| þ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
| For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 |
| o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
| For the transition period from to |
| /s/ Vestal & Wiler | ||
| Certified Public Accountants | ||
April 14, 2005 |
| 2004 | ||||
ASSETS: |
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Receivables: |
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Participant contributions |
$ | 145,234 | ||
Employer contributions |
24,118 | |||
Total receivables |
169,352 | |||
Total assets |
$ | 169,352 | ||
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| 2004 | ||||
Participant contributions |
$ | 2,264,698 | ||
Employer contributions |
403,051 | |||
Less: Purchases of stock and transfers to employees |
(2,595,086 | ) | ||
Less: Administrative expenses |
(9,590 | ) | ||
NET ADDITIONS |
63,073 | |||
TOTAL ASSETS, beginning of year |
106,279 | |||
TOTAL ASSETS, end of year |
$ | 169,352 | ||
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NOTE 1
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DESCRIPTION OF PLAN | |
| The following description of The St. Joe Company 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the Plan) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more complete statement of the Plan’s provisions. | ||
| General - The Plan is an employee stock purchase plan that allows participants to acquire an ownership interest in The St. Joe Company’s (the Company) common stock (Stock) through payroll deductions. The participants’ monthly accumulated payroll deductions are used to purchase shares of Stock. The participant contributes 85% of the Stock’s fair market value. The Company contributes the difference between the 85% of fair market value and the actual purchase price of the Stock. Fair market value is the closing price on the last trading day of the month. | ||
| The Plan was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors on October 18, 1999. As of December 31, 2004, the aggregate number of shares that may be issued pursuant to the Plan is 250,000 shares. During the year ended December 31, 2004, the Plan purchased 61,609 shares. At December 31, 2004, 77,750 shares of Stock were available for future purchases by Plan participants. At December 31, 2004, participants had accumulated payroll deductions to purchase 2,661 shares of Stock, which were purchased in January 2005. | ||
| The Plan is neither qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, nor subject to any of the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). |
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NOTE 1
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DESCRIPTION OF PLAN — Continued | |
| Eligibility and Participation - Substantially all employees of the Company are eligible to participate in the Plan upon meeting the minimum service requirements. Employees who have 5% or more of the total combined voting power or value of the Company’s Stock may not participate in the Plan. Also, a participant may not purchase shares of Stock with a fair market value in excess of $25,000 through the Plan during a calendar year. | ||
| Stock Purchases - Stock shall be purchased on the open market or in private transactions by Wachovia Bank, the Plan custodian, on the Investment Date. The Investment Date is the monthly date, established by the Compensation Committee, when purchases of shares of Company Stock shall occur. On the Investment Date, the amount of each participant’s accumulated payroll deductions is applied towards the purchase of the number of whole or fractional shares of Stock, determined by dividing the participant’s total contribution by the per share fair market value on the last trading day of the previous month. The custodian maintains an individual account for each participant. | ||
| Participant Contributions - Participants may elect to have 1% to 50% of their compensation (as defined in the Plan) deducted on an after-tax basis for the purchase of Stock. A participant may elect to discontinue participation in the Plan or change their rate of payroll deductions at any time. An election to discontinue or change the payroll deduction shall become effective within thirty days following the date such election is received by the Company. |
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NOTE 1
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DESCRIPTION OF PLAN — Continued | |
| Interest is not accrued or paid on participants’ accumulated payroll deductions. However, because payroll deductions are transferred to the custodian and used to acquire Stock every month, the longest the deduction could be held before transfer is approximately thirty days. The Company may use the payroll deductions for any corporate purpose, and the Company has no obligation to segregate employees’ payroll deductions from any other funds of the Company or to hold funds representing the same pending the application thereof to the purchase of shares at the Investment Date in accordance with the Plan. | ||
| Participant Accounts - Plan participants’ accounts, although provided for by the Plan, are not included in the Plan’s assets. When Stock is distributed to participants’ accounts, the participant may elect to retain or sell the Stock at his or her discretion following, generally, a six-month waiting period. Stock sale transactions are not included in the Plan’s Statement of Changes in Assets. | ||
| Participant Termination - Participants who terminate their employment relationship with the Company are not eligible to continue participation in the Plan. All accumulated payroll deductions through the date of such termination of employment are used to purchase Stock at the next Investment Date. After a participant’s termination of employment from the Company, the custodian will automatically send the participant a stock certificate for whole shares and cash equal to the value of fractional shares in the participant’s account unless the participant elects to sell all or part of his shares through Wachovia within two months of termination. |
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NOTE 1
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DESCRIPTION OF PLAN — Continued | |
| Plan Termination and Administration - The Compensation Committee of the Company (the Committee) is the Administrator of the Plan and may terminate the Plan at any time. Upon such termination or any other termination of the Plan, all accumulated payroll deductions not yet used to purchase stock will be refunded. The Plan is administered and interpreted by the Committee. The Committee has the authority to interpret the Plan and may also adopt, amend or rescind any rules it considers necessary to carry out the purpose of the Plan. | ||
| Upon termination of the Plan, the custodian will distribute all shares to participants in certificate form and cash for any fractional share interests. | ||
NOTE 2
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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | |
| Basis of Presentation - The Plan’s financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting. | ||
| Plan Expenses - The Company bears all costs in connection with the Plan, including administrative fees and all fees associated with the issuance of Stock. The Plan participant is responsible for all individual brokerage fees and related expenses associated with the sale of Stock. | ||
| Purchases of Stock - Purchases of Stock and transfers to plan participants’ brokerage accounts are recorded when paid. | ||
| Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of additions to and deductions from assets during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
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NOTE 2
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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES — Continued | |
| Risks and Uncertainties - The Plan does not hold assets of the individual Plan participants but rather holds as its only asset the accumulated contributions representing payroll deductions due from the Company and the corresponding employer contributions, which are material to the Plan. As such, the Plan is exposed to concentration of credit risk. | ||
| The Plan provides for investment in shares of Stock. Shares of Stock are exposed to equity price risk. Due to the level of risk associated with shares of Stock and the level of uncertainty related to changes in the value of shares of Stock, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the risks in the near term would materially affect the value of the shares of Stock acquired by the participants. | ||
NOTE 3
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INCOME TAX STATUS | |
| The Plan fulfills the requirements of an employee stock purchase plan as defined in Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code. As such, the Plan is not required to file income tax returns or pay income taxes. Under Section 423, a participating employee will not recognize taxable income, and the Company will not be entitled to a tax deduction for federal income tax purposes when an employee enrolls in the Plan or when a participant purchases shares of Stock under the Plan. |
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| The St. Joe Company
1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
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| By: | The Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors of The St. Joe Company |
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| By: | /s/ Michael L. Ainslie | |||
| Michael L. Ainslie | ||||
| Chairman | ||||
Date:
August 9, 2005
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