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Exhibit 10.1

The Toll Brothers, Inc.

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

(Amended and Restated effective as of December 12, 2007)

ARTICLE I — ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE

     1.1 Establishment. The Company hereby amends and restates the defined benefit pension plan
known as the Toll Brothers, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the “Plan”) which was
effective as of June 15, 2006 (the “Effective Date”).

     1.2 Purpose. The principal purposes of the Plan are to provide certain executives and
consultants or advisors, as defined in Article III, with competitive retirement benefits, protect
against reductions in retirement benefits due to tax law limitations on qualified plans, and
encourage the continued employment or service of such individuals with the Company.

ARTICLE II — DEFINITIONS

     2.1 Actuarial Equivalent. “Actuarial Equivalent” means, with respect to the benefit accrued
for any Participant under the terms of the Plan, the present value of such Participant’s future
benefit payments, determined using as a discount rate an interest rate that is not greater than the
“applicable interest rate” as defined in Code Section 417(e)(3)(ii)(II) in effect from time to
time, compounded annually.

     2.2 Board. “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

     2.3 Cause. “Cause” means conduct by the Participant reasonably likely to cause material harm
to the Company that consists of proven gross negligence, wanton or willful disregard of duties,
acts of fraud, embezzlement, theft or the commission of a felony in the course of his employment or
service, as determined by the Board after full consideration of the facts presented on behalf of
both the Company and the Participant.

     2.4 Code. “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

     2.5 Company. “Company” means the Toll Brothers, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

     2.6 Employment. “Employment” means the period or periods during which a Participant is an
employee of the Company, or, in the case of a consultant or advisor to the Company, is providing
services to the Company.

     2.7 ERISA. “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and
any successor act thereto.

     2.8 Normal Retirement Age. “Normal Retirement Age” shall mean age 62.

 

 

     2.9 Participant. “Participant” means an eligible executive, consultant or advisor of the
Company selected to receive benefits under the Plan as provided in Article III of this Plan.

     2.10 Schedule of Retirement Benefits. “Schedule of Retirement Benefits” means the schedule of
Participants and retirement benefits attached hereto, as that may be amended from time to time

     2.11 Separation From Service. “Separation From Service” means any termination of employment
that is properly characterized as a “separation from service” as that term is defined in Treasury
Regulation Section 1.409(A)-1(h).

     2.12 Specified Employee. “Specified Employee” means any employee who is a “specified
employee” as that term is defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(i).

     2.13 Termination by the Company. “Termination by the Company” means either a termination by
the Company of a Participant’s employment, or a termination by the Participant of his employment
with the Company by reason of: (a) a material diminution in his title, position, reporting
relationship, status, duties or responsibilities; (b) the assignment of duties and responsibilities
that are inconsistent, in a material respect, with the scope of duties and responsibilities
associated with his position; (c) a material reduction to his base salary; or (d) a material
reduction to incentive, retirement and welfare plans available to the Participant; provided,
however, that a Participant’s termination of employment shall only be treated as a Termination by
the Company if the Participant has provided notice to the Company of the basis for his
determination that he intends to terminate his employment and the Company has not corrected the
situation within thirty (30) days.

     2.14 Top Hat Plan. “Top Hat Plan” means a nonqualified, unfunded plan maintained primarily to
provide deferred compensation benefits to a Participant who falls within a select group of
“management or highly compensated employees” within the meaning of Section 201, 301 and 401 of
ERISA.

ARTICLE III — RETIREMENT

     3.1 Eligibility. Only those key executives, consultants or advisors who are designated as
eligible to participate in the Plan on the Schedule of Retirement Benefits shall be eligible for
benefits hereunder.

     3.2 Participation. The Board, or such person or entity designated by the Board, acting in its
discretion, may designate any eligible employee, consultant or advisor as a Participant under this
Plan, and may designate any conditions applicable to any such Participant. Such designation shall
be in writing and shall be effective as of the date contained therein. Participation in the Plan
is terminable by the Board, in its discretion, upon written notice to the Participant, and
termination shall be effective as of the date contained therein, but in no event earlier than the
date of such notice, provided that no such termination shall in any material

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manner reduce or adversely affect any Participant’s rights to vested benefits hereunder
without the consent of the Participant.

     3.3 Noncompetition. Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, neither a Participant nor a
Participant’s spouse nor any other beneficiary of a Participant shall receive any further benefits
hereunder if the Participant, without prior written consent of the Board, engages in (as a
principal, partner, director, officer, agent, employee, consultant, owner, independent contractor
of otherwise), or acquires a material financial interest in, any business that is a direct
competitor of the Company under circumstances where the Participant’s actions or interests with
respect to such competitor are reasonably likely to cause material harm to the Company; provided,
however, that this Section 3.3 shall cease to be applicable with respect to any Participant, upon
(i) the Termination by the Company of the Participant’s employment without Cause, or (ii)
termination of a Participant’s employment with the Company following, or as a result of, a Change
of Control, as described in Section 4.4 below.

ARTICLE IV - AMOUNT, FORM, AND PAYMENT OF SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFIT

     4.1 Normal Retirement Benefit. Subject to the terms of this Plan, a Participant who retires
from Employment shall be entitled to receive an annual retirement benefit as set forth in the
Schedule of Retirement Benefits starting as of the date of the Participant’s retirement on or after
attaining Normal Retirement Age.

     4.2 Form of Benefit. The benefit payable to a Participant shall be paid at the time and in
the manner set forth in the Schedule of Retirement Benefits.

     4.3 Death Benefit and Disability. If a Participant who is credited with twenty (20) or more
years of service dies before such Participant has terminated employment, or terminates employment
because of the onset of a disability prior to attaining Normal Retirement Age, the benefit that
would have been payable to the Participant shall be paid to the Participant or to the Participant’s
designated beneficiary, if any (and otherwise to the Participant’s estate), as the case may be, at
the time and in the manner provided for in the Schedule of Retirement Benefits commencing as of the
date the Participant attains (or would have attained) his Normal Retirement Age. If a Participant
dies after payment of benefits under the Plan has commenced, the remaining installments, if any,
shall be paid to the Participant’s designated beneficiary, if any, and otherwise to the
Participant’s estate. For purposes of this Section 4.3, a determination of whether a Participant’s
employment has terminated because of the onset of a disability shall be made by the Board, at its
discretion, or by such committee as may be established by the Board pursuant to Section 5.1, below,
to act on its behalf with respect to the Plan.

     4.4 Change of Control.

          (a) In connection with a Change of Control (as defined below), the Company shall establish and
fund a trust (the “Trust”) as hereinafter described (and as permitted under

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Section 7.4) prior to the consummation of the transaction that constitutes the Change of
Control, which Trust shall be irrevocable as of the date such transaction is consummated. The
amount required to be contributed to fund the Trust shall be the sum of: (A) the Actuarial
Equivalent present value, as of the date of funding, of the aggregate benefits expected to be paid
to all Participants under the Plan, with such amount to be determined by a nationally recognized
actuarial firm, which may be an actuarial firm that is at the time of determination providing
actuarial or other services to the Company or its benefit plans; plus (B) the Actuarial Equivalent
present value of the Trust administration and trustee fees and expenses (including the fees and
expenses of any agent of the trustee) which the trustee reasonably expects to be incurred over the
life of the Trust. The terms of the Trust shall generally follow the model grantor trust set forth
in IRS Revenue Procedure 92-64, except that (1) the Trust shall be irrevocable as of the date the
transaction constituting a Change of Control is consummated; (2) the Trust shall be non-amendable
by the Company (or any successor thereto) except with the prior written consent of the Participant;
(3) the power to direct the investment of the Trust assets shall be held by the [Company]; (4) the
Company (or any successor thereto) shall remain liable for the payment of Plan benefits to the
extent there is any shortfall of assets under the Trust; (5) the initial trustee and any successor
thereto shall be a bank or trust company with shareholder equity of at least $1.0 billion; and (6)
neither the Trust nor its assets shall be located or transferred outside the United States.

          (b) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control:

               (i) all Participants shall, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary,
be fully vested in their benefit hereunder. If the event constituting the Change of Control also
constitutes a “change in the ownership or effective control of the Company, or in the ownership of
a substantial portion of the assets of the Company” for purposes of Code Section 409A and the
Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, each Participant shall be entitled to payment of his
or her benefit hereunder, at the time the event constituting such Change of Control is consummated,
in the form of a single lump sum payment equal to the Actuarial Equivalent present value of his or
her benefit as of the date of payment.

               (ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the event constituting the Change of Control does not
also constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the Company, or in the ownership
of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company” for purposes of Code Section 409A and the
Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, the Company shall take all such steps as are necessary
or appropriate in order to terminate the Plan, and pay out distributions of each Participant’s
benefit in the form of a lump sum at the earliest date such payment is permissible without
violating the distribution rules of Code Section 409A and applicable Treasury Regulations
thereunder, including for these purposes, the provisions of Treasury Regulation Section
1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix) (relating to payments permitted upon a plan termination and/or liquidation), or
any applicable successor regulation or IRS guidance regarding such distributions, with the amount
of each Participant’s lump sum benefit being determined consistent with the provisions of Section
4.4(b)(i), above. In general, this will mean that payments will not be made within twelve (12)
months of the date the actions required to

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irrevocably terminate and liquidate the Plan have been completed, and all payments are made no
later than twenty-four (24) months after the actions required to irrevocably terminate and
liquidate the Plan have been completed. In addition, the Company must also terminate and liquidate
all other agreements, methods, programs, and other arrangements that it sponsors that are of a type
that would cause them to be aggregated with the Plan if the same employee or service provider were
both participating in the Plan and in that other agreement, method, program, or other arrangement,
and must not, within three (3) years following the date the actions required to irrevocably
terminate and liquidate the Plan have been completed establish a new plan of a type that would be
aggregated with the Plan under applicable provisions of Code Section 409A or the Treasury
Regulations promulgated thereunder.

               (iii) In the event the termination and liquidation of the Plan, pursuant to Section 4.4(b)(ii)
above is determined to constitute a violation or Code Section 409A resulting in recognition of
income pursuant to Code Section 409A(a), the Company shall pay to each affected Participant an
amount (a “409A Gross-Up Amount”) that is sufficient so that, net after payment by the Participant
of all federal, state and local taxes, including such additional taxes as may be imposed under Code
Section 409A(a), the Participant is left in the economic position the Participant would have been
in had there not been a violation of Code Section 409A.

          (c) For purposes of this Plan, a “Change of Control” shall be deemed to have 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, or (ii) the consummation of a sale
or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or (iii) the
consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company (either directly or through a wholly-owned
subsidiary) with or into another corporation, other than, in either case, a merger or consolidation
of the Company in which holders of shares of the Company’s 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 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 applicable, voting securities) is to be held in the same
proportion as such holders’ ownership of Common Stock immediately before the merger or
consolidation, or (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 person who, on the date the Plan is
effective, shall have been the beneficial owner of at least fifteen percent (15%) of the
outstanding Company 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
Company 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 beginning of such twenty-four (24) month period was approved
by a vote of at

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least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of
such period.

     4.5 Vesting. Except as otherwise provided in the Schedule of Retirement Benefits, a
Participant’s benefit under the Plan shall be forfeited if the Participant’s employment terminates
for any reason prior to his or her (a) completion of twenty (20) years of service with the Company
and (b) attainment of Normal Retirement Age. For these purposes, periods of service prior to the
adoption of the Plan shall be taken into account. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of
this Section 4.5, a Participant shall be vested in his benefit (x) if his termination of employment
occurs by reason of his death or the onset of a disability, as provided in Section 4.3, above, (y)
in the event there is a Change of Control of the Company, as provided in Section 4.4 above, or (z)
upon Termination by the Company of the Participant’s employment without Cause prior to
Participant’s attainment of Normal Retirement Age, provided the Participant is credited with at
least twenty (20) years of service with the Company as of the date of such Termination by the
Company. Upon a Participant’s vesting due to one of the occurrences described in the foregoing
sentence, such Participant shall be entitled to commence receipt of benefits hereunder upon
attainment of Normal Retirement Age and shall be entitled to any other benefit provided hereunder
with respect to a vested Participant. The intent of this Section 4.5, as it applies to a
Termination by the Company without Cause, is to fully vest any Participant who has twenty (20)
years of service with the Company who is Terminated by the Company without Cause, but not to
accelerate the time at which benefit payments with respect to such Participant commence. In the
event there is a Change of Control of the Company, payment of benefits hereunder shall be as
provided in Section 4.4.

     4.6 Special Rules Regarding Distributions; Compliance With Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in the Plan, no benefit under the Plan shall be distributed at a
time or in a manner that will be treated as a violation of the distribution rules of Code Section
409A(a)(2) and no alternative form of payment shall be permitted to be made under the Plan if such
alternative benefit form would violate any of the requirements of Code Section 409A(a)(3) or (4)
relating to acceleration of benefits and changes in time and form of distribution (taking into
account any regulations or other guidance issued by Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service with
regard to these Code provisions as may be in effect from time to time). In addition, the following
specific rules regarding distribution of Plan benefits shall be applicable:

          (a) No benefit under the Plan shall be distributed to any Participant who is a Specified
Employee by reason of such Participant’s Separation From Service until the date that is six months
following the date of the Participant’s Separation From Service.

          (b) No distribution to any Participant of any benefit under the Plan shall be made prior to
the date of such Participant’s Separation From Service.

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ARTICLE V - ADMINISTRATION

     5.1 Authority of the Board. This Plan shall be administered by the Board or any committee
designated by the Board to administer the Plan. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board
or applicable committee shall have the authority to make, amend, interpret, and enforce all
appropriate rules and regulations for the administration of this Plan and to decide or resolve any
and all questions, including interpretations of this Plan, as may arise in connection with this
Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall act as the plan administrator for purposes
of any filings with any governmental entity or in the event claims for benefits are made by any
Participant.

     5.2 Agents. In the administration of this Plan, the Board may, from time to time, employ
agents and delegate to such agents such administrative duties as it deems advisable and allowable
under the terms of the Plan.

     5.3 Decisions Binding. The decision or action of the Board with respect to any question
arising out of or in connection with the administration, interpretation, and application of this
Plan and any rules or guidelines made in connection with this Plan shall be final and conclusive,
and shall be binding upon all persons and entities having any interest in this Plan.

     5.4 Indemnity of Board. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Board and its
individual members along with any other committee that may be established to administer the Plan
pursuant to Paragraph 5.1 and any members thereof, against any and all claims, loss, damage,
expense, or liability arising from any action or failure to act with respect to this Plan.

     5.5 Cost of Administration. The Company shall bear all expenses of administration of this
Plan.

     5.6 Claims.

          (a) A Participant or a Participant’s beneficiary for benefits under the Plan may file a
written claim for benefits under the Plan with the Plan Administrator, if he believes that he is
entitled to receive benefits under the Plan but is not receiving benefits under the Plan or if he
is receiving benefits under the Plan, but disputes the amount and/or form of benefits received.
Such written claim for benefits shall set forth the nature of the claim and/or dispute, and set
forth all facts and circumstances which are relevant to the claim.

          (b) If, pursuant to the provisions of the Plan, the Company denies the claim of the
Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary for benefits under the Plan, the Company shall provide
written notice, within ninety (90) days after receipt of the claim, setting forth in a manner
calculated to be understood by the claimant:

               (i) the specific reasons for such denial;

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               (ii) the specific reference to the Plan provisions on which the denial is based;

               (iii) a description of any additional material or information necessary to perfect the claim
and an explanation of why such material or information is needed; and

               (iv) an explanation of the Plan’s claim review procedure and the time limitations of this
subsection applicable thereto.

          (c) The Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary whose claim for benefit has been denied
may request review by the Company of the denied claim by notifying the Company in writing within
sixty (60) days after receipt of the notification of claim denial. As part of said review
procedure, the claimant or the claimant’s authorized representative may review pertinent documents
and submit issues and comments to the Company in writing. The Company shall render its decision to
the claimant in writing in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant not later than
sixty (60) days after receipt of the request for review, unless special circumstances require an
extension of time, in which case decision shall be rendered as soon after the sixty-day period as
possible, but not later than one hundred and twenty (120) days after receipt of the request for
review. The decision on review shall state the specific reasons therefor and the specific Plan
reference on which it is based.

ARTICLE VI - AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

     6.1 The Company hereby reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate the Plan (and the
Schedule of Retirement Benefits) at any time, and from time to time, by action of a majority of the
members of the Board. Except as described below in this Article VI, no such amendment or
termination shall in any material manner reduce or adversely affect any Participant’s rights to
benefits hereunder without the consent of such Participant.

     6.2 The Board may terminate the Plan and commence termination payout for all Participants, or
remove certain employees as Participants, if it is determined by the United States Department of
Labor or a court of competent jurisdiction that the Plan constitutes an employee pension benefit
plan within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA which is not exempt from the provisions of Parts
2, 3 and 4 of Title I of ERISA; provided, however, that if the Plan is terminated pursuant to this
sentence, then all Participants shall be deemed to be fully vested in the benefits described in
Article IV as of the date immediately preceding such termination and shall be paid in a single
lump-sum the actuarially equivalent present value of such benefit as soon as practicable (but in no
case more than 90 days) after such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, termination of the
Plan and accelerated payment of benefits to any Participant following a Change of Control shall not
be permitted to the extent such payment would result in a violation of Code Section 409A.

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ARTICLE VII - MISCELLANEOUS

     7.1 Unfunded Plan. This Plan is intended to be a Top Hat Plan and therefore exempt from the
provisions of Parts 2, 3, and 4 of Title I of ERISA. Such status shall not be adversely affected
by the establishment of any trust pursuant to Paragraph 7.4 below.

     7.2 Unsecured General Creditor. Each Participant and his or her beneficiaries, heirs,
successors, and assigns shall have no secured legal or equitable rights, interests, or claims in
any property or assets of the Company, nor shall any such persons have any rights, interests or
claims in any life insurance policies, annuity contracts, or the proceeds therefrom owned or which
may be acquired by the Company. Except as provided in Paragraph 7.4, such policies, annuity
contracts, or other assets of the Company shall not be held under any trust for the benefit of a
Participant, his or her beneficiaries, heirs, successors or assigns, or held, in any way, as
collateral security for the fulfilling of any obligations of the Company under this Plan. Any and
all of the Company’s assets and policies shall be, and shall remain for purposes of this Plan, the
general, unpledged, unrestricted assets of the Company. The Company’s obligation under this Plan
shall be that of an unfunded and unsecured promise to pay money in the future.

     7.3 Supplemental Benefits. As of the Effective Date, the Plan is the intended to be a
supplemental source of Company paid retirement benefits for Participants and not the sole source of
such benefits. The benefit payable hereunder shall, therefore, not be subject to any reduction
because of benefits that may be paid or otherwise provided to a Participant, except to the extent
that an offset is explicitly provided for in a contractual arrangement with a particular
Participant.

     7.4 Trust Fund.

          (a) At its discretion, the Company may establish one or more grantor trusts, with such
trustees as the Board may approve, for the purpose of providing for the payment of benefits under
this Plan. Such trust or trusts may be irrevocable, but the assets thereof shall be subject to the
claims of the Company’s general creditors. To the extent any benefits provided under this Plan are
actually paid from any such trust, the Company shall have no further obligation with respect
thereto, but to the extent not so paid, such benefits shall remain the obligation of, and shall be
paid by, the Company.

          (b) At its discretion, the Company may, in addition to or in lieu of establishing one or more
grantor trusts as described in clause (a) above, take other actions to fund the benefits provided
for under this Plan, but in no event shall the Company establish any funding mechanism which would
result in the Plan failing to qualify as a Top Hat Plan exempt from the provisions of Parts 2, 3,
and 4 of Title I of ERISA.

     7.5 Nonassignability. Neither a Participant nor any other person shall have any right to
sell, assign, transfer, pledge, anticipate, mortgage, or otherwise encumber, hypothecate or convey
in advance of actual receipt the amounts, if any, payable hereunder, or any part thereof, which
are, and all rights to which are, expressly declared to be nonassignable and nontransferable,
provided that a Participant may assign the right to receive such amounts to trusts

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or limited partnerships established for the benefit of the Participant’s spouse or children.
No part of the amount payable shall, prior to actual payment, be subject to seizure or
sequestration for the payment of any debts, judgments, alimony or separate maintenance owed by a
Participant or any other person, nor shall such amounts or rights to such amounts be transferable
by operation of law in the event of a Participant’s or any other person’s bankruptcy or insolvency.

     7.6 Not a Contract of Employment. The terms and conditions of this Plan shall not be deemed
to constitute a contract of employment between the Company and any Participant, and Participants
(and Participants’ beneficiaries) shall have no rights against the Company except as may otherwise
be specifically provided herein. Moreover, nothing in this Plan shall be deemed to give a
Participant the right to be retained in the service of the Company or to interfere with the right
of the Company to discipline or discharge any Participant at any time.

     7.7 Validity. If any provision of this Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason,
said illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts hereof, but this Plan shall be
construed and enforced as if such illegal and invalid provision had never been inserted herein.

     7.8 Successors. The provisions of this Plan shall bind and inure to the benefit of the
Company and its successors and assigns, and the Company shall require all its successors and
assigns to expressly assume its obligations hereunder. The term “successors,” as used herein,
shall include any corporate or other business entity which shall, whether by merger, consolidation,
purchase or otherwise, acquire all or substantially all of the business and assets of the Company.

     7.9 Tax Withholding. The Company shall have the right to require Participants to remit to the
Company an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local tax withholding requirements, or
to deduct from payments made pursuant to the Plan amounts sufficient to satisfy such tax
withholding requirements.

     7.10 Governing Law. The provisions of this agreement shall be construed and interpreted
according to the laws of the State of Pennsylvania except as preempted by Federal law.

     7.11 Forfeiture. All benefits hereunder shall be subject to forfeiture in their entirety in
the event that Participant’s employment is terminated for Cause.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused the Plan, as amended and restated, to be adopted as
of the Effective Date.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	TOLL BROTHERS, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Joel H. Rassman 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Chief Financial Officer,
Executive Vice President, Assistant Secretary
and Treasurer 	 

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Schedule of Retirement Benefits

     The Participants in the Plan and the annual benefit payable to each Participant are as set
forth below:

	 	 	 	 	 
	Participant	 	Annual Benefit
	Robert Toll
	 	$	500,000	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Zvi Barzilay
	 	$	260,000	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Joel Rassman
	 	$	250,000	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Wayne Patterson
	 	$	125,000	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Bruce E. Toll*
	 	$	230,000	 

			
	*	 	Bruce Toll’s participation is subject to his compliance with his Advisory and Noncompetition Agreement with the Company.

     The annual benefit set forth above shall be payable for twenty (20) years, commencing as soon
as practicable following the Participant’s retirement at any time after the Participant has
attained Normal Retirement Age, or at the date the Participant attains or would have attained
Normal Retirement Age in the case of a Participant who has terminated employment prior to that date
and who is vested in his benefit. Payments shall be made in a manner and at times consistent with
the Company’s normal payroll practices as in effect from time to time.

     Effective December 12, 2007, solely with respect to Robert Toll, Zvi Barzilay and Joel
Rassman, the annual benefit payable to such Participants shall increase on such Participant’s
birthday each fiscal year, provided that (1) the Participant is employed by the Company on his
birthday occurring during such fiscal year, (2) the Participant has completed twenty (20) years of
service with the Company on or prior to his birthday occurring during such fiscal year, and (3) the
Participant has reached Normal Retirement Age on or prior to his birthday occurring during such
fiscal year. The amount of each annual increase shall be ten percent (10%) of the annual benefit
amount set forth above. The first such annual increase shall occur for each such Participant on
his first birthday to occur after December 12, 2007 and shall continue on each birthday
for ten years, or until such earlier date as the Participant retires from the Company or terminates
his employment due to death or disability. Upon termination due to death or disability, a
Participant shall be entitled to the annual benefit amount in effect on the date of such retirement
or termination, including the 10% annual increase for such fiscal year.

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Exhibit 10.1

RCN CORPORATION

Restricted Stock Unit Award

     AWARD AGREEMENT, dated as of February 1, 2008, between RCN Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), and                      (the “Participant”). This Award is
granted by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the
“Committee”) pursuant to the terms of the RCN Corporation 2005 Stock Compensation Plan (the
“Plan”). The applicable terms of the Plan are incorporated herein by reference, including
the definitions of terms contained therein.

     Section 1. RSU Award. The Company hereby grants to the Participant, on the terms and
conditions set forth herein, an Award of 10,000 Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”). The
Award shall constitute an RSU Award under Article 6 of the Plan. The RSUs are notional units of
measurement denominated in Shares of the Company (i.e. one RSU is equivalent in
value to one Share, subject to the terms hereof). The RSUs represent an unfunded, unsecured
obligation of the Company.

     Section 2. Vesting Requirements. The Award shall become fully vested on January 1,
2009, subject to the Participant’s continued service on the Board through the vesting date. If
this service requirement is not satisfied, the unvested RSUs shall be immediately forfeited.

     Section 3. Accelerated Vesting and Payment. Notwithstanding the otherwise applicable
terms hereof, the RSU Award shall become fully vested and payable in accordance with Section 5
hereof upon (i) the date of a Change in Control of the Company or (ii) the date of the
Participant’s death or disability (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code).

     Section 4. Dividend Equivalents. Subject to Section 10 hereof, any cash dividends
paid with respect to the Shares to the Company’s shareholders shall be credited on account of the
Participant in the equivalent dollar amount that would be paid as a dividend on the number of
Shares subject to the RSU Award that are outstanding as of the record date for such dividend
(“Dividend Equivalents”). The Dividend Equivalents shall be subject to vesting on the same basis
as the underlying RSUs to which the Dividend Equivalent relates, and shall be paid to the
Participant in cash at the same time as the underlying RSUs in accordance with Section 5 hereof.

     Section 5. Payment of Award. Subject to any deferral election of the Participant in
accordance with Section 6 hereof, payment of vested RSUs (and any Dividend Equivalents relating to
such vested RSUs) shall be made within 15 days following the occurrence of the vesting date or
accelerated vesting and payment date as set forth in Section 2 or 3 hereof, as applicable. The
RSUs shall be paid 100% in Shares. Participant shall be entitled to the payment within 15 days of
the applicable date, regardless of whether Participant continues to satisfy all

 

 

conditions that applied to the vesting of the RSUs (such as continued service on the Board) on
the actual date of payment.

     Section 6. Election to Defer Payment. The Participant shall have the right to elect a
deferral of the timing of payment to be made with respect to the Participant’s RSUs. Any such
election shall be made not later than the date hereof an shall be irrevocable when made. The
terms of such deferral shall be in accordance with the elections of the Participant set forth on
the “RSU Deferral Election Form” attached as Exhibit A to this Award Agreement. In the event that
the RSUs become payable as a result of an accelerated vesting and payment date under Section 3
hereof, the terms thereof shall apply and the RSUs shall become payable in accordance therewith in
lieu of any deferral payment election.

     Section 7. Section 409A Compliance. It is intended that the terms of this RSU Award
will comply with Section 409A of the Code to the extent applicable, and will be interpreted and
construed in a manner consistent with such intent. Any payment under the RSU Award that is to be
made hereunder as a result of the Participant’s termination of service must satisfy the
requirements for a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.

     Section 8. Restrictions on Transfer. Except as provided in Section 10.6 of the Plan,
neither this RSU Award nor any RSUs covered hereby may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or
otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will, by the laws of descent and distribution,
other than to Company as a result of forfeiture of the RSUs as provided herein.

     Section 9. No Voting Rights. The RSUs granted pursuant to this Award, whether or not
vested, will not confer any voting rights upon the Participant, unless and until the Award is paid
in Shares.

     Section 10. Award Subject to Plans. This RSU Award is subject to the terms of the
Plan, the terms and provisions of which are hereby incorporated by reference. In the event of a
conflict or ambiguity between any term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the
Plan, the Plan will govern and prevail.

     Section 11. Changes for Corporate Events. The RSUs under this RSU Award shall be
subject to the provisions of Section 10.13 of the Plan relating to adjustments by the Board as a
result of certain Corporate Events.

     Section 12. Governing Law. This Award Agreement shall be construed and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the choice of law
principles thereof.

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
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