ST JOE Co - Quarter Report: 2011 March (Form 10-Q)
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
(Mark One)
þ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011
o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
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Commission file number 1-10466
The St. Joe Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
59-0432511 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
|
133 South WaterSound Parkway WaterSound, Florida (Address of principal executive offices) |
32413 (Zip Code) |
(850) 588-2300
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed
by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or
for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES þ NO o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). YES þ NO o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of
large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer þ | Accelerated filer o | Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company o |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of
the Exchange Act). YES o NO þ
As
of April 29, 2011, there were 122,795,253 shares of common stock, no par value, issued
and 92,306,899 outstanding, with 30,488,354 shares of treasury stock.
THE ST. JOE COMPANY
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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
THE ST. JOE COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands)
(Dollars in thousands)
March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
ASSETS |
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Investment in real estate |
$ | 750,473 | $ | 755,392 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
216,226 | 183,827 | ||||||
Notes receivable |
5,574 | 5,731 | ||||||
Pledged treasury securities |
24,794 | 25,281 | ||||||
Prepaid pension asset |
39,475 | 40,992 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net |
17,148 | 13,014 | ||||||
Other assets |
28,559 | 27,458 | ||||||
$ | 1,082,249 | $ | 1,051,695 | |||||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
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LIABILITIES: |
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Debt |
$ | 53,938 | $ | 54,651 | ||||
Accounts payable |
18,308 | 14,977 | ||||||
Accrued liabilities and deferred credits |
74,827 | 73,233 | ||||||
Income tax payable |
1,736 | 1,772 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes, net |
44,355 | 34,625 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
193,164 | 179,258 | ||||||
EQUITY: |
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Common stock, no par value; 180,000,000
shares authorized; 122,813,673 and
122,923,913 issued at March 31, 2011
and December 31, 2010, respectively |
942,638 | 935,603 | ||||||
Retained earnings |
892,597 | 878,498 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) |
(10,377 | ) | (10,546 | ) | ||||
Treasury stock at cost, 30,488,354 and
30,318,478 shares held at March 31,
2011 and December 31, 2010,
respectively |
(936,077 | ) | (931,431 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders equity |
888,781 | 872,124 | ||||||
Noncontrolling interest |
304 | 313 | ||||||
Total equity |
889,085 | 872,437 | ||||||
Total liabilities and equity |
$ | 1,082,249 | $ | 1,051,695 | ||||
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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THE ST. JOE COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Revenues: |
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Real estate sales |
$ | 5,212 | $ | 1,834 | ||||
Resort and club revenues |
5,112 | 4,592 | ||||||
Timber sales |
62,624 | 6,415 | ||||||
Other revenues |
488 | 459 | ||||||
Total revenues |
73,436 | 13,300 | ||||||
Expenses: |
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Cost of real estate sales |
1,780 | 591 | ||||||
Cost of resort and club revenues |
6,574 | 6,503 | ||||||
Cost of timber sales |
6,240 | 4,430 | ||||||
Cost of other revenues |
493 | 461 | ||||||
Other operating expenses |
7,010 | 7,973 | ||||||
Corporate expense, net |
18,247 | 5,357 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
6,504 | 3,482 | ||||||
Impairment losses |
782 | 53 | ||||||
Restructuring charges |
4,476 | 1,540 | ||||||
Total expenses |
52,106 | 30,390 | ||||||
Operating income (loss) |
21,330 | (17,090 | ) | |||||
Other income (expense): |
||||||||
Investment income, net |
207 | 383 | ||||||
Interest expense |
(997 | ) | (1,094 | ) | ||||
Other, net |
1,127 | 165 | ||||||
Total other income (expense) |
337 | (546 | ) | |||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations before equity in (loss)
income of unconsolidated affiliates and income taxes |
21,667 | (17,636 | ) | |||||
Equity in (loss) income of unconsolidated affiliates |
(24 | ) | (378 | ) | ||||
Income tax expense (benefit) |
7,553 | (6,590 | ) | |||||
Net income (loss) |
14,090 | (11,424 | ) | |||||
Less: Net (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest |
(9 | ) | (12 | ) | ||||
Net income (loss) attributable to the Company |
$ | 14,099 | $ | (11,412 | ) | |||
INCOME (LOSS) EARNINGS PER SHARE |
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Basic |
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Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to the Company |
$ | 0.15 | $ | (0.13 | ) | |||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to the Company |
$ | | $ | | ||||
Net income (loss) attributable to the Company |
$ | 0.15 | $ | (0.13 | ) | |||
Diluted |
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Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to the Company |
$ | 0.15 | $ | (0.13 | ) | |||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to the Company |
$ | | $ | | ||||
Net income (loss) attributable to the Company |
$ | 0.15 | $ | (0.13 | ) | |||
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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THE ST. JOE COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Outstanding | Retained | Comprehensive | Treasury | Noncontrolling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Earnings | Income (Loss) | Stock | Interest | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31,
2010 |
92,605,435 | $ | 935,603 | $ | 878,498 | $ | (10,546 | ) | $ | (931,431 | ) | $ | 313 | $ | 872,437 | |||||||||||||
Comprehensive income: |
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Net income |
| | 14,099 | | | (9 | ) | 14,090 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of pension and
postretirement benefit costs,
net |
| | | 169 | | | 169 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income |
| | | | | | 14,259 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issuances of restricted stock |
239,659 | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||
Forfeitures of restricted stock |
(349,899 | ) | | | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
Excess (reduction in) tax
benefit on options exercised
and vested restricted stock |
| (611 | ) | | | | | (611 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of stock-based
compensation |
| 7,646 | | | | | 7,646 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Purchases of treasury shares |
(169,876 | ) | | | | (4,646 | ) | (4,646 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance at March 31, 2011 |
92,325,319 | $ | 942,638 | $ | 892,597 | $ | (10,377 | ) | $ | (936,077 | ) | $ | 304 | $ | 889,085 | |||||||||||||
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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THE ST. JOE COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net income (loss) |
$ | 14,090 | $ | (11,424 | ) | |||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (
used in) operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
6,504 | 3,482 | ||||||
Stock-based compensation |
8,472 | 1,531 | ||||||
Equity in (income) loss of unconsolidated joint ventures |
24 | 378 | ||||||
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense |
9,589 | (6,546 | ) | |||||
Impairment losses |
782 | 53 | ||||||
Cost of operating properties sold |
1,167 | 566 | ||||||
Expenditures for operating properties |
(4,234 | ) | (1,447 | ) | ||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Notes receivable |
524 | 524 | ||||||
Other assets |
(185 | ) | (1,153 | ) | ||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
1,445 | 2,008 | ||||||
Income taxes payable |
(732 | ) | (2,468 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
37,446 | (14,496 | ) | |||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Purchases of property, plant and equipment |
(288 | ) | (117 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from the disposition of assets |
| 13 | ||||||
Distribution from unconsolidated affiliates |
| 400 | ||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities |
(288 | ) | 296 | |||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Proceeds from exercises of stock options |
| 3,625 | ||||||
Repayments of other long-term debt |
(166 | ) | | |||||
Excess (reduction in) tax benefits from stock-based compensation |
53 | (42 | ) | |||||
Taxes paid on behalf of employees related to stock-based compensation |
(4,646 | ) | (553 | ) | ||||
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities |
(4,759 | ) | 3,030 | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
32,399 | (11,170 | ) | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
183,827 | 163,807 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ | 216,226 | $ | 152,637 | ||||
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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THE ST. JOE COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise stated)
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise stated)
(Unaudited)
1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation
Description of Business
The St. Joe Company (the Company) is a Florida-based real estate developer and manager. The
Company owns approximately 574,000 acres of land concentrated primarily in Northwest Florida and has significant residential and commercial land-use entitlements in hand or in process. The majority of land not
under development is used for the growing and selling of timber or is available for sale. The
Company also owns various resort and club properties.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for reporting on Form 10-Q.
Accordingly, certain information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles for complete financial statements are not included herein. The consolidated interim
financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all of its majority-owned and
controlled subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been
eliminated in consolidation. The December 31, 2010 balance sheet amounts have been derived from the
Companys December 31, 2010 audited financial statements.
The statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments that, in the opinion of management,
are necessary for fair presentation of the information contained herein. The consolidated interim
statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included
in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010. The Company
adheres to the same accounting policies in preparation of its interim financial statements. As
permitted under generally accepted accounting principles, interim accounting for certain expenses,
including income taxes, are based on full year assumptions. For interim financial reporting
purposes, income taxes are recorded based upon estimated annual income tax rates.
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current periods
presentation.
Long-Lived Assets and Discontinued Operations
The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Long-lived
assets include the Companys investments in operating, development and investment property. Some
of the events or changes in circumstances that are considered by the Company as indicators of
potential impairment include:
| a prolonged decrease in the market price or demand for the Companys properties; | ||
| a change in the expected use or development plans for the Companys properties; | ||
| a current period operating or cash flow loss for an operating property; and, | ||
| an accumulation of costs in a development property that significantly exceeds its historically low basis in property held long-term. |
Homes and homesites substantially completed and ready for sale are measured at the lower of
carrying value or fair value less costs to sell. Homes and homesites ready for sale include
properties that are actively marketed with an intent to sell such properties in the near term.
Management identifies properties as being ready for sale when the intent is to sell such assets in
the near term and under current market conditions. Other properties for which
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management does not intend to sell in the near term under current market conditions are
evaluated for impairment based on managements best estimate of the long-term use and eventual
disposition of such property.
For projects under development, an estimate of future cash flows on an undiscounted basis is
performed using estimated future expenditures necessary to develop and maintain the existing
project and using managements best estimates about future sales prices and holding periods. The
projection of undiscounted cash flows requires that management develop various assumptions
including:
| the projected pace of sales of homesites based on estimated market conditions and the Companys development plans; | ||
| projected price appreciation over time, which can range from 0% to 7% annually; | ||
| the amount and trajectory of price appreciation over the estimate selling period; | ||
| the length of the estimated development and selling periods, which can range from 5 years to 17 depending on the size of the development and the number of phases to be developed; | ||
| the amount of remaining development costs and holding costs to be incurred over the selling period; | ||
| in situations where development plans are subject to change, the amount of entitled land subject to bulk land sales or alternative use and the estimated selling prices of such property; | ||
| for commercial development property, future pricing is based on sales of comparable property in similar markets; and | ||
| assumptions regarding the intent and ability to hold individual investments in real estate over projected periods and related assumptions regarding available liquidity to fund continued development. |
For operating properties, an estimate of undiscounted cash flows requires management to make
similar assumptions about the use and eventual disposition of such properties. Some of the
significant assumptions that are used to develop the undiscounted cash flows include:
| for investments in hotel and rental condominium units, average occupancy and room rates, revenues from food and beverage and other amenity operations, operating expenses and capital expenditures, and the amount of proceeds to be realized upon eventual disposition of such properties as condo-hotels or condominiums, based on current prices for similar units appreciated to the expected sale date; | ||
| for investments in commercial or retail property, future occupancy and rental rates and the amount of proceeds to be realized upon eventual disposition of such property at a terminal capitalization rate; and, | ||
| for investments in golf courses, future rounds and greens fees, operating expenses and capital expenditures, and the amount of proceeds to be realized upon eventual disposition of such properties at a multiple of terminal year cash flows. |
The results of impairment analyses for development and operating properties are particularly
dependent on the estimated holding and selling period for each asset group, which can be up to 35
years for certain properties with long range development plans. The estimated holding period is
based on managements current intent for the use and disposition of each property, which could be
subject to change in future periods if the strategic direction of the Company as set by management
and approved by the Board of Directors were to change. If the excess of undiscounted cash flows
over the carrying value of a property is small, there is a greater risk of future impairment in the
event of such changes and any resulting impairment charges could be material.
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Excluding any properties that have been written down to fair value, at December 31, 2010 the
Company has one development property with a carrying value of approximately $23 million whose
current undiscounted cash flows is approximately 110% or less of its carrying value.
In the event that projected future undiscounted cash flows are not adequate to recover the
carrying value of a property, impairment is indicated and the Company would be required under
generally accepted accounting principles to write down the asset to its fair value. Fair value of
a property may be derived either from discounting projected cash flows at an appropriate discount
rate, through appraisals of the underlying property, or a combination thereof.
The Company classifies the assets and liabilities of a long-lived asset as held-for-sale when
management approves and commits to a formal plan of sale and it is probable that a sale will be
completed. The carrying value of the assets held-for-sale are then recorded at the lower of their
carrying value or fair market value less costs to sell. The operations and gains on sales reported
in discontinued operations include operating properties sold during the year and assets classified
as held-for-sale for which operations and cash flows can be clearly distinguished and for which the
Company will not have continuing involvement or significant cash flows after disposition. The
operations from these assets have been eliminated from ongoing operations. Prior periods have been
reclassified to reflect the operations of these assets as discontinued operations. The operations
and gains on sales of operating assets for which the Company has continuing involvement or
significant cash flows are reported as income from continuing operations.
Timber Deed
Timber deed sales are agreements in which the buyer agrees to purchase and harvest specified
timber (i.e. mature pulpwood and/or sawlogs) on a tract of land over the term of the contract.
Unlike a pay-as-cut sales contract, risk of loss and title to the trees transfer to the buyer when
the contract is signed. The buyer pays the full purchase price when the contract is signed and the
Company does not have any additional performance obligations. Under a timber deed, the buyer or
some other third party is responsible for all logging and hauling costs, if any, and the timing of
such activity. Revenue from a timber deed sale is recognized when the contract is signed because
the earnings process is complete.
On
March 31, 2011, the Company entered into a $55.9 million agreement
with an investment fund for the sale of a timber deed which gives the
investment fund the right to harvest timber on specific tracts of
land (encompassing 40,975 acres) over a maximum term of 20 years. As
part of the agreement, the Company also entered into a Thinnings
Supply Agreement to purchase first thinnings of timber included in
the timber deed at fair market value from the investment fund. During
2011, the Company recognized revenue of $54.5 million related to the
timber deed with $1.4 million recorded
as an imputed land lease to be recognized over the life of the timber
deed.
New Accounting Standards
In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures
(Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements (ASU 2010-06). ASU 2010-06
requires some new disclosures and clarifies some existing disclosure requirements about fair value
measurement as set forth in Codification Subtopic 820-10. ASU 2010-06 amends Codification Subtopic
820-10 to now require (1) a reporting entity to disclose separately the amounts of significant
transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements and describe the reasons for
the transfers; (2) in the reconciliation for fair value measurements using significant unobservable
inputs, a reporting entity should present separately information about purchases, sales, issuances,
and settlements; and (3) a reporting entity should provide disclosures about the valuation
techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value
measurements. ASU 2010-06 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after
December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in
the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements.
Those disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for
interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of ASU No. 2010-06 did not have a material
impact on the Companys financial position or results of operations.
2. Stock-Based Compensation and Earnings Per Share
Stock-Based Compensation
Stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the
award and is typically recognized as expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service
period, which is the vesting period. Stock-based compensation cost may be recognized over a shorter
requisite service period if an employee meets retirement
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eligibility requirements or if a change of control event occurs. Additionally, the 15%
discount at which employees may purchase the Companys common stock through payroll deductions is
being recognized as compensation expense. Upon exercise of stock options or vesting of restricted
stock, the Company will issue new common stock.
A significant number of outstanding unvested restricted shares vested during the quarter in
connection with recent changes in the Companys Board of Directors which qualified as a change in
control event under the Companys 2009 Equity Incentive Plan. During March 2011, the Company
accelerated the vesting of approximately 300,000 restricted shares resulting in $6.2 million in
accelerated amortization expense.
Service-Based Grants
A summary of service-based non-vested restricted share activity as of March 31, 2011 and
changes during the three month period are presented below:
Weighted Average | ||||||||
Number of | Grant Date Fair | |||||||
Service-Based Non-Vested Restricted Shares | Shares | Value | ||||||
Balance at December 31, 2010 |
266,659 | $ | 30.91 | |||||
Granted |
85,235 | 29.11 | ||||||
Vested |
(260,058 | ) | 30.72 | |||||
Forfeited |
(1,159 | ) | 25.16 | |||||
Balance at March 31, 2011 |
90,677 | $ | 31.49 | |||||
As
of March 31, 2011, there was $0.5 million of unrecognized compensation cost, adjusted for
estimated forfeitures, related to non-vested restricted stock and stock option compensation
arrangements which will be recognized over a weighted average period of two years.
Market Condition Grants
The Company has granted select executives and other key employees non-vested restricted stock
whose vesting is based upon the achievement of certain market conditions which are defined as the
Companys total shareholder return as compared to the total shareholder return of certain peer
groups during a three year performance period.
The Company currently uses a Monte Carlo simulation pricing model to determine the fair value
of its market condition awards. The determination of the fair value of market condition-based
awards is affected by the stock price as well as assumptions regarding a number of other variables.
These variables include expected stock price volatility over the requisite performance term of the
awards, the relative performance of the Companys stock price and shareholder returns to those
companies in its peer groups and a risk-free interest rate assumption. Compensation cost is
recognized regardless of the achievement of the market condition, provided the requisite service
period is met.
A summary of the activity during the three months ended March 31, 2011 is presented below:
Weighted Average | ||||||||
Number of | Grant Date Fair | |||||||
Market Condition Non-Vested Restricted Shares | Shares | Value | ||||||
Balance at December 31, 2010 |
562,531 | $ | 23.17 | |||||
Granted |
154,424 | 21.10 | ||||||
Vested |
(291,304 | ) | 19.12 | |||||
Forfeited |
(348,740 | ) | 24.42 | |||||
Balance at March 31, 2011 |
76,911 | $ | 15.69 | |||||
As
of March 31, 2011, there was $0.3 million of unrecognized compensation cost, adjusted for
estimated forfeitures, related to market condition non-vested restricted shares which will be
recognized over a weighted average period of one year.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Total stock-based compensation recognized in the consolidated statements of operations in
corporate expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 was $8.5 million and $1.5
million, respectively.
The Company is evaluating alternatives to its existing stock-based programs.
Earnings (Loss) Per Share
Basic earnings (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the average
number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is calculated
by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the
period, including all potentially dilutive shares issuable under outstanding stock options and
service-based non-vested restricted stock. Stock options and non-vested restricted stock are not
considered in any diluted earnings per share calculations when the Company has a loss from
continuing operations. Non-vested restricted shares subject to vesting based on the achievement of
market conditions are treated as contingently issuable shares and are considered outstanding only
upon the satisfaction of the market conditions.
The following table presents a reconciliation of average shares outstanding:
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Basic average shares outstanding |
92,335,090 | 91,402,401 | ||||||
Net effect of stock options assumed to be exercised |
13,071 | | ||||||
Net effect of non-vested restricted stock assumed to be vested |
30,577 | | ||||||
Diluted average shares outstanding |
92,378,738 | 91,402,401 | ||||||
Approximately 0.2 million shares were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings (loss)
per share during the three months ended 2010 as the effect would have been anti- dilutive.
3. Fair value measurements
The Company follows the provisions of ASC 820 for its financial and non-financial assets and
liabilities. ASC 820 among other things, defines fair value, establishes a consistent framework for
measuring fair value and expands disclosure for each major asset and liability category measured at
fair value on either a recurring or nonrecurring basis. ASC 820 clarifies that fair value is an
exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a
liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a
market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants
would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, ASC 820
establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair
value as follows:
Level 1. Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;
Level 2. Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either
directly or indirectly; and
Level 3. Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the
reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are as follows:
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Fair value as of March 31, 2011:
Quoted Prices in | Significant Other | Significant | ||||||||||||||
Fair Value | Active Markets for | Observable | Unobservable | |||||||||||||
March 31, | Identical Assets | Inputs | Inputs | |||||||||||||
2011 | (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | |||||||||||||
Recurring: |
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Investments in money market
and short term treasury
instruments |
$ | 208,819 | $ | 208,819 | $ | | $ | | ||||||||
Retained interest in entities |
10,385 | | | 10,385 | ||||||||||||
Total, net |
$ | 219,204 | $ | 208,819 | $ | | $ | 10,385 | ||||||||
Fair value as of December 31, 2010:
Quoted Prices in | Significant Other | Significant | ||||||||||||||
Fair Value | Active Markets for | Observable | Unobservable | |||||||||||||
December 31, | Identical Assets | Inputs | Inputs | |||||||||||||
2010 | (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | |||||||||||||
Recurring: |
||||||||||||||||
Investments in money market
and short terms treasury
instruments |
$ | 177,816 | $ | 177,816 | $ | | $ | | ||||||||
Retained interest in entities |
10,283 | | | 10,283 | ||||||||||||
Total, net |
$ | 188,099 | $ | 177,816 | $ | | $ | 10,283 | ||||||||
The Company has recorded a retained interest with respect to the monetization of certain
installment notes, which is recorded in other assets. The retained interest is an estimate based on
the present value of cash flows to be received over the life of the installment notes. The
Companys continuing involvement with the entities is in the form of receipts of net interest
payments, which are recorded as interest income and approximated $0.2 million during the three
months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010. The Company will receive the payment of the remaining
principal on the installment notes during 2022 and 2023.
In accordance with ASC 325, Investments Other, Subtopic 40 Beneficial Interests in
Securitized Financial Assets, the Company recognizes interest income over the life of the retained
interest using the effective yield method. This income adjustment is being recorded as an offset to
loss on monetization of notes over the life of the installment notes. In addition, fair value may
be adjusted at each reporting date when, based on managements assessment of current information
and events, there is a favorable or adverse change in estimated cash flows from cash flows
previously projected. The Company did not make any changes in previously projected cash flows
during the first quarter of 2011 or 2010.
The following is a reconciliation of the Companys retained interest:
2011 | ||||
Balance January 1 |
$ | 10,283 | ||
Additions |
| |||
Accretion of interest income |
102 | |||
Balance March 31 |
$ | 10,385 | ||
In the event of a failure and liquidation of the financial institution involved in our
installment sales, the Company could be required to write-off the remaining retained interest
recorded on its balance sheet in connection with the installment sale monetization transactions,
which would have an adverse effect on the Companys results of operations and financial position.
On October 21, 2009, the Company entered into a strategic alliance agreement with Southwest
Airlines to facilitate the commencement of low-fare air service in May 2010 to the Northwest
Florida Beaches International Airport. The Company has agreed to reimburse Southwest Airlines if it
incurs losses on its service at the airport during the first three years of service by making
specified break-even payments. There was no reimbursement required in
2010 and for the quarter
ended March 31, 2011. The agreement also provides that Southwests profits
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from the air service during the term of the agreement will be shared with the Company up to
the maximum amount of our break-even payments. Profits from any calendar year,
however, do not carryover from year
to year.
The term of the agreement extends for a period of three years ending May 23, 2013. Although
the agreement does not provide for maximum payments, the agreement may be terminated by the Company
if the break-even payments to Southwest exceed $14 million in the first year of air service or $12
million in the second year. Southwest may terminate the agreement if its actual annual revenues
attributable to the air service at the airport are less than certain minimum annual amounts
established in the agreement. As of March 31, 2011 actual revenues have exceeded these minimum
amounts.
At inception, the Company measured the associated standby guarantee liability at fair value
based upon a discounted cash flow analysis based on managements best estimates of future cash
flows to be paid by the Company pursuant to the strategic alliance agreement. These cash flows are
estimated using numerous estimates including future fuel costs, passenger load factors, air fares,
and seasonality. Subsequently, the guarantee is measured at the greater of the fair value of the
guarantee liability at inception or the payment amount that is probable and reasonably estimable of
occurring, if any.
The Company carried a standby guarantee liability of $0.8 million at March 31, 2011 and
December 31, 2010 related to this strategic alliance agreement. The Company has made no payments
under the standby guarantee.
In order to mitigate potential losses that may arise from changes in Southwest Airlines jet
fuel costs, we entered into a short term premium neutral collar arrangement in May 2010 which
expires in May 2011 with respect to the underlying cost of jet fuel for a portion of Southwest
Airlines estimated fuel volumes. The notional quantity hedged is 200,000 gallons per month, with
the call price at $2.55 per gallon and the put price at $1.93 per gallon.
The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Homes and
homesites substantially completed and ready for sale, and which management intends to sell in the
near term under current market conditions, are measured at lower of carrying value or fair value
less costs to sell. The fair value of these properties is determined based upon final sales prices
of inventory sold during the period (level 2 inputs) or estimates of selling prices based on
current market data (level 3 inputs). Other properties for which management does not intend to
sell in the near term under current market conditions, including development and operating
properties, are evaluated for impairment based on managements best estimate of the long-term use
and eventual disposition of the property. If determined to be impaired, the fair value of these
properties is determined based on the net present value of discounted cash flows using estimated
future expenditures necessary to maintain and complete the existing project and managements best
estimates about future sales prices, sales volumes, sales velocity and holding periods (level 3
inputs). The estimated length of expected development periods, related economic cycles and
inherent uncertainty with respect to these projects such as the impact of changes in development
plans and the Companys intent and ability to hold the projects through the development period,
could result in changes to these estimates. For operating properties, an estimate of undiscounted
cash flows requires management to make similar assumptions about the use and eventual disposition
of such properties.
In the first quarter of 2011 and 2010, the Company recorded impairment charges in the
commercial real estate segment of $0.8 million and in the residential real estate segment of $0.1
million, respectively. As a result of the decision to indefinitely delay the development of the
new corporate headquarters building in VentureCrossings Enterprise Centre, the Company impaired
$0.8 million of predevelopment costs during the first quarter of
2011.
4. Investment in Real Estate
Real estate by segment includes the following:
March 31, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | |||||||
Operating property: |
||||||||
Residential real estate |
$ | 179,730 | $ | 178,417 | ||||
Rural land sales |
139 | 139 |
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March 31, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | |||||||
Forestry |
57,124 | 60,339 | ||||||
Other |
510 | 510 | ||||||
Total operating property |
237,503 | 239,405 | ||||||
Development property: |
||||||||
Residential real estate |
473,747 | 478,278 | ||||||
Commercial real estate |
69,005 | 65,465 | ||||||
Rural land sales |
7,446 | 7,446 | ||||||
Other |
305 | 306 | ||||||
Total development property |
550,503 | 551,495 | ||||||
Investment property: |
||||||||
Residential real estate |
| | ||||||
Commercial real estate |
1,753 | 1,753 | ||||||
Rural land sales |
| | ||||||
Forestry |
952 | 952 | ||||||
Other |
5,901 | 5,901 | ||||||
Total investment property |
8,606 | 8,606 | ||||||
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates: |
||||||||
Residential real estate |
(2,146 | ) | (2,122 | ) | ||||
Total real estate investments |
794,466 | 797,384 | ||||||
Less: Accumulated depreciation |
43,993 | 41,992 | ||||||
Investment in real estate |
$ | 750,473 | $ | 755,392 | ||||
Included in operating property are Company-owned amenities related to residential real estate,
the Companys timberlands and land and buildings developed by the Company and used for commercial
rental purposes. Development property consists of residential real estate land and inventory
currently under development to be sold. Investment property primarily includes the Companys land
held for future use.
5. Notes Receivable
Notes receivable consisted of the following:
March 31, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | |||||||
Various builders |
$ | 2,363 | $ | 2,358 | ||||
Pier Park Community Development District |
2,764 | 2,762 | ||||||
Various mortgages and other |
447 | 611 | ||||||
Total notes receivable |
$ | 5,574 | $ | 5,731 | ||||
6. Restructuring
During 2010 the Company relocated its corporate headquarters from Jacksonville, Florida to
WaterSound, Florida. The Company also consolidated certain other existing offices from Tallahassee
and Port St. Joe into the WaterSound location. During the first quarter of 2011, the Company
decided to indefinitely delay the development of the new corporate headquarters building in
VentureCrossings Enterprise Centre.
The Company recorded a charge of $0.3 million in connection with the relocation during the
first quarter of 2011.
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The charges associated with the Companys 2010 restructuring and reorganization program by
segment are as follows:
Residential Real | Commercial Real | Rural Land | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Estate | Estate | Sales | Forestry | Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
Three months ended March 31, 2011: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
One-time termination and relocation
benefits to employees |
$ | 43 | $ | (3 | ) | $ | 12 | $ | | $ | 217 | $ | 269 | |||||||||||
Remaining one-time termination and
relocation benefits to employees to
be incurred during 2011(a) |
$ | 244 | $ | | $ | 173 | $ | 292 | $ | 1,101 | $ | 1,810 | ||||||||||||
(a) | Represents costs to be incurred from April 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011. |
Termination benefits are comprised of severance-related payments for all employees terminated
in connection with the restructurings.
At March 31, 2011, the remaining accrued liability associated with restructurings and
reorganization programs consisted of the following:
Balance at | Balance at | |||||||||||||||||||
December 31, | Costs | March 31, | Due within | |||||||||||||||||
2010 | Accrued | Payments | 2011 | 12 months | ||||||||||||||||
One-time
termination and
relocation benefits
to employees
2010 relocation |
$ | 870 | $ | 259 | $ | 907 | $ | 222 | $ | 222 | ||||||||||
On February 25, 2011, the Company entered into a Separation Agreement with Wm. Britton Greene
in connection with his resignation as President, Chief Executive Officer and director of the
Company. In the first quarter of 2011, the Company expensed $4.2 million under the terms of this
agreement.
On April
11, 2011, the Company entered into separation agreements with four
additional members of senior management, including William S.
McCalmont, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
Roderick T. Wilson, President-West Bay Sector, Rusty Bozman, Senior
Vice President-Corporate Development and Reece B. Alford, Senior Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary. Mr. McCalmont and Mr.
Alford will remain with the Company through May 20, 2011 with a
six-month consulting period after separation, and the separation of
Messrs. Wilson and Bozman was effective immediately. The Company will
incur charges of approximately $4.3 million in the second quarter of 2011 as a
result of these separation agreements.
7. Debt
Debt consists of the following:
March 31, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | |||||||
Non-recourse defeased debt |
24,795 | 25,281 | ||||||
Community Development District debt |
29,143 | 29,370 | ||||||
Total debt |
$ | 53,938 | $ | 54,651 | ||||
The aggregate scheduled maturities of debt subsequent to March 31, 2011 are as follows (a)(b):
2011 |
$ | 1,495 | ||
2012 |
2,018 | |||
2013 |
1,586 | |||
2014 |
1,507 | |||
2015 |
18,188 | |||
Thereafter |
29,144 | |||
Total |
$ | 53,938 | ||
(a) | Includes debt defeased in connection with the sale of the Companys office portfolio in the amount of $24.8 million. | |
(b) | Community Development District debt maturities are presented in the year of contractual maturity; however, earlier payments may be required when the properties benefited by the CDD are sold. |
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The Company has a $125 million revolving Credit Agreement (the Credit Agreement) with Branch
Banking and Trust Company and Deutsche Bank that expires on September 19, 2012. The Credit
Agreement contains covenants relating to leverage, unencumbered asset value, net worth, liquidity
and additional debt. The Credit Agreement does not contain a fixed charge coverage covenant. The
Credit Agreement also contains various restrictive covenants pertaining to acquisitions,
investments, capital expenditures, dividends, share repurchases, asset dispositions and liens. The
following includes a summary of the Companys more significant financial covenants:
Covenant | March 31, 2011 | |||||||
Minimum consolidated tangible net worth |
$ | 800,000 | $ | 888,272 | ||||
Ratio of total indebtedness to total asset value |
50.0 | % | 3.97 | % | ||||
Unencumbered leverage ratio |
2.0 | x | 65.03 | x | ||||
Minimum liquidity |
$ | 20,000 | $ | 340,451 |
The Company was in compliance with its debt covenants at March 31, 2011.
The Credit Agreement contains customary events of default. If any event of default occurs,
lenders holding two-thirds of the commitments may terminate the Companys right to borrow and
accelerate amounts due under the Credit Agreement. In the event of bankruptcy, all amounts
outstanding would automatically become due and payable and the commitments would automatically
terminate.
8. Employee Benefit Plans
A summary of the net periodic benefit (credit) follows:
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Service cost |
$ | 2,014 | $ | 325 | ||||
Interest cost |
344 | 375 | ||||||
Expected return on assets |
(841 | ) | (1,425 | ) | ||||
Prior service costs |
178 | 175 | ||||||
Actuarial loss |
| | ||||||
Net periodic pension cost (credit) |
$ | 1,695 | $ | (550 | ) | |||
The Company remeasures its plan assets and benefit obligation at each December 31. No events
occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2011 which would require the Company to remeasure
its plan assets or benefit obligation.
9. Income Taxes
The Company had approximately $1.7 million and $1.4 million of total unrecognized tax benefits
as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, none of which, if recognized, would materially affect
the effective income tax rate. The Company recognizes interest and/or penalties related to income
tax matters in income tax expense. The Company had accrued interest of zero and $(0.2) million (net
of tax benefit) at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, related to uncertain tax
positions. There were no significant changes to unrecognized tax benefits including interest and
penalties during the first quarter of 2011, and the Company does not expect any significant changes
to its unrecognized tax benefits during the next twelve months.
10. Segment Information
The Companys reportable operating segments are residential real estate, commercial real
estate, rural land sales and forestry. The residential real estate segment primarily develops and
sells homesites to builders. This segment also includes the Companys resort and club operations,
the purpose of which is to enhance the desirability of the Companys residential real estate. The
commercial real estate segment sells and leases developed and undeveloped
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lands. The rural land sales segment primarily sells parcels of land included in the Companys
timberland holdings. The forestry segment produces and sells pine pulpwood, sawtimber and other
forest products.
The Company uses income (loss) from continuing operations before equity in income (loss) of
unconsolidated affiliates, income taxes and noncontrolling interest for purposes of making
decisions about allocating resources to each segment and assessing each segments performance,
which the Company believes represents current performance measures.
The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described above in the summary
of significant accounting policies herein and in our Form 10-K. Total revenues represent sales to
unaffiliated customers, as reported in the Companys consolidated statements of operations. All
intercompany transactions have been eliminated. The caption entitled Other consists of general
and administrative expenses, net of investment income.
Information by business segment is as follows:
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Operating Revenues: |
||||||||
Residential real estate |
$ | 7,765 | $ | 5,511 | ||||
Commercial real estate |
297 | 388 | ||||||
Rural land sales |
2,750 | 986 | ||||||
Forestry |
62,624 | 6,415 | ||||||
Consolidated operating revenues |
$ | 73,436 | $ | 13,300 | ||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations
before equity in (loss) income of
unconsolidated affiliates and income taxes: |
||||||||
Residential real estate |
$ | (8,845 | ) | $ | (11,244 | ) | ||
Commercial real estate |
(1,866 | ) | (434 | ) | ||||
Rural land sales |
2,285 | (309 | ) | |||||
Forestry |
52,744 | 1,470 | ||||||
Other |
(22,651 | ) | (7,119 | ) | ||||
Consolidated income (loss) from continuing
operations before equity in (loss) income
of unconsolidated affiliates and income
taxes |
$ | 21,667 | $ | (17,636 | ) | |||
March 31, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | |||||||
Total Assets: |
||||||||
Residential real estate |
$ | 636,685 | $ | 639,460 | ||||
Commercial real estate |
76,199 | 72,581 | ||||||
Rural land sales |
7,963 | 7,964 | ||||||
Forestry |
58,268 | 61,756 | ||||||
Other |
303,134 | 269,934 | ||||||
Total Assets |
$ | 1,082,249 | $ | 1,051,695 | ||||
11. Contingencies
The Company and its affiliates are involved in litigation on a number of matters and are
subject to various claims which arise in the normal course of business, including claims resulting
from construction defects and contract disputes. When appropriate, the Company establishes
estimated accruals for litigation matters which meet the requirements of ASC 450 Contingencies.
The Company is subject to costs arising out of environmental laws and regulations, which
include obligations to remove or limit the effects on the environment of the disposal or release of
certain wastes or substances at various
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sites, including sites which have been previously sold. It
is the Companys policy to accrue and charge against earnings environmental cleanup costs when it
is probable that a liability has been incurred and an amount can be reasonably estimated. As
assessments and cleanups proceed, these accruals are reviewed and adjusted, if necessary, as
additional information becomes available.
The Companys former paper mill site in Gulf County and certain adjacent properties are
subject to various Consent Agreements and Brownfield Site Rehabilitation Agreements with the
Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The paper mill site has been rehabilitated by
Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation in accordance with these agreements. The Company is in the
process of assessing and rehabilitating certain adjacent properties. Management is unable to
quantify the rehabilitation costs at this time.
Other proceedings and litigation involving environmental matters are pending against the
Company. Aggregate environmental-related accruals were $1.6 million at March 31, 2011 and December
31, 2010. Although in the opinion of management none of our environmental litigation matters or
governmental proceedings is expected to have a material adverse effect on the Companys
consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity, it is possible that the actual
amounts of liabilities resulting from such matters could be material.
On November 3, 2010 and December 7, 2010, two securities class action complaints were filed
against the Company and certain of its current and former officers and directors in the Northern District of Florida.
These cases have been consolidated in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
and are captioned as Meyer v. The St. Joe Company et al. (No. 5:11-cv-00027). A consolidated class
action complaint was filed in the case on February 24, 2011.
The complaint was filed on behalf of persons who purchased the Companys securities between
February 19, 2008 and October 12, 2010 and alleges that the
Company and certain of its current and former officers and
directors, among others, violated the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 by making false and/or misleading statements and/or by failing to disclose that, as the
Florida real estate market was in decline, the Company failed to take adequate and required
impairments and accounting write-downs on many of the Companys Florida-based properties and as a
result, the Companys financial statements materially overvalued the Companys property
developments. The plaintiff also alleges that the Companys financial statements were not prepared
in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, and that the Company lacked adequate
internal and financial controls, and as a result of the foregoing, the Companys financial
statements were materially false and misleading. The complaint seeks an unspecified amount in
damages. On April 5, 2011, at the request of the plaintiff, the court
dismissed the claims under the Securities Act of 1933 and dismissed the
current and former director defendants from the case.
The
Company believes that it has meritorious defenses to the plaintiffs
remaining claims and intends to
defend the action vigorously. The Company filed a motion to dismiss the case on April 6, 2011.
Additionally, on March 29, 2011, a derivative lawsuit was filed by a shareholder on behalf of
the Company against certain of its current and former officers and directors in the United States District Court for
the Northern District of Florida (Nakata v. Greene et. al., No. 5:11-cv-00090). The complaint
alleges breaches of fiduciary duties, waste of corporate assets and unjust enrichment arising from
substantially similar allegations as those described above in the Meyer case. The Company has
received three other demand letters asking the Board of Directors to initiate derivative litigation
in this matter.
On January 4, 2011 the SEC notified the Company it is conducting an informal inquiry
into the Companys policies and practices concerning impairment of investment in real estate
assets. The Company is fully cooperating with the SEC in connection with the informal inquiry.
The notification from the SEC does not indicate any allegations of wrongdoing, and an inquiry is
not an indication of any violations of federal securities laws.
On October 21, 2009, the Company entered into a strategic alliance agreement with Southwest
Airlines to facilitate the commencement of low-fare air service in May 2010 to the Northwest
Florida Beaches International Airport. The Company has agreed to reimburse Southwest Airlines if it
incurs losses on its service at the airport during the first three years of service. The agreement
also provides that Southwests profits from the air service during the term of the agreement will
be shared with the Company up to the maximum amount of its break-even payments.
The term of the agreement extends for a period of three years after the commencement of
Southwests air service at the airport. Although the agreement does not provide for maximum
payments, the agreement may be terminated
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by the Company if the payments to Southwest exceed $14
million in the first year of air service or $12 million in the second year. The agreement also
provides that Southwests profits from the air service during the term of the agreement will be
shared with the Company up to the maximum amount of our break-even
payments. Profits from any calendar year,
however, do not carryover from year to year. Southwest may terminate the agreement if its actual annual
revenues attributable to the air service at the airport are less than certain minimum annual
amounts established in the agreement. The Company carries a standby guarantee liability of $0.8
million at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 related to this strategic alliance agreement.
The Company has retained certain self-insurance risks with respect to losses for third party
liability and property damage.
At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company was party to surety bonds of $27.6
million and $27.9 million, respectively, and standby letters of credit in the amount of $0.8
million at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 which may potentially result in liability to the
Company if certain obligations of the Company are not met.
12. Concentration of Risks and Uncertainties
The Companys real estate investments are concentrated in the State of Florida in a number of
specific development projects. Uncertainty of the duration of the prolonged real estate and
economic slump could have an adverse impact on the Companys real estate values and could cause the
Company to sell assets at depressed values in order to pay ongoing expenses.
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to a concentration of credit risk
consist of cash, cash equivalents, notes receivable and retained interests. The Company deposits
and invests excess cash with major financial institutions in the United States. Balances may exceed
the amount of insurance provided on such deposits.
Some of the Companys notes receivable are from homebuilders and other entities associated
with the real estate industry. As with many entities in the real estate industry, revenues have
contracted for these companies, and they may be increasingly dependent on their lenders continued
willingness to provide funding to maintain ongoing liquidity. The Company evaluates the need for an
allowance for doubtful notes receivable at each reporting date.
On October 21, 2009, the Company entered into a strategic alliance agreement with Southwest
Airlines to facilitate the commencement of low-fare air service in May 2010 to the Northwest
Florida Beaches International Airport. The Company has agreed to reimburse Southwest Airlines if it
incurs losses on its service at the airport during the first three years of service. See Note 3 for
further discussion of this standby guarantee.
Smurfit-Stones Panama City mill is the largest consumer of pine pulpwood logs within the
immediate area in which most of the Companys timberlands are located. In July of 2010,
Smurfit-Stone emerged from approximately 18 months of bankruptcy protection, and during the first
quarter of 2011, RockTenn announced its acquisition of Smurfit-Stone. Deliveries made by St. Joe
during Smurfit-Stones bankruptcy proceedings were uninterrupted and payments were made on time.
Under the terms of the supply agreement, Smurfit-Stone and its successor RockTenn would be liable
for any monetary damages as a result of the closure of the mill due to economic reasons for a
period
of one year. Nevertheless if the Smurfit-Stone mill in Panama City were to permanently cease
operations, the price for our pulpwood may decline, and the cost of delivering logs to alternative
customers would increase.
13.
Common Stock Purchase Rights Plan
On February 15, 2011, the Board of Directors adopted a Common Stock Purchase Rights Plan. On
March 4, 2011 the Board of Directors amended the plan such that the rights which were previously
dividended to holders of record of common stock as of the close of business on February 28, 2011,
expired on March 4, 2011.
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Forward-Looking Statements
We make forward-looking statements in this Report, particularly in this Managements
Discussion and Analysis, pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements in this Report that are not historical facts are
forward-looking statements. You can find many of these forward-looking statements by looking for
words such as intend, anticipate, believe, estimate, expect, plan, should,
forecast, or similar expressions. In particular, forward-looking statements include, among
others, statements about the following:
| changes in the strategic direction of the Company; | ||
| future operating performance, revenues, earnings and cash flows; | ||
| future residential and commercial demand, opportunities and entitlements; | ||
| development approvals and the ability to obtain such approvals, including possible legal challenges; | ||
| the number of units or commercial square footage that can be supported upon full build out of a development; | ||
| the number, price and timing of anticipated land sales or acquisitions; | ||
| estimated land holdings for a particular use within a specific time frame; | ||
| the levels of resale inventory in our developments and the regions in which they are located; | ||
| the development of relationships with strategic partners, including commercial developers and homebuilders; | ||
| future amounts of capital expenditures; | ||
| the amount and timing of future tax refunds; | ||
| timeframes for future construction and development activity; and | ||
| the projected operating results and economic impact of the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport. |
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. You are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements. These statements are made as of
the date hereof based on current expectations, and we undertake no obligation to update the
information contained in this Report. New information, future events or risks may cause the
forward-looking events we discuss in this Report not to occur.
Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by a
forward-looking statement include the risk factors described in our annual report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2010 and our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, as well as, among others,
the following:
| a delay in the recovery of real estate markets in Florida and across the nation, or any further downturn in such markets; | ||
| a delay in the recovery of national economic conditions, or any further economic downturn; | ||
| economic conditions in Northwest Florida, Florida as a whole and key areas of the southeastern United States that serve as feeder markets to our Northwest Florida operations; | ||
| the adverse impact to Northwest Florida, the Gulf of Mexico and other coastal states resulting from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico; |
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| the possible negative effects from any future oil spill incidents in the Gulf of Mexico or perceived risk regarding the possibility of future oil spill incidents; | ||
| possible negative effects from oil or natural gas drilling if permitted off the coast of Northwest Florida; | ||
| availability of mortgage financing, increases in foreclosures and increases in interest rates; | ||
| changes in the demographics affecting projected population growth in Florida, including the migration of Baby Boomers; | ||
| the inability to raise sufficient cash to enhance and maintain our operations and to develop our real estate holdings; | ||
| an event of default under our credit facility, or the restructuring of such debt on terms less favorable to us; | ||
| possible future write-downs of the book value of our real estate assets and notes receivable; | ||
| the failure to attract homebuilding customers for our developments, or their failure to satisfy their purchase commitments; | ||
| the failure to attract desirable strategic partners, complete agreements with strategic partners and/or manage relationships with strategic partners going forward; | ||
| natural disasters, including hurricanes and other severe weather conditions, and the impact on current and future demand for our products in Florida, as well as the condition of our timber; | ||
| the expense, management distraction and possible liability associated with pending securities class action litigation, shareholder derivative litigation and/or the SEC informal inquiry; | ||
| whether our developments receive all land-use entitlements or other permits necessary for development and/or full build-out or are subject to legal challenge | ||
| if the Smurfit-Stone mill in Panama City were to permanently cease operations; | ||
| if we are considered to be controlled by an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which may limit possible transactions with strategic partners; | ||
| local conditions such as the supply of homes and homesites and residential or resort properties or a decrease in the demand for real estate in an area; | ||
| timing and costs associated with property developments; | ||
| the pace of commercial and economic development in Northwest Florida; | ||
| competition from other real estate developers; | ||
| decreases in pricing of our products and the related profit margins; | ||
| increases in operating costs, including real estate taxes and the cost of construction materials; | ||
| changes in the amount or timing of federal and state income tax liabilities resulting from either a change in our application of tax laws, an adverse determination by a taxing authority or court, or legislative changes to existing laws; | ||
| the failure to realize significant improvements in job creation and public infrastructure in Northwest Florida, including the expected economic impact of the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport; |
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| a reduction or termination of air service at Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, especially any reduction or termination of Southwest Airlines service; | ||
| potential liability under environmental laws or other laws or regulations; | ||
| changes in laws, regulations or the regulatory environment affecting the development of real estate or forestry activities; | ||
| potential liability relating to construction defects; | ||
| fluctuations in the size and number of transactions from period to period; | ||
| the prices and availability of labor and building materials; | ||
| increases in homeowner insurance rates and deductibles for property in Florida, particularly in coastal areas, and decreases in the availability of property insurance in Florida; | ||
| high property tax rates in Florida, future increases in such rates and changes in property tax classifications; | ||
| significant tax payments arising from any acceleration of deferred taxes; | ||
| increases in gasoline prices; and | ||
| acts of war, terrorism or other geopolitical events. |
Overview
We own a large inventory of land suitable for development in Florida. The majority of our land
is located in Northwest Florida and has a very low initial cost basis before considering
development costs. In order to increase the value of these core real estate assets, we seek to
reposition portions of our substantial timberland holdings for higher and better uses. We seek to
create value in our land by securing entitlements for higher and better land-uses, facilitating
infrastructure improvements, developing community amenities, undertaking strategic and expert land
planning and development, parceling our land holdings in creative ways, performing land restoration
and enhancement and promoting economic development.
We have four operating segments: residential real estate, commercial real estate, rural land
sales and forestry.
Our residential real estate segment generates revenues from:
| the sale of developed homesites to retail customers and builders; | ||
| the sale of parcels of entitled, undeveloped land; | ||
| the sale of housing units built by us; | ||
| resort and club operations; | ||
| rental income; and | ||
| brokerage fees on certain transactions. |
Our commercial real estate segment generates revenues from the sale or lease of developed and
undeveloped land for retail, multi-family, office, hotel and industrial uses and rental income. Our
rural land sales segment generates
revenues from the sale of undeveloped land, land with limited development, easements and
mitigation bank credits. Our forestry segment generates revenues from the sale of pulpwood,
sawtimber, standing timber and forest products and conservation land management services.
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Our business, financial condition and results of operations continued to be adversely affected
during the first quarter of 2011 by the real estate downturn, slow economic recovery and other adverse market conditions. This challenging environment has exerted negative pressure on the demand for all of our
real estate products.
The large oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico from the Deepwater Horizon incident has had a
negative impact on our properties, results of operations and stock price and has created
uncertainty about the future of the Gulf Coast region. We have filed lawsuits seeking the recovery
of damages against parties we believe are responsible for the oil spill. We cannot be certain,
however, of the amount of any recovery or the ultimate success of our claims.
We relocated our corporate headquarters from Jacksonville, Florida to WaterSound, Florida in 2010.
We are also consolidating other existing offices into the WaterSound location. Although we
previously announced that we would build a new headquarters facility at our VentureCrossings
Enterprise Centre, we have now decided to indefinitely delay the development of the new corporate
headquarters building. We are reallocating this capital to advance infrastructure construction
supporting revenue generating industrial, warehouse and office developments. We impaired $0.8
million of predevelopment costs related to the new building in the first quarter of 2011.
We had significant management changes in the first quarter of 2011. On January 1, 2011, Bruce
R. Berkowitz and Charles M. Fernandez joined our Board of Directors. Mr. Berkowitz and Mr.
Fernandez are the Managing Member and President, respectively, of Fairholme Capital Management,
L.L.C., which is the largest beneficial owner of our common stock. Once having become involved
with the Board, Messrs. Berkowitz and Fernandez raised a number of matters regarding our business
strategy, management, corporate governance and compensation practices.
Messrs. Berkowitz and Fernandez resigned from the Board on February 14, 2011 and announced
that they would begin a process to replace the existing Board. As a result of discussions with the
Board, on February 25, 2011, Wm. Britton Greene resigned from the Board and on March 3, 2011, Mr.
Greene resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer, and three other directors resigned from
the Board. Messrs. Berkowitz and Fernandez were reappointed to the Board along with Howard S.
Frank and Governor Charles J. Crist.
On March 4, 2011, one of our directors, Hugh M. Durden, was empowered with the duties of an
interim Chief Executive Officer while serving in his capacity as a director, Mr. Berkowitz was
elected Chairman of the Board and Mr. Fernandez was elected Vice-Chairman of the Board. Effective
as of March 21, 2011, the Board appointed Park Brady as our Chief Operating Officer.
On April 11, 2011, we entered into separation agreements with four additional members of
senior management, including William S. McCalmont, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer, Roderick T. Wilson, President-West Bay Sector, Rusty Bozman, Senior Vice
President-Corporate Development and Reece B. Alford, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary. Mr. McCalmont and Mr. Alford will remain with the Company through May 20, 2011 with a
six-month consulting period after separation, and the separation of Messrs. Wilson and Bozman was
effective immediately. The Company will incur charges of approximately $4.3 million in the second quarter of
2011 as a result of these separation agreements.
We also announced that Janna L. Connolly, currently our Senior Vice President and Chief
Accounting Officer, will assume the position of Chief Financial Officer on May 21, 2011. The other
senior executive positions will be filled internally.
Our new management and Board of Directors are currently reviewing a number of strategic
alternatives in order to maximize the long-term intrinsic value of the Company. The alternatives
being reviewed include a revised business plan, asset management opportunities, strategic
alliances, joint ventures, strategic acquisitions, raising additional capital, asset sales and possible business combinations.
Our management under the direction of the Board of Directors will internally perform this review of
strategic alternatives, and we have terminated our previously announced engagement of an investment
banking firm to assist us in this effort.
On March 31, 2011, we entered into a $55.9 million agreement with an investment fund for the
sale of a timber deed which gives the investment fund the right to harvest timber on specific
tracts of land (encompassing 40,975
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acres) over a maximum term of 20 years. As part of the
agreement, we also entered into a Thinnings Supply Agreement to purchase first thinnings of timber
included in the timber deed at fair market value from the investment fund. During the quarter ended March 31, 2011, we recognized
revenue of $54.5 million related to the timber deed with $1.4 million recorded as an imputed land lease to be recognized over the life of the timber deed. The resulting
pre-tax gain on this timber deed transaction was $50.3 million during the quarter ended March 31,
2011. More information can be found in the Form 8-K filed on March 31, 2011 and in Exhibit 10.1
hereto.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based
upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these financial statements requires us
to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues
and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. We base these estimates
on historical experience, available current market information and on various other assumptions
that management believes are reasonable under the circumstances. Additionally we evaluate the
results of these estimates on an on-going basis. Managements estimates form the basis for making
judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from
other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or
conditions, and our accounting estimates are subject to change.
The critical accounting policies that we believe reflect our more significant judgments and
estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements are set forth in Item 7
of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010. There have been no
significant changes in these policies during the first three months of 2011, however there is no
assurance that these policies will not change in the future.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
See Note 1 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements included in this report for
recently issued accounting standards, including the expected dates of adoption and estimated
effects on our consolidated financial statements.
Results of Operations
The Company generated net income of $14.1 million, or $.15 per share in the first quarter of
2011, compared to a net loss of $(11.4) million, or $(0.13) per share, for the first quarter of
2010. Results for the three months ended March 31, 2011 include a pre-tax gain of $50.3 million
from the sale of the timber deed to an investment fund. Excluding the gain resulting from the
timber deed, the Company reported losses in the first quarter of 2011
due to ongoing depressed revenues and significant expenses.
During the first quarter of 2011, our results of operations included $16.8 million of the
following significant pre-tax charges:
| Acceleration of $6.2 million of restricted stock amortization expense due to the change in control of the Board of Directors and the vesting of most of our former President and Chief Executive Officers restricted stock; | ||
| Legal fees totaling $5.3 million due to defending the securities class action lawsuit, responding to the SEC informal inquiry, engaging a new law firm related to the foregoing, pursuing the three lawsuits we filed against the parties we believe are responsible for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and legal costs incurred in connection with the change of control of the Board and other corporate governance matters, | ||
| Restructuring charges of $4.5 million including payments to our former President and Chief Executive Officer under the terms of his Separation Agreement, |
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| Impairment charges of $0.8 million in connection with the decision to indefinitely delay the development of our new corporate headquarters. |
Consolidated Results
Revenues and expenses. The following table sets forth a comparison of revenues and certain
expenses of continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010.
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | Difference | % Change | |||||||||||||
(Dollars in millions) | ||||||||||||||||
Revenues: |
||||||||||||||||
Real estate sales |
$ | 5.2 | $ | 1.8 | $ | 3.4 | 184.2 | % | ||||||||
Resort and club revenues |
5.1 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 10.8 | ||||||||||||
Timber sales |
62.6 | 6.4 | 56.2 | 878.1 | ||||||||||||
Other |
0.5 | 0.5 | | | ||||||||||||
Total |
73.4 | 13.3 | 60.1 | 451.8 | ||||||||||||
Expenses: |
||||||||||||||||
Cost of real estate sales |
1.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 200.0 | ||||||||||||
Cost of resort and club revenues |
6.6 | 6.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||
Cost of timber sales |
6.2 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 40.9 | ||||||||||||
Cost of other revenues |
0.5 | 0.5 | | | ||||||||||||
Other operating expenses |
7.0 | 8.0 | (1.0 | ) | (12.5 | ) | ||||||||||
Total |
$ | 22.1 | $ | 20.0 | $ | 2.1 | 10.5 | % | ||||||||
The increase in real estate sales revenues and cost of real estate sales for the three months
ended March 31, 2011 compared to 2010 was primarily due to increased sales in our residential real
estate and rural land sales segment. Residential real estate sales, however; continue to remain
weak as a result of oversupply and depressed prices within the Florida real estate markets.
Resort and club revenues and cost of revenues increased for the three months ended March 31,
2011 compared to 2010. The increase was primarily due to rate and occupancy increases.
Timber
revenues increased $56.2 million due to the sale of the timber
deed to an investment
fund, as well as improved revenues from other timber operations. Cost of timber sales and
depreciation also increased, to a lesser extent, as a result of the
sale of the timber deed.
Corporate expense. Corporate expense, representing corporate general and administrative
expenses, was $18.2 million and $5.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010,
respectively. As a result of the change in control of the Board of Directors in the first quarter
of 2011, the majority of our unvested restricted stock became fully-vested causing an acceleration
of amortization expense resulting in a charge of $4.7 million. We also accelerated the vesting of
most of our former President and CEOs restricted stock pursuant to his Separation Agreement which
resulted in a charge of $1.5 million.
Legal fees increased $5.1 million in the first quarter of 2011 compared to the first quarter
of 2010, primarily due to defending the securities class action lawsuit, responding to the SEC
informal inquiry, engaging a new law firm to defend the securities class action lawsuit and the SEC
informal inquiry, pursuing the three lawsuits we filed against the parties we believe are
responsible for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and legal costs incurred in connection with the
change in control of the Board of Directors and other corporate matters.
Impairment Losses. We review our long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes
in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Homes and
homesites substantially completed and ready for sale and which management intends to sell in the
near term under current market conditions, are measured at the lower of carrying value or fair
value less costs to sell. Other properties for
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which management does not intend to sell in the
near term under current market conditions, including development and operating properties are
evaluated for impairment based on managements best estimate of the long term use and eventual
disposition of the property. During the first quarter of 2011 we recorded impairment charges of $0.8
million related to predevelopment costs written off in connection with the decision to indefinitely
delay the development of our new corporate headquarters, and in 2010 we recorded impairment charges
of $0.1 million in the residential real estate segment.
Restructuring charge. On February 25, 2011, we entered into a Separation Agreement with Wm.
Britton Greene in connection with his resignation as President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company and as director of the Company. In the first quarter of 2011, the Company expensed $4.2
million under the terms of this agreement.
We relocated our corporate headquarters during 2010. We recorded a charge of $0.3 million
during the first quarter of 2011 related to termination and relocation benefits to employees as
well as certain ancillary facility related costs. The total amount of termination and relocation
benefits expected to be paid in 2011 is $1.8 million. See Note 7 to our consolidated financial
statements for further information regarding our restructuring charges.
Other income (expense). Other income (expense) consists of investment income, interest
expense, gains on sales and dispositions of assets, fair value adjustment of our retained interest
in monetized installment note receivables and other income. Other income (expense) was $0.3 million
and $(0.5) million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The $0.8
million increase in other income was primarily the result of a $1.3 million charge for litigation
settlement that occurred in the first quarter of 2010.
Equity in (loss) income of unconsolidated affiliates. We have investments in affiliates that
are accounted for by the equity method of accounting. Equity in (loss) income of unconsolidated
affiliates was less than $0.1 million and $(0.4) million in the three months ended March 31, 2011
and 2010. Equity in (loss) income primarily related to joint ventures within our residential real
estate segment which are now substantially sold out.
Income
tax expense (benefit). Income tax expense (benefit) totaled $7.6 million and $(6.6)
million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Our effective tax rate
was 35% and 37% for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Segment Results
Residential Real Estate
Our residential real estate segment typically plans and develops mixed-use resort, primary and
seasonal residential communities of various sizes, primarily on our existing land. We own large
tracts of land in Northwest Florida, including significant Gulf of Mexico beach frontage and
waterfront properties, and land near Jacksonville and Tallahassee.
Our residential sales improved from the previous year, although due to the real estate
downturn, the slow economic recovery, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and other adverse market
conditions, sales remain weak. Inventories of resale homes and homesites remain high in our markets
and prices remain depressed, and predicting when real estate markets will return to health remains
difficult. Although we have noticed some renewed interest in residential real estate activity, we
do not expect any significant favorable changes in market conditions during 2011.
We review our long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or change in circumstances
indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Homes and homesites
substantially completed and ready for sale which management intends to sell in the near term under
current market conditions are measured at lower of carrying value or fair value less costs to sell.
Other properties that management does not intend to sell in the near term or under current market
conditions, including development and operating properties, are evaluated for impairment based on
managements best estimate of the long-term use and eventual disposition of the property. For
projects under development, an estimate of future cash flows on an undiscounted basis is performed.
These
estimates did not indicate any need for impairment charges in the first quarter 2011. In the
first quarter of 2010, we recorded impairment charges of $0.1 million..
The table below sets forth the results of continuing operations of our residential real estate
segment for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010.
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Three Months Ended | ||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||
(In millions) | ||||||||
Revenues: |
||||||||
Real estate sales |
$ | 2.2 | $ | 0.5 | ||||
Resort and club revenues |
5.1 | 4.6 | ||||||
Other revenues |
0.4 | 0.4 | ||||||
Total revenues |
7.7 | 5.5 | ||||||
Expenses: |
||||||||
Cost of real estate sales |
1.7 | 0.4 | ||||||
Cost of resort and club revenues |
6.6 | 6.5 | ||||||
Cost of other revenues |
0.4 | 0.5 | ||||||
Other operating expenses |
4.5 | 5.3 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
2.5 | 2.5 | ||||||
Restructuring charge |
| 0.7 | ||||||
Impairment charge |
| 0.1 | ||||||
Total expenses |
15.7 | 16.0 | ||||||
Other income (expense) |
(0.8 | ) | (0.8 | ) | ||||
Pre-tax (loss) from continuing operations |
$ | (8.8 | ) | $ | (11.3 | ) | ||
Real estate sales include sales of homes and homesites. Cost of real estate sales includes
direct costs (e.g., development and construction costs), selling costs and other indirect costs
(e.g., construction overhead, capitalized interest, warranty and project administration costs).
Resort and club revenues and cost of resort and club revenues include results of operations from
the WaterColor Inn, WaterColor and WaterSound vacation rental programs and other resort, golf, club
and marina operations. Other revenues and cost of other revenues consist primarily of brokerage
fees and rental operations.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 and 2010
The following table sets forth the components of our real estate sales and cost of real estate
sales related to homes and homesites:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 | Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Homes | Homesites | Total | Homes | Homesites | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales |
$ | | $ | 2.2 | $ | 2.2 | $ | | $ | 0.5 | $ | 0.5 | ||||||||||||
Cost of sales: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Direct costs |
| 1.4 | 1.4 | | 0.4 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Selling costs |
| 0.1 | 0.2 | | | | ||||||||||||||||||
Other indirect costs |
| 0.2 | 0.1 | | | | ||||||||||||||||||
Total cost of sales |
| 1.7 | 1.7 | | 0.4 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gross profit |
$ | | $ | 0.5 | $ | 0.5 | $ | | $ | 0.1 | $ | 0.1 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit margin |
| % | 23 | % | 23 | % | | % | 20 | % | 20 | % | ||||||||||||
Units sold |
0 | 22 | 22 | | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The increases in the amounts of real estate sales were due primarily to increases in resort as
well as primary homesite closings to builders in our Northwest Florida communities. The average
sales price in the first quarter of 2011 was also slightly better than the average sales price in
the first quarter of 2010.
The following table sets forth home and homesite sales activity by geographic region and
property type.
March 31, 2011 | March 31, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | Cost of | Gross | Closed | Cost of | Gross | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Units | Revenues | Sales | Profit | Units | Revenues | Sales | Profit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwest Florida: |
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Resort and Seasonal
Homesites |
14 | $ | 1.9 | $ | 1.4 | $ | 0.5 | 5 | $ | 0.5 | $ | 0.4 | $ | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Primary
Homesites |
8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | | 1 | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeast Florida: |
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Primary
Single-family homes |
| | | | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Homesites |
| | | | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total |
22 | $ | 2.2 | $ | 1.7 | $ | 0.5 | 6 | $ | 0.5 | $ | 0.4 | $ | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Our Northwest Florida resort and seasonal communities included WaterColor, WaterSound Beach,
WaterSound, WaterSound West Beach, WindMark Beach, RiverCamps on Crooked Creek, SummerCamp Beach
and Wild Heron, while primary communities included Hawks Landing and Southwood. RiverTown is our
only remaining community in Northeast Florida.
We sold 14 homesites in the first quarter of 2011 in WaterColor, WaterSound and WaterSound
West Beach compared to 5 homesite closings in the first quarter of 2010. We also sold seven
homesites in Southwood and one homesite in Gulf County.
Resort and club revenues included revenues from the WaterColor Inn, WaterColor and WaterSound
vacation rental programs and other resort, golf, club and marina operations. Resort and club
revenues in total increased and were $5.1 million and $4.6 million in the first quarter of 2011 and
2010. The increase was primarily due to rate and occupancy increases at the WaterColor Inn and
vacation rental programs. Cost of resort and club revenues were $6.6 million and $6.5 million in
the first quarter of 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Other operating expenses included salaries and benefits, marketing, project administration,
support personnel and other administrative expenses. Other operating expenses were $4.5 million in
the first quarter of 2011 compared to $5.3 million in the first quarter of 2010. The decrease of
$0.8 million in operating expenses was primarily due to reductions in employee costs along with
reductions in insurance costs, other project costs, and real estate taxes.
Other expense was ($0.8) million during the first quarter of 2011 which primarily consisted of
interest expense associated with our community development district obligations.
Commercial Real Estate
Our commercial real estate segment plans, develops and entitles our land holdings for a broad
range of retail, office, hotel, industrial and multi-family uses. We sell and develop commercial
land and provide development opportunities for national and regional retailers as well as strategic
partners in Northwest Florida. We also offer land for commercial and light industrial uses within
large and small-scale commerce parks, as well as for a wide range of multi-family rental projects.
Consistent with residential real estate, the markets for commercial real estate, particularly
retail, remain weak.
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The table below sets forth the results of the continuing operations of our commercial real
estate segment for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010:
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||
(In millions) | ||||||||
Revenues: |
||||||||
Real estate sales |
$ | 0.2 | $ | 0.3 | ||||
Other revenue |
0.1 | 0.1 | ||||||
Total revenues |
0.3 | 0.4 | ||||||
Expenses: |
||||||||
Cost of real estate sales |
| | ||||||
Other operating expenses |
1.6 | 1.6 | ||||||
Impairments |
0.8 | | ||||||
Total expenses |
2.4 | 1.6 | ||||||
Other income |
0.2 | 0.7 | ||||||
Pre-tax (loss) from continuing operations |
$ | (1.9 | ) | $ | (0.5 | ) | ||
Other revenue primarily relates to lease income associated with a long term land lease with
the Port Authority of Port St. Joe.
We had one commercial land sale in Bay County during the three months ended March 31, 2011 of
1.2 acres at an average price of $192,000 per acre and one in Bay County during the three months
ended March 31, 2010 of 2.8 acres at an average price of $110,000 per acre.
Rural Land Sales
Our rural land sales segment markets and sells tracts of land of varying sizes for rural
recreational, conservation and timberland uses. The land sales segment at times prepares land for
sale for these uses through harvesting, thinning and other silviculture practices, and in some
cases, limited infrastructure development. Like residential and commercial land, prices for rural
land have also declined as a result of the current difficult market conditions.
The table below sets forth the results of operations of our rural land sales segment for the
three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010:
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||
(In millions) | ||||||||
Revenues: |
||||||||
Real estate sales |
$ | 2.8 | $ | 1.0 | ||||
Expenses: |
||||||||
Cost of real estate sales |
0.1 | 0.1 | ||||||
Other operating expenses |
0.5 | 0.6 | ||||||
Restructuring expenses |
| 0.7 | ||||||
Total expenses |
0.6 | 1.4 | ||||||
Other income |
0.1 | 0.1 | ||||||
Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations |
$ | 2.3 | $ | (0.3 | ) | |||
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Rural land sales for the three months ended March 31 are as follows:
Number of | Number of | Average Price | Gross Sales | Gross | ||||||||||||||||
Sales | Acres | per Acre | Price | Profit | ||||||||||||||||
(In millions) | (In millions) | |||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended: |
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March 31, 2011 |
1 | 98 | $ | 28,000 | $ | 2.8 | $ | 2.7 | ||||||||||||
March 31, 2010 |
2 | 72 | $ | 5,541 | $ | 0.4 | $ | 0.3 |
We have made a strategic decision to sell fewer acres of rural land as we have generated cash
from other sources. We may, however, rely on rural land sales as a significant source of revenues
and cash in the future.
During the three months ended March 31, 2011, we closed one sale of 98 acres in Leon county
for $2.8 million, or $28,004 per acre. Average sales prices per acre vary according to the
characteristics of each particular piece of land being sold and its highest and best use. As a
result, average prices will vary from one period to another.
We also sell credits to developers, utility companies and other users from our wetland
mitigation banks. Included in real estate sales was $0.6 million related to the sale of nine
mitigation bank credits at an average sales price of $65,201 per credit during the first quarter of
2010.
Forestry
Our forestry segment focuses on the management and harvesting of our extensive timber
holdings. We grow, harvest and sell timber and wood fiber and provide land management services for
conservation properties.
The table below sets forth the results of the continuing operations of our forestry segment
for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010.
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||
(In millions) | ||||||||
Revenues: |
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Timber sales |
$ | 62.6 | $ | 6.4 | ||||
Expenses: |
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Cost of timber sales |
6.2 | 4.4 | ||||||
Other operating expenses |
0.4 | 0.5 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
3.7 | 0.5 | ||||||
Total expenses |
10.3 | 5.4 | ||||||
Other income |
0.5 | 0.5 | ||||||
Pre-tax income from continuing operations |
$ | 52.8 | $ | 1.5 | ||||
On March 31, 2011, we entered into a $55.9 million agreement with an investment fund for the
sale of a timber deed which gives the investment fund the right to harvest timber on specific
tracts of land (encompassing 40,975 acres) over a maximum term of 20 years. As part of the
agreement, we also entered into a Thinnings Supply Agreement to purchase first thinnings of timber
included in the timber deed at fair market value from the investment fund. During 2011, we recognized
revenue of $54.5 million related to the timber deed with $1.4 million
recorded as an imputed land lease to be recognized over the life of the timber deed. The resulting
pre-tax gain on this timber deed transaction, net of cost of sales
and depletion of $4.2 million was $50.3 million during the period ended March 31,
2011.
We have a wood fiber supply agreement with Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation
(Smurfit-Stone). Sales under this agreement were $4.0 million (155,000 tons) in the first
quarter of 2011 and $3.7 million (175,000 tons) during the first quarter of 2010. Open market
sales in the first quarter totaled $4.1 million (140,000 tons) in 2011 as compared to $2.3 million
(110,000 tons) in 2010.
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Cost of sales for the forestry segment increased $1.8 million in the first quarter of 2011
compared to 2010. The increase in cost of goods sold was due primarily to professional fees
associated with the timber deed, along with higher log delivery expenses resulting from increased
log sales and a higher proportion of delivered volume in the current period quarter.
Other income which consists primarily of income from hunting leases was $0.5 million during
the first quarters of 2011 and 2010.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2011, we had cash and cash equivalents of $216.2 million, compared to $183.8
million as of December 31, 2010.
We currently invest our excess cash primarily in government-only money market mutual funds,
short term U.S. treasury investments and overnight deposits, all of which are highly liquid, with
the intent to make such funds readily available for operating expenses and strategic long-term
investment purposes. The Company is evaluating this practice and may make changes to this practice
in order to achieve higher levels of interest income in the future.
We believe that our current cash position, our undrawn $125 million revolving credit facility
and the cash we anticipate to generate from operating activities will provide us with sufficient
liquidity to satisfy our near term working capital needs and capital expenditures.
As
more fully described in Note 7 of our consolidated financial statements, the credit
facility contains covenants relating to leverage, unencumbered asset value, net worth, liquidity
and additional debt. The credit facility does not contain a fixed charge coverage covenant. The
credit facility also contains various restrictive covenants pertaining to acquisitions,
investments, capital expenditures, dividends, share repurchases, asset dispositions and liens. We
were in compliance with our debt covenants at March 31, 2011. No funds have been drawn on the
credit facility as of March 31, 2011.
We have entered into a strategic alliance agreement with Southwest Airlines to facilitate
low-fare air service to the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport. We have agreed to
reimburse Southwest Airlines if it incurs losses on its service at the airport during the first
three years of service by making break-even payments. The agreement also provides that Southwests
profits from the air service during the term of the agreement will be shared with us up to the
maximum amount of our break-even payments. These cash payments and reimbursements could have a
significant effect on our cash flows and results of operations depending on the results of
Southwests operations of the air service.
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net cash provided by (used in) operations was $37.4 million and ($14.5) million in the first
three months of 2011 and 2010, respectively. During such periods, expenditures of $4.2 million in
2011 were primarily related to the commercial segment and expenditures of $1.4 million in 2010 were
primarily related to our residential real estate segment..
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities was ($0.3) million and $0.3 million in the
first three months of 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Net cash (used in) provided by in financing activities was ($4.8) million and $3.0 million in
the first three months of 2011 and 2010, respectively.
CDD bonds financed the construction of infrastructure improvements at several of our projects.
The principal and interest payments on the bonds are paid by assessments on, or from sales
proceeds of, the properties benefited
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by the improvements financed by the bonds. We have recorded a liability for CDD debt that is
associated with platted property, which is the point at which the assessments become fixed or
determinable. Additionally, we have recorded a liability for the balance of the CDD debt that is
associated with unplatted property if it is probable and reasonably estimable that we will
ultimately be responsible for repaying the CDD debt either as the property is sold by us or when
assessed to us by the CDD. Accordingly, we have recorded debt of $29.1 million and $29.4 million
related to CDD bonds as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
There were no material changes to the quantitative and qualitative disclosures about
off-balance sheet arrangements presented in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010,
during the first quarter of 2011.
Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments
There have been no material changes in the amounts of our contractual obligations and
commercial commitments presented in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, during the
first quarter of 2011.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
There have been no material changes to the quantitative and qualitative disclosures about
market risk set forth in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, during the first
quarter of 2011.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Our Interim Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the effectiveness of the Companys disclosure controls and
procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)) as of the end of the period covered by this report.
Based on this evaluation, our Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have
concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and
procedures are effective in bringing to their attention on a timely basis material information
relating to the Company (including its consolidated subsidiaries) required to be included in the
Companys periodic filings under the Exchange Act.
(b) Changes in Internal Controls. During the quarter ended March 31, 2011, there were no
changes in our internal controls that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to
materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Oil Spill Lawsuits
We have several ongoing lawsuits against certain parties we believe are responsible for the
Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The oil spill has negatively impacted our
properties, results of operations and stock price. Each action alleges that the defendants were
negligent, grossly negligent, and strictly liable for the damage caused to St. Joe, and we seek
compensatory and punitive damages.
On March 15, 2011, Judge Leonard Stark of the United States District Court for the District of
Delaware issued an order in our action against Transocean Holdings, LLC and its related entities
agreeing with us that the case must proceed in Delaware state court, not in federal court.
Transocean appealed that ruling to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, which promptly dismissed the
appeal. On March 25, 2011, Judge Carl Barbier of the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Louisiana, who is overseeing the federal multidistrict litigation against a number of
the Deepwater Horizon defendants, temporarily stayed our case against Transocean until he
determines certain
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related legal issues, which are scheduled for oral argument on May 26, 2011. We have filed a
notice of appeal from Judge Barbiers order staying the Transocean action.
On March 29, 2011, we voluntarily dismissed our separate actions against Halliburton Energy
Services, Inc. and M-I, L.L.C., and filed a new consolidated complaint against both entities in
Delaware Superior Court. Halliburton and M-I removed the consolidated action to Delaware federal
court, and we are now litigating whether this case, like the Transocean case, must proceed in state
court. On April 15, 2011, Judge Barbier in the Eastern District of Louisiana ruled that our prior
dismissal of the separate Halliburton and M-I actions was ineffective, and has restored those cases
to that courts docket. We have filed a petition for writ of mandamus with the Fifth Circuit Court
of Appeals seeking to overturn that order.
Shareholder Lawsuits
We
have an ongoing securities class action lawsuit against St. Joe and
certain of our current and former officers
pending before Judge Richard Smoak in the United States District Court for the Northern District of
Florida (Meyer v. The St. Joe Company et al., No. 5:11-cv-00027). A consolidated class action
complaint was filed in the case on February 24, 2011 alleging various securities laws violations
primarily related to our accounting for our real estate assets. On April 5, 2011, at the request
of the lead plaintiff, Judge Smoak issued an order dismissing the claims under the Securities Act
of 1933 and dismissing Deutsche Bank and the current and former director defendants from the case. We
filed a motion to dismiss the case on April 6, 2011.
On March 29, 2011, a derivative lawsuit was filed by a shareholder on behalf of St. Joe
against certain of its officers and directors in the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Florida (Nakata v. Greene et. al., No. 5:11-cv-00090). The complaint alleges breaches
of fiduciary duties, waste of corporate assets and unjust enrichment arising from substantially
similar allegations as those described above in the Meyer case.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Our Board of Directors has authorized a total of $950.0 million for the repurchase of our
outstanding common stock from shareholders from time to time (the Stock Repurchase Program), of
which $103.8 million remained available at March 31, 2011. There is no expiration date for the
Stock Repurchase Program, however, we have no present intention to repurchase any shares under the
Stock Repurchase Program. In addition, our $125 million revolving credit facility requires that we
not repurchase stock in amounts in excess of any cumulative net income that we have earned since
January 1, 2007.
(d) | ||||||||||||||||
(c) | Maximum Dollar | |||||||||||||||
Total Number of | Amount that | |||||||||||||||
(a) | (b) | Shares Purchased | May Yet Be | |||||||||||||
Total Number | Average | as Part of Publicly | Purchased Under | |||||||||||||
of Shares | Price Paid | Announced Plans | the Plans or | |||||||||||||
Period | Purchased(1) | per Share | or Programs | Programs | ||||||||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
Month Ended January 31, 2011 |
| $ | | | $ | 103,793 | ||||||||||
Month Ended February 28, 2011 |
169,876 | $ | 27.35 | | $ | 103,793 | ||||||||||
Month Ended March 31, 2011 |
$ | | $ | 103,793 |
(1) | Represents shares surrendered by executives as payment for the strike prices and taxes due on exercised stock options and/or taxes due on vested restricted stock. |
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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Removed and Reserved.
Item 5. Other Information
On March 4, 2011, the Company entered into
a letter agreement (the Letter Agreement) with Hugh M.
Durden regarding his service as the Interim Chief Executive Officer of the
Company for a 60 day period. The Letter Agreement was previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 8, 2011.
Effective as of May 3, 2011, the Company
entered into a second letter agreement with Mr. Durden (the Extension Letter) extending his authority to act as the Interim Chief
Executive Officer of the Company for an additional period of 30 days from the date of the Extension Letter, or such earlier date as
the Board may determine in its sole discretion. Pursuant to the Extension Letter, the Company will pay Mr. Durden an additional
$50,000 for his service, but he will not be eligible for, or entitled to receive, any employee benefits, severance benefits or other
compensation. The Company will reimburse Mr. Durden for all reasonable business expenses incurred in accordance with its customary policies.
The above summary is not intended to be
complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of (1) the Letter Agreement, a copy of which is filed
as Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 8, 2011, and is incorporated by reference herein, and
(2) the Extension Letter, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.4 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.
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Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit | ||
Number | Description | |
3.1
|
Restated and Amended Articles of Incorporation of the registrant, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010). | |
3.2
|
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 4, 2011). | |
4.1
|
Amendment No. 1 to Shareholder Protection Rights Agreement dated March 4, 2011 by and between the registrant and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 4, 2011). | |
10.1
|
Purchase and Sale Agreement dated March 31, 2011 by and between St. Joe Timberland Company of Delaware, L.L.C. and Vulcan Timberlands, LLC (timber deed transaction). | |
10.2
|
Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement dated March 31, 2011 by and among the registrant, Branch Banking and Trust Company, as agent and lender, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as lender. | |
10.3
|
Letter Agreement regarding compensation dated March 4, 2011 by and between the registrant and Hugh M. Durden (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 8, 2011). | |
10.4
|
Letter Agreement regarding compensation dated May 3, 2011 by and between the registrant and Hugh M. Durden. | |
10.5
|
Employment Agreement dated March 7, 2011 by and between the registrant and Park Brady (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 8, 2011). | |
10.6
|
Separation Agreement between the registrant and William S. McCalmont dated April 11, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 11, 2011). | |
10.7
|
Separation Agreement between the registrant and Roderick T. Wilson dated April 11, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 11, 2011). | |
10.8
|
Separation Agreement between the registrant and Rusty Bozman dated April 11, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 11, 2011). | |
31.1
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Certification by Interim Chief Executive Officer. | |
31.2
|
Certification by Chief Financial Officer. | |
32.1
|
Certification by Interim Chief Executive Officer. | |
32.2
|
Certification by Chief Financial Officer. | |
99.1
|
Supplemental Information regarding Land-Use Entitlements, Sales by Community and other quarterly information. | |
101*
|
The following information from the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow and (v) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text. |
* | In accordance with Regulation S-T, the XBRL-related information in Exhibit 101 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q shall be deemed to be furnished and not filed. |
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
The St. Joe Company |
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Date: May 5, 2011 | /s/ Park Brady | |||
Park Brady | ||||
Chief Operating Officer |
Date: May 5, 2011 | /s/ Janna L. Connolly | |||
Janna L. Connolly | ||||
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
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