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                                                                   Exhibit 10.26

                                     STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

      This Stock Option Agreement (hereinafter "Agreement") is entered into this
___ day of _____________, 2001, between _______________, an employee of The St.
Joe Company (hereinafter "Optionee"), and The St. Joe Company, a Florida
corporation (hereinafter "Company"), pursuant to The St. Joe Company 2001 Stock
Incentive Plan (hereinafter "Plan").

      WHEREAS, the Company desires to grant, and Optionee desires to receive, a
stock option pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this
Agreement,

      NOW, THEREFORE, Optionee and Company hereby agree as follows:

      1.    The Plan and Defined Terms.  The provisions of the Plan are
incorporated into this Agreement by this reference.  Capitalized terms used
but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed to them in
the Plan.

      2.    Grant of Stock Option.  Company hereby grants to Optionee,
subject to the terms and conditions to the Plan and this Agreement, the
following option (hereinafter the "Option") to purchase Common Shares of the
Company:

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            (a)   Number of shares subject to the Option:
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            (b)   Type of Option:                            [ISO/NSO]
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            (c)   Exercise Price:
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            (d)   Date of grant:
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            (e)   Vesting commencement date:
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      3.    Vesting Schedule.  The Option shall be exercisable only to the
extent it is vested.  Subject to paragraphs 4, 7(c) and 9 hereof, the Option
shall become vested pursuant to the schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A.

      4.    Contingencies Affecting Vesting Schedule.  The vesting schedule
set forth in Exhibit A hereto will change if any of the contingencies set
forth in this paragraph 4 occur, as follows:

            (a) Death. If Optionee dies during the Term of the Option (as
defined in paragraph 5), the Option shall become exercisable in full by the
appropriate beneficiaries, as set forth below, as of the date of Optionee's
death.

            (b) Disability. If Optionee becomes totally or permanently disabled
(as those terms are defined in the Company's long-term disability plan) during
the Term of the Option (as defined in paragraph 5), the Option shall become
exercisable in full as of the date of the disability.
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            (c) Qualifying Termination of Employment. If the Optionee
experiences a Qualifying Termination of Employment (as defined in the Optionee's
amended and restated severance agreement, dated ____________, 2001, hereinafter
"Severance Agreement"), the Option shall become exercisable in full as of the
date of such termination of employment.

            (d) Change in Control. If there is a Change in Control during the
Term of the Option (as defined in paragraph 5), the terms and conditions of
Section 11(a) (or any successor provisions) of the Severance Agreement shall
control.

      5. Term of the Option. This Agreement and the Optionee's right to exercise
the Option shall expire on the earliest to occur of (a) the 10th anniversary of
the date of grant listed in paragraph 2 above, or (b) the applicable date set
forth in paragraph 6 below (the period beginning on the date of grant and ending
on such date are referred to herein as the "Term of the Option").

      6. Contingencies Affecting Time Period for Exercising Option. If any of
the contingencies listed in this paragraph 6 occur, Optionee's right to exercise
the vested portion of the Option shall expire as of the date described in
subparagraphs (a) through (e) of this paragraph 6, as applicable. The portion of
the Option that is not vested (and which does not vest pursuant to paragraph 4
of this Agreement as of the date of the Optionee's death or disability or
pursuant to the Severance Agreement) as of the date of the Optionee's
termination of employment shall expire as of such termination of employment and
the Optionee shall have no further rights with respect to such portion of the
Option.

            (a) Death. If Optionee dies during the Term of the Option, this
Option must be exercised on or before the date twelve months after the date of
death.

            (b) Disability. If Optionee becomes permanently or totally disabled
(as those terms are defined in the Company's long-term disability plan) during
the Term of the Option (as defined in paragraph 5), the Option must be exercised
on or before the date twelve months after the date of the disability.

            (c) Qualifying Termination of Employment. If Optionee experiences a
Qualifying Termination of Employment (as defined in the Severance Agreement),
the Option must be exercised on or before the date three years after Optionee's
last day as an employee.

            (d) Other Termination of Employment. If Optionee's employment
terminates other than pursuant to a Qualifying Termination of Employment (as
defined in the Severance Agreement), this Agreement and the Option granted
hereby (whether or not vested) shall expire as of the date of such termination.

      7. Exercising Vested Stock Options. The following provisions apply to the
exercise of the Option:

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            (a) Notice of Exercise and Payment. When Optionee wishes to exercise
all or a part of the Option, Optionee must notify the Company by filing the
proper "Notice of Exercise" form at The St. Joe Company Human Resources
Department in Jacksonville, Florida, attention President of Human Resources.
Optionee's Notice of Exercise must specify the date of this Agreement, the
effective date of the exercise, how many Common Shares Optionee wishes to
purchase, the form of payment of the Exercise Price, the aggregate Exercise
Price, and how any applicable tax obligations will be satisfied. The Notice of
Exercise must be signed by the person exercising the Option. The notice will be
effective when it is received by the Company. If the Option is being exercised
following Optionee's death, the notice shall be accompanied by proof
(satisfactory to the Company) of the individual's right to exercise the Option.
Optionee shall deliver to the Company, at the time of filing the Notice of
Exercise, in a form deemed permissible by the Committee, full payment of the
Exercise Price.

            (b) Restrictions on Exercise. The Company will not permit Optionee
to exercise this grant if the issuance of shares at that time would violate any
law or regulation.

            (c) Withholding Taxes and Stock Withholding. Optionee will not be
allowed to exercise the Option unless Optionee makes arrangements acceptable to
the Company to pay any withholding taxes that may be due as a result of the
exercise. These arrangements may include (i) a cash payment by the Optionee,
(ii) withholding Common Shares that otherwise would be issued to Optionee upon
exercise of the Option, the Fair Market Value of which equals the minimum
statutory withholding requirement, or (iii) tendering to the Company Common
Shares held by Optionee for at least six months prior to the exercise of the
Option. The Fair Market Value of such Common Shares shall be determined as of
the effective date of the Option exercise.

            (d) Restrictions on Resale. By signing this Agreement, Optionee
agrees not to sell any Common Shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of the
Option if applicable laws, Company policies or an agreement between the Company
and its underwriters prohibit such a sale.

            (e) Transfer of Option and Limitations on Exercise. Except as
otherwise provided in this subparagraph (e), the Option and the rights and
privileges conferred hereby shall not be sold, pledged or otherwise transferred
(whether by operation of law or otherwise) and shall not be subject to sale
under execution, attachment, levy or similar process. The Option may be
transferred by will or pursuant to the laws of descent and distribution, and,
during the Optionee's lifetime, the Option may be exercised only by Optionee. In
the event of Optionee's death during the Term of the Option (as defined in
paragraph 5), the Option may be exercised by the personal representative of
Optionee's estate or by any person who has acquired the Option from Optionee by
beneficiary designation, bequest or inheritance.

            Regardless of any marital property settlement agreement, the Company
is not obligated to honor a notice of exercise from Optionee's former spouse,
nor is the Company obligated to recognize Optionee's former spouse's interest in
the Option in any other way.

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      8. Retention of Rights. Neither the Option nor anything contained in this
Agreement shall give Optionee the right to be retained by the Company or a
subsidiary of the Company as an employee or in any other capacity. The Company
and its subsidiaries reserve the right to terminate Optionee's service at any
time, with or without Cause (as defined in the Severance Agreement).

      9. Compliance with Law and Regulations. The obligations of the Company
hereunder are subject to all applicable Federal and state laws and to the rules,
regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
any stock exchange upon which the Company's stock is then listed and any other
government or regulatory agency. The Company shall not be required to transfer
any Common Shares pursuant to the exercise of the Option prior to (a) the
listing of the Shares on any such stock exchange and (b) the completion of any
registration or qualification of such Common Shares under any Federal or state
law, or any rule, regulation or other requirement of any government or
regulatory agency which the Company shall, in its sole discretion, determine to
be necessary or advisable. In making such determination, the Company may rely
upon an opinion of counsel for the Company. The Optionee shall not have the
right to compel the Company to register or qualify the Common Shares subject to
the Option under Federal or state securities laws.

      10. Insider Trading Policy. As a condition of accepting the Option and
this Agreement, Optionee agrees to read and comply with The St. Joe Company
Insider Trading Policy, a copy of which is available through the office of the
Senior Vice President of Human Resources or through the office of the Executive
Vice President and General Counsel.

      11. Regulation by the Committee. This Agreement and the Option shall be
subject to such administrative procedures and rules as the Committee shall
adopt. All decisions of the Committee upon any question arising under the Plan
or under this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding upon the Optionee.

      12. Adjustments. In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or any
other event described in Article 10 of the Plan, the number of Common Shares
subject to the Option and the applicable Exercise Price may be adjusted pursuant
to the Plan if deemed appropriate by the Committee in its sole discretion.

      13. Applicable Law. This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under
the laws of the State of Florida.

      14. Optionee's Access to the Plan. Optionee may obtain an additional copy
of the Plan by contacting The St. Joe Company Human Resources Department in
Jacksonville, Florida.

      This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between
Optionee and the Company regarding this award. Any prior agreements, commitments
or negotiations concerning this award are superseded. This Agreement may be
amended only by another written agreement, signed by both parties.

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                                    OPTIONEE

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                                    THE COMPANY

                                    By:
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                                    Name:  Rachelle Gottlieb
                                    Title: Vice President Human Resources

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                                   EXHIBIT A
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                STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT DATED ____________________

      The Option granted pursuant to this Agreement shall vest in equal
[20%][25%] installments on each anniversary of the vesting commencement date,
provided that the Optionee is employed by the Company at that time.

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                                                                   Exhibit 10.27

                    ST. JOE COMPANY 1997 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

                           RESTRICTED SHARES AGREEMENT

TAX TREATMENT                       The Restricted Shares are granted pursuant
                                    to the St. Joe Company 1997 Stock Incentive
                                    Plan (the "Plan") and are intended to be
                                    restricted property as provided in Section
                                    83 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

REGULAR VESTING SCHEDULE            Forty percent of the Restricted Shares vest
                                    on the second anniversary of the Vesting
                                    Commencement Date (as shown in the Notice of
                                    Grant of Restricted Shares). An additional
                                    20% of the Restricted Shares vest on each
                                    subsequent anniversary of the Vesting
                                    Commencement Date.

                                    Except as provided below, any non-vested
                                    Restricted Shares automatically revert to
                                    the Company (without any payment) when your
                                    service as an employee of the Company or a
                                    subsidiary of the Company terminates.

VESTING IN FULL                     All of the Restricted Shares become vested
                                    in full if any of the following events
                                    occur:

                                    -     Your service as an employee of the
                                          Company or a subsidiary of the Company
                                          is terminated by the Company without
                                          "Cause" (as defined in your January
                                          27, 1999 Employment Agreement), or

                                    -     The Company is subject to a "Change in
                                          Control" (as defined in the Plan)
                                          while you are an employee of the
                                          Company or a subsidiary of the
                                          Company, or

                                    -     You die while you are an employee of
                                          the Company or a subsidiary of the
                                          Company, or

                                    -     You are adjudicated incompetent or
                                          incapacitated or become disabled (as
                                          defined below).

                                          No additional Restricted Shares will
                                          become vested after your service as an
                                          employee of the Company or a
                                          subsidiary of the Company has
                                          terminated for any reason other than
                                          termination without cause, death or
                                          disability.
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                                    Upon the vesting of a Restricted Share, it
                                    shall be subject to no transfer restrictions
                                    other than such restrictions as may be
                                    imposed by law over which the Company has no
                                    control.

                                    For all purposes under this Agreement,
                                    "disability" means that you are unable to
                                    render continuous, full time service to the
                                    Company as President and Chief Financial
                                    Officer for a period of more than six
                                    months.

TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS               You may not sell, transfer, pledge or
                                    otherwise dispose of the Restricted Shares
                                    that have not yet vested under the preceding
                                    paragraphs, except for transfers to a trust
                                    that are expressly permitted by the
                                    Compensation Committee of the Company's
                                    Board of Directors. In the event of a
                                    transfer to a trust, the trustee of the
                                    trust must agree to be bound by this
                                    Agreement.

TERM                                This Agreement terminates when all
                                    Restricted Shares are either vested or
                                    canceled as provided in the Plan and this
                                    Agreement.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE                    For purposes of this Agreement, your service
                                    does not terminate when you go on a military
                                    leave, a sick leave or another bona fide
                                    leave of absence, if the leave was approved
                                    by the Company in writing and if continued
                                    crediting of service is required by the
                                    terms of the leave or by applicable law. But
                                    your service terminates when the approved
                                    leave ends, unless you immediately return to
                                    active work.

WITHHOLDING TAXES AND               You will not be allowed to acquire the
STOCK WITHHOLDING                   Restricted shares unless you make
                                    arrangements acceptable to the Company to
                                    pay any withholding taxes that may be due as
                                    a result of the transfer or the later
                                    vesting of the Restricted Shares. These
                                    arrangements may include withholding of
                                    amounts from future compensation payments,
                                    withholding of Restricted Shares at time of
                                    vesting or the payment by you to the company
                                    of an amount equal to the required
                                    withholding.
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RESTRICTIONS ON RESALE AND          By signing this Agreement, you agree not to
REGISTRATION                        sell any vested or non-vested Restricted
                                    Shares at a time when applicable laws or
                                    Company policies prohibit a sale. This
                                    restriction will apply as long as you are an
                                    employee, consultant or director of the
                                    Company or a subsidiary of the Company.
                                    However, the Company agrees to cause the
                                    Restricted Shares to be registered under the
                                    Securities Act of 1933 on or before the date
                                    of the vesting of the first 20% of the
                                    Restricted Shares.

RETENTION RIGHTS                    Your Restricted Shares or this Agreement do
                                    not give you the right to be retained by the
                                    Company or a subsidiary of the Company in
                                    any capacity. The Company and its
                                    subsidiaries reserve the right to terminate
                                    your service at any time, with or without
                                    cause subject to your January 27, 1999
                                    Employment Agreement.

APPLICABLE LAW                      This Agreement will be interpreted and
                                    enforced under the laws of the State of
                                    Florida (excluding their choice of law
                                    provisions).

THE PLAN AND OTHER                  The text of the Plan is incorporated in this
AGREEMENTS                          Agreement by reference.

                                    This Agreement and the Plan constitute the
                                    entire understanding between you and the
                                    Company regarding these Restricted Shares.
                                    Any prior agreements, commitments or
                                    negotiations concerning these Restricted
                                    Shares are superseded. This Agreement may be
                                    amended only by another written agreement,
                                    signed by both parties.

BY SIGNING THE NOTICE OF GRANT OF RESTRICTED SHARES ATTACHED TO THIS AGREEMENT,
YOU AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE AND IN THE PLAN.
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                    ST. JOE COMPANY 1997 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

                           RESTRICTED SHARES AGREEMENT

You have been granted the following Restricted Shares of St. Joe Company (the
"Company" common stock under the St. Joe Company 1997 Stock Incentive Plan (the
"Plan"):

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                  Name of Grantee:                   Kevin M. Twomey

                  Total Number of Shares Granted:    100,000 Shares

                  Date of Grant:                     January 28, 1999

                  Vesting Commencement Date:         February 12, 1999
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By your signature and the signature of the Company's representative below, you
and the Company agree that the foregoing Restricted Shares are granted under and
governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Restricted Shares
Agreement, both of which are attached to an made a part of this document.

GRANTEE                                       ST. JOE COMPANY

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