St Joe Company (JOE)

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JOE Reports Second Quarter 2011 Results (8/04/11)

WATERSOUND, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The St. Joe Company (NYSE: JOE) today announced a Net Loss for the second quarter of 2011 of $(13.3) million, or $(0.14) per share, compared to a Net Loss of $(8.6) million, or $(0.09) per share, for the second quarter of 2010. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, St. Joe reported Net Income of $0.8 million, or $0.01 per share, compared to a Net Loss of $(20.0) million, or $(0.22) per share, during the same period of 2010.

Results for the three months ended June 30, 2011 included an increase in operating revenues of 15% compared to the same period last year. Also included in this year’s second quarter results were elevated legal fees and restructuring charges totaling $9.5 million, an increase of $8.0 million over the same period last year.

During the quarter, St. Joe reduced its operating and corporate expenses by an annual run rate of approximately $15 million. The Company expects further reductions throughout the balance of the year and is committed to the goal of achieving sustainable cash flows from core operations in the near term.

Though still early in the economic and real estate recovery, as a result of renewed interest and demand in certain of the Company’s markets, St. Joe plans to invest approximately $30 million of capital over the next 12 months in its Breakfast Point, RiverTown and VentureCrossings projects. Additionally, the Company is experiencing meaningful business relocation interest and believes that it will announce commitments with one or more potential corporate tenants at VentureCrossings before year-end.

At June 30, 2011, St. Joe had cash of $199.8 million, pledged treasury securities of $24.3 million and debt of $53.1 million, $24.3 million of which is defeased debt. The Company believes that its current cash position and anticipated cash flows will be sufficient to meet its currently anticipated liquidity requirements and capital needs.

St. Joe is also continuing to explore strategic opportunities accretive to shareholders including joint ventures and partnerships, acquisitions or dispositions, investments, dividends and stock repurchases.

Additional Information

Additional information with respect to the Company’s results for the second quarter of 2011 will be available in a Form 10-Q that will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

About St. Joe

The St. Joe Company, a publicly held company based in WaterSound, is one of Florida’s largest real estate development companies and Northwest Florida’s largest private landowner. St. Joe is primarily engaged in real estate development and sales, with significant interests in timber. More information about the Company can be found on its website at www.joe.com.

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