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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 11, 2010
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.)
     
245 Riverside Avenue, Suite 500    
Jacksonville, FL   32202
     
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
(904) 301-4200
 
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On May 11, 2010, the shareholders of The St. Joe Company (the “Company”) voted to approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to delete the provisions regarding the number of the Company’s directors. A proposal for the amendment was previously included in the Company’s 2010 proxy statement. A copy of the Articles of Amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1.
On May 11, 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws providing for the number of directors of the Company to be fixed by the Board of Directors from time-to-time; provided, however, that the Company must have at least five directors. The amendment removes the prior Bylaw requirements regarding the minimum and maximum number of directors. A copy of the First Amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2.
At its meeting, the Board also approved a resolution setting the number of directors of the Company at seven.
ITEM 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 11, 2010. At the Meeting, the shareholders elected seven directors to the Board of Directors and approved three additional proposals. A description of the proposals and the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, for each proposal are set forth below.
(1) Elected the following seven persons to the Company’s Board of Directors:
                 
Name   Votes For   Votes Withheld
Michael L. Ainslie
    63,120,152       12,376,282  
Hugh M. Durden
    75,122,451       373,983  
Thomas A. Fanning
    75,049,268       447,166  
Wm. Britton Greene
    75,103,476       392,958  
Delores M. Kesler
    75,119,925       376,509  
John S. Lord
    75,128,783       367,651  
Walter L. Revell
    75,009,912       486,522  

 


 

     There were 9,870,014 broker non-votes with respect to the election of directors.
(2) Approved an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to delete the provisions regarding the number of the Company’s directors:
                 
Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions
84,318,227
    915,274       132,947  
(3) Approved the Company’s 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which includes a reserve of 70,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for issuance under the Plan:
                 
Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions
75,102,550
    341,502       52,382  
     There were 9,870,014 broker non-votes with respect to this proposal.
(4) Ratified the Audit and Finance Committee’s appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2010 fiscal year:
                 
Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions
84,923,145
    381,533       61,770  
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
3.1   Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation.
 
3.2   First Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws.

 


 

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
 
 
Dated: May 17, 2010  By:   /s/ Reece B. Alford    
    Reece B. Alford   
    Senior Vice President Corporate Counsel and Secretary