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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
Form 10-Q
 
 
     
(Mark One)
   
þ
  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2006
o
  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    For the transition period from          to          .
 
 
Commission file number 1-10466
 
The St. Joe Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
     
Florida
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  59-0432511
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
     
245 Riverside Avenue, Suite 500
Jacksonville, Florida
(Address of principal executive offices)
  32202
(Zip Code)
 
(904) 301-4200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  YES þ     NO o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large Accelerated Filer þ     Accelerated Filer o     Non-Accelerated Filer o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  YES o     NO þ
 
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
 
As of May 1, 2006, there were 104,001,664 shares of common stock, no par value, issued and 74,575,010 outstanding, with 29,426,654 shares of treasury stock.
 


 

THE ST. JOE COMPANY
INDEX
 
             
        Page No.
 
   
  Financial Statements    
    Consolidated Balance Sheets — March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005   2
    Consolidated Statements of Income — Three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005   3
    Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity — Three months ended March 31, 2006   4
    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows-Three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005   5
    Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements   6
  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   15
  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk   32
  Controls and Procedures   32
 
  Legal Proceedings   33
  Risk Factors   33
  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds   33
  Defaults upon Senior Securities   33
  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders   33
  Other Information   33
  Exhibits   33
  35
 Ex-31.1 Section 302 Certification of CEO
 Ex-31.2 Section 302 Certification of CFO
 Ex-32.1 Section 906 Certification of CEO
 Ex-32.2 Section 906 Certification of CFO


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1.   Financial Statements
 
THE ST. JOE COMPANY
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
 
                 
    March 31,
    December 31,
 
    2006     2005  
 
ASSETS
               
Investment in real estate
  $ 1,117,260     $ 1,036,174  
Cash and cash equivalents
    79,388       202,605  
Accounts receivable, net
    71,793       58,905  
Prepaid pension asset
    96,106       95,044  
Property, plant and equipment, net
    43,656       40,176  
Goodwill, net
    36,733       36,733  
Other intangible assets, net
    43,036       46,385  
Other assets
    76,990       75,924  
                 
    $ 1,564,962     $ 1,591,946  
                 
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
LIABILITIES:
               
Debt
  $ 562,279     $ 554,446  
Accounts payable
    77,670       75,309  
Accrued liabilities
    135,666       135,156  
Income tax payable
    11,677       3,931  
Deferred income taxes
    297,338       315,912  
                 
Total liabilities
    1,084,630       1,084,754  
Minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries
    18,259       18,194  
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
               
Common stock, no par value; 180,000,000 shares authorized; 103,996,286 and 103,931,705 issued at March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively
    287,689       280,970  
Retained earnings
    1,066,698       1,074,990  
Treasury stock at cost, 29,424,854 and 29,003,415 shares held at March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively
    (892,314 )     (866,962 )
                 
Total stockholders’ equity
    462,073       488,998  
                 
    $ 1,564,962     $ 1,591,946  
                 
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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THE ST. JOE COMPANY
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands except per share amounts)
 
                 
    Three Months Ended March 31,  
    2006     2005  
 
Revenues:
               
Real estate sales
  $ 139,034     $ 158,529  
Rental revenues
    12,185       9,964  
Timber sales
    8,488       8,038  
Other revenues
    7,646       8,175  
                 
Total revenues
    167,353       184,706  
                 
Expenses:
               
Cost of real estate sales
    93,626       104,977  
Cost of rental revenues
    4,577       3,776  
Cost of timber sales
    5,861       5,207  
Cost of other revenues
    8,034       8,019  
Other operating expenses
    20,190       15,714  
Corporate expense, net
    15,683       11,937  
Depreciation and amortization
    10,402       9,359  
                 
Total expenses
    158,373       158,989  
                 
Operating profit
    8,980       25,717  
                 
Other income (expense):
               
Investment income, net
    1,861       303  
Interest expense
    (3,685 )     (2,491 )
Other, net
    (1,649 )     982  
                 
Total other income (expense)
    (3,473 )     (1,206 )
                 
Income from continuing operations before equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates, income taxes, and minority interest
    5,507       24,511  
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates
    2,843       1,904  
Income tax expense
    2,462       9,721  
                 
Income from continuing operations before minority interest
    5,888       16,694  
Minority interest
    2,144       868  
                 
Income from continuing operations
    3,744       15,826  
                 
Discontinued operations:
               
Loss from discontinued operations (net of income tax benefits of $23 and $248)
    (38 )     (414 )
                 
Net income
  $ 3,706     $ 15,412  
                 
EARNINGS PER SHARE
               
Basic
               
Income from continuing operations
  $ 0.05     $ 0.22  
Loss from discontinued operations
          (0.01 )
                 
Net income
  $ 0.05     $ 0.21  
                 
Diluted
               
Income from continuing operations
  $ 0.05     $ 0.21  
Loss from discontinued operations
          (0.01 )
                 
Net income
  $ 0.05     $ 0.20  
                 
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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THE ST. JOE COMPANY
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
                                         
    Common Stock     Retained
    Treasury
       
    Outstanding Shares     Amount     Earnings     Stock     Total  
 
Balance at December 31, 2005
    74,928,290     $ 280,970     $ 1,074,990     $ (866,962 )   $ 488,998  
                                         
Comprehensive income:
                                       
Net income
                3,706             3,706  
                                         
Total comprehensive income
                            3,706  
                                         
Issuances of restricted stock
    30,035                          
Forfeitures of restricted stock
    (16,455 )                        
Dividends ($0.16 per share) and other distributions
                (11,998 )           (11,998 )
Issuances of common stock
    51,001       1,487                   1,487  
Excess tax benefit on options exercised and vested restricted stock
          641                   641  
Amortization of stock-based compensation
          4,591                   4,591  
Purchases of treasury shares
    (421,439 )                 (25,352 )     (25,352 )
                                         
Balance at March 31, 2006
    74,571,432     $ 287,689     $ 1,066,698     $ (892,314 )   $ 462,073  
                                         
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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THE ST. JOE COMPANY
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW
(Dollars in thousands)
                 
    Three Months Ended
 
    March 31,  
    2006     2005  
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
               
Net income
  $ 3,706     $ 15,412  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    10,402       10,362  
Stock-based compensation
    4,591       2,014  
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
    (641 )      
Minority interest in income
    2,144       868  
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures
    (2,843 )     (1,904 )
Distributions of income from unconsolidated affiliates
    1,623       4,093  
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense
    (20,540 )     1,265  
Tax benefit on exercise of stock options
          6,062  
Cost of operating properties sold
    91,747       103,994  
Expenditures for operating properties
    (177,121 )     (120,545 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable
    (13,119 )     (24,511 )
Other assets
    (6,457 )     (12,870 )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    1,038       (7,029 )
Income taxes payable
    10,353       (1,144 )
                 
Net cash used in operating activities
  $ (95,117 )   $ (23,933 )
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
    (5,775 )     (3,673 )
Purchases of investments in real estate
    (1,472 )     (31,149 )
Proceeds from dispositions of assets
          10  
Distributions from consolidated affiliates
          650  
                 
Net cash used in investing activities
  $ (7,247 )   $ (34,162 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Proceeds from revolving credit agreements, net of repayments
    20,000       50,000  
Proceeds from other long-term debt
          1,211  
Repayments of other long-term debt
    (3,782 )     (27,515 )
Distributions to minority interests
    (2,080 )      
Proceeds from exercises of stock options
    1,487       6,119  
Dividends paid to stockholders and other distributions
    (11,998 )     (10,789 )
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
    641        
Treasury stock purchases
    (25,121 )     (12,329 )
                 
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
  $ (20,853 )   $ 6,697  
                 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (123,217 )     (51,398 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    202,605       94,816  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 79,388     $ 43,418  
                 
 
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THE ST. JOE COMPANY
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
 
1.   Basis of Presentation
 
The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations for reporting on Form 10-Q. Accordingly, certain information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements are not included herein. The interim statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K. In the opinion of the Company, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position as of March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 and the results of operations and cash flows for the three month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005. The results of operations and cash flows for the three month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.
 
2.   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Principles of Consolidation
 
In May 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Accounting Standards No. 150, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity (“FAS 150”). FAS 150 requires companies having consolidated entities with specified termination dates to treat minority owner’s interests in such entities as liabilities in an amount based on the fair value of the entities. Although FAS 150 was originally effective July 1, 2003, the FASB has indefinitely deferred certain provisions related to classification and measurement requirements for mandatorily redeemable financial instruments that become subject to FAS 150 solely as a result of consolidation. As a result, FAS 150 has no impact on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2006 or 2005. The Company has one consolidated entity with a specified termination date: Artisan Park, L.L.C. (“Artisan Park”). At March 31, 2006, the carrying amount of the minority interest in Artisan Park was $18.2 million and its fair value was $23.3 million. The Company has no other material financial instruments that are affected currently by FAS 150.
 
Stock-Based Compensation
 
During the first quarter of 2006, we adopted the provisions of, FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 — revised 2004, “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123R”), which replaced Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS 123”), and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (“APB 25”). Under the fair value recognition provisions of this statement, stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized as expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is the vesting period. We elected the modified-prospective method of adoption, under which prior periods are not revised for comparative purposes. The valuation provisions of SFAS 123R apply to new grants and to grants that were outstanding as of the effective date and are subsequently modified. Estimated compensation for the unvested portion of grants that were outstanding as of the effective date will be recognized over the remaining service period using the compensation cost estimated for the SFAS 123 pro forma disclosures. Additionally, the 15% discount at which employees may purchase the Company’s common stock through payroll deductions will be recognized as compensation expense. Upon exercise of stock options or granting of non-vested stock, we will issue new common stock.
 
Stock Options and Non-vested Restricted Stock
 
The Company has four stock incentive plans (the 1997 Stock Incentive Plan, the 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, the 1999 Stock Incentive Plan and the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan), whereby awards may be granted to certain employees and non-employee directors of the Company in the form of restricted shares of Company stock or options to purchase Company stock. Awards are discretionary and are determined by the Compensation Committee


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

of the Board of Directors. The total amount of restricted shares and options originally available for grant under the Company’s four plans were 8.5 million shares, 1.4 million shares, 2.0 million shares, and 3.0 million shares, respectively. All non-vested restricted shares vest over three-year, four-year, or five-year periods, beginning on the date of each grant but are considered outstanding at the time of grant, as the stockholders are entitled to dividends and voting rights. Stock option awards are granted with an exercise price equal to market price of the Company’s stock at the date of grant. The options are exercisable in equal installments on the first through fourth or fifth anniversaries, as applicable, of the date of grant and expire generally 10 years after date of grant.
 
We currently use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of stock options. The determination of the fair value of stock-based payment awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model is affected by our stock price as well as assumptions regarding a number of complex and subjective variables. These variables include our expected stock price volatility over the term of the awards, actual and projected employee stock option exercise behaviors (term of option), risk-free interest rate and expected dividends.
 
We estimate the expected term of options granted by incorporating the contractual term of the options and analyzing employees actual and expected exercise behaviors. We estimate the volatility of our common stock by using historical volatility in market price. We base the risk-free interest rate that we use in the option valuation model on U.S. Treasury 7 year issues with remaining terms similar to the expected term on the options. We anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future and therefore use an estimated dividend yield in the option valuation model.
 
The assumptions used to value option grants for the quarters ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 are as follows:
 
                 
    2006     2005  
 
Expected dividend yield
    (1)     0.78 %
Risk free interest rate
    (1)     4.32 %
Weighted average expected volatility
    (1)     23.0 %
Expected life (in years)
    (1)     7  
 
(1) No options were granted in the period ending March 31, 2006.
 
Total stock-based compensation recognized on our consolidated statement of income as corporate expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 is as follows (in thousands):
 
         
Stock option grants
  $ 993  
Non-vested restricted stock
    3,598  
Employee stock purchases
    49  
         
Total
  $ 4,640  
         


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 
The following table sets forth the pro forma amounts of net income and net income per share for the three months ended March 31, 2005 that would have resulted if we had accounted for our employee stock plans under the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123 (in thousands except per share amounts):
 
         
    Three Months Ended
 
    March 31, 2005  
 
Net income:
       
Net income as reported
  $ 15,412  
Add: stock-based compensation expense included in reported net income, net of related tax effects
    1,194  
Deduct: total stock-based compensation expense determined under fair value based methods for all awards, net of related tax effects
    (1,833 )
         
Net income — pro forma
  $ 14,773  
         
Per share — Basic:
       
Earnings per share as reported
  $ 0.21  
Earnings per share — pro forma
  $ 0.20  
Per share — Diluted:
       
Earnings per share as reported
  $ 0.20  
Earnings per share — pro forma
  $ 0.19  
 
The following table sets forth the summary of option activity under our stock option program for the three months ended March 31, 2006:
 
                 
    Number of
    Weighted Average
 
    Shares     Exercise Price  
 
Balance at December 31, 2005
    1,051,451     $ 30.64  
Granted
           
Forfeited
    (12,875 )     30.42  
Exercised
    (51,001 )     29.16  
                 
Balance at March 31, 2006
    987,575     $ 30.71  
                 
 
The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the period was $1.6 million. The intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the market value as of exercise date and the exercise price of the shares.
 
The following table presents information regarding all options outstanding at March 31, 2006:
 
                             
    Weighted Average
    Range of
  Weighted Average
 
Number of Options Outstanding
  Remaining Contractual Life     Exercise Prices   Exercise Price  
 
  118,055           4 years     $15.96-$23.94   $ 19.50  
  800,520           7 years     $23.95-$35.91   $ 29.95  
  29,000           8 years     $35.92-$53.86   $ 40.21  
  40,000           9 years     $72.09   $ 72.09  
                             
  987,575           6 years     $15.96-$72.09   $ 30.71  
                             


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 
The following table presents information regarding options exercisable at March 31, 2006:
 
                                 
    Weighted Average
    Range of
    Weighted Average
 
Number of Options Exercisable
  Remaining Contractual Life     Exercise Prices     Exercise Price  
 
  118,055           4 years     $ 15.96-$23.94     $ 19.50  
  497,797           7 years     $ 23.95-$35.91     $ 29.58  
  13,500           8 years     $ 35.92-$53.86     $ 40.49  
                                 
  629,352           6 years     $ 15.96-$53.86     $ 27.93  
                                 
 
The aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding and options exercisable as of March 31, 2006 was $31.7 million and $21.9 million, respectively. The intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the market value as of March 31, 2006 and the grant date fair value. The closing price as of March 31, 2006 was $62.84 per share as reported by the New York Stock Exchange.
 
                 
          Weighted Average
 
    Number of
    Grant Date Fair
 
Non-Vested Restricted Shares
  Shares     Value  
 
Balance at December 31, 2005
    889,752     $ 40.34  
Granted
    30,035       59.60  
Forfeited
    (16,455 )     57.79  
Vested
    (15,602 )     38.25  
                 
Balance at March 31, 2006
    887,730     $ 40.60  
                 
 
Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123R, we recognized the estimated compensation cost of non-vested restricted stock over the vesting term. The estimated compensation cost is based on the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. We will continue to recognize the compensation cost over the vesting term.
 
As of March 31, 2006, there was $20.1 million of unrecognized compensation cost, adjusted for estimated forfeitures, related to non-vested stock-based compensation arrangements. This cost includes $3.2 million related to stock option grants and $16.9 million of non-vested restricted stock which will be recognized over a weighted average period of four and three years, respectively.
 
Upon the adoption of, and in accordance with SFAS 123R, deferred compensation of $19.7 million previously reflected as a component of Stockholders’ Equity has been netted against Common Stock as of December 31, 2005, in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets and Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity.
 
On February 14, 2006, the Board of Directors approved a management succession plan for the Company in which Kevin M. Twomey, President and Chief Operating Officer, will be retiring later this year. Mr. Twomey will remain as President and Chief Operating Officer until the Company’s 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 16, 2006 and then will provide consulting services to the Company until he retires on December 28, 2006. Any of Mr. Twomey’s unvested shares of restricted stock will vest as of his retirement date. As a result, the increase in stock based compensation expense for the period ended March 31, 2006 in connection with accelerating the vesting on his 243,160 shares (to be fully amortized as of May 16, 2006) was $1.1 million.
 
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
 
Beginning in November 1999, the Company also implemented an employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”), whereby all employees may purchase the Company’s common stock through monthly payroll deductions at a 15% discount from the fair market value of our common stock at each month end, with an annual limit of $25,000 in purchases per employee.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 
Earnings Per Share
 
Earnings per share (“EPS”) is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS assumes weighted average options have been exercised to purchase 341,734 and 1,015,372 shares of common stock in the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and that 615,135 and 527,620 shares of vested restricted stock were issued as of March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, each net of assumed repurchases using the treasury stock method.
 
From August 1998 through December 5, 2005, the Board of Directors had authorized a total of $800 million for the repurchase of the Company’s outstanding common stock from time to time. On December 6, 2005, the Board of Directors authorized and announced an additional $150 million for stock repurchases (collectively, the “Stock Repurchase Program”). A total of approximately $821.6 million had been expended in the Stock Repurchase Program from its inception through March 31, 2006. There is no expiration date on the Stock Repurchase Program.
 
From the inception of the Stock Repurchase Program to March 31, 2006, the Company repurchased from shareholders 27,414,711 shares and executives surrendered a total of 2,109,281 shares as payment for strike prices and taxes due on exercised stock options and vested restricted stock, for a total of 29,523,992 acquired shares. During the three month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company repurchased from shareholders 417,300 and 171,200 shares, respectively, and executives surrendered a total of 4,139 and 61,203 shares, respectively, as payment for strike prices and taxes due on exercised stock options and vested restricted stock.
 
Shares of Company stock issued upon the exercise of stock options for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 were 51,001 and 344,590 shares, respectively.
 
Weighted average basic and diluted shares, taking into consideration shares issued, weighted average unvested restricted shares, weighted average options used in calculating EPS and treasury shares repurchased, for each of the periods presented are as follows:
 
                 
    Three Months Ended
 
    March 31,  
    2006     2005  
 
Basic
    73,986,241       75,158,745  
Diluted
    74,943,110       76,701,737  
 
Reclassifications
 
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation.
 
The Company has made certain reclassifications in its March 31, 2005 operating and investing cash flows which it considers to have an immaterial effect on these presentations.
 
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
 
The Company paid $11.4 million and $8.2 million for interest in the first three months of 2006 and 2005, respectively. The Company paid income taxes, net of refunds, of $12.6 million and $4.0 million in the first three months of 2006 and 2005, respectively. The Company capitalized interest expense of $4.2 million and $3.2 million during the first three months of 2006 and 2005, respectively.
 
The Company’s non-cash activities included the surrender of shares of Company stock by executives of the Company as payment for the exercise of stock options and the tax benefit on exercises of stock options. During the three months ended March 31, 2005, executives surrendered Company stock worth $2.4 million, as payment for strike prices of stock options. No amounts were surrendered as payment for the exercise of stock options during the three months ended March 31, 2006.
 
Cash flows related to assets ultimately planned to be sold, including Towns & Resorts development and related amenities, sales of undeveloped and developed land by the land sales segment, the Company’s timberland operations and land developed by the commercial segment are included in operating activities on the statements


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of cash flows. The Company’s buildings developed for commercial rental purposes and assets purchased with tax-deferred proceeds are intended to be held for investment purposes and related cash flows from acquisitions and dispositions of those assets are included in investing activities on the statements of cash flows. Cash flows from investing activities also include assets not held for sale. Distributions of income from unconsolidated affiliates are included in cash flows from operating activities; distributions of capital from unconsolidated affiliates are included in cash flows from investing activities.
 
Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123R, the Company presented all tax benefits for deductions resulting from the exercise of stock options as operating cash flows on its consolidated statement of cash flows. SFAS 123R requires the benefits of tax deductions in excess of tax benefits related to recognized compensation expense to be reported as a financing cash flow, rather than as an operating cash flow. This requirement will reduce net operating cash flows and increase net financing cash flows in periods after adoption. Total cash flow will remain unchanged from what would have been reported under prior accounting rules.
 
Discontinued Operations
 
Discontinued operations for the period ended March 31, 2005 include the results of operations of Advantis Real Estate Services Company (Advantis), which was sold on September 7, 2005 and the results of operations of four commercial buildings which were sold in the third and fourth quarters of 2005.
 
3.   Investment in Real Estate
 
Real estate by segment includes the following (in thousands):
 
                 
    March 31, 2006     December 31, 2005  
 
Operating property:
               
Towns & Resorts
  $ 82,820     $ 81,855  
Commercial real estate
    12,799       12,778  
Land sales
    1,196       1,029  
Forestry
    133,800       134,239  
Other
    61       374  
                 
Total operating property
    230,676       230,275  
                 
Development property:
               
Towns & Resorts
    502,464       419,495  
Commercial real estate
    50,285       46,052  
Land sales
    19,661       13,528  
Other
    295       295  
                 
Total development property
    572,705       479,370  
                 
Investment property:
               
Commercial real estate
    339,525       338,382  
Land sales
    260       260  
Forestry
    1,373       1,372  
Other
    7,131       6,816  
                 
Total investment property
    348,289       346,830  
                 
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates:
               
Towns & Resorts
    12,170       22,027  
                 
Total investment in unconsolidated affiliates
    12,170       22,027  
                 
Total real estate investments
    1,163,840       1,078,502  
Less: Accumulated depreciation
    46,580       42,328  
                 
Investment in real estate investments
  $ 1,117,260     $ 1,036,174  
                 


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Included in operating property are Company-owned amenities related to Towns & Resorts, the Company’s timberlands and land and buildings developed by the Company and used for commercial rental purposes. Development property consists of Towns & Resorts land and inventory currently under development to be sold. Investment property includes the Company’s commercial buildings purchased with tax-deferred proceeds and land held for future use.
 
Depreciation expense reported on real estate was $4.8 million and $4.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
 
4.   Debt
 
Debt consists of the following (in thousands):
 
                 
    March 31, 2006     December 31, 2005  
 
Senior notes
  $ 407,000     $ 407,000  
Debt secured by certain commercial and residential property
    131,279       143,446  
Senior revolving credit agreement
    20,000        
Various secured and unsecured notes payable
    4,000       4,000  
                 
Total debt
  $ 562,279     $ 554,446  
                 
 
The aggregate maturities of debt subsequent to March 31, 2006 are as follows (in millions):
 
         
2006
  $ 23.0  
2007
    69.5  
2008
    57.4  
2009
    51.5  
2010
    1.9  
Thereafter
    359.0  
         
Total
  $ 562.3  
         
 
The senior notes and the senior revolving credit agreement contain financial covenants, including minimum net worth requirements, maximum debt ratios, and fixed charge coverage requirements, plus some restrictions on prepayment. At March 31, 2006, management believes the Company was in compliance with the covenants.
 
5.   Employee Benefit Plans
 
A summary of the net periodic pension credit follows (in thousands):
 
                 
    Three Months Ended
    Three Months Ended
 
    March 31, 2006     March 31, 2005  
 
Service cost
  $ 1,225     $ 1,090  
Interest cost
    2,190       1,660  
Expected return on assets
    (4,657 )     (3,802 )
Prior service costs
    180       152  
                 
Total pension income
  $ (1,062 )   $ (900 )
                 
 
6.   Segment Information
 
The Company conducts primarily all of its business in four reportable operating segments: Towns & Resorts, commercial real estate, land sales and forestry. The Towns & Resorts segment develops and sells housing units and home sites and manages residential communities. The commercial real estate segment owns and leases commercial,


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retail, office and industrial properties throughout the Southeast and sells developed and undeveloped land and buildings. The land sales segment sells parcels of land included in the Company’s holdings of timberlands. The forestry segment produces and sells pine pulpwood and timber and cypress products.
 
The Company uses income from continuing operations before equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates, income taxes and minority interest for purposes of making decisions about allocating resources to each segment and assessing each segment’s performance, which it believes represents current performance measures.
 
The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described above in the summary of significant accounting policies. Total revenues represent sales to unaffiliated customers, as reported in the Company’s consolidated income statements. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated. The caption entitled “Other” consists of general and administrative expenses, net of investment income.
 
The Company’s reportable segments are strategic business units that offer different products and services. They are each managed separately and decisions about allocations of resources are determined by management based on these strategic business units.
 
Information by business segment follows (in thousands):
 
                 
    Three Months Ended
 
    March 31,  
    2006     2005  
 
Operating Revenues:
               
Towns & Resorts
  $ 126,454     $ 137,163  
Commercial real estate
    14,932       21,722  
Land sales
    17,488       17,807  
Forestry
    8,479       8,014  
                 
Consolidated operating revenues
  $ 167,353     $ 184,706  
                 
Income from continuing operations before equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates, income taxes and minority interest:
               
Towns & Resorts
  $ 11,690     $ 23,078  
Commercial real estate
    284       1,195  
Land sales
    11,817       12,053  
Forestry
    2,035       2,016  
Other
    (20,319 )     (13,831 )
                 
Consolidated income from continuing operations before equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates, income taxes and minority interest
  $ 5,507     $ 24,511  
                 
 
                 
    March 31, 2006     December 31, 2005  
 
Total Assets:
               
Towns & Resorts
  $ 739,209     $ 657,431  
Commercial real estate
    467,468       510,522  
Land sales
    49,537       48,204  
Forestry
    147,696       147,874  
Corporate
    161,052       227,915  
                 
Total assets
  $ 1,564,962     $ 1,591,946  
                 


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7.   Contingencies
 
The Company and its affiliates are involved in litigation on a number of matters and are subject to various claims which arise in the normal course of business, none of which, in the opinion of management, is expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity. We have established estimated accruals for our various litigation matters. However, it is possible that the actual amounts of liabilities resulting from such matters could exceed such accruals by several million dollars.
 
The Company has retained certain self-insurance risks with respect to losses for third party liability, worker’s compensation, property damage, group health insurance provided to employees and other types of insurance.
 
At March 31, 2006, the Company was party to surety bonds and standby letters of credit in the amounts of $52.9 million and $32.9 million, respectively, which may potentially result in liability to the Company if certain obligations of the Company are not met.
 
At March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the Company was not liable as guarantor on any credit obligations that relate to unconsolidated affiliates or others in accordance with FASB Interpretation No. 45, Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others.
 
The Company is subject to costs arising out of environmental laws and regulations, which include obligations to remove or limit the effects on the environment of the disposal or release of certain wastes or substances at various sites, including sites which have been previously sold. It is the Company’s policy to accrue and charge against earnings environmental cleanup costs when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and an amount can be reasonably estimated. As assessments and cleanups proceed, these accruals will be reviewed and adjusted, if necessary, as additional information becomes available.
 
Pursuant to the terms of various agreements by which the Company disposed of its sugar assets in 1999, the Company is obligated to complete certain defined environmental remediation. Approximately $5.0 million of the sales proceeds remain in escrow pending the completion of the remediation. The Company has separately funded the costs of remediation. In addition, approximately $1.7 million is being held in escrow representing the value of the land subject to remediation. Remediation was substantially completed in 2003. The Company expects remaining remediation to be complete and the amounts held in escrow to be released to the Company in 2006.
 
The Company’s former paper mill site in Gulf County and certain adjacent real property north of the paper mill site are subject to various Consent Agreements and Brownfield Site Rehabilitation Agreements with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The paper mill site has been assessed and rehabilitated by Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation in accordance with these agreements. Management does not believe the liability for any remaining rehabilitation on these properties will be material.
 
Other proceedings involving environmental matters such as alleged discharge of oil or waste material into water or soil are pending against the Company. It is not possible to quantify future environmental costs because many issues relate to actions by third parties or changes in environmental regulation. However, based on information presently available, management believes that the ultimate disposition of currently known matters will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity. Aggregate environmental-related accruals were $4.0 million as of both March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005.


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Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
Overview
 
The St. Joe Company is one of Florida’s largest real estate operating companies. We believe we have one of the largest inventories of private land suitable for development in the State of Florida, with a very low cost basis. The majority of our land is located in Northwest Florida. In order to optimize the value of these core real estate assets, our business plan calls for us to reposition our substantial timberland holdings for higher and better uses. We increase the value of our raw land assets, most of which are currently managed as timberland, through the entitlement, development and subsequent sale of residential and commercial parcels, home sites and homes, or through the direct sale of unimproved land. In addition, we reinvest the proceeds of qualifying asset sales into like-kind properties under our tax deferral strategy, which has enabled us to create a significant portfolio of commercial rental properties.
 
We have four operating segments: Towns & Resorts, commercial real estate, land sales, and forestry.
 
Our Towns & Resorts segment generates revenues from:
 
  •  the sale of developed home sites to retail customers and builders;
 
  •  the sale of parcels of entitled, undeveloped land;
 
  •  the sale of housing units built by us;
 
  •  rental income;
 
  •  club operations;
 
  •  investments in limited partnerships and joint ventures;
 
  •  brokerage, title issuance and mortgage origination fees on certain transactions within our Towns & Resorts developments; and
 
  •  management fees.
 
Our commercial real estate segment generates revenues from:
 
  •  the rental and/or sale of commercial buildings owned and/or developed by us; and
 
  •  the sale of developed and undeveloped land for retail, multi-family, office and industrial uses.
 
Our land sales segment generates revenues from:
 
  •  the sale of parcels of undeveloped land; and
 
  •  the sale of developed home sites primarily within rural settings.
 
Our forestry segment generates revenues from:
 
  •  the sale of pulpwood and timber; and
 
  •  the sale of cypress lumber and mulch.
 
Our ability to generate revenues, cash flows and profitability is directly related to the real estate market, primarily in Florida, and the economy in general. Economic, political and weather-related conditions could have adverse effects on consumer buying behavior, construction costs, availability of labor and materials, the cost and availability of insurance, the availability of and changes in prices of fuel and energy, and other factors affecting us and the real estate industry in general and coastal real estate in particular. Additionally, increases in interest rates could reduce the demand for homes we build and home sites we develop, particularly primary housing and home sites and commercial properties we develop or sell.
 
Recently, activity in our resort residential projects in Northwest Florida has slowed significantly compared to the more active pace of the prior year. Furthermore, the size of the resale inventory in our resort residential communities has increased, which suggests it will be some time before we return to a favorable balance of supply


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and demand in this market segment. While we are seeing weaker sales in our resort residential business, there are signs of relative strength in other product categories, including our primary residential, commercial and rural land businesses. Regardless of short term market conditions, we believe that long-term prospects of job growth, coupled with strong in-migration population expansion in Florida, indicate that demand levels may remain favorable over the long term.
 
We remain committed to long-term value creation, continuing to diversify our development business and generating land sales for a broad range of uses and price points. We are continuing to broaden our customer base, and are in active discussions with several major homebuilders interested in participating in various projects in Northwest Florida and other parts of the state. We expect that this initiative will result in meaningful sales and income this year, next year and beyond. These transactions may involve land positions in pre-development phases of JOE communities as well as phases currently under development. These transactions provide opportunities for us to accelerate value realization, while at the same time decreasing capital intensity and increasing efficiency in how we deliver primary housing to the market.
 
Forward-Looking Statements
 
This report includes forward-looking statements, particularly in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis Section. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe-harbor for forward-looking information to encourage companies to provide prospective information about themselves without fear of litigation so long as that information is identified as forward-looking and is accompanied by meaningful cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ, possibly materially, from those in the information. Any statements in this report that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. You can find many of these forward-looking statements by looking for words such as “intend”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “plan”, “should”, forecast”, or similar expressions. In particular, forward-looking statements include, among others, statements about the following:
 
  •  the size and number of residential units and commercial buildings;
 
  •  expected development timetables and projected timing for the first sales or closings of homes or home sites in a community;
 
  •  development approvals and the ability to obtain such approvals, including possible legal challenges;
 
  •  the anticipated price ranges of developments;
 
  •  the number of units or commercial square footage that can be supported upon full build-out of a development;
 
  •  the number, price and timing of anticipated land sales or acquisitions;
 
  •  estimated land holdings for a particular use within a specific time frame;
 
  •  absorption rates and expected gains on land and home site sales;
 
  •  the pace at which we release new product for sale;
 
  •  future operating performance, revenues, earnings, cash flows, and short and long-term revenue and earnings growth rates;
 
  •  comparisons to historical projects;
 
  •  the amount of dividends we pay; and
 
  •  the number of shares of Company stock which may be purchased under the Company’s existing or future share-repurchase program.
 
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements. These statements are made as of the date hereof based on current expectations, and we undertake no obligation to update the information contained in this Form 10-Q. New information, future events or risks may cause the forward-looking events we discuss in this report not to occur.


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Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by a forward-looking statement include the risk factors described in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, as well as, among others, the following:
 
  •   economic conditions, particularly in Northwest Florida, Florida as a whole and key areas of the southeastern United States that serve as feeder markets to our Northwest Florida operations;
 
  •  changes in the demographics affecting projected population growth in Florida, including demographic migration of Baby Boomers;
 
  •  changes in perceptions of or conditions in the national or Florida real estate market;
 
  •  the termination of sales contracts or letters of intent due to, among other factors, the failure of one or more closing conditions or market changes;
 
  •  whether our developments receive all land-use entitlements or other permits necessary for development and/or full build-out or are subject to legal challenge;
 
  •  local conditions such as the supply of homes and home sites and residential or resort properties or a change in the demand for real estate in an area;
 
  •  timing and costs associated with property developments and rentals;
 
  •  the pace of commercial development in Northwest Florida;
 
  •  competition from other real estate developers;
 
  •  changes in operating costs, including real estate taxes and the cost of construction materials;
 
  •  changes in the pricing and profit margins of our products;
 
  •  changes in the amount or timing of federal and state income tax liabilities resulting from either a change in our application of tax laws, an adverse determination by a taxing authority or court, or legislative changes to existing laws;
 
  •  how well we manage our properties;
 
  •  changes in interest rates and the performance of the financial markets;
 
  •  changes in market rental rates for our commercial and resort properties;
 
  •  changes in the prices of wood products;
 
  •  the pace of development of public infrastructure, particularly in Northwest Florida, including a proposed new airport in Bay County, which is dependent on approvals of the local Airport Authority and the Federal Aviation Administration, various permits, and the availability of adequate funding;
 
  •  potential liability under environmental laws or other laws or regulations;
 
  •  changes in laws, regulations or the regulatory environment affecting the development of real estate;
 
  •  fluctuations in the size and number of transactions from period to period;
 
  •  natural disasters, including hurricanes and other severe weather conditions, and the impact on current and future demand for our products;
 
  •  the continuing effects of recent hurricane disasters on the regional and national economies and current and future demand for our products in Florida;
 
  •  the prices and availability of labor and building materials;
 
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  •  changes in gasoline prices; and
 
  •  acts of war, terrorism, or other geopolitical events.
 
Critical Accounting Estimates
 
The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. We base these estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that management believes are reasonable under the circumstances. Additionally, we evaluate the results of these estimates on an on-going basis. Management’s estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
 
The critical accounting policies that we believe reflect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements are set forth in Item 7 of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. There have been no significant changes in these policies during the first three months of 2006.
 
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
 
In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 152, Accounting for Real Estate Time-Sharing Transactions (“FAS 152”). FAS 152 clarifies the accounting for sales and other transactions involving real estate time-sharing transactions and is effective for financial statements for fiscal years beginning after June  15, 2005. The adoption of FAS 152 did not have any effect on our financial statements.
 
In October 2005, the FASB published FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) No. FAS 13-1, Accounting for Rental Costs Incurred during a Construction Period (“FSP 13-1”), which stipulates that a lessee’s rental costs associated with operating leases during a construction period must be recognized as rental expense, included in income from continuing operations and allocated over the lease term according to current guidance on accounting for leases. Further, FSP 13-1 does not apply to projects accounted for under FAS 67. The impact of adopting FSP 13-1 did not have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
 
In June 2005, the FASB ratified the Emerging Issues Task Force’s (“EITF”) consensus on Issue No. 04-5, “Determining Whether a General Partner, or the General Partners as a Group, Controls a Limited Partnership or Similar Entity When the Limited Partners Have Certain Rights” (“EITF 04-5”). In addition, the FASB has issued FSP SOP 78-9-1,“Interaction of AICPA Statement of Position (SOP) 78-9 and EITF Issue 04-5” to amend SOP 78-9, Accounting for Investments in Real Estate Ventures, so that its guidance is consistent with the consensus reached by the EITF in EITF No. 04-5. EITF 04-5 establishes that determining control of a limited partnership requires judgment, but that generally a sole general partner is deemed to control a limited partnership unless the limited partners have (a) the ability to substantially liquidate the partnership or otherwise remove the general partner without cause and/or (b) substantive participating rights. This consensus applies to limited partnerships or similar entities, such as limited liability companies that have governing provisions that are the functional equivalent of a limited partnership. Based on our evaluation of the operating agreements and history of decision making, we believe we are not required to consolidate any of our current unconsolidated investments nor will this EITF have a material effect on our financial statements.
 
In May 2005, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections (“FAS 154”). FAS 154 requires companies making voluntary changes to their accounting policies to apply the changes retrospectively, meaning that past earnings will be revised to reflect the impact in each period, rather than the current practice of taking a single charge against current earnings. The statement applies to all voluntary changes in accounting policies and to new rules issued by the FASB that require companies to change their accounting, unless otherwise stated in the new rules. FAS 154 is effective for us beginning January 1, 2006,


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with earlier application allowed. The impact of adopting FAS 154 did not have a material adverse impact on our financial position or results of operations.
 
Stock-based Compensation
 
We adopted the provisions of, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R Share-Based Payment (SFAS 123R), on January 1, 2006. We elected the modified-prospective method of adoption, under which prior periods are not revised for comparative purposes. Under the fair value recognition provisions of this statement, stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized as expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is the vesting period. The valuation provisions of SFAS 123R apply to new grants and to grants that were outstanding as of January 1, 2006.
 
We currently use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of stock options. The determination of the fair value of stock-based payment awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model is affected by our stock price as well as assumptions regarding a number of complex and subjective variables. These variables include our expected stock price volatility over the term of the awards, actual and projected employee stock option exercise behaviors (term of option), risk-free interest rate and expected dividends.
 
If factors change and we employ different assumptions for estimating stock-based compensation expense in future periods or if we decide to use a different valuation model, the future periods may differ significantly from what we have recorded in the current period and could materially affect our operating income, net income and net income per share.
 
The Black-Scholes option-pricing model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of stock options. Existing valuation models, including the Black-Scholes, may not provide reliable measures of the fair values of our stock-based compensation. Consequently, there is a risk that our estimates of the fair values of our stock-based compensation awards on the grant dates may bear little resemblance to the actual values realized upon the exercise, expiration, early termination or forfeiture of those stock-based payments in the future. Certain stock-based payments, such as employee stock options, may expire worthless or otherwise result in zero intrinsic value as compared to the fair values originally estimated on the grant date and reported in our financial statements. Alternatively, value may be realized from these instruments that are significantly higher than the fair values originally estimated on the grant date and reported in our consolidated financial statements. There currently is no market-based mechanism or other practical application to verify the reliability and accuracy of the estimates stemming from these valuation models, nor is there a means to compare and adjust the estimates to actual values.
 
Results of Operations
 
Net income decreased $11.7 million, or 76%, to $3.7 million, or $.05 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2006, from $15.4 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2005. Results for the period ended March 31, 2005 reported in discontinued operations include the operations of Advantis Real Estate Services Company (“Advantis”), and four commercial buildings sold in 2005.
 
We report revenues from our four operating segments: Towns & Resorts, commercial real estate, land sales, and forestry. Real estate sales are generated from sales of residential homes and home sites, parcels of developed and undeveloped land, and commercial buildings which are not reported as discontinued operations. Rental revenue is generated primarily from lease income related to our portfolio of investment and development properties as a component of the commercial real estate segment. Timber sales are generated from the forestry segment. Other revenues are primarily club operations and management fees from the Towns & Resorts segment.
 
Revenues generated during the first quarter of each year by our largest segment, Towns & Resorts, are typically lower than other quarters of the year, particularly in Northwest Florida, where visitation levels and sales are lowest during this period.


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Consolidated Results
 
Revenues and expenses.  The following table sets forth a comparison of revenues and certain expenses for the three month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005.
 
                                 
    Three Months Ended
             
    March 31,              
    2006     2005     Difference     % Change  
    (Dollars in millions)  
 
Revenues:
                               
Real estate sales
  $ 139.1     $ 158.5     $ (19.4 )     (12 )%
Rental revenues
    12.2       10.0       2.2       22  
Timber sales
    8.5       8.0       0.5       6  
Other revenues
    7.6       8.2       (0.6 )     (7 )
                                 
Total
    167.4       184.7       (17.3 )     (9 )
                                 
Expenses:
                               
Cost of real estate sales
    93.6       105.0       (11.4 )     (11 )
Cost of rental revenues
    4.6       3.8       0.8       21  
Cost of timber sales
    5.9       5.2       0.7       13  
Cost of other revenues
    8.0       8.2       (0.2 )     (2 )
Other operating expenses
    20.2       15.7       4.5       29  
                                 
Total
  $ 132.3     $ 137.9     $ (5.6 )     (4 )%
                                 
 
The decreases in revenues from real estate sales and cost of real estate sales for the three month period ended March 31, 2006 compared to 2005 were in each case primarily due to decreased revenues in the Towns & Resorts segment and land sales in the commercial real estate segment. The increases in rental revenues and cost of rental revenues were in each case primarily due to the purchase of a commercial building in the commercial real estate segment. Timber revenue increased primarily due to increased harvesting of pine for outside customers. Cost of timber revenues increased due to increased logging costs caused primarily by fuel shortages and road maintenance. Other revenues and cost of other revenues decreased primarily due to a decrease in resale brokerage activity in our Towns & Resorts segment. For further discussion of revenues and expenses, see Segment Results below.
 
Corporate expense.  Corporate expense, representing corporate general and administrative expenses, increased $3.8 million, or 32%, to $15.7 million in the first quarter of 2006, from $11.9 million in the first quarter of 2005. The increase was primarily due to increases in stock compensation, professional fees, and compensation costs. Stock compensation increased $2.3 million in the first quarter of 2006 compared to 2005 as a result of acceleration of restricted stock amortization totaling $1.1 million related to the retirement of our President and COO, $0.2 related to other restricted stock amortization and $1.0 million of stock compensation expense recorded under SFAS 123R. Professional fees increased $0.9 million as a result of increased litigation costs. Compensation costs increased $0.6 million as a result of an increase of $1.3 million from the accelerated expensing of salary and bonus related to the retirement of our President and COO, offset by a decrease of $0.7 million in corporate bonus and other employee benefits.
 
Depreciation and amortization.  Depreciation and amortization increased $1.1 million, or 12%, to $10.4 million in the first quarter of 2006, from $9.3 million in the first quarter of 2005. The increase was primarily due to an increase in amortization resulting from the acceleration of amortized lease costs related to early termination of tenants associated with our commercial operating properties.
 
Other income (expense).  Other income (expense) consists of investment income, interest expense, gains on sales and dispositions of assets, litigation reserves and other income. Other income (expense) was $(3.4) million in


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the first quarter of 2006 and $(1.2) million in the first quarter of 2005. The increase was primarily due to increased litigation reserves of $2.5 million.
 
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates.  We have investments in affiliates that are accounted for by the equity method of accounting. Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates totaled $2.8 million in the first quarter of 2006 and $1.9 million in the first quarter of 2005. The increase was primarily due to an increase in closings at Rivercrest and increased pricing at Rivercrest and Paseos, two 50% owned unconsolidated affiliates in our Towns & Resorts segment. Sales are substantially complete at both of these communities.
 
Income tax expense.  Income tax expense totaled $2.5 million in the first quarter of 2006 and $9.7 million in the first quarter of 2005. Our effective tax rate was 39.7% in the first quarter of 2006 compared to 38.1% for the first quarter of 2005.
 
Segment Results
 
Towns & Resorts
 
Our Towns & Resorts segment develops large-scale, mixed-use resort, primary and secondary residential communities, primarily on land with very low cost basis. We own large tracts of land in Northwest Florida, including significant Gulf of Mexico beach frontage and waterfront properties, and land near Jacksonville, in Deland and near Tallahassee, the state capital. Our residential homebuilding business in North and South Carolina is conducted through Saussy Burbank, Inc. (“Saussy Burbank”), a wholly owned subsidiary.
 
Resort residential sales slowed significantly in the first quarter, compared to the more active pace of the prior year. Although the first quarter is traditionally the off-season in Northwest Florida, sales activity in our resort residential projects was slower than the same period a year ago. Furthermore, the size of the resale inventory in our resort residential communities has increased, which suggests it will be some time before we return to a favorable balance between supply and demand in this market segment. We are introducing new products at lower price points within our developments to fill market segments where there is more limited competitive supply.
 
We continue to see increases in labor and construction material costs. Consequently, we believe our margins may continue to be adversely affected by any additional increases in such costs.
 
We are continuing to broaden our customer base, and are in active discussions with several major homebuilders interested in participating in various projects in Northwest Florida and other parts of the state. We expect that this initiative will result in meaningful sales and income this year, next year and beyond. These transactions may involve land positions in pre-development phases of JOE communities as well as phases currently under development. These transactions provide opportunities for us to accelerate value realization, while at the same time decreasing capital intensity and increasing efficiency in how we deliver primary housing to the market.
 
The table below sets forth the results of operations of our Towns & Resorts development segment for the three month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005:
 
                 
    Three Months Ended
 
    March 31,  
    2006     2005  
 
Revenues:
               
Real estate sales
  $ 118.7     $ 129.0  
Rental revenues
    0.3       0.2  
Other revenues
    7.4       8.0  
                 
Total revenues
    126.4       137.2  
                 


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    Three Months Ended
 
    March 31,  
    2006     2005  
 
Expenses:
               
Cost of real estate sales
    90.7       93.3  
Cost of rental revenues
    0.3       0.2  
Cost of other revenues
    8.0       7.7  
Other operating expenses
    13.4       10.5  
Depreciation and amortization
    2.5       2.4  
                 
Total expenses
    114.9       114.1  
                 
Other income (expense)
    0.2        
                 
Pre-tax income from continuing operations
  $ 11.7     $ 23.1  
                 
 
Revenues and costs of sales associated with multi-family units and Private Residence Club (“PRC”) units under construction are recognized using the percentage-of-completion method of accounting. Revenue is recognized in proportion to the percentage of total costs incurred in relation to estimated total costs. If a deposit is received for less than 10% for a multi-family or PRC unit, percentage-of-completion accounting is not utilized. Instead, full accrual accounting criteria are used, which recognize revenue when sales contracts are closed. All deposits are non-refundable (subject to a 15-day rescission period as required by law), except for non-delivery of the unit. In the event a contract does not close for reasons other than non-delivery, we are entitled to retain the deposit. However, the revenue and margin related to the previously recorded contract is reversed. Revenues and cost of sales associated with multi-family units where construction has been completed before contracts are signed and deposits made are recognized on the full accrual method of accounting as contracts are closed. Percentage-of-completion accounting was utilized at Artisan Park in the first quarter of 2006 and Artisan Park, WaterColor and WaterSound Beach in the first quarter of 2005.
 
Our townhomes are attached building units sold individually along with a parcel of land. Revenues and cost of sales for our townhomes are accounted for using the full accrual method. These units differ from multi-family and PRC units, in which buyers hold title to a unit or fractional share of a unit, respectively, within a building and an interest in the underlying land held in common with other building association members.
 
Profit is deferred on home site sales when required development is not complete at the time of the sale. Currently, we are deferring profit for home site sales at WaterSound West Beach and SummerCamp. The closing of the home site is recorded at the time of the sale, while a portion of revenue and gross profit on the sales at those communities is deferred based on required development not yet completed in relation to total required development costs.
 
Northwest Florida
 
WaterColor is situated on approximately 499 acres on the beaches of the Gulf of Mexico in south Walton County. We are building single-family and multi-family residences and selling developed home sites in WaterColor. The community is planned to include approximately 1,140 units, including a PRC with fractional ownership. From WaterColor’s inception through March 31, 2006, total contracts accepted or closed totaled 864 homes and home sites, including 11 PRC units. Each PRC unit represents 8 PRC interests.
 
WaterSound Beach, located approximately five miles east of WaterColor and situated on approximately 256 acres, includes over one mile of beachfront on the Gulf of Mexico. This community is currently entitled to include 511 units. From WaterSound Beach’s inception through March 31, 2006, contracts for 410 units were accepted or closed.
 
WaterSound West Beach, located over one half mile west of WaterSound Beach on the beach side of County Road 30A, is being designed as a high-end resort community with 199 single-family home sites on approximately 62 acres. From WaterSound West Beach’s inception through March 31, 2006, contracts for 11 units were accepted or closed.
 
Construction is proceeding at WaterSound, a resort community located approximately three miles from WaterSound Beach, less than two miles from the Gulf of Mexico and north of U.S. Highway 98 in Walton County.

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With a proposed 1,432 units of mixed-use development on approximately 1,402 acres owned by the Company, WaterSound is being planned for the pre-retirement and second-home markets with six and nine-hole golf courses along with pools, beach access and other amenities. Sales are expected to begin in the second quarter of 2006.
 
Palmetto Trace is a primary home community in Panama City Beach planned for 481 units on 141 acres. As of March 31, 2006, there were 431 units sold or under contract. David Weekley Homes, LLP, a national homebuilder, is building out the last phase of Palmetto Trace.
 
Hawks Landing is a primary home community in Lynn Haven, in Bay County, Florida on approximately 88 acres. We plan to develop and sell 168 home sites at Hawks Landing to local and national home builders.
 
At WindMark Beach, construction continued on the next phase, presently planned for 1,552 units along more than 15,000 feet of beachfront near the town of Port St. Joe. Sales on this next phase are expected to begin in the second quarter of 2006. Construction on the realignment of a 3.5-mile segment of U.S. 98 within WindMark Beach is scheduled for completion during the third quarter of 2006. Plans provide for a public beachfront trail system to be constructed on the existing road bed once the road has been relocated away from the beach. Five retail home sites and one beachfront home remain to be sold of the 110 units in the first 80-acre phase, none of which have been offered for sale. From WindMark Beach’s inception through March 31, 2006, contracts for 104 home sites were accepted or closed.
 
SouthWood, situated on approximately 3,370 acres in southeast Tallahassee, has land use entitlements for up to 4,770 residential units and a town center with restaurants, retail shops, and offices. From SouthWood’s inception through March 31, 2006, contracts for 2,018 units were accepted or closed.
 
Present plans for SummerCamp call for a 499-unit development on 762 acres located approximately 45 miles south of Tallahassee in Franklin County on the Gulf of Mexico. From SummerCamp’s inception through March 31, 2006, contracts for 67 units were accepted or closed.
 
Northeast Florida
 
Environmental permitting and predevelopment planning continue at RiverTown, which is planned for 4,500 units on 4,170 acres located in St. Johns County, south of Jacksonville, Florida, with more than 3.5 miles of frontage on the St. Johns River. Home site sales are currently scheduled to start in 2006 with the first home site closings expected during the fourth quarter of 2006.
 
St. Johns Golf & Country Club is a primary residential community located on approximately 820 acres in St. Johns County, Florida. The community is planned to include a total of approximately 799 housing units and an 18-hole golf course. From its inception through March 31, 2006, contracts for 762 units were accepted or closed.
 
Central Florida
 
Victoria Park is situated on 1,859 acres in Deland between Daytona Beach and Orlando. Plans include approximately 4,200 residences built among parks, lakes and conservation areas. From Victoria Park’s inception through March 31, 2006, contracts for 1,029 units were accepted or closed.
 
Artisan Park, located in Celebration, near Orlando, is being developed through a joint venture in which we own 74%. Artisan Park is situated on approximately 175 acres which we acquired. Current plans include approximately 616 units. From Artisan Park’s inception through March 31, 2006, contracts for 516 units were accepted or closed.
 
The Company manages and owns 50% of the joint ventures developing Rivercrest and Paseos, two primary residential communities. Sales are substantially complete at Rivercrest, a 1,382-unit primary residential community located near Tampa, and Paseos, a 325-unit primary residential community situated on 175 acres in Jupiter.
 
Southwest Florida
 
Infrastructure construction has started on SevenShores, formerly known as Perico Island. Located in the City of Bradenton in Manatee County, SevenShores is entitled for 686 condominium units on 192 acres, with a club house, related amenities, and access to a marina being developed by us. Sales started in late April 2006 with closings expected to begin in 2007.


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Three Months Ended March 31
 
Real estate sales include sales of homes and home sites, as well as sales of land. Cost of real estate sales for homes and home sites includes direct costs (e.g., development and construction costs), selling costs and other indirect costs (e.g., construction overhead, capitalized interest, warranty and project administration costs).
 
The following table sets forth the components of our real estate sales and cost of real estate sales:
 
                                                 
    Three Months Ended
    Three Months Ended
 
    March 31, 2006     March 31, 2005  
    Homes     Home Sites     Total     Homes     Home Sites     Total  
    (Dollars in millions)  
 
Sales
  $ 112.1     $ 6.6     $ 118.7     $ 105.1     $ 23.7     $ 128.8  
Cost of Sales:
                                               
Direct costs
    74.7       2.2       76.9       74.8       4.6       79.4  
Selling costs
    5.7       0.1       5.8       5.4       0.7       6.1  
Other indirect costs
    7.7       0.3       8.0       7.2       0.5       7.7  
                                                 
Total Cost of Sales
    88.1       2.6       90.7       87.4       5.8       93.2  
                                                 
Gross Profit
  $ 24.0     $ 4.0     $ 28.0     $ 17.7     $ 17.9     $ 35.6  
                                                 
Gross Profit Margin
    21 %     61 %     24 %     17 %     76 %     28 %
 
The overall decrease in real estate sales and cost of sales was primarily due to decreased home site sales and revenues and cost of sales associated with multi-family residences at our resort communities and units closed in Northeast Florida, partially offset by an increase in revenues and cost of sales associated with North and South Carolina and Northwest Florida primary communities.
 
The following table sets forth home and home site sales activity by individual developments, excluding Rivercrest and Paseos, two 50% owned affiliates accounted for using the equity method of accounting.
 
                                                                 
    Three Months Ended March 31, 2006     Three Months Ended March 31, 2005  
    Closed
          Cost of
    Gross
    Closed
          Cost of
    Gross
 
    Units     Revenues     Sales     Profit     Units     Revenues     Sales     Profit  
    (Dollars in millions)  
 
Northwest Florida:
                                                               
Resort
                                                               
Single-family homes
    5     $ 4.8     $ 3.3     $ 1.5           $     $     $  
Multi-family homes
                                  11.5       6.3       5.2  
Private Residence Club
                            1       0.3       0.1       0.2  
Home sites
    3       1.7       0.5       1.2       20       19.8       3.8       16.0  
Primary
                                                               
Single-family homes
    64       19.4       15.1       4.3       73       16.0       14.4       1.6  
Townhomes
    22       3.4       2.8       0.6       36       4.9       4.4       0.5  
Home sites
    36       2.8       1.2       1.6       20       1.5       0.7       0.8  
Northeast Florida:
                                                               
Primary
                                                               
Single-family homes
    14       6.9       5.0       1.9       31       11.6       9.2       2.4  
Home sites
    6       0.9       0.4       0.5       8       0.5       0.2       0.3  


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    Three Months Ended March 31, 2006     Three Months Ended March 31, 2005  
    Closed
          Cost of
    Gross
    Closed
          Cost of
    Gross
 
    Units     Revenues     Sales     Profit     Units     Revenues     Sales     Profit  
    (Dollars in millions)  
 
Central Florida:
                                                               
Primary
                                                               
Single-family homes
    52       23.2       16.2       7.0       69       17.6       15.8       1.8  
Multi-family homes
    16       10.8       7.2       3.6             11.1       8.3       2.8  
Townhomes
    19       5.1       4.3       0.8       1       0.5       0.4       0.1  
Home sites
    4       1.2       0.5       0.7       14       2.0       1.1       0.9  
North and South Carolina:
                                                               
Primary
                                                               
Single-family homes
    143       38.0       33.8       4.2       132       31.5       28.5       3.0  
Townhomes
    3       0.5       0.4       0.1                          
                                                                 
Total
    387     $ 118.7     $ 90.7     $ 28.0       405     $ 128.8     $ 93.2     $ 35.6  
                                                                 
 
Our current Northwest Florida resort communities include WaterColor, WaterSound Beach, WaterSound West Beach and SummerCamp. Our current Northwest Florida primary communities include Hawks Landing, Palmetto Trace, SouthWood and Port St. Joe primary housing. Our current Northeast Florida primary community is St. Johns Golf and Country Club, while our current Central Florida communities, all of which are primary, include Artisan Park and Victoria Park. North and South Carolina include the communities in which Saussy Burbank operates, all of which are primary.
 
In our Northwest Florida resort communities, closed units, revenues and gross profit decreased in the first quarter of 2006 compared to the first quarter of 2005 as the demand for resort residential product has decreased. The gross profit from home site sales decreased to $1.2 million in the first quarter of 2006 from $16.0 million in the same quarter last year due primarily to a significant decrease in the number of home sites sold and closed. Also, no gross profit was recognized on the sale of multi-family residences in the first quarter of 2006, compared to $5.2 million in the first quarter of 2005 due to the completion of multi-family residences in WaterSound Beach in 2005.
 
Since required infrastructure and amenity development was not complete at WaterSound West Beach and SummerCamp at the time the home sites were closed, a portion of the gross profit was deferred based on the amount of required development not yet completed in relation to total estimated required development costs. As a result, for the single home site closed in the quarter ended March 31, 2006 at WaterSound West Beach, we deferred $0.4 million in revenue and $0.3 million of gross profit. At SummerCamp, for the home site closed in the quarter ended March 31, 2006, we deferred $0.2 million in revenue and $0.1 million of gross profit. From project inception to date, WaterSound West Beach has remaining unrecognized deferred profit of $2.9 million, substantially all of which we expect to recognize by the end of 2006. SummerCamp has unrecognized deferred profit of $8.6 million, substantially all of which we expect to recognize through the end of 2008.
 
In our Northwest Florida primary communities, revenues increased due to increased pricing despite a decrease in number of units closed. The gross profit from single-family home sales increased to $4.3 million in the first quarter of 2006 from $1.6 million in the first quarter of 2005, primarily due to an increase in the average sales price of the home sales closed. Home site gross profit increased in the first quarter of 2006 compared with the first quarter of 2005 due to the sale of home sites in our Hawk’s Landing community to local homebuilders.
 
In our Northeast Florida communities, closed units, revenues and gross profit decreased in the first quarter of 2006 as a result of a lack of product availability. St. Johns Golf and Country Club is nearing its completion later in 2006, while James Island and Hampton Park were completed during 2005. Revenues and gross profit have not decreased as much as unit closings primarily due to the strong demand supporting higher prices as we approach sellout. The average price of a single-family residence closed in the first quarter of 2006 was $493,000 compared to $374,000 in the first quarter of 2005.

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In our Central Florida communities, the gross profit on single-family home sales increased to $7.0 million in the first quarter of 2006 from $1.8 million in the 2005 quarter despite unit closings decreasing to 52 from 69 a year ago. The increase was a result of our ability to achieve stronger pricing on contracts entered into in these communities last year. Gross profit percentage recognized using percentage-of-completion accounting on multi-family residences increased to 33% in the first quarter of 2006 from 25% in the first quarter of 2005 due primarily to our ability to raise prices to more than offset increased construction costs.
 
In our North and South Carolina communities, the gross profit on single-family home sales increased to $4.2 million in the first quarter of 2006 from $3.0 in 2005 due primarily to price increases on comparable homes. The average price of a home closed in the first quarter of 2006 was $264,000 compared to $240,000 in the first quarter of 2005.
 
Other revenues included revenues from the WaterColor Inn, other resort and club operations, management fees and brokerage activities. Other revenues were $7.4 million in the first quarter of 2006 with $8.0 million in related costs, compared to revenues totaling $8.0 million in the first quarter of 2005 with $7.7 million in related costs. The decrease in revenue and gross profit of other revenues was primarily due to the decrease in resale brokerage activity.
 
Other operating expenses included salaries and benefits, marketing, project administration, support personnel and other administrative expenses. Other operating expenses in the first quarter of 2006 were $13.4 million compared to $10.5 million in the first quarter of 2005. The increase is due primarily to a new regional marketing campaign and an increase in insurance costs which is expected to continue throughout 2006.
 
Commercial Real Estate
 
The table below sets forth the results of operations of our commercial real estate segment for the three month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005.
 
                 
    Three Months Ended
 
    March 31,  
    2006     2005  
    (In millions)  
 
Revenues:
               
Real estate sales
  $ 2.8     $ 11.7  
Rental revenues
    11.9       9.8  
Other revenues
    0.2       0.2  
                 
Total revenues
    14.9       21.7  
                 
Expenses:
               
Cost of real estate sales
    0.7       8.4  
Cost of rental revenues
    4.2       3.6  
Other operating expenses
    2.4       2.4  
Depreciation and amortization
    6.2       4.8  
                 
Total expenses
    13.5       19.2  
                 
Other income (expense)
    (1.1 )     (1.3 )
                 
Pretax income from continuing operations
  $ 0.3     $ 1.2  
                 


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Real Estate Sales.  Land sales included the following:
 
                                                 
    Number of
    Acres
    Gross
    Gross Price
          Pre-Tax Gain
 
Land
  Sales     Sold     Proceeds     per Acre     Revenue     on Sales  
                (In millions)     (In thousands)     (In millions)     (In millions)  
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2006:
                                               
Northwest Florida
    6       14     $ 2.1     $ 150.0     $ 2.8 (a)   $ 2.1 (a)
Other
                                   
                                                 
Total/Average
    6       14       2.1       150.0       2.8 (a)     2.1 (a)
                                                 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2005:
                                               
Northwest Florida
    8       41       4.6       112.2       4.6       3.1  
Other
    1       19       7.1       373.7       7.1       0.2  
                                                 
Total/Average
    9       60       11.7       195.0       11.7       3.3  
                                                 
 
 
(a) Includes net deferred revenue and gain on sales, based on percentage-of-completion accounting, of $0.7 million and $0.6 million, respectively, on land sales from 2005 and 2006.
 
The change in average per-acre prices reflects a change in the mix of commercial land sold in each period, with varying compositions of retail, office, light industrial, multi-family and other commercial uses. Pricing continued to increase in the first quarter for office and light industrial land with average pricing at our Beach Commerce Park at $244,000 per acre compared with average pricing of $64,000 per acre in the first quarter of 2005.
 
During the first quarter of 2005, a 19 acre land parcel in Virginia was sold for $7.1 million or $373,700 per acre.
 
The table below summarizes the status of JOE commerce parks throughout Northwest Florida at March 31, 2006.
 
Commerce Parks
March 31, 2006
 
                                 
                Acres
       
          Project
    Sold/Under
    Current Asking Price
 
Commerce Parks
  County     Acres     Contract     per Acre  
 
Existing and Under Construction:
                               
South Walton Commerce
    Walton       39       15     $ 335,000 - 600,000  
Beach Commerce
    Bay       157       141       200,000 - 500,000  
Beach Commerce II
    Bay       109             150,000 - 225,000  
Nautilus Court
    Bay       11       8       523,000 - 610,000  
Port St. Joe Commerce II
    Gulf       39       9       65,000 - 135,000  
Airport Commerce
    Leon       45             75,000 - 260,000  
Hammock Creek Commerce
    Gadsden       165       27       50,000 - 150,000  
Predevelopment:
                               
Cedar Grove Commerce
    Bay       51                
Mill Creek Commerce
    Bay       37                
                                 
Total
            653       200          
                                 
 
Rental Revenues.  Rental revenues generated by our commercial real estate segment on owned operating properties increased $2.1 million, or 21%, for 2006 primarily due to the acquisition of one building in December of 2005, with approximately 225,000 rentable square feet, and recognition of $0.8 million of termination fee revenue related to three tenants terminating their leases prior to expiration date. Cost of rental revenues increased $0.6 million, or 17%, primarily due to the building acquisition.
 
This segment’s results from continuing operations include rental revenues and cost of rental revenues from 23 rental properties with 2.6 million total rentable square feet in service at March 31, 2006, and 20 rental properties with 2.4 million total rentable square feet in service at March 31, 2005.
 
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    March 31, 2006       March 31, 2005  
          Net
                   Net
       
    Number of
    Rentable
    Percentage
      Number of
    Rentable
    Percentage
 
    Properties     Square Feet     Leased       Properties     Square Feet     Leased  
Buildings purchased with tax-deferred proceeds by location:
                                                 
Florida
                                                 
Jacksonville
    1       136,000       69 %       1       136,000       57 %
Northwest Florida
    3       156,000       96         3       156,000       86  
Orlando
    2       317,000       94         2       317,000       68  
Tampa
    2       147,000       93         2       147,000       89  
Atlanta
    8       1,289,000       80         8       1,289,000       87  
Charlotte
    1       158,000       100         1       158,000       100  
Virginia
    3       354,000       96         2       129,000       96  
                                                   
Subtotal/Average
    20       2,557,000       86 %       19       2,332,000       85 %
                                                   
Development property:
                                                 
Florida
                                                 
Northwest Florida
    3       66,000       97 %       1       30,000       100 %
                                                   
Subtotal/Average
    3       66,000       97 %       1       30,000       100 %
                                                   
Total/Average
    23       2,623,000       86 %       20       2,362,000       86 %
                                                   
 
                                                 
 
The sole tenant in a building in Virginia has opted for early termination effective February 21, 2007. At this time a replacement tenant has not yet been obtained. We are continuing to aggressively market the vacant spaces in Atlanta and Virginia.
 
Depreciation and amortization, primarily consisting of depreciation on income producing properties and amortization of lease intangibles, increased to $6.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006, compared to $4.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005, due to the building placed in service December of 2005 and increased amortization on lease-related intangible assets.
 
Land Sales
 
The table below sets forth the results of operations of our land sales segment for the three month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005.
 
                 
    Three Months Ended
 
    March 31,  
    2006     2005  
    (In millions)  
 
Real estate sales
  $ 17.5     $ 17.8  
                 
Expenses:
               
Cost of real estate sales
    2.1       3.2  
Cost of other revenues
    0.1       0.3  
Other operating expenses
    3.7       2.2  
Depreciation and amortization
    0.1       0.1  
                 
Total expenses
    6.0       5.8  
                 
Other income
    0.3       0.1  
                 
Pretax income from continuing operations
  $ 11.8     $ 12.1  
                 

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Land sales activity for the three month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 was as follows:
 
                                         
    Number of
    Number of
    Average Price
    Gross
       
Three Months Ended March 31:
  Sales     Acres     per Acre     Sales Price     Gross Profit  
                      (In millions)     (In millions)  
 
2006
    26       5,041     $ 3,103     $ 15.6     $ 14.2  
2005
    29       6,930     $ 1,942     $ 13.5     $ 11.7  
 
Land sales in the first quarter of 2006 included a 1,346-acre parcel in Liberty County for $3.7 million, or approximately $2,750 per acre. During the first quarter of 2006, we sold 159 acres to small developers and local businesses for $3.6 million, or an average of $22,640 per acre. Land sales for the first quarter of 2005 included a 2,900-acre parcel sold to the City of Panama City Beach for use as a sprayfield for $3.8 million, or approximately $1,310 per acre. Average sales prices per acre and the number of sales can vary significantly from one period to another based on the characteristics of each parcel being sold and the number and size of parcels offered for sale.
 
Recent activity in our RiverCamps project has slowed significantly compared to the more active pace of the prior year. The size of the resale inventory has significantly increased which suggests it will be some time before we return to a favorable balance of supply and demand for this market product.
 
During the first quarter of 2006, contracts were closed for three home sites at RiverCamps on Crooked Creek at an average price of $242,000. Due to reduced down payment requirements resulting from builder incentive programs, revenue and gross profit on one of these contracts has been deferred until the buyer’s initial and continuing investment is sufficient to meet the criteria for full accrual accounting. During the first quarter of 2005, we sold 23 home sites at an average price of $328,000. The change in average price reflects a change in the mix of home sites sold in each period. In the first quarter 2006 and 2005, proceeds from the sales of RiverCamps totaled $0.4 and $7.5 million, respectively. Due to required development not being complete at the time of sale, percentage of completion accounting is used. Gross profit is recognized based on construction completed in relation to total construction costs. As a result of using percentage of completion accounting, the land sales segment recognized $1.7 million in revenue related to RiverCamps, with related costs of $0.6 million in the period ended March 31, 2006. As of March 31, 2006, RiverCamps has a remaining unrecognized deferred profit of $6.6 million, the majority of which is expected to be recognized in income by the end of 2006. Planning also continues for other potential RiverCamps locations in Northwest Florida.
 
Forestry
 
The table below sets forth the results of operations of our forestry segment for the three month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005.
 
                 
    Three Months Ended
 
    March 31,  
    2006     2005  
    (In millions)  
 
Revenues:
               
Timber sales
  $ 8.5     $ 8.0  
                 
Expenses:
               
Cost of timber sales
    5.9       5.2  
Other operating expenses
    0.6       0.5  
Depreciation and amortization
    0.8       1.0  
                 
Total expenses
    7.3       6.7  
                 
Other income
    0.8       0.7  
                 
Pretax income from continuing operations
  $ 2.0     $ 2.0  
                 
 
Revenues for the forestry segment in 2006 increased 6% compared to 2005. Total sales under our fiber agreement with Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation were $3.2 million (176,000 tons) in 2006 and $3.2 million


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(177,000 tons) in 2005. Sales to other customers totaled $3.8 million (174,000 tons) in 2006 and $2.8 million (135,000 tons) in 2005. In 2006, sales to other customers increased due to increased harvesting of pine for outside customers. In 2005, sales to other customers decreased as a result of management’s decision to reduce the harvested volume from clear-cut operations in order to retain more timber on certain tracts planned for later sale for recreational or residential purposes. Revenues from the cypress mill operation were $1.5 million in 2006 and $2.0 million in 2005. Revenues from the cypress mill were lower in 2006 due to the loss of a mulch customer. The cypress mill also reduced production to help improve margins and profitability in response to challenges in finding wood supplies at acceptable prices
 
Cost of timber sales increased $0.7 million, or 13%, in 2006 compared to 2005. Cost of sales as a percentage of revenues was 69% in 2006 and 65% in 2005. The 2006 increase in cost of sales as a percentage of revenues was due primarily to increased logging costs caused primarily by fuel shortages and road maintenance. Cost of sales for the cypress mill operation were $1.3 million, or 87% of revenues, in 2006, and $1.4 million, or 70% of revenues, in 2005. The increase in cost of sales as a percentage of revenue was primarily due to lower pricing of lumber and mulch.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
We generate cash from:
 
  •  Operations;
 
  •  Sales of land holdings, other assets and subsidiaries;
 
  •  Borrowings from financial institutions and other debt; and
 
  •  Issuances of equity, primarily from the exercise of employee stock options.
 
We use cash for:
 
  •  Operations;
 
  •  Real estate development;
 
  •  Construction and homebuilding;
 
  •  Repurchases of our common stock;
 
  •  Payments of dividends;
 
  •  Repayments of debt;
 
  •  Payments of taxes; and
 
  •  Investments in joint ventures and acquisitions.
 
Management believes that our financial condition is strong and that our cash, real estate and other assets, operating cash flows, and borrowing capacity, taken together, provide adequate resources to fund ongoing operating requirements and future capital expenditures related to the expansion of existing businesses, including the continued investment in real estate developments. If our liquidity were not adequate to fund operating requirements, capital development, stock repurchases and dividends, we have various alternatives to change our cash flow, including eliminating or reducing our stock repurchase program, eliminating or reducing dividends, altering the timing of our development projects and/or selling existing assets.
 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
 
Net cash used in operations was $95.1 million and $23.9 million in the first three months of 2006 and 2005, respectively. During such periods, expenditures relating to our Towns & Resorts segment were $165.6 and $116.9 million, respectively. Expenditures for operating properties in the first three months of 2006 and 2005 totaled $11.5 and $3.6 million, respectively, and were made up of commercial land development and residential


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club and resort property development. Additionally, we paid $12.6 million in tax payments for the 2005 year in the first quarter of 2006.
 
The expenditures for operating activities relating to our Towns & Resorts and commercial real estate segments are primarily for site infrastructure development, general amenity construction and construction of homes and commercial space. Approximately 40-45% of these expenditures are for home construction that generally takes place after the signing of a binding contract with a buyer to purchase the home following construction. As a consequence, if contract activity slows, home construction will also slow. We expect this general expenditure level and relationship between expenditures and housing contracts to continue in the future. However, if sales of home sites to national, regional or local homebuilders increase significantly, the percentage of expenditures for home construction could decrease significantly.
 
Over the next several years, our need for cash for operations will increase as development activity increases. During 2006, we will have five new residential communities under development which will require significant up-front capital investment. In addition to cash needed for increased development costs, we will most likely be required to make significant cash payments of income taxes, including deferred taxes, in 2006 and future years.
 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
 
Net cash used in investing activities in the first three months of 2006 was $7.2 million and primarily included the purchases of property, plant and equipment.
 
Net cash used in investing activities in the first three months of 2005 was $34.2 million and included the purchases of 16 acres of property in Manatee County, Florida, for $18.0 million and 10,018 acres of land in southwest Georgia for $12.2 million, in tax-deferred like-kind exchanges.
 
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
 
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities was $(20.8) million and $6.7 million in the first three months of 2006 and 2005, respectively.
 
We have approximately $23.0 million of debt maturing in the remainder of 2006. For the full year ended December 31, 2006, we expect to spend $125 million to $175 million for the repurchase of shares, including surrendered shares, and dividend payments. We will evaluate making adjustments to the range based on market conditions and capital deployment considerations.
 
We have a $250 million senior revolving credit facility (the “credit facility”), which matures on July 31, 2009. During the first quarter of 2006, we borrowed $20.0 million on the credit facility, net of repayments. At December 31, 2005, there was no outstanding balance. The credit facility contains financial covenants including maximum debt ratios and minimum fixed charge coverage and net worth requirements.
 
We have issued senior notes (“senior notes”) in private placements with an outstanding principal amount of $407.0 million at March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005. These senior notes include financial performance covenants similar to those in the credit facility.
 
The proceeds of the senior notes and credit facility are being used to finance development and construction projects, to reduce revolving debt and for general corporate purposes.
 
We have used community development district (“CDD”) bonds to finance the construction of on-site infrastructure improvements at five of our projects. The principal and interest payments on the bonds are paid by assessments on, or from sales proceeds of, the properties benefited by the improvements financed by the bonds. We record a liability for future assessments which are fixed or determinable and will be levied against our properties. In accordance with EITF 91-10, Accounting for Special Assessments and Tax Increment Financing, we have recorded as debt $16.0 million and $14.7 million of this obligation as of March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively.
 
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$128.4 million remained available at March 31, 2006. From the inception of the Stock Repurchase Program through March 31, 2006, we have repurchased 27,414,711 shares. During the three month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, we repurchased 417,300 and 171,200 shares, respectively. In the first three months of 2006, $25.1 million was expended as part of the Stock Repurchase Program compared to $12.3 million in the first three months of 2005. There is no expiration date for the Stock Repurchase Program, and the specific timing and amount of repurchases will vary based on market conditions, securities law limitations and other factors.
 
Executives have surrendered a total of 2,109,281 shares of our stock since 1998 in payment of strike prices and taxes due on exercised stock options and taxes due on vested restricted stock. For the three month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, 4,139 shares worth $0.2 million and 61,203 shares worth $4.3 million, respectively, were surrendered by executives, of which $0.2 million and $1.9 million, respectively, were for the cash payment of taxes due on exercised stock options and vested restricted stock.
 
As discussed above in Recently Issued Accounting Standards, the Company adopted SFAS 123R effective January 1, 2006. In accordance with SFAS 123R, we recorded an excess tax benefit of $0.6 million related to share based compensation in financing cash flows in the current period.
 
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
We are not currently a party to any material off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303 of Regulation S-K.
 
Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments
 
There have been no material changes to our contractual obligations and commercial commitments presented in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, during the first three months of 2006.
 
Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
There have been no material changes to the quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk set forth in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, during the first three months of 2006.
 
Item 4.   Controls and Procedures
 
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.  Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in bringing to their attention on a timely basis material information relating to the Company (including its consolidated subsidiaries) required to be included in the Company’s periodic filings under the Exchange Act.
 
(b) Changes in Internal Controls.  During the quarter ended March 31, 2006, there have not been any changes in our internal controls that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.


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PART II  —  OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1.   Legal Proceedings
 
See Part I, Item 1, Note 7, Contingencies.
 
Item 1A.   Risk Factors
 
There have been no material changes to the risk factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.
 
Item 2.   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
 
                                 
                (c)
    (d)
 
                Total Number of
    Maximum Dollar
 
                Shares Purchased
    Amount that
 
    (a)
    (b)
    as Part of Publicly
    May Yet Be
 
    Total Number
    Average
    Announced Plans
    Purchased Under
 
    of Shares
    Price Paid
    or Programs
    the Plans or
 
Period
  Purchased     per Share     (1)     Programs  
                      (In thousands)  
 
Month Ended January 31, 2006
    300     $ 65.93       300     $ 153,500  
Month Ended February 28, 2006
    71,440 (2)   $ 61.45       70,000     $ 149,199  
Month Ended March 31, 2006
    349,699 (2)   $ 59.94       347,000     $ 128,398  
 
 
(1) For a description of our Stock Repurchase Program, see Part I, Item 2, “Liquidity and Capital Resources  —  Cash Flows from Financing Activities.”
 
(2) Includes shares surrendered to the Company by executives as payment for taxes due on exercised stock options and/or taxes due on vested restricted stock equal in the aggregate to 4,139 shares.
 
Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities
 
None.
 
Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
None.
 
Item 5.   Other Information
 
None.
 
Item 6.   Exhibits
 
         
Exhibit
   
Number
 
Description
 
  3 .1   Restated and Amended Articles of Incorporation, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-3 (File 333-116017)).
         
     
  3 .2   Amended and Restated By-laws of the registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 14, 2004).
         


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Exhibit
   
Number
 
Description
 
  10 .1   Summary of Awards to Executive Officers Under the 2005 Annual Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to the information set forth under the caption “Awards Under the 2005 Annual Incentive Plan” contained in the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 17, 2006).
         
     
  10 .2   Summary of 2006 Executive Officer Salaries (incorporated by reference to the information set forth under the caption “Approval of 2006 Base Salaries” contained in the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 17, 2006).
         
     
  10 .3   Annual Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K dated February 17, 2006).
         
     
  10 .4   Summary of 2006 provisions of the Annual Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to the information set forth under the caption “Approval of the 2006 Annual Incentive Plan” contained in the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K dated February 17, 2006).
         
     
  31 .1   Certification by Chief Executive Officer.
         
     
  31 .2   Certification by Chief Financial Officer.
         
     
  32 .1   Certification by Chief Executive Officer.
         
     
  32 .2   Certification by Chief Financial Officer.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.
 
The St. Joe Company
 
Date: May 9, 2006
/s/  Anthony M. Corriggio
Anthony M. Corriggio
Chief Financial Officer
 
Date: May 9, 2006
/s/  Michael N. Regan
Michael N. Regan
Senior Vice President — Finance and Planning
(Principal Accounting Officer)
 


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exv31w1
 

Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION
I, Peter S. Rummell, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 of The St. Joe Company;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors:
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 9, 2006
         
     
  /s/ Peter S. Rummell    
  Peter S. Rummell   
  Chief Executive Officer   

 

exv31w2
 

         
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION
I, Anthony M. Corriggio, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 of The St. Joe Company;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors:
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 9, 2006
         
     
  /s/ Anthony M. Corriggio    
  Anthony M. Corriggio   
  Chief Financial Officer   

 

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Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION
     Pursuant to 18 USC §1350, the undersigned officer of The St. Joe Company (the “Company”) hereby certifies that the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
         
     
  /s/ Peter S. Rummell    
  Peter S. Rummell   
  Chief Executive Officer   
 
Dated: May 9, 2006

 

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Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION
     Pursuant to 18 USC §1350, the undersigned officer of The St. Joe Company (the “Company”) hereby certifies that the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
         
     
  /s/ Anthony M. Corriggio    
  Anthony M. Corriggio   
  Chief Financial Officer   
 
Dated: May 9, 2006