The St. Joe Company (Form: 8-K)  

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   December 14, 2017

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

     
Florida 1-10466 59-0432511
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
133 South WaterSound Parkway, WaterSound, Florida   32461
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   850-231-6400

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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On December 14, 2017, The St. Joe Company and St. Joe Club & Resorts Vacation Rentals, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The St. Joe Company (collectively, the "Company") entered into and consummated an Asset Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with PCR Rentals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of 360 Blue, LLC (collectively, the "Purchaser") for the sale of the Company’s short term vacation rental management business (the "Transaction"). The Purchase Agreement contains representations and warranties, confidentiality and indemnification provisions of the type customarily found in these types of transactions. The Company also has a limited right of first refusal on any third party offer to purchase the vacation rental management business that will end upon the earlier of (i) 18 months after the date of the Transaction or (ii) the later of (x) the date of payoff of the Note (as defined below) or (y) nine months after the date of the Transaction.

The Company received proceeds of approximately $9.85 million, less applicable offsets, from the Transaction, consisting of approximately $4.85 million in cash and $5 million in the form of a promissory note secured by certain assets of Purchaser (the "Note"). The Note bears interest at 10% per annum and matures on December 31, 2020, unless it matures earlier upon acceleration, by prepayment or otherwise.





Important Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K may include forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the proceeds of the Transaction. The statements made by the Company are based upon management’s current expectations and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, the risk that the Company may be required to indemnify Purchaser pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement, the application of legal or equitable remedies, risks associated with the development generally of the Company’s overall strategic objectives, as well as other factors beyond the Company’s control and the risk factors and other cautionary statements described in the Company’s filings with the SEC, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 2, 2017 as updated by subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Qs and other current report filings.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
    The St. Joe Company
          
December 14, 2017   By:   /s/ Marek Bakun
       
        Name: Marek Bakun
        Title: Chief Financial Officer