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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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): March 9, 2021
Toll Brothers, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware | | 001-09186 | | | 23-2416878 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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1140 Virginia Drive | | Fort Washington | PA | | 19034 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | | | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 938-8000
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | | | | | | | | |
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share | TOL | The New York Stock Exchange |
Guarantee of Toll Brothers Finance Corp. 5.625% Senior Notes due 2024 | TOL/24 | The New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Toll Brothers, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on March 9, 2021. There were 122,821,063 shares of common stock eligible to vote at the meeting. The final voting results for each proposal submitted to a vote of the Company's stockholders are as follows:
Proposal One – Election of Directors:
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| | FOR | | AGAINST | | ABSTAIN | | BROKER NON-VOTES |
Robert I. Toll | | 100,868,552 | | | 733,717 | | | 43,674 | | | 9,620,195 | |
Douglas C. Yearley, Jr. | | 99,421,320 | | | 2,112,193 | | | 112,430 | | | 9,620,195 | |
Richard J. Braemer | | 99,373,539 | | | 2,224,634 | | | 47,770 | | | 9,620,195 | |
Stephen F. East | | 101,237,421 | | | 361,089 | | | 47,433 | | | 9,620,195 | |
Christine N. Garvey | | 100,990,977 | | | 610,259 | | | 44,707 | | | 9,620,195 | |
Karen H. Grimes | | 100,839,755 | | | 760,108 | | | 46,080 | | | 9,620,195 | |
Carl B. Marbach | | 95,781,004 | | | 5,815,909 | | | 49,030 | | | 9,620,195 | |
John A. McLean | | 99,021,118 | | | 2,576,463 | | | 48,362 | | | 9,620,195 | |
Wendell E. Pritchett | | 100,056,075 | | | 1,540,896 | | | 48,972 | | | 9,620,195 | |
Paul E. Shapiro | | 96,213,658 | | | 5,384,172 | | | 48,113 | | | 9,620,195 | |
Proposal Two – Ratification of the Re-Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:
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FOR | | AGAINST | | ABSTAIN |
109,522,688 | | 1,684,296 | | 59,154 |
Proposal Three – Advisory and Non-Binding Vote on Executive Compensation (Say on Pay):
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FOR | | AGAINST | | ABSTAIN | | BROKER NON-VOTES |
99,504,340 | | 2,022,416 | | 119,187 | | 9,620,195 |
Item 8.01 Other Events
On March 9, 2021, the Board of Directors appointed Paul E. Shapiro as Lead Independent Director and Chair of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and appointed Christine N. Garvey as Chair of its Audit and Risk Committee. In addition, the Board of Directors approved changes to certain committee assignments such that the Board’s standing committees are now composed of the following Board members:
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Audit and Risk Committee: | Christine N. Garvey, Chair | | Richard Braemer |
| | Stephen F. East | | Karen H. Grimes |
| | Carl B. Marbach | | Paul E. Shapiro |
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Executive Compensation Committee: | Carl B. Marbach, Chair | | Stephen F. East |
Christine N. Garvey | | John A. McLean |
| | Wendell E. Pritchett | | |
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Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee: | Paul E. Shapiro, Chair | | Karen H. Grimes |
John A. McLean | | Wendell Pritchett |
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Public Debt and Equity Committee: | Richard Braemer, Chair | | Cristine N. Garvey |
Carl B. Marbach | | |
In addition, on March 9, 2021, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved an increase in its quarterly cash dividend from $0.11 per share to $0.17 per share. The dividend will be paid on April 23, 2021 to shareholders of record on the close of business on April 9, 2021.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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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.
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| | | | TOLL BROTHERS, INC. |
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Dated: | March 10, 2021 | | | By: | | /s/ Michael J. Grubb |
| | | | | | Michael J. Grubb Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer |