SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                       WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

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                              FORM 8-K

                           CURRENT REPORT

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 1, 2012

                PATRIOT TRANSPORTATION HOLDING, INC.
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     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



       FLORIDA
0-17554
59-2924957
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  (State or other              (Commission        (I.R.S. Employer
    jurisdiction                File Number)      Identification No.)
   of incorporation)






501 Riverside Avenue                                  32202
Suite 500
Jacksonville, Florida
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(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (904) 396-5733

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  (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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                 CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K

             PATRIOT TRANSPORTATION HOLDING, INC.

                     February 1, 2012


ITEM 2.02. DISCLOSURE OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

	On February 1, 2012, Patriot Transportation Holdings, Inc.
(the "Company") issued a press release announcing its earnings for the
first quarter of fiscal 2012. A copy of the press release is furnished
as Exhibit 99.1.

	The information in this report (including the exhibit) shall
not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise
subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated
by reference into any registration statement or other document filed
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act,
except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such
filing.

ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

	(c)	Exhibits.

	99.1	Press Release dated February 1, 2012.




                         SIGNATURES

	Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

				PATRIOT TRANSPORTATION HOLDING, INC.


Date:  February 1, 2012		By:  /s/ John D. Milton, Jr.

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				John D. Milton, Jr.
				Vice President, and Chief Financial
                                Officer



                           EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.
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99.1	Press Release dated February 1, 2012 issued by Patriot
        Transportation Holdings, Inc.