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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 10, 2003

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Toll Brothers, Inc.

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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	001-09186	23-2416878

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3103 Philmont Avenue, Huntingdon Valley, PA		19006

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (215) 938-8000

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Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

(c). Exhibits.

The following Exhibit is filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit
No.

Item

99.1*

Press release of Toll Brothers, Inc. dated December 10, 2003 announcing its financial results for the three-month and twelve-month periods ended October 31, 2003.

Item 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On December 10, 2003, Toll Brothers, Inc. issued a press release which contained Toll Brothers, Inc.'s results of operations for its three-month and twelve-month periods ended October 31, 2003, a copy of which release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

The information hereunder shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference insuch a filing.

* Filed electronically herewith.

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

TOLL BROTHERS, INC.

Dated: December 10, 2003 By: Joseph R. Sicree

       Joseph R. Sicree

       Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer

EX-99 3 exh99-1.txt EXH99-1.TXT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Frederick N. Cooper (215) 938-8312 December 10, 2003 fcooper@tollbrothersinc.com Joseph R. Sicree (215) 938-8045 jsicree@tollbrothersinc.com TOLL BROTHERS' RECORD 4TH QTR 2003 NET INCOME OF $93.4 MILLION GROWS 35% ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RECORD 4TH QTR 2003 EPS OF $1.19 RISES 28% ------------------------------------------ RECORD FY 2003 NET INCOME OF $259.8 MILLION AND EPS OF $3.44 EACH GROW 18% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- RECORD 4TH QTR REVENUES OF $903.4 MILLION AND FY REVENUES OF $2.78 BILLION - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- RISE 28% AND 19%, RESPECTIVELY ------------------------------ FY 2003 IS TOLL'S 11TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF RECORD EARNINGS ---------------------------------------------------------- Huntingdon Valley, PA, December 10, 2003 -- Toll Brothers, Inc., (NYSE:TOL) (www.tollbrothers.com), the nation's leading builder of luxury homes, today reported record fourth quarter and fiscal year-end results for earnings, revenues, contracts and backlog for the periods ended October 31, 2003. FY 2003 was Toll Brothers' 11th consecutive year of record earnings, its 12th consecutive year of record revenues and its 13th consecutive year of record contracts. The Company's fourth quarter earnings, revenues, contracts and backlog were the highest for any single quarter in its history. Robert I. Toll, chairman and chief executive officer, stated: "Buyer appetite for luxury homes remains extremely strong. Tremendous demographics, improving consumer confidence and lot supply constraints induced by no-growth politics favor those with the capital and expertise to achieve the necessary approvals to permit development and construction to begin. We ended fiscal 2003 with a high of 200 selling communities and expect to reach approximately 225 by FYE 2004. We now control approximately 48,300 lots, a five to six year supply based on our current pace of growth, and thus should be able to continue our growth in the future." "In fiscal 2003 we strengthened our balance sheet and capital base in preparation for future expansion. We raised $550 million in the investment grade senior debt market and retired $200 million of more expensive, shorter-term debt, thus improving our cash flow and lengthening the average maturity of our debt outstanding to seven years. We increased shareholders' equity by $347 million, or 31%, to $1.48 billion, including an $86 million equity offering, and reduced our fiscal year-end leverage ratio (net debt to net capital as calculated below) to 41%, our lowest level since 1991 when we were one-tenth our current size. We believe we are in the strongest financial position in our history." "To facilitate future growth we increased our land position by 18%. We also acquired Richard R. Dostie, Inc., the premier homebuilder in the Jacksonville, Florida market, and the Manhattan Building Company, an innovative developer of luxury mid- and high-rise condominiums on the affluent northern New Jersey waterfront, which will enable us to accelerate our expansion in the luxury urban in-fill market." "By expanding our presence geographically and by diversifying our product offerings, we have positioned ourselves to meet the needs of the growing wave of affluent baby boomers. We expect to produce home building revenues of over $3.3 billion and deliver more than 6,000 homes in FY 2004. With an expanding community count and lot supply, we believe we are on track for 20% plus growth in net income in 2004 and similar growth in FY 2005." *more* "Such growth would be consistent with our historical performance. Since going public in 1986 we have produced compound average annual growth in earnings and revenues of 20%, and increased our community count every year. We have proven we can grow when interest rates are rising, as we did in 1995, 1997 and 2000. More recently, nearly three years into the worst employment slump since World War II, we have proven our ability to grow through a period of economic recession and global political uncertainty." "It appears the economy is finally starting to improve. With our seasoned management team, our land supply, our financial strength and our brand name reputation, we are very optimistic as we look to the future." Toll Brothers' financial highlights for the periods ended October 31, 2003: o Fourth quarter 2003 net income of $93.4 million increased 35% versus fourth quarter 2002's record net income of $69.4 million. Fourth quarter 2003 earnings of $1.19 per share diluted rose 28% versus 2002's record fourth quarter of $0.93 per share diluted. o FY 2003 net income of $259.8 million grew 18% versus FY 2002's record net income of $219.9 million. FY 2003 earnings of $3.44 per share diluted grew 18% versus FY 2002's record earnings of $2.91 per share diluted. o Fourth quarter and fiscal year 2003 net income each included a pre-tax expense due to early retirement of debt. The Company incurred a pre-tax expense of $3.9 million (or $0.033 per share diluted after tax) in the first quarter of 2003 and a pre-tax expense of $3.3 million (or $0.026 per share diluted after tax) in the fourth quarter of 2003. In Fiscal 2002 there were no such expenses. o Fourth quarter 2003 revenues of $903.4 million increased 28% versus 2002's record fourth quarter revenues of $705.6 million. Fourth quarter home building revenues of $893.7 million (1,578 homes) rose 29% versus record fourth quarter 2002 home building revenues of $692.1 million (1,272 homes). o FY 2003 revenues of $2.78 billion grew 19% versus 2002's record revenues of $2.33 billion. FY 2003 home building revenues of $2.73 billion (4,911 homes) grew 20% versus FY 2002's record of $2.28 billion (4,430 homes). o Revenues from land sales totaled $6.4 million and $27.4 million for the fourth quarter and FY 2003 periods respectively, compared to $9.7 million and $36.2 million respectively in FY 2002. o Fourth quarter 2003 contracts of $1.02 billion (1,757 homes) grew by 55% versus FY 2002's record fourth quarter of $656.6 million (1,205 homes). FY 2003 contracts of $3.49 billion (6,161 homes), rose 27% compared to 2002's FY record of $2.75 billion (5,113 homes). o The Company's FY 2003 fourth quarter-end backlog of $2.64 billion (4,667 homes) increased 41% versus FY 2002's record fourth quarter-end of $1.87 billion (3,366 homes). o The Company ended FY 2003 with leverage of 41%. This ratio is calculated as net debt (total debt less mortgage warehouse loan and cash) divided by total net capital (total debt less mortgage warehouse loan and cash plus equity). The Company's comparable leverage ratio at FYE 2002 was 46%. *more* Toll Brothers will be broadcasting live via the Investor Relations section of its website, www.tollbrothers.com, a conference call hosted by chairman and chief executive officer Robert I. Toll at 2:00 p.m. (EST) today, December 10, 2003, to discuss these results and our outlook for fiscal 2003 and beyond. To access the call, enter the Toll Brothers website, then click on the Investor Relations page, and select "Conference Calls". Participants are encouraged to log on at least fifteen minutes prior to the start of the presentation to register and download any necessary software. The call can be heard live with an on-line replay which will follow and continue through January 31, 2004. Toll Brothers, Inc. is the nation's leading builder of luxury homes. The Company began business in 1967 and became a public company in 1986. Its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Pacific Exchange under the symbol "TOL". The Company serves move-up, empty-nester, active-adult and second-home home buyers and operates in 21 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. Toll Brothers builds luxury single-family and attached home communities and master-planned luxury multi-product residential golf course communities principally on land it develops and improves. The Company operates its own architectural, engineering, mortgage, title, land development and land sale, golf course development and management, home security, landscape, cable T.V. and broadband Internet delivery subsidiaries. The Company also operates its own lumber distribution, and house component assembly and manufacturing operations. Toll Brothers is the only publicly traded national home building company to have won all three of the industry's highest honors: America's Best Builder from the National Association of Home Builders, the National Housing Quality Award and Builder of the Year. For more information visit www.tollbrothers.com. Certain information included herein and in other Company reports, SEC filings, statements and presentations is forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, statements concerning anticipated operating results, financial resources, changes in revenues, changes in profitability, interest expense, growth and expansion, anticipated income from joint ventures and the Toll Brothers Realty Trusts Group, the ability to acquire land, the ability to secure governmental approvals and the ability to open new communities, the ability to sell homes and properties, the ability to deliver homes from backlog, the average delivered price of homes, the ability to secure materials and subcontractors, the ability to maintain the liquidity and capital necessary to expand and take advantage of future opportunities, and stock market valuations. Such forward-looking information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect actual results and cause them to differ materially from expectations expressed herein and in other Company reports, SEC filings, statements and presentations. These risks and uncertainties include local, regional and national economic conditions, the demand for homes, domestic and international political events, uncertainties created by terrorist attacks, the effects of governmental regulation, the competitive environment in which the Company operates, fluctuations in interest rates, changes in home prices, the availability and cost of land for future growth, the availability of capital, uncertainties and fluctuations in capital and securities markets, changes in tax laws and their interpretation, legal proceedings, the availability of adequate insurance at reasonable cost, the ability of customers to finance the purchase of homes, the availability and cost of labor and materials, and weather conditions. *more* TOLL BROTHERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Amounts in thousands)

*more* TOLL BROTHERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

*more* PERIOD ENDING OCTOBER 31ST:

*more* PERIOD ENDING OCTOBER 31ST:

(1)Contracts for the three-month and twelve-month periods ended October 31, 2003 included $2.6 million (8 homes) and $9.2 million (29 homes), respectively, from an unconsolidated 50%-owned joint venture. Contracts for the three-month and twelve-month periods ended October 31, 2002 included $4.9 million (17 homes) and $13.7 million (43 homes), respectively, from this joint venture. Backlog as of October 31, 2003 and 2002 included $4.7 million (15 homes) and $7.5 million (24 homes), respectively, from this joint venture. ### -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----

	TOLL BROTHERS, INC.

Dated: December 10, 2003	By: Joseph R. Sicree

	Joseph R. Sicree
	Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer