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CREDIT AGREEMENT

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CREDIT AGREEMENT | Document Parties: BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY | ST JOE COMPANY | ST JOE FINANCE COMPANY | ST JOE RESIDENTIAL ACQUISITIONS, INC | ST. JOE TIMBERLAND COMPANY OF DELAWARE, L.L.C. You are currently viewing:
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BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY | ST JOE COMPANY | ST JOE FINANCE COMPANY | ST JOE RESIDENTIAL ACQUISITIONS, INC | ST. JOE TIMBERLAND COMPANY OF DELAWARE, L.L.C.

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Title: CREDIT AGREEMENT
Governing Law: North Carolina     Date: 9/24/2008
Industry: Real Estate Operations     Law Firm: Womble Carlyle;Foley Lardner     Sector: Services

CREDIT AGREEMENT, Parties: branch banking and trust company , st joe company , st joe finance company , st joe residential acquisitions  inc , st. joe timberland company of delaware  l.l.c.
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Exhibit 10.1

CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of

September 19, 2008

among

THE ST. JOE COMPANY

as Borrower,

The Initial Guarantors Listed Herein,

The Lenders Listed Herein

and

BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY,

as Administrative Agent

and

BB&T CAPITAL MARKETS,

as Lead Arranger

1

CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT is dated as of September 19, 2008 among THE ST. JOE COMPANY, a Florida corporation, as borrower, the INITIAL GUARANTORS listed on the signature pages hereof, as guarantors, the LENDERS listed on the signature pages hereof and BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, as Administrative Agent.

The parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.01. Definitions . The terms as defined in this Section 1.01 shall, for all purposes of this Agreement and any amendment hereto (except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires), have the meanings set forth herein:

“Acquisition” means any transaction or series of related transactions for the purpose of, or resulting in, directly or indirectly, (a) the acquisition by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of all or substantially all of the assets of a Person (other than a Subsidiary) or of any business or division of a Person (other than a Subsidiary), (b) the acquisition by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of more than 50% of any class of Voting Stock (or similar ownership interests) of any Person (provided that formation or organization of any Wholly Owned Subsidiary shall not constitute an “Acquisition” to the extent that the amount of the Investment in such entity is permitted under Sections 5.08 and 5.12), or (c) a merger, consolidation, amalgamation or other combination by the Borrower or any Subsidiary with another Person (other than a Subsidiary) if the Borrower or such Subsidiary is the surviving entity; provided that in any merger involving the Borrower, the Borrower must be the surviving entity.

“Adjusted London InterBank Offered Rate” applicable to any Interest Period means a rate per annum equal to the quotient obtained (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next higher 1/100th of 1%) by dividing (i) the applicable London InterBank Offered Rate for such Interest Period by (ii) 1.00 minus the Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage.

“Administrative Agent” means BB&T, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders, and its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity.

“Administrative Agent’s Letter Agreement” means that certain letter agreement, dated as of July 23, 2008, between Borrower and the Administrative Agent relating to the terms of this Agreement, and certain fees from time to time payable by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, together with all amendments and modifications thereto. If there is any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the Administrative Agent’s Letter Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement will control.

“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

“Advances” means collectively the Revolver Advances. “Advance” means any one of such Advances, as the context may require.

“Affiliate” of any Person means (i) any other Person which directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls such Person, (ii) any other Person which directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, or (iii) any other Person of which such Person owns, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of the common stock or equivalent equity interests.

“Agreement” means this Credit Agreement, together with all amendments and supplements hereto.

“Applicable Laws” means all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes, executive orders, and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.

“Applicable Margin” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(a).

“Applicable Percentage” means with respect to any Lender, the percentage of the total Revolver Commitments represented by such Lender’s Revolver Commitment. If the Revolver Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon the Revolver Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments.

“Approved Fund” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.07), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit I or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

“Bank Products” means any: (1) Hedging Agreements; and (2) other services or facilities provided to any Loan Party by the Administrative Agent or any Lender (each, in such capacity, a “Bank Product Bank”) (but excluding Cash Management Services) with respect to (a) credit cards, (b) purchase cards, (c) merchant services constituting a line of credit, and (d) leasing.

“Bankruptcy Code” means the United States Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. §§101, et. seq.), as amended from time to time.

“Base Rate” means for any Base Rate Advance for any day, the rate per annum equal to the higher as of such day of (i) the Prime Rate, or (ii)  one-half of one percent (0.5%) above the Federal Funds Rate. For purposes of determining the Base Rate for any day, changes in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Rate shall be effective on the date of each such change.

“Base Rate Advance” means, with respect to any Advance, such Advance when such Advance bears or is to bear interest at a rate based upon the Base Rate.

“BB&T” means Branch Banking and Trust Company, and its successors.

“Borrower” means The St. Joe Company, a Florida corporation, and its successors and its permitted assigns.

“Borrowing” means a borrowing hereunder consisting of Revolver Advances made to the Borrower: (i) at the same time by all of the Lenders, in the case of Syndicated Borrowings, or (ii) by BB&T, for Swing Advances. A Borrowing is a “Syndicated Borrowing” if such Advances are made pursuant to Section 2.01(a) or a “Swing Line Borrowing” if such Advance is made pursuant to Section 2.01(b). A Borrowing is a “Base Rate Borrowing” if such Advances are Base Rate Advances. A Borrowing is a “Euro-Dollar Borrowing” if such Advances are Euro-Dollar Advances. A Borrowing is a “Tranche Euro-Dollar Borrowing” if such Advances are Tranche Euro-Dollar Advances. A Borrowing is an “Index Euro-Dollar Borrowing” if such Advances are Index Euro-Dollar Advances.

“Capital Expenditures” means for any period the sum of all capital expenditures incurred during such period by the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

“Capital Securities” means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests (including membership interests and partnership interests), participations or other equivalents (however designated, whether voting or non-voting) of such Person’s capital (including any instruments convertible into equity), whether now outstanding or issued after the Closing Date.

“Cash Equivalents” means: (a) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any agency thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof) with maturities of not more than one year from the date acquired; (b) time deposits and certificates of deposit with maturities of not more than one (1) year from the date acquired issued by a United States federal or state chartered commercial bank of recognized standing having capital and surplus in excess of $500 million, and which bank or its holding company has a short-term commercial paper rating of at least A-1 or the equivalent by Standard & Poor’s Rating Services or at least P-1 or the equivalent by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.; and (c) investments in money market funds (i) which mature not more than seven (7) days from the date acquired, (ii) with respect to which there has been no failure to honor a request for withdrawal, (iii) which are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (iv) which have net assets of at least $500,000,000 and (v) at least 85% of those assets consist of securities and other obligations of the type referenced in clauses (a) and (b) above.

“Cash Management Services” means any one or more of the following types of services or facilities provided to any Loan Party by the Administrative Agent or any Lender (each, in such capacity, a “Cash Management Bank”): (a) ACH transactions, (b) cash management services, including, without limitation, controlled disbursement services, treasury, depository, overdraft, and electronic funds transfer services, (c) foreign exchange facilities, (d) credit or debit cards, and (e) merchant services not constituting a Bank Product.

“CERCLA” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. §9601 et seq. and its implementing regulations and amendments.

“CERCLIS” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Information System established pursuant to CERCLA.

“Change in Control” means the occurrence after the Closing Date of any of the following: (i) any Person or two or more Persons acting in concert shall have acquired beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of 25% or more of the outstanding shares of the Voting Stock of the Borrower; or (ii) as of any date a majority of the board of directors of the Borrower consists of individuals who were not either (A) directors of the Borrower as of the corresponding date of the previous year, (B) selected or nominated to become directors by the board of directors of the Borrower of which a majority of such board consisted of individuals described in clause (A), or (C) selected or nominated to become directors by the board of directors of the Borrower of which a majority of such board consisted of individuals described in clause (A) and individuals described in clause (B).

“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority.

“Closing Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(d).

“Closing Date” means September 19, 2008.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor Federal tax code. Any reference to any provision of the Code shall also be deemed to be a reference to any successor provision or provisions thereof.

“Collateral” shall mean (i) all property which secures the Obligations pursuant to the Collateral Documents and (ii) the Timberland Collateral.

“Collateral Diligence Enhancement Event” means any time the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion determines that St. Joe Timberland owns less than 250,000 acres of real property.

“Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Pledge Agreement, the REIT Pledge Agreement and all other agreements (including control agreements), instruments and other documents, whether now existing or hereafter in effect, pursuant to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall grant or convey (or shall have granted or conveyed) to the Secured Parties a Lien in, or any other Person shall acknowledge any such Lien in, property as security for all or any portion of the Obligations, as any of them may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time. After the occurrence of a Trigger Event, the term Collateral Documents shall include, without limitation, the Timberland Collateral Documents.

“Compliance Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(c).

“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the Net Income of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis, but excluding (i) extraordinary items and (ii) any equity interests of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the unremitted earnings of any Person that is not a Subsidiary.

“Consolidated Subsidiary” means at any date any Subsidiary or other entity the accounts of which, in accordance with GAAP, would be consolidated with those of the Borrower in its consolidated financial statements as of such date.

“Consolidated Tangible Net Worth” means, at any time, Stockholder’s Equity less the sum of the value, (to the extent reflected in determining Stockholder’s Equity) as set forth or reflected on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis prepared in accordance with GAAP, of

(A) Any surplus resulting from any write-up of assets subsequent to December 31, 2007;

(B) All assets which would be treated as intangible assets for balance sheet presentation purposes under GAAP, including without limitation goodwill (whether representing the excess of cost over book value of assets acquired, or otherwise), trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and technologies, and unamortized debt discount and expense;

(C) To the extent not included in (B) of this definition, any amount at which the Capital Securities of the Borrower appear as an asset on the balance sheet of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries;

(D) Any amount at which the net obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries with respect to interest rate protection agreements, foreign currency exchange agreements or other hedging agreements appear as an asset on the balance sheet of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries;

(E) Loans or advances to stockholders of the Borrower;

(F) Loans or advances to directors, officers, managers or employees thereof; and

(G) To the extent not included in (B) of this definition, deferred expenses.

“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

“Controlled Group” means all members of a controlled group of corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with any Loan Party, are treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

“Costs of Acquisition” means, with respect to any Acquisition, as at the date of entering into any agreement therefor, the sum of the following (without duplication): (i) the value of the Capital Securities of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to be transferred in connection therewith, (ii) the amount of any cash and fair market value of other property (excluding property described in clause (i) and the unpaid principal amount of any debt instrument) given as consideration, (iii) the amount (determined by using the face amount or the amount payable at maturity, whichever is greater) of any Debt incurred, assumed or acquired by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with such Acquisition, (iv) all additional purchase price amounts in the form of earnouts and other contingent obligations that should be recorded on the financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, (v) all amounts paid in respect of covenants not to compete, consulting agreements that should be recorded on financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, and other affiliated contracts in connection with such Acquisition, (vi) the aggregate fair market value of all other consideration given by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with such Acquisition, and (vii) out of pocket transaction costs for the services and expenses of attorneys, accountants and other consultants incurred in effecting such transaction, and other similar transaction costs so incurred. For purposes of determining the Cost of Acquisition for any transaction, (A) the Capital Securities of the Borrower shall be valued (I) in the case of capital stock that is then designated as a national market system security by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) or is listed on a national securities exchange, the average of the last reported bid and ask quotations or the last prices reported thereon, and (II) with respect to any other Capital Securities, as determined by the board of directors of the Borrower, (B) the Capital Securities of any Subsidiary shall be valued as determined by the board of directors of such Subsidiary, and (C) with respect to any Acquisition accomplished pursuant to the exercise of options or warrants or the conversion of securities, the Cost of Acquisition shall include both the cost of acquiring such option, warrant or convertible security as well as the cost of exercise or conversion.

“Credit Party Expenses” means, without limitation, (a) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including without limitation (i) the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of (A) counsel for the Administrative Agent, (B) outside consultants for the Administrative Agent, (C) appraisers, (D) commercial finance examinations, and (E) all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of the Obligations; and (ii) in connection with (A) the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, (B) the administration, management, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the preparation, negotiation, administration and management of any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (whether or not the transactions contemplated thereby shall be consummated), or (C) the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement or the Loan Documents or efforts to preserve, protect, collect, or enforce the Collateral, and (b) with respect to the Letter of Credit Issuer, and its Affiliates, all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder; and (c) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Secured Parties who are not the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer or any Affiliate of any of them, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default.

“Debt” of any Person means at any date, without duplication, (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money; (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments; (iii) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, except trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business; (iv) all obligations of such Person as lessee under capital leases; (v) all obligations of such Person to reimburse any bank or other Person in respect of amounts payable under a banker’s acceptance; (vi) all Redeemable Preferred Securities of such Person; (vii) all obligations (absolute or contingent) of such Person to reimburse any bank or other Person in respect of amounts which are available to be drawn or have been drawn under a letter of credit or similar instrument; (viii) all Debt of others secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, whether or not such Debt is assumed by such Person; (ix) all Debt of others Guaranteed by such Person (except for guaranties of customary exceptions for fraud, misapplication of funds, environmental indemnities and other similar exceptions to non-recourse liability); (x) all net obligations of such Person with respect to interest rate protection agreements, foreign currency exchange agreements or other hedging agreements not entered into in the ordinary course of business to hedge or mitigate the risk of interest rate changes in respect of existing Debt (valued as the termination value thereof computed in accordance with a method approved by the International Swap Dealers Association and agreed to by such Person in the applicable hedging agreement, if any); (xi) all obligations of such Person under any synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease, sale and leaseback transaction, asset securitization, off-balance sheet loan or other off-balance sheet financing product; (xii) all obligations of such Person to purchase securities or other property arising out of or in connection with the sale of the same or substantially similar securities or property; (xiii) such Person’s pro rata share of the Debt of any Unconsolidated Affiliate of such Person and (xiv) all obligations of such Person created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person. The Debt of any Person shall include the Debt of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefore as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Debt provide that such Person is not liable therefor.

“Default” means any condition or event which constitutes an Event of Default or which with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived in writing, become an Event of Default.

“Default Rate” means, with respect to the Advances, on any day, the sum of 2% plus the then highest interest rate (including the Applicable Margin) which may be applicable to any Advance (irrespective of whether any such type of Advance is actually outstanding hereunder).

“Defaulting Lender” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.15.

“Dollars” or “$” means dollars in lawful currency of the United States of America.

“Domestic Business Day” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in North Carolina are authorized or required by law to close.

“Eligible Assignee” means (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, (c) an Approved Fund, and (d) any other Person (other than a natural person) approved by (i) the Administrative Agent, and (ii) unless a Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower (each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries.

“Environmental Authority” means any foreign, federal, state, local or regional government that exercises any form of jurisdiction or authority under any Environmental Requirement.

“Environmental Authorizations” means all licenses, permits, orders, approvals, notices, registrations or other legal prerequisites for conducting the business of a Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party required by any Environmental Requirement.

“Environmental Judgments and Orders” means all judgments, decrees or orders arising from or in any way associated with any Environmental Requirements, whether or not entered upon consent or written agreements with an Environmental Authority or other entity arising from or in any way associated with any Environmental Requirement, whether or not incorporated in a judgment, decree or order.

“Environmental Laws” means any and all federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or other governmental restrictions relating to the environment or to emissions, discharges or releases of pollutants, contaminants, petroleum or petroleum products, chemicals or industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes into the environment, including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater or land, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of pollutants, contaminants, petroleum or petroleum products, chemicals or industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes or the clean-up or other remediation thereof.

“Environmental Liabilities” means any liabilities, whether accrued, contingent or otherwise, arising from and in any way associated with any Environmental Requirements.

“Environmental Notices” means notice from any Environmental Authority or by any other person or entity, of possible or alleged noncompliance with or liability under any Environmental Requirement, including without limitation any complaints, citations, demands or requests from any Environmental Authority or from any other person or entity for correction of any violation of any Environmental Requirement or any investigations concerning any violation of any Environmental Requirement.

“Environmental Proceedings” means any judicial or administrative proceedings arising from or in any way associated with any Environmental Requirement.

“Environmental Releases” means releases as defined in CERCLA or under any applicable federal, state or local environmental law or regulation and shall include, in any event and without limitation, any release of petroleum or petroleum related products.

“Environmental Requirements” means any legal requirement relating to health, safety or the environment and applicable to a Loan Party, any Subsidiary of a Loan Party or the Properties, including but not limited to any such requirement under CERCLA or similar state legislation and all federal, state and local laws, ordinances, regulations, orders, writs, decrees and common law.

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, or any successor law and all rules and regulations from time to time promulgated thereunder. Any reference to any provision of ERISA shall also be deemed to be a reference to any successor provision or provisions thereof.

“Euro-Dollar Advance” means, with respect to any Advance, such Advance during Interest Periods when such Advance bears or is to bear interest at a rate based upon the London InterBank Offered Rate. A Euro-Dollar Advance is a Tranche Euro-Dollar Advance if such Euro-Dollar Advance has an Interest Period described in subsection (1) of the definition of Interest Period. A Euro-Dollar Advance is an Index Euro-Dollar Advance if such Euro-Dollar Advance has an Interest Period described in subsection (2) of the definition of Interest Period.

“Euro-Dollar Business Day” means any Domestic Business Day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are carried out in the London interbank market.

“Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(c).

“Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.

“Excluded Subsidiary” means: (1) any Subsidiary (a) formed as or converted to a special purpose entity for the sole purpose of holding title to assets which are or are to become collateral for any secured Debt of such Subsidiary and (b) which is prohibited from Guaranteeing the Debt of any other Person pursuant to (i) any document, instrument or agreement evidencing such secured Debt or (ii) a provision of such Subsidiary’s organizational documents which provision was included in such Subsidiary’s organizational documents as a condition to the extension of such secured Debt; and (2) any Subsidiary (other than St. Joe Finance Company) in which the Borrower, directly or indirectly, owns less than 100% of the Capital Securities of such Subsidiary.

“Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder, (a) taxes imposed on or measured by its overall net income (however denominated), and franchise taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net income taxes), by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located, (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States of America or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located and (c) in the case of a Foreign Lender, any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a new lending office) or is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure or inability (other than as a result of a Change in Law) to comply with Section 2.12(e), except to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.12(e).

“Facing Fee” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.07(d).

“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded upward, if necessary, to the next higher 1/100th of 1%) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Domestic Business Day next succeeding such day, provided that (i) if the day for which such rate is to be determined is not a Domestic Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Domestic Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Domestic Business Day, and (ii) if such rate is not so published for any day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate charged to BB&T on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.

“Financing” means (i) any transaction or series of transactions for the incurrence by a Loan Party of any Debt in a principal amount greater than $25,000,000 or for the establishment of a commitment to make advances which would constitute Debt of a Loan Party in a principal amount greater than $25,000,000 and not by its terms subordinate and junior to other Debt of a Loan Party, (ii) an obligation incurred in a transaction or series of transactions in which assets of a Loan Party are sold and leased back, or (iii) a sale of accounts or other receivables or any interest therein; provided however, Qualified Installment Sale Transactions shall be excluded from this definition.

“Fiscal Quarter” means any fiscal quarter of the Borrower.

“Fiscal Year” means any fiscal year of the Borrower.

“Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes. For purposes of this definition, the United States of America, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.

“Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business.

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a basis consistent with those which, in accordance with Section 1.02, are to be used in making the calculations for purposes of determining compliance with the terms of this Agreement.

“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

“Guarantee” by any Person means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Debt or other obligation of any other Person and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person (i) to secure, purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Debt or other obligation (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, by agreement to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to provide collateral security, to take-or-pay, or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise) or (ii) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Debt or other obligation of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), provided that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

“Guaranteed Obligations” means the Obligations, including without limitation, any and all liabilities, indebtedness and obligations of any and every kind and nature, heretofore, now or hereafter owing, arising, due or payable from the Borrower to one or more of the Lenders, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Hedge Counterparties, any Secured Party, the Administrative Agent, or any of them, arising under or evidenced by this Agreement, the Notes, the Collateral Documents or any other Loan Document.

“Guarantors” means collectively: (a) the Initial Guarantors, and (b) all Material Domestic Subsidiaries acquired, formed or otherwise in existence after the Closing Date.

“Hazardous Materials” includes, without limitation, (a) solid or hazardous waste, as defined in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. §6901 et seq. and its implementing regulations and amendments, or in any applicable state or local law or regulation, (b) any “hazardous substance”, “pollutant” or “contaminant”, as defined in CERCLA, or in any applicable state or local law or regulation, (c) gasoline, or any other petroleum product or by-product, including crude oil or any fraction thereof, (d) toxic substances, as defined in the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, or in any applicable state or local law or regulation and (e) insecticides, fungicides, or rodenticides, as defined in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act of 1975, or in any applicable state or local law or regulation, as each such Act, statute or regulation may be amended from time to time.

“Hedge Counterparty” means any Person that (i) has provided the Administrative Agent with a fully executed designation notice, substantially in the form of Schedule A – Designation Notice and (ii) enters into a Hedging Agreement with the Borrower that is permitted by Section 5.34 to the extent that (a) such Person is a Lender or any other Person that was a Lender at the time it entered into the Hedging Agreement but has ceased to be a Lender under the Credit Agreement or (b) such Person is a Lender on the Closing Date or becomes a Lender after the Closing Date in connection with the primary syndication thereof and the Hedging Agreement was entered into on or prior to the Closing Date (even if such Person ceases to be a Lender); provided, in the case of a Hedging Agreement with a Person who is no longer a Lender, such Person shall be considered a Hedge Counterparty only through the stated maturity date (without extension or renewal) of such Hedging Agreement.

“Hedge Transaction” of any Person shall mean any transaction (including an agreement with respect thereto) now existing or hereafter entered into by such Person that is a rate swap, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collateral transaction, forward transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any of these transactions) or any combination thereof, whether linked to one or more interest rates, foreign currencies, commodity prices, equity prices or other financial measures.

“Hedging Agreement” means each agreement between the Borrower and a Hedge Counterparty that governs one or more Hedge Transactions entered into pursuant to Section 5.34, which agreement shall consist of a “Master Agreement” in a form published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., together with a “Schedule” thereto in the form the Administrative Agent shall approve in writing, and each “Confirmation” thereunder confirming the specific terms of each such Hedge Transaction.

“Hedging Obligations” of any Person shall mean any and all obligations of such Person, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired under (i) any and all Hedge Transactions, (ii) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any Hedge Transactions and (iii) any and all renewals, extensions and modifications of any Hedge Transactions and any and all substitutions for any Hedge Transactions.

“Identified Mortgaged Property” means Properties described in Schedule 1.01 – Identified Mortgaged Property (as such schedule is amended from time to time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement), which Properties shall not at any time: (i) include any Encumbered Land (as defined in Section 5.13(l); or (ii) consist of fewer than 200,000 acres in the aggregate.

“Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.

“Initial Guarantors” means (i) St. Joe Timberland Company, (ii) St. Joe Finance Company, a Florida corporation and (iii) St. Joe Residential Acquisitions, Inc., a Florida corporation.

“Interest Payment Date” means: (i) as to each Index Euro-Dollar Advance, the first day of each month; and (ii) as to each Base Rate Advance, the first day of each month.

“Interest Period” means: (i) with respect to each Tranche Euro-Dollar Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the first, second or third month thereafter, as the Borrower may elect in the applicable Notice of Borrowing; provided that:

(a) any Interest Period (subject to clause (c) below) which would otherwise end on a day which is not a Euro-Dollar Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Euro-Dollar Business Day unless such Euro-Dollar Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Euro-Dollar Business Day;

(b) any Interest Period which begins on the last Euro-Dollar Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the appropriate subsequent calendar month) shall, subject to clause (c) below, end on the last Euro-Dollar Business Day of the appropriate subsequent calendar month; and

(c) no Interest Period may be selected that begins before the Termination Date and would otherwise end after the Termination Date.

(ii) with respect to each Base Rate Borrowing and each Index Euro-Dollar Borrowing, a calendar month (commencing on the first day of each calendar month and ending on the last day of each calendar month regardless of whether a Base Rate Borrowing or Index Euro-Dollar Borrowing is outstanding on either date); provided that:

(a) the initial Interest Period applicable to Base Rate Borrowings and Index Euro-Dollar Borrowings shall mean the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending September 30, 2008; and

(b) the last Interest Period applicable to Base Rate Borrowings and Index Euro-Dollar Borrowings under this Agreement shall end on the Termination Date.

“Investment” means any investment in any Person, whether by means of (i) purchase or acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of such Person (or of a division or line of business of such Person), (ii) purchase or acquisition of obligations or securities of such Person, (iii) capital contribution to such Person, (iv) loan or advance to such Person, (v) making of a time deposit with such Person, (vi) Guarantee or assumption of any obligation of such Person or (vii) by any other means.

“Joinder Agreement” means a Joinder and Reaffirmation Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D .

“Land” means land on which no development (other than improvements that are not material or are temporary in nature) has occurred.

“Lender” means each lender listed on the signature pages hereof as having a Revolver Commitment (including for the avoidance of doubt any signature page executed by an Additional Lender pursuant to a joinder agreement in accordance with Section 2.14) and their respective successors and assigns.

“Lending Office” means, as to each Lender, its office located at its address set forth on the signature pages hereof (or identified on the signature pages hereof as its Lending Office) or such other office as such Lender may hereafter designate as its Lending Office by notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

“Letter of Credit” means a letter of credit issued by the Letter of Credit Issuer for the account of the Borrower pursuant to Article XI.

“Letter of Credit Application Agreement” means, with respect to a Letter of Credit, such form of application therefor (whether in a single or several documents) as the Letter of Credit Issuer may employ in the ordinary course of business for its own account, whether or not providing for collateral security, with such modifications thereto as may by agreed upon by the Letter of Credit Issuer and the Borrower and are not materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders; provided, however, that in the event of any conflict between the terms of any Letter of Credit Application Agreement and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

“Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(c).

“Letter of Credit Issuer” means BB&T.

“Letter of Credit Obligations” means, at any particular time, the sum of (a) the Reimbursement Obligations at such time, (b) the aggregate maximum amount available for drawing under the Letters of Credit at such time and (c) the aggregate maximum amount available for drawing under Letters of Credit the issuance of which has been authorized by the Letter of Credit Issuer but which have not yet been issued.

“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, deed to secure debt, deed of trust, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, security title, preferential arrangement which has the practical effect of constituting a security interest or encumbrance, servitude or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset to secure or assure payment of a Debt or a Guarantee, whether by consensual agreement or by operation of statute or other law, or by any agreement, contingent or otherwise, to provide any of the foregoing. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall be deemed to own subject to a Lien any asset which it has acquired or holds subject to the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or other title retention agreement relating to such asset.

“Liquidity” means at any time the sum of: (1) the aggregate cash of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries that are Guarantors, (2) the aggregate Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries that are Guarantors, and (3) the Total Unused Revolver Commitments.

“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Letter of Credit Application Agreements, the Collateral Documents, the Hedging Agreements, any other document evidencing or securing the Advances or the Letters of Credit, and any other document or instrument delivered from time to time in connection with this Agreement, the Notes, the Letter of Credit Application Agreements, the Collateral Documents, the Hedging Agreements, the Advances or the Letters of Credit, as such documents and instruments may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

“Loan Parties” means collectively the Borrower and each Guarantor that is now or hereafter a party to any of the Loan Documents.

“London InterBank Offered Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(c).

“Margin Stock” means “margin stock” as defined in Regulations T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time, together with all official rulings and interpretations issued thereunder.

“Margin and Fee Rate Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(i).

“Material Adverse Effect” means with respect to any event, act, condition or occurrence of whatever nature (including any adverse determination in any litigation, arbitration, or governmental investigation or proceeding), whether singly or in conjunction with any other event or events, act or acts, condition or conditions, occurrence or occurrences, whether or not related, a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, any of (a) the financial condition, operations, business or properties of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders under the Loan Documents, or the ability of the Borrower or any other Loan Party to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, as applicable, or (c) the legality, validity or enforceability of any Loan Document.

“Material Contract” has the meaning given such term in Section 4.33.

“Material Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary: (1) which is organized under the laws of any state or territory of the United States of America; (2) which is not an Excluded Subsidiary; and (3) as to which more than $25,000,000 of Total Asset Value is attributable; provided that, in no event (and notwithstanding the definition of Excluded Subsidiary) shall Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties account for more than 10% of the aggregate Total Asset Value of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. For purposes of the foregoing proviso, Qualified SPEs and any Excluded Subsidiary described in subsection 1 of the definition of Excluded Subsidiary, the sole purpose of which is to defease debt of such Subsidiary and which owns Cash Equivalents in an amount reasonably determined to be sufficient to defease such debt, shall be disregarded.

“Material Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary which is: (1) not a Material Domestic Subsidiary; and (2) to which more than $25,000,000 of Total Asset Value is attributable.

“Mortgage” means, collectively the fee simple and leasehold mortgages, deeds of trust and deeds to secure debt by the Borrower executed and delivered, or to be executed and delivered, pursuant to Section 5.38, in form and content substantially similar to Exhibit J and otherwise satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and in each case granting a Lien to the Administrative Agent (or a trustee for the benefit of the Administrative Agent) for the benefit of the Secured Parties in Collateral constituting real property (including certain real property leases) and related personalty, as such documents may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

“Mortgaged Property” means, collectively, (i) the Identified Mortgaged Property, (ii) any Property owned by St. Joe Timberland from time to time and (iii) any other Mortgaged Property (as defined in any Mortgage).

“Mortgaged Property Security Documents” means collectively, the Mortgages and all other agreements, instruments and other documents, whether now existing or hereafter in effect, pursuant to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary grants or conveys to the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties a Lien in, or any other Person acknowledges any such Lien in, real property as security for all or any portion of the Obligations, as any of them may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

“Mortgaged Property Support Documents” means, for each Mortgaged Property, (i) the title commitment pertaining thereto (in the case of a Collateral Diligence Enhancement Event) and the Title Policy pertaining thereto (in the case of a Trigger Event), (ii) surveys (unless the title insurance company will insure over the absence of survey), flood hazard certifications and environmental assessments thereof in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, prepared by recognized experts in their respective fields acceptable to the Administrative Agent, (iii)  opinions of local counsel with respect to the Mortgages in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (in the case of a Trigger Event), and (iv) such other documentation as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require, in each case as shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

“Multiemployer Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

“Net Income” means, as applied to any Person for any period, the aggregate amount of net income of such Person, after taxes, for such period, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

“Net Proceeds of Capital Securities/Conversion of Debt” means any and all proceeds (whether cash or non-cash) or other consideration received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower in respect of the issuance of Capital Securities (including, without limitation, the aggregate amount of any and all Debt converted into Capital Securities), after deducting therefrom all reasonable and customary costs and expenses (including reasonable and customary brokerage and investment banking fees and commissions) incurred by the Borrower or Subsidiary directly in connection with the issuance of such Capital Securities.

“Notes” means collectively the Revolver Notes and Swing Advance Note and any and all amendments, consolidations, modifications, renewals, substitutions and supplements thereto or replacements thereof. “Note” means any one of such Notes.

“Notice of Borrowing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.

“Notice of Continuation or Conversion” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.

“Obligations” means the collective reference to all of the following indebtedness obligations and liabilities: (a) the due and punctual payment by the Borrower of: (i) the principal of and interest on the Notes (including without limitation, any and all Revolver Advances and Swing Advances), when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or otherwise and any renewals, modifications or extensions thereof, in whole or in part; (ii) each payment required to be made by the Borrower under this Agreement and the Letter of Credit Application Agreements, when and as due, including payments in respect of reimbursement of disbursements, interest thereon, and obligations, if any, to provide cash collateral and any renewals, modifications or extensions thereof, in whole or in part; and (iii) all other monetary obligations of the Borrower to the Secured Parties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower is or is to be a party and any renewals, modifications or extensions thereof, in whole or in part; (b) the due and punctual performance of all other obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower is or is to be a party, and any renewals, modifications or extensions thereof, in whole or in part; (c) the due and punctual payment (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all obligations (including any and all Hedging Obligations arising under the Hedging Agreements and obligations which, but for the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, would become due), indebtedness and liabilities of the Borrower, now existing or hereafter incurred under, arising out of or in connection with any and all Hedging Agreements and any renewals, modifications or extensions thereof (including, all obligations, if any, of the Borrower as guarantor under the Credit Agreement in respect of Hedging Agreements), and the due and punctual performance and compliance by the Borrower with all of the terms, conditions and agreements contained in any Hedging Agreement and any renewals, modifications or extensions thereof; (d) the due and punctual payment and performance of all indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of any one or more of the Borrower and Guarantors arising out of or relating to any Bank Products; (e) the due and punctual payment and performance of all indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of any one or more of the Borrower and Guarantors arising out of or relating to any Cash Management Services; and (f) the due and punctual payment and performance of all obligations of each of the Guarantors under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which they are or are to be a party and any and all renewals, modifications or extensions thereof, in whole or in part.

“OFAC” means The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

“Officer’s Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(e).

“Operating Documents” means with respect to any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership or other legally authorized incorporated or unincorporated entity, the bylaws, operating agreement, partnership agreement, limited partnership agreement, shareholder agreement or other applicable documents relating to the operation, governance or management of such entity.

“Organizational Action” means with respect to any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership or other legally authorized incorporated or unincorporated entity, any corporate, organizational or partnership action (including any required shareholder, member or partner action), or other similar official action, as applicable, taken by such entity.

“Organizational Documents” means with respect to any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership or other legally authorized incorporated or unincorporated entity, the articles of incorporation, certificate of incorporation, articles of organization, certificate of limited partnership or other applicable organizational or charter documents relating to the creation of such entity.

“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or under any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

“Participant” has the meaning assigned to such term in clause (d) of Section 9.07.

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any entity succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA.

“Permitted Encumbrances” means Liens described in Section 5.13(b), (d), (g), (h), (j), (l) and (m).

“Person” means a natural person, a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership (including without limitation, a joint venture), an unincorporated association, a trust or any other entity or organization, including, but not limited to, a Governmental Authority.

“Plan” means at any time an employee pension benefit plan which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code and is either (i) maintained by a member of the Controlled Group for employees of any member of the Controlled Group or (ii) maintained pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement or any other arrangement under which more than one employer makes contributions and to which a member of the Controlled Group is then making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or has within the preceding 5 plan years made contributions.

“Pledge Agreement” means the Equity Pledge Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit N , pursuant to which Borrower pledges to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, among other things, (i) all of the capital stock and equity interests of St. Joe Timberland; and (ii) sixty-five percent (65%) of the capital stock and equity interests of each current or future Material Foreign Subsidiary.

“Prime Rate” refers to that interest rate so denominated and set by BB&T from time to time as an interest rate basis for borrowings. The Prime Rate is but one of several interest rate bases used by BB&T. BB&T lends at interest rates above and below the Prime Rate. The Prime Rate is not necessarily the lowest or best rate charged by BB&T to its customers or other banks.

“Proceeds” shall have the meaning given to it under the U.C.C. and shall include without limitation the collections and distributions of Collateral, cash or non-cash.

“Properties” means all real property owned, leased or otherwise used or occupied by a Loan Party, any Subsidiary of a Loan Party or any Unconsolidated Affiliate of a Loan Party, wherever located. “Property” means any one of such Properties.

“Qualified Installment Sale Note” means a promissory note evidencing the consideration due to the seller in a Qualified Installment Sale Transaction, which promissory note is secured by a standby letter of credit, guaranty or other similar form of credit enhancement (a) issued for the account of the purchaser in such Qualified Installment Sale Transaction by a Person having a credit rating of A or A2 from Standard & Poor’s Rating Services or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. at the time of issuance and (b) in an amount not less than the principal amount of such promissory note plus accrued interest for a period which is at least thirty days longer than the interval at which interest is due and payable under such promissory note.

“Qualified Installment Sale Transaction” means the sale of real and personal property of the Borrower or a Subsidiary in exchange for a Qualified Installment Sale Note in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $200,000,000 issued by the purchaser of such real and personal property, which Qualified Installment Sale Note is assigned, together with the standby letter of credit, guaranty or other similar form of credit enhancement securing such instrument, for cash to a Qualified SPE which in turn will issue its Qualified Senior Notes in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $200,000,000 directly to a purchaser thereof or to a trustee acting on behalf of Persons acquiring interests in such Qualified Senior Notes in a private placement.

“Qualified Senior Note” means the senior promissory note(s) or taxable variable rate demand bonds issued by a Qualified SPE directly to a purchaser thereof or to a trustee acting on behalf of Persons acquiring interests in such note(s) or bonds in a private placement in connection with a Qualified Installment Sale Transaction and secured solely by a Qualified Installment Sale Note and related letter of credit, guaranty or other similar form of credit enhancement held by such Qualified SPE; provided that in no event shall the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than the Qualified SPE) have any indebtedness, liability or obligations under or in connection with such Qualified Senior Note.

“Qualified SPE” means a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower formed as a special purpose entity in connection with a Qualified Installment Sale Transaction for the sole purpose of (a) owning and holding the Qualified Installment Sale Note issued in connection with such Qualified Installment Sale Transaction, together with the standby letter of credit, guaranty or other similar form of credit enhancement securing such Qualified Installment Sale Note, (b) issuing a Qualified Senior Note to be secured solely by such Qualified Installment Sale Note and related standby letter of credit, guaranty or other similar form of credit enhancement and (c) and engaging in other activities incidental to the foregoing.

“Quarterly Payment Date” means each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31, or, if any such day is not a Domestic Business Day, the next succeeding Domestic Business Day.

“Redeemable Preferred Securities” of any Person means any preferred stock or similar Capital Securities (including, without limitation, limited liability company membership interests and limited partnership interests) issued by such Person which is at any time prior to the Termination Date either (i) mandatorily redeemable (by sinking fund or similar payments or otherwise) or (ii) redeemable at the option of the holder thereof.

“Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.07(c).

“Reimbursement Obligations” means the reimbursement or repayment obligations of the Borrower to the Letter of Credit Issuer pursuant to Section 11.05 with respect to Letters of Credit.

“REIT Pledge Agreement” means the Pledge Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, pursuant to which St. Joe Finance Company pledges to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, among other things, all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Collateral described therein.

“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

“Required Lenders” means at any time Lenders having at least 66-2/3% of the aggregate amount of the Revolver Commitments or, if the Revolver Commitments are no longer in effect, Lenders holding at least 66-2/3% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolver Notes and the Letter of Credit Obligations.

“Responsible Officer” means (a) with respect to the Borrower, the chief executive officer, the president, the chief financial officer, controller or treasurer, and any other officer or similar official thereof responsible for the administration of the obligations of the Borrower in respect of this Agreement, and (b) with respect to any Subsidiary, the chief executive officer or the chief financial officer of such Subsidiary.

“Restricted Payment” means (i) any dividend or other distribution on any shares of the Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ Capital Securities (except dividends payable solely in shares of its Capital Securities); or (ii) any payment on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement or acquisition of (a) any shares of the Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ Capital Securities (except shares acquired upon the conversion thereof into other shares of its Capital Securities or shares surrendered by officers or directors in connection with the vesting of restricted Capital Securities or the exercise of options, warrants or other rights to acquire shares) or (b) any option, warrant or other right to acquire shares of the Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ Capital Securities.

“Revolver Advance” means an advance made to the Borrower under this Agreement pursuant to Section 2.01(a) or a Swing Advance made to the Borrower under this Agreement pursuant to Section 2.01(b). A Revolver Advance is a Tranche Euro-Dollar Advance if such Revolver Advance has an Interest Period described in subsection (1) of the definition of Interest Period. A Revolver Advance is an Index Euro-Dollar Advance if such Revolver Advance is a Euro-Dollar Advance and has an Interest Period described in subsection (2) of the definition of Interest Period.

“Revolver Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, (i) the amount set forth opposite the name of such Lender on the signature pages hereof, or (ii) as to any Lender which enters into an Assignment and Assumption (whether as transferor Lender or as assignee thereunder), the amount of such Lender’s Revolver Commitment after giving effect to such Assignment and Assumption, in each case as such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Sections 2.08 and 2.09.

“Revolver Notes” means the promissory notes of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, evidencing the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Revolver Advances, together with all amendments, consolidations, modifications, renewals, substitutions and supplements thereto or replacements thereof and “Revolver Note” means any one of such Revolver Notes.

“Sale/Leaseback Transaction” means any arrangement with any Person providing, directly or indirectly, for the leasing by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries of real or personal property which has been or is to be sold or transferred by any Loan Party or such Subsidiary to such Person or to any other Person to whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such Person on the security of such property or rental obligations of any Loan Party or such Subsidiary.

“Sanctioned Entity” shall mean (i) a country or a government of a country, (ii) an agency of the government of a country, (iii) an organization directly or indirectly controlled by a country or its government, (iv) a person or entity resident in or determined to be resident in a country, that is subject to a country sanctions program administered and enforced by OFAC described or referenced at http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/ or as otherwise published from time to time.

“Secured Parties” shall mean collectively: (1) the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the other Loan Documents; (2) the Lenders, (3) the Hedge Counterparties in their capacity as such under the Hedging Agreements; (4) the Letter of Credit Issuer; and (5) the successors and assigns of the foregoing.

“Security Agreement” means the General Security Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit H, by and between St. Joe Timberland and the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties to be executed and delivered upon the occurrence of a Trigger Event.

“SJF Mortgages” means the mortgages described in Item 1 on Schedule 5.13. The SJF Mortgages shall not be recorded without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and shall be subordinated pursuant to the Subordination Agreement.

“St. Joe Timberland” means St. Joe Timberland Company of Delaware, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company.

“Stockholder’s Equity” means at any time, the shareholders’ and other interest owners’ equity of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, as set forth or reflected on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP, but excluding any Redeemable Preferred Securities of the Borrower or any of its respective Consolidated Subsidiaries. Shareholders’ and other interest owners’ equity generally would include, but not be limited to (i) the par or stated value of all outstanding Capital Securities, (ii) capital surplus, (iii) retained earnings, and (iv) various deductions such as (A) purchases of treasury stock, (B) valuation allowances, (C) receivables due from an employee stock ownership plan, (D) employee stock ownership plan debt guarantees, and (E) translation adjustments for foreign currency transactions.

“Swing Advance” means an Advance made by BB&T pursuant to Section 2.01(b), which must be a Base Rate Advance.

“Swing Advance Note” means the promissory note of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2 , evidencing the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Swing Advances, together with all amendments, consolidations, modifications, renewals, and supplements thereto.

“Subordination Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.10.

“Subsidiary” of any Person means a corporation, partnership or other entity of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interest having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership or other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” in this Agreement shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.

“Syndicated Borrowing” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Borrowing.”

“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

“Termination Date” means the earlier to occur of (i) September 19, 2011, (ii) the date the Revolver Commitments are terminated pursuant to Section 6.01 following the occurrence of an Event of Default, or (iii) the date the Borrower terminates the Revolver Commitments entirely pursuant to Section 2.09.

“Third Parties” means all lessees, sublessees, licensees and other users of the Properties, excluding those users of the Properties in the ordinary course of the Borrower’s business and on a temporary basis.

“Timberland Collateral” means the Mortgaged Properties and all other property and assets intended to be encumbered by the Timberland Collateral Documents.

“Timberland Collateral Documents” means collectively the Mortgages, Security Agreement and all other agreements (including control agreements), instruments and other documents, whether now existing or hereafter in effect, pursuant to which St. Joe Timberland shall grant or convey (or shall have granted or conveyed) to the Secured Parties a Lien in, or any other Person shall acknowledge any such Lien in, property as security for all or any portion of the Obligations, as any of them may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

“Title Policy” means with respect to each Mortgaged Property, the mortgagee title insurance policy (together with such endorsements as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require) issued to the Administrative Agent in respect of such Mortgaged Property by an insurer selected by St. Joe Timberland and reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent, insuring (in an amount reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent not to exceed the aggregate commitments of the Lenders) the Lien of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties on such Mortgaged Property to be duly perfected and first priority, subject only to usual and customary exceptions and such other exceptions as shall be acceptable to the Administrative Agent; provided that in no event shall such exceptions be other than those permitted by Section 5.13.

“Total Asset Value” means the sum of all of the following (without duplication) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis: (a) with respect to Land, an amount equal to $2,000 per acre, plus (b) the undepreciated GAAP book value of all other tangible assets of the Borrower, each of the Guarantors and their respective Subsidiaries that would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified as assets on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower, the Guarantors and their respective Subsidiaries as of such date. The Borrower’s pro rata share of assets held by Unconsolidated Affiliates will be included in Total Asset Value calculations consistent with the above described treatment for wholly owned assets.

“Total Indebtedness” means all Debt of the Borrower and all Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis.

“Total Unused Revolver Commitments” means at any date, an amount equal to: (A) the aggregate amount of the Revolver Commitments of all of the Lenders at such time, less (B) the sum of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolver Advances of all of the Lenders at such time and the Letter of Credit Obligations.

“Trigger Event” shall mean the occurrence of any Event of Default.

“U.C.C.” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of North Carolina or, when the context relates to perfection or priority of a security interest, the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time.

“Unconsolidated Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person in whom such Person holds an Investment, which Investment is accounted for in the financial statements of such Person on an equity basis of accounting and whose financial results would not be consolidated under GAAP with the financial results of such Person on the consolidated financial statements of such Person.

“Undrawn Amounts” means as of any date the aggregate undrawn amount of all Letters of Credit then issued and outstanding.

“Unencumbered Asset Value” means Total Asset Value determined with respect to assets and Properties which are not encumbered by a Lien.

“Unsecured Debt” means Debt which is not secured by a Lien.

“USA Patriot Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Pub. L. 107-56, signed into law October 26, 2001.

“Voting Stock” means securities (as such term is defined in Section 2(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) of any class or classes, the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to cast votes in any election of any corporate directors (or Persons performing similar functions).

“Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary all of the Capital Securities of which are at the time directly or indirectly owned by the Borrower; provided that for purposes of this definition the preferred shareholders of St. Joe Finance Company shall be disregarded.

SECTION 1.02. Accounting Terms and Determinations . Unless otherwise specified herein, all terms of an accounting character used herein shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP, applied on a basis consistent (except for changes concurred in by the Borrower’s independent public accountants or otherwise required by a change in GAAP) with the most recent audited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries delivered to the Administrative Agent for distribution to the Lenders, unless with respect to any such change concurred in by the Borrower’s independent public accountants or required by GAAP, in determining compliance with any of the provisions of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents: (i) the Borrower shall have objected to determining such compliance on such basis at the time of delivery of such financial statements, or (ii) the Required Lenders shall so object in writing within 30 days after the delivery of such financial statements, in either of which events such calculations shall be made on a basis consistent with those used in the preparation of the latest financial statements as to which such objection shall not have been made (which, if objection is made in respect of the first financial statements delivered under Section 5.01 hereof, shall mean the financial statements referred to in Section 4.04).

SECTION 1.03. Use of Defined Terms . All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the same meanings when used in any of the other Loan Documents, unless otherwise defined therein or unless the context shall otherwise require.

SECTION 1.04. Terms Generally . The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement, (e) any reference to any law or regulation herein shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time; (f) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights; and (g) titles of Articles and Sections in this Agreement are for convenience only, and neither limit nor amplify the provisions of this Agreement.

ARTICLE II

THE CREDIT

SECTION 2.01. Commitments to Make Advances .

(a) Syndicated Revolver Advances Each Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, to make Revolver Advances to the Borrower from time to time before the Termination Date; provided that, immediately after each such Revolver Advance is made, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Revolver Advances by such Lender together with such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Swing Advances and Letter of Credit Obligations shall not exceed the amount of the Revolver Commitment of such Lender at such time, provided further that the aggregate principal amount of all Revolver Advances, together with the aggregate principal amount of all Letter of Credit Obligations and Swing Advances shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the Revolver Commitments of all of the Lenders at such time. Each Syndicated Borrowing under this Section 2.01 shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $500,000 or any larger multiple of $100,000 (except that any such Syndicated Borrowing may be in the aggregate amount of the Total Unused Revolver Commitments less Swing Advances) and shall be made from the several Lenders ratably in proportion to their respective Revolver Commitments. Within the foregoing limits, the Borrower may borrow under this Section, repay or, to the extent permitted by Section 2.10, prepay Revolver Advances and reborrow under this Section 2.01 at any time before the Termination Date.

(b) Swing Advances . In addition to the foregoing, BB&T shall from time to time, upon the request of the Borrower, if the applicable conditions precedent in Article III have been satisfied, make Swing Advances to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not exceeding $5,000,000; provided that, immediately after such Swing Advance is made, the conditions set forth in Section 2.01(a) shall have been satisfied. Each Swing Advance Borrowing under this Section 2.01(b) shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $500,000 or any larger multiple of $100,000. Within the foregoing limits, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01(b), prepay and reborrow under this Section 2.01(b) at any time before the Termination Date. All Swing Advances shall be made as Base Rate Advances. At any time, upon the request of BB&T, each Lender other than BB&T shall, on the third Domestic Business Day after such request is made, purchase a participating interest in Swing Advances in an amount equal to its ratable share (based upon its respective Revolver Commitment) of such Swing Advances. On such third Domestic Business Day, each Lender will immediately transfer to BB&T, in immediately available funds, the amount of its participation. Whenever, at any time after BB&T has received from any such Lender its participating interest in a Swing Advance, the Administrative Agent receives any payment on account thereof, the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Lender its participating interest in such amount (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s participating interest was outstanding and funded); provided, however, that in the event that such payment received by the Administrative Agent is required to be returned, such Lender will return to the Administrative Agent any portion thereof previously distributed by the Administrative Agent to it. Each Lender’s obligation to purchase such participating interests shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including, without limitation: (i) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender or any other Person may have against BB&T requesting such purchase or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or the termination of the Revolver Commitments; (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial, business or otherwise) of any Loan Party or any other Person; (iv) any breach of this Agreement by any Loan Party or any other Lender; or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.

SECTION 2.02. Method of Borrowing Advances .

(a) The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent notice in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (a “Notice of Borrowing”) prior to (i) 11:00 A.M. (Eastern time) at least one Domestic Business Day before each Base Rate Borrowing, and each Index Euro-Dollar Borrowing, and (ii) 11:00 A.M. (Eastern time) at least three (3) Euro-Dollar Business Days before each Tranche Euro-Dollar Borrowing, specifying:

(i) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Domestic Business Day in the case of a Base Rate Borrowing or Index Euro-Dollar Borrowing and a Euro-Dollar Business Day in the case of a Tranche Euro-Dollar Borrowing,

(ii) the aggregate amount of such Borrowing,

(iii) whether the Revolver Advances comprising such Borrowing are to be Base Rate Advances, Tranche Euro-Dollar Advances or Index Euro-Dollar Advances, or stating that such Borrowing is to be a Swing Line Borrowing and

(iv) in the case of a Tranche Euro-Dollar Borrowing, the duration of the Interest Period applicable thereto, subject to the provisions of the definition of Interest Period .

(b) Upon receipt of a Notice of Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the contents thereof and (unless such Borrowing is a Swing Line Borrowing) of such Lender’s ratable share of such Borrowing and such Notice of Borrowing, once received by the Administrative Agent, shall not thereafter be revocable by the Borrower.

(c) Not later than 11:00 A.M. (Eastern time) on the date of each Borrowing, each Lender shall make available its ratable share of such Borrowing, in Federal or other funds immediately available in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to the Administrative Agent at its address referred to in or specified pursuant to Section 9.01. Unless the Administrative Agent determines that any applicable condition specified in Article III has not been satisfied: (1) in the case of a Syndicated Borrowing the Administrative Agent will disburse the funds so received from the Lenders to the Borrower; and (2) in the case of a Swing Line Borrowing BB&T will make available to the Borrower the amount of any such Swing Line Borrowing.

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no Tranche Euro-Dollar Borrowing may be made if there shall have occurred a Default, which Default shall not have been cured or waived.

(e) In the event that a Notice of Borrowing fails to specify whether the Revolver Advances comprising such Borrowing are to be Base Rate Advances, Tranche Euro-Dollar Advances or Index Euro-Dollar Advances, such Revolver Advances shall be made as Base Rate Advances. If the Borrower is otherwise entitled under this Agreement to repay any Revolver Advances maturing at the end of an Interest Period applicable thereto with the proceeds of a new Borrowing, and the Borrower fails to repay such Revolver Advances using its own moneys and fails to give a Notice of Borrowing in connection with such new Borrowing, a new Borrowing shall be deemed to be made on the date such Revolver Advances mature in an amount equal to the principal amount of the Revolver Advances so maturing, and the Revolver Advances comprising such new Borrowing shall be Base Rate Advances.

(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, there shall not be more than four (4) Interest Periods outstanding at any given time; provided that for purposes of this Section 2.02(f), all Base Rate Advances shall constitute one Interest Period and all Index Euro-Dollar Advances shall constitute one Interest Period.

SECTION 2.03. Continuation and Conversion Elections . By delivering a notice (a “Notice of Continuation or Conversion”), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit C, to the Administrative Agent on or before 12:00 P.M., Eastern time, on a Domestic Business Day (or Euro-Dollar Business Day, in the case of Tranche Euro-Dollar Advances outstanding), the Borrower may from time to time irrevocably elect, by notice one Domestic Business Day prior in the case of a continuation of or conversion to Base Rate Advances or Index Euro-Dollar Advances or three (3) Euro-Dollar Business Days prior in the case of a continuation of or conversion to Tranche Euro-Dollar Advances, that all, or any portion in an aggregate principal amount of $500,000 or any larger integral multiple of $100,000 be, (i) in the case of Base Rate Advances, converted into Euro-Dollar Advances or (ii) in the case of Euro-Dollar Advances, converted into Base Rate Advances or continued as Euro-Dollar Advances; provided, however , that (x) each such conversion or continuation shall be pro rated among the applicable outstanding Revolver Advances of all Lenders that have made such Revolver Advances, and (y) no portion of the outstanding principal amount of any Revolver Advances may be continued as, or be converted into, any Tranche Euro-Dollar Advance when any Default has occurred and is continuing. In the absence of delivery of a Notice of Continuation or Conversion with respect to any Tranche Euro-Dollar Advance at least three (3) Euro-Dollar Business Days before the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto, such Tranche Euro-Dollar Advance shall, on such last day, automatically convert to a Index Euro-Dollar Advance.

SECTION 2.04. Notes . The Revolver Advances of each Lender shall be evidenced by a single Revolver Note payable to the order of such Lender for the account of its Lending Office in an amount equal to the original principal amount of such Lender’s Revolver Commitment. Upon the request of BB&T, the Swing Advances may be evidenced by a single Swing Advance Note payable to the order of BB&T in the original principal amount of $5,000,000. Upon receipt of each Lender’s Note pursuant to Section 3.01, the Administrative Agent shall deliver such Note to such Lender. Each Lender shall record, and prior to any transfer of its Note shall endorse on the schedule forming a part thereof appropriate notations to evidence, the date, amount and maturity of, and effective interest rate for, each Advance made by it, the date and amount of each payment of principal made by the Borrower with respect thereto and such schedule shall constitute rebuttable presumptive evidence of the principal amount owing and unpaid on such Lender’s Note; provided that the failure of any Lender to make, or any error in making, any such recordation or endorsement shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder or under the Note or the ability of any Lender to assign its Notes. Each Lender is hereby irrevocably authorized by the Borrower so to endorse its Notes and to attach to and make a part of any Note a continuation of any such schedule as and when required.

SECTION 2.05. Maturity of Advances . Each Revolver Advance included in any Borrowing shall mature, and the principal amount thereof, together with all accrued unpaid interest thereon, shall be due and payable on the Termination Date.

SECTION 2.06. Interest Rates .

(a) “Applicable Margin” shall be determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time, based upon the ratio of Total Indebtedness to Total Asset Value (as set forth in the Margin and Fee Rate Certificate most recently delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 5.01(j)), as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of Total Indebtedness
to Total Asset Value

 

Euro-Dollar Loans and
Letters of Credit

 

Base
Rate Loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greater than or equal to 45%

 

 

1.75

%

 

 

0

%

Greater than or equal to 35%
but less than 45%

 


1.50%

 


0%

Greater than or equal to 25%
but less than 35%

 


1.25%

 


0%

Greater than or equal to 15%
but less than 25%

 


1.125%

 


0%

Greater than or equal to 5%
but less than 15%

 


1.0%

 


0%

Less than 5%

 

 

0.75

%

 

 

0

%

Any adjustment to the Applicable Margin shall be effective (a) in the case of a Margin and Fee Rate Certificate delivered in connection with quarterly financial statements of the Borrower delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(b), as of the date 55 days following the end of the last day of the applicable Fiscal Quarter covered by such Margin and Fee Rate Certificate, (b) in the case of a Margin and Fee Rate Certificate delivered in connection with annual financial statements of the Borrower delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a), as of the date 85 days following the end of the last day of the applicable Fiscal Year covered by such Margin and Fee Rate Certificate, and (c) in the case of any other Margin and Fee Rate Certificate, as of the date 5 Domestic Business Days following the Administrative Agent’s request for such Margin and Fee Rate Certificate. If the Borrower fails to deliver a Margin and Fee Rate Certificate pursuant to Section 5.01(j), the Applicable Margin shall be determined as if the ratio of Total Indebtedness to Total Asset Value is greater than 45% until the date of the delivery of the required Margin and Fee Rate Certificate. As of the Closing Date, and thereafter until changed as provided above, the Applicable Margin shall be determined as if the ratio of Total Indebtedness to Total Asset Value is less than 5%. Any change in the Applicable Margin on any day shall result in a corresponding change, effective on and as of such day, in the interest rate applicable to the Advances and in the fees applicable to each Letter of Credit outstanding on such day; provided, that no Applicable Margin shall be decreased pursuant to this Section 2.06 if a Default is in existence on such day. In the event that any financial statement or Margin and Fee Rate Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 is shown to be, or becomes known to be, inaccurate (regardless of whether this Agreement or the Revolver Commitments are in effect when such inaccuracy is discovered, provided that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall request payment pursuant to this sentence more than two years after the termination of this Agreement and the Revolver Commitments and the payment in full of the principal of and interest on all Advances), and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Margin under this Section 2.06 for any period rather than the Applicable Margin applied for such period, then (i) the Borrower shall immediately deliver to the Administrative Agent a corrected Margin and Fee Rate Certificate and related financial information for such period, (ii) the Applicable Margin shall be at the actual Applicable Margin under this Section 2.06 for such period, and (iii) the Borrower shall immediately pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, the accrued additional interest owing as a result of such increased Applicable Margin for such period. The provisions of this Section 2.06(a) and this definition shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to Sections 2.06(b) or 2.06(c) or Article VI and shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the Revolver Commitments. For the purposes of determining the ratio of Total Indebtedness to Total Asset Value, indebtedness of a Qualified SPE attributable to Qualified Senior Notes shall be excluded and Qualified Installment Sale Notes shall not be included in determinations of Total Asset Value.

(b) Each Base Rate Advance shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for each day from the date such Advance is made until it becomes due, at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate for such day plus the Applicable Margin. Such interest shall be payable on each Interest Payment Date. Any overdue principal of and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, overdue interest on any Base Rate Advance shall bear interest, payable on demand, for each day until paid in full at a rate per annum equal to the Default Rate.

(c) Each Euro-Dollar Advance shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for the Interest Period applicable thereto, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of: (1) the Applicable Margin, plus (2) the applicable Adjusted London InterBank Offered Rate for such Interest Period. Such interest shall be payable for each Interest Period on the last day thereof, provided that interest on Index Euro-Dollar Advances shall be payable on each Interest Payment Date while such Index Euro-Dollar Advance is outstanding and the date such Index Euro-Dollar Advance is converted to a Tranche Euro-Dollar Advance or repaid. Any overdue principal of and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, overdue interest on any Euro-Dollar Advance shall bear interest, payable on demand, for each day until paid in full at a rate per annum equal to the Default Rate.

The “London InterBank Offered Rate” applicable to any Euro-Dollar Advance means for the Interest Period of such Euro-Dollar Advance the rate per annum determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in Dollars offered for a term comparable to such Interest Period, which rate appears on the display designated as Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or such other successor page as may replace Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page or such other service or services as may be nominated by the British Banker’s Association for the purpose of displaying London InterBank Offered Rates for U.S. dollar deposits) determined as of 11:00 a.m. London, England time, two (2) Euro-Dollar Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, provided that if no such offered rates appear on such page, the “London InterBank Offered Rate” for such Interest Period will be the arithmetic average (rounded upward, if necessary, to the next higher 1/100th of 1%) of rates quoted by not less than two (2) major lenders in New York City, selected by the Administrative Agent, at approximately 10:00 A.M., New York City time, two (2) Euro-Dollar Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, for deposits in Dollars offered by leading European banks for a period comparable to such Interest Period in an amount comparable to the principal amount of such Euro-Dollar Advance.

“Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage” means for any day that percentage (expressed as a decimal) which is in effect on such day, as prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for determining the maximum reserve requirement for a member bank of the Federal Reserve System in respect of “Eurocurrency liabilities” (or in respect of any other category of liabilities which includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on such Euro-Dollar Advance is determined or any category of extensions of credit or other assets which includes loans by a non-United States office of any Lender to United States residents). The Adjusted London InterBank Offered Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in the Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage.

(d) The Administrative Agent shall determine each interest rate applicable to the Advances hereunder in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the Borrower and the Lenders by telecopy of each rate of interest so determined, and its determination thereof shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.

(e) After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default under Sections 6.01(g) or (h)), the principal amount of the Advances (and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, all accrued interest thereon) may, at the election of the Required Lenders, bear interest at the Default Rate; provided, however, that automatically whether or not the Required Lenders elect to do so, (i) any overdue principal of and, to the extent permitted by law, overdue interest on the Advances shall bear interest payable on demand, for each day until paid at a rate per annum equal to the Default Rate, and (ii) after the continuance and during the continuance of an Event of Default described in Section 6.01(g) or 6.01(h), the principal amount of the Advances (and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, all accrued interest thereon) shall bear interest payable on demand for each day until paid at a rate per annum equal to the Default Rate.

SECTION 2.07. Fees .

(a) The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of each Lender a facility fee equal to the product of: (i) the aggregate of the daily average amounts of such Lender’s Commitment, times (ii) a per annum percentage equal to the Applicable Facility Fee Rate. Such facility fee shall accrue from and including the Closing Date to and including the Termination Date. Facility fees shall be payable quarterly in arrears on each Quarterly Payment Date and on the Termination Date; provided that should the Revolver Commitments be terminated at any time prior to the Termination Date for any reason, the entire accrued and unpaid fee shall be paid on the date of such termination.

(b) The “Applicable Facility Fee Rate” shall be determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time, based upon the ratio of Total Indebtedness to Total Asset Value (as set forth in the Margin and Fee Rate Certificate most recently delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 5.01(j)), as follows:

 

 

 

Ratio of Total Indebtedness
to Total Asset Value

 

Applicable Facility
Fee Rate  

 

 

 

Less than 5%
Greater than or equal to 5% but less than 15%
Greater than or equal to 15% but less than 25%
Greater than or equal to 25% but less than 35%
Greater than or equal to 35% but less than 45%
Greater than or equal to 45%

 

0.125%
0.15%
0.20%
0.25%
0.30%
0.35%

Any adjustment to the Applicable Facility Fee Rate shall be effective (a) in the case of a Margin and Fee Rate Certificate delivered in connection with quarterly financial statements of the Borrower delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(b), as of the date 55 days following the end of the last day of the applicable Fiscal Quarter covered by such Margin and Fee Rate Certificate, (b) in the case of a Margin and Fee Rate Certificate delivered in connection with annual financial statements of the Borrower delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a), as of the date 85 days following the end of the last day of the applicable Fiscal Year covered by such Margin and Fee Rate Certificate, and (c) in the case of any other Margin and Fee Rate Certificate, as of the date 5 Domestic Business Days following the Administrative Agent’s request for such Margin and Fee Rate Certificate. If the Borrower fails to deliver a Margin and Fee Rate Certificate pursuant to Section 5.01(j), the Applicable Facility Fee Rate shall be determined as if the ratio of Total Indebtedness to Total Asset Value is greater than 45% until the date of the delivery of the required Margin and Fee Rate Certificate. As of the Closing Date, and thereafter until changed as provided above, the Applicable Facility Fee Rate shall be determined as if the ratio of Total Indebtedness to Total Asset Value is less than 5%. In no event shall the Applicable Facility Fee Rate be decreased pursuant to this Section 2.07 if a Default is in existence on such day. In the event that any financial statement or Margin and Fee Rate Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 is shown to be, or becomes known to be, inaccurate (regardless of whether this Agreement or the Revolver Commitments are in effect when such inaccuracy is discovered, provided that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall request payment pursuant to this sentence more than two years after the termination of this Agreement and the Revolver Commitments and the payment in full of the principal of and interest on all Advances), and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Facility Fee Rate under this Section 2.07 for any period rather than the Applicable Facility Fee Rate applied for such period, then (i) the Borrower shall immediately deliver to the Administrative Agent a corrected Margin and Fee Rate Certificate and related financial information for such period, (ii) the Applicable Facility Fee Rate shall be at the actual Applicable Facility Fee Rate under this Section 2.07 for such period, and (iii) the Borrower shall immediately pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, the accrued additional interest owing as a result of such increased Applicable Facility Fee Rate for such period. The provisions of this Section 2.07(b) and this definition shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to Article VI and shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the Revolver Commitments. For the purposes of determining the ratio of Total Indebtedness to Total Asset Value, indebtedness of a Qualified SPE attributable to Qualified Senior Notes shall be excluded and Qualified Installment Sale Notes shall not be included in determinations of Total Asset Value.

(c) The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of each Lender, with respect to each Letter of Credit, a per annum letter of credit fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) equal to the product of: (i) the aggregate average daily Undrawn Amounts, times (ii) a per annum percentage equal to the Applicable Margin for Letters of Credit (determined in accordance with Sections 2.06 and 2.13 hereof). Such Letter of Credit Fees shall be payable in arrears for each Letter of Credit on each Quarterly Payment Date during the term of each respective Letter of Credit and on the termination thereof (whether at its stated expiry date or earlier). The “Applicable Margin” for Letters of Credit shall be as determined in Section 2.06(a).

(d) The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Letter of Credit Issuer a facing fee (the “Facing Fee”) with respect to each Letter of Credit equal to the product of: (i) the face amount of such letter of credit, times (ii) one-eighth (1/8th) of one percent (0.125%). Such Facing Fee shall be due and payable on such date as may be agreed upon by the Letter of Credit Issuer and the Borrower. The Borrower shall pay to the Letter of Credit Issuer, for its own account, transfer fees, drawing fees, modification fees, extension fees and such other fees and charges as may be provided for in any Letter of Credit Application Agreement or otherwise charged by the Letter of Credit Issuer. No Lender shall be entitled to any portion of the Facing Fees or any other fees payable by the Borrower to the Letter of Credit Issuer pursuant to this Section 2.07(d).

(e) The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account and sole benefit of the Administrative Agent, such fees and other amounts at such times as set forth in the Administrative Agent’s Letter Agreement.

SECTION 2.08. Optional Termination or Reduction of Commitments . The Borrower may, upon at least 3 Domestic Business Days’ irrevocable written notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate at any time, or proportionately reduce from time to time by an aggregate amount of at least $10,000,000 or any larger multiple of $1,000,000, the Revolver Commitments; provided, however: (1) each termination or reduction, as the case may be, shall be permanent and irrevocable; (2) no such termination or reduction shall be in an amount greater than the Total Unused Revolver Commitments on the date of such termination or reduction; and (3) no such reduction pursuant to this Section 2.08 shall result in the aggregate Revolver Commitments of all of the Lenders being reduced to an amount less than $40,000,000, unless the Revolver Commitments are terminated in their entirety, in which case all accrued fees (as provided under Section 2.07) shall be payable on the effective date of such termination. Each reduction shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolver Commitments.

SECTION 2.09. Termination of Commitments . The Revolver Commitments shall terminate on the Termination Date and any Revolver Advances then outstanding (together with accrued interest thereon) shall be due and payable on such date.

SECTION 2.10. Optional Prepayments .

(a) The Borrower may, upon at least one (1) Domestic Business Day’s notice to the Administrative Agent, prepay any Base Rate Borrowing or Index Euro-Dollar Borrowing in whole at any time, or from time to time in part in amounts aggregating at least $500,000 or any larger integral multiple of $100,000 (or any lesser amount equal to the outstanding balance of such Advance), by paying the principal amount to be prepaid together with accrued interest thereon to the date of prepayment. Each such optional prepayment shall be applied first to any Swing Line Advances outstanding and then to prepay ratably the Base Rate Advances and Index Euro-Dollar Advances of the several Lenders included in such Base Rate Borrowing or Index Euro-Dollar Borrowing, as the case may be.

(b) Subject to any payments required pursuant to the terms of Article VIII for such Tranche Euro-Dollar Borrowing, the Borrower may, upon at least three (3) Euro-Dollar Business Days’ prior written notice, prepay in minimum amounts of $5,000,000 with additional increments of $100,000 (or any lesser amount equal to the outstanding balance of such Advances) all or any portion of the principal amount of any Tranche Euro-Dollar Borrowing prior to the maturity thereof, by paying the principal amount to be prepaid together with accrued interest thereon to the date of prepayment and such payments required pursuant to the terms of Article VIII. Each such optional prepayment shall be applied to prepay ratably the Tranche Euro-Dollar Advances of the several Lenders included in such Tranche Euro-Dollar Borrowing.

(c) Upon receipt of a notice of prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.10, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the contents thereof and of such Lender’s ratable share of such prepayment and such notice, once received by the Administrative Agent, shall not thereafter be revocable by the Borrower.

SECTION 2.11. Mandatory Prepayments .

(a) On each date on which the Revolver Commitments are reduced or terminated pursuant to Section 2.08 or Section 2.09, the Borrower shall repay or prepay such principal amount of the outstanding Revolver Advances, if any (together with interest accrued thereon and any amount due under Section 8.05), as may be necessary so that after such payment the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Revolver Advances does not exceed the aggregate amount of the Revolver Commitments as then reduced. Each such payment or prepayment shall be applied first to any Swing Advances outstanding, and then ratably to the Revolver Advances of the several Lenders outstanding on the date of payment or prepayment in the following order or priority: (i) first, to Base Rate Advances; (ii) second, to Index Euro-Dollar Advances; and (iii) lastly, to Tranche Euro-Dollar Advances.

(b) In the event that the aggregate principal amount of all Advances, together with the aggregate principal amount of the Swing Line Advances and Letter of Credit Obligations at any one time outstanding shall at any time exceed the aggregate amount of the Revolver Commitments of all of the Banks at such time, the Borrower shall immediately repay so much of the Advances and Swing Line Advances as is necessary in order that the aggregate principal amount of the Advances thereafter outstanding, together with the aggregate principal amount of the Swing Line Advances and Letter of Credit Obligations shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the Revolver Commitments of all of the Banks at such time.

(c) If at any time the ratio of Total Indebtedness to Total Asset Value is in excess of 50%, the Borrower shall immediately repay so much of the Revolver Advances as is necessary in order that the ratio of Total Indebtedness to Total Asset Value is, after giving effect to such repayment, no greater than 50%. Each such payment or prepayment shall be applied first to any Swing Advances outstanding, and then ratably to the Revolver Advances of the several Lenders outstanding on the date of payment or prepayment in the following order or priority: (i) first, to Base Rate Advances, (ii) second, to Index Euro-Dollar Advances, and (iii) lastly to Tranche Euro-Dollar Advances.

(d) Hedging Obligations Unaffected . Any repayment or prepayment made pursuant to this Section shall not affect the Borrower’s obligation to continue to make payments under any Hedging Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such repayment or prepayment, subject to the terms of such Hedging Agreement.

SECTION 2.12. General Provisions as to Payments .

(a) The Borrower shall make each payment of principal of, and interest on, the Revolver Advances and of fees hereunder without any set off, counterclaim or any deduction whatsoever, not later than 11:00 A.M. (Eastern time) on the date when due, in Federal or other funds immediately available in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to the Administrative Agent at its address referred to in Section 9.01. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to BB&T each such payment received on account of the Swing Advances and to each Lender its ratable share of each such payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders.

(b) Whenever any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Base Rate Advances or of fees shall be due on a day which is not a Domestic Business Day, the date for payment thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Domestic Business Day. Whenever any payment of principal of or interest on, the Euro-Dollar Advances shall be due on a day which is not a Euro-Dollar Business Day, the date for payment thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Euro-Dollar Business Day unless such Euro-Dollar Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case the date for payment thereof shall be the next preceding Euro-Dollar Business Day. If the date for any payment of principal is extended by operation of law or otherwise, interest thereon shall be payable for such extended time.

(c) Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent . Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.02 and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation and (ii) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Advances. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Advance included in such Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.

(d) Payments by Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative Agent . Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender, with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation

(e) Taxes .

(i) Payments Free of Taxes . Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without reduction or withholding for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes, provided that if the Borrower shall be required by applicable law to deduct any Indemnified Taxes (including any Other Taxes) from such payments, then (A) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the Administrative Agent or Lender, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (B) the Borrower shall make such deductions and (C) the Borrower shall timely pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

(ii) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower . Without limiting the provisions of paragraph (i) above, the Borrower shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

(iii) Indemnification by the Borrower . The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender, within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) paid by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(iv) Evidence of Payments . As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(v) Status of Lenders . Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Borrower is resident for tax purposes in the United States of America, any Foreign Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, but only if such Foreign Lender is legally entitled to do so), whichever of the following is applicable:

(A) duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN claiming eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States of America is a party,

(B) duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI,

(C) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not (1) a “bank” within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (2) a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (3) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (y) duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, or

(D) any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in United States Federal withholding tax duly completed together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.

(vi) Treatment of Certain Refunds . If the Administrative Agent or a Lender determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section, it shall pay to the Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that the Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event the Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This paragraph shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.

SECTION 2.13. Computation of Interest and Fees . Interest on the Advances shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and paid for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). Facility fees, letter of credit fees and any other fees payable hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and paid for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).

SECTION 2.14. Increase in Commitments .

(a) The Borrower shall have the right, and prior to the date sixty (60) days prior to the Termination Date by written notice to and in consultation with the Administrative Agent, to request an increase in the aggregate Revolver Commitments (each such requested increase, a “Commitment Increase”), by having one or more existing Lenders increase their respective Revolver Commitments then in effect (each, an “Increasing Lender”), by adding as a Lender with a new Revolver Commitment hereunder one or more Persons that are not already Lenders (each, an “Additional Lender”), or a combination thereof, provided that (i) any such request for a Commitment Increase shall be in a minimum amount of $20,000,000, (ii) immediately after giving effect to any Commitment Increase, (y) the aggregate Revolver Commitments shall not exceed $200,000,000 and (z) the aggregate of all Commitment Increases effected shall not exceed $100,000,000 , (iii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the applicable Commitment Increase Date (as hereinafter defined) or shall result from any Commitment Increase, (iv) immediately after giving effect to any Commitment Increase (including any Borrowings in connection therewith and the application of the proceeds thereof), the Borrower shall be in compliance with the covenants contained in Article V, (v) no Commitment Increase shall be effective until the Administrative Agent has consented to such Commitment Increase in writing which consent may not be unreasonably withheld; and (vi) the Borrower shall give the existing Lenders the right of first refusal for participating in any such Commitment Increase by providing such notice to the Administrative Agent fifteen (15) Domestic Business Days before making a request to any Person that is not already a Lender. An existing Lender shall have priority over Additional Lenders to participate in such requested Commitment Increase if such existing Lender provides written notice of its election to participate within fifteen (15) Domestic Business Days of such existing Lender’s receipt of such notice. Such notice from the Borrower shall specify the requested amount of the Commitment Increase. No Lender shall have any obligation to become an Increasing Lender. Any fees paid by the Borrower for a Commitment Increase to an Increasing Lender, an Additional Lender, the Administrative Agent or BB&T, as arranger, shall be for their own account and shall be in an amount, if any, mutually agreed upon by each such party and the Borrower, in each party’s sole discretion.

(b) Each Additional Lender must qualify as an Eligible Assignee (the selection of which shall include the prior approval of the Administrative Agent). The Borrower and each Additional Lender shall execute a joinder agreement, and the Borrower and each Lender shall execute all such other documentation as the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may reasonably require, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to evidence the Revolver Commitment adjustments referred to in Section 2.14(e).

(c) If the aggregate Revolver Commitments are increased in accordance with this Section 2.14, the Borrower (in consultation with the Administrative Agent), Increasing Lender(s) (if any) and Additional Lender(s) (if any) shall agree upon the effective date (the “Commitment Increase Date,” which shall be a Domestic Business Day not less than thirty (30) days prior to the Termination Date). The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders of such increase and the Commitment Increase Date.

(d) Notwithstanding anything set forth in this Section 2.14 to the contrary, the Borrower shall not incur any Revolver Advances pursuant to any Commitment Increase (and no Commitment Increase shall be effective) unless the conditions set forth in Section 2.14(a) as well as the following conditions precedent are satisfied on the applicable Commitment Increase Date:

(i) The Administrative Agent shall have received the following, each dated the Commitment Increase Date and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

(A) a supplement to this Agreement signed by each Increasing Lender (if any) and Additional Lender (if any), setting forth the reallocation of Commitments referred to in Section 2.14(e), all other documentation required by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.14(b) and such other modifications, documents or items as the Administrative Agent, such Lenders or their counsel may reasonably request;

(B) an instrument, duly executed by each Borrower and each Guarantor, if any, acknowledging and reaffirming its obligations under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents, and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party;

(C) a certificate of the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Borrower and each Guarantor, certifying to and attaching the resolutions adopted by the board of directors (or similar governing body) of such party approving or consenting to such Commitment Increase;

(D) a certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of each Borrower, certifying that (x) as of the Commitment Increase Date, all representations and warranties of the Borrower and the Guarantors contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct (except to the extent any such representation or warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, in which case such representation or warranty is true and correct as of such date), (y) immediately after giving effect to such Commitment Increase (including any Borrowings in connection therewith and the application of the proceeds thereof), the Borrower is in compliance with the covenants contained in Article V, and (z) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, both immediately before and after giving effect to such Commitment Increase (including any Borrowings in connection therewith and the application of the proceeds thereof);

(E) an opinion or opinions of counsel for the Borrower and the Guarantors, in a form satisfactory to Administrative Agent and covering such matters as Administrative Agent may reasonably request, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, together with such other documents, instruments and certificates as the Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested; and

(F) such other documents or items that the Administrative Agent, such Lenders or their counsel may reasonably request.

(ii) In the case of any Borrowing of Revolver Advances in connection with such Commitment Increase for the purpose of funding an Acquisition, the applicable conditions set forth in this Agreement with respect to Acquisitions shall have been satisfied.

(e) On the Commitment Increase Date, (i) the aggregate principal outstanding amount of the Revolver Advances (the “ Initial Advances ”) immediately prior to giving effect to the Commitment Increase shall be deemed to be repaid, (ii) immediately after the effectiveness of the Commitment Increase, the Borrower shall be deemed to have made new Borrowings of Revolver Advances (the “ Subsequent Borrowings ”) in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Advances and of the types and for the Interest Periods specified in a Notice of Borrowing delivered to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 2.01(a), (iii) each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds an amount equal to the difference, if positive, between (y) such Lender’s pro rata percentage (calculated after giving effect to the Commitment Increase) of the Subsequent Borrowings and (z) such Lender’s pro rata percentage (calculated without giving effect to the Commitment Increase) of the Initial Advances, (iv) after the Administrative Agent receives the funds specified in clause (iii) above, the Administrative Agent shall pay to each Lender the portion of such funds equal to the difference, if positive, between (y) such Lender’s pro rata percentage (calculated without giving effect to the Commitment Increase) of the Initial Advances and (z) such Lender’s pro rata percentage (calculated after giving effect to the Commitment Increase) of the amount of the Subsequent Borrowings, (v) the Lenders shall be deemed to hold the Subsequent Borrowings ratably in accordance with their respective Revolver Commitments (calculated after giving effect to the Commitment Increase), (vi) the Borrower shall pay all accrued but unpaid interest on the Initial Advances to the Lenders entitled thereto, and (vii) the signature pages hereto shall be amended to reflect the Revolver Commitments of all Lenders after giving effect to the Commitment Increase. The deemed payments made pursuant to clause (i) above in respect of each Tranche Euro-Dollar Advance shall be subject to indemnification by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions of Section 8.05 if the Commitment Increase Date occurs other than on the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto.

SECTION 2.15. Defaulting Lenders .

(a) Generally . If for any reason any Lender (a “Defaulting Lender’) shall fail or refuse to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which it is a party within the time period specified for performance of such obligation or, if no time period is specified, if such failure or refusal continues for a period of two Domestic Business Days after notice from the Administrative Agent, then, in addition to the rights and remedies that may be available to the Administrative Agent or the Borrower under this Agreement or Applicable Laws, such Defaulting Lender’s right to participate in the administration of the Advances, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including without limitation, any right to vote in respect of, to consent to or to direct any action or inaction of the Administrative Agent or to be taken into account in the calculation of the Required Lenders, shall be suspended during the pendency of such failure or refusal. If a Lender is a Defaulting Lender because it has failed to make timely payment to the Administrative Agent of any amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent hereunder (without giving effect to any notice or cure periods), in addition to other rights and remedies which the Administrative Agent or the Borrower may have under the immediately preceding provisions or otherwise, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled (i) to collect interest from such Defaulting Lender on such delinquent payment for the period from the date on which the payment was due until the date on which the payment is made at the Federal Funds Rate, (ii) to withhold or setoff and to apply in satisfaction of the defaulted payment and any related interest, any amounts otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (iii) to bring an action or suit against such Defaulting Lender in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover the defaulted amount and any related interest. Any amounts received by the Administrative Agent in respect of a Defaulting Lender’s Advances shall not be paid to such Defaulting Lender and shall be held uninvested by the Administrative Agent and either applied against the purchase price of such Advances under the following subsection (b) or paid to such Defaulting Lender upon such Defaulting Lender’s curing of its default.

(b) Purchase or Cancellation of Defaulting Lender’s Revolver Commitment . Any Lender who is not a Defaulting Lender may, but shall not be obligated, in its sole discretion, to acquire all or a portion of a Defaulting Lender’s Revolver Commitment. Any Lender desiring to exercise such right shall give written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower no sooner than 2 Domestic Business Days and not later than 5 Domestic Business Days after such Defaulting Lender became a Defaulting Lender. If more than one Lender exercises such right, each such Lender shall have the right to acquire the amount of such Defaulting Lender’s Revolver Commitment in proportion to the Revolver Commitments of the other Lenders exercising such right. If after such 5 th Domestic Business Day, the Lenders have not elected to purchase all of the Revolver Commitment of such Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower may, by giving written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent, such Defaulting Lender and the other Lenders, either (i) demand that such Defaulting Lender assign its Revolver Commitment to an Eligible Assignee subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.07(b) for the purchase price provided for below or (ii) terminate the Revolver Commitment of such Defaulting Lender, whereupon such Defaulting Lender shall no longer be a party hereto or have any rights or obligations hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents. No party hereto shall have any obligation whatsoever to initiate any such replacement or to assist in finding an Eligible Assignee. Upon any such purchase or assignment, the Defaulting Lender’s interest in the Advances and its rights hereunder (but not its liability in respect thereof or under the Loan Documents or this Agreement to the extent the same relate to the period prior to the effective date of the purchase except to the extent assigned pursuant to such purchase) shall terminate on the date of purchase, and the Defaulting Lender shall promptly execute all documents reasonably requested to surrender and transfer such interest to the purchaser or assignee thereof, including an appropriate Assignment and Acceptance Agreement and, notwithstanding Section 9.07(b), shall pay to the Administrative Agent an assignment fee in the amount of $3,500.00. The purchase price for the Revolver Commitment of a Defaulting Lender shall be equal to the amount of the principal balance of the Advances outstanding and owed by the Borrower to the Defaulting Lender. Prior to payment of such purchase price to a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent shall apply against such purchase price any amounts retained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the last sentence of the immediately preceding subsection (a). The Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive amounts owed to it by the Borrower under the Loan Documents which accrued prior to the date of the default by the Defaulting Lender, to the extent the same are received by the Administrative Agent from or on behalf of the Borrower. There shall be no recourse against any Lender or the Administrative Agent for the payment of such sums except to the extent of the receipt of payments from any other party or in respect of the Loans.

ARTICLE III

CONDITIONS TO BORROWINGS

SECTION 3.01. Conditions to Closing and First Borrowing . The obligation of each Lender to make an Advance on the Closing Date (and the obligation of the Letter of Credit Issuer to issue a Letter of Credit on the Closing Date) is subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 3.02 and the following additional conditions:

(a) receipt by the Administrative Agent from each of the parties hereto of a duly executed counterpart of this Agreement signed by such party;

(b) receipt by the Administrative Agent of a duly executed Revolver Note for the account of each Lender, complying with the provisions of Section 2.04;

(c) receipt by the Administrative Agent of an opinion of Foley & Lardner LLP, as counsel to the Loan Parties, dated as of the Closing Date (or in the case of an opinion delivered pursuant to Section 5.27 hereof such later date as specified by the Administrative Agent) in a form satisfactory to Administrative Agent and covering such matters set forth in Exhibit E hereto and such additional matters relating to the transactions contemplated hereby as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request;

(d) receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate (the “Closing Certificate”), dated the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto, signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, to the effect that, to his knowledge, (i) no Default has occurred and is continuing on the Closing Date and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Loan Parties contained in Article IV are true on and as of the Closing Date;

(e) receipt by the Administrative Agent of all documents which the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request relating to the existence of each Loan Party, the authority for and the validity of this Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents, and any other matters relevant hereto, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, including without limitation a certificate of incumbency of each Loan Party (the “Officer’s Certificate”), signed by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, a member, manager, partner, trustee or other authorized representative of the respective Loan Party, substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto, certifying as to the names, true signatures and incumbency of the officer or officers of the respective Loan Party, authorized to execute and deliver the Loan Documents, and certified copies of the following items: (i) the Loan Party’s Organizational Documents; (ii) the Loan Party’s Operating Documents; (iii) if applicable, a certificate of the Secretary of State of such Loan Party’s state of organization as to the good standing or existence of such Loan Party, and (iv) the Organizational Action, if any, taken by the board of directors of the Loan Party or the members, managers, trustees, partners or other applicable Persons authorizing the Loan Party’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents to which the Loan Party is a party;

(f) receipt by the Administrative Agent of a Notice of Borrowing;

(g) the Pledge Agreement and the REIT Pledge Agreement, each in form and content satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, shall have been duly executed by the applicable Loan Parties and such documents shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent and shall be in full force and effect and each document (including each U.C.C. financing statement) required by law or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed, registered or recorded in order to create in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, upon filing, recording or possession by the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, a valid, legal and perfected first-priority security interest in and lien on the Collateral described in the Pledge Agreement and the REIT Pledge Agreement shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent; the Loan Parties shall also deliver or cause to be delivered the certificates (with undated stock powers executed in blank) for all equity interests pledged to, and instruments representing any Debt (together with an effective endorsement) pledged to, Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties;

(h) the Administrative Agent shall have received the results of a search of the U.C.C. filings (or equivalent filings) made with respect to the Loan Parties in the states (or other jurisdictions) in which the Loan Parties are organized, the chief executive office of each such Person is located, any offices of such persons in which records have been kept relating to Collateral described in the Pledge Agreement, the REIT Pledge Agreement and the other jurisdictions in which U.C.C. filings (or equivalent filings) are to be made pursuant to the preceding paragraph, together with copies of the financing statements (or similar documents) disclosed by such search, and accompanied by evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that the Liens other than Permitted Liens indicated in any such financing statement (or similar document) have been released to the satisfaction of Administrative Agent;

(i) receipt by the Administrative Agent of the Subordination Agreement;

(j) receipt by the Administrative Agent and approval by the Lenders of the insurance required under this Agreement;

(k) the Borrower shall have paid all fees required to be paid by it on the Closing Date, including all fees required hereunder and under the Administrative Agent’s Letter Agreement to be paid as of such date, and shall have reimbursed the Administrative Agent for all fees, costs and expenses of closing the transactions contemplated hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, including the reasonable legal and other document preparation costs incurred by the Administrative Agent;

(l) the repayment in full and termination of the Loan Agreement dated as of July 22, 2005, among Borrower, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the lenders and other financial institutions party thereto, as amended;

(m) receipt by the Administrative Agent of all Mortgaged Property Support Documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request with respect to the Identified Mortgaged Property that are in the possession or control of the Loan Parties, including, without limitation, recordable legal descriptions for the Identified Mortgaged Property and copies of title insurance, deeds, surveys and other related materials;

(n) receipt by the Administrative Agent, to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, of such financial statements and financial information for St. Joe Timberland that are in the possession or control of the Loan Parties, listings of properties owned by the Loan Parties, status of improvements to such properties, past property sales information and contracts, detailed three-year financial projections, and disclosures on unconsolidated subsidiaries and affiliates and guarantees (financial and performance);

(o) receipt by the Administrative Agent and Lenders of Borrower’s financial and business projections; and

(p) such other documents or items as the Administrative Agent, the Lenders or their counsel may reasonably request.

SECTION 3.02. Conditions to All Borrowings . The obligation of each Lender to make an Advance on the occasion of each Borrowing, the obligation of BB&T to make a Swing Advance and the obligation of the Letter of Credit Issuer to issue a Letter of Credit is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) receipt by the Administrative Agent of a Notice of Borrowing as required by Section 2.02;

(b) receipt by the Administrative Agent of such documentation as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably require to confirm that the ratio of Total Indebtedness to Total Asset Value is no greater than 50%; provided, however, (i) indebtedness of a Qualified SPE attributable to Qualified Senior Notes shall be excluded and (ii) Qualified Installment Sale Notes shall not be included in determinations of Total Asset Value;

(c) the fact that, immediately before and after such Borrowing (or issuance of a Letter of Credit, as the case may be), no Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

(d) the fact that the representations and warranties of the Loan Parties contained in Article IV of this Agreement shall be true, on and as of the date of such Borrowing (or issuance of a Letter of Credit, as the case may be) (except to the extent such representation or warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, in which case such representation or warranty is true and correct as of such date);

(e) the fact that, immediately after such Borrowing: (A) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolver Advances of each Lender will not exceed the amount of its Revolver Commitment and (B) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolver Advances will not exceed the aggregate amount of the Revolver Commitments of all of the Lenders as of such date; and

(f) the fact that, immediately after such Borrowing (or issuance of a Letter of Credit, as the case may be) (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolver Advances of each Lender together with such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Swing Line Advances, and Letter of Credit Obligations, will not exceed the amount of its Revolver Commitment and (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolver Advances together with the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Swing Line Advances, and Letter of Credit Obligations, will not exceed the lesser of the aggregate amount of the Revolver Commitments of all of the Lenders as of such date.

Each Borrowing and each Notice of Continuation or Conversion hereunder shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Loan Parties on the date of such Borrowing as to the truth and accuracy of the facts specified in clauses (c) and (d) of this Section.

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The Borrower and Guarantors represent and warrant that:

SECTION 4.01. Existence and Power . The Borrower is a corporation, and each Guarantor is a corporation, limited liability company or other legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, as the case may be, is duly qualified to transact business in every jurisdiction where, by the nature of its business, such qualification is necessary, and has all organizational powers and all governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals required to carry on its business as now conducted, except where the failure to be so qualified or to have the required licenses, authorizations, consents or approvals would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 4.02. Organizational and Governmental Authorization; No Contravention . The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of this Agreement, the Notes, the Collateral Documents, the Timberland Collateral Documents and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party (i) are within such Loan Party’s organizational powers, (ii) have been duly authorized by all necessary Organizational Action, (iii) require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority which has not been obtained or made (iv) do not contravene, or constitute a default under, any provision of applicable law or regulation or of the Organizational Documents and Operating Documents of such Loan Party or of any material agreement, judgment, injunction, order, decree or other instrument binding upon such Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, and (v) do not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of such Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, other than pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents.

SECTION 4.03. Binding Effect . This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Loan Parties enforceable in accordance with its terms, and the Notes, the Collateral Documents, the Timberland Collateral Documents and the other Loan Documents, when executed and delivered in accordance with this Agreement, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Loan Parties party to such Loan Document enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, provided that the enforceability hereof and thereof is subject in each case to general principles of equity and to bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally.

SECTION 4.04. Financial Information .

(a) The audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the Fiscal Year then ended, reported on by KPMG, LLP, copies of which have been delivered to the Administrative Agent for delivery to each of the Lenders, and the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the interim period ended June 30, 2008, copies of which have been delivered to each of the Lenders, fairly present, in conformity with GAAP (subject in the case of the unaudited financial statements to footnotes and year-end adjustments), the consolidated financial position of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of such dates and their consolidated results of operations and cash flows for such periods stated.

(b) Since December 31, 2007, there has been no event, act, condition or occurrence having a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 4.05. Litigation . There is no action, suit or proceeding pending, or to the knowledge of the Loan Parties threatened, against or affecting the Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries before any court or arbitrator or any Governmental Authority which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 4.06. Compliance with ERISA .

(a) The Loan Parties and each member of the Controlled Group have fulfilled their obligations under the minimum funding standards of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Plan and are in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code, and have not incurred any liability to the PBGC or a Plan under Title IV of ERISA.

(b) Neither the Loan Parties nor any member of the Controlled Group is or ever has been obligated to contribute to any Multiemployer Plan.

(c) The assets of the Loan Parties or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party do not and will not constitute “plan assets,” within the meaning of ERISA, the Code and the respective regulations promulgated thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and the borrowing and repayment of amounts hereunder, do not and will not constitute “prohibited transactions” under ERISA or the Code.

SECTION 4.07. Compliance with Laws; Payment of Taxes . The Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and similar requirements of governmental authorities, except where such compliance is being contested in good faith through appropriate proceedings or where non-compliance, alone or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There have been filed on behalf of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries all Federal, state and local income, excise, property and other tax returns which are required to be filed by them and all taxes due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessment received by or on behalf of the Loan Parties or any Subsidiary have been paid. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries in respect of taxes or other governmental charges are, in the opinion of the Loan Parties, adequate. No Loan Party has been given or been requested to give a waiver of the statute of limitation relating to the payment of Federal, state, local or foreign taxes.

SECTION 4.08. Subsidiaries . Each of the Subsidiaries of each Loan Party is a corporation, a limited liability company or other legal entity, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, is duly qualified to transact business in every jurisdiction where, by the nature of its business, such qualification is necessary, and has all organizational powers and all governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals required to carry on its business as now conducted, except where the failure to be so qualified or to have the required licenses, authorizations, consents or approvals would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Loan Party has any Subsidiaries or Unconsolidated Affiliates except as listed on Schedule 4.24 and as set forth in any Compliance Certificate provided to the Administrative Agent and Lenders pursuant to Section 5.01(c) after the Closing Date, which accurately sets forth each such Subsidiary’s complete name and jurisdiction of organization.

SECTION 4.09. Investment Company Act, Etc . No Loan Party nor any Subsidiary of a Loan Party is an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

SECTION 4.10. All Consents Required . All approvals, authorizations, consents, orders or other actions of any Person or of any Governmental Authority (if any) required in connection with the due execution, delivery and performance by the Loan Parties of this Agreement and any Loan Document to which any Loan Party is a party, have been obtained.

SECTION 4.11. Ownership of Property; Liens . Each of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries has title or the contractual right to possess its properties sufficient for the conduct of its business and none of such properties is subject to any Lien except as permitted in Section 5.13.

SECTION 4.12. No Default . No Loan Party nor any of their respective Subsidiaries is in default under or with respect to any agreement, instrument or undertaking to which it is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound, except where such default would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

 

 

SECTION 4.13.

 

[Intentionally deleted].

 

 

 

SECTION 4.14.

 

Environmental Matters.

 

 

 

(a) No Loan Party nor any Subsidiary of a Loan Party is subject to any Environmental Liability which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and no Loan Party nor any Subsidiary of a Loan Party has been designated as a potentially responsible party under CERCLA. None of the Properties has been identified on any current or proposed (i) National Priorities List under 40 C.F.R. § 300, (ii) CERCLIS list or (iii) any list arising from a state statute similar to CERCLA.

(b) No Hazardous Materials have been or are being used, produced, manufactured, processed, treated, recycled, generated, stored, disposed of, managed or otherwise handled at, or shipped or transported to or from the Properties or are otherwise present at, on, in or under the Properties, or, to the best of the knowledge of the Loan Parties, at or from any adjacent site or facility, except for Hazardous Materials, used, produced, manufactured, processed, treated, recycled, generated, stored, disposed of, and managed or otherwise handled in the ordinary course of business of such Loan Party or Subsidiary of a Loan Party in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Requirements.

(c) The Loan Parties, and each of their respective Subsidiaries, has procured all Environmental Authorizations necessary for the conduct of the business contemplated on such Property, and is in compliance in all material respects with all Environmental Requirements in connection with the operation of the Properties and the Loan Party’s, and each of their respective Subsidiary’s, respective businesses.

SECTION 4.15. Compliance with Laws . Each Loan Party and each Subsidiary of a Loan Party is in compliance with all applicable laws, including, without limitation, all Environmental Laws and all regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange (including with respect to timely filing of reports), except where the failure to be in compliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 4.16. Capital Securities . All Capital Securities, debentures, bonds, notes and all other securities of each Loan Party and their respective Subsidiaries presently issued and outstanding are validly and properly issued in accordance with all applicable laws, including, but not limited to, the “Blue Sky” laws of all applicable states and the federal securities laws. The issued shares of Capital Securities of each of the Loan Party’s respective Subsidiaries are owned by the Loan Parties free and clear of any Lien or adverse claim.

SECTION 4.17. Margin Stock . No Loan Party nor any of their respective Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock, and no part of the proceeds of any Advance will be used to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock, or be used for any purpose which violates, or which is inconsistent with, the provisions of Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Following the application of the proceeds from each Advance, not more than 25% of the value of the assets, either of the Borrower only or of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, will be “Margin Stock.”

SECTION 4.18. Insolvency . After giving effect to the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of the Advances under this Agreement, no Loan Party will be “insolvent,” within the meaning of such term as defined in § 101 of Title 11 of the United States Code or Section 2 of either the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, or any other applicable state law pertaining to fraudulent transfers, as each may be amended from time to time, or be unable to pay its debts generally as such debts become due, or have an unreasonably small capital to engage in any business or transaction, whether current or contemplated.

SECTION 4.19. Security Documents . The Collateral Documents (other than the Timberland Collateral Documents) are effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral described therein and, upon filing of one or more UCC financing statements in the appropriate jurisdictions, and delivery to the Administrative Agent of any instruments or certificated securities pledged thereunder, Administrative Agent shall have a fully perfected first priority Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Borrower as pledgor thereunder, in such Collateral and the Proceeds thereof, in each case prior and superior in any right to any other Person (subject to Permitted Encumbrances).

SECTION 4.20. Labor Matters . There are no strikes, lockouts, slowdowns or other labor disputes against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened. The hours worked by and payment made to employees of the Loan Parties and each Subsidiary of any Loan Party have been in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act and any other applicable federal, state or foreign law dealing with such matters. All payments due from the Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or for which any claim may be made against the Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries, on account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits, have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of the Loan Party or such Subsidiary, as appropriate. No Loan Party nor any Subsidiary of a Loan Party is party to a collective bargaining agreement.

SECTION 4.21. Patents, Trademarks, Etc. The Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries own, or are licensed to use, all patents, trademarks, trade names, copyrights, technology, know-how and processes, service marks and rights with respect to the foregoing that are material to the businesses, assets, operations, properties or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries taken as a whole. The use of such patents, trademarks, trade names, copyrights, technology, know-how, processes and rights with respect to the foregoing by the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, does not infringe on the rights of any Person, except in cases which, individually and in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 4.22. Insurance . The Loan Parties and each of their Subsidiaries has (either in the name of such Loan Party or in such Subsidiary’s name), with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance in at least such amounts and against at least such risks (including on all its property, and public liability and worker’s compensation) as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies of established repute engaged in the same or similar business.

SECTION 4.23. [Intentionally deleted] .

SECTION 4.24. Ownership Structure . As of the Closing Date, Schedule 4.24 is a complete and correct list of all Subsidiaries of the Borrower and of each Loan Party setting forth for each such Subsidiary, (i) the jurisdiction of organization of such Subsidiary, (ii) each Person holding any Capital Securities in such Subsidiary, (iii) the nature of the Capital Securities held by each such Person, and (iv) the percentage of ownership of such Subsidiary represented by such Capital Securities. Except as disclosed in such Schedule, as of the Closing Date (i) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries own, free and clear of all Liens and have the unencumbered right to vote, all outstanding Capital Securities in each Person shown to be held by each of them on such Schedule, (ii) all of the issued and outstanding Capital Securities of each Person are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and (iii) there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, commitments, preemptive rights or agreements of any kind (including, without limitation, any stockholders’ or voting trust agreements) for the issuance, sale, registration or voting of, or outstanding securities convertible into, any additional Capital Securities of any type in, any such Person.

SECTION 4.25. Reports Accurate; Disclosure . All information, exhibits, financial statements, documents, books, records or reports furnished by the Loan Parties to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with this Agreement or any Loan Document, including without limitation all reports furnished pursuant to Section 4.04, are true, complete and accurate in all material respects (or will be true, accurate and complete in every material respect or based on reasonable estimates on the date as of which such information is stated or certified); it being recognized by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that the projections and forecasts provided by Borrower in good faith and based upon reasonable assumptions are not to be viewed as facts and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such projections and forecasts may differ from the projected or forecasted results. Neither this Agreement, nor any Loan Document, nor any agreement, document, certificate or statement furnished to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby contains any untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made. The Loan Parties have considered all facts which, alone or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and have determined that there is no fact known to any Loan Party which is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 4.26. Location of Offices . The Borrower’s name is The St Joe Company. The names of the Initial Guarantors are: (i) St. Joe Timberland Company of Delaware, L.L.C., (ii) St. Joe Finance Company and (iii) St. Joe Residential Acquisitions, Inc. The location of Borrower (within the meaning of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code) is 245 Riverside Drive, Suite 500, Jacksonville, Florida 32202. The Location of each of the Initial Guarantors (within the meaning of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code) is 245 Riverside Drive, Suite 500, Jacksonville, Florida 32202. Neither the Borrower nor the Initial Guarantor has changed its name, identity, structure, existence or state of formation, whether by amendment of its Organizational Documents, by reorganization or otherwise, or has changed its location (within the meaning of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code) within the four (4) months preceding the Closing Date or any subsequent date on which this representation is made.

SECTION 4.27. Affiliate Transactions . Except as permitted by Section 5.26, neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary nor any other Loan Party is a party to or bound by any agreement or arrangement (whether oral or written) to which any Affiliate of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party is a party.

SECTION 4.28. Broker’s Fees . Except as set forth in the Administrative Agent’s Letter Agreement, no broker’s or finder’s fee, commission or similar compensation will be payable with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. Except as set forth in the Administrative Agent’s Letter Agreement, no other similar fees or commissions will be payable by any Loan Party for any other services rendered to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries ancillary to the transactions contemplated hereby.

SECTION 4.29. Survival of Representations and Warranties, Etc. All statements contained in any certificate, financial statement (other than financial projections) or other instrument delivered by or on behalf of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents (including, but not limited to, any such statement made in or in connection with any amendment thereto or any statement contained in any certificate, financial statement or other instrument delivered by or on behalf of any Loan Party prior to the Closing Date and delivered to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the underwriting or closing of the transactions contemplated hereby) shall constitute representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in favor of the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders under this Agreement. All such representations and warranties shall survive the effectiveness of this Agreement, the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of the Advances.

SECTION 4.30. Loans and Investments . No Loan Party nor any of their respective Subsidiaries has made a loan, advance or Investment which is outstanding or existing as of August 31, 2008, except as set forth on Schedule 4.30 , and since August 31, 2008, no Loan Party nor any of their respective Subsidiaries has made any loan, advance or Investment that would give rise to a Default or Event of Default hereunder.

SECTION 4.31. No Default or Event of Default . No event has occurred and is continuing and no condition exists, or would result from any Advance or from the application of the proceeds therefrom, which constitutes or would reasonably be expected to constitute a Default or Event of Default.

SECTION 4.32. USA Patriot Act; OFAC .

(a) No Loan Party nor any Affiliate of a Loan Party is (1) a country, territory, organization, person or entity named on an OFAC list, (2) a Person that resides or has a place of business in a country or territory named on such lists or which is designated as a Non-Cooperative Jurisdiction by the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (“FATF”), or whose subscription funds are transferred from or through such a jurisdiction; (3) a “Foreign Shell Bank” within the meaning of the Patriot Act, i.e., a foreign lender that does not have a physical presence in any country and that is not affiliated with a Lender that has a physical presence and an acceptable level of regulation and supervision; or (4) a person or entity that resides in or is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction designated by the United States Secretary of the Treasury under Section 311 or 312 of the Patriot Act as warranting special measures due to money laundering concerns.

(b) No Loan Party or any Affiliate of a Loan Party (i) is a Sanctioned Entity, (ii) has a more than 10% of its assets located in Sanctioned Entities, or (iii) derives more than 10% of its operating income from investments in, or transactions with Sanctioned Entities. The proceeds of any Advance will not be used and have not been used to fund any operations in, finance any investments or activities in or make any payments to, a Sanctioned Entity. No Loan Party or any Affiliate of a Loan Party are in violation of and shall not violate any of the country or list based economic and trade sanctions administered and enforced by OFAC that are described or referenced at http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/ or as otherwise published from time to time.

SECTION 4.33. Material Contracts . Schedule 4.33 is a true, correct and complete listing of all contracts to which any Loan Party is a party, the breach of or failure to perform which, either by a Loan Party or other party to such contract, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (“Material Contract”). The Borrower, its Subsidiaries and the other Loan Parties that is a party to any Material Contract has performed and is in compliance in all material respects such Material Contract, and no Loan Party has knowledge of any default or event of default, or event or condition which with the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, would constitute such a default or event of default, that exists with respect to any such Material Contract.

SECTION 4.34. Mortgaged Properties . Schedule 1.01, as amended by the most recent Compliance Certificate, if any, delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, is a correct and complete list of all Identified Mortgaged Properties. All Mortgaged Properties are owned in fee simple by St. Joe Timberland. The representations and warranties of St. Joe Timberland set forth in Sections 6(e), 6(g), 6(j) and 6(k) of the Security Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H and in Sections 2.04 and 8.02 of the Mortgage in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J, with respect to each Property owned by St. Joe Timberland, are true and correct in all material respects.

ARTICLE V

COVENANTS

The Borrower and Guarantors agree, jointly and severally, that, so long as any Lender has any Revolver Commitment hereunder or any Obligation remains unpaid:

SECTION 5.01. Information . The Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent, who will then promptly deliver to each of the Lenders:

(a) as soon as available and in any event within 75 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Year and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous Fiscal Year, all certified by KPMG, LLP or other independent public accountants reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, with such certification to be free of exceptions and qualifications not acceptable to the Required Lenders;

(b) as soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year, a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter and the related statement of income and statement of cash flows for such Fiscal Quarter and for the portion of the Fiscal Year ended at the end of such Fiscal Quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding Fiscal Quarter and the corresponding portion of the previous Fiscal Year, all certified (subject to normal year-end adjustments) as to fairness of presentation, GAAP and consistency by the chief financial officer of the Borrower;

(c) simultaneously with the delivery of each set of financial statements referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above, a certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit M and with compliance calculations in form and content satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (a “Compliance Certificate”), of the chief financial officers or authorized officers of the Borrower (i) setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations required to establish whether the Loan Parties were in compliance with the requirements of Sections 5.03, 5.04, 5.05, 5.06, 5.07, 5.08, 5.09, 5.10, 5.11, 5.12. 5.30 and 5.36 on the date of such financial statements, (ii) setting forth the identities of the respective Subsidiaries on the date of such financial statements, (iii) setting forth a list of all Properties acquired and sold or otherwise transferred by St. Joe Timberland since the date of the delivery of the previous Compliance Certificate, such list to identify such Property’s location, indicating whether such Property is an Identified Mortgaged Property and certifying that all documents, information and other materials required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.31 have been previously delivered or are being delivered with respect to any such acquired Property which is Identified Mortgaged Property, (iv) setting forth the ratio of Total Indebtedness to Total Asset Value as of the end of the applicable fiscal period and (v) stating whether any Default exists on the date of such certificate and, if any Default then exists, setting forth the details thereof and the action which the Loan Parties are taking or propose to take with respect thereto;

(d) simultaneously with the delivery of each set of annual financial statements referred to in paragraph (a) above, a statement of the firm of independent public accountants which reported on such statements to the effect that nothing has come to their attention to cause them to believe that any Default existed on the date of such financial statements;

(e) within 5 Domestic Business Days after any Responsible Officer of the Borrower becomes aware of the occurrence of any Default, a certificate of the chief financial officers or authorized officers of the Borrower setting forth the details thereof and the action which the Borrower is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto;

(f) [Intentionally deleted];

(g) if and when the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group (i) gives or is required to give notice to the PBGC of any “reportable event” (as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA) with respect to any Plan which might constitute grounds for a termination of such Plan under Title IV of ERISA, or knows that the plan administrator of any Plan has given or is required to give notice of any such reportable event, a copy of the notice of such reportable event given or required to be given to the PBGC; (ii) receives notice of complete or partial withdrawal liability under Title IV of ERISA, a copy of such notice; or (iii) receives notice from the PBGC under Title IV of ERISA of an intent to terminate or appoint a trustee to administer any Plan, a copy of such notice;

(h) promptly after any Responsible Officer of the Borrower knows of the commencement thereof, notice of any litigation, dispute or proceeding (and any material development in respect of such proceedings) involving a claim against a Loan Party and/or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(i) within 5 Domestic Business Days after any Responsible Officer of the Borrower becomes aware that during any period of 12 consecutive months Total Asset Value shall decrease by more than 5.0% of Total Asset Value as of the beginning of such 12-month period;

(j) simultaneously with the delivery of each set of financial statements referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above, and within 5 Domestic Business Days of the Administrative Agent’s request with respect to any other date, a certificate (the “Margin and Fee Rate Certificate”) substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit K , reflecting the information needed for a determination of the ratio of Total Indebtedness to Total Asset Value, the Applicable Margin and the Applicable Facility Fee Rate as at the end of such quarterly accounting period, fiscal year or other date, as the case may be, in such form as Administrative Agent shall in its sole discretion approve, together with Borrower’s calculation of the ratio of Total Indebtedness to Total Asset Value, Applicable Margin and Applicable Facility Fee Rate, all as at the end of such quarterly accounting period, fiscal year or other date, as the case may be. Such Margin and Fee Rate Report shall be certified as to truth and accuracy by the Chief Financial Officer or other authorized officer of Borrower;

(k) within 45 days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter, reports in form and content reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, regarding the Mortgaged Property, including (i) any changes to the information contained in Schedule 1.01, (ii) the current total number of acres which comprise the Mortgaged Property, and (iii) any sales or transfers of Mortgaged Property; and

(l) from time to time such additional information regarding the financial position or business of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, and each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent, at the request of any Lender, may reasonably request.

SECTION 5.02. Inspection of Property, Books and Records . The Borrower will (i) keep, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to keep, proper books of record and account (in a manner to allow financial statements to be prepared in conformity with GAAP) of all material dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities; (ii) permit, and will cause each Subsidiary of the Borrower and each Loan Party to permit, during normal business hours and with reasonable prior notice which notice shall not be required in the case of an emergency, the Administrative Agent or its designee, at the expense of the Borrower and Loan Parties, to perform periodic field audits and investigations of the Borrower, the Loan Parties and the Collateral, from time to time; and (iii) permit, and will cause each Subsidiary to permit, during normal business hours and with reasonable prior notice, representatives of any Lender at the Borrower’s expense to visit and inspect any of their respective properties, to examine and make abstracts from any of their respective books of record and account and to discuss their respective affairs, finances and accounts with their respective officers, and employees, and with the participation of a Responsible Officer, their independent public accountants. The Loan Parties agree to cooperate and assist in such visits and inspections, in each case at such reasonable times and as often as may reasonably be desired.

SECTION 5.03. Ratio of Total Indebtedness to Total Asset Value . The ratio of Total Indebtedness to Total Asset Value will not at any time exceed 50%. For the purposes of determining compliance with such covenant, indebtedness of a Qualified SPE attributable to Qualified Senior Notes shall be excluded and Qualified Installment Sale Notes shall not be included in determinations of Total Asset Value.

SECTION 5.04. Unencumbered Leverage Ratio . The ratio of Unencumbered Asset Value to Unsecured Debt shall not at any time be less than 2.00 to 1.00. For the purposes of determining compliance with such covenant, indebtedness of a Qualified SPE attributable to Qualified Senior Notes shall be excluded and Qualified Installment Sale Notes shall not be included in determinations of Total Asset Value.

SECTION 5.05. Capital Expenditures . Capital Expenditures after the Closing Date will not exceed the aggregate sum of $500,000,000; provided that after giving effect to the incurrence of any Capital Expenditures permitted by this Section, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

SECTION 5.06. Sale/Leasebacks . The Loan Parties shall not, nor shall they permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any Sale/Leaseback Transaction in which the fair market value of the real or personal property to be sold or transferred in such Sale/Leaseback Transaction, when aggregated with the fair market value of all real or personal property sold or transferred in all Sale/Leaseback Transactions entered into by any Loan Parties or any Subsidiary after the Closing Date, shall exceed in the aggregate the amount of $50,000,000.

SECTION 5.07. Minimum Consolidated Tangible Net Worth . Consolidated Tangible Net Worth shall at no time be less than 95% of the Consolidated Tangible Net Worth on June 30, 2008 plus 100% of the cumulative Net Proceeds of Capital Stock/Conversion of Debt received during any period after June 30, 2008, calculated quarterly at the end of each Fiscal Quarter.

SECTION 5.08. Acquisitions . No Loan Party nor any Subsidiary of a Loan Party shall make any Acquisition, or take any action to solicit the tender of securities or proxies in respect thereof in order to effect any Acquisition, unless (i) the board of directors or comparable governing body of the Person to be (or whose assets are to be) acquired has approved such Acquisition and the line or lines of business of the Person to be acquired are substantially the same as or reasonably related to one or more line or lines of business conducted by the Borrower, (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing either immediately prior to or immediately after giving effect to such Acquisition and the Borrower shall have furnished to the Administrative Agent and each Lender (A) if the aggregate Costs of Acquisition incurred by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party in any single transaction or in a series of related transactions exceeds $100,000,000, pro forma historical financial statements as of the end of the most recently completed Fiscal Year of the Borrower and most recent interim Fiscal Quarter, if applicable giving effect to such Acquisition and (B) a certificate in the form of Exhibit O prepared on a historical pro forma basis as of the most recent date for which financial statements have been furnished pursuant to Section 5.01 giving effect to such Acquisition, which certificate shall demonstrate that no Default or Event of Default would exist immediately after giving effect thereto, (iii) the Person acquired shall be a Subsidiary, or be merged into the Borrower or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, immediately upon consummation of the Acquisition (or if assets are being acquired, the acquiror shall be the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower), and (iv) after giving effect to such Acquisition, the aggregate Costs of Acquisition incurred by the Loan Parties and all Subsidiaries of the Loan Parties after the Closing Date shall not exceed $250,000,000 in the aggregate.

SECTION 5.09. Minimum Liquidity . The Borrower will maintain, at all times, Liquidity of not less than $20,000,000.

SECTION 5.10. Loans or Advances . No Loan Party nor any Subsidiary of a Loan Party shall make loans or advances to any Person except: (i)  employee loans or advances that do not exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding made in the ordinary course of business and consistently with practices existing on December 31, 2007; (ii) deposits required by government agencies or public utilities; (iii) loans or advances to the Borrower or any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary that is a Guarantor; provided , all such Debt shall be subordinated in right of payment to the payment in full of the Obligations pursuant to the terms of an intercompany subordination agreement that is reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent (“Subordination Agreement”); (iv) existing loans and advances set forth on Schedule 5.10; and (v) loans and advances not otherwise permitted under this Section 5.10 which do not exceed $150,000,000 in the aggregate outstanding (exclusive of Qualified Installment Sale Transactions); provided that after giving effect to the making of any loans, advances or deposits permitted by clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (v) of this Section, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing. All loans or advances permitted under this Section 5.10 (other than loans or advances pursuant to clause (iii)) shall be evidenced by written promissory notes.

SECTION 5.11. Restricted Payments . The Loan Parties will not declare or make any Restricted Payment during any Fiscal Year, except that:

(a) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may pay Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any other Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower; provided that St. Joe Finance Company shall be permitted to make cash distributions to its preferred shareholders in an amount not to exceed $20,000 per annum; and

(b) the Borrower may declare or make Restricted Payments to its owners of Capital Securities payable solely in cash or its common stock provided that the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made after January 1, 2008 does not exceed the cumulative Consolidated Net Income for all fiscal periods after January 1, 2007 (expressly including in such calculations Fiscal Quarters in which Consolidated Net Income is negative).

The Borrower shall not make any of the Restricted Payments described in clauses (a) and (b) above unless (i) at the time when any such Restricted Payment is to be made, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom; (ii) after giving effect to the making of such Restricted Payment, the Borrower would be in compliance with the requirements of Article V, on a pro forma basis, determined as of the last day of the last Fiscal Quarter of Borrower for which the Borrower has provided financial statements and the corresponding Compliance Certificate to the Administrative Agent and Lenders as if such Restricted Payment had been paid during such Fiscal Quarter; and (iii) the chief executive officer, chief financial officer or other authorized officer of the respective Borrower shall have certified to the Administrative Agent and Lenders as to compliance with the preceding clauses (i) and (ii) in a certificate attaching calculations (however, such requirement for a Compliance Certificate shall not apply to the Restricted Payments described in clause (a) above).

SECTION 5.12. Investments . No Loan Party nor any Subsidiary of a Loan Party shall make Investments in any Person except as permitted by Sections 5.08 and 5.10(i) through (v) and except Investments in (i) Cash and Cash Equivalents, (ii) commercial paper rated A-1 or the equivalent thereof by Standard & Poor’s Corporation or P-1 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and in either case maturing within 12 months after the date of acquisition, (iii) tender bonds the payment of the principal of and interest on which is fully supported by a letter of credit issued by a United States Bank whose long-term certificates of deposit are rated at least AA or the equivalent thereof by Standard & Poor’s Corporation or AA or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., (iv) any Guarantor; (v) existing Investments set forth on Schedule 5.12; (vi) Investments in Qualified Installment Sale Transactions, and (vii) Investments not otherwise permitted under this Section 5.12, made in the ordinary course of business that do not exceed $250,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time (exclusive of Qualified Installment Sale Transactions), and at the time when any such Investment is to be made, and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default exists.

SECTION 5.13. Negative Pledge . No Loan Party nor any Subsidiary of a Loan Party will create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, except:

(a) Liens existing on the date of this Agreement encumbering assets (other than Collateral) securing Debt outstanding on the date of this Agreement, in each case as described and in the principal amounts set forth on Schedule 5.13 ;

(b) Liens for taxes, assessments or similar charges, incurred in the ordinary course of business that are not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith and with due diligence by appropriate proceedings;

(c) pledges or deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure payment of workers’ compensation, or to participate in any fund in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, old-age pensions or other social security programs which in no event shall become a Lien prior to any Collateral Documents (including any Timberland Collateral Documents);

(d) Liens of mechanics, materialmen, warehousemen, carriers or other like liens, securing obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business that: (1) are not yet due and payable and which in no event shall become a Lien prior to any Collateral Documents (including any Timberland Collateral Documents); or (2) are being contested diligently in good faith pursuant to appropriate proceedings and with respect to which the Loan Party has established reserves reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and which in no event shall become a Lien prior to any Collateral Documents (including any Timberland Collateral Documents);

(e) good faith pledges or deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure performance of bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the repayment of borrowed money) or leases, or to secure statutory obligations, or surety, appeal, indemnity, performance or other similar bonds required in the ordinary course of business which in no event shall become a Lien prior to any Collateral Document (including any Timberland Collateral Documents);

(f) any Lien arising out of the refinancing, extension, renewal or refunding of any Debt secured by any Lien permitted by any of the foregoing clauses of this Section, provided that (i) such Debt is not secured by any additional assets, and (ii) the amount of such Debt secured by any such Lien is not increased;

(g) encumbrances consisting of zoning restrictions, easements or other restrictions on the use of real property, none of which materially impairs the use of such property by Borrower in the operation of its business, and none of which is violated in any material respect by existing or proposed restrictions on land use;

(h) (1) that certain Wood Fiber Supply Agreement dated July 1, 2000, between St. Joe Timberland and Jefferson Smurfit Corporation; and (2) timber or fiber supply agreements which when combined with all other timber or fiber supply agreements entered into after the date of this Agreement encumber less than 50,000 acres in the aggregate unless approved by the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld);

(i) any Lien on Margin Stock;

(j) any Lien imposed as a result of a taking under the exercise of the power of eminent domain by any governmental body or by any Person acting under governmental authority;

(k) agreements executed by a Qualified SPE and not by any Loan Party relating to a Qualified Installment Sale Transaction;

(l) Liens on not more than 25,000 acres of Land in the aggregate (the “Encumbered Land”) securing Debt (other than indebtedness represented by the Notes) permitted under Section 5.30(d) in an aggregate amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $125,000,000;

(m) any Lien created by that certain Agreement dated October 27, 2006, between The St. Joe Company and the Florida Department of Transportation regarding the conveyance of approximately 4,000 acres for transportation purposes;

(n) Liens securing the Administrative Agent and the Lenders created or arising under the Loan Documents.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 5.13 to the contrary, no Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party will create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on the Collateral except Liens in favor of the Secured Parties under the Collateral Documents and the Permitted Encumbrances.

SECTION 5.14. Maintenance of Existence, etc . Each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary of a Loan Party to, maintain its organizational existence and carry on its business in substantially the same manner and in substantially the same line or lines of business or line or lines of business reasonably related to the business now carried on and maintained. Any Subsidiary pledging Collateral hereunder shall be organized as a corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership or other legal entity.

SECTION 5.15. Dissolution . No Loan Party nor any Subsidiary of a Loan Party shall suffer or permit dissolution or liquidation either in whole or in part or redeem or retire any shares of its own Capital Securities or that of any Subsidiary of a Loan Party, except: (1) through corporate or company reorganization to the extent permitted by Section 5.16, (2) the dissolution of a Subsidiary (other than St. Joe Timberland) which is not a Material Domestic Subsidiary into the Borrower or any other Subsidiary and the dissolution of a Material Domestic Subsidiary (other than St. Joe Timberland) into the Borrower or any other Loan Party; and (3) Restricted Payments permitted by Section 5.11.

SECTION 5.16. Consolidations, Mergers and Sales of Assets . No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary of a Loan Party to, consolidate or merge with or into, or sell, lease or otherwise transfer all or any substantial part of its assets to, any other Person, or discontinue or eliminate any business line or segment provided that (a) pursuant to the consummation of an Acquisition permitted under Section 5.08 (but not otherwise) a Loan Party may merge with another Person if (i) such Person was organized under the laws of the United States of America or one of its states, (ii) the Loan Party is the Person surviving such merger, (iii) immediately after giving effect to such merger, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (iv) if the Borrower merges with another Loan Party, the Borrower is the Person surviving such merger; (b) Subsidiaries of a Loan Party (excluding Loan Parties) may merge with one another or with the Borrower (so long as the Borrower is the surviving entity in such case); (c) a Loan Party and any Subsidiary may sell assets for fair value in the ordinary course of business; (d) a Subsidiary that is not a Material Domestic Subsidiary may discontinue or eliminate any nonmaterial business line; and (e) the foregoing limitation on the sale, lease or other transfer of assets shall not prohibit a transfer of assets (in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions) unless the assets to be so transferred shall cause St. Joe Timberland to hold less than 250,000 acres of Land as fee simple owner (excluding any Encumbered Land (as defined in Section 5.13(l)); provided that, notwithstanding any of the foregoing, after a Trigger Event has occurred, St. Joe Timberland shall not sell, lease or otherwise transfer, or enter into any agreement or arrangement to sell, lease or otherwise transfer, any of its Properties or other assets without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (in its sole discretion).

SECTION 5.17. Use of Proceeds . No portion of the proceeds of any Advance or Letter of Credit will be used by the Borrower or any Subsidiary (i) in connection with, either directly or indirectly, any tender offer for, or other acquisition of, stock of any corporation with a view towards obtaining control of such other corporation, except as permitted by Section 5.08 (ii) directly or indirectly, for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock, or (iii) for any purpose in violation of any applicable law or regulation. Except as otherwise provided herein, the proceeds of the Advances and Letters of Credit shall be used to: (i) refinance existing indebtedness of the Borrower; (ii) for working capital, capital expenditures and other lawful corporate purposes, and (iii) to pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement. No part of the proceeds of any Advance or Letter of Credit will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that would violate any rule or regulation of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, including Regulations T, U or X.

SECTION 5.18. Compliance with Laws; Payment of Taxes . Each Loan Party will, and will cause each Subsidiary of a Loan Party and each member of the Controlled Group to, comply in all material respects with applicable laws (including but not limited to ERISA and the USA Patriot Act), regulations and similar requirements of governmental authorities (including but not limited to PBGC), except where the necessity of such compliance is being contested in good faith through appropriate proceedings diligently pursued. Each Loan Party will, and will cause each Subsidiary of a Loan Party to, pay promptly when due all taxes, assessments, governmental charges, claims for labor, supplies, rent and other obligations which, if unpaid, might become a lien against the property of a Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party, except liabilities being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently pursued and against which, if requested by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall have set up reserves in accordance with GAAP. Each Loan Party will, and will cause each Subsidiary of a Loan Party to, comply in all material respects with the terms and conditions of all Material Contracts to which it is a party.

SECTION 5.19. Insurance . Each Loan Party will maintain, and will cause each Subsidiary of a Loan Party to maintain (either in the name of such Loan Party or in such Subsidiary’s own name), with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance on all its Property in at least such amounts and against at least such risks as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies of established repute engaged in the same or similar business. Upon request, the Loan Parties shall promptly furnish the Administrative Agent copies of all such insurance policies or certificates evidencing such insurance and such other documents and evidence of insurance as the Administrative Agent shall request.

SECTION 5.20. Change in Fiscal Year . No Loan Party will make any significant change in accounting treatment or reporting practices, except as required by GAAP, or change its Fiscal Year without the consent of the Required Lenders.

SECTION 5.21. Maintenance of Property . Each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary of a Loan Party to, maintain all of its properties and assets in good condition, repair and working order, ordinary wear and tear excepted.

SECTION 5.22. Environmental Notices . Each Loan Party shall furnish to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent prompt written notice of all material Environmental Liabilities, pending or threatened Environmental Proceedings, Environmental Notices, Environmental Judgments and Orders, and Environmental Releases at, on, in, under or in any way affecting the Properties or any adjacent property, and all facts, events, or conditions that could reasonably be expected to lead to any of the foregoing.

SECTION 5.23. Environmental Matters . No Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party will, nor will any Loan Party permit any Third Party to, use, produce, manufacture, process, treat, recycle, generate, store, dispose of, manage at, or otherwise handle or ship or transport to or from the Properties any Hazardous Materials except for Hazardous Materials such as cleaning solvents, pesticides and other similar materials used, produced, manufactured, processed, treated, recycled, generated, stored, disposed, managed or otherwise handled in minimal amounts in the ordinary course of business in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Requirements.

SECTION 5.24. Environmental Release . Each Loan Party agrees that upon the occurrence of an Environmental Release at, under or on any of the Properties it will act immediately to investigate the extent of, and to take appropriate remedial action to eliminate, such Environmental Release, whether or not ordered or otherwise directed to do so by any Environmental Authority.

SECTION 5.25. Additional Covenants, Etc. In the event that at any time this Agreement is in effect or any Note remains unpaid any Loan Party shall enter into any agreement, guarantee, indenture or other instrument governing, relating to, providing for commitments to advance or guaranteeing any Financing (excluding Qualified Installment Sale Transactions) or to amend any terms and conditions applicable to any Financing (excluding Qualified Installment Sale Transactions), which agreement, guarantee, indenture or other instrument includes covenants, warranties, representations, defaults or events of default (or any other type of restriction which would have the practical effect of any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, any “put” or mandatory prepayment of such debt) or other terms or conditions not substantially as, or in addition to those, provided in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or more favorable to the lender or other counterparty thereunder than those provided in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the Loan Party shall promptly so notify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. Thereupon, if the Administrative Agent shall request by written notice to the Loan Party (after a determination has been made by the Required Lenders that any of the above referenced documents or instruments contain any provisions which either individually or in the aggregate are more favorable than one of the provisions set forth herein), the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall enter into an amendment to this Agreement providing for substantially the same such covenants, warranties, representations, defaults or events of default or other terms or conditions as those provided for in such agreement, guarantee, indenture or other instrument, to the extent required and as may be selected by the Administrative Agent, such amendment to remain in effect, unless otherwise specified in writing by the Administrative Agent, for the entire duration of the term of such Financing (to and including the date to which the same may be extended at the option of the Loan Party), provided that if any such agreement, guarantee, indenture or other instrument shall be subsequently modified, supplemented, amended or restated so as to modify, amend or eliminate from such agreement, guarantee, indenture or other instrument any such covenant, warranty, representation, default or event of default or other term or condition so made a part of this Agreement, then unless otherwise required by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section, the Loan Documents shall be modified so as to conform the provisions previously incorporated pursuant to this Section 5.25 to such provisions as subsequently modified, supplemented or amended.

SECTION 5.26. Transactions with Affiliates . No Loan Party nor any Subsidiary of a Loan Party shall enter into, or be a party to, any transaction with any Affiliate of a Loan Party or such Subsidiary (which Affiliate is not a Loan Party or a Subsidiary of a Loan Party), except as permitted by law and in the ordinary course of business and pursuant to reasonable terms which are no less favorable to the Loan Party or such Subsidiary than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person which is not an Affiliate; provided, however, Qualified Installment Sale Transactions shall not be subject to the requirement that they be in the ordinary course of business.

SECTION 5.27. Joinder of Subsidiaries .

(a) The Loan Parties shall cause any Person which becomes a Material Domestic Subsidiary of a Loan Party after the Closing Date to become a party to, and agree to be bound by the terms of, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents pursuant to a Joinder Agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D and otherwise satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in all respects and executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent within fifteen (15) Domestic Business Days after the day on which such Person became a Material Domestic Subsidiary. The Loan Parties shall also cause the items specified in Section 3.01(c), (e) and (j) to be delivered to the Administrative Agent concurrently with the instrument referred to above, modified appropriately to refer to such instrument and such Subsidiary. The Borrower covenants and agrees that notwithstanding the definition of Material Subsidiaries and Excluded Subsidiaries at no time shall Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors own directly or indirectly more than 10% of the aggregate Total Asset Value of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.


 
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