The St. Joe Company (Form: 8-K)  

 


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):   May 17, 2012

The St. Joe Company
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Florida 1-10466 59-0432511
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
133 South WaterSound Parkway, WaterSound, Florida   32413
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   850-231-6400

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

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 17, 2012, The St. Joe Company (the “Company”) held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. At the 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the shareholders voted on (i) the election of eight director nominees (Proposal 1), (ii) the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2012 fiscal year (Proposal 2) and (iii) the approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the Company’s executive compensation programs and policies as described in the Company’s 2012 Proxy Statement (Proposal 3). The results of the votes are set forth below.

Proposal 1

The shareholders voted in favor of the election of the following director nominees for a term of office expiring at the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and, in each case, until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.

                                 
    For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Vote
Cesar L. Alvarez
    74,238,342       237,873       63,499       10,484,019  
Bruce R. Berkowitz
    74,298,963       178,793       61,958       10,484,019  
Park Brady
    74,287,587       190,247       61,880       10,484,019  
Charles J. Crist, Jr.
    73,741,977       736,655       61,082       10,484,019  
Howard S. Frank
    74,234,876       240,040       64,798       10,484,019  
Jeffrey C. Keil
    74,006,374       471,368       61,972       10,484,019  
Stanley Martin
    74,270,646       208,301       60,767       10,484,019  
Thomas P. Murphy, Jr.
    53,169,868       21,167,719       202,127       10,484,019  

Proposal 2

The shareholders voted in favor of ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2012 fiscal year.

                 
For   Against   Abstain
84,582,058
    352,372       89,303  

Proposal 3

The shareholders voted in favor of approving, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the Company’s executive compensation programs and policies as described in the Company’s 2012 Proxy Statement.

                         
For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Vote
68,568,465
    1,124,872       4,846,377       10,484,019  


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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 hereunto duly authorized.

         
    The St. Joe Company
          
May 22, 2012   By:   /s/ Thomas J. Hoyer
       
        Name: Thomas J. Hoyer
        Title: Chief Financial Officer