside legal, accounting or other advisors to advise the committee and shall, as appropriate, obtain advice and assistance from such advisors. The audit committee may request any officer or employee of the Company or the Company's outside counsel or independent auditor to attend a meeting of the Committee or to meet with any members of, or consultants to, the Committee. The Company must provide for appropriate funding, as determined by the audit committee, for payment of (1) compensation to the independent auditor engaged for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or performing other audit, review or attest services for the Company; (2) compensation to any outside legal, accounting or other advisors employed by the audit committee, and (3) ordinary administrative expenses of the audit committee that are necessary or appropriate in carrying out its duties. The audit committee shall meet separately with management, the internal auditors and the independent auditor in separate executive sessions periodically. The audit committee shall also meet periodically in separate executive sessions with only members of the committee present. The audit committee shall make regular reports to the Board. The audit committee shall annually review the audit committee's own performance. The audit committee shall consider and act upon any matters required by law to be acted upon by them and may consider and act upon any other matters deemed appropriate by the committee. In carrying out its duties and responsibilities, the audit committee believes its policies and procedures should remain flexible, in order to best react to changing conditions and to ensure to the directors and shareholders that the corporate accounting and reporting practices of the Company are in accordance with all requirements and are of the highest quality. In carrying out its duties and responsibilities, the audit committee, to the extent it deems necessary or appropriate, will: -2-
  • 3. Review Procedures 1. Review and reassess the adequacy of this Charter annually and recommend any proposed changes to the Board for approval. 2. The audit committee shall (a) meet to review and discuss with management and the independent auditor (i) the Company's annual audited financial statements and quarterly financial statements, (ii) the Company’s specific disclosures under “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, (iii) the results of the independent auditor’s review of the quarterly financial statements, and (iv) whether to approve the audited financial statements be included in the Company's Form 10-K; and (b) discuss earnings press releases, including the use of pro-forma or adjusted non-GAAP information, as well as financial information and earnings guidance provided to analysts and rating agencies, provided that such discussion of earnings press releases, financial information and earnings guidance may be general in nature, and the audit committee need not discuss in advance each earnings release or each instance in which the Company may provide earnings guidance. 3. Review with the Company's independent auditor (a) any audit problems or difficulties and management's response, (b) any restrictions on the scope of activities or access to requested information, and (c) any significant disagreements with management. 4. Discuss with management, the Company’s internal auditor and the independent auditor: (a) major issues regarding accounting principles and financial statement presentations, including any significant changes in the Company's selection or application of accounting principles, the adequacy and effectiveness of the Company's accounting, financial and internal controls, any recommendations for the improvement of such controls or particular areas where new or more detailed controls or procedures are desirable, any special audit steps adopted in light of material control deficiencies and the adequacy of disclosures about changes in internal control over financial reporting; (b) analyses prepared by the independent auditor and, as appropriate, management setting forth: (i) significant financial reporting issues and judgments made in connection with the preparation of the financial statements, including analyses of all critical accounting policies and practices to be used, (ii) the effects of alternative GAAP methods on the financial statements, ramifications of the use of such alternative disclosures and treatments, and the treatment preferred by the independent auditor, and (iii) other material written communications between the independent auditor and management, such as any management letter or schedule of unadjusted differences; -3-
  • 4. (c) the effect of regulatory and accounting initiatives, as well as off-balance sheet structures, on the financial statements of the Company, and (d) the Company’s significant risks and exposures, including major financial risks and exposures, the steps management has taken to monitor and control such risks and exposures, and the Company’s guidelines and policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management. 5. Review and discuss with management (including the director of internal audit) and the independent auditor the report of management on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting and the independent auditor’s attestation of the report prior to the filing of the Company’s Form 10-K, in each case at such time that such report and attestation thereto are required by law. 6. Review disclosures made to the audit committee by the Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer during their certification process for the Form 10-K and Forms 10-Q about any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting or material weaknesses therein and any fraud involving management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Oversight of the Company's Relationship with the Independent Auditor 7. Review and evaluate the lead partner of the independent auditor team. Consider issues relating to rotation of lead audit partner. 8. Have a clear understanding with the independent auditor that they are ultimately accountable to the audit committee, as the shareholders' representatives, and that the audit committee has the ultimate authority in deciding to engage, evaluate, and if appropriate, terminate their services. 9. At least annually, obtain and review with the independent auditor, a report from the independent auditor regarding (a) the independent auditor's internal quality-control procedures, (b) any material issues raised by the most recent quality-control review, or peer review, of the firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities within the preceding five years respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the firm, and any steps taken to deal with any such issues and (c) all relationships between the independent auditor and the Company delineating the nature and scope of all such relationships and professional services. In addition, the audit committee shall review the written disclosures and the letter from the independent auditor required by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding the independent auditor’s communications with the audit committee concerning independence. The audit committee shall also evaluate the qualifications, performance and independence of the independent auditor, including considering whether the independent auditor's quality controls are adequate and the provision of non-audit services is compatible with maintaining the auditor's independence, and taking into account the opinions of management and the internal auditor. The audit committee shall present in its conclusions to the Board and, if so determined by the audit committee, recommend that the Board take appropriate -4-
  • 5. action to satisfy itself of the qualifications, performance and independence of the independent auditor. 10. Set clear hiring policies for employees or former employees of the Company's independent auditor. 11. Discuss with the national office of the independent auditor issues on which they were consulted by the Company's audit team and matters of audit quality and consistency. 12. Meet with the independent auditor and financial management of the Company as necessary to review or discuss the audit scope for the current year and audit procedures to be utilized; at the conclusion of the audit, review the audit results and approaches and financial information included in the financial statements and discuss the auditor's judgments about the quality, not just the acceptability, of the Company's accounting principles as applied in its financial reporting, including the matters required to be discussed by Statement on Accounting Standards No. 61. 13. Request assurance from the independent auditor that Section 10A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 has been satisfied. Oversight of the Company's Internal Audit Department 14. Review and concur with management's appointment, termination, or replacement of the director of internal audit. 15. Review the significant reports to management prepared by the internal auditing department and management’s responses. 16. Review the internal audit function of the Company including the independence and authority of its reporting obligations, the proposed audit plans for the coming year and the coordination of such plans with the independent auditor. Discuss with the independent auditor and management the internal audit department responsibilities, budget and staffing and any recommended changes in the planned scope of the internal audit. 17. Receive prior to each meeting, a progress report on the proposed internal audit plan, with explanations for any deviations from the original plan. Other Audit Committee Responsibilities 18. Investigate any matter brought to its attention within the scope of its duties, with the power to utilize inside or outside counsel, or other persons or entities having special competence as necessary, for this purpose if, in its judgment, that is appropriate. 19. Periodically review procedures for (a) the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the Company regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters, and (b) the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of the Company of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters. -5-
  • 6. 20. Obtain reports from management, the Company's senior internal auditing executives and the independent auditor that the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliated entities are in conformity with applicable legal requirements, the Company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and the Company's Code of Ethics for Senior Executive Officers. Review reports and disclosures of affiliated party transactions. Advise the Board with respect to the Company's policies and procedures regarding compliance with applicable laws and regulations and with the Company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and the Company's Code of Ethics for Senior Executive Officers. 21. Discuss with management and the independent auditor any correspondence with regulators or governmental agencies and any employee complaints or published reports, which raise material issues regarding the Company's financial statement or accounting policies. 22. Discuss with the Company's General Counsel legal matters that may have a material impact on the financial statements or the Company's compliance policies. Limitation of Audit Committee's Role While the audit committee has the responsibilities and powers set forth in this Charter, it is not the duty of the audit committee to plan or conduct audits or to determine that the Company's financial statements and disclosures are complete and accurate and are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and applicable rules and regulations. These are the responsibilities of management and the independent auditor. -6-