UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549




FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) June 26, 2012

 

The St. Joe Company

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Florida

 

1-10466

 

59-0432511

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

133 South WaterSound Parkway
WaterSound, Florida

 

32413

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(850) 231-6400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 1.02.          Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement

The St. Joe Company ("St. Joe") previously entered into a Strategic Alliance Agreement for Air Service (the “Agreement”) with Southwest Airlines Co. (“Southwest”) in October of 2009.   On June 26, 2012, St. Joe and Southwest mutually and amicably agreed to terminate the Agreement effective July 1, 2012.

Under the Agreement, Southwest was to provide air service commencing in May 2010 to the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (the “Airport”) in Bay County to each of four separate flight destinations.  St. Joe agreed, to the extent that Southwest operated at a loss at the Airport, to make quarterly cash payments to Southwest to cover shortfalls in the results of Southwest’s operations at the Airport during the first three years of service.  It also provided that Southwest’s profits from the air service during the term of the Agreement would be shared with St. Joe up to the maximum amount of St. Joe’s prior break even payments.  The term of the Agreement was for a period of three years ending on May 23, 2013.  

On July 2, 2012, St. Joe issued a press release regarding the termination of the Agreement. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Item 9.01.          Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1     Press Release issued by The St. Joe Company dated July 2, 2012.


SIGNATURES

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

THE ST. JOE COMPANY

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Thomas J. Hoyer

Thomas J. Hoyer

Chief Financial Officer

 
 
 
 

Date:

July 2, 2012