Document:

exv10w15

Exhibit 10.15

THE ST. JOE COMPANY

DEFERRED CAPITAL ACCUMULATION PLAN

(As Amended and Restated Effective December 31, 2008)

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE I NAME, EFFECTIVE DATE AND PURPOSE	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	1.1
	 	Name	 	 	1	 
	1.2
	 	Effective Date of Restatement	 	 	1	 
	1.3
	 	Purpose	 	 	1	 
	1.4
	 	History	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE II DEFINITIONS	 	 	1	 
	2.1
	 	“Account” or “Participant’s Account”	 	 	1	 
	2.2
	 	“Affiliated Employer”	 	 	2	 
	2.3
	 	“Annuity Starting Date”	 	 	2	 
	2.4
	 	“Beneficiary” or “Beneficiaries”	 	 	2	 
	2.5
	 	“Board of Directors”	 	 	2	 
	2.6
	 	“Change in Control”	 	 	2	 
	2.7
	 	“Code”	 	 	3	 
	2.8
	 	“Company”	 	 	3	 
	2.9
	 	“Compensation”	 	 	3	 
	2.10
	 	“Compensation Limit”	 	 	4	 
	2.11
	 	“Deferral Election Agreement”	 	 	4	 
	2.12
	 	“Effective Date of Restatement”	 	 	4	 
	2.13
	 	“Eligible Spouse”	 	 	4	 
	2.14
	 	“Employee”	 	 	4	 
	2.15
	 	“Employee Deferral”	 	 	4	 
	2.16
	 	“Employee Deferral Account”	 	 	4	 
	2.17
	 	“Employer”	 	 	5	 
	2.18
	 	“Employer Match”	 	 	5	 
	2.19
	 	“Employer Match Account”	 	 	5	 
	2.20
	 	“ERISA”	 	 	5	 
	2.21
	 	“Interest”	 	 	5	 
	2.22
	 	“Participant”	 	 	5	 
	2.23
	 	“Performance-Based Compensation”	 	 	5	 
	2.24
	 	“Plan”	 	 	5	 
	2.25
	 	“Plan Administrator”	 	 	6	 
	2.26
	 	“Plan Year”	 	 	6	 
	2.27
	 	“Prior Plan”	 	 	6	 
	2.28
	 	“Qualified Salary Deferral Plan”	 	 	6	 
	2.29
	 	“Separation from Service”	 	 	6	 
	2.30
	 	“Valuation Date”	 	 	6	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE III ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION	 	 	6	 
	3.1
	 	Eligibility	 	 	6	 
	3.2
	 	Notification	 	 	7	 
	3.3
	 	Date of Participation	 	 	7	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IV CREDITS TO ACCOUNTS AND VESTING IN ACCOUNTS	 	 	7	 
	4.1
	 	Deferral Election	 	 	7	 
	4.2
	 	Employee Deferrals	 	 	9	 
	4.3
	 	Employer Match	 	 	10	 
	4.4
	 	Vesting in Account	 	 	10	 
	4.5
	 	Termination for Unforeseeable Emergency and Hardship Withdrawals	 	 	10	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE V PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS	 	 	11	 
	5.1
	 	Separate Account	 	 	11	 
	5.2
	 	Interest	 	 	11	 
	5.3
	 	Valuation of the Account	 	 	11	 
	5.4
	 	Participant Statement	 	 	11	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VI PAYMENT OF VESTED ACCOUNTS	 	 	12	 
	6.1
	 	Timing of Payment	 	 	12	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VII BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION FOR DEATH BENEFITS	 	 	14	 
	7.1
	 	Beneficiary Designation	 	 	14	 
	7.2
	 	Change in Beneficiary Designation	 	 	14	 
	7.3
	 	Lack of Beneficiary Designation or Surviving Beneficiary	 	 	14	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VIII ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN	 	 	15	 
	8.1
	 	Responsibility of the Plan Administrator	 	 	15	 
	8.2
	 	Powers and Duties of Plan Administrator	 	 	15	 
	8.3
	 	Expenses of the Plan Administrator and Plan Costs	 	 	16	 
	8.4
	 	Selection of Plan Professional Counselors	 	 	16	 
	8.5
	 	Records of the Plan Administrator	 	 	16	 
	8.6
	 	Plan Administrator’s Right to Administer and Interpret the Plan	 	 	16	 
	8.7
	 	Claims Procedure	 	 	16	 
	8.8
	 	Indemnity of the Plan Administrator	 	 	17	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IX AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION	 	 	17	 
	9.1
	 	Amendment	 	 	17	 
	9.2
	 	Termination	 	 	18	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS	 	 	18	 
	10.1
	 	Unsecured Creditor	 	 	18	 
	10.2
	 	Unfunded Plan	 	 	18	 
	10.3
	 	Non-Assignability	 	 	19	 
	10.4
	 	Not a Contract of Employment	 	 	19	 
	10.5
	 	Source of Plan Benefits	 	 	19	 
	10.6
	 	Binding Agreement	 	 	19	 
	10.7
	 	Invalidity of Certain Provisions	 	 	19	 
	10.8
	 	Incapacity	 	 	20	 
	10.9
	 	Masculine, Feminine, Singular and Plural	 	 	20	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	10.10
	 	Taxes	 	 	20	 
	10.11
	 	Governing Law	 	 	20	 

 

 

ARTICLE I

NAME, EFFECTIVE DATE AND PURPOSE

	1.1	 	Name
	 
	 	 	The name of the Plan is “The St. Joe Company Deferred Capital Accumulation Plan,” hereinafter referred to as the “Plan.”
	 
	1.2	 	Effective Date of Restatement
	 
	 	 	The effective date of this amended and restated Plan is December 31, 2008.
	 
	1.3	 	Purpose
	 
	 	 	The purpose of the Plan is to provide supplemental deferred compensation benefits to certain selected management and highly
compensated employees of the Employer. The Plan is not intended to be a tax-qualified retirement plan under Section 401(a)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The Plan is intended to be an unfunded plan maintained primarily for the
purpose of providing deferred compensation benefits for a select group of management or highly compensated employees.
	 
	1.4	 	History
	 
	 	 	The Plan was originally part of The St. Joe Company Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (“Prior Plan”), which was
established effective January 1, 1998. Effective as of January 1, 2000, the Company established this separate Plan and
transferred to it certain benefit liabilities previously accrued under Article IV and Article V of the Prior Plan. The
Plan is a continuation of the Prior Plan with respect to such benefit liabilities. Such benefit liabilities shall be held,
administered and paid in accordance with the terms of this Plan, as hereinafter amended and in effect.

ARTICLE II

DEFINITIONS

	2.1	 	“Account” or “Participant’s Account”
	 
	 	 	Means the notional account maintained by the Plan Administrator
pursuant to Section 5.1 which shall be credited with Employee
Deferrals and the Employer Match, as adjusted for Interest and any
distributions.

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	2.2	 	“Affiliated Employer”
	 
	 	 	Means a corporation which is a member of a controlled group of corporations (as defined in
Code Section 414(b)) which includes the Company; any trade or business (whether or not
incorporated) which is under common control (as defined in Code Section 414(c)) with the
Company; any organization (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of an affiliated
service group (as defined in Code Section 414(m)) which includes the Company; and any other
entity required to be aggregated with the Company pursuant to regulations under Code Section
414(o), but only for the period during which such other entity is affiliated with the
Company under Code Section (b), (c), (m) or (o).
	 
	2.3	 	“Annuity Starting Date”
	 
	 	 	Means the date as of which a distribution to a Participant or Beneficiary is made.
	 
	2.4	 	“Beneficiary” or “Beneficiaries”
	 
	 	 	Means the person or persons who will receive benefits under the Plan after the Participant’s death as determined under
Article VII.
	 
	2.5	 	“Board of Directors”
	 
	 	 	Means the Board of Directors of the Company, or its delegee, as constituted from time to time.
	 
	2.6	 	“Change in Control”
	 
	 	 	Means:

	 	(a)	 	During any single transaction, or in a series of transactions over a twelve
month period, 35% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the Company is acquired by
any person or group; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	Stockholders of the Company replace, during any twelve month period, the Board
of Directors, and the newly appointed Directors are not endorsed by a majority of the
then sitting Board of Directors.
	 
	 	(c)	 	The Company is a party to a merger or similar transaction, as a result of
which, a person of group acquires ownership or more that 50% of the total fair market
value or total voting power of the stock of the Company.

	 	 	A transaction shall not constitute a Change in Control if its sole purpose is to change the
state of the Company’s incorporation or to create a holding company that will be owned in
substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s securities
immediately before such transaction.

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	 	 	Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, a transaction or series of transactions that
does not constitute a change in ownership, change in effective control or change in the
ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company, each as defined in Section
1.409A-3(i)(5) of the U.S. Treasury Regulations (as amended from time to time), shall not
constitute a Change in Control for purposes of the Plan.
	 
	2.7	 	“Code”
	 
	 	 	Means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
Any reference to the Code shall include any regulation and formal
guidance issued thereunder.
	 
	2.8	 	“Company”
	 
	 	 	Means The St. Joe Company and any successor thereto.
	 
	2.9	 	“Compensation”
	 
	 	 	Means the gross base salary, commissions, and bonuses which are reported on IRS Form W-2;
provided, however, regardless of when such remuneration was earned, “Compensation”
does not include:

	 	(a)	 	any amounts processed within pay periods which end 31 days or more after
termination of employment,
	 
	 	(b)	 	sign-on and new hire referral bonuses,
	 
	 	(c)	 	commissions on sale of own residence,
	 
	 	(d)	 	severance pay,
	 
	 	(e)	 	payments made after the death of the Employee,
	 
	 	(f)	 	recoverable draws,
	 
	 	(g)	 	distributions from any qualified or nonqualified retirement plan, and
	 
	 	(h)	 	gratuities and tips.

	 	 	The Employer’s classification of income and its determination as to the date paid for
purposes of this paragraph shall be conclusive and binding on Participants. As used herein,
the term “gross base salary” includes overtime and certain wage replacement payments such as
PTO, holiday, bereavement, jury duty, disaster pay, volunteer pay, and military duty (in no
event less than the amount required by Code Section 414(u)); elective deferrals under Code
Section 402(g)(3); amounts contributed or deferred under Code Section 125; and effective
January 1, 2001, elective amounts that are not includible in the gross income of the
Participant by reason of Code Section 132(f)(4).

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	2.10	 	“Compensation Limit”
	 
	 	 	Means the limit under Code Section 401(a)(17) applicable to the Plan Year, as adjusted under
Code Section 401(a)(17)(B).
	 
	2.11	 	“Deferral Election Agreement”
	 
	 	 	Means the form provided by the Plan Administrator on which the eligible Employee or
Participant may elect to defer a percentage of his Compensation and elect the timing and
form of distribution of his Account pursuant to Section 4.1.
	 
	2.12	 	“Effective Date of Restatement”
	 
	 	 	Means December 31, 2008, the effective date of this amended and
restated Plan. The Plan was originally effective January 1, 1998.
	 
	2.13	 	“Eligible Spouse”
	 
	 	 	Means the Participant’s surviving legal spouse who is legally married
to the Participant on the date of death of the Participant.
	 
	2.14	 	“Employee”
	 
	 	 	Means a person who is a common law employee of an Employer for
federal income tax purposes. In no event shall the following persons
be considered to be “Employees” for purposes of the Plan:

	 	(a)	 	Individuals having the status of an independent contractor; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	Persons who are leased employees within the meaning of Section 414(n) of the
Code.

	2.15	 	“Employee Deferral”
	 
	 	 	Means the credits made on behalf of a Participant under the Plan pursuant to the Participant’s Deferral Election Agreement.
	 
	2.16	 	“Employee Deferral Account”
	 
	 	 	Means the subaccount maintained on behalf of a Participant which shall be comprised of Employee Deferrals made on behalf
of the Participant, as adjusted for Interest and applicable distributions.

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	2.17	 	“Employer”
	 
	 	 	Means the Company and any other Affiliated Employer which has adopted this Plan with the approval of the Plan
Administrator.
	 
	2.18	 	“Employer Match”
	 
	 	 	Means the credits made on behalf of a Participant pursuant to Section 4.3.
	 
	2.19	 	“Employer Match Account”
	 
	 	 	Means the subaccount maintained on behalf of a Participant which shall be comprised of the Employer Match made on behalf
of a Participant, as adjusted for Interest and applicable distributions.
	 
	2.20	 	“ERISA”
	 
	 	 	Means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time. Any reference to ERISA shall
include any regulations and formal guidance issued thereunder.
	 
	2.21	 	“Interest”
	 
	 	 	Means a credit made to a Participant’s Account pursuant to Section 5.2.
	 
	2.22	 	“Participant”
	 
	 	 	Means an Employee to whom or with respect to whom a benefit is payable under the Plan.
	 
	2.23	 	“Performance-Based Compensation”
	 
	 	 	Means bonus compensation the amount of which, or the entitlement to which, is contingent on the satisfaction of
organizational or individual performance criteria that (i) are established in writing by no later than 90 days after the
commencement of the period of service to which the criteria relate (the performance period), provided the outcome is
substantially uncertain at the time the criteria are established, and (ii) relate to a performance period of at least
twelve consecutive months, and which otherwise satisfies the definition of “performance-based compensation” as defined in
Section 1.409A-1(e) of the U.S. Treasury Regulations (as amended from time to time).
	 
	2.24	 	“Plan”
	 
	 	 	Means The St. Joe Company Deferred Capital Accumulation Plan as herein set forth and as it may hereafter be amended from
time to time.

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	2.25	 	“Plan Administrator”
	 
	 	 	Means the Plan Administrator appointed pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Plan.
	 
	2.26	 	“Plan Year”
	 
	 	 	Means the calendar year.
	 
	2.27	 	“Prior Plan”
	 
	 	 	Means the St. Joe Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, as amended and in effect immediately prior to
January 1, 2000.
	 
	2.28	 	“Qualified Salary Deferral Plan”
	 
	 	 	Means The St. Joe Company 401(k) Plan, as amended from time to time.
	 
	2.29	 	“Separation from Service”
	 
	 	 	Means an Employee’s termination of employment (as defined in Section 1.409A-1(h) of the U.S. Treasury Regulations (as
amended from time to time), applying the default terms thereof) on account of death, retirement or any other reason, from
his or her Employer and all persons that would be treated as a single employer with his or her Employer under the rules of
Code sections 414(b) and (c), but substituting references to “at least 50%” for “at least 80%” each place it is used in
Code sections 1563(a)(1), (2) or (3) or Section 1.415(c)-2 of the U.S. Treasury Regulations (as amended from time to
time).
	 
	2.30	 	“Valuation Date”
	 
	 	 	Means the last day of each calendar quarter. The Plan Administrator may establish more frequent Valuation Dates in its
discretion.

Any headings used herein are included for ease of reference only, and are not to be construed so as
to alter the terms hereof.

ARTICLE III

ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

	3.1	 	Eligibility

	 	(a)	 	An Employee of the Employer shall be eligible to participate in the Plan if:

	 	(1)	 	Such Employee is a member of a select group of management or
highly compensated employees under Sections 201, 301 and 401 of ERISA;

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	 	(2)	 	Such Employee’s Compensation exceeds or is expected to exceed
the Compensation Limit;
	 
	 	(3)	 	Such Employee is eligible to participate in the Qualified
Salary Deferral Plan; and
	 
	 	(4)	 	Such Employee is selected by the Plan Administrator to
participate in this Plan.

	 	(b)	 	The Plan Administrator may make such projections or estimates as it deems
desirable in applying the eligibility requirements, and its determination shall be
conclusive. In the event that it is determined that a Participant has failed to meet
the eligibility requirements for participation with respect to a Plan Year, such
Participant shall continue to participate in the Plan and make Employee Deferrals and
receive Interest, but shall not be entitled to Employee Matches for such Plan Year.

	3.2	 	Notification
	 
	 	 	The Plan Administrator shall notify in writing each Employee whom it
has determined is eligible to participate in the Plan and shall
explain the rights, privileges and duties of a Participant in the
Plan. The Plan Administrator shall provide to each eligible Employee
the forms necessary for the eligible Employee to make the elections
provided for in the Plan.
	 
	3.3	 	Date of Participation
	 
	 	 	An Employee who is eligible to participate as of the Effective Date of
Restatement shall be or become a Participant as of January 1, 2009.
Each other Employee who becomes eligible to participate in the Plan
shall become a Participant on the applicable date provided in Section
4.1 below. An eligible Employee must complete a Deferral Election
Agreement to participate in the Plan for any Plan Year.

ARTICLE IV

CREDITS TO ACCOUNTS AND VESTING IN ACCOUNTS

	4.1	 	Deferral Election

	 	(a)	 	General. In order to reduce Compensation and make corresponding
Employee Deferrals in any Plan Year, an eligible Employee or Participant must properly
complete and file a Deferral Election Agreement with the Plan Administrator prior to
the first day of such Plan Year, or such earlier date as may be established by the Plan
Administrator. A timely filed Deferral Election Agreement shall apply to Compensation
for services performed during the Plan Year to which it relates. Notwithstanding the
preceding sentence, Compensation payable after the last day of a Plan Year solely for
services performed during the final payroll period

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	 	 	 	containing the last day of the Plan Year under the Employer’s normal payroll procedures shall
be treated as Compensation for services performed during the subsequent Plan Year in
which the payment is made, in accordance with Section 1.409A-2((a)(13) of the U.S.
Treasury Regulations (as amended from time to time).
	 
	 	(b)	 	Performance-Based Election. Notwithstanding subsection (a) above to
the contrary, a Deferral Election Agreement with respect to Bonus Compensation that
qualifies as Performance-Based Compensation may be filed prior to the date which is six
months prior to the end of the applicable performance period, or such earlier date as
may be established by the Plan Administrator, provided that both (i) the eligible
Employee or Participant has performed services continuously from the later of the
beginning of the applicable performance period or the date the performance criteria
were established through the date the Deferral Election Agreement is filed; and (ii)
the amount of the Bonus Compensation is not readily ascertainable as defined in Section
1.409A-2(a)(8) of the U.S. Treasury Regulations (as amended from time to time) on or
before the date the Deferral Election Agreement is filed.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Initial Eligibility Election. Notwithstanding subsections (a) or (b)
above to the contrary, any Employee who first becomes eligible to participate in the
Plan (including, for this purpose, any other similar, account-based plan sponsored by
his or her Employer, and all persons that would be treated as a single employer with
his or her Employer under the rules of Code sections 414(b) and (c), that is required
to be aggregated with the Plan under Section 1.409A-1(c)(2) of the Treasury
Regulations) subsequent to the beginning of a Plan Year may elect to make Employee
Deferrals under the Plan with respect to Compensation earned for services performed
during the remainder of such Plan Year by filing a Deferral Election Agreement with the
Plan Administrator. Such election must be filed by no later than thirty (30) days
after the date on which such Employee first becomes eligible to participate, or such
earlier date as may be established by the Plan Administrator, and shall only apply with
respect to Compensation earned for services performed subsequent to the date of such
election.
	 
	 	 	 	If an eligible Employee who previously participated in the Plan has a Separation
from Service or otherwise ceases to be eligible to participate in the Plan and then
again becomes eligible to participate in the Plan during a subsequent Plan Year, the
Employee shall be eligible to submit a deferral election for that Plan Year in
accordance with the paragraph above only if he or she (i) has been paid all amounts
previously deferred under the Plan (including, for purposes of this subclause (i)
and subclause (ii) below, any other plan that is required to be aggregated with the
Plan under Section 1.409A-1(c)(2) of the Treasury Regulations), and on or before the
date of the last payment, was not eligible to continue (or to elect to continue) to
participate in the Plan for periods after the last payment, or (ii) has not been
eligible to participate in the Plan (other than the accrual of earnings) at any time
during the 24-month period ending on the date he or she again becomes eligible to
participate in the Plan. An Employee who again becomes eligible to participate in
the Plan but who is not eligible to or who elects not to submit a deferral election

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	 	 	 	pursuant to this paragraph may nevertheless elect to submit a deferral election for any subsequent
Plan Year in accordance with subsections 2(a) and (b) above.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Annual and Special Elections. On the Deferral Election Agreement, the
eligible Employee shall:

	 	(i)	 	Annual Election. Authorize or not authorize Employee
Deferrals pursuant to Section 4.2. If an eligible Employee or Participant fails
to file a Deferral Election Agreement, such Employee or Participant shall be
deemed to have elected not to make Employee Deferrals. If Employee Deferrals
are not authorized, no Employer Match shall be made on behalf of such eligible
Employee or Participant.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	Special Elections. Make a Change in Control election.
Before an eligible Employee’s first Plan Year of participation or on or before
the date an eligible Employee files an initial eligibility election pursuant to
Section 4.1(c), he may irrevocably elect to receive a distribution of his
Account upon a Change in Control as described in Section 6.1(c). If the
eligible Employee or Participant fails to timely make such an election, he
shall be deemed to have irrevocably elected not to receive a distribution upon
Change in Control.

	 	(e)	 	Deferral Election Irrevocable. A Deferral Election Agreement, or any
deemed election, shall remain in effect for the entire Plan Year to which it relates.
No changes may be made during the Plan Year.

	4.2	 	Employee Deferrals

	 	 	Pursuant to Section 4.1, a Participant or eligible Employee may elect
to reduce his Compensation and make the following corresponding
Employee Deferrals:

	 	(a)	 	Compensation Other Than Bonus Compensation. A minimum amount of 1% and
a maximum amount of 50% of Compensation (in whole percentages) exclusive of such
Participant’s Bonus Compensation.

	 	(b)	 	Bonus Compensation. A minimum amount of 1% and a maximum amount of 75%
(in whole percentages) of such Participant’s Bonus Compensation. “Bonus Compensation”
means the annual cash bonus, if any, payable to the Participant under the Company’s
Annual Incentive Plan for services performed during the Plan Year to which the Deferral
Election Agreement relates. Bonus Compensation does not include any other types of
“bonuses” paid by the Company, including without limitation sign-on bonuses.

	 	 	All Employee Deferrals shall be credited to the Participant’s Employee Deferral Account as
of the last day of the payroll period in which the Employee Deferrals would have been paid
to the Participant had they not been deferred pursuant to the Deferral Election Agreement.

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	4.3	 	Employer Match
	 
	 	 	An Employer Match shall be credited to the Employer Match Account of each Participant in
accordance with this Section 4.3. The Employer Match shall be made at the rate of
twenty-five percent (25%) of the Participant’s Employee Deferrals made with respect to
Compensation in excess of the Compensation Limit; provided, however, that in determining the
Employer Match to be allocated to a Participant, Employee Deferrals in excess of six percent
(6%) of Compensation in excess of the Compensation Limit shall be disregarded. No Employer
Match shall be credited to the Employer Match Account of a Participant with respect to
Employee Deferrals made with respect to Compensation below the Compensation Limit.
	 
	 	 	The Employer Match shall be credited to a Participant’s Employer Match Account as of the
last day of each corresponding payroll period; provided, however, that no Employer Match
shall be credited until the Participant’s year-to-date Compensation exceeds the Compensation
Limit. For purposes of computing the Employer Match, the Participant’s Employee Deferrals
for the Plan Year shall be divided by the Participant’s year-to-date Compensation in excess
of the Compensation Limit. The resulting amount shall be the Participant’s Employee
Deferrals on pay in excess of the Compensation Limit and shall be used to calculate the
Employer Match in accordance with the foregoing.
	 
	4.4	 	Vesting in Account
	 
	 	 	A Participant shall always be one hundred percent (100%) vested in his Account.
	 
	4.5	 	Termination for Unforeseeable Emergency and Hardship Withdrawals
	 
	 	 	The preceding Sections of this Article IV notwithstanding, the Deferral Election Agreement
of a Participant who takes an Unforeseeable Emergency withdrawal (as defined in Section
6.1(f)) or a hardship withdrawal (as defined in Code Section 401(k)(2)(B)(i)(IV)) from the
Qualified Salary Deferral Plan or any other qualified plan maintained by the Employer or an
Affiliated Employer shall automatically be terminated as of the date such Unforeseeable
Emergency withdrawal or hardship withdrawal is distributed. Such a Participant may not make
Employee Deferrals or receive corresponding Employer Matches under this Plan for the
remainder of that Plan Year or the immediately following Plan Year if the 6 month suspension
period (or such longer time as required by law) for deferrals under the Qualified Salary
Deferral Plan following the receipt of the hardship withdrawal extends into such following
Plan Year. Any later deferral election by such Participant, if eligible, shall be made in
accordance with the requirements of Section 4.1.

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ARTICLE V

PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS

	5.1	 	Separate Account
	 
	 	 	The Plan Administrator shall maintain separate accounts for each
Participant in order to reflect his interest in the Plan. Each
Participant’s Account shall be comprised of his Employee Deferral
Account and his Employer Match Account.
	 
	5.2	 	Interest
	 
	 	 	A Participant’s Account shall be credited with interest at the rate
determined by the Company’s Board of Directors for a given Plan Year
(hereinafter the “Annual Yield”). Such Annual Yield shall be credited
in the following manner:

	 	(a)	 	Employee Deferrals and the Employer Match made on behalf of a Participant
during the Plan Year of reference shall be credited with the Annual Yield for such Plan
Year based on the assumption that the Annual Yield will be earned proportionally
throughout the Plan Year.

	 	(b)	 	The Participant’s Account balance as of the first day of the Plan Year shall be
credited with the Annual Yield for the entire Plan Year.

	 	 	For Plan Years beginning prior to January 1, 2000, the Annual Yield shall be determined in
accordance with the terms of the Prior Plan.

	5.3	 	Valuation of the Account
	 
	 	 	As of each Valuation Date, the Plan Administrator shall adjust the
previous Account balance for Employee Deferrals, Employer Match,
Interest and distributions. Upon complete distribution of a
Participant’s Account, the Participant’s Account shall be cancelled.
	 
	5.4	 	Participant Statement
	 
	 	 	The Plan Administrator may, in its sole discretion and at such times
as it shall determine, provide the Participant with a statement of the
value of his Account.

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ARTICLE VI

PAYMENT OF VESTED ACCOUNTS

	6.1	 	Timing of Payment

	 	 	A Participant’s Account will be automatically paid to him (or if the Participant has died,
his Beneficiary) as of the earliest of the following (or as soon as administratively
possible but in any event within 90 days thereafter):

	 	(a)	 	Separation from Service

	 	 	 	Except in the case of a Participant who began receiving a distribution of his
Account in installments beginning in the 2005 Plan Year or earlier, if a Participant
has a Separation from Service for any reason other than death, such Participant’s
Account shall be paid to him by the Employer in a single lump sum. Payment of such
benefits shall be made on or as soon as administratively practicable (but in any
event within 90 days) after the date which is six (6) months following such
Separation from Service. The amount of any lump sum distribution shall equal the
value of the Participant’s Account as of the immediately preceding Valuation Date.

	 	 	 	A Participant who began receiving a distribution of his Account in installments
beginning in the 2005 Plan Year or earlier shall continue to have his Account
distributed to him under the applicable installment schedule, as previously provided
in the Plan.

	 	(b)	 	Death

	 	(1)	 	If a Participant dies while in service, the Participant’s
Beneficiary shall be entitled to a death benefit payable as a lump sum amount
equal to the Participant’s vested Account. Such death benefit shall be paid to
the Participant’s Beneficiary on or as soon as administratively practicable
(but in any event within 90 days) after the date of the Participant’s death and
shall be equal to the value of the Participant’s Account as of the Valuation
Date immediately preceding such payment date.

	 	(2)	 	If the Participant dies following his termination of service
and before receiving all benefits payable to him under the Plan, the balance of
the Participant’s vested Account shall be paid by the Employer to the
Participant’s Beneficiary in a lump sum amount. Such death benefit shall be
paid to the Participant’s Beneficiary on or as soon as administratively
practicable (but in any event within 90 days) after the date of the
Participant’s death and shall be equal to the undistributed value of the

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	 	 	 	Participant’s Account as of the Valuation Date immediately preceding such
payment date.

	 	(c)	 	Change in Control

	 	 	 	In the event that a Change in Control occurs with respect to the Company, if a
Participant has timely elected pursuant to Section 4.1(d)(ii) to receive a
distribution upon a Change in Control, his Account shall be paid to him by the
Employer in a lump sum. Payment of such benefit shall be on the first day of the
calendar month immediately following the Change in Control, with the amount of such
distribution equal the value of the Participant’s Account as of the Valuation Date
immediately preceding such payment date.

	 	(d)	 	Disability

	 	 	 	In the event of a Participant’s Disability, the Participant’s Account shall be paid
to him by the Employer in a lump sum. Payment of such benefit shall be made as soon
as administratively possible (but in any event within 90 days) after the date on
which the Participant’s is deemed to have experienced a Disability, and the amount
of such distribution shall equal the value of the Participant’s Account as of the
Valuation Date immediately preceding such payment date.

	 	 	 	Disability means (i) the Participant’s inability to engage in any substantial
gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental
impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a
continuous period of not less than 12 months or (ii) the Participant’s receipt, by
reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be
expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of
not less than 12 months, of income replacement benefits for a period of not less
than 3 months under a disability plan covering employees of the Participant’s
Employer. The Plan Administrator shall determine whether a Participant is disabled
for this purpose in its sole discretion, provided that a Participant will be deemed
disabled if determined to be totally and permanently disabled by the Social Security
Administration.

	 	(e)	 	Unforeseeable Emergency

	 	 	 	If a Participant experiences an Unforeseeable Emergency, the Participant may request
a distribution of all or any portion of his or her entire Account balance in an
amount necessary in the Plan Administrator’s judgment to satisfy the emergency need
(including any amounts necessary to pay any federal, state, local or foreign taxes
or penalties reasonably anticipated to result from such distribution). Whether an
Unforeseeable Emergency has occurred will be determined solely by the Plan
Administrator, which has the complete and exclusive discretion and authority to make
such determination. Distributions in the event of an Unforeseeable Emergency may be
made by and with the approval of the Plan Administrator, upon written request
submitted by the Participant.

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	 	 	 	An Unforeseeable Emergency is defined as a severe financial hardship to the
Participant resulting from an illness or accident of the Participant, the
Participant’s spouse, the Participant’s designated beneficiary, or the Participant’s
dependent (as defined in Section 152 of the Code, without regard to Sections
152(b)(1), (b)(2) and (d)(1)(B) thereof), loss of the Participant’s property due to
casualty, or other similar or extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising
as a result of events beyond the Participant’s control. The circumstances that will
constitute an Unforeseeable Emergency will depend upon the facts of each situation,
but, in any event, any distribution under this Section shall not exceed the amount
required by the Participant to resolve the hardship after: (i) reimbursement or
compensation through insurance or otherwise; (ii) obtaining liquidation of the
Participant’s assets, to the extent such liquidation would not itself cause a severe
financial hardship; and (iii) termination of the Participant’s deferral election
under the Plan as provided in Section 4.5 above.

ARTICLE VII

BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION FOR DEATH BENEFITS

	7.1	 	Beneficiary Designation
	 
	 	 	Each Participant shall designate a person or persons or a trust to be
his Beneficiary or Beneficiaries to whom his Account under this Plan
shall be paid to in event of the Participant’s death prior to the
complete distribution of such Account under the Plan. A beneficiary
designation can only be made on the form provided by the Plan
Administrator for such purpose and shall only be effective when filed
with the Plan Administrator during the Participant’s lifetime.
	 
	7.2	 	Change in Beneficiary Designation
	 
	 	 	Any beneficiary designation may be changed by the Participant without
the consent of any designated Beneficiary by filing a new beneficiary
designation with the Plan Administrator. The filing of a new
beneficiary designation election will cancel the previous beneficiary
designation. However, any beneficiary designation shall remain in
effect until a new beneficiary designation election is made in
accordance with the foregoing.
	 
	7.3	 	Lack of Beneficiary Designation or Surviving Beneficiary
	 
	 	 	If a Participant has not designated a Beneficiary under this Plan or
there is no surviving Beneficiary under this Plan, the Beneficiary
shall be the same as designated by the Participant under the Qualified
Salary Deferral Plan. If a Beneficiary has not been designated under
the Plan or the Qualified Salary Deferral Plan, or if no designated
Beneficiary is surviving, distribution shall be made to the
Participant’s Eligible Spouse, and if there is no Eligible Spouse in
equal shares to any surviving children of the

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	 	 	Participant. In the
event none of the above-named individuals survives the Participant,
distribution shall be made in a lump sum to the Participant’s estate.

ARTICLE VIII

ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

	8.1	 	Responsibility of the Plan Administrator
	 
	 	 	Except for the functions reserved to the Company, an Employer, or the
Board of Directors, the Plan Administrator shall be responsible for
the general operation and administration of the Plan and for carrying
out the provisions hereof. The Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors has the authority to appoint, remove or replace the Plan
Administrator. In the absence of a specific appointment, the Company
shall be the Plan Administrator.
	 
	8.2	 	Powers and Duties of Plan Administrator
	 
	 	 	The Plan Administrator, subject to the limitations herein contained
and to such other restrictions as the Board of Directors may make,
shall have the power and the duty to take all action and to make all
decisions necessary or proper to carry out the provisions of Plan.
The determination of the Plan Administrator as to any question
involving the general administration and interpretation of the Plan
shall be final, conclusive and binding. Any discretionary actions to
be taken under the Plan by the Plan Administrator with respect to the
classification of Employees, Participants, Beneficiaries,
contributions, or benefits shall be uniform in their nature and
applicable to all persons similarly situated. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Plan Administrator shall have the
following powers and duties:

	 	(a)	 	To require any person to furnish such information as it may request for the
purpose of the proper administration of the Plan as a condition of receiving any
benefits under the Plan;
	 
	 	(b)	 	To make and enforce such rules and regulations and prescribe the use of such
forms as it shall deem necessary for the efficient administration of the Plan;
	 
	 	(c)	 	To interpret the Plan, and to resolve ambiguities, inconsistencies and
omissions, which findings shall be binding, final and conclusive;
	 
	 	(d)	 	To decide on questions concerning the Plan and the eligibility of any Employee
to participate in the Plan, in accordance with the provisions of the Plan;
	 
	 	(e)	 	To determine the amount of benefits which shall be payable to any person in
accordance with the provisions of the Plan. The Plan Administrator may require claims
for benefits to be filed in writing, on such forms and containing such information as
the Plan Administrator may deem necessary. Adequate notice shall be provided in
writing to any Participant or Beneficiary whose claim for benefits under the Plan has
been wholly or partially denied. The Plan’s claims review

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	 	 	 	procedure is more
particularly described in Section 8.7. Notice of denial of a claim shall be written in
a manner calculated to be understood by the Participant or his Beneficiary and shall afford reasonable opportunity to the Participant or his
Beneficiary whose claim for benefits has been denied for a full and fair review of
the decision denying the claim;
	 
	 	(f)	 	To allocate any such powers and duties to or among individual members of any
administrative committee serving as the Plan Administrator; and
	 
	 	(g)	 	To designate persons other than the Plan Administrator to carry out any duty or
power which would otherwise be a responsibility of the Plan Administrator, under the
terms of the Plan.

	8.3	 	Expenses of the Plan Administrator and Plan Costs

	 	 	The expenses of administering the Plan, including the printing of
literature and forms related thereto, the disbursement of benefits
thereunder, and the compensation of administrative organizations,
agents, consultants, actuaries, legal counsel, or other professional
counselor, shall be paid by the Employer.
	 
	8.4	 	Selection of Plan Professional Counselors
	 
	 	 	The Plan Administrator may employ legal counsel, a qualified public
accountant, consultant, actuary and such clerical and other accounting
services as it may require in carrying out the provisions of the Plan
or in complying with requirements imposed by ERISA and the Code.
	 
	8.5	 	Records of the Plan Administrator
	 
	 	 	The Plan Administrator shall keep a record of all its proceedings,
which shall be open to inspection by the Employer.
	 
	8.6	 	Plan Administrator’s Right to Administer and Interpret the Plan
	 
	 	 	The Plan Administrator shall have the absolute power, discretion, and
authority to administer and interpret the Plan and to adopt such rules
and regulations as in the opinion of the Plan Administrator are
necessary or advisable to implement, administer, and interpret the
Plan, or to transact its business. Any decision by the Plan
Administrator or interpretation of the Plan by the Plan Administrator
shall be given the fullest deference permitted by law. Such rules and
regulations as are adopted by the Plan Administrator shall be binding
upon any persons having an interest in or under the Plan.
	 
	8.7	 	Claims Procedure
	 
	 	 	A claim for benefits under the Plan must be made to the Plan
Administrator in writing. The Plan Administrator shall provide
adequate notice electronically or in writing to any Participant or
Beneficiary whose claim for benefits under the Plan has been denied,
setting forth the specific reasons for such denial, written in a
manner calculated to be understood

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	 	 	by the Participant or Beneficiary.
Such notice shall be provided within a reasonable period
of time, but not later than ninety (90) days after receipt of the claim by the
Plan unless the Plan Administrator determines that special circumstances
require additional time, in which case written notice indicating the special
circumstances and expected determination date shall be furnished to the
claimant prior to the termination of the initial 90-day period, but in no event
shall such extension exceed 90 days from the end of the initial period. If a
claim is denied, in whole or in part, the Plan Administrator shall send
electronically or in writing the claimant a notice of denial explaining the
reasons for denial of the claim. A claimant whose claim has been denied, or
his authorized representative, may request a review of the denial, but such a
request must be sent electronically or in writing, and must be submitted to the
Plan Administrator within sixty (60) days after the claimant’s receipt of the
notice of denial. The review of a claim which has been denied shall be made by
the Plan Administrator within sixty (60) days of the receipt of the request for
review, unless the Plan Administrator determines that special circumstances
require additional time, in which case a decision shall be rendered not later
than one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of the request for review.
The decision on the review shall be sent electronically or in writing and shall
include specific reasons for the decision, written in a manner calculated to be
understood by the claimant, and specific reference to the pertinent Plan
provisions on which the decision is based. If a claim is denied on appeal by
the Plan Administrator, the claimant may appeal such denial to the Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors by filing a written or electronic request
for review with the Compensation Committee within sixty (60) days after the
claimant’s receipt of the notice of denial. The Compensation Committee shall
render a decision on the appeal, electronically or in writing, within one
hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of the request for review. The Plan
Administrator and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors shall have
absolute authority and discretion to adjudicate claims under this Section and
any such adjudication shall be given the fullest deference permitted by law.
	 
	8.8	 	Indemnity of the Plan Administrator
	 
	 	 	The Employer shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Plan Administrator against any and all claims, loss,
damage, expense or liability arising from any action
or failure to act with respect to this Plan, except
in the case of gross negligence or willful
misconduct.

ARTICLE IX

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

	9.1	 	Amendment
	 
	 	 	The Company, although it intends the Plan to be permanent, reserves
the right to amend the Plan at any time. However, no amendment shall
have the effect of reducing the amount of the benefit which has
accrued to a Participant as of the amendment date. Furthermore, no
amendment shall cause a forfeiture of the benefit accrued as of the

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	 	 	amendment date or
make the vesting provisions of the Plan more restrictive with regard to such
benefit. Any such amendment shall be made pursuant to a resolution of the
Board of Directors.
	 
	9.2	 	Termination
	 
	 	 	The Company reserves the right to terminate the Plan
at any time. However, no termination shall have the
effect of reducing the amount of the benefit which
has accrued to a Participant as of the termination
date. The Plan may only be terminated by resolution
of the Board of Directors. Upon such termination, a
Participant shall remain vested in the benefit which
has accrued to him or her under the Plan as of the
date of such termination, but no further benefits,
other than Interest, shall accrue after the date of
termination. After termination of the Plan, each
Participant’s Account shall be held and disbursed in
accordance with the otherwise applicable terms of the
Plan, unless the Board of Directors authorizes an
earlier distribution in accordance with the
requirements of Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix) of the
U.S. Treasury Regulations.

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

	10.1	 	Unsecured Creditor
	 
	 	 	Participants and their Beneficiaries under this Plan shall have
solely those rights of unsecured creditors of the Employer. Except
to the extent otherwise provided in any trust established by the
Employer to pay Plan benefits, as described in Section 10.2, any and
all assets of the Employer shall not be deemed to be held in trust
for any Participant or his Beneficiary, nor shall any assets be
considered security for the performance of obligations of the
Employer and said assets shall at all times remain unpledged,
unrestricted general assets of the Employer. The Employer’s
obligation under the Plan shall be an unsecured and unfunded promise
to pay benefits at a future date.
	 
	10.2	 	Unfunded Plan
	 
	 	 	The Employer may contribute assets to a trust fund in order to pay
some or all benefits to Participants and their Beneficiaries.
However, no funds or assets shall be segregated or physically set
aside with respect to the Employer’s obligations under the Plan in a
manner which would cause the Plan to be “funded” for purposes of
ERISA and/or the Internal Revenue Code. This Plan shall be
maintained to provide supplemental retirement benefits for a select
group of management and highly compensated employees. Any
Participant’s Account under the Plan is maintained for recordkeeping
purposes only and is not to be construed as funded for tax or ERISA
purposes.

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	 	 	If the Employer establishes a trust fund in connection with the
Plan, the assets of such trust fund shall be subject to the claims
of the general creditors of the Employer in the event that the
Employer becomes insolvent.
	 
	10.3	 	Non-Assignability
	 
	 	 	Except as may otherwise be required by law, no distribution or
payment under the Plan to any Participant or Beneficiary shall be
subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer,
assignment, pledge, encumbrance or charge, whether voluntary or
involuntary, and any attempt to so anticipate, alienate, sell,
transfer, assign, pledge, encumber or charge the same shall be void;
nor shall any such distribution or payment be in any way liable for
or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements or
torts of any person entitled to such distribution or payment. If
any Participant or Beneficiary is adjudicated bankrupt or purports
to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber or
charge any such distribution or payment, voluntarily or
involuntarily, the Plan Administrator, in its discretion, may cancel
such distribution or payment or may hold or cause to be held or
applied such distribution or payment or any part thereof to or for
the benefit of such Participant or Beneficiary in such manner as the
Plan Administrator shall direct.
	 
	10.4	 	Not a Contract of Employment
	 
	 	 	This Plan shall not be deemed to constitute an employment contract
between the Employer and any Employee or other person whether or not
in the employ of the Employer, nor shall anything herein contained
be deemed to give any Employee or other person whether or not in the
employ of the Employer any right to be retained in the employ of the
Employer, or to interfere with the right of the Employer to
discharge any Employee at any time and to treat him without any
regard to the effect which such treatment might have upon him as a
Participant of the Plan.
	 
	10.5	 	Source of Plan Benefits
	 
	 	 	The Employer shall be the sole source of benefit under this Plan,
and each Employee, Participant, Beneficiary, or any other person who
shall claim the right to any payment or benefit under this Plan
shall be entitled to look only to the Employer for payment of
benefits.
	 
	10.6	 	Binding Agreement
	 
	 	 	This Plan shall be binding on the parties hereto, their heirs,
executors, administrators, and successors in interest.
	 
	10.7	 	Invalidity of Certain Provisions
	 
	 	 	If any provision of this Plan is held invalid or unenforceable, such
invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision
hereof and this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such
provision had not been included.

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	10.8	 	Incapacity
	 
	 	 	If the Plan Administrator determines that any person entitled to
payments under the Plan is a minor or incompetent by reason of
physical or mental disability, it may cause all payments thereafter
becoming due to such person to be made to any other person for his
benefit, without responsibility to follow application of amounts so
paid. Payments made pursuant to this provision shall completely
discharge the Plan, the Company, any Employer, and the Plan
Administrator.
	 
	10.9	 	Masculine, Feminine, Singular and Plural
	 
	 	 	The masculine shall include the feminine and the singular shall
include the plural and the plural the singular wherever the person
or entity or context shall plainly so require.
	 
	10.10	 	Taxes
	 
	 	 	It is the intent of the Company that amounts deferred under the Plan
shall not be subject to federal income tax until distributed from
the Plan. However, the Company does not guarantee or warrant that
Plan benefits will be excludable from a Participant’s gross income
for federal or state income tax purposes until distributed, and the
Participant (or Beneficiary) shall in all cases be liable for any
taxes due on benefits attributable to such Participant or
Beneficiary.
	 
	 	 	The Plan Administrator shall make appropriate arrangements to (a)
withhold FICA/FUTA taxes due on amounts accrued and vested under the
Plan and (b) withhold federal and state income taxes due on amounts
distributed from the Plan. Further, the Plan Administrator may make
appropriate arrangements to withhold for any other taxes required to
be withheld by any government or governmental agency.
	 
	10.11	 	Governing Law
	 
	 	 	The provisions of the Plan shall be construed, administered and
governed under applicable Federal law and, to the extent not
preempted by Federal law, the laws of the State of Florida.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused the Plan to be executed on its behalf this 17th day
of December, 2008, to be effective as of December 31, 2008.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	THE ST. JOE COMPANY

 	 
	 	By  	/s/ Rusty Bozman
 	 
	 	 	Rusty Bozman  	 
	 	 	Vice President-Human Resources and

Plan Administrator 	 
	 

20exv10w16

Exhibit 10.16

THE ST. JOE COMPANY

SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN

(As Amended and Restated Effective December 31, 2008)

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE I NAME, EFFECTIVE DATE AND PURPOSE
	 	 	1	 
	1.1 Name
	 	 	1	 
	1.2 Effective Date of Restatement
	 	 	1	 
	1.3 Purpose
	 	 	1	 
	1.4 Relationship to The St. Joe Company Deferred Capital Accumulation Plan
	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE II DEFINITIONS
	 	 	1	 
	2.1 “Account” or “Participant’s Account”
	 	 	1	 
	2.2 “Affiliated Employer”
	 	 	1	 
	2.3 “Age”
	 	 	2	 
	2.4 “Annuity Starting Date”
	 	 	2	 
	2.5 “Applicable Interest Rate”
	 	 	2	 
	2.6 “Beneficiary” or “Beneficiaries”
	 	 	2	 
	2.7 “Board of Directors”
	 	 	2	 
	2.8 “Change in Control”
	 	 	2	 
	2.9 “Code”
	 	 	3	 
	2.10 “Company”
	 	 	3	 
	2.11 “Compensation”
	 	 	3	 
	2.12 “Compensation Limit”
	 	 	4	 
	2.13 “Disability”
	 	 	4	 
	2.14 “Effective Date of Restatement”
	 	 	4	 
	2.15 “Eligible Spouse”
	 	 	4	 
	2.16 “Employee”
	 	 	4	 
	2.17 “Employer”
	 	 	4	 
	2.18 “Employer Credit”
	 	 	4	 
	2.19 “Employment Date”
	 	 	5	 
	2.20 “ERISA”
	 	 	5	 
	2.21 “Interest”
	 	 	5	 
	2.22 “Participant”
	 	 	5	 
	2.23 “Plan”
	 	 	5	 
	2.24 “Plan Administrator”
	 	 	5	 
	2.25 “Plan Year”
	 	 	5	 
	2.26 “Prior Plan”
	 	 	5	 
	2.27 “Qualified Pension Plan”
	 	 	5	 
	2.28 “Separation from Service”
	 	 	5	 
	2.29 “Valuation Date”
	 	 	6	 
	2.30 “Year(s) of Benefit Service”
	 	 	6	 
	2.31 “Year(s) of Vesting Service”
	 	 	6	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE III ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
	 	 	6	 
	3.1 Eligibility
	 	 	6	 
	3.2 Notification
	 	 	7	 
	3.3 Date of Participation and Enrollment
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	3.4 Change in Control Election
	 	 	7	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IV PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS AND PLAN CREDITS
	 	 	7	 
	4.1 Separate Account
	 	 	7	 
	4.2 Employer Credits
	 	 	7	 
	4.3 Interest
	 	 	10	 
	4.4 Adjustments
	 	 	10	 
	4.5 Valuation of the Account
	 	 	10	 
	4.6 Participant Statement
	 	 	11	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE V VESTING
	 	 	11	 
	5.1 Vesting in Account
	 	 	11	 
	5.2 No Vested Interest in Account
	 	 	12	 
	5.3 Special Adjustment to Account
	 	 	12	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VI PAYMENT OF VESTED ACCOUNTS
	 	 	12	 
	6.1 Payment upon Separation from Service
	 	 	12	 
	6.2 Payment upon Death
	 	 	13	 
	6.3 Change in Control
	 	 	13	 
	6.4 Disability
	 	 	13	 
	6.5 Mode of Payment
	 	 	14	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VII BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION FOR DEATH BENEFITS BASED ON ACCOUNTS

	 	 	14	 
	7.1 Beneficiary Designation
	 	 	14	 
	7.2 Change in Beneficiary Designation
	 	 	14	 
	7.3 Lack of Beneficiary Designation or Surviving Beneficiary
	 	 	14	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VIII ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
	 	 	15	 
	8.1 Responsibility of the Plan Administrator
	 	 	15	 
	8.2 Powers and Duties of Plan Administrator
	 	 	15	 
	8.3 Expenses of the Plan Administrator and Plan Costs
	 	 	16	 
	8.4 Selection of Plan Professional Counselors
	 	 	16	 
	8.5 Records of the Plan Administrator
	 	 	16	 
	8.6 Plan Administrator’s Right to Administer and Interpret the Plan
	 	 	16	 
	8.7 Claims Procedure
	 	 	16	 
	8.8 Indemnity of the Plan Administrator
	 	 	17	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IX AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
	 	 	17	 
	9.1 Amendment
	 	 	17	 
	9.2 Termination
	 	 	18	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS
	 	 	18	 
	10.1 Unsecured Creditor
	 	 	18	 
	10.2 Unfunded Plan
	 	 	18	 

 

 

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	10.3 Non-Assignability
	 	 	18	 
	10.4 Not a Contract of Employment
	 	 	19	 
	10.5 Source of Plan Benefits
	 	 	19	 
	10.6 Binding Agreement
	 	 	19	 
	10.7 Invalidity of Certain Provisions
	 	 	19	 
	10.8 Incapacity
	 	 	20	 
	10.9 Masculine, Feminine, Singular and Plural
	 	 	20	 
	10.10 Taxes
	 	 	20	 
	10.11 Governing Law
	 	 	20	 

 

 

ARTICLE I

NAME, EFFECTIVE DATE AND PURPOSE

	1.1	 	Name
	 
	 	 	The name of the Plan is “The St. Joe Company Supplemental Executive
Retirement Plan,” hereinafter referred to as the “Plan.”
	 
	1.2	 	Effective Date of Restatement
	 
	 	 	The effective date of this amended and restated Plan is December 31,
2008. The Plan was originally effective January 1, 1998 and
previously restated effective January 1, 2002.
	 
	1.3	 	Purpose
	 
	 	 	The purpose of the Plan is to provide supplemental retirement benefits
to certain selected management and highly compensated employees of the
Employer. The Plan is not intended to be a tax-qualified retirement
plan under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended. The Plan is intended to be an unfunded plan maintained
primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation benefits
for a select group of management or highly compensated employees.
	 
	1.4	 	Relationship to The St. Joe Company Deferred Capital Accumulation Plan
	 
	 	 	Effective as of January 1, 2000, The St. Joe Company established “The
St. Joe Company Deferred Capital Accumulation Plan” (the “Deferred
Capital Accumulation Plan”) and transferred to it certain benefit
liabilities previously accrued under Article IV and Article V of this
Plan as amended and in effect on December 31, 1999. Such benefit
liabilities shall be held, administered and paid in accordance with
the terms of the Deferred Capital Accumulation Plan, as hereinafter
amended and in effect.

ARTICLE II

DEFINITIONS

	2.1	 	“Account” or “Participant’s Account”
	 
	 	 	Means the notional account maintained by the Plan Administrator
pursuant to Section 4.1 which shall be credited with Employer Credits
and Interest and adjusted for distributions.
	 
	2.2	 	“Affiliated Employer”
	 
	 	 	Means a corporation which is a member of a controlled group of
corporations (as defined in Code Section 414(b)) which includes the
Company; any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is
under common control (as defined in Code Section 414(c)) with the
Company; any organization (whether or not incorporated) which is a
member of an

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	 	 	affiliated service group (as defined in Code Section
414(m)) which includes the Company; and any other
entity required to be aggregated with the Company
pursuant to regulations under Code Section 414(o)
but only for the period during which such other
entity is affiliated with the Company under Code
Section (b), (c), (m) or (o).
	 
	2.3	 	“Age”
	 
	 	 	Means age at last birthday.
	 
	2.4	 	“Annuity Starting Date”
	 
	 	 	Means the dates as of which a lump sum distribution is made to a Participant or Beneficiary.
	 
	2.5	 	“Applicable Interest Rate”
	 
	 	 	Means, (a) for each Plan Year beginning on or after January 1, 2000,
the annual rate of interest used to determine the interest credit
under Section 5.2(e) of the Qualified Pension Plan for such Plan Year
and (b) for any period prior to January 1, 2000, an annual interest
rate of 5.16%.
	 
	2.6	 	“Beneficiary” or “Beneficiaries”
	 
	 	 	Means the person or persons who will receive benefits under the Plan
after the Participant’s death as determined under Article VII.
	 
	2.7	 	“Board of Directors”
	 
	 	 	Means the Board of Directors of the Company, or its delegee, as
constituted from time to time.
	 
	2.8	 	“Change in Control”
	 
	 	 	Means:

	 	(a)	 	During any single transaction, or in a series of transactions over a twelve
month period, 35% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the Company is acquired by
any person or group; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	Stockholders of the Company replace, during any twelve month period, the Board
of Directors, and the newly appointed Directors are not endorsed by a majority of the
then sitting Board of Directors.
	 
	 	(c)	 	The Company is a party to a merger or similar transaction, as a result of
which, a person of group acquires ownership or more that 50% of the total fair market
value or total voting power of the stock of the Company.

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	 	 	A transaction shall not constitute a Change in Control if its sole purpose is to change the
state of the Company’s incorporation or to create a holding company that will be owned in
substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s securities
immediately before such transaction.
	 
	 	 	Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, a transaction or
series of transactions that does not constitute a change in
ownership, change in effective control or change in the ownership of
a substantial portion of the assets of the Company, each as defined
in Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) of the U.S. Treasury Regulations (as
amended from time to time), shall not constitute a Change in Control
for purposes of the Plan.
	 
	2.9	 	“Code”
	 
	 	 	Means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time. Any reference to the Code shall include any regulation and
formal guidance issued thereunder.
	 
	2.10	 	“Company”
	 
	 	 	Means The St. Joe Company and any successor thereto.
	 
	2.11	 	“Compensation”
	 
	 	 	Means the gross base salary, commissions, and bonuses which are
reported on IRS Form W-2; provided, however, regardless of when such
remuneration was earned, “Compensation” does not include:

	(a)	 	any amounts processed within pay periods which end 31 days or more after
termination of employment,
	 
	(b)	 	sign-on and new hire referral bonuses,
	 
	(c)	 	commissions on sale of own residence,
	 
	(d)	 	severance pay,
	 
	(e)	 	payments made after the death of the Employee,
	 
	(f)	 	recoverable draws,
	 
	(g)	 	distributions from any qualified or nonqualified retirement plan, and
	 
	(h)	 	gratuities and tips.

	 	 	The Employer’s classification of income and its determination as to the date paid for
purposes of this paragraph shall be conclusive and binding on Participants. As used herein,
the term “gross base salary” includes overtime and certain wage replacement payments such as
PTO, holiday, bereavement, jury duty, disaster pay, volunteer pay, and

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	 	 	military duty (in no event less than the amount required by Code Section 414(u)); elective
deferrals under Code Section 402(g)(3); elective deferrals to The St. Joe Company Deferred
Capital Accumulation Plan; amounts contributed or deferred under Code Section 125; and
effective January 1, 2001, elective amounts that are not includible in the gross income of
the Participant by reason of Code Section 132(f)(4).
	 
	2.12	 	“Compensation Limit”
	 
	 	 	Means the limit under Code Section 401(a)(17) applicable to the Plan
Year, as adjusted under Code Section 401(a)(17)(B).
	 
	2.13	 	“Disability”
	 
	 	 	Except as provided in Section 6.4 below, “Disability” means the same
as in the Qualified Pension Plan. A Participant shall not have a
Disability unless the Participant is determined to have a Disability
under the Qualified Pension Plan.
	 
	2.14	 	“Effective Date of Restatement”
	 
	 	 	Means December 31, 2008, the effective date of this amended and restated Plan. The Plan was
originally effective January 1, 1998.
	 
	2.15	 	“Eligible Spouse”
	 
	 	 	Means the Participant’s surviving legal spouse who is legally married
to the Participant on the date of death of the Participant.
	 
	2.16	 	“Employee”
	 
	 	 	Means a person who is a common law employee of an Employer for
federal income tax purposes. The following persons shall in no event
be considered to be Employees for purposes of this Plan:

	 	(a)	 	Individuals having the status of an independent contractor; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	Persons who are leased employees within the meaning of Code Section 414(n).

	2.17	 	“Employer”
	 
	 	 	Means the Company and any other Affiliated Employer which has adopted this Plan with the approval of the Plan
Administrator.
	 
	2.18	 	“Employer Credit”
	 
	 	 	Means a credit made to a Participant’s Account pursuant to Section 4.2.

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	2.19	 	“Employment Date”
	 
	 	 	Means the same as in the Qualified Pension Plan.
	 
	2.20	 	“ERISA”

	 
	 	 	Means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time. Any reference to ERISA shall
include any regulations and formal guidance issued thereunder.
	 
	2.21	 	“Interest”
	 
	 	 	Means a credit made to a Participant’s Account pursuant to Section 4.3.
	 
	2.22	 	“Participant”
	 
	 	 	Means an Employee to whom or with respect to whom a benefit is payable under the Plan.
	 
	2.23	 	“Plan”
	 
	 	 	Means The St. Joe Company Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan as herein set forth and as it may hereafter be amended
from time to time.
	 
	2.24	 	“Plan Administrator”
	 
	 	 	Means the Plan Administrator appointed pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Plan.
	 
	2.25	 	“Plan Year”
	 
	 	 	Means the calendar year.
	 
	2.26	 	“Prior Plan”
	 
	 	 	Means the St. Joe Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, as amended and in effect immediately prior to
January 1, 2000.
	 
	2.27	 	“Qualified Pension Plan”
	 
	 	 	Means The St. Joe Company Pension Plan, as amended from time to time.
	 
	2.28	 	“Separation from Service”
	 
	 	 	Means an Employee’s termination of employment (as defined in Section 1.409A-1(h) of the U.S. Treasury Regulations (as
amended from time to time), applying the default terms thereof) on account of death, retirement or any other reason, from
his or her Employer and all persons that would be treated as a single employer with his or her Employer under the rules of
Code Sections 414(b) and (c), but substituting references to “at least 50%” for “at

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	 	 	least 80%” each place it is used in Code Sections 1563(a)(1), (2) or (3) or
Section 1.415(c)-2 of the U.S. Treasury Regulations (as amended from time to
time).
	 
	2.29	 	“Valuation Date”
	 
	 	 	Means the last day of each calendar quarter. The
Plan Administrator may establish more frequent
Valuation Dates in its discretion.
	 
	2.30	 	“Year(s) of Benefit Service”
	 
	 	 	Means the same as in the Qualified Pension Plan.
	 
	2.31	 	“Year(s) of Vesting Service”
	 
	 	 	Means the same as in the Qualified Pension Plan, but
shall not be subject to any provisions in the
Qualified Pension Plan which accelerate vesting
thereunder.

Any headings used herein are included for ease of reference only, and are not to be construed so as
to alter the terms hereof.

ARTICLE III

ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

	3.1	 	Eligibility

	 	(a)	 	An Employee of the Employer shall be eligible to participate in the Plan if:

	 	(1)	 	Such Employee is a member of a select group of management or
highly compensated employees under Sections 201, 301 and 401 of ERISA;
	 
	 	(2)	 	Such Employee’s Compensation paid or deferred in a Plan Year
exceeds the Compensation Limit;
	 
	 	(3)	 	Such Employee participates in the Qualified Pension Plan; and
	 
	 	(4)	 	Such Employee is selected by the Plan Administrator to
participate in this Plan.

	 	 	 	Each eligible Employee shall be designated as a “Tier 1 Participant” or a “Tier 2
Participant” by the Plan Administrator. If a Tier 2 Participant is re-designated as
a Tier 1 Participant, or vice versa, in any Plan Year, any change in benefits
resulting therefrom shall apply effective as of the beginning of such Plan Year.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The Plan Administrator may make such projections or estimates as it deems
desirable in applying the eligibility requirements, and its determination shall be
conclusive. In the event that it is determined that a Participant has failed to meet
the eligibility requirements for participation with respect to a Plan Year, such

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	 	 	 	Participant shall continue to participate in the Plan, but no benefits, other than
Interest, shall accrue on behalf of such Participant under the Plan during such Plan
Year.

	3.2	 	Notification
	 
	 	 	The Plan Administrator shall notify in writing each Employee whom it
has determined is eligible to participate in the Plan and shall
explain the rights, privileges and duties of a Participant in the
Plan. The Plan Administrator shall provide to each eligible Employee
a Change in Control election form as described in Section 3.4 and the
beneficiary designation form necessary for the eligible Employee to
make the beneficiary designation election provided for in the Plan.
	 
	3.3	 	Date of Participation and Enrollment
	 
	 	 	An Employee who is eligible to participate as of the Effective Date of
Restatement shall be or become a Participant as of such date. Each
other Employee who becomes eligible to participate in the Plan shall
become a Participant on the date determined by the Plan Administrator
as set forth in the notice described in Section 3.2.
	 
	3.4	 	Change in Control Election
	 
	 	 	Within no more than thirty (30) days after the date on which the Plan
Administrator notifies an Employee that he or she is eligible to
participate in the Plan, the Employee may irrevocably elect to receive
a distribution of his Account upon a Change in Control as described in
Section 6.3. Any Participant in the Plan who is an active Employee as
of the Effective Date of Restatement may, on or prior to December 31,
2008 (or such earlier date as may be established by the Plan
Administrator), make the same election described in the preceding
sentence to receive a distribution of his or her Account upon a Change
in Control, provided such election shall not take effect until January
1, 2009, and shall not cause any amounts that would not otherwise be
paid in 2008 to be paid in 2008. If the eligible Employee or
Participant fails to timely make such an election, he shall be deemed
to have irrevocably elected not to receive a distribution upon a
Change in Control.

ARTICLE IV

PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS AND PLAN CREDITS

	4.1	 	Separate Account
	 
	 	 	The Plan Administrator shall maintain a separate Account for each
Participant in order to reflect his interest in the Plan. Such
Account shall be established and maintained solely for purposes of
recording the Employer Credits and Interest which are credited to such
Participant under the Plan, and no person shall accrue any right or
interest to any specific asset of the Employer as a result thereof.
	 
	4.2	 	Employer Credits

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	 	(a)	 	Employer Annual Credit
	 
	 	 	 	As of the last day of each Plan Year beginning on or after January 1, 2000, the
Account of each Participant shall be credited with a dollar amount equal to a
percentage, as determined from the table set forth below, of his Compensation for
such Plan Year paid or deferred while a Participant in the Plan, less any Base
Credit allocated to such Participant under Section 5.2(b) of the Qualified Pension
Plan for such Plan Year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event a Participant
terminates employment prior to the last day of the Plan Year on account of death,
Disability, retirement or other termination of employment, then his Account shall be
credited, as of the Valuation Date following such termination of employment, with a
dollar amount based on the amount of Compensation paid or deferred while a
Participant in such Plan Year and the Employer Credit percentage determined from the
table below, less any Base Credit allocated to such Participant under Section 5.2(b)
of the Qualified Pension Plan for such Plan Year.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Employer Credit for a	 	Employer Credit for a
	 	 	Tier 1 Participant	 	Tier 2 Participant
	 	 	Stated as a	 	Stated as a
	Attained Age as of	 	Percentage of	 	Percentage of
	First Day of Plan Year	 	Compensation	 	Compensation
	Less than Age 25
	 	 	8	%	 	 	8	%
	Age 25, but not Age 35
	 	 	9	%	 	 	9	%
	Age 35, but not Age 45
	 	 	10	%	 	 	10	%
	Age 45, but not Age 55
	 	 	14	%	 	 	11	%
	Age 55 or older
	 	 	18.25	%	 	 	12	%

	 	(b)	 	Employer Transition Credit
	 
	 	 	 	In addition to annual Employer Credits described in (a) above, each Participant
shall be entitled to Employer Transition Credits as described herein; provided,
however, that no Employer Transition Credits shall be made on behalf of a
Participant unless he is entitled to Transition Credits under Section 5.2(c) of the
Qualified Pension Plan. As of the last day of each of the nine (9) Plan Years
beginning on and after January 1, 2000, the Account of each Participant shall be
credited with a dollar amount equal to a percentage, determined in accordance with
the table set forth below of his Compensation paid or deferred in such Plan Year
while a Participant in the Plan, less any Transition Credit allocated to such
Participant under Section 5.2(c) of the Qualified Pension Plan for such Plan Year.

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	Attained Age as of	 	Years of Benefit Service	 	Transition Credit Stated as a
	February 1, 1999	 	as of February 1, 1999	 	Percentage of Compensation
	N/A
	 	20 or more	 	 	26	%
	At least Age 40
	 	10 but not 20	 	 	23	%
	Less than Age 40
	 	10 but not 20	 	 	19	%
	N/A
	 	5 but not 10	 	 	16	%

	 	 	 	Employer Transition Credits will only be made for nine (9) Plan Years with the first
Plan Year beginning January 1, 2000, and the last Plan Year in which a Transition
Credit will be made beginning January 1, 2008. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a
Transition Credit will be made with respect to an eligible Participant’s
Compensation paid or deferred while a Participant in the calendar month beginning
January 1, 2009 and ending January 31, 2009. The Employer Transition Credit, if
any, to be made on behalf of a Participant shall be determined based on the
Participant’s Age and credited Years of Benefit Service as of February 1, 1999 and
shall not change as a result of a Participant’s increase in Age or credited Years of
Benefit Service after that date.
	 
	 	 	 	Employer Transition Credits shall only be made as of the last day of the Plan Year;
provided, however, in the event a Participant terminates employment prior to the
last day of the Plan Year on account of death, Disability, retirement or other
termination of employment, then his Account shall be credited, as of the Valuation
Date following such termination of employment, with a dollar amount based on the
amount of Compensation paid or deferred while a Participant in such Plan Year and
the Employer Transition Credit percentage determined from the table above, if any,
less any Transition Credit allocated to such Participant under Section 5.2(c) of the
Qualified Pension Plan for such Plan Year.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Initial Account Balance Credit (Applies only to Participants on January 1,
2000)
	 
	 	 	 	The Account of an Employee who is a Participant as of January 1, 2000 (including a
Tier 1 and Tier 2 Participant) shall be credited with an Initial Account Balance
Credit as described herein. The Initial Account Balance Credit shall be the dollar
amount which would have been credited to the Participant’s Account had the
provisions of (a) above been in effect since such Participant’s Employment Date,
calculated by using the Participant’s Compensation paid during any Plan Year from
his Employment Date to December 31, 1999. The Initial Account Balance Credit of a
Participant who is entitled to an Employer Transition Credit pursuant to (b) above,
shall include an amount calculated under the table set forth in (b) above for the
period from February 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999 using the Participant’s
Compensation paid or deferred during such period of time.
	 
	 	 	 	In addition, the Initial Account Balance Credit shall include an Interest credit to
be made to a Participant’s Account as of January 1, 2000. Such Interest credit
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	 	 	 	equal to the dollar amount of Interest credit which would have been made to the
Participant’s Account had the provisions of Section 4.2(a) and (b) above and the
provisions of Section 4.3(a) below been in effect since such Participant’s
Employment Date.

	4.3	 	Interest

	 	(a)	 	A Participant’s Account shall be credited with Interest for the Plan Year.
Interest shall be credited (except as hereinafter provided) on the last day of the Plan
Year and shall be determined by multiplying the balance in the Participant’s Account as
of the first day of the Plan Year by the Applicable Interest Rate for the Plan Year.
If the Participant’s Annuity Starting Date occurs in a Plan Year, Interest shall be
credited as of the Participant’s Annuity Starting Date by prorating the otherwise
Applicable Interest Rate based upon the number of complete calendar months which have
elapsed from the beginning of the Plan Year to the Participant’s Annuity Starting Date.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Interest shall be credited in accordance with the foregoing on behalf of all
Participants.

	4.4	 	Adjustments

	 	(a)	 	Prior Accrued Benefits. The Account balance determined in accordance
with the foregoing provisions of this Article IV on behalf of a Participant who
participated in the Prior Plan shall constitute such Participant’s total benefit under
the Plan and shall be paid, as provided in this Plan, in lieu of any benefit accrued by
such Participant under Article VIII of the Prior Plan prior to January 1, 2000 and in
full satisfaction of any liability to such Participant for such Plan benefits.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Special Credits. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to
the contrary, a Participant’s Account shall be reduced by the portion of the balance of
the Participant’s account under the Qualified Pension Plan attributable to any Special
Credits (as defined in the Qualified Pension Plan) made to the Participant’s account
under the Qualified Pension Plan for Plan Years commencing on or after January 1, 2000
and before January 1, 2006, including the portion of the Participant’s Qualified
Pension Plan account attributable to any Interest Credits (as defined in the Qualified
Pension Plan) credited with respect thereto. The Participant’s net Account after such
reduction shall be the Participant’s Account for purposes of the Plan.

	4.5	 	Valuation of the Account
	 
	 	 	As of each Valuation Date, and at such other dates as the Plan Administrator shall select,
the Plan Administrator shall adjust each Participant’s previous Account balance for Employer
Credits, Interest and distributions. Upon complete distribution of a Participant’s Account,
the Participant’s Account shall be cancelled.

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	4.6	 	Participant Statement
	 
	 	 	The Plan Administrator may, in its sole discretion and at such times as it shall determine,
provide the Participant with a statement of the value of his Account.

ARTICLE V

VESTING

	5.1	 	Vesting in Account
	 
	 	 	A Participant shall be vested in his Account in accordance with the following schedule:

	 	 	 	 	 
	Years of Vesting Service	 	Vested Percentage
	Less than 1 Year
	 	 	0	%
	1 Year
	 	 	10	%
	2 Years
	 	 	20	%
	3 Years
	 	 	30	%
	4 Years
	 	 	40	%
	5 Years
	 	 	50	%
	6 Years
	 	 	60	%
	7 Years
	 	 	70	%
	8 Years
	 	 	80	%
	9 Years
	 	 	90	%
	10 or More Years
	 	 	100	%

	 	 	Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant shall have a 100% vested interest in his
Account upon the earliest to occur of the following:

	 	(a)	 	the attainment of age sixty-two (62) while in the service of the Employer;
	 
	 	(b)	 	the attainment of age fifty-five (55) while in the service of the Employer, if
the Participant was a SERP Participant under the Prior Plan (prior to January 1, 2000);
	 
	 	(c)	 	the later of (i) the attainment of age fifty-five (55) while in the service of
the Employer or (ii) upon being credited with five (5) Years of Vesting Service, if the
Participant was an “Excess Participant” under the Prior Plan (as defined below);
	 
	 	(d)	 	upon the Participant’s Disability or death; or
	 
	 	(e)	 	upon a Change in Control.

	 	 	An “Excess Participant” is defined in the Prior Plan as a Participant who is not a “SERP
Participant.” A “SERP Participant” is defined in the Prior Plan as a Participant who is the
Chief Executive Officer or a Participant who reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer
and who is designated as a SERP Participant by the Plan Administrator.

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	5.2	 	No Vested Interest in Account
	 
	 	 	If a Participant terminates employment without having a vested
interest in his Account, no benefit shall be payable to or on behalf
of such Participant under the Plan. Upon termination of employment
without a vested interest, the Participant’s non-vested interest in
the Plan shall be permanently forfeited.

	 
	5.3	 	Special Adjustment to Account
	 
	 
	 	 	If a Participant has received Special Credits pursuant to Section 5.2(f) of the Qualified
Pension Plan and if the Participant is less than 100% vested in his Account pursuant to
Section 5.1 hereof, his vested Account for all purposes under the Plan as of any date of
determination shall be equal to (P times (AB+SC))—SC where:

	 	P 	 	is the Participant’s vested percentage determined pursuant to Section 5.1 as of
the date of determination;
	 
	 	AB 	 	is the Participant’s Account balance as of the date of determination;
	 
	 	SC 	 	is the sum of the Special Credits the Participant received pursuant to Section
5.2(f), adjusted with Interest Credits pursuant to Section 5.2(e) of the Qualified
Pension Plan to the date of determination.

	 	 	The amount computed in accordance with the foregoing shall be the Participant’s vested
Account for all purposes under the Plan.

ARTICLE VI

PAYMENT OF VESTED ACCOUNTS

	6.1	 	Payment upon Separation from Service
	 
	 	 	If a Participant has a Separation from Service for any reason other than death, such
Participant’s vested Account shall be paid to him by the Employer. Payment of such benefits
shall be made on or as soon as administratively practicable (but in any event within 90
days) after the date which is six (6) months following such termination. The amount of any
lump sum distribution shall be based on the value of the Participant’s vested Account as of
the Valuation Date immediately preceding the payment date.

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	6.2	 	Payment upon Death

	 	(a)	 	If a Participant dies while in service, the Participant’s Beneficiary shall be
entitled to a death benefit payable as a lump sum amount equal to the Participant’s
vested Account. Such death benefit shall be paid to the Participant’s Beneficiary on
or as soon as administratively practicable (but in any event within 90 days) after the
date of the Participant’s death. Such death benefit shall be equal to the value of the
Participant’s vested Account as of the Valuation Date immediately preceding such
payment date.
	 
	 	(b)	 	If the Participant dies following his termination of service and before
receiving all benefits payable to him under the Plan, the balance of the Participant’s
vested Account shall be paid by the Employer to the Participant’s Beneficiary in a lump
sum amount. Such death benefit shall be paid in accordance with paragraph (a) and
shall be equal to the undistributed value of the Participant’s vested Account as of the
Valuation Date as of which payment is made..

	6.3	 	Change in Control
	 
	 	 	In the event that a Change in Control occurs with respect to the
Company, if a Participant has timely elected pursuant to Section 3.4
to receive a distribution upon a Change in Control, his Account shall
be paid to him by the Employer in a lump sum. Payment of such benefit
shall be on or as soon as administratively practicable (but in any
event within 90 days) after the first day of the calendar month
immediately following the Change in Control, with the amount of such
distribution equal the value of the Participant’s vested Account as of
the Valuation Date immediately preceding such payment date
	 
	6.4	 	Disability
	 
	 	 	In the event of a Participant’s Disability, the Participant’s Account
shall be paid to him by the Employer in a lump sum. Payment of such
benefit shall be made as soon as administratively possible (but in any
event within 90 days) after the date on which the Participant’s is
deemed to have experienced a Disability, and the amount of such
distribution shall equal the value of the Participant’s Account as of
the Valuation Date immediately preceding such payment date.
	 
	 	 	Solely for purposes of this Section 6.4, and notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan
to the contrary, “Disability” means (i) the Participant’s inability to engage in any
substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental
impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a
continuous period of not less than 12 months or (ii) the Participant’s receipt, by reason of
any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in
death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, of
income replacement benefits for a period of not less than 3 months under a disability plan
covering employees of the Participant’s Employer. The Plan Administrator shall

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	 	 	determine whether a Participant is disabled for this purpose in its sole discretion,
provided that a Participant will be deemed disabled if determined to be totally and
permanently disabled by the Social Security Administration.
	 
	6.5	 	Mode of Payment
	 
	 	 	Except in the case of a Participant who began receiving a distribution of his account in
installments beginning in the 2005 Plan year or earlier, any vested Account payable under
the Plan shall be paid as a lump sum.

ARTICLE VII

BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION FOR DEATH BENEFITS BASED ON ACCOUNTS

	7.1	 	Beneficiary Designation
	 
	 	 	Each Participant shall designate a person or persons or a trust to be
his Beneficiary or Beneficiaries to whom his Account under this Plan
shall be paid in the event of the Participant’s death prior to the
complete distribution of such Account under the Plan. A beneficiary
designation can only be made on the form provided by the Plan
Administrator for such purpose and shall only be effective when filed
with the Plan Administrator during the Participant’s lifetime.
	 
	7.2	 	Change in Beneficiary Designation
	 
	 	 	Any beneficiary designation may be changed by the Participant without
the consent of any designated Beneficiary by filing a new beneficiary
designation with the Plan Administrator. The filing of a new
beneficiary designation election will cancel the previous beneficiary
designation. However, any beneficiary designation shall remain in
effect until a new beneficiary designation election is made in
accordance with the foregoing.
	 
	7.3	 	Lack of Beneficiary Designation or Surviving Beneficiary
	 
	 	 	If a Participant has not designated a Beneficiary under this Plan or
there is no surviving Beneficiary under this Plan, the Beneficiary
shall be the same as designated by the Participant under the Qualified
Pension Plan. If a Beneficiary has not been designated under the Plan
or the Qualified Pension Plan, or if no designated Beneficiary is
surviving, distribution shall be made to the Participant’s Eligible
Spouse, and if there is no Eligible Spouse in equal shares to any
surviving children of the Participant. In the event none of the
above-named individuals survives the Participant, distribution shall
be made in a lump sum to the Participant’s estate.

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ARTICLE VIII

ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

	8.1	 	Responsibility of the Plan Administrator
	 
	 	 	Except for the functions reserved to the Company, an Employer, or the
Board of Directors, the Plan Administrator shall be responsible for
the general operation and administration of the Plan and for carrying
out the provisions thereof. The Compensation Committee of the Board
of Directors has the authority to appoint, remove or replace the Plan
Administrator. In the absence of a specific appointment, the Company
shall be the Plan Administrator.
	 
	8.2	 	Powers and Duties of Plan Administrator
	 
	 	 	The Plan Administrator, subject to the limitations herein contained
and to such other restrictions as the Board of Directors may make,
shall have the power and the duty to take all actions and to make all
decisions necessary or proper to carry out the provisions of Plan.
The determination of the Plan Administrator as to any question
involving the general administration and interpretation of the Plan
shall be final, conclusive and binding. Any discretionary actions to
be taken under the Plan by the Plan Administrator with respect to the
classification of Employees, Participants, Beneficiaries,
contributions, or benefits shall be uniform in their nature and
applicable to all persons similarly situated. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Plan Administrator shall have the
following powers and duties:

	 	(a)	 	To require any person to furnish such information as it may request for the
purpose of the proper administration of the Plan as a condition of receiving any
benefits under the Plan;
	 
	 	(b)	 	To make and enforce such rules and regulations and prescribe the use of such
forms as it shall deem necessary for the efficient administration of the Plan;
	 
	 	(c)	 	To interpret the Plan, and to resolve ambiguities, inconsistencies and
omissions, which findings shall be binding, final and conclusive;
	 
	 	(d)	 	To decide on questions concerning the Plan and the eligibility of any Employee
to participate in the Plan, in accordance with the provisions of the Plan;
	 
	 	(e)	 	To determine the amount of benefits which shall be payable to any person in
accordance with the provisions of the Plan. The Plan Administrator may require claims
for benefits to be filed in writing, on such forms and containing such information as
the Plan Administrator may deem necessary. Adequate notice shall be provided in
writing to any Participant or Beneficiary thereof whose claim for benefits under the
Plan has been wholly or partially denied. The Plan claim review procedure is more
particularly described in Section 8.7. Notice of denial of a claim

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	 	 	 	shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the Participant or his
Beneficiary and shall afford reasonable opportunity to the Participant or his
Beneficiary whose claim for benefits has been denied for a full and fair review of
the decision denying the claim;
	 
	 	(f)	 	To allocate any such powers and duties to or among individual members of any
administrative committee serving as the Plan Administrator; and
	 
	 	(g)	 	To designate persons other than the Plan Administrator to carry out any duty or
power which would otherwise be a responsibility of the Plan Administrator, under the
terms of the Plan.

	8.3	 	Expenses of the Plan Administrator and Plan Costs
	 
	 	 	The expenses of administering the Plan, including the printing of
literature and forms related thereto, the disbursement of benefits
thereunder, and the compensation of administrative organizations,
agents, consultants, actuaries, legal counsel, or other professional
counselor, shall be paid by the Employer.
	 
	8.4	 	Selection of Plan Professional Counselors
	 
	 	 	The Plan Administrator may employ legal counsel, qualified public
accountants, consultants, actuaries and such clerical and other
accounting services as it may require in carrying out the provisions
of the Plan or in complying with requirements imposed by ERISA and the
Code.
	 
	8.5	 	Records of the Plan Administrator
	 
	 	 	The Plan Administrator shall keep a record of all its proceedings,
which shall be open to inspection by the Employer.
	 
	8.6	 	Plan Administrator’s Right to Administer and Interpret the Plan
	 
	 	 	The Plan Administrator shall have the absolute power, discretion, and
authority to administer and interpret the Plan and to adopt such rules
and regulations as in the opinion of the Plan Administrator are
necessary or advisable to implement, administer, and interpret the
Plan, or to transact its business. Any decision by the Plan
Administrator or interpretation of the Plan by the Plan Administrator
shall be given the fullest deference permitted by law. Such rules and
regulations as are adopted by the Plan Administrator shall be binding
upon any persons having an interest in or under the Plan.
	 
	8.7	 	Claims Procedure
	 
	 	 	A claim for benefits under the Plan must be made to the Plan Administrator in writing. The
Plan Administrator shall provide adequate notice electronically or in writing to any
Participant or Beneficiary whose claim for benefits under the Plan has been denied, setting
forth the specific reasons for such denial, written in a manner calculated to be understood
by the Participant or Beneficiary. Such notice shall be provided within a reasonable period

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	 	 	of time, but not later than ninety (90) days after receipt of the claim by the Plan unless
the Plan Administrator determines that special circumstances require additional time, in
which case written notice indicating the special circumstances and expected determination
date shall be furnished to the claimant prior to the termination of the initial 90-day
period, but in no event shall such extension exceed 90 days from the end of the initial
period. If a claim is denied, in whole or in part, the Plan Administrator shall send
electronically or in writing the claimant a notice of denial explaining the reasons for
denial of the claim. A claimant whose claim has been denied, or his authorized
representative, may request a review of the denial, but such a request must be sent
electronically or in writing, and must be submitted to the Plan Administrator within sixty
(60) days after the claimant’s receipt of the notice of denial. The review of a claim which
has been denied shall be made by the Plan Administrator within sixty (60) days of the
receipt of the request for review, unless the Plan Administrator determines that special
circumstances require additional time, in which case a decision shall be rendered not later
than one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of the request for review. The decision on
the review shall be sent electronically or in writing and shall include specific reasons for
the decision, written in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant, and specific
reference to the pertinent Plan provisions on which the decision is based. If a claim is
denied on appeal by the Plan Administrator, the claimant may appeal such denial to the
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors by filing a written or electronic request
for review with the Compensation Committee within sixty (60) days after the claimant’s
receipt of the notice of denial. The Compensation Committee shall render a decision on the
appeal, electronically or in writing, within one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of
the request for review. The Plan Administrator and Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors shall have absolute authority and discretion to adjudicate claims under this
Section and any such adjudication shall be given the fullest deference permitted by law.
	 
	8.8	 	Indemnity of the Plan Administrator
	 
	 	 	The Employer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Plan Administrator
against any and all claims, loss, damage, expense or liability arising
from any action or failure to act with respect to this Plan, except in
the case of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

ARTICLE IX

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

	9.1	 	Amendment
	 
	 	 	The Company, although it intends the Plan to be permanent, reserves
the right to amend the Plan at any time. However, no amendment shall
have the effect of reducing the amount of the benefit which has
accrued to a Participant as of the amendment date without the written
consent of the Participant. Furthermore, no amendment shall cause a
forfeiture of the benefit accrued as of the amendment date or make the
vesting provisions of the Plan more restrictive with regard to such
benefit. Any such amendment shall be made pursuant to a resolution of
the Board of Directors.

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	9.2	 	Termination
	 
	 	 	The Company reserves the right to terminate the Plan at any time.
However, no termination shall have the effect of reducing the amount
of the benefit which has accrued to a Participant as of the
termination date. The Plan may only be terminated by resolution of
the Board of Directors. Upon such termination, a Participant shall
become vested in the benefit which has accrued to him or her under the
Plan as of the date of such termination, but no further benefits,
other than Interest, shall accrue after the date of termination.
After termination of the Plan, each Participant’s Account shall be
held and disbursed in accordance with the otherwise applicable terms
of the Plan unless the Board of Directors authorizes an earlier
distribution in accordance with the requirements of Section
1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix) of the U.S. Treasury Regulations.

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

	10.1	 	Unsecured Creditor
	 
	 	 	Participants and their Beneficiaries under this Plan shall have
solely those rights of unsecured creditors of the Employer. Except
to the extent otherwise provided in any trust established by the
Employer to pay Plan benefits, as described in Section 10.2, any and
all assets of the Employer shall not be deemed to be held in trust
for any Participant or his Beneficiary, nor shall any assets be
considered security for the performance of obligations of the
Employer and said assets shall at all times remain unpledged,
unrestricted general assets of the Employer. The Employer’s
obligation under the Plan shall be an unsecured and unfunded promise
to pay benefits at a future date.
	 
	10.2	 	Unfunded Plan
	 
	 	 	The Employer may contribute assets to a trust fund in order to pay
some or all benefits to Participants and their Beneficiaries.
However, no funds or assets shall be segregated or physically set
aside with respect to the Employer’s obligations under the Plan in a
manner which would cause the Plan to be “funded” for purposes of
ERISA and/or the Internal Revenue Code. This Plan shall be
maintained to provide supplemental retirement benefits for a select
group of management and highly compensated employees. Any
Participant’s Account under the Plan is maintained for recordkeeping
purposes only and is not to be construed as funded for tax or ERISA
purposes.
	 
	 	 	If the Employer establishes a trust fund in connection with the Plan,
the assets of such trust fund shall be subject to the claims of the
general creditors of the Employer in the event that the Employer
becomes insolvent.
	 
	10.3	 	Non-Assignability
	 
	 	 	Except as may otherwise be required by law, no distribution or
payment under the Plan to any Participant or Beneficiary shall be
subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation,

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	 	 	sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or charge, whether voluntary or
involuntary, and any attempt to so anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer,
assign, pledge, encumber or charge the same shall be void; nor shall any such
distribution or payment be in any way liable for or subject to the debts,
contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts of any person entitled to such
distribution or payment. If any Participant or Beneficiary is adjudicated
bankrupt or purports to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge,
encumber or charge any such distribution or payment, voluntarily or
involuntarily, the Plan Administrator, in its discretion, may cancel such
distribution or payment or may hold or cause to be held or applied such
distribution or payment or any part thereof to or for the benefit of such
Participant or Beneficiary in such manner as the Plan Administrator shall
direct.
	 
	10.4	 	Not a Contract of Employment
	 
	 	 	This Plan shall not be deemed to constitute an
employment contract between the Employer and any
Employee or other person whether or not in the employ
of the Employer, nor shall anything herein contained
be deemed to give any Employee or other person
whether or not in the employ of the Employer any
right to be retained in the employ of the Employer,
or to interfere with the right of the Employer to
discharge any Employee at any time and to treat him
without any regard to the effect which such treatment
might have upon him as a Participant of the Plan.
	 
	10.5	 	Source of Plan Benefits
	 
	 	 	The Employer shall be the sole source of benefit
under this Plan, and each Employee, Participant,
Beneficiary, or any other person who shall claim the
right to any payment or benefit under this Plan shall
be entitled to look only to the Employer for payment
of benefits.
	 
	10.6	 	Binding Agreement
	 
	 	 	This Plan shall be binding on the parties hereto,
their heirs, executors, administrators, and
successors in interest.
	 
	10.7	 	Invalidity of Certain Provisions
	 
	 	 	If any provision of this Plan is held invalid or
unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability
shall not affect any other provision hereof and this
Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such
provision had not been included.

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	10.8	 	Incapacity
	 
	 	 	If the Plan Administrator determines that any person
entitled to payments under the Plan is a minor or
incompetent by reason of physical or mental
disability, it may cause all payments thereafter
becoming due to such person to be made to any other
person for his benefit, without responsibility to
follow application of amounts so paid. Payments made
pursuant to this provision shall completely discharge
the Plan, the Company, any Employer, and the Plan
Administrator from any liability for payment under
this Plan.
	 
	10.9	 	Masculine, Feminine, Singular and Plural
	 
	 	 	The masculine shall include the feminine, the
singular shall include the plural, and the plural
shall include the singular wherever the person or
entity or context shall plainly so require.
	 
	10.10	 	Taxes
	 
	 	 	It is the intent of the Company that amounts deferred
under the Plan shall not be subject to federal income
tax until distributed from the Plan. However, the
Company does not guarantee or warrant that Plan
benefits will be excludable from a Participant’s
gross income for federal or state income tax purposes
until distributed, and the Participant (or
Beneficiary) shall in all cases be liable for any
taxes due on benefits attributable to such
Participant or Beneficiary.

	 
	 	 	The Plan Administrator shall make appropriate
arrangements to (a) withhold FICA/FUTA taxes due on
amounts accrued and vested under the Plan and (b)
withhold federal and state income taxes due on
amounts distributed from the Plan. Further, the Plan
Administrator may make appropriate arrangements to
withhold for any other taxes required to be withheld
by any government or governmental agency.
	 
	10.11	 	Governing Law
	 
	 	 	The provisions of the Plan shall be construed,
administered and governed under applicable Federal
law and, to the extent not preempted by Federal law,
the laws of the State of Florida.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused the Plan to be executed on its behalf this
17th day of December, 2008, to be effective as of December 31, 2008.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	THE ST. JOE COMPANY

 	 
	 	By  	/s/ Rusty Bozman
 	 
	 	 	Rusty Bozman  	 
	 	 	Vice President-Human Resources and

Plan Administrator 	 
	 

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