CONSOLIDATED TOMOKA LAND CO
S-8, 1995-09-15
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      As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 15, 1995
                                                     Registration No. 33-_______
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                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                  FORM S-8
                           REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                      Under The Securities Act of 1933

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                        CONSOLIDATED-TOMOKA LAND CO.
           (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

   
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                   Florida                                          59-0483700
          (State or other jurisdiction                 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
       of incorporation or organization)

149 South Ridgewood Avenue, Daytona Beach, Florida                    32114
    (Address of Principal Executive Office)                         (Zip Code)
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                         CONSOLIDATED-TOMOKA LAND CO.
                              STOCK OPTION PLAN
                           (Full title of the plan)
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 Robert F. Apgar, Esq.                                       Copies of all communications to:
 Vice President-General Counsel                              L. Kinder Cannon III, Esq.
 Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co.                                Holland & Knight
 149 South Ridgewood Avenue                                  50 N. Laura Street, Suite 3900
 Daytona Beach, Florida 32114                                Jacksonville, Florida 32202
 (Name and address of agent for service)
 (904) 255-7558
 (Telephone number, including area code, of agent
 for service)
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         If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be
offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the
Securities Act of 1933, check the following box. /x/

                       CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
   
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                                                       Proposed             Proposed
         Title of each               Amount             maximum             maximum            Amount of
      class of securities            to be          offering price         aggregate         registration
       to be registered           Registered*         per unit**        offering price**         fee**
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  Common Stock, par value
   $1.00 per share. . . . .      529,300 shares         $16 1/2            $3,300,000            $1,138
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*        Of the 529,300 shares registered hereunder, 329,300 shares were
         previously registered pursuant to a registration statement on Form
         S-8, Registration No. 33-50954.  No shares have been issued pursuant
         to that registration statement, although 316,000 shares are subject to
         issuance upon the exercise of options granted pursuant to the Stock
         Option Plan of the registrant.  Pursuant to Instruction E to Form S-8,
         the fee calculated above is based only upon the 200,000 additional
         shares registered hereunder.

**       Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.
         The fee is calculated upon the basis of the average of the high and
         low price for shares of Common Stock of the registrant reported on the
         American Stock Exchange on September 8, 1995.
    

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                          CONSOLIDATED-TOMOKA LAND CO.
                 CONSOLIDATED-TOMOKA LAND CO. STOCK OPTION PLAN

        CROSS REFERENCE SHEET PURSUANT TO ITEM 501(B) OF REGULATION S-K



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Item 1.          Plan Information                                            Cover Page:  The Stock Option
                                                                             Plan

Item 2.          Registrant Information and
                 Employee Plan Annual Information                            Registrant and Plan Information

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PROSPECTUS

                          CONSOLIDATED-TOMOKA LAND CO.

   
                         529,300 Shares of Common Stock
    

                           Par Value $1.00 Per Share

                            ________________________


                            OFFERED PURSUANT TO THE
                          CONSOLIDATED-TOMOKA LAND CO.
                               STOCK OPTION PLAN

                            ________________________


   
         This Prospectus covers shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per
share ("Common Stock"), of Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co., a Florida corporation
(the "Company") issuable upon exercise of stock options granted under the
Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. Stock Option Plan, as amended on April 26, 1995
(the "Plan").
    

         The principal executive offices of the Company are located at 149
South Ridgewood Avenue, Daytona Beach, Florida 32114, telephone number (904)
255-7558.

        THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE
          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR HAS THE COMMISSION
         PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY
            REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

                           _________________________

         No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any
representations, other than those contained herein, in connection with the
offer contained in this Prospectus, and, if given or made, such information or
representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by the
Company.  This Prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell, or a
solicitation of an offer to buy, the securities covered by this Prospectus by
the Company in any State in which, or to any person to whom, it is unlawful for
the Company to make such offer or solicitation.  Neither the delivery of this
Prospectus nor any sale hereunder shall, under any circumstances, create an
implication that there has been no change in the affairs of the Company since
the date hereof or that the information contained or incorporated by reference
herein is correct as of any time subsequent to its date.  This Prospectus
should be read and retained for future reference.

                           _________________________


   
              The date of this Prospectus is ____________, 1995.
    

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                             AVAILABLE INFORMATION

   
         The Company has been subject to the informational requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") since 1969.  In accordance
with the Exchange Act, the Company files reports and other information with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission").  Copies of reports,
proxy statements and other information filed by the Company with the Commission
can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by
the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549.  Copies of
such material also can be obtained at prescribed rates from the Public
Reference Section of the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20549.  The Common Stock is listed on the American Stock Exchange ("AMEX"),
where reports, proxy statements and other information concerning the Company
can also be inspected.
    

         The Company has filed with the Commission a Registration Statement
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), for the
registration of the securities offered hereby.  This Prospectus omits certain
information set forth or incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement.  The Company will provide without charge to each person to whom a
copy of this Prospectus is delivered, upon written or oral request of such
person, a copy of any and all of the information that has been incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement (not including exhibits to the
information that is incorporated by reference unless such exhibits are
specifically incorporated by reference into the information that the
Registration Statement incorporates).  Any such requests should be directed to:
Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co., 149 South Ridgewood Avenue, Daytona Beach,
Florida  32114, Attention: Secretary, telephone number (904) 255-7558.

   
         The Company will furnish, to each person participating in the Plan to
whom this Prospectus is given,  a copy of the Company's latest annual report on
Form 10-K, proxy statement and all other reports filed pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by
the latest annual report.  Any person who has previously received a copy of
such reports may receive another without charge upon written or oral request to
the Secretary of the Company at the address of the Company set forth above.
Upon written or oral request to the same location, the Company will deliver to
all persons participating in the Plan, who do not otherwise receive such
material, copies of all reports, proxy statements and other communications
distributed to shareholders generally.  Additional information concerning the
Plan may be provided in the future by means of appendices to this Prospectus.
    





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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS


   
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General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     4

The Plan  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     4

         Purpose of Plan  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     4
         Administration and Duration of Plan  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     4
         Shares Available Under Plan  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     5
         Eligibility for Participation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     5
         Description of Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     5
         Description of Stock Appreciation Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     6
         Termination, Modification and Amendment of Plan  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     6

Restrictions on Resale  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     6

Federal Income Tax Consequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     6

         Generally  . .   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     6
         Incentive Options  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     7
         Non-Statutory Options  . .   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     8

Registrant and Plan Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     9

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                              GENERAL INFORMATION

   
         The title of the Plan is the "Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. Stock
Option Plan," and the name of the registrant whose securities are to be offered
pursuant to the Plan is "Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co."  The Plan is not subject
to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, nor is it a qualified
plan under Section 401(a) of the Code.  The Plan became effective on April 26,
1990, the date when the shareholders of the Company ratified the action of the
Board of Directors of the Company in adopting the Plan.  An amended and
restated Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company effective
April 26, 1995, and approved by the shareholders of the Company on May 3, 1995.
The terms of the Plan are summarized below.

         This Prospectus covers the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of options granted pursuant to the Plan.  This Prospectus is not
available for the resale of the Common Stock under the Plan by affiliates of
the Company.  An "affiliate," as defined by the Commission, is a person who
directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is
controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company.  Participants in
the Plan who are affiliates of the Company may sell securities delivered under
this Prospectus only pursuant to a registration statement and prospectus, or
pursuant to an appropriate exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act.  See "Restrictions on Resale."
    

                                    THE PLAN

         The following is only a summary of the terms of the Plan and is
qualified in its entirety by provisions of the Plan.  The summary herein of the
Plan does not purport to be complete and reference is made to the Plan (a copy
of which is filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and is
incorporated herein by reference) for a full and complete statement of the
terms and provisions thereof.  Additional copies of the Plan are available upon
request from the Secretary of the Company at the address set forth under
"Available Information."  Each Plan participant should refer to the Plan and
his particular option agreement for information concerning the specific terms
and conditions of securities issued pursuant to the Plan.

PURPOSE OF PLAN

   
         The purpose of the Plan is to further the interests of the Company,
its subsidiaries and its shareholders by providing incentives to key employees
who contribute materially to the success and profitability of the Company.  The
Plan will assist the Company and its subsidiaries in attracting and retaining
key persons and enhancing their personal interest in the Company's continued
success and progress by enabling them to acquire a proprietary interest in the
Company.
    

ADMINISTRATION AND DURATION OF PLAN

   
         The Plan provides for administration by a committee of two or more
persons chosen by the Board of Directors (the "Committee").  Such persons must
not have been eligible for a period of one year prior to their selection to
participate in the Plan (or any other plan of the Company or any affiliate
entitling participants to receive stock, stock options or stock appreciation
rights of the Company or its affiliates).  Committee members are ineligible to
participate in the Plan during the time that they serve on the Committee.
Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee has exclusive power to
select participants, to establish the terms of the options granted, to
interpret the Plan and to prescribe rules, regulations and forms relating to
the Plan's administration.  The Board of Directors has full authority to amend
or terminate the Plan at any time without shareholder approval (except in the
case of amendments for which shareholder approval is required as a condition
for certain favorable treatment under federal income tax or securities laws).

         Subject to the Board's right to discontinue the Plan at any time, the
Plan will remain in effect until all options issued under the Plan have either
been exercised or expired.  All options issued under the Plan will expire
    





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if not exercised by the earlier of the day prior to the tenth (10th)
anniversary of the date of grant or such earlier date as is set forth in the
stock option agreement between the Company and the optionee.  No issuance of
options or stock appreciation right ("SARs") under the Plan will be authorized
after the fifth anniversary of the amended effective date of the Plan.
    

SHARES AVAILABLE UNDER PLAN

   
         The Plan provides for the issuance of an aggregate of up to 530,000
shares of the Company's authorized but unissued Common Stock ($1.00 par value
per share), subject to modification or adjustment to reflect changes in
capitalization as, for example, in the case of a reorganization, merger or
stock split.  If an option granted under the Plan expires or terminates without
being exercised in full, the shares covered by the unexercised portion of the
option will be available for the grant of additional options unless the Plan
has been terminated.
    

ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION

   
         All hourly and salaried employees of the Company or its subsidiaries
are eligible to participate in the Plan.  The Committee has sole discretion to
decide which employees and officers to offer awards to under the Plan and
whether to offer such persons options or a combination of options and SARs.
Persons receiving options may designate a beneficiary to receive the options in
the event the recipient dies before the full exercise of the options.
    

DESCRIPTION OF OPTIONS

   
         In issuing an option, the Committee may designate whether the option
is intended to be an "incentive stock option" ("Incentive Options") as defined
in Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"),
or an option that is not intended to qualify as an Incentive Option
("Non-Statutory Options").  See "Federal Income Tax Consequences."  The
exercise price of shares subject to Incentive Options must be equal to the fair
market value of such shares on the date the option was granted, except that
Incentive Options granted to an individual owning more than 10% of the combined
voting power of all classes of stock of either the Company or any parent or
subsidiary must have an exercise price equal to 110% of fair market value. The
exercise price of shares subject to Non-Statutory Options will be at the
discretion of the Committee, provided that it is at least 50% of the fair
market value of the shares on the date the option was granted.

         Options will expire on the day prior to the tenth anniversary of the
date of grant or such earlier time as the Committee may establish and set forth
in the stock option agreement between the Company and the optionee.  Unless
otherwise provided by the Committee, options will be exercisable as to no more
than one-fifth of the total number of shares covered by the option during each
twelve-month period commencing twelve months from the date of grant.  Incentive
Options granted to any individuals owning more than 10% of the combined voting
power of all classes of stock of either the Company or any parent or subsidiary
will be exercisable only during the five-year period immediately following the
date of grant.

         Unless waived by the Committee, the Plan requires that Incentive
Options be exercised in full or expire due to the lapse of time before any
portion of a later-granted Incentive Option may be exercised.  Incentive
Options will be exercisable only by the optionee during the optionee's
lifetime.  Neither Incentive Options nor Non-Statutory Options may be
transferred except by will or the laws of descent and distribution.  Options
will expire immediately upon termination of employment for reasons other than
death, disability, or retirement, unless on the date of grant the Committee
extends the exercisability period to no more than ninety days after the date of
termination.  Options will be exercisable for a period of one year from the
date of the participant's death or total and permanent disability and for a
period of ninety days after retirement to the extent that the options could
have been exercised but for such death, disability, or retirement.

         Options may be exercised, to the extent that they are vested, by
delivery of full payment in cash or certified check for the shares of Common
Stock subject to the options, or by exchanging shares of Common Stock of the
    





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Company with a fair market value equal to or less than the total option price
plus cash for any difference.
    

DESCRIPTION OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

   
         In connection with the grant of Non-Statutory Options, the Committee
may also provide for the grant of a SAR for each share covered by the option.
The SAR will entitle the optionee to receive a supplemental payment which at
the election of the Committee may be paid in whole or in part in cash or in
shares of Common Stock equal to a portion of the spread between the exercise
price and the fair market value of the underlying share at the time of
exercise.  The applicable portion is determined by subtracting the amount of
the spread from the quotient resulting from the division of the spread by a
factor of one (1) minus the maximum individual federal income tax rate in
effect on the date of exercise.
    

TERMINATION, MODIFICATION AND AMENDMENT OF PLAN

   
         The Plan may at any time or from time to time be terminated, modified
or amended by the Board of Directors of the Company.  However, no amendment or
modification of the Plan may be made by the Board of Directors without the
approval of the Company's shareholders if such amendment or modification would
(1) increase the number of shares as to which options may be granted under the
Plan, other than adjustments upon changes in capitalization, as for example, in
the case of a reorganization, merger, or stock split, (2) materially change the
eligibility requirements for the Plan, (3) materially increase the benefits
accruing to participants under the Plan, or (4) extend the duration of the
Plan.  No termination, modification or amendment of the Plan may, without the
consent of the optionee to whom an option has been granted, adversely affect
the rights of an optionee.
    


                             RESTRICTIONS ON RESALE

   
         Any person receiving shares of Common Stock upon exercise of an option
who is an "affiliate" of the Company, as the term "affiliate" is used in Rules
144 and 405 under the Securities Act, generally may reoffer or resell such
shares only pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities Act
(the Company having no obligation to file such a registration statement) or
pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act.  Any person who may be an
"affiliate" of the Company may wish to consult with counsel before transferring
Common Stock owned by him.  In addition, participants who are officers,
directors or beneficial owners of more than 10% of the Common Stock are advised
to consult with counsel as to the applicability of Section 16 of the Exchange
Act to their transactions under the Plan.  Section 16 requires the filing by
persons subject to its provisions of certain reports with the Commission
regarding changes in beneficial ownership of the Company's equity securities,
including options.  Moreover, Section 16 can have the effect of requiring the
profits on purchases and sales of the Company's equity securities occurring
within a six month period to be turned over to the Company.
    


                        FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES

GENERALLY

         The following statements are intended to summarize the general
principles of federal income tax law applicable to Incentive Options and
Non-Statutory Options that may be granted under the Plan, based on existing
provisions of the Code.

         The Plan is intended to provide for the grant of (i) Incentive Options
under Section 422 of the Code and (ii) Non-Statutory Options taxable under
Section 83 of the Code.  The Federal income tax treatment of Incentive Options
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INCENTIVE OPTIONS

   
         An Incentive Option is defined in Section 422(b) of the Code as an
option to purchase stock in the granting corporation (or its parent or
subsidiary) that is granted to an employee in connection with his employment
and that satisfies the following conditions.  The Incentive Option must be
granted pursuant to a plan specifying the aggregate number of shares to be
issued, and the employees or class of employees eligible to receive options.
Also, the plan must be approved by the shareholders of the granting corporation
within twelve months before or after the date of adoption of the plan.  The
option price must be not less than the fair market value of the stock at the
date of the grant.  The option must be granted within ten years from the date
of adoption of the plan and by its terms must not be exercisable after ten
years from the date it is granted.  The option by its terms cannot be
transferable, except by will and by the laws of descent and distribution, and,
subject to the exceptions noted below, must be exercised only by the optionee
during his lifetime.  At the time of the grant, the optionee cannot own,
directly or indirectly, more than 10% of the total combined voting power of the
employer corporation, or of its parent or subsidiaries, unless the option price
is at least 110% of the fair market value of the stock and the exercise period
is by its terms limited to five years.  Finally, under the terms of the plan,
the aggregate fair market value (determined at the time of the grant) of stock
for which all Incentive Options granted an employee under all plans of the
employer corporation (or its parent or subsidiaries) can become exercisable for
the first time in any calendar year cannot exceed $100,000.

         Under Section 422 and Section 421(a) of the Code, an optionee will
not be required to recognize income at the time an Incentive Option is granted
or at the time the option is exercised.  Further, the difference between the
exercise price and the fair market value of the stock at the date of exercise
will not be treated as preference income under Section 57 of the Code.
Provided the holding periods described below are met, when the shares of stock
received pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Option are sold or otherwise
disposed of in a taxable transaction, the amount of gain or loss, measured by
the difference between the exercise price and the amount realized, will be
recognized to the optionee as a long-term capital gain or loss.  The employer
corporation will not be allowed any business expense deduction with respect to
the grant or exercise of an Incentive Option, except as discussed below.

         For an optionee to receive the favorable tax treatment provided by
Section 421(a) of the Code, the optionee must make no disposition of the
shares until a date that is both two years from the date the Incentive Option
is granted and one year from the date such option is exercised and the shares
transferred to him.  In addition, the optionee must, with the exceptions noted
below with respect to death or disability, be an employee of the corporation
granting the option (or of a parent or subsidiary of such corporation, as
defined in Section 424(e) and (f) of the Code, or a corporation, or a parent
or subsidiary thereof, issuing or assuming the option in a transaction to which
Section 424(a) applies) at all times within the period beginning on the date
of the grant and ending on a date within three months before the date of
exercise.  In the case of an optionee who is disabled within the meaning of
Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, the three-month period for exercise following
termination of employment is extended to one year.  In the case of an employee
who dies, the time for exercising the option after termination of employment,
and the holding period for the stock received pursuant to the exercise of the
option, are waived.  However, the Plan requires that an option granted pursuant
to the Plan must be exercised within one year following the date of death of an
employee, but not later than the time the option would expire by its terms.
    

         If all of the requirements for an Incentive Option are met except for
the holding period rules set forth above, the optionee will be required, at the
time of the disposition of the stock, to treat the lesser of the gain realized,
or the difference between the exercise price and fair market value of the stock
at the date of exercise, as ordinary income, and the excess, if any, as capital
gain.  At that time, the employer corporation will be allowed a corresponding
business expense deduction under Section 162 of the Code, to the extent of the
amount of the optionee's ordinary income.

   
         The Plan provides, as permitted under Section 422(c)(4) of the Code,
that the optionee may, in the discretion of the Committee, exercise an
Incentive Option by tendering shares of the Common Stock in payment of part or
all of the option exercise price which is to be paid for such option shares.
Under Section 1036 of the Code, an exchange
    





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of common shares for common shares of the same corporation is a nontaxable
exchange and, in general, under Section 1031(d) the basis of the shares
exchanged is treated as the substituted tax basis for, and spread evenly among,
the shares received.  However, if the principles of Rev. Rul. 80-244, 1980-2
C.B. 234, are applied to an exchange of common shares in payment of the
exercise price of an Incentive Option, the shares tendered would be treated as
exchanged for an equivalent number of option shares and such option shares
would take the tax basis of the tendered shares.  Moreover, applying the
rationale of Rev. Rul. 80-244, the receipt of such additional option shares
would result in no taxable income under Section 421(a) of the Code at the time
of the exercise of the Incentive Option, although the additional option shares
received would have a zero basis.  The nontaxable provision of Section 1036 of
the Code does not apply to an exchange of Incentive Option stock by an optionee
for Incentive Option stock upon exercise of an Incentive Option unless certain
holding period requirements are met.  If the holding period requirements are
not met, the exchange will be considered an early disposition of the Incentive
Option stock and will result in ordinary treatment under Section 421(b) of the
Code.
    

NON-STATUTORY OPTIONS

   
         With respect to the Non-Statutory Options which may be granted under
the Plan, Section 1.83-7 of the current Treasury Regulations provides that no
gain or loss is recognized to the optionee at the time of the grant of a Non-
Statutory Option that has no ascertainable fair market value.  Non-Statutory
Options granted under the Plan would not be considered, under the Treasury
Regulations, as having an ascertainable fair market value.  Upon exercise of a
Non-Statutory Option, the difference between the fair market value on the date
of exercise and the option exercise price will be treated as compensation
income to the optionee under Section 61 or Section 83 of the Code.  On a
subsequent sale or exchange of shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of a
Non-Statutory Option, the optionee may have taxable gain or loss, measured by
the difference between the amount realized on the disposition and the fair
market value of the shares on the date of exercise.  Provided that the shares
have been held for more than one year, such gain or loss would constitute
long-term capital gain or loss.

         Under the Plan, optionees may choose to exercise Non-Statutory Options
by tendering shares of Common Stock of the Company in payment of part or all of
the exercise price of Non-Statutory Options.  Pursuant to the principles of
Rev. Rul. 80-244, 1980-2 C.B. 234, an optionee tendering shares of stock in
payment of the exercise price of Non-Statutory Options will be treated as
having exchanged the tendered shares for an equivalent number of option shares
in a nontaxable exchange under Section 1036 of the Code.  As a result, no gain
or loss will be recognized to the optionee with respect to such option shares
and the basis of the shares tendered will be substituted as the basis of the
such option shares received.  However, if the number of option shares received
exceeds the number of shares tendered, the fair market value of such additional
option shares will be treated as compensation income under Section Section 61
or 83 of the Code.  The basis of such additional shares will be the same as the
amount included in the optionee's income as compensation.

         If the Company complies with the withholding requirements under
Section 3402 of the Code, as provided by Section 1.83-6(a)(2) of the Treasury
Regulations, the Company will be entitled to a Federal income tax deduction
under Section 162 of the Code in the same amount and at the same time as the
optionee of the Non-Statutory Option is required to recognize compensation
income.  No gain or loss will be recognized to the Company as a result of the
grant of Non-Statutory Options under the Plan or as a result of the issuance
of shares to optionees pursuant to the exercise of such options.
    





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                        REGISTRANT AND PLAN INFORMATION

         The Company will provide without charge to Plan participants, upon
written or oral request, the documents incorporated by reference in Item 3,
Part II of the Registration Statement.  Such documents are incorporated into
this Prospectus by reference.  The Company will also provide without charge to
Plan participants, upon written or oral request, the information and
documentation described in Rule 428(b) of the Securities Act.  Any such request
should be directed to:  Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co., 149 South Ridgewood
Avenue, Daytona Beach, Florida  32114, Attention: Secretary, telephone number
(904) 255-7558.





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                                    PART II
   
               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
    


ITEM 3.    INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

         The following documents previously filed by the Company with the
Commission and all documents subsequently filed by it pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
"Exchange Act") are incorporated by reference:

   
         (1)   The Company's Proxy Statement dated March 31, 1995;

         (2)   The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
               ended December 31, 1994;

         (3)   All other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since December 31, 1994;

         (4)   The Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-B dated July 1,
1993, filed pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act.
    


ITEM 4.   DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

   
         The class of securities to be offered is registered under Section 12
of the Exchange Act.
    


ITEM 5.   INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL

   
         The validity of the securities offered hereby will be passed upon for
the Company by Holland & Knight, Jacksonville, Florida.  William O.E. Henry, a
practicing attorney and partner in the law firm of Holland & Knight is a
director of the Company.
    


ITEM 6.  INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

   
         The bylaws of the Company provide for indemnification of directors and
officers.  The general effect of the bylaw provisions is to indemnify any
director or officer against any liability arising from any action or suit to
the full extent permitted by Florida law, as discussed in the following
paragraphs; provided, however, that the provision of the Company's bylaws
relating to indemnification is inapplicable to any action, suit or proceeding
brought by or on behalf of a director or officer without prior approval of the
Board of Directors of the Company.  The Company and its directors and officers
are also insured for up to $5 million for liability arising from claims against
the Company's directors and officers (or its subsidiaries' directors or
officers) in their capacities as such.

         Statutory Indemnification Provisions.  The Florida Business
Corporation Act ("the Act") establishes the scope of indemnification that
Florida corporations may provide for officers, directors, employees and agents
of a corporation.  A Florida corporation is permitted to indemnify any person
who may be a party to any action (other than an action by, or in the right of,
the corporation) if the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent
of the corporation or who serves or served at the request of the corporation as
a director or officer of another entity and acted in good faith and in a manner
reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the
corporation.  With respect to any criminal action or proceeding, to be
indemnified, the person must have had no
    





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reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful.  A Florida corporation
also may advance indemnification expenses so long as the director, officer,
employee or agent agrees to repay the advances if it is ultimately determined
that he was not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation.

         A Florida corporation is also permitted to indemnify any person who
may be a party to a derivative action if the person is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the corporation and acted in good faith and in a
manner reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of
the corporation.  However, no indemnification may be made for any claim, issue
or matter for which the person was found to be liable unless a court determines
that, despite adjudication of liability but in view of all circumstances of the
case, the person was fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity.

         Any indemnification made under the circumstances described above,
unless pursuant to a court determination, may be made only after a
determination that the person to be indemnified has met these standards of
conduct.  This determination is to be made by (i) a majority vote of a quorum
consisting of the disinterested directors of the board of directors, (ii) a
majority vote of a committee (consisting solely of two or more disinterested
directors) duly designated by the board of directors, (iii) independent legal
counsel selected by the board of directors or the committee referred to in the
immediately preceding clause, or (iv) a majority vote of a quorum consisting of
the disinterested shareholders.

         It is mandatory for a Florida corporation to indemnify a director,
officer, employee or agent against expenses actually and reasonably incurred,
provided the person has been successful in defense of any proceeding referred
to in the above discussion of permissive indemnifications.
    

         The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, the Act are not exclusive of any other rights to which
those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under
any bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or
otherwise.


ITEM 7.  EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.

         Not applicable.

ITEM 8.  EXHIBITS.
   
   
    3.1  Articles of Incorporation of the Company, formerly known as
         CTLC, Inc., dated February 26, 1993 and Amended Articles of
         Incorporation dated March 30, 1993 filed with the Company's
         Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
         1993 and incorporated herein by this reference.
   
    3.2  Bylaws of the Company, formerly known as CTLC, Inc., filed
         with the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
         quarter ended March 31, 1993 and incorporated herein by this
         reference.
   
    4.1  The Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. Stock Option Plan (initially
         adopted by the Company's Board of Directors on March 8, 1990,
         and approved by the Company's shareholders on April 26, 1990),
         as amended and restated effective April 26, 1995, adopted by
         the Company's Board of Directors on January 25, 1995, and
         approved by the Company's shareholders on May 3, 1995.
    
   
    5.1  Opinion of Holland & Knight as to the legality of the
         securities being registered hereunder.
   
   
    23.1 Consent of Rex Meighen & Co.
    





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    23.2    Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP

    23.3    Consent of Holland & Knight (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).

    25.1    Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this
            Registration Statement).
    


ITEM 9.  UNDERTAKINGS.

    (a)  The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

         (1)      To file, during any period in which offers or sales
are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

   
                  (i)     To include any prospectus required by section 
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
    

                  (ii)    To reflect in the prospectus any facts or
events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the
most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represents a fundamental change in the information set forth in the
registration statement;

                  (iii)   To include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
registration statement or any material change to such information in the
registration statement;

   
                 provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do
not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 or Form S-8 and the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to
section 13 or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in the registration statement.

                 (2)      That, for the purpose of determining any liability
under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.
    

                 (3)      To remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering.

   
         (b)     The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of
the registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering
of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide
offering thereof.

         (h)     Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
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a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification
by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by
the final adjudication of such issue.
    

                                   SIGNATURES

   
         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Daytona Beach, State of Florida, on this 12th
day of September, 1995.
    

                                        CONSOLIDATED-TOMOKA LAND CO.



   
                                        By:     /s/ BOB D. ALLEN
    
                                           -----------------------------
                                           Bob D. Allen, President
                                           and Chief Executive Officer


                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

         Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and
appoints Bob D. Allen and Patricia Lagoni, and each of them separately, his
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Form S-8 Registration Statement of Consolidated-Tomoka Land
Co. and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby
grants to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons who constitute
a majority of the members of the Board of Directors in the capacities and on
the dates indicated.

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                 SIGNATURE                                  TITLE                             DATE
                 ---------                                  -----                             ----
<S>                                        <C>                                                <C>
  /s/ DAVID D. PETERSON                    Chairman of the Board                              September 12, 1995
---------------------------------          and Director                                                                     
David D. Peterson                          


  /s/ BOB D. ALLEN                         President, Chief Executive                         September 12, 1995
---------------------------------          Officer (Principal Executive
Bob D. Allen                               Officer) and Director
                                           

  /s/ BRUCE W. TEETERS                     Senior Vice-President - Finance,                   September 12, 1995
---------------------------------          Treasurer (Principal Financial                                       
Bruce W. Teeters                           and Accounting Officer) and Director
                                           
</TABLE>
    





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<TABLE>
<S>                                        <C>                                                <C>
  /s/ JOHN C. ADAMS, JR.                   Director                                           September 12, 1995
---------------------------------                                                                               
John C. Adams, Jr.


  /s/ WILLIAM O.E. HENRY                   Director                                           September 12, 1995
---------------------------------                                                                               
William O.E. Henry
</TABLE>
    



   
         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
persons who constitute the Compensation and Stock Option Committee under the
Plan have duly caused this registration statement to be signed on behalf of the
Plan by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Daytona
Beach, State of Florida, on September 12, 1995.
    

                                        CONSOLIDATED-TOMOKA LAND CO.
                                        STOCK OPTION PLAN



   
                                        By:     /s/ JOHN C. ADAMS, JR.
                                           -------------------------------
                                             John C. Adams, Jr., Chairman
    





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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Exhibit Number and Description                                                                                       Page
------------------------------                                                                                       ----
    <S>     <C>
    3.1     Articles of Incorporation of the Company, formerly known as
            CTLC, Inc., dated February 26, 1993 and Amended Articles of
            Incorporation dated March 30, 1993 filed with the Company's
            Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
            1993 and incorporated herein by this reference.
   
    3.2     Bylaws of the Company, formerly known as CTLC, Inc., filed
            with the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
            quarter ended March 31, 1993 and incorporated herein by this
            reference.
   
    4.1     The Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. Stock Option Plan (initially
            adopted by the Company's Board of Directors on March 8, 1990,
            and approved by the Company's shareholders on April 26, 1990),
            as amended and restated effective April 26, 1995, adopted by
            the Company's Board of Directors on January 25, 1995, and
            approved by the Company's shareholders on May 3, 1995.
   
    5.1     Opinion of Holland & Knight as to the legality of the
            securities being registered hereunder.
   
    23.1    Consent of Rex Meighen & Co.

    23.2    Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP

    23.3    Consent of Holland & Knight (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).

    25.1    Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this
            Registration Statement).


</TABLE>

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                                  EXHIBIT 4.1





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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.1



                          CONSOLIDATED-TOMOKA LAND CO.

                               STOCK OPTION PLAN


                              AMENDED and RESTATED
                             (Adopted May 3, 1995)
                           (Effective April 26, 1995)





                                  Prepared by:

                                Holland & Knight
                            200 South Orange Avenue
                                   Suite 2600
                             Orlando, Florida 32801
                                 (407) 425-8500





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                               Table of Contents



<TABLE>
<S>      <C>                                                         <C>
1.       Purpose.................................................    1

2.       Definitions.............................................    1
         (a)     "Board".........................................    1
         (b)     "Code"..........................................    1
         (c)     "Committee".....................................    1
         (d)     "Common Stock"..................................    1
         (e)     "Company".......................................    1
         (f)     "Continuous Service"............................    1
         (g)     "Date of Grant".................................    2
         (h)     "Employee"......................................    2
         (i)     "Fair Market Value".............................    2
         (j)     "Incentive Stock Option"........................    2
         (k)     "Option"........................................    2
         (l)     "Option Period".................................    2
         (m)     "Optionee"......................................    2
         (n)     "Plan"..........................................    2
         (o)     "Share".........................................    3
         (p)     "Stock Appreciation Right"......................    3
         (q)     "Subsidiary"....................................    3

3.       Administration..........................................    3

4.       Shares Subject to Option................................    4

5.       Participants............................................    4
         (a)     Eligible Employees..............................    4
         (b)     No Right of Employment..........................    4

6.       Option Requirements.....................................    5
         (a)     Written Option..................................    5
         (b)     Duration of Option..............................    5
         (c)     Option Exercisability...........................    5
         (d)     Acceleration of Vesting.........................    5
         (e)     Exercise Price..................................    5
         (f)     Termination of Services.........................    5
         (g)     Death...........................................    6
         (h)     Retirement......................................    6
         (i)     Disability......................................    6

7.       Incentive Stock Options.................................    6
         (a)     Ten Percent Shareholders........................    6
         (b)     Prior Outstanding Options.......................    7
         (c)     Maximum Option Grants...........................    7

8.       Nonstatutory Options.....................................   7
         (a)     Exercise Price...................................   7
         (b)     Option Exercisability............................   7
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<TABLE>
<S>      <C>                                                        <C>
9.       Stock Appreciation Rights................................   7
         (a)     Exercise.........................................   7
         (b)     Forfeiture of SAR................................   7
         (c)     Termination of SARs..............................   7
         (d)     Payment on Exercise..............................   8

10.      Method of Exercise.......................................   8

11.      Taxes; Compliance with Law; Approval of Regulatory
         Bodies...................................................   8

12.      Assignability............................................   9

13.      Adjustment Upon Change of Shares.........................   9

14.      Change in Control........................................  10

15.      Liability of the Company.................................  10

16.      Amendment and Termination of Plan........................  10

17.      Expenses of Plan.........................................  10

18.      Duration of Plan.........................................  10

19.      Applicable Law...........................................  11

20.      Effective Date...........................................  11

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                          CONSOLIDATED-TOMOKA LAND CO.

                               STOCK OPTION PLAN

                           (Effective April 26, 1995)

         1.      Purpose.  The purpose of this Stock Option Plan (the "Plan")
is to further the interest of the Company, its subsidiaries and its
shareholders by providing incentives in the form of stock option and stock
appreciation right grants to key employees who contribute materially to the
success and profitability of the Company.  The grants will recognize and reward
outstanding individual performances and contributions and will give such
persons a proprietary interest in the Company, thus enhancing their personal
interest in the Company's continued success and progress.  This program will
also assist the Company and its subsidiaries in attracting and retaining key
persons.  The options granted under this Plan may be incentive stock options,
as defined in Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or
nonstatutory options taxed under Section 83 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended.

         2.      Definitions.  The following definitions shall apply to this
Plan:

          (a)    "Board" means the board of directors of the Company.

          (b)    "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

          (c)    "Committee" means the Committee consisting of two (2) persons
appointed by the Board.  If no Committee is appointed, the term "Committee"
means the Board, except in those instances where the text clearly indicates
otherwise.

          (d)    "Common Stock" means the Common Stock, par value one dollar
($1.00) per share, of the Company or such other class of shares or securities
as to which the Plan may be applicable pursuant to Section 13 herein.

          (e)    "Company" means Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co.

          (f)    "Continuous Service" means the absence of any interruption or
termination of employment with or service to the Company or any parent or
subsidiary of the Company that now exists or hereafter is organized or acquired
by or acquires the Company.  Continuous Service shall not be considered
interrupted in the case of sick leave, military leave or any other leave of
absence approved by the Company or, in the case of transfers between locations
of the  Company or between the Company, its parent, its subsidiaries or its
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          (g)    "Date of Grant" means the date on which the Committee grants
an Option.

          (h)    "Employee" means any person employed on an hourly or salaried
basis by the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the Company that now exists
or hereafter is organized or acquired by or acquires the Company.

          (i)    "Fair Market Value" means the fair market value of the Common
Stock on the Date of Grant.  If the Common Stock is not publicly traded, the
Board shall determine the fair market value of the Shares as of the Date of
Grant by using such factors as the Board considers relevant, such as the price
at which recent sales have been made, the book value of the Common Stock, and
the Company's current and projected earnings.  If the Common Stock is publicly
traded, the fair market value is the mean between the closing bid and asked
prices of the Common Stock as reported by the National Association of
Securities Dealers Automated Quotations ("NASDAQ") on the Date of Grant,
regardless of trades on that date, or if the Common Stock is listed on a stock
exchange, the mean between the high and low sales prices of the stock on that
date, as reported in the Wall Street Journal.  If trading in the stock or a
price quotation does not occur on the Date of Grant, the next preceding date on
which the stock was traded or a price was quoted will determine the fair market
value.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, should any nonstatutory Option be
granted during the ninety (90) day period beginning on March 8, 1990, "Fair
Market Value" for all purposes related to Shares or SARs subject to such Option
shall be determined as of March 8, 1990.

          (j)    "Incentive Stock Option" means a stock option, granted
pursuant to either this Plan or any other plan of the Company, that satisfies
the requirements of Section 422 of the Code and that entitles the Options to
purchase stock of the Company or in a corporation that at the time of grant of
the option was a parent or subsidiary of the Company or a predecessor
corporation of any such corporation.

          (k)    "Option" means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.

          (l)    "Option Period" means the period beginning on the Date of
Grant and ending on the day prior to the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Date
of Grant or such shorter ending date as is set by the Committee and set forth
in the stock option agreement between the Company and an Optionee.

          (m)    "Optionee" means an Employee who receives an Option.

          (n)    "Plan" means the Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. Stock Option
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          (o)    "Share" means the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with
paragraph 13 or the Plan.

          (p)    "Stock Appreciation Right" or "SAR" means the right to receive
a portion of the amount by which the fair market value of the SAR's related
Share at the time the related Option is exercised exceeds the price paid for
the Share, determined in accordance with the following equation (for the
purpose of the following equation, "Appreciation" equals the amount by which
the fair market value of the SAR's related Share at the time the related Option
is exercised exceeds the price paid for the Share, and "Tax Rate" equals the
Optionee's tax rate as determined by the Code at the time the SAR is
exercised):

                 Appreciation    - Appreciation = SAR Value
                 ------------
                 1 - Tax Rate

          Shares and SARs issued pursuant to the same Option grant are referred
to in this Plan as "related" to each other.

          (q)    "Subsidiary" means any corporation fifty percent (50%) or more
of the voting securities of which are owned directly or indirectly by the
Company at any time during the existence of this Plan.

         3.      Administration.  This Plan will be administered by the
Committee.  The Board is authorized to appoint a successor to any Committee
member who ceases to serve.  The Board shall not appoint to the Committee any
person, who, for at least one (1) year prior to his appointment to the
Committee, was eligible to participate in either this Plan or any other plan of
the Company or any of its affiliates that entitles participants to acquire
stock, stock options, or stock appreciation rights of the Company or its
affiliates.  A Committee member is ineligible to participate in this Plan
during the time that he serves on the Committee.  The presence of both members
of the Committee constitutes a quorum for purposes of administering the Plan,
and all determinations of the Committee shall be made by unanimous vote of the
members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present or by the unanimous,
written consent of the Committee.  The Committee has the exclusive power to
select the participants in this Plan, to establish the terms of the Options
granted to each participant, and to make all other determinations necessary or
advisable under the Plan.  The Committee has the sole and absolute discretion
to determine whether the performance of an eligible Employee warrants an award
under this Plan and to determine the amount of the  award.  The Committee has
full and exclusive power to construe and interpret this Plan, to describe,
amend, and  rescind rules and regulations relating to this Plan, and to take
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Plan's administration.  Any such determination made by the Committee will be
final and binding on all persons.  A member of the Committee will not be liable
for performing any act or making any determination in good faith.

      4.    Shares Subject to Option.  Subject to the provisions of
paragraph 13 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be
optioned and sold under the Plan shall be five hundred thirty thousand
(530,000), less the aggregate number of Shares for which Options were granted
under the Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. Stock Option Plan effective April 26,
1990, which number was three hundred sixteen thousand (316,000) (as a result,
two hundred fourteen thousand (214,000) Shares may be optioned and sold under
this Plan).  Such Shares may be authorized, but unissued, or may be treasury
shares.  If an Option should expire or become unexercisable for any reason
without having been exercised in full, the unpurchased Shares that were subject
to the Option shall, unless the Plan  has then terminated, be available for
other Options under the Plan.

      5.  Participants.

          (a)    Eligible Employees.  Every Employee as the Committee in its
sole discretion designates, is eligible to participate in this Plan.  The
Committee's award of an Option to a participant in any year does not require
the Committee to award an Option to that participant in any other year.
Furthermore, the Committee may award different Options to different
participants.  The Committee may consider such factors as it deems pertinent in
selecting participants and in determining the amount of their Options,
including, without limitation, (i) the financial condition of the Company or
its Subsidiaries; (ii) expected profits for the current or future years; (iii)
the contributions of a prospective participant to the profitability and success
of the Company or its Subsidiaries; and (iv) the adequacy of the  prospective
participant's other compensation.  Participants may include persons to whom
stock, stock options, stock appreciation rights, or other benefits previously
were granted under this or another plan of the Company or any Subsidiary,
whether or not the previously granted benefits have been fully exercised.

          (b)    No Right of Employment.  An Optionee's right, if any, to
continue to serve the Company and its Subsidiaries as officer, Employee or
otherwise will not be enlarged or otherwise affected by his designation as a
participant under this Plan, and such designation shall not in any way restrict
the right of the Company or any Subsidiary, as the case may be, to terminate at
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         6.      Option Requirements.  Each Option granted under this Plan
shall satisfy the following requirements:

                 (a)    Written Option.  An Option shall be evidenced by a 
written instrument specifying (i) the number of Shares that may be purchased by
its exercise, (ii) the intent of the Committee as to


whether they intend the Option to be an Incentive Stock Option or a
nonstatutory Option, and (iii) such terms and conditions consistent with the
Plan as the Committee shall determine.

                 (b)    Duration of Option.  Each Option may be exercised only 
during the Option Period designated for the Option by the Committee.  At the 
end of the Option Period, the Option shall expire.

                 (c)    Option Exercisability. Unless otherwise provided by the
Committee on the grant of an Option, each Option shall be exercisable only as
to no more than one-fifth (1/5) of the total number of shares covered by the
Option during each twelve (12) month period commencing twelve (12) months after
the date the Option is granted.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option is
exercisable only if the issuance of Shares pursuant to the exercise would be in
compliance with applicable securities laws, as contemplated by Section 11 of
this Plan.  To the extent an option is either unexercisable or unexercised, the
unexercised portion shall accumulate until the Option both becomes exercisable
and is exercised, but in no case beyond the date that is ten (10) years from
the date the Option is granted.

                 (d)    Acceleration of Vesting.  The Board may, in its 
discretion, provide for the exercise of Options either as to an increased 
percentage of shares per year or as to all remaining shares.  Such acceleration
of vesting may be declared by the Board at anytime before the end of the 
Option Period, including, if applicable, after termination of the Optionee's 
Continuous Service by reason of death, disability, retirement or termination of
employment.

                 (e)    Exercise Price.  Except as provided in Sections 1(i), 
7(a) and 8(a), the exercise price of each Share subject to the Option shall 
equal the Fair Market Value of the Share on the Option's Date of Grant.

                 (f)    Termination of Services.  If the Optionee ceases 
Continuous Service for any reason other than death, disability or retirement 
on or after age 65 of the Optionee, all Options held by the Optionee shall lapse
immediately following the last day that the Optionee is employed by the
Company, on the effective date of the termination of his services to the
Company.  On the grant of an Option, the Committee may, in its discretion,
extend the time





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during which the Option may be exercised after termination of services.  The
maximum period that may be allowed, however, shall be ninety (90) days.  Any
such Option shall lapse at the earlier of the end of the Option Period or the
end of the period established by the Committee for exercise after termination
of services.  The Option may be exercised only for the number of Shares for
which it could have been exercised on such termination date, subject to any
adjustment under Sections 6(d) and 13.


          (g)    Death.  In the case of death of the Optionee, the
beneficiaries designated by the Optionee shall have one (1) year from the
Optionee's demise or to the end of the Option Period, whichever is earlier, to
exercise the Option, provided, however, the Option may be exercised only for
the number of Shares for which it could have been exercised at the time the
Optionee died, subject to any adjustment under Section 6(d) and 13.

          (h)    Retirement.  If the Optionee retires on or after attaining age
65, the Option shall lapse at the earlier of the end of the Option Period or
ninety (90) days after the date of retirement; provided however, the Option can
be exercised only for the number of Shares for which it could have been
exercised on the retirement date, subject to any adjustment under Sections 6(d)
and 13.

          (i)    Disability.  In the event of termination of Continuous Service
due to total and permanent disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e) (3)
of the Code), the Option shall lapse at the earlier of the end of the Option
Period or twelve months after the date of such termination, provided, however,
the Option can be exercised only for the number of Shares for which it could
have been exercised at the time the Optionee became disabled, subject to any
adjustment under Sections 6(d) and 13.

         7.      Incentive Stock Options.  Any Option intended to qualify as an
Incentive Stock Option shall satisfy the following requirements in addition to
those requirements stated in Section 6 above:

          (a)    Ten Percent Shareholders.  An Option intended to qualify as an
Incentive Stock Option granted to an individual who, on the Date of Grant, owns
stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power
of all classes of stock of either the Company or any parent or Subsidiary shall
be granted at an exercise price of one hundred ten percent (110%) of Fair
Market Value on the Date of Grant and shall be exercisable only during the five
(5) year period immediately following the Date of Grant.  In calculating stock
ownership of any person, the attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code
will apply.  Furthermore, in calculating stock ownership, any stock that the
individual may purchase under outstanding options will not be considered.





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          (b)    Prior Outstanding Options.  Each Option intended to qualify as
an Incentive Stock Option (for purposes of this subsection, a "New Option") is
exercisable only after the exercise or lapse of all outstanding Incentive Stock
Options that were granted to the Optionee before the Date of Grant of the New
Option ("Prior Option").  An Incentive Stock Option must be treated as
outstanding until the option is exercised in full or expires because of the
lapse of time.

          (c)    Maximum Option Grants.  The aggregate Fair Market Value,
determined on the Date of Grant, of stock in the Company with respect to which
any Optionee may exercise for the first time one or more Incentive Stock
Options under the Plan and all other plans of the Company or its parent or
Subsidiaries in any calendar year shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars
($100,000).  For purposes of this rule, Incentive Stock Options shall be taken
into account in the order in which they were granted.

         8.      Nonstatutory Options.  Any Option not intended to qualify as
an Incentive Stock Option shall be a nonstatutory Option.  The grant of the
nonstatutory Option, in the discretion of the Committee, may be accompanied by
the grant of one Stock Appreciation Right for each Share subject to the Option.
Options and SARs issued pursuant to the same grant are referred to as "related"
to each other.  Nonstatutory Options shall satisfy each of the requirements of
Section 6 of the Plan, except as follows:

          (a)    Exercise Price.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section
6(e), nonstatutory Options may be granted at the exercise price designated by
the Committee in accordance with Section 6(e) or at such other price as may be
determined by the Committee in its discretion.  However, in no event shall the
exercise price be less than fifty percent (50%) of the Fair Market Value of the
underlying Shares on the date the Option is granted.

          (b)    Option Exercisability.  Any nonstatutory Option which has a
related SAR granted at the same time as the Option may not be exercised (i)
during the six month period immediately following the Date of Grant or (ii)
before the Plan is approved by a majority of the Company's shareholders.

         9.      Stock Appreciation Rights.

          (a)    Exercise.  SARs are exercisable to the extent, but only to the
extent, that the related Option is exercisable.  In addition, SARs must be
exercised, if at all, by the later of the end of (i) the ninety (90) day period
beginning on the date of exercise of the related Option or (ii) the ten (10)
day period beginning on the third (3rd) business day following the release of
the Company's official financial data for the quarter in which the related
Option was exercised.  Only one SAR may be exercised for each Share purchased
under the related Option.  SARs shall be





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exercised by following the same procedures as are required for the related
Option.

          (b)    Forfeiture of SAR.  Any SARs that could be but are not
exercised by the later of the end of the (i) the ninety (90) day period
beginning on the date of exercise of the related Option or (ii) the ten (10)
day period beginning on the third (3rd) day following the release of the
Company's official financial data for the quarter in which the related Option
was exercised shall be forfeited.


          (c)    Termination of SARs.  SARs shall terminate at the same time
and under the same conditions as the related Option.

          (d)    Payment on Exercise.  On the exercise of a SAR, the Committee
shall determine the form in which the Company shall pay the value of the SAR to
the person exercising the SAR.


     10.  Method of Exercise.  An Option granted under this Plan shall
be deemed exercised when the person entitled to exercise the Option (a)
delivers written notice to the Secretary of the Company of the decision to
exercise, (b) concurrently tenders to the Company full payment for the Shares
to be purchased pursuant to the exercise, and (c) complies with such other
reasonable requirements as the Committee establishes pursuant to Section 11 of
the Plan.  Payment for Shares with respect to which an Option is exercised may
be made in cash, by certified check or wholly or partially in the form of
Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the exercise price.  No person
will have the rights of a shareholder with respect to Shares subject to an
Option granted under this Plan until a certificate or certificates for the
Shares have been delivered to him.

         An Option granted under this Plan may be exercised in increments of
not less than one hundred (100) shares, or, if greater, ten percent (10%) of
the full number of Shares as to which it can be exercised.  A partial exercise
of an Option will not affect the holder's right to exercise the Option from
time to time in accordance with this Plan as to the remaining Shares subject to
the Option.

     11.  Taxes; Compliance with Law; Approval of Regulatory Bodies.
The Company, if necessary or desirable, may pay or withhold the amount of any
tax attributable to any Shares deliverable or amounts payable under this Plan,
and the Company may defer making delivery or payment until it is indemnified to
its satisfaction for that tax.  Options and SARs are exercisable, and Shares
can be delivered and payments made under this Plan, only in compliance with all
applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including, without
limitation, state and federal securities laws, and the rules of all stock
exchanges on which the Company's stock is listed at any time.  An Option is
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Shares to be issued upon exercise of the Option has been filed with and
declared effective by the Securites and Exchange Commission and remains
effective on the date of exercise, or (b) an exemption from the registration
requirements of applicable securities laws is available.  This Plan does not
require the Company, however, to file such a registration statement or to
assure the availability of such exemptions.  Any certificate issued to evidence
Shares issued under the Plan may bear such legends and statements, and shall be
subject to such transfer restrictions, as the Committee deems advisable to
assure compliance with federal and state laws and regulations and with the
requirements of this Section.  Each Option and SAR may not be exercised, and
Shares may not be issued under this Plan, until the Company has obtained the
consent or approval of every regulatory body, federal or state, having
jurisdiction over such matters as the Committee deems advisable.

         Each person who acquires the right to exercise an Option or SAR by
bequest or inheritance may be required by the Committee to furnish reasonable
evidence of ownership of the Option or SAR as a condition to his exercise of
the Option or SAR.  In addition, the Committee may require such consents and
releases of taxing authorities as the Committee deems advisable.

         12.     Assignability.  An Option and SAR granted under this Plan is
not transferable except by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
During the lifetime of an Optionee, his Incentive Stock Options are exercisable
only by him.  In the event that the Optionee becomes incompetent, the
Optionee's nonstatutory Options and attendant SARs may be exercised in the
manner described herein by the Optionee's legal guardian or the holder of a
durable family power of attorney executed by the Optionee.

         13.     Adjustment Upon Change of Shares.  If a reorganization,
merger, consolidation, reclassification, recapitalization, combination or
exchange of shares, stock split, stock dividend, rights offering, or other
expansion or contraction of the Common Stock of the Company occurs, the number
and class of Shares for which Options and SARs are authorized to be granted
under this Plan, the number and class of Shares then subject to Options
previously granted under this Plan, and the price per Share payable upon
exercise of each Option or SAR outstanding under this Plan shall be equitably
adjusted by the Committee to reflect such changes.  To the extent deemed
equitable and appropriate by the Board, subject to any required action by
stockholders, in any merger, any Option or SAR granted under the Plan shall
pertain to the securities and other property to which a holder of the number of
Shares of stock covered by the Option or SAR would have been entitled to
receive in connection with such event.





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         14.     Change in Control.  The Committee may, in its sole discretion
and notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6(c), provide for immediate and
full exercise of an Option upon the occurrence of a change in control of the
Company or Baker, Fentress & Company, a Delaware corporation.  Should the
Committee determine to make such a provision with respect to the grant of an
Option, a representation to that effect shall be set forth in the option
agreement between the Company and the Optionee governing the exercise of such
Option.  For purposes of this Section 14, a "change in control" means the
voluntary or involuntary sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition or
transfer by operation of law (other than by will, inter vivos gifts to family
members for estate planning purposes, or the laws of intestate succession), of
the power to direct or cause the direction of management and policies, whether
through the ownership of voting securities or partnership interests or by
contract or otherwise.

         15.     Liability of the Company.  The Company, its parent and any
Subsidiary that is in existence or hereafter comes into existence shall not be
liable to any person for any tax consequences expected but not realized by an
Optionee or other person due to the exercise of an Option or SAR.

         16.     Amendment and Termination of Plan.  Except as provided below,
the Board may alter, amend, or terminate this Plan from time to time without
approval of the shareholders.  However, no amendment by the Board that requires
shareholder approval as a condition (a) for the continued satisfaction of
applicable requirements of Code Section 422 or any successor provision thereto
or (b) of continued reliance by the Board or the Company's officers on the
exemptive relief provided by Rule 16b-3 under the Securites Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, or any successor provision thereto shall be effective without
shareholder approval.

         Any amendment, whether with or without the approval of shareholders,
that alters the terms or provisions of an Option, Prior Option, or SAR granted
before the amendment (unless the alteration is expressly permitted under this
Plan) will be effective only with the consent of the Optionee to whom the
Option or SAR was granted or the holder currently entitled to exercise it.

         17.     Expenses of Plan.  The Company shall bear the expenses of
administering the Plan.

         18.     Duration of Plan.  Options and SARs may be granted under this
Plan until April 26, 2000.




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         19.     Applicable Law.  The validity, interpretation, and enforcement
of this Plan are governed in all respects by the Laws of the State of Florida
and the United States of America.

         20.     Effective Date.  The effective date of this Plan shall be the
date specified by the Board of Directors of the Company upon its adoption of
this Plan.

Adopted by the Board of                            Ratified by the Shareholders 
Directors on May 3, 1995,                          on May 3, 1995.
effective April 26, 1995.







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                                  EXHIBIT 5.1
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 5.1


September 15, 1995



Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co.
149 South Ridgewood Avenue
Daytona Beach, Florida 32114

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         We refer to the registration statement of Consolidated-Tomoka Land
Co., a Florida corporation (the "Company") on Form S-8 (the "Registration
Statement"), which is to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") concurrently herewith, covering the registration under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), of 200,000 shares of
the Company's Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the "Shares").  This
opinion is being delivered pursuant to the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of
Regulation S-K promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Act.

                 This opinion letter is governed by, and shall be interpreted
in accordance with, the Legal Opinion Accord (the "Accord") of the ABA Section
of Business Law (1991).  As a consequence, it is subject to a number of
qualifications, exceptions, definitions, limitations on coverage and other
limitations, all as more particularly described in the Accord, and this opinion
letter should be read in conjunction therewith.

         As counsel for the Company, we have examined the Registration
Statement, and we are familiar with the proceedings taken by the Company
relating to it.  We also have examined the Articles of Incorporation and the
Bylaws of the Company and such Company records, certificates and other
documents as we have considered necessary or appropriate for the purposes of
this opinion.  In addition, we have made such investigations and have examined
such certificates of public officials and officers of the Company and such
other documents and records as we deemed necessary for purposes of this
opinion.

         In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures
on all documents submitted to us as originals, the authenticity of all
documents submitted to us as originals or certified, photostatic or facsimile
copies, and the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to us as
copies.  We also have relied upon the accuracy of the aforementioned
certificates of public officials and, as to matters of fact, of officers of the
Company.  We have also relied on Company records and have assumed the accuracy
and completeness thereof.

         Based upon the foregoing, it is our opinion that the Shares will be,
when and if issued against payment of the agreed consideration therefor, duly
authorized, legally issued and fully paid and non-assessable.

         We hereby consent to the use of our name in the Registration Statement
as counsel who will pass upon the legality of the Shares for the Company and as
having prepared this opinion, and to the use of this opinion as an exhibit
(Exhibit 5.1) to the Registration Statement.





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Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co.
September 15, 1995
Page 2



         In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within
the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder.

                                Very truly yours,


                                HOLLAND & KNIGHT






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                                  EXHIBIT 23.1





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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



         We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement of Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. (the "Company") on Form S-8 of our
report dated February 10, 1994, relating to the consolidated balance sheet of
the Company and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1993, and the related
consolidated statements of operations and retained earnings, and cash flows and
related schedules for the two years ended December 31, 1993, which report is
incorporated by reference in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1994, and appears on pages 5 to 24 of the Company's
1994 Annual Report to Shareholders.





REX MEIGHEN & COMPANY
Tampa, Florida
August 21, 1995






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                                  EXHIBIT 23.2
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2


                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



         We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement of Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. (the "Company") on Form S-8 of our
report dated February 10, 1995, relating to the consolidated balance sheet of
the Company and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1994, and the related
consolidated statements of operations and retained earnings, and cash flows and
related schedules for the three years then ended, which report is incorporated
by reference in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1994, and appears on pages 5 to 24 of the Company's 1994 Annual
Report to Shareholders.



Arthur Andersen, L.L.P.
Tampa, Florida
September 12, 1995



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