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United States

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K

Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Act of 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008   Commission File Number 1-13145

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland   36-4150422
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
200 East Randolph Drive, Chicago, IL   60601
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 312/782-5800

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class  

Name of each exchange on

which registered

Common Stock ($.01 par value)   New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes [ X ] No [    ]

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes [    ] No [ X ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [ X ] No [    ]

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K [    ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Large accelerated filer [ X ] Accelerated filer [    ] Non-accelerated filer [    ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [    ] No [ X ]

The aggregate market value of the voting stock (common stock) held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of the close of business on June 30, 2008 was $1,921,846,777.

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock (par value $0.01) as of the close of business on February 20, 2009 was 34,619,076.

Portions of the Registrant’s Proxy Statement for its 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 28, 2009 are incorporated by reference in Part III of this report.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I      
Item 1.    Business    3
Item 1A.    Risk Factors    12
Item 1B.    Unresolved Staff Comments    24
Item 2.    Properties    24
Item 3.    Legal Proceedings    25
Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    25
Item 5.    Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities    25
Item 6.    Selected Financial Data (Unaudited)    27
Item 7.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    29
Item 7A.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    48
Item 8.    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data    49
Item 9.    Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure    86
Item 9A.    Controls and Procedures    86
Item 9B.    Other Information    86
Item 10.    Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant    86
Item 11.    Executive Compensation    86
Item 12.    Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters    87
Item 13.    Certain Relationships and Related Transactions    87
Item 14.    Principal Accountant Fees and Services    87
Item 15.    Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules    88
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements    88
Power of Attorney    88
Signatures    89
Exhibit Index    90

 

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ITEM 1. BUSINESS

Company Overview

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (“Jones Lang LaSalle,” which we may refer to as we, us, our, the Company or the Firm) was incorporated in 1997. We have 180 corporate offices worldwide and operations in more than 750 locations in 60 countries. We have approximately 36,200 employees, including 22,100 employees whose costs are reimbursed by our clients. We provide comprehensive integrated real estate and investment management expertise on a local, regional and global level to owner, occupier and investor clients. We are an industry leader in property and corporate facility management services, with a portfolio of approximately 1.4 billion square feet worldwide. LaSalle Investment Management, a member of the Jones Lang LaSalle group, is one of the world’s largest and most diversified real estate investment management firms, with over $46 billion of assets under management.

In 2008, a year marked by a worldwide economic downturn and extraordinary turmoil in most markets, the Firm had revenues of $2.7 billion, the same as 2007, remained profitable and gained market share from competitors. In response to current economic conditions and their impact on commercial real estate, we are aligning the size of our business and our costs to meet current conditions and focus on how to best take advantage of the opportunities we believe will arise from the unsettled and distressed markets.

We are the only real estate services and money management firm to have been named:

 

To Forbes magazine’s Platinum 400 list in 2006, 2007 and 2008;

 

 

To Fortune magazine’s list of America’s Most Admired Companies in 2008;

 

 

To Fortune magazine’s 100 Best Companies To Work For list in 2007; and

 

 

By the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a 2007 Energy Star Partner of the Year.

In addition, in 2008 we were designated one of the “World’s Most Ethical Companies” by the Ethisphere Institute, and our ethics program received Ethics Inside™ certification.

Our range of real estate services includes:

 

 

Agency leasing

 

 

Property management

 

 

Project and development management

 

 

Construction management

 

 

Valuations

 

 

Capital markets

 

 

Real estate investment banking and merchant banking

 

 

Brokerage of properties

 

 

Corporate finance

 

 

Hotel advisory

 

 

Space acquisition and disposition (tenant representation)

 

 

Facilities management/outsourcing

 

 

Strategic consulting

 

 

Energy and sustainability services

 

 

Value recovery services

 

 

Investment management

We offer these services locally, regionally and globally to real estate investors and occupiers for a variety of property types, including offices, hotels, industrial, retail, multi-family residential, hospitals, critical environments and data centers, sports facilities, cultural institutions and transportation centers. Individual regions and markets focus on different property types, depending on local requirements and market conditions.

We work for a broad range of clients that represent a wide variety of industries and are based in markets throughout the world. Our clients vary greatly in size and include for-profit and not-for-profit entities of all kinds, public-private partnerships and governmental (public sector) entities. We provide real estate investment management services on a global basis for both public and private assets through our LaSalle Investment Management subsidiary. Our integrated global business model, industry-leading research capabilities, client relationship management focus, consistent worldwide service delivery and strong brand are attributes that enhance our services.

We have grown by expanding our client base and the range of our services and products, both organically and through a series of strategic acquisitions and mergers. Our extensive global platform and in-depth knowledge of local real estate markets enable us to serve as a single-source provider of solutions for our clients’ full range of real estate needs. We solidified this network of services around the globe through

 

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the 1999 merger of the Jones Lang Wootton companies (“JLW,” founded in 1783) with those of LaSalle Partners Incorporated (“LaSalle Partners,” founded in 1968).

Jones Lang LaSalle History

Prior to our incorporation in Maryland in April 1997 and our initial public offering (the “Offering”) of 4,000,000 shares of common stock in July 1997, Jones Lang LaSalle conducted business as LaSalle Partners Limited Partnership and LaSalle Partners Management Limited Partnership (collectively, the “Predecessor Partnerships”). Immediately prior to the Offering, the general and limited partners of the Predecessor Partnerships contributed all of their partnership interests in the Predecessor Partnerships in exchange for an aggregate of 12,200,000 shares of common stock.

In October 1998, we acquired all of the common stock of the COMPASS group of real estate service companies (collectively referred to as “COMPASS”) from Lend Lease Corporation Limited. The acquisition of COMPASS made us the largest property management services company in the United States and expanded our international presence into Australia and South America.

In March 1999, LaSalle Partners merged its business with that of JLW and changed its name to Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. In connection with the merger, we issued 14,300,000 shares of common stock and paid cash consideration of $6.2 million.

In January 2006, we merged operations with Spaulding & Slye, a privately held real estate services and investment company with offices in Boston and Washington, DC. We integrated Spaulding & Slye’s 500 employees into the Jones Lang LaSalle organization, significantly increasing the Firm’s market presence in New England and Washington, D.C. In September 2006, we opened an office in Dubai, UAE, and acquired RSP Group, a privately held real estate investment services business with a local market-leading position and assignments across more than 20 Middle Eastern and North African countries.

In a two step acquisition in July 2007 and August 2008, we acquired the former Trammell Crow Meghraj (“TCM”), one of the largest privately held real estate services companies in India. TCM’s operations were combined with our Indian operations and we now operate as Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj in a number of cities throughout India. The former TCM shareholders own 28.1% of this combined entity, which we have agreed to acquire in 2010 and 2012.

In May 2008, we acquired Kemper’s Holding GmbH (“Kemper’s”), a Germany-based retail specialist, making us the largest property advisory business in Germany and providing us with new offices in Leipzig, Cologne and Hannover.

In July 2008, we acquired Staubach Holdings Inc. (“Staubach”), a U.S. real estate services firm specializing in tenant representation. Staubach, with 1,000 employees, significantly enhanced our presence in key markets across the United States and made us an industry leader in local, national and global tenant representation. The Staubach acquisition also established us as the market leader in public sector services and added scale to our industrial brokerage, investment sales, corporate finance and project and development services.

In addition to the acquisitions noted above, we completed 12 other acquisitions in 2007 and 13 in 2008. These strategic acquisitions gave us additional market share in key markets, expanded our capabilities in certain service areas and further broadened the global platform we make available to our clients. These acquisitions were completed in England, Scotland, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Turkey, Hong Kong, Japan, the Philippines, Australia, Canada, Brazil and the United States. We expect that our acquisition activity will be substantially curtailed during 2009, as the result of current market conditions and to maintain a healthy balance sheet.

Six Value Drivers for Growth and Superior Client Service

Our stated mission is to deliver exceptional strategic, fully integrated services and solutions for real estate owners, occupiers and investors worldwide. We deliver a combination of services, skills and expertise on an integrated global platform that we own (and do not franchise), which we believe sets us apart from our competitors. Consultancy practices typically do not share our implementation expertise or local market awareness. Investment banking and investment management competitors generally possess neither our local market knowledge nor our real estate service capabilities. Traditional real estate firms lack our financial expertise and operating consistency. Other global competitors, which we believe often franchise their offices through separate owners, do not have the same level of business coordination or consistency of delivery that we can provide through our network of wholly owned offices, directly employed personnel and integrated IT, human resources and financial systems. That network also permits us to promote a high level of integrity through the organization and to use our diverse and welcoming culture as a competitive advantage in developing clients, recruiting employees and acquiring businesses.

Six key value drivers distinguish our business activities (see “Competitive Advantages” below):

 

 

Our integrated global services platform;

 

 

The quality and worldwide reach of our research function;

 

 

Our focus on client relationship management as a means to provide superior client service;

 

 

Our reputation for consistent worldwide service delivery, as measured by our creation of best practices and by the skills and experience of our people;

 

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Our ability to deliver innovative solutions to assist our clients in maximizing the value of their real estate portfolios; and

 

 

The strength of our brand.

We have designed our business model to create value for our clients, our shareholders and our employees. Based on our established presence in, and intimate knowledge of, real estate and capital markets worldwide, and supported by our investments in thought leadership and technology, we believe that we create value for clients by addressing not only their local, regional and global real estate needs, but also their broader business, strategic, operating and financial goals. We believe that the ability to create and deliver value drives our own ability to grow our business and improve profitability and shareholder value. In doing so, we enable our people to demonstrate their technical competence and advance their careers by taking on new and increased responsibilities within a dynamic environment as our business expands geographically and develops in sophistication.

Global Strategy

To continue to create new value for our clients, shareholders and employees, in early 2005 we identified five strategic priorities. We refer to them as the Global Five Priorities, or the “G5.” At that time, we initiated a program designed to invest capital and resources to maintain and extend our global leadership positions in the G5, which we have defined as follows:

G1: LOCAL AND REGIONAL SERVICE OPERATIONS. Our strength in local and regional markets determines the strength of our global service capabilities. Our financial performance also depends, in great part, on the business we source and execute locally from approximately 180 wholly owned offices around the world. We believe that we can leverage our established business presence in the world’s principal real estate markets to provide expanded local and regional services without a proportionate increase in infrastructure costs. We believe that these capabilities will continue to set us apart and make us more attractive to clients and prospective clients.

G2: GLOBAL CORPORATE SOLUTIONS. The accelerating trends of globalization, cost cutting, energy management and the outsourcing of real estate services by corporate occupiers support our decision to emphasize a truly global Corporate Solutions business to serve their needs comprehensively. This service delivery capability helps us create new client relationships, particularly as companies turn to the outsourcing of their real estate activity as a way to manage expenses and enhance sustainability. These services are also proving to be countercyclical as we have seen demand for these services strengthen as the economy has weakened. In addition, current corporate clients are demanding multi-regional capabilities.

G3: GLOBAL CAPITAL MARKETS AND REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT BANKING. Our focus on the further development of our global Capital Markets service delivery capability reflects the increasingly international nature of cross-border money flows into real estate and the global marketing of assets. While we have seen a recent slowdown in this type of cross-border activity, we expect that this activity will grow again when financial markets recover. Our real estate investment banking capability helps provide capital and other financial solutions by which our clients can maximize the value of their real estate. At a time when real estate values are depressed and financing is difficult for our clients to obtain, we have established Value Recovery Services to help owners, investors and occupiers value their assets and identify solutions that allow them to respond decisively.

G4: LASALLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT. With its integrated global platform, LaSalle Investment Management is well positioned to serve institutional real estate investors looking for attractive opportunities around the world. Our investments in LaSalle Investment Management help the business develop and offer new products quickly, and extend its portfolio capabilities into promising new markets, to enhance that position. In today’s challenging market, LaSalle Investment Management has new opportunities to acquire assets at lower prices, service distressed assets and portfolios and win new clients, managing their mandates by replacing competitors.

G5: WORLD-STANDARD BUSINESS OPERATIONS. To gain maximum benefit from our other priorities, we must have superior operating procedures and processes to serve our clients and support our people. Our goal is to equip our people with the knowledge and risk management tools and other globally integrated infrastructure resources they need to create sustainable value for our clients. As we fully leverage the investments we have made in our infrastructure, we will continue to develop a global platform that will allow us to perform our services in an increasingly efficient, integrated and consistent manner.

We have committed resources to each of the G5 priorities during the past four years and expect we will continue to do so in the future. This strategy has helped us to weather the current financial storm, continue to grow market share and take advantage of new opportunities created by the current depressed market conditions. By continuing to invest in the future based on our view of how our strengths can support the needs of our clients, we intend to maintain and expand our position as an industry leader and emerge from the current downturn as a stronger competitor. Although our fundamental business strategies remain intact, each of our businesses continually re-evaluates how it can best serve our clients as their needs change and real estate markets, credit markets and economies continue to exhibit dramatic and often unpredictable changes.

Business Segments

We report our operations as four business segments. We manage our Investor and Occupier Services (“IOS”) product offerings geographically as (i) the Americas, (ii) Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”), and (iii) Asia Pacific, and our investment management

 

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business globally as (iv) LaSalle Investment Management. See “Results of Operations” within Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, as well as Note 3 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, for financial information discussed by segment.

VALUE DELIVERY: IOS AMERICAS, EMEA AND ASIA PACIFIC

To address the needs of real estate owners and occupiers, we provide a full range of integrated property, project management and transaction services locally, regionally and globally through our Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific operating segments. We deliver those services through the following teams:

AGENCY LEASING SERVICES executes marketing and leasing programs on behalf of investors, developers, property companies and public entities to secure tenants and negotiate leases with terms that reflect our clients’ best interests. In 2008, we completed approximately 12,800 agency leasing transactions representing approximately 183 million square feet of space. We typically base our agency leasing fees on a percentage of the value of the lease revenue commitment for consummated leases.

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SERVICES provides on-site management services to real estate owners for office, industrial, retail and specialty properties. We seek to leverage our market share and buying power to deliver superior service to clients. Our goal is to enhance our clients’ property values through aggressive day-to-day management. We may provide services through our own employees or through contracts with third-party providers (for which we may act in a principal capacity or which we may hire as an agent for our clients). We focus on maintaining high levels of occupancy and tenant satisfaction while lowering property operating costs. During 2008, we provided on-site property management services for office, retail, mixed-use and industrial properties totaling approximately 857 million square feet.

We typically provide property management services through an on-site general manager and staff whom we support with regional supervisory teams and central resources in such areas as training, technical and environmental services, accounting, marketing and human resources. Our general managers are responsible for property management activities, client satisfaction and financial results. We do not compensate them with commissions, but rather with a combination of base salary and a performance bonus that is directly linked to results they produce for their clients. Increasingly, management agreements provide for incentive compensation relating to operating expense reductions, gross revenue or occupancy objectives or tenant satisfaction levels. Consistent with industry custom, management contract terms typically range from one to three years, but may be canceled at any time following a short notice period, usually 30 to 60 days.

PROJECT AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES provides a variety of services—including conversion management, move management and strategic occupancy planning services—to tenants of leased space, owners in self-occupied buildings and owners of real estate investments. Project and Development Services frequently manages relocation and build-out initiatives for clients of our Property Management Services, Integrated Facilities Management and Tenant Representation Services units. Project and Development Services also manages all aspects of development and renovation of commercial projects for our clients. We also provide these services to public-sector clients, particularly to military and government entities in the United States and to educational institutions.

Our Project and Development Services business is typically compensated on the basis of negotiated fees. Client contracts are typically multi-year in duration and may govern a number of discrete projects, with individual projects being completed in less than one year.

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES is the Firm’s full-service construction business in the United States that provides general contracting, “at risk” construction management and construction-related consulting services. Projects consist primarily of commercial-related construction, including interior build-outs, new ground-up construction and renovation of existing buildings. Construction Management Services is fully integrated into the Company’s platform and operates out of Boston, Washington, DC and Chicago to cover the New England, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions.

We generate our construction work through properties that Jones Lang LaSalle manages or leases, tenants that we represent and other clients. We complete the majority of our Construction Management Services business on a negotiated fee basis.

VALUATION SERVICES provides clients with professional valuation services and helps them determine market values for office, retail, industrial and mixed-use properties. Such services may involve valuing a single property or a global portfolio of multiple property types. Professional valuations, which typically involve commercial property, are completed for a variety of purposes, including acquisitions, dispositions, debt and equity financings, mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings (including initial public offerings) and privatization initiatives. Clients include occupiers, investors and financing sources from the public and private sectors. Our valuation specialists provide services to clients in most developed countries outside of the United States; we generally do not provide these services in the United States. During 2008, we performed nearly 38,500 valuations of commercial properties with an aggregate value of approximately $776 billion.

We generally negotiate compensation for valuation services for each assignment based on its scale and complexity, and our fees typically relate in part to the value of the underlying assets.

CAPITAL MARKETS SERVICES includes institutional property sales and acquisitions, real estate financings, private equity placements, portfolio advisory activities, and corporate finance advice and execution. Real Estate Investment Banking Services includes sourcing capital, both in

 

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the form of equity and debt, derivatives structuring and other traditional investment banking services designed to assist corporate clients in maximizing the value of their real estate. To meet client demands to market real estate assets internationally and to invest outside of their home markets, our Capital Markets Services teams combine local market knowledge with our access to global capital sources to provide clients with superior execution in raising capital for their real estate assets. By researching, developing and introducing innovative new financial products and strategies, Capital Markets Services is integral to the business development efforts of our other businesses.

Clients typically compensate Capital Markets Services units on the basis of the value of transactions completed or securities placed. In certain circumstances, we receive retainer fees for portfolio advisory services. Real Estate Investment Banking fees are generally transaction-specific and conditioned upon the successful completion of the transaction.

TENANT REPRESENTATION SERVICES establishes strategic alliances with clients to deliver ongoing assistance to meet their real estate needs, and to help them evaluate and execute transactions to meet their occupancy requirements. Tenant Representation Services is also an important component of our local market services. We assist clients by defining space requirements, identifying suitable alternatives, recommending appropriate occupancy solutions and negotiating lease and ownership terms with third parties. We help our clients lower real estate costs, minimize real estate occupancy risks, improve occupancy control and flexibility, and create more productive office environments. We employ a multi-disciplinary approach to develop occupancy strategies linked to our clients’ core business objectives.

Tenant Representation Services compensation is generally determined on a negotiated fee basis and typically paid by the landlord. Fees often reflect performance measures related to targets that we and our clients establish prior to engagement or, in the case of strategic alliances, at annual intervals thereafter. We use quantitative and qualitative measurements to assess performance relative to these goals, and we are compensated accordingly, with incentive fees awarded for superior performance.

INTEGRATED FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES provides comprehensive portfolio and property management services to corporations and institutions that outsource the management of the real estate they occupy. Properties under management range from corporate headquarters to industrial complexes. During 2008, Integrated Facilities Management Services managed approximately 496 million square feet of real estate for its clients. Our target clients typically have large portfolios (usually over 1 million square feet) that offer significant opportunities to reduce costs and improve service delivery. The competitive trends of globalization, outsourcing and offshoring are prompting many of these clients to demand consistent service delivery worldwide and a single point of contact from their real estate service providers. We generally develop performance measures to quantify the progress we make toward goals and objectives that we have mutually determined. Depending on client needs, Integrated Facilities Management Services units, either alone or partnering with other business units, provide services that include portfolio planning, property management, agency leasing, tenant representation, acquisition, finance, disposition, project management, development management, energy and sustainability services and land advisory services. We may provide services through our own employees or through contracts with third-party providers (with which we may act in a principal capacity or which we may hire as an agent for our clients).

Integrated Facilities Management Services units are compensated on the basis of negotiated fees that we typically structure to include a base fee and performance bonus. We base performance bonus compensation on a quantitative evaluation of progress toward performance measures and regularly scheduled client satisfaction surveys. Integrated Facilities Management Services agreements are typically three to five years in duration, but also are cancelable at any time upon a short notice period, usually 30 to 60 days, as is typical in the industry.

STRATEGIC CONSULTING SERVICES delivers innovative, results-driven real estate solutions that both strategically and tactically align with clients’ business objectives. We provide clients with specialized, value-added real estate consulting services in such areas as mergers and acquisitions, occupier portfolio strategy, workplace solutions, location advisory, financial optimization strategies, organizational strategy and Six Sigma real estate solutions. Our professionals focus on translating global best practices into local real estate solutions, creating optimal financial results for our clients.

We typically negotiate compensation for Strategic Consulting Services based on work plans developed for advisory services that vary based on scope and complexity of projects. For transaction services, we base compensation on the value of transactions we complete.

ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY SERVICES provides occupiers and investors assistance in developing their corporate sustainability strategies, greening their portfolios by managing Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) construction or retrofits and providing sustainable building operations management. With over 340 LEED-accredited professionals, our experience includes 73 LEED projects representing over 35 million square feet. In 2008, we documented $95 million in energy savings and reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 438,000 tons.

We generally negotiate compensation for Energy and Sustainability Services for each assignment based on the scale and complexity of the project or shared savings.

VALUE RECOVERY SERVICES helps owners, investors and occupiers analyze the impact of a financial downturn on their assets and identify solutions to respond decisively. In this area, we address the operational and occupancy needs of banks and insurance companies that are

 

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merging with or acquiring other institutions. We assist banks and insurance companies with challenged assets and liabilities on their balance sheets by providing valuations, asset management, loan servicing and disposition services. We provide receivership services to lenders, loan servicers and financial institutions that need help managing defaulted real estate assets. In addition, we provide valuation, asset management and disposition services to government entities to maximize the value of owned securities and assets acquired from failed financial institutions or from the U.S. Treasury’s Troubled Assets Relief Program. We also assist owners by identifying potentially distressed properties and the major occupiers who are facing challenges.

VALUE DELIVERY: INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

Our global real estate investment management business, a member of the Jones Lang LaSalle group that we operate under the name of LaSalle Investment Management, has three priorities:

 

 

Develop and execute customized investment strategies that meet the specific investment objectives of each of our clients;

 

 

Provide superior investment performance; and

 

 

Deliver uniformly high levels of services on a global basis.

We provide investment management services to institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals. We seek to establish and maintain relationships with sophisticated investors who value our global platform and extensive local market knowledge. As of December 31, 2008, LaSalle Investment Management managed approximately $46.2 billion of public and private real estate assets, making us one of the world’s largest managers of institutional capital invested in real estate assets and securities.

LaSalle Investment Management provides clients with a broad range of real estate investment products and services in the public and private capital markets. We design these products and services to meet the differing strategic, risk/return and liquidity requirements of individual clients. The range of investment alternatives includes private investments in multiple real estate property types (including office, retail, industrial, health care and multi-family residential) either through investment funds that LaSalle Investment Management manages or through single client account relationships (“separate accounts”). We also offer indirect public investments, primarily in publicly traded real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and other real estate equities.

We believe the success of our investment management business comes from our industry-leading research capabilities, innovative investment strategies, global presence, local market knowledge and strong client focus. We maintain an extensive real estate research department whose dedicated professionals monitor real estate and capital market conditions around the world to enhance current investment decisions and identify future opportunities. In addition to drawing on public sources for information, our research department utilizes the extensive local presence of Jones Lang LaSalle professionals throughout the world to gather and share proprietary insight into local market conditions.

The investment and capital origination activities of our investment management business have grown increasingly global. We have invested in direct real estate in 19 countries across the globe, as well as in public real estate companies traded on all major stock exchanges. While we have seen a recent slowdown in cross-border investment activity, we expect investment management activities, both fund raising and investing, to continue to grow when financial markets recover.

PRIVATE INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES. In serving our investment management clients, LaSalle Investment Management is responsible for the acquisition, management, leasing, financing and divestiture of real estate investments across a broad range of real estate property types. LaSalle Investment Management launched its first institutional investment fund in 1979 and currently has a series of commingled investment funds, including 10 funds that invest in assets in the Americas, seven funds that invest in assets located in Europe and five funds that invest in assets in Asia Pacific. LaSalle Investment Management also maintains separate account relationships with investors for whom LaSalle Investment Management manages private real estate investments. As of December 31, 2008, LaSalle Investment Management had approximately $41.5 billion in assets under management in these funds and separate accounts.

Some investors prefer to partner with investment managers willing to co-invest their own funds to more closely align the interests of the investor and the investment manager. We believe that our ability to co-invest funds alongside the investments of clients’ funds will continue to be an important factor in maintaining and continually improving our competitive position. We believe our co-investment strategy strengthens our ability to continue to raise capital for new investment funds. At December 31, 2008, we had a total of $179.9 million of investments in, and loans to, co-investments.

We may engage in “merchant banking” activities in appropriate circumstances. These involve making investments of Firm capital to acquire properties in order to seed investment management funds (typically within the LaSalle Investment Company structures described in Note 5 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements) before they have been offered to clients.

LaSalle Investment Management conducts its operations with teams of professionals dedicated to achieving specific client objectives. We establish investment committees within each region whose members have specialized knowledge applicable to underlying investment strategies. These committees must approve all investment decisions for private market investments. We utilize the investment committee approval process for LaSalle Investment Management’s investment funds and for all separate account relationships.

LaSalle Investment Management is generally compensated for money management services for private equity investments based on initial capital invested and managed, with additional fees tied to investment performance above benchmark levels. The terms of contracts vary by

 

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the form of investment vehicle involved and the type of service we provide. Our investment funds have various life spans, typically ranging between five and 10 years. Separate account advisory agreements generally have three-year terms with “at will” termination provisions, and they may include compensation arrangements that are linked to the market value of the assets under management.

INVESTMENTS IN PUBLIC EQUITY. LaSalle Investment Management also offers clients the ability to invest in separate accounts focused on public real estate equity. We invest the capital of these clients principally in publicly traded securities of REITs and property company equities. As of December 31, 2008, LaSalle Investment Management had approximately $4.7 billion of assets under management in these types of investments. LaSalle Investment Management is typically compensated by securities investment clients on the basis of the market value of assets under management.

Competition

We provide a broad range of commercial real estate and investment management services, and there is significant competition on an international, regional and local level with respect to many of these services and in commercial real estate services generally. Depending on the service, we face competition from other real estate service providers, institutional lenders, insurance companies, investment banking firms, investment managers, accounting firms, technology firms, firms providing outsourcing services of various types (including technology or building products) and companies bringing their real estate services in-house (any of which may be global, regional or local firms). Many of our competitors are local or regional firms, which, although substantially smaller in overall size, may be larger in a specific local or regional market. We are also subject to competition from large national and multinational firms that have service competencies similar to ours.

Competitive Advantages

We believe that the six key value drivers we list above and more specifically describe below create several competitive advantages that have made us the leading integrated financial and professional services firm specializing in real estate.

INTEGRATED GLOBAL SERVICES. By combining a wide range of high-quality, complementary services—and delivering them at consistently high service levels globally through wholly owned offices with directly employed personnel—we can develop and implement real estate strategies that meet the increasingly complex and far-reaching needs of our clients. We also believe that we have secured an established business presence in the world’s principal real estate markets, with the result that we can grow revenues without a proportionate increase in infrastructure costs. With operations in more than 750 locations in 60 countries on five continents, we have in-depth knowledge of local and regional markets and can provide a full range of real estate services around the globe. This geographic coverage positions us to serve our multinational clients and manage investment capital on a global basis. In addition, we anticipate that our cross-selling potential across geographies and product lines will continue to develop new revenue sources for multiple business units within Jones Lang LaSalle.

INDUSTRY-LEADING RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE BUILDING. We invest in and rely on comprehensive top-down and bottom-up research to support and guide the development of real estate and investment strategy for our clients. We have approximately 270 research professionals who gather data and cover market and economic conditions around the world. Research also plays a key role in keeping colleagues throughout the organization attuned to important events and changing conditions in world markets. We facilitate the dissemination of this information to colleagues through our company-wide intranet.

CLIENT RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT. We support our ability to deliver superior service to our clients through our ongoing investments in client relationship management and account management. Our goal is to provide each client with a single point of contact at our firm, an individual who is answerable to, and accountable for, all the activities we undertake for the client. We believe that we enhance superior client service through best practices in client relationship management, the practice of seeking and acting on regular client feedback, and recognizing each client’s definition of excellence.

Our client-driven focus enables us to develop long-term relationships with real estate investors and occupiers. By developing these relationships, we are able to generate repeat business and create recurring revenue sources. In many cases, we establish strategic alliances with clients whose ongoing service needs mesh with our ability to deliver fully integrated real estate services across multiple business units and office locations. We support our relationship focus with an employee compensation system designed to reward client relationship building, teamwork and quality performance, in addition to revenue development.

CONSISTENT SERVICE DELIVERY. We believe that our globally coordinated investments in research, technology, people and innovation, combined with the fact that our offices are wholly owned (rather than franchised) and our people are directly employed, enable us to develop, share and continually evaluate best practices across our global organization. As a result, we are able to deliver the same consistently high levels of client service and operational excellence substantially wherever our clients’ real estate investment and services needs exist.

Based on our general industry knowledge and specific client feedback, we believe we are recognized as an industry leader in technology. We possess the capability to provide sophisticated information technology systems on a global basis to serve our clients and support our employees. For example, OneView by Jones Lang LaSalle SM, our client extranet technology, provides clients with detailed and comprehensive insight into their portfolios, the markets in which they operate and the services we provide to them. ConnectSM, our intranet

 

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technology, offers our employees easy access to the Firm’s policies, news and collective thinking regarding our experience, skills and best practices. We have also recently implemented or are in the process of implementing global integrated systems for finance, human resources and client relationship management.

We believe that our investments in research, technology, people and thought leadership position our firm as a leading innovator in our industry. Our various research initiatives investigate emerging trends and help us anticipate future conditions and shape new services to benefit our clients. Professionals in our Strategic Consulting practice identify and respond to shifting market and business trends to address changing client needs and opportunities. LaSalle Investment Management relies on our comprehensive investigation of global real estate and capital markets to develop new investment products and services tailored to the specific investment goals and risk/return objectives of our clients. We believe that our commitment to innovation helps us secure and maintain profitable long-term relationships with the clients we target: the world’s leading real estate owners, occupiers and investors.

We have a patented process for a “System and Method for Evaluating Real Estate Financing Structures” that assists clients with determining the optimal financing structure for controlling their real estate assets, including, for example, whether a client should own a particular asset, lease the asset, or control the asset by means of some other financing structure.

MAXIMIZING VALUES OF REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIOS. To maximize the values of our real estate investments, LaSalle Investment Management capitalizes on its strategic research insights and local market knowledge to develop an integrated approach that leads to innovative solutions and value enhancement. Our global strategic perspective allows us to assess pricing trends for real estate and know which investors worldwide are investing actively. This gives us an advantageous perspective on implementing buying and selling strategies. During hold periods, our local market research allows us to assess the potential for cash flow enhancement in our assets based on an informed opinion of rental-rate trends. When combined, these two perspectives provide us with an optimal view that leads to timely execution and translates into superior investment performance.

POWERFUL BRAND. In 2008, we introduced a new global brand positioning and visual identity to further differentiate us from our competitors. Based on evidence provided by marketing surveys we have commissioned, the extensive coverage we receive in top-tier business publications, the major awards we receive in many categories of real estate and our significant, long-standing client relationships, we believe that large corporations and institutional investors and occupiers of real estate recognize Jones Lang LaSalle’s ability to create value in changing market conditions. Our reputation is based on our deep industry knowledge, excellence in service delivery, integrity and our global provision of high-quality, professional real estate and investment management services. We believe that the combined strength of the Jones Lang LaSalle and LaSalle Investment Management brands represents a significant advantage when we pursue new business opportunities and is also a major motivation for talented people to join us around the world.

We believe we hold the necessary trademarks worldwide with respect to the “Jones Lang LaSalle” and “LaSalle Investment Management” names and the related logo, which we would expect to continue to renew as necessary.

Industry Trends

CREDIT RESTRICTIONS AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. Severe restrictions on credit and the general decline of the global economy have significantly impacted the global real estate market. Beginning in the second half of 2007, the well-publicized contraction in the overall availability of credit in the global financial markets significantly reduced the volume and pace of commercial real estate transactions and negatively impacted real estate pricing in many countries. We expect this situation to continue for some time before it begins to improve, although it is inherently difficult to make accurate predictions in this regard as the real estate markets are impacted by several factors, such as macro movements of the financial markets, including the stock, bond and derivatives markets.

INCREASING DEMAND FOR GLOBAL SERVICES AND GLOBALIZATION OF CAPITAL FLOWS. Many corporations based in countries around the world have pursued growth opportunities in international markets. Many are striving to control costs by outsourcing or offshoring non-core business activities. Both trends have increased the demand for global real estate services, including facilities management, tenant representation and leasing, property and energy management services. We believe that these trends will favor real estate service providers with the capability to provide services—and consistently high service levels—in multiple markets around the world.

Additionally, real estate capital flows have become increasingly global, as more assets are marketed internationally and as more investors seek real estate investment opportunities beyond their own borders. This trend has created new markets for investment managers equipped to facilitate international real estate capital flows and execute cross-border real estate transactions. We have seen a recent slowdown in this type of activity but expect that it will grow again when financial markets recover.

GROWTH OF OUTSOURCING. In recent years, and on a global level, outsourcing of professional real estate services has increased substantially, as corporations have focused corporate resources, including capital, on core competencies. Large users of commercial real estate services continue to demonstrate a preference for working with single-source service providers able to operate across local, regional and global markets. The ability to offer a full range of services on this scale requires significant corporate infrastructure investment, including information technology and personnel training. Smaller regional and local real estate service firms, with limited resources, are less able to

 

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make such investments. In addition, public and other non-corporate users of real estate, including government agencies and health and educational institutions, have begun to outsource real estate activities as a means of reducing costs. As a result, we believe there are significant growth opportunities for firms like ours that can provide integrated real estate services across many geographic markets. We also believe that the global recession will increase the pressure on corporations to cut costs and look for ways to manage their real estate as cost effectively as possible and will play to our strength in being able to assist them.

ALIGNMENT OF INTERESTS OF INVESTORS AND INVESTMENT MANAGERS. Institutional investors continue to allocate significant portions of their investment capital to real estate, and many investors have shown a desire to commit their capital to investment managers willing to co-invest their own funds in specific real estate investments or real estate funds. In addition, investors are increasingly requiring that fees paid to investment managers be more closely aligned with investment performance. As a result, we believe that investment managers with co-investment capital, such as LaSalle Investment Management, will have an advantage in attracting real estate investment capital. In addition, co-investment may bring the opportunity to provide additional services related to the acquisition, financing, property management, leasing and disposition of such investments.

Employees

With the help of aggressive goal and performance measurement systems, we attempt to instill the commitment to be the best in all our people. Our goal is to be the real estate advisor of choice for clients and the employer of choice in our industry. To achieve that, we intend to continue to promote human resources techniques that will attract, motivate and retain high quality employees. The following table details our respective headcounts at December 31, 2008 and 2007:

 

      2008    2007

Professional

   11,300    9,400

Support

   2,800    2,500

Directly reimbursable professional

   7,800    7,200

Directly reimbursable property maintenance

   14,300    13,600

Total employees

   36,200    32,700

Reimbursable employees include our property and integrated facilities management professionals and our building maintenance employees. The cost of these employees is generally reimbursable by our clients. Our employees are not members of any labor unions with the exception of approximately 800 directly reimbursable property maintenance employees in the United States. Approximately 24,700 and 22,900 of our employees at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, were based in countries other than the United States. We have generally had satisfactory relations with our employees.

Total employees grew in 2008, primarily due to acquisitions, which added approximately 1,300 employees, and growth in emerging markets. In the second half of 2008 and continuing into 2009, we have reduced staff in certain businesses in order to align our service platform with certain markets that have contracted due to the economic slowdown and credit crisis. Where possible, we have redeployed personnel to those businesses whose markets have not been impacted or have strengthened.

Company Web Site, Corporate Governance and Other Available Information

Jones Lang LaSalle’s Web site address is www.joneslanglasalle.com. We make available, free of charge, our Form 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K reports, and our proxy statements, as soon as reasonably practicable after we file them electronically with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). You also may read and copy any document we file with the SEC at its public reference room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. Information about its public reference room can be obtained by calling the SEC at 1.800.SEC.0330. The SEC maintains an internet site that contains annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information that we file electronically with the SEC. The SEC’s Web site address is www.sec.gov.

The Company’s Code of Business Ethics, which applies to all employees of the Company, including our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating and Financial Officer, Global Controller and the members of our Board of Directors, can also be found on our Web site under Investor Relations/Board of Directors and Corporate Governance. In addition, the Company intends to post any amendment or waiver of the Code of Business Ethics with respect to a member of our Board of Directors or any of the executive officers named in our proxy statement.

Our Web site also includes information about our corporate governance. In addition to other information, we will make the following materials available in print to any shareholder who requests them:

 

 

Bylaws

 

 

Corporate Governance Guidelines

 

 

Charters for our Audit, Compensation, and Nominating and Governance Committees

 

 

Statement of Qualifications for Members of the Board of Directors

 

 

Complaint Procedures for Accounting and Auditing Matters

 

 

Statements of Beneficial Ownership of our Equity Securities by our Directors and Officers

 

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

The complex, dynamic and international scope of our operations overall, and of our operations in particular regions and countries, involves a number of significant risks for our business. If the risks associated with the services we provide, our operations in particular regions and countries or the international scope of our operations cannot be or are not successfully managed, our business, operating results and/or financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.

One of the challenges of a global business such as ours is to be able to determine in a sophisticated manner the enterprise risks that in fact exist and to monitor continuously those that develop over time as a result of changes in the business, laws to which we are subject and the other factors we discuss below. We must then determine how best to employ available resources to prevent, mitigate and/or minimize those risks that have the greatest potential (1) to occur and (2) to cause significant damage from an operational, financial or reputational standpoint. An important dynamic that we must also consider and appropriately manage is how much and what types of commercial insurance to obtain and how much potential liability may remain uninsured consistent with the infrastructure that is in place within the organization to identify and properly manage it. While we attempt to approach these issues in an increasingly sophisticated and coordinated manner across the globe, our failure to identify or effectively manage the enterprise risks inherent within our business could result in a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and/or financial condition.

We govern our enterprise risk program primarily through our Global Operating Committee, which is chaired by our Global Chief Operating Officer and includes the Chief Operating Officers of our four reported business segments and the leaders from certain corporate staff groups such as Finance, Legal, Insurance, Human Resources and Information Technology. The Global Operating Committee coordinates its enterprise risk activities with our Internal Audit function, which performs an annual risk assessment of our business in order to determine where to focus its auditing efforts.

As has been well-publicized, 2008 proved to be an extraordinarily negative year for the global economy and for most business enterprises worldwide. The severe restrictions on credit availability, the additional cost of credit to the extent it was available and the unprecedented collapses of major financial institutions, among other economic and geo-political events, have substantially increased the enterprise risk profiles of commercial organizations, often in ways that are unprecedented or not readily foreseeable. These events have significantly impacted the global real estate markets, reducing the volume and pace of commercial real estate transactions and negatively impacting real estate pricing in many countries and markets. The potential consequences of the financial and economic crisis on virtually all business organizations are significant and complex, and may include to one degree or another, among others, materially lower earnings, inability to obtain necessary credit, inability to satisfy covenant obligations in debt and other agreements, inability to meet financial obligations and the inability to retain key staff members.

Governments have been responding aggressively to the crisis and in different ways, but we do not yet know what the outcome of those efforts will be or any unintended consequences that may result (for example, with respect to currency fluctuations, taxes, the price of commodities and the potential for ultimate deflation or inflation in prices, among many others). The market uncertainties and disruptions and credit restrictions have continued into 2009 and it is inherently difficult to make accurate predictions about when we will start to see improvements as the real estate markets are impacted by macro movements of the financial markets and many other factors, including the stock, bond and derivatives markets, over which we have no control. We are, however, aggressively attempting to stay current on the dynamic global marketplace in order to understand and manage the additional enterprise risks that we inevitably will continue to confront.

This section reflects our views concerning the most significant risks we believe our business faces, although we do not purport to include every possible risk from which we might sustain a loss. For purposes of the following analysis and discussion, we generally group the risks we face according to four principal categories:

 

   

External Market Risk Factors;

   

Internal Operational Risk Factors;

   

Financial Risk Factors; and

   

Human Resources Risk Factors.

Some of the risks we identify could appropriately be discussed in more than one category, but we have chosen the one we view as primary. We do not necessarily present the risks below in their order of significance, the relative likelihood that we will experience a loss or the magnitude of any such loss. We also do not attempt to discuss the various efforts we employ to attempt to mitigate or avoid the risks we identify.

External Market Risk Factors

GENERAL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND REAL ESTATE MARKET CONDITIONS CAN HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OUR BUSINESS. We have experienced in past years, are currently experiencing, and expect in the future to be negatively impacted by, periods of economic slowdown or recession, and corresponding declines in the demand for real estate and related services, within the

 

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markets in which we operate. The current economic recession has been extraordinary for its worldwide scope, its severity and its impact on major financial institutions, among other aspects. Real estate markets tend to be cyclical and related to the condition of the economy or, at least, to the perceptions of investors and users as to the relevant economic outlook. For example, corporations may be hesitant to expand space or enter into long-term commitments if they are concerned with the economic environment. Corporations that are under financial pressure for any reason, or are attempting to more aggressively manage their expenses, may reduce the size of their workforces and/or seek corresponding reductions in office space and related management services. For example, announcements about workforce reductions appear to have started to accelerate toward the end of 2008 and are continuing during the first quarter of 2009. Negative economic conditions and declines in the demand for real estate and related services in several markets or in significant markets could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and/or financial condition, including as a result of the following factors:

 

 

Decline in Acquisition and Disposition Activity

A general decline in acquisition and disposition activity can lead to a reduction in fees and commissions for arranging such transactions, as well as in fees and commissions for arranging financing for acquirers. Beginning in the second half of 2007, the well-publicized and severe restriction in the availability of credit in the global financial markets has significantly reduced the volume and pace of commercial real estate transactions compared with 2006, and has also negatively impacted real estate pricing as a general matter in many countries. While we were able to maintain the level of our total revenue in 2008 versus 2007, our Capital Markets and Hotels businesses have been significantly impacted by the global credit crisis. Revenues from Capital Markets and Hotels declined 47% or $261 million in 2008, excluding the impact of a significant second quarter 2007 Asia Pacific Hotels advisory fee. Although we believe we have continued to gain market share in many of the markets in which we compete, the additional transaction volumes from an increase in market share have not fully offset the overall declines in these markets in 2007 or in 2008. This situation has continued into 2009. If the current economic conditions continue for an extended period or significantly worsen, they could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and/or financial condition.

 

 

Decline in the Real Estate Values and Performance, Leasing Activity and Rental Rates

A general decline in the value and performance of real estate and in rental rates can lead to a reduction in investment management fees (a significant portion of which is generally based upon the performance of investments and net asset values) and the value of the co-investments we make with our investment management clients or merchant banking investments we have made for our own account. Additionally, such declines can lead to a reduction in fees and commissions that are based upon the value of, or revenues produced by, the properties with respect to which services are provided, including fees and commissions for property management and valuations, and for arranging acquisitions, dispositions, leasing and financings. They can also lead to an unwillingness or inability of clients to make capital commitments to funds sponsored by our investment management business, which can result in a decline of both investment management fees and incentive fees, and can also restrict our ability to employ capital for new investments in current funds or establish new funds. Historically, a significant decline in real estate values in a given market has also tended to result in increases in litigation regarding advisory and valuation work done prior to the decline. Many of the markets in which we compete have been experiencing sometimes significant declines in real estate prices and rental rates and we are unable to predict accurately the extent to which those declines will continue or for how long.

 

 

Decline in Real Estate Investment Activity

A general decline in real estate investment activity can lead to a reduction in the fees generated from the acquisition of property for clients, as well as in the fees and commissions generated by our Capital Markets, Hotels and other businesses for arranging acquisitions, dispositions and financings, and in our investment management fees.

 

 

Decline in Value of Real Estate Securities

A general decline in the value of real estate securities (for example, real estate investment trusts, or “REITs”) will have a negative effect on the value of the portfolios that our LaSalle Investment Management Securities business manages, and any securities held in accounts that LaSalle Investment Management manages, and therefore the fees we earn on assets under management. In addition, a general decline in the value of real estate securities could negatively impact the amount of money that investors are willing to allocate to real estate securities and the pace of engaging new investor clients.

 

 

Cyclicality in the Real Estate Markets

Cyclicality in the real estate markets may lead to cyclicality in our earnings and significant volatility in our stock price, which in recent years has been highly sensitive to market perception of the global economy generally and our industry specifically.

 

 

Effect of Changes in Non-Real Estate Markets

Changes in non-real estate markets can also affect our business. For example, strength in the equity markets can lead certain investors to lower the level of capital allocated to real estate, which in turn can mean that our ability to generate fees from the operation of our investment management business will be negatively impacted. Strength in the equity markets can also negatively impact the performance of real estate as an asset class, which in turn means that the incentive fees relating to the performance of our investment funds will be negatively impacted. On the other hand, weakness in the equity markets relative to real estate can make real estate investments too great of

 

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a proportion of the portfolios of certain investors, such as pension funds and endowments, which as a result may switch out of real estate in order to rebalance their portfolios due to the so-called “denominator effect.”

REAL ESTATE SERVICES AND INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT MARKETS ARE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE. We provide a broad range of commercial real estate and investment management services, and there is significant competition on an international, regional and local level with respect to many of these services and in commercial real estate services generally. Depending on the service, we face competition from other real estate service providers, institutional lenders, insurance companies, investment banking firms, investment managers, accounting firms, technology firms, firms providing outsourcing services of various types (including technology or building products) and companies bringing their real estate services in-house (any of which may be a global, regional or local firm). Many of our competitors are local or regional firms, which, although substantially smaller in overall size, may be larger in a specific local or regional market. Some of our competitors have expanded the services they offer in an attempt to gain additional business. Some may be providing outsourced facilities management services in order to sell products to clients (such as HVAC systems) that we do not offer. Some of our competitors may have greater financial, technical and marketing resources, larger customer bases, and more established relationships with their customers and suppliers than we have. Larger or better-capitalized competitors may be able to respond faster to the need for technological changes, price their services more aggressively, compete more effectively for skilled professionals, finance acquisitions more easily and generally compete more aggressively for market share.

New competitors or alliances among competitors that increase their ability to service clients could emerge and gain market share, develop a lower cost structure, adopt more aggressive pricing policies or provide services that gain greater market acceptance than the services we offer. In order to respond to increased competition and pricing pressure, we may have to lower our prices, which would have an adverse effect on our revenues and profit margins. As we are in a consolidating industry, there exists the inherent risk that competitive firms may be more successful than we are at growing through merger and acquisition activity. While we have successfully grown organically and through a series of acquisitions, sourcing and completing acquisitions are complex and sensitive activities and there is no assurance that we will be able to continue our acquisition activity in the future at the same pace as we have in the past, particularly given the current market declines and credit contractions.

The severe global economic downturn may increase instability at our competitors and this may lead to a willingness on their part to engage in predatory pricing in order to maintain market shares or client relationships. If this occurs, it will increase the competitive risks we face although it will differ from one competitor to another given their different positions within the marketplace and their different financial situations.

We are substantially dependent on long-term client relationships and on revenue received for services under various service agreements. Many of these agreements may be canceled by the client for any reason with as little as 30 to 60 days’ notice, as is typical in the industry. In this competitive market, if we are unable to maintain these relationships or are otherwise unable to retain existing clients and develop new clients, our business, results of operations and/or financial condition will be materially adversely affected. It is possible that the global economic downturn may lead to additional pricing pressure from clients as they themselves come under financial pressure, participate in governmental bail-out programs or file for bankruptcy or insolvency protection, as some significant clients have already done.

Given the value and premium status of our brand, which is one of our most important assets, an inherent risk in our business is that we may fail to successfully differentiate the scope and quality of our service and product offerings from those of our competitors. Additionally, given the rigors of the competitive marketplace in which we operate, there is the risk that we may not be able to continue to find ways to operate more cost-effectively, including by achieving economies of scale, or that we will be limited in our ability to further reduce the costs required to operate on a globally coordinated platform.

THE SEASONALITY OF OUR IOS BUSINESS EXPOSES US TO RISKS. Within our Investor and Occupier Services business, our revenues and profits tend to be significantly higher in the third and fourth quarters of each year than in the first two quarters. This is a result of a general focus in the real estate industry on completing or documenting transactions by calendar-year-end and the fact that certain expenses are constant through the year. Historically, we have reported an operating loss or a relatively small profit in the first quarter and then increasingly larger profits during each of the following three quarters, excluding the recognition of investment-generated performance fees and co-investment equity gains (both of which can be particularly unpredictable). The seasonality of our business makes it difficult to determine during the course of the year whether plan results will be achieved, and thus to adjust to changes in expectations. Additionally, negative economic or other conditions that arise at a time when they impact performance in the fourth quarter, such as the particular timing of when larger transactions close or changes in the value of the U.S. Dollar against other currencies, may have a more significant impact than if they occurred earlier in the year. To the extent we are not able to identify and adjust for changes in expectations or we are confronted with negative conditions that impact inordinately on the fourth quarter of a year, this could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and/or financial condition.

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will always be inherent in our industry and outside of our control. We are unable to predict whether the continued global economic downturn, which has already led to unprecedented market disruptions as well as unprecedented levels of government intervention, will have an effect on the historical seasonality of our business in 2009 and beyond.

POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC INSTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY: PROTECTIONISM; TERRORIST ACTIVITIES; HEALTH EPIDEMICS. We operate in 60 countries with varying degrees of political and economic stability and transparency. For example, certain Asian, Eastern European and South American countries have experienced serious political and economic instability within the past few years, and such instability will likely continue to arise from time to time in countries in which we have operations. It is difficult for us to predict where or when a significant change in the political leadership or regime within a given country may occur, or what the implications of such a change will be on our operations given that legislative, tax and business environments can be altered quickly and dramatically. As a result, our ability to operate our business in the ordinary course may be disrupted in one way or another, with corresponding reductions in revenues, increases in expenses or other material adverse effects. It is possible that the global economic downturn will exacerbate these issues since, for example, high unemployment might lead to civil unrest and significant political instability.

Under current economic conditions there may be a growing movement by governments to protectionist policies which favor local firms over foreign firms or which restrict cross-border capital flows. This could affect our ability to utilize and benefit from our global platform and integrated business model.

In addition, terrorist activities have escalated in recent years and at times have affected cities in which we operate. The 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai, India, where we have a presence, is an example. To the extent that similar terrorist activities continue to occur, they may adversely affect our business because they tend to target the same type of high-profile urban areas in which we do business.

Health epidemics that affect the general conduct of business in one or more urban areas (including as the result of travel restrictions and the inability to conduct face-to-face meetings), such as occurred in the past from SARS or may occur in the future from an avian flu or other type of outbreak, can also adversely affect the volume of business transactions, real estate markets and the cost of operating real estate or providing real estate services, and may therefore adversely affect our results.

INFRASTRUCTURE DISRUPTIONS. Our ability to conduct a global business may be adversely impacted by disruptions to the infrastructure that supports our businesses and the communities in which they are located. This may include disruptions involving electrical, communications, transportation or other services used by Jones Lang LaSalle or third parties with which we conduct business, or disruptions as the result of natural disasters (such as hurricanes, earthquakes and floods), political instability, general labor strikes or turmoil or terrorist attacks. These disruptions may occur, for example, as a result of events affecting only the buildings in which we operate (such as fires), or as a result of events with a broader impact on the cities where those buildings are located (including, potentially, the longer-term effects of global climate change). Nearly all of our employees in our primary locations, including Chicago, London, Singapore and Sydney, work in close proximity to each other in one or more buildings. If a disruption occurs in one location and our employees in that location are unable to communicate with or travel to other locations, our ability to service and interact with our clients may suffer, and we may not be able to successfully implement contingency plans that depend on communication or travel.

The infrastructure disruptions described above may also disrupt our ability to manage real estate for clients or may adversely affect the value of real estate investments we make on behalf of clients. The buildings we manage for clients, which include some of the world’s largest office properties and retail centers, are used by numerous people daily. As a result, fires, earthquakes, floods, other natural disasters, defects and terrorist attacks can result in significant loss of life, and, to the extent we are held to have been negligent in connection with our management of the affected properties, we could incur significant financial liabilities and reputational harm.

The occurrence of natural disasters and terrorist attacks can also significantly increase the availability and/or cost of commercial insurance policies covering real estate, both for our own business and for those clients whose properties we manage and who may purchase their insurance through the insurance buying programs we make available to them.

There can be no assurance that the disaster recovery and crisis management procedures we employ will suffice in any particular situation to avoid a significant loss. Given that our staff is increasingly mobile and less reliant on physical presence in a Company office, our disaster recovery plans are also increasingly reliant on the availability of the internet and mobile phone technology, so the disruption of those systems would likely affect our ability to recover from a crisis situation.

CIVIL AND REGULATORY CLAIMS; LITIGATING DISPUTES IN DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS. Substantial civil legal liability or a significant regulatory action against the Firm could have a material adverse financial effect or cause us significant reputational harm, which in turn could seriously harm our business prospects. While we do maintain commercial insurance in an amount we believe is appropriate, we also maintain a significant level of self-insurance for the liabilities we may incur. Although we place our commercial insurance with only highly-rated companies, the value of otherwise valued claims we hold under insurance policies may become uncollectible due to the insolvency of the applicable insurance company. The global economic downturn has made insurance companies less stable financially and has therefore increased this risk to us as some of the most prominent insurers have experienced downgrades in

 

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their financial ratings. The quality of ratings provided by outside rating agencies has also generally been called into question in connection with the global financial crisis, which may increase the risk of relying on these ratings when we conduct due diligence on the credit-quality of insurance companies. Additionally the claims we have can be complex and insurance companies can prove difficult or bureaucratic in resolving claims, which may result in payments to us being delayed or reduced or that we must litigate in order to enforce an insurance policy claim.

Because any disputes we have with third parties, or any government regulatory matters, must generally be adjudicated within the jurisdiction in which the dispute arose, our ability to resolve our disputes successfully depends on the local laws that apply and the operation of the local judicial system, the timeliness, quality, transparency, integrity and sophistication of which varies widely from one jurisdiction to the next. Our geographic diversity therefore may expose us to disputes in certain jurisdictions that could be challenging to resolve efficiently and/or effectively, particularly as there appears to be a tendency toward more litigation in emerging markets, where the rule of law is less reliable and legal systems are less mature and transparent. It may also be more difficult to collect receivables from clients who do not pay their bills in certain jurisdictions, since resorting to the judicial system in certain countries may not be an effective alternative given the delays and costs involved.

Internal Operational Risk Factors

CONCENTRATIONS OF BUSINESS WITH CORPORATE CLIENTS CAUSING INCREASED CREDIT RISK AND GREATER IMPACT FROM THE LOSS OF CERTAIN CLIENTS. While our client base remains diversified across industries and geographies, we do value the expansion of business relationships with individual corporate clients and the increased efficiency and economics (both to our clients and our Firm) that can result from developing repeat business from the same client and from performing an increasingly broad range of services for the same client. At the same time, having increasingly large and concentrated clients also can lead to greater or more concentrated risks of loss if, among other possibilities, such a client (1) experiences its own financial problems, which can lead to larger individual credit risks, (2) becomes bankrupt or insolvent, which can lead to our failure to be paid for services we have previously provided or funds we have previously advanced, (3) decides to reduce its operations or its real estate facilities, (4) makes a change in its real estate strategy, such as no longer outsourcing its real estate operations, (5) decides to change its providers of real estate services or (6) merges with another corporation or otherwise undergoes a change of control, which may result in new management taking over with a different real estate philosophy or in different relationships with other real estate providers. Additionally, increasingly large clients may, and sometimes do, attempt to leverage the extent of their relationships with us during the course of contract negotiations or in connection with disputes or potential litigation. We expect the global economic downturn to increase these risks as it has created significant financial distress for many organizations, including ones that are clients of ours.

CONTRACTUAL LIABILITIES AS PRINCIPAL AND FOR WARRANTED PRICING. We may, on behalf of our clients, hire and supervise third-party contractors to provide construction, engineering and various other services for our managed properties or the properties we are developing. Depending upon the terms of our contracts with clients (which, for example, may place us in the position of a principal rather than an agent) or responsibilities we assume or are legally deemed to have assumed in the course of a client engagement (whether or not memorialized in a contract), we may be subjected to, or become liable for, claims for construction defects, negligent performance of work or other similar actions by third parties whom we do not control. Adverse outcomes of property management disputes or litigation could negatively impact our business, operating results and/or financial condition, particularly if we have not limited in our contracts the extent of damages to which we may be liable for the consequences of our actions or if our liabilities exceed the amounts of the commercial third-party insurance that we carry. Moreover, our clients may seek to hold us accountable for the actions of contractors because of our role as property manager even if we have technically disclaimed liability as a legal matter, in which case we may be pressured to participate in a financial settlement for purposes of preserving the client relationship. Acting as a principal may also mean that we pay a contractor before we have been reimbursed by the client, which exposes us to additional risks of collection from the client in the event of an intervening bankruptcy or insolvency of the client.

As part of our project management business, we may enter into agreements with clients that provide for a warranted or guaranteed cost for a project that we manage. In these situations, we are responsible for managing the various other contractors required for a project, including general contractors, in order to ensure that the cost of a project does not exceed the contract price and that the project is completed on time. In the event that one of the other contractors on the project does not or cannot perform as a result of bankruptcy or for some other reason, we may be responsible for any cost overruns as well as the consequences for late delivery. The global economic downturn increases the chances that these risks will be realized.

PERFORMANCE UNDER CLIENT CONTRACTS; REVENUE RECOGNITION; SCOPE CREEP. We generally provide our services to our clients under contracts, and in certain cases we are subject to regulatory and/or fiduciary obligations (which may relate to, among other matters, the decisions we may make on behalf of a client with respect to managing assets on its behalf or purchasing products or services from third parties or other divisions within our Firm). Our services may involve handling substantial amounts of client funds in connection with managing their properties. We face legal and reputational risks in the event we do not perform, or are perceived to have not performed, under those contracts or in accordance with those regulations or obligations, or in the event we are negligent in the handling of

 

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client funds. The precautions we take to prevent these types of occurrences, which represent a significant commitment of corporate resources, may nevertheless not be effective in all cases. Unexpected costs or delays could make our client contracts or engagements less profitable than anticipated. Any increased or unexpected costs or unanticipated delays in connection with the performance of these engagements, including delays caused by factors outside our control, could have an adverse effect on profit margins.

In the event that we perform services for clients without executing appropriate contractual documentation, we may be unable to realize our full compensation potential or recognize revenue for accounting purposes, and we may not be able to effectively limit our liability in the event of client disputes. In the event we perform services for clients that are beyond, or different from, what were contemplated in contracts (known as “scope creep”), we may not be fully reimbursed for the services provided, or our potential liability in the case of a negligence claim may not have been as limited as it normally would have been or may be unclear.

CO-INVESTMENT, INVESTMENT, MERCHANT BANKING AND REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT BANKING ACTIVITIES SUBJECT US TO REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT RISKS AND POTENTIAL LIABILITIES. An important part of our investment strategy includes investing in real estate, both individually and along with our money management clients. In order to remain competitive with well-capitalized financial services firms, we also make merchant banking investments, as the result of which we may use Firm capital to acquire properties before the related investment management funds have been established or investment commitments received from third-party clients. An emerging but potentially significant strategy is to further engage in certain real estate investment banking activities in which we, either solely or with one or more joint venture partners, would employ capital to assist our clients in maximizing the value of their real estate (for example, we might acquire a property from a client that wishes to dispose of it within a certain time frame, after which we would market it for sale as the principal and therefore assume any related market risk). We also have business lines that have as part of their strategy the acquisition, development, management and sale of real estate. Investing in any of these types of situations exposes us to a number of risks that could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and/or financial condition. Although our investment activities were substantially curtailed during 2008 and so far into 2009 as the result of the worldwide credit crisis and economic downturn, we do anticipate that these strategies will ultimately re-emerge as the markets stabilize. Investing in real estate for the above reasons poses the following risks:

 

 

We may lose some or all of the capital that we invest if the investments perform poorly. Real estate investments can perform poorly as the result of many factors outside of our control, including the general reduction in asset values within a particular geography or asset class. Starting in 2007 and continuing through 2008, for example, real estate prices in many markets throughout the world began to decline generally as the result of the significant tightening of the credit markets.

 

 

We will have fluctuations in earnings and cash flow as we recognize gains or losses, and receive cash, upon the disposition of investments, the timing of which is geared toward the benefit of our clients.

 

 

We generally hold our investments in real estate through subsidiaries with limited liability; however, in certain circumstances, it is possible that this limited exposure may be expanded in the future based upon, among other things, changes in applicable laws or the application of existing or new laws. To the extent this occurs, our liability could exceed the amount we have invested.

 

 

We make co-investments in real estate in many countries, and this presents risks as described above in “External Market Risk Factors.” Without limitation, this may include changes to tax treaties, tax policy, foreign investment policy or other local legislative changes that may adversely affect the performance of our co-investments. The global economic downturn increases the chances of significant changes in government policies generally, the effects of which are inherently difficult to predict.

 

 

We generally make co-investments in the local currency of the country in which the investment asset exists and we will therefore be subject to the risks described below under “Currency Restrictions and Exchange Rate Fluctuations.”

CORPORATE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. All providers of professional services to clients, including our Firm, must manage potential conflicts of interest that may arise, principally where the primary duty of loyalty owed to one client is somehow potentially weakened or compromised by a relationship also maintained with another client or third party. Corporate conflicts of interest arise in the context of the services we provide as a firm to our different clients. Personal conflicts of interest on the part of our employees are separately considered as issues within the context of our Code of Business Ethics. The failure or inability of the Firm to identify, disclose and resolve potential conflicts of interest in a significant situation could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and/or financial condition.

An example of a potential conflict of interest situation is that in the ordinary course of its business, LaSalle Investment Management hires property managers for its investment properties held on behalf of clients, in which case it may hire Jones Lang LaSalle to provide such services or it may hire a firm that is a competitor of Jones Lang LaSalle. In the event it retains Jones Lang LaSalle, it may appear to have a conflict of interest with respect to the selection. As a fiduciary with respect to its client funds, LaSalle Investment Management acts independently of Jones Lang LaSalle in these situations and follows certain internal procedures so that in each situation it selects the service provider that can best represent the interests of the investment management client or fund.

 

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Another example is that in certain countries, based upon applicable regulations and local market dynamics, we have established joint ventures or other arrangements with insurance brokers through which insurance coverage is offered to clients, tenants in buildings we manage and vendors to those buildings. In any case, although we fully disclose our arrangements and do not require anyone to use the insurance services, Jones Lang LaSalle has a financial interest in the placement of insurance with such third parties and therefore we may be deemed to have certain conflicts of interest in those situations.

CLIENT DUE DILIGENCE. There are circumstances where the conduct or identity of our clients could cause us reputational damage or financial harm or could lead to our non-compliance with certain laws, as the result of which there could be a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and/or financial condition. An example would be the attempt by a client to “launder” funds through its relationship with us, namely to disguise the illegal source of funds that are put into otherwise legitimate real estate investments. Another example is doing business with a client that has been listed on one of the “prohibited persons” lists now published by many countries around the world. Our efforts to evaluate clients before doing business with them in order not to do business with a prohibited party and to avoid attempts to launder money or otherwise to exploit their relationship with us may not be successful in all situations since compliance for a business such as ours is very complex and also since we take a risk-based approach to the procedures we have employed. Additionally, it is not always possible to accurately determine the ultimate owners or control persons within our clients’ organizations or other entities with which we do business, particularly if they are actively attempting to hide such information from regulatory authorities, and we may therefore unknowingly be doing business with entities that are otherwise involved in illegal activities that do not involve us.

BURDEN OF COMPLYING WITH MULTIPLE AND POTENTIALLY CONFLICTING LAWS AND REGULATIONS AND DEALING WITH CHANGES IN LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS. We face a broad range of legal and regulatory environments in the countries in which we do business. Coordinating our activities to deal with these requirements presents significant challenges. As an example, in the United Kingdom, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) regulates the conduct of investment businesses and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) regulates the profession of Chartered Surveyors, which is the professional qualification required for certain of the services we provide in the United Kingdom, through upholding standards of competence and conduct. As another example, various activities of LaSalle Investment Management associated with raising capital and offering investment funds are regulated in the United States by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and in other countries by similar securities regulatory authorities. As a publicly traded company, we are subject to various corporate governance and other requirements established by statute, pursuant to SEC regulations and under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange. Additionally, changes in legal and regulatory requirements can impact our ability to engage in business in certain jurisdictions or increase the cost of doing so. The legal requirements of U.S. statutes may also conflict with local legal requirements in a particular country, as, for example, when anonymous hotlines required under U.S. law were construed to conflict in part with French privacy laws.

Identifying the regulations with which we must comply and then complying with them are complex activities in our circumstances and may not be successful in all situations, as the result of which we could be subject to regulatory actions and fines for non-compliance. The global economic crisis has resulted in an unusual level of government and legislative activities, which we expect will continue into the future and which exacerbates these risks.

LICENSING REQUIREMENTS. The brokerage of real estate sales and leasing transactions, property management, conducting valuations, trading in securities for clients and the operation of the investment advisory business, among other business lines, require us to maintain licenses in various jurisdictions in which we operate. If we fail to maintain our licenses or conduct brokerage, management, valuations, investment advisory or other regulated activities without a license, we may be required to pay fines or return commissions received or have licenses suspended. Our acquisition activity increases these risks because we must successfully transfer licenses of the acquired entities and their staff, as appropriate. Licensing requirements may also preclude us from engaging in certain types of transactions or change the way in which we conduct business or the cost of doing so. In addition, because the size and scope of real estate sales transactions and the number of countries in which we operate or invest have increased significantly during the past several years, both the difficulty of ensuring compliance with the numerous licensing regimes and the possible loss resulting from noncompliance have increased. Also, significant and highly publicized accounting and investment management frauds in various businesses and countries during 2008 and so far in 2009 may result in significant changes in regulations that may affect our business.

Furthermore, the laws and regulations applicable to our business, both in the United States and in foreign countries, also may change in ways that materially increase the costs of compliance. Particularly in emerging markets, there can be relatively less transparency around the standards and conditions under which licenses are granted, maintained or renewed, and it may be difficult to defend against the arbitrary revocation of a license in a jurisdiction where the rule of law is less well developed.

As a licensed real estate service provider and advisor in various jurisdictions, we and our licensed employees may be subject to various due diligence, disclosure, standard-of-care, anti-money laundering and other obligations in the jurisdictions in which we operate. Failure to fulfill these obligations could subject us to litigation from parties who purchased, sold or leased properties we brokered or managed or who invested in our funds. We could become subject to claims by participants in real estate sales or other services claiming that we did not fulfill

 

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our obligations as a service provider or broker (including, for example, with respect to conflicts of interests where we are acting, or are perceived to be acting, for two or more clients with potentially contrary interests).

COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS. Our business is highly dependent on our ability to process transactions across numerous and diverse markets in many currencies. If any of our financial, accounting, human resources or other data processing, e-mail, client accounting, funds processing or electronic information management systems do not operate properly or are disabled (including as the result of computer viruses, problems with the internet or sabotage), we could suffer a disruption of our businesses, liability to clients, loss of client data, regulatory intervention or reputational damage. These systems may fail to operate properly or become disabled as a result of events that are wholly or partially beyond our control, including disruptions of electrical or communications services, disruptions caused by natural disasters, political instability or terrorist attacks, or our inability to occupy one or more of our buildings. As we outsource significant portions of our IT functions to third-party providers, we bear the risk of having somewhat less direct control over the manner and quality of performance than we would if done by our own employees.

The development of new software systems used to operate one or more aspects of our business, particularly on a customized basis or in order to coordinate or consolidate financial, human resources or other types of infrastructure data reporting, client accounting or funds processing is complicated and may result in costs that cannot be recouped in the event of the failure to complete a planned software development. A new software system that has defects may cause reputational issues and client or employee dissatisfaction, with business lost as a result. The acquisition or development of software systems is often dependent to one degree or another on the quality, ability and/or financial stability of one or more third-party vendors, over which we may not have control beyond the rights we negotiate in our contracts. Different privacy policies from one country to the next (or across a region such as the European Union) may restrict our ability to share or collect data on a global basis, and this may limit the utility of otherwise available technology.

The Firm has been implementing significant new financial, human resources, client relationship management and intranet software systems on a worldwide basis, and is in the process of transitioning various significant processes to these new systems. This implementation is complex and will continue throughout 2009 and into 2010. If the Firm does not implement these new systems effectively, or if any of the new systems does not operate as intended, the effectiveness of the Firm’s financial reporting or internal controls could be materially and adversely affected.

Our business is also dependent, in part, on our ability to deliver to our clients the efficiencies and convenience afforded by technology. The effort to gain technological expertise and develop or acquire new technologies requires us to incur significant expenses. If we cannot offer new technologies as quickly as our competitors do, we could lose market share. We are increasingly dependent on the internet and intranet technology to disseminate critical business information publicly and also to our employees internally. In the event of technology failure, or our inability to maintain robust platforms, we risk competitive disadvantage.

RISKS INHERENT IN MAKING ACQUISITIONS. We have made in the past, and anticipate that we may make in the future, acquisitions of businesses or business lines.

In 2006, for example, we closed the acquisition of Spaulding & Slye, a significant U.S. business with approximately 500 employees.

In 2007, we announced the merger of our operations in India with those of a third party, as the result of which we are now operating in India under the name Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj.

In 2008, the acquisition of Kemper’s, a Germany-based retail specialist, made us the largest property advisory business in Germany. The acquisition later that year of Staubach, a U.S. real estate services firm specializing in tenant representation with 1,000 employees, significantly enhanced our presence in key tenant representation markets across the United States, made us the market leader in public sector services and added scale to our industrial brokerage, investment sales, corporate finance and project and development services.

Also in 2006, 2007 and 2008, we completed a number of other smaller but still strategically important acquisitions in various countries. Any such acquisitions may subject us to a number of significant risks, any of which may prevent us from realizing the anticipated benefits or synergies of the acquisition. The integration of companies is a complex and time-consuming process that could significantly disrupt the businesses of Jones Lang LaSalle and the acquired company. The challenges involved in integration and realizing the benefits of an acquisition include:

 

 

Diversion of management attention and financial resources from existing operations;

 

 

Difficulties in integrating cultures, compensation structures, operations, existing contracts, accounting processes and employees and realizing the anticipated synergies of the combined businesses;

 

 

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Inability to retain clients of the acquired business;

 

 

Exposure to legal, environmental, employment and other types of claims for activities of the acquired business prior to acquisition, including those that may not have been adequately identified during the pre-acquisition due diligence investigation or those which the legal documentation associated with the transaction did not successfully terminate or transfer;

 

 

Addition of business lines in which we have not previously engaged (for example, general contractor services for “ground-up” construction development projects);

 

 

Inability to effectively integrate the acquired business and its employees, or to successfully integrate merged operations in a timely or complete manner; and

 

 

Potential impairment of intangible assets, which could adversely affect our reported results.

Our failure to meet the challenges involved in successfully integrating our operations with those of another company or otherwise to realize any of the anticipated benefits of an acquisition could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition. Additionally, the price we pay or other resources that we devote may exceed the value we realize, or the value we could have realized if we had allocated the consideration payable for the acquisition or other resources to another opportunity.

ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES AND REGULATIONS; CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS. The Firm’s operations are affected by federal, state and/or local environmental laws in the countries in which we maintain office space for our own operations and where we manage properties for clients. We may face liability with respect to environmental issues occurring at properties that we manage or occupy, or in which we invest. Various laws and regulations restrict the levels of certain substances that may be discharged into the environment by properties or they may impose liability on current or previous real estate owners or operators for the cost of investigating, cleaning up or removing contamination caused by hazardous or toxic substances at the property. We may face costs or liabilities under these laws as a result of our role as an on-site property manager or a manager of construction projects. Our risks for such liabilities may increase as we expand our services to include more industrial and/or manufacturing facilities than has been the case in the past. In addition, we may face liability if such laws are applied to expand our limited liability with respect to our co-investments in real estate as discussed above.

Given that the Firm’s own operations are generally conducted within leased office building space, we do not currently anticipate that regulations restricting the emissions of “greenhouse gases,” or taxes that may be imposed on their release, would result in material costs or capital expenditures, although we cannot be certain about the extent to which such regulations will develop as there are higher levels of understanding and commitments by different governments around the world regarding the risks of climate change and how they should be mitigated.

ABILITY TO PROTECT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. Our business depends, in part, on our ability to identify and protect proprietary information and other intellectual property (such as our service marks, client lists and information, and business methods). Existing laws of some countries in which we provide or intend to provide services (or the extent to which their laws are enforced) may offer only limited protections of our intellectual property rights. We rely on a combination of trade secrets, confidentiality policies, non-disclosure and other contractual arrangements, and on patent, copyright and trademark laws to protect our intellectual property rights. Our inability to detect unauthorized use (for example, by former employees) or take appropriate or timely steps to enforce our intellectual property rights may have an adverse effect on our business. These risks may be enhanced due to increased employee redundancies that result from the economic downturn.

We cannot be sure that the intellectual property that we may use in the course of operating our business or the services we offer to clients do not infringe on the rights of third parties, and we may have infringement claims asserted against us or against our clients. These claims may harm our reputation, cost us money and prevent us from offering some services.

ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN SATISFACTORY INTERNAL FINANCIAL REPORTING CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. If we are not able to continue to successfully implement the requirements of Section 404 of the United States Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, our reputation, financial results and the market price of our stock could suffer. While we believe that we have adequate internal financial reporting control procedures in place, we may be exposed to potential risks from this legislation, which requires companies to evaluate their internal controls and have their controls attested to by their independent auditors on an annual basis. We have evaluated our internal control systems in order to allow our management to report on, and our independent auditors to attest to, our internal controls over financial reporting as required for purposes of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. However, there can be no assurance that we will continue to receive a positive attestation in future years, particularly since standards continue to evolve and are not necessarily being applied consistently from one auditing firm to another. If we identify one or more material weaknesses in our internal controls in the future that we cannot remediate in a timely fashion, we may be unable to receive a positive attestation at some time in the future from our independent auditors with respect to our internal controls over financial reporting.

 

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Financial Risk Factors

WE MAY HAVE INDEBTEDNESS WITH FIXED OR VARIABLE INTEREST RATES AND CERTAIN COVENANTS WITH WHICH WE MUST COMPLY. We currently have the ability to borrow, from a syndicate of lenders, up to $870 million on an unsecured revolving credit facility and a term loan agreement (together the “Facilities”), with capacity to borrow up to an additional $49.9 million under local overdraft facilities. At December 31, 2008, we had $483.9 million of unsecured indebtedness on the Facilities ($288.9 million on our revolving credit facility and $195.0 million on our term loan facility) and $24.3 million outstanding on local overdraft facilities. Our average outstanding borrowings under the Facilities were $440.3 million during 2008 at an effective interest rate of 4.1%. During 2008, we incurred a substantial amount of additional indebtedness from our lending syndicate in order to finance the acquisition of Staubach and we also incurred a substantial amount of seller financing, which is presented as Deferred business acquisition obligations on our consolidated balance sheet, as the result of which the Company has significantly more indebtedness outstanding at the end of 2008 than it did at the end of 2007.

Our outstanding borrowings fluctuate during the year primarily due to varying working capital requirements. For example, payment of annual incentive compensation represents a significant working capital requirement commanding increased borrowings in the first half of the year, while historically the Firm’s seasonal earnings pattern provides more cash flow in the second half of the year. While we have no plans to make acquisitions in the midst of the current economic downturn, to the extent we continue our acquisition activities in the future, the level of our indebtedness could increase materially if we use the Facilities to fund such purchases.

The terms of the Facilities contain a number of covenants that could restrict our flexibility to finance future operations or capital needs, or to engage in other business activities that may be in our best interest. The debt covenants limit our ability, among other things, to:

 

 

Encumber or dispose of assets;

 

Incur additional indebtedness;

 

Make investments;

 

Make capital expenditures;

 

Increase dividends; and

 

Engage in acquisitions.

In addition, the Facilities require that we maintain a consolidated net worth of at least $894 million and a leverage ratio not exceeding 3.5 to 1 through September 30, 2009, at which time it will revert to 3.25 to 1. We must also maintain a minimum cash interest coverage ratio of 2.0 to 1.

If we are unable to make required payments under the Facilities or if we breach any of the debt covenants, we will be in default under the terms of the Facilities. A default under the Facilities could cause acceleration of repayment of outstanding amounts as well as defaults under other existing and future debt obligations.

VOLATILITY IN LASALLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE FEE REVENUES. LaSalle Investment Management’s, portfolio is of sufficient size to periodically generate large incentive fees and, in some cases, equity gains that significantly contribute to our earnings and to the changes in earnings from one year to the next. Volatility in this component of our earnings is inevitable due to the nature of this aspect of our business, and the amount of incentive fees or equity gains we may recognize in future quarters is inherently unpredictable and relates to market dynamics in effect at the time. The speed with which the real estate markets worldwide turned from positive to negative starting in 2007 and continuing through 2008 is a further indication of the volatility to which we are subject and over which we have no control. In the case of our commingled funds, underlying market conditions, particular decisions regarding the acquisition and disposition of fund assets, and the specifics of the client mandate will determine the timing and size of incentive fees from one fund to another. For separate accounts, where asset management is ongoing, we also may earn incentive fees at periodic agreed-upon measurement dates, and they may be related to performance relative to specified real-estate indices (such as that published by the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF)).

While LaSalle Investment Management has focused over the past several years on developing more predictable annuity-type revenues, incentive fees have been, and will continue to be, an important part of our revenues and earnings. As a result, the volatility described above should be expected to continue. For example, in 2006, we recognized one very significant incentive fee from the long-term performance of a separate account where we have ongoing portfolio management. This incentive fee was payable only once every four years and was calculated based on the account’s performance above a real rate of return so long as the account’s performance has exceeded a NCREIF-based index. The incentive fee will next be measured after a five-year performance period. Given the extraordinary fall in asset prices that many markets have experienced starting in 2007, it is likely that our incentive fees will fall significantly in future periods, but that may be offset by our ability to take advantage of lower asset prices as we make new investments, although predicting with any confidence how all of these complicated factors will ultimately affect our future results is problematic.

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the future. Our efforts to collect our fees in these situations may lead to significant legal fees and/or significant delays in collection due to extended judicial proceedings or negotiations, or may result in negotiated reductions in fees that take into account the future value of the relationship.

VOLATILITY IN HOTELS AND CAPITAL MARKETS FEES. We have business lines other than LaSalle Investment Management that also generate fees based on the timing, size and pricing of closed transactions and these fees may significantly contribute to our earnings and to changes in earnings from one quarter or year to the next. For example, in 2007 our Hotels business generated one very substantial fee from the sale of a large portfolio of hotels on behalf of a particular client. Volatility in this component of our earnings is inevitable due to the nature of these businesses and the amount of the fees we will recognize in future quarters is inherently unpredictable, even more so due to significant negative market changes worldwide that surfaced during 2007 and continued through 2008.

CURRENCY RESTRICTIONS AND EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS. We produce positive flows of cash in various countries and currencies that can be most effectively used to fund operations in other countries or to repay our indebtedness, which is currently primarily denominated in U.S. dollars. We face restrictions in certain countries that limit or prevent the transfer of funds to other countries or the exchange of the local currency to other currencies. We also face risks associated with fluctuations in currency exchange rates that may lead to a decline in the value of the funds produced in certain jurisdictions.

Additionally, although we operate globally, we report our results in U.S. dollars, and thus our reported results may be positively or negatively impacted by the strengthening or weakening of currencies against the U.S. Dollar. As an example, the euro and the pound sterling, each a currency used in a significant portion of our operations, have fluctuated significantly in recent years, strengthening against the U.S. dollar over the course of 2006 and 2007, and weakening in second half of 2008. For the year ended December 31, 2008, 42% of our revenue was attributable to operations with U.S. dollars as their functional currency, and 58% was attributable to operations having other functional currencies. In addition to the potential negative impact on reported earnings, fluctuations in currencies relative to the U.S. dollar may make it more difficult to perform period-to-period comparisons of the reported results of operations.

We are authorized to use currency-hedging instruments, including foreign currency forward contracts, purchased currency options and borrowings in foreign currency. There can be no assurance that such hedging will be economically effective. We do not use hedging instruments for speculative purposes.

As currency forward and option contracts are generally conducted off-exchange or over-the-counter (“OTC”), many of the safeguards accorded to participants on organized exchanges, such as the performance guarantee of an exchange clearing house, are generally unavailable in connection with OTC transactions. In addition, there can be no guarantee that the counterparty will fulfill its obligations under the contractual agreement, especially in the event of a bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty, which would effectively leave us unhedged.

The following table sets forth the revenues derived from our most significant currencies on a revenue basis ($ in millions):

 

      2008    2007

United States dollar

   $ 1,131.8    $ 959.5

Euro

     480.7      453.0

British pound

     344.0      460.7

Australian dollar

     160.2      182.6

Singapore dollar

     130.4      114.2

Japanese yen

     92.7      183.5

Hong Kong dollar

     83.1      64.8

Other currencies

     274.7      233.8

Total revenues

   $ 2,697.6    $ 2,652.1

In 2008, many of the most significant governments worldwide enacted economic stimulus measures of various types. It is inherently difficult to predict how and when these measures will affect the relative values of currencies and in any event we anticipate significant continuing volatility in currency exchange rates.

GREATER DIFFICULTY IN COLLECTING ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE IN CERTAIN COUNTRIES AND REGIONS. We face challenges to our ability to efficiently and/or effectively collect accounts receivable in certain countries and regions. For example, in Asia, many countries have underdeveloped insolvency laws, and clients often are slow to pay. In Europe, clients in some countries, particularly Spain, Italy and France, also tend to delay payments, reflecting a different business culture over which we do not necessarily have any control. Less-developed countries may have very lengthy or difficult judicial processes that can make collections through the court system more problematic than they would otherwise be. Additionally, the increasing weakness in the global economy has put additional financial stress on clients, which in turn has negatively impacted our ability to collect our receivables fully or in a timely manner. We cannot be sure

 

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that the procedures we use to identify and rectify slowly paid receivables, and to protect ourselves against the insolvencies or bankruptcies of clients, landlords and other third parties with which we do business, will be effective in all cases. We expect that 2009 will continue to be an unusually challenging business environment in which to collect receivables.

INCREASING FINANCIAL RISK OF COUNTERPARTIES, INCLUDING REFINANCING RISK. The unprecedented disruptions and dynamic changes in the financial markets, and particularly insofar as they have led to major changes in the status and creditworthiness of some of the world’s largest banks, investment banks and insurance companies, among others, have generally increased the counterparty risk to us from a financial standpoint of (1) obtaining new credit commitments from lenders, (2) refinancing credit commitments or loans that have terminated or matured according to their terms (including funds sponsored by our investment management subsidiary which use leverage in the ordinary course of their investment activities), (3) placing insurance, (4) engaging in hedging transactions, (5) maintaining cash deposits or other investments and (6) otherwise conducting business with third parties. We generally attempt to conduct business with only the highest quality and most well-known counterparties, but there can be no assurance (1) that our efforts to evaluate their creditworthiness will be effective in all cases (particularly as the quality of credit ratings provided by the nationally recognized rating agencies has been called into question), (2) that we will always be able to obtain the full benefit of the financial commitments made to us by lenders, insurance companies, hedging counterparties or other organizations with which we do business or (3) that we will always be able to refinance existing indebtedness (or commitments to provide indebtedness) which has matured by its terms, including funds sponsored by our investment management subsidiary. Additionally, the ability of government regulatory authorities to adequately monitor and regulate banks, investment banks, securities firms and insurance companies has also been significantly called into question during the current downturn (for example, in identifying and preventing “pyramid schemes” and other potential systemic failures in a timely fashion), as the result of which the overall risk of unforeseeable financial loss from engaging in business with ostensibly regulated counterparties has increased.

POTENTIALLY ADVERSE TAX CONSEQUENCES; CHANGES IN TAX LEGISLATION AND TAX RATES. Moving funds between countries can produce adverse tax consequences in the countries from which and to which funds are transferred, as well as in other countries, such as the United States, in which we have operations. Additionally, as our operations are global, we face challenges in effectively gaining a tax benefit for costs incurred in one country that benefit our operations in other countries.

Changes in tax legislation or tax rates may occur in one or more jurisdictions in which we operate that may materially increase the cost of operating our business. This includes the potential for significant legislative policy change in the taxation objectives with respect to the income of multinational corporations, as has recently been the subject of policy debate and proposals in the United States and the United Kingdom. Although we are uncertain as to the ultimate results, or what the effects will be on our businesses in particular, it is possible that some governments will make significant changes to their tax policies as part of their responses to their weakened economies.

THE CHARTER AND THE BYLAWS OF JONES LANG LASALLE, OR THE MARYLAND GENERAL CORPORATION LAW, COULD DELAY, DEFER OR PREVENT A CHANGE OF CONTROL. The charter and bylaws of Jones Lang LaSalle include provisions that may discourage, delay, defer or prevent a takeover attempt that may be in the best interest of Jones Lang LaSalle shareholders and may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

The charter and bylaws provide for:

 

 

The ability of the board of directors to establish one or more classes and series of capital stock including the ability to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, and to determine the price, rights, preferences and privileges of such capital stock without any further shareholder approval;

 

 

A requirement that any shareholder action taken without a meeting be pursuant to unanimous written consent; and

 

 

Certain advance notice procedures for Jones Lang LaSalle shareholders nominating candidates for election to the Jones Lang LaSalle board of directors.

Under the Maryland General Corporate Law (the “MGCL”), certain “Business Combinations” (including a merger, consolidation, share exchange or, in certain circumstances, an asset transfer or issuance or reclassification of equity securities) between a Maryland corporation and any person who beneficially owns 10% or more of the voting power of the corporation’s shares or an affiliate of the corporation who, at any time within the two-year period prior to the date in question, was the beneficial owner of 10% or more of the voting power of the then-outstanding voting stock of the corporation (an “Interested Shareholder”) or an affiliate of the Interested Shareholder are prohibited for five years after the most recent date on which the Interested Shareholder became an Interested Shareholder. Thereafter, any such Business Combination must be recommended by the board of directors of such corporation and approved by the affirmative vote of at least (1) 80% of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of outstanding voting shares of the corporation and (2) 66 2/3% of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of outstanding voting shares of the corporation other than shares held by the Interested Shareholder with whom the Business Combination is to be effected, unless, among other things, the corporation’s shareholders receive a minimum price (as defined in the

 

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MGCL) for their shares and the consideration is received in cash or in the same form as previously paid by the Interested Shareholder for its shares. Pursuant to the MGCL, these provisions also do not apply to Business Combinations approved or exempted by the board of directors of the corporation prior to the time that the Interested Shareholder becomes an Interested Shareholder.

Human Resources Risk Factors

DIFFICULTIES AND COSTS OF STAFFING AND MANAGING INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS. The coordination and management of international operations pose additional costs and difficulties. We must manage operations in many time zones and that involve people with language and cultural differences. Our success depends on finding and retaining people capable of dealing with these challenges effectively and who will represent the Firm with the highest levels of integrity. If we are unable to attract and retain qualified personnel, or to successfully plan for succession of employees holding key management positions, our growth may be limited, and our business and operating results could suffer. Among the challenges we face in retaining our people is maintaining a compensation system that rewards them consistent with local market practices and with our profitability, which can be especially difficult where competitors may be attempting to gain market share by hiring our best people at rates of compensation that are well above the current market level.

We have committed resources to effectively coordinate our business activities around the world to meet our clients’ needs, whether they are local, regional or global. We also consistently attempt to enhance the establishment, organization and communication of corporate policies, particularly where we determine that the nature of our business poses the greatest risk of noncompliance. The failure of our people to carry out their responsibilities in accordance with our client contracts, our corporate and operating policies, or our standard operating procedures, or their negligence in doing so, could result in liability to clients or other third parties, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and/or financial condition.

The worldwide credit crisis and economic recession have caused us to restructure certain parts of our business in order to size them properly relative to levels of business activity we expect in the markets in which we compete. These activities, which we expect to continue in 2009, present additional risks to the business. When addressing staffing in connection with a restructuring of our organization or a downturn in economic conditions or activity, we must take into account the employment laws of the countries in which actions are contemplated, which, in some cases, can result in significant costs, time delays in implementing headcount reductions and, potentially, litigation regarding allegedly improper employment practices.

NONCOMPLIANCE WITH POLICIES; COMMUNICATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT OF OUR POLICIES AND OUR CODE OF BUSINESS ETHICS. The geographic and cultural diversity in our organization makes it more challenging to communicate the importance of adherence to our Code of Business Ethics and our Vendor Code of Conduct, to monitor and enforce compliance with its provisions on a worldwide basis, and to ensure local compliance with U.S. laws that apply globally, such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the Patriot Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Breaches of our Code of Business Ethics, particularly by our executive management, could have a material adverse effect on our business, reputation, operating results and/or financial condition. Breaches of our Vendor Code of Conduct by vendors whom we retain as a principal for client engagements can also lead to significant losses to clients from financial liabilities that might result.

EMPLOYEE AND VENDOR MISCONDUCT. Like any business, we run the risk that employee fraud or other misconduct could occur. In a company such as ours with more than 36,000 employees, it is not always possible to deter employee misconduct, and the precautions we take to prevent and detect this activity may not be effective in all cases. Employee misconduct, including fraud, can cause significant financial or reputational harm to any business, from which full recovery cannot be assured. We also may not have insurance that covers any losses in full or that covers losses from particular criminal acts.

Because we often hire third-party vendors to perform services for our own account or for clients, we are also subject to the consequences of fraud or misconduct by employees of our vendors, which also can result in significant financial or reputational harm (even if we have been adequately protected from a legal standpoint). We have instituted a Vendor Code of Conduct, which is published in multiple languages on our public Web site, and which is intended to communicate to our vendors the standards of conduct we expect them to uphold.

Anecdotally, the risk that the Company will be the victim of fraud, both from employees and third parties, is generally thought to increase during times of general economic stress such as we are now experiencing.

ITEM  1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM  2. PROPERTIES

Our principal corporate holding company headquarters are located at 200 East Randolph Drive, Chicago, Illinois, where we currently occupy over 165,000 square feet of office space pursuant to a lease that expires in February 2016. Our regional headquarters for our Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific businesses are located in Chicago, London and Singapore, respectively. We have 180 corporate offices worldwide located in most major cities and metropolitan areas as follows: 64 offices in 7 countries in the Americas (including 55 in the

 

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United States), 60 offices in 24 countries in EMEA and 56 offices in 13 countries in Asia Pacific. Our offices are each leased pursuant to agreements with terms ranging from month-to-month to 10 years. In addition, we have on-site property and corporate offices located throughout the world. On-site property management offices are generally located within properties that we manage and are provided to us without cost.

ITEM  3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The Company has contingent liabilities from various pending claims and litigation matters arising in the ordinary course of business, some of which involve claims for damages that are substantial in amount. Many of these matters are covered by insurance (including insurance provided through a captive insurance company), although they may nevertheless be subject to large deductibles or retentions, and the amounts being claimed may exceed the available insurance. Although the ultimate liability for these matters cannot be determined, based upon information currently available, we believe the ultimate resolution of such claims and litigation will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

ITEM  4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

There were no matters submitted to a vote of Jones Lang LaSalle’s shareholders during the fourth quarter of 2008.

ITEM  5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Our Common Stock is listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “JLL.”

As of February 17, 2009, there were 18,285 beneficial holders of our Common Stock.

The following table sets forth the high and low daily closing prices of our Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.

 

      HIGH    LOW

2008

     

Fourth Quarter

   $ 40.49    $ 19.18

Third Quarter

   $ 62.86    $ 38.57

Second Quarter

   $ 90.19    $ 59.91

First Quarter

   $ 81.43    $ 60.57

2007

     

Fourth Quarter

   $ 108.45    $ 70.48

Third Quarter

   $ 123.17    $ 95.92

Second Quarter

   $ 120.10    $ 102.76

First Quarter

   $ 109.33    $ 90.60

Dividends

On December 15, 2008 we paid a semi-annual dividend of $0.25 per share of our common stock to holders of record at the close of business on November 14, 2008. This was a 50% decrease from the $0.50 per share dividend paid in June 2008. A dividend-equivalent in the same amount was also paid simultaneously on outstanding but unvested restricted stock units granted under the Company’s Stock Award and Incentive Plan. There can be no assurance that future dividends will be declared since the actual declaration of future dividends and the establishment of record and payment dates, remains subject to final determination by the Company’s Board of Directors.

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Shareowner Services

480 Washington Boulevard

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Equity Compensation Plan Information

For information regarding our equity compensation plans, including both shareholder approved plans and plans not approved by shareholders, see Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.

 

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Comparison of Cumulative Total Return

COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN AMONG JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED, THE S&P 500 INDEX AND A PEER GROUP

The following graph compares the cumulative 5-year total return to shareholders on Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated’s common stock relative to the cumulative total returns of the S&P 500 index, and a customized peer group of two companies that includes: Grubb & Ellis Company and CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. The graph assumes that the value of the investment in the Company’s common stock, in the peer group, and the index (including reinvestment of dividends) was $100 on December 31, 2003 and tracks it through December 31, 2008.

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Share Repurchases

No shares were repurchased in 2008 under our share repurchase programs.

 

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

The following table sets forth our summary historical consolidated financial data. The information should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included elsewhere herein.

 

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE                        YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
DATA)      2008        2007        2006        2005        2004

Statement of Operations Data:

                        

Revenue

     $ 2,697,586        2,652,075        2,013,578        1,390,610        1,166,958

Operating income

       151,463        342,320        244,079        131,751        89,521

Interest expense, net of interest income

       30,568        13,064        14,254        3,999        9,292

Loss on extinguishment of Senior Notes

                                   11,561

Gain on sale of investments

              6,129                     

Equity in (losses) earnings from real estate ventures

       (5,462 )      12,216        9,221        12,156        17,447

Income before provision for income taxes and minority interest

       115,433        347,601        239,046        139,908        86,115

Provision for income taxes

       28,743        87,595        63,825        36,236        21,873

Minority interest in earnings of subsidiaries, net of taxes

       1,807        2,174                     

Net income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

       84,883        257,832        175,221        103,672        64,242

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax (1)

                     1,180              

Net income

     $ 84,883        257,832        176,401        103,672        64,242

Dividends on unvested common stock, net of tax

       1,368        1,342        1,057        385       

Net income available to common shareholders

     $ 83,515        256,490        175,344        103,287        64,242

Basic earnings per common share before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle and dividends on unvested common stock

     $ 2.56        8.05        5.50        3.30        2.08

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax (1)

                     0.03              

Dividends on unvested common stock, net of tax

       (0.04 )      (0.04 )      (0.03 )      (0.01 )     

Basic earnings per common share

     $ 2.52        8.01        5.50        3.29        2.08

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

       33,098,228        32,021,380        31,872,112        31,383,828        30,887,868

Diluted earnings per common share before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle and dividends on unvested common stock

     $ 2.48        7.68        5.24        3.13        1.96

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax (1)

                     0.03              

Dividends on unvested common stock, net of tax

       (0.04 )      (0.04 )      (0.03 )      (0.01 )     

Diluted earnings per common share

     $ 2.44        7.64        5.24        3.12        1.96

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

       34,205,120        33,577,927        33,447,939        33,109,261        32,845,281

 

(1) The cumulative effect of change in accounting principle in 2006 is the result of our adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment,” (“SFAS 123R”). As a result of adopting SFAS 123R on January 1, 2006, we credited $1.2 million to the income statement, as the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, which represented the expense recognized in prior years on shares we expect to be forfeited prior to their vesting date.

 

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(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE                        YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,  
DATA)      2008        2007        2006        2005        2004  

Other Data:

                        

EBITDA (2)

     $ 233,410        412,729        302,387        177,358        128,788  

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (3)

       2.65X        8.33X        6.99X        6.75X        3.90X  

Cash flows provided by (used in):

                        

Operating activities

     $ 33,365        409,418        377,703        120,636        161,478  

Investing activities

       (494,864 )      (258,502 )      (306,360 )      (61,034 )      (27,565 )

Financing activities

       428,812        (122,948 )      (49,389 )      (61,087 )      (166,875 )

Assets under management (4)

     $ 46,200,000        49,700,000        40,600,000        29,800,000        24,100,000  

Total square feet under management

       1,353,000        1,235,000        1,024,000        903,000        835,000  

Balance Sheet Data:

                        

Cash and cash equivalents

     $ 45,893        78,580        50,612        28,658        30,143  

Total assets

       3,077,025        2,291,874        1,729,948        1,144,769        1,012,377  

Total debt

       508,512        43,590        50,136        44,708        58,911  

Total liabilities

       2,005,220        1,273,069        979,568        608,766        504,397  

Total shareholders’ equity

       1,067,682        1,010,533        750,380        536,003        507,980  

 

(2) EBITDA represents earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. Although EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure, our management believes that EBITDA is a useful analytical tool, that it is useful to investors as one of the primary metrics for evaluating operating performance and liquidity, and that an increase in EBITDA is an indicator of improved ability to service existing debt, to sustain potential future increases in debt and to satisfy capital requirements. EBITDA also is used in the calculation of certain covenants related to our revolving credit facility. However, EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative either to net income or net cash provided by operating activities, both of which are determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). Because EBITDA is not calculated under U.S. GAAP, our EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

Below is a reconciliation of our EBITDA to net income ($ in thousands):

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,

        2008      2007      2006      2005      2004

Net income

     $ 83,515      256,490      175,344      103,287      64,242

Interest expense, net of interest income

       30,568      13,064      14,254      3,999      9,292

Provision for income taxes

       28,743      87,595      63,825      36,236      21,873

Depreciation and amortization

       90,584      55,580      48,964      33,836      33,381

EBITDA

     $ 233,410      412,729      302,387      177,358      128,788

Below is a reconciliation of our EBITDA to net cash provided by operating activities, the most comparable cash flow measure on the statements of cash flows ($ in thousands):

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,

        2008      2007        2006        2005      2004  

Net cash provided by operating activities

     $ 33,365      409,418        377,703        120,636      161,478  

Interest expense, net of interest income

       30,568      13,064        14,254        3,999      9,292  

Provision for income taxes

       28,743      87,595        63,825        36,236      21,873  

Change in working capital and non-cash expenses

       140,734      (97,348 )      (153,395 )      16,487      (63,855 )

EBITDA

     $ 233,410      412,729        302,387        177,358      128,788  

 

(3) For purposes of computing the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, “earnings” represents net earnings before income taxes plus fixed charges, less capitalized interest. Fixed charges consist of interest expense, including amortization of debt discount and financing costs, capitalized interest and one-third of rental expense, which we believe is representative of the interest component of rental expense.

 

(4) Assets under management represent the aggregate fair market value or cost basis (where an appraisal is not available) of assets managed by our Investment Management segment. Asset under management data for separate account and fund management amounts are reported based on a one quarter lag and all other data is reported as of the end of the periods reflected.

 

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our Selected Financial Data and Consolidated Financial Statements, including the notes thereto, appearing elsewhere in this Form 10-K. The following discussion and analysis contains certain forward-looking statements generally identified by the words anticipates, believes, estimates, expects, plans, intends and other similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Jones Lang LaSalle’s actual results, performance, achievements, plans and objectives to be materially different from any future results, performance, achievements, plans and objectives expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. See the Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements after Part IV, Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

We present our Management’s Discussion and Analysis in six sections, as follows:

 

(1) An executive summary of our business and industry trends,

 

(2) A summary of our critical accounting policies and estimates,

 

(3) Certain items affecting the comparability of results and certain market and other risks that we face,

 

(4) The results of our operations, first on a consolidated basis and then for each of our business segments,

 

(5) Consolidated cash flows, and

 

(6) Liquidity and capital resources.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Jones Lang LaSalle provides comprehensive integrated real estate and investment management expertise on a local, regional and global level to owner, occupier and investor clients. We are an industry leader in property and corporate facility management services, with a portfolio of approximately 1.4 billion square feet worldwide. LaSalle Investment Management, a member of the Jones Lang LaSalle group, is one of the world’s largest and most diversified real estate investment management firms, with over $46 billion of assets under management.

In 2008, a year marked by a worldwide economic downturn and extraordinary turmoil in most markets, the Firm had revenues of $2.7 billion, the same as 2007, remained profitable and gained market share from competitors. In response to current economic conditions and their impact on commercial real estate, we are aligning the size of our business and our costs to meet current conditions and focus on how to best take advantage of the opportunities we believe will arise from the unsettled and distressed markets.

Our range of real estate services includes:

 

 

Agency leasing

 

 

Property management

 

 

Project and development management

 

 

Construction management

 

 

Valuations

 

 

Capital markets

 

 

Real estate investment banking and merchant banking

 

 

Brokerage of properties

 

 

Corporate finance

 

 

Hotel advisory

 

 

Space acquisition and disposition (tenant representation)

 

 

Facilities management/outsourcing

 

 

Strategic consulting

 

 

Energy and sustainability services

 

 

Value recovery services

 

 

Investment management

We offer these services locally, regionally and globally to real estate investors and occupiers for a variety of property types, including offices, hotels, industrial, retail, multi-family residential, hospitals, critical environments and data centers, sports facilities, cultural institutions and transportation centers. Individual regions and markets focus on different property types, depending on local requirements and market conditions.

We work for a broad range of clients that represent a wide variety of industries and are based in markets throughout the world. Our clients vary greatly in size and include for-profit and not-for-profit entities of all kinds, public-private partnerships and governmental (public

 

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sector) entities. We provide real estate investment management services on a global basis for both public and private assets through our LaSalle Investment Management subsidiary. Our integrated global business model, industry-leading research capabilities, client relationship management focus, consistent worldwide service delivery and strong brand enhance our services.

See Item 1. Business for additional information on the services we provide.

The following industry trends have impacted and are expected to impact the direction and execution of our strategies and our results of operations in the future:

CREDIT RESTRICTIONS AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. Severe restrictions on credit and the general decline of the global economy have significantly impacted the global real estate market. Beginning in the second half of 2007, the well-publicized contraction in the overall availability of credit in the global financial markets significantly reduced the volume and pace of commercial real estate transactions and negatively impacted real estate pricing in many countries. We expect this situation to continue for some time before it begins to improve, although it is inherently difficult to make accurate predictions in this regard as the real estate markets are impacted by several factors, such as macro movements of the financial markets, including the stock, bond and derivatives markets.

INCREASING DEMAND FOR GLOBAL SERVICES AND GLOBALIZATION OF CAPITAL FLOWS. Many corporations based in countries around the world have pursued growth opportunities in international markets. Many are striving to control costs by outsourcing or offshoring non-core business activities. Both trends have increased the demand for global real estate services, including facilities management, tenant representation and leasing, property and energy management services. We believe that these trends will favor real estate service providers with the capability to provide services—and consistently high service levels—in multiple markets around the world. Additionally, real estate capital flows have become increasingly global, as more assets are marketed internationally and as more investors seek real estate investment opportunities beyond their own borders. This trend has created new markets for investment managers equipped to facilitate international real estate capital flows and execute cross-border real estate transactions. We have seen a recent slowdown in this type of activity but expect that it will grow again when financial markets recover.

GROWTH OF OUTSOURCING. In recent years, and on a global level, outsourcing of professional real estate services has increased substantially, as corporations have focused corporate resources, including capital, on core competencies. Large users of commercial real estate services continue to demonstrate a preference for working with single-source service providers able to operate across local, regional and global markets. The ability to offer a full range of services on this scale requires significant corporate infrastructure investment, including information technology and personnel training. Smaller regional and local real estate service firms, with limited resources, are less able to make such investments. In addition, public and other non-corporate users of real estate, including government agencies and health and educational institutions, have begun to outsource real estate activities as a means of reducing costs. As a result, we believe there are significant growth opportunities for firms like ours that can provide integrated real estate services across many geographic markets.

ALIGNMENT OF INTERESTS OF INVESTORS AND INVESTMENT MANAGERS. Institutional investors continue to allocate significant portions of their investment capital to real estate, and many investors have shown a desire to commit their capital to investment managers willing to co-invest their own funds in specific real estate investments or real estate funds. In addition, investors are increasingly requiring that fees paid to investment managers be more closely aligned with investment performance. As a result, we believe that investment managers with co-investment capital, such as LaSalle Investment Management, will have an advantage in attracting real estate investment capital. In addition, co-investment may bring the opportunity to provide additional services related to the acquisition, financing, property management, leasing and disposition of such investments.

SUMMARY OF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

An understanding of our accounting policies is necessary for a complete analysis of our results, financial position, liquidity and trends. The preparation of our financial statements requires management to make certain critical accounting estimates that impact the stated amount of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. These accounting estimates are based on management’s judgment and we consider them to be critical because of their significance to the financial statements and the possibility that future events may differ from current judgments, or that the use of different assumptions could result in materially different estimates. We review these estimates on a periodic basis to ensure reasonableness. Although actual amounts likely differ from such estimated amounts, we believe such differences are not likely to be material.

Revenue Recognition

The SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101, “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements” (“SAB 101”), as amended by SAB 104, provides guidance on the application of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) to selected revenue recognition issues. Additionally, EITF Issue No. 00-21, “Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables” (“EITF 00-21”), provides guidance on the application of U.S. GAAP to revenue transactions with multiple deliverables.

 

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We earn revenue from the following principal sources:

 

 

Transaction commissions;

 

 

Advisory and management fees;

 

 

Incentive fees;

 

 

Project and development management fees; and

 

 

Construction management fees.

We recognize transaction commissions related to agency leasing services, capital markets services and tenant representation services as income when we provide the related service unless future contingencies exist. If future contingencies exist, we defer recognition of revenue until the respective contingencies have been satisfied.

We recognize advisory and management fees related to property management services, valuation services, corporate property services, strategic consulting and money management as income in the period in which we perform the related services.

We recognize incentive fees based on the performance of underlying funds’ investments and the contractual benchmarks, formulas and timing of the measurement period with clients.

We recognize project and development management fees and construction management fees by applying the “percentage of completion” method of accounting. We use the efforts expended method to determine the extent of progress toward completion for project and development management fees and costs incurred to total estimated costs for construction management fees.

Certain contractual arrangements for services provide for the delivery of multiple services. We evaluate revenue recognition for each service to be rendered under these arrangements using criteria set forth in EITF 00-21. For services that meet the separability criteria, revenue is recognized separately. For services that do not meet those criteria, revenue is recognized on a combined basis.

We follow the guidance of EITF Issue No. 01-14, “Income Statement Characterization of Reimbursements Received for ‘Out-of-Pocket’ Expenses Incurred” (“EITF 01-14”). Accordingly, we have recorded these reimbursements as revenues in the income statement, as opposed to showing them as a reduction of expenses.

In certain of our businesses, primarily those involving management services, we are reimbursed by our clients for expenses incurred on their behalf. The treatment of reimbursable expenses for financial reporting purposes is based upon the fee structure of the underlying contracts. We follow the guidance of EITF Issue No. 99-19, “Reporting Revenue Gross as a Principal versus Net as an Agent” (“EITF 99-19”), when accounting for reimbursable personnel and other costs. A contract that provides a fixed fee billing, fully inclusive of all personnel or other recoverable expenses incurred but not separately scheduled, is reported on a gross basis. When accounting on a gross basis, our reported revenues include the full billing to our client and our reported expenses include all costs associated with the client.

We account for a contract on a net basis when the fee structure is comprised of at least two distinct elements, namely a fixed management fee and a separate component that allows for scheduled reimbursable personnel or other expenses to be billed directly to the client. When accounting on a net basis, we include the fixed management fee in reported revenues and net the reimbursement against expenses.

We base this characterization on the following factors, which define us as an agent rather than a principal:

 

 

The property owner, with ultimate approval rights relating to the employment and compensation of on-site personnel, and bearing all of the economic costs of such personnel, is determined to be the primary obligor in the arrangement;

 

 

Reimbursement to Jones Lang LaSalle is generally completed simultaneously with payment of payroll or soon thereafter;

 

 

Because the property owner is contractually obligated to fund all operating costs of the property from existing cash flow or direct funding from its building operating account, Jones Lang LaSalle bears little or no credit risk; and

 

 

Jones Lang LaSalle generally earns no margin in the reimbursement aspect of the arrangement, obtaining reimbursement only for actual costs incurred.

Most of our service contracts utilize the latter structure and are accounted for on a net basis. We have always presented the above reimbursable contract costs on a net basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Such costs aggregated approximately $1.1 billion, $931 million and $746 million in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. This treatment has no impact on operating income, net income or cash flows.

Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts Receivable

We estimate the allowance necessary to provide for uncollectible accounts receivable. This estimate includes specific accounts for which payment has become unlikely. We also base this estimate on historical experience, combined with a careful review of current developments and with a strong focus on credit quality. The process by which we calculate the allowance begins in the individual business units where specific problem accounts are identified and reserved as part of an overall reserve that is formulaic and driven by the age profile of the receivables and our historic experience. These allowances are then reviewed on a quarterly basis by regional and global management to ensure they are appropriate. As part of this review, we develop a range of potential allowances on a consistent formulaic basis. We would

 

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normally expect that the allowance would fall within this range. Our allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable as determined under this methodology was $23.8 million and $13.3 million at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Over the past several years we have placed considerable focus on working capital management and, in particular, collecting our receivables in a more timely manner. However, the economic downturn and current market conditions have resulted in an increase in our bad debt expense in comparison to prior years. Bad debt expense was $20.7 million, $4.2 million, and $3.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. We believe that we have an adequate reserve for our accounts receivables at December 31, 2008 for the current economic conditions and the credit quality of our clients, but significant changes in these estimates could significantly impact our bad debt expense.

Investments in Real Estate Ventures

We invest in certain real estate ventures that own and operate commercial real estate. Typically, these are co-investments in funds that our Investment Management business establishes in the ordinary course of business for its clients. These investments include non-controlling ownership interests generally ranging from less than 1% to 48.78% of the respective ventures. We apply the provisions of the following guidance when accounting for these interests:

 

 

FASB Interpretation No. 46 (revised), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an interpretation of ARB No. 51” (“FIN 46R”)

 

 

EITF Issue No. 04-5, “Determining Whether a General Partner, or the General Partners as a Group, Controls a Limited Partnership or Similar Entity When the Limited Partners Have Certain Rights” (“EITF 04-5”)

 

 

AICPA Statement of Position 78-9, “Accounting for Investments in Real Estate Ventures” as amended by FASB Staff Position No. SOP 78-9-a (“SOP 78-9-a”)

 

 

Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 18, “The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock” (“APB 18”)

 

 

EITF Topic No. D-46, “Accounting for Limited Partnership Investments” (“EITF D-46”)

The application of such guidance generally results in accounting for these interests under the equity method in the accompanying consolidated financial statements due to the nature of our non-controlling ownership in the ventures.

For real estate limited partnerships in which the Company is a general partner, we apply the guidance set forth in FIN 46R, EITF 04-5 and SOP 78-9-a in evaluating the control the Company has over the limited partnership. These entities are generally well-capitalized and grant the limited partners important rights, such as the right to replace the general partner without cause, to dissolve or liquidate the partnership, to approve the sale or refinancing of the principal partnership assets, or to approve the acquisition of principal partnership assets. We account for such general partner interests under the equity method.

For real estate limited partnerships in which the Company is a limited partner, the Company is a co-investment partner, and based on applying the guidance set forth in FIN 46R and SOP 78-9-a, has concluded that it does not have a controlling interest in the limited partnership. When we have an asset advisory contract with the real estate limited partnership, the combination of our limited partner interest and the advisory agreement provides us with significant influence over the real estate limited partnership venture. Accordingly, we account for such investments under the equity method. When the Company does not have an asset advisory contract with the limited partnership, but only has a limited partner interest without significant influence, and our interest in the partnership is considered “minor” under EITF D-46 (namely, not more than 3 to 5 percent), we account for such investments under the cost method.

For investments in real estate ventures accounted for under the equity method, we maintain an investment account, which is increased by contributions made and by our share of net income of the real estate ventures, and decreased by distributions received and by our share of net losses of the real estate ventures. Our share of each real estate venture’s net income or loss, including gains and losses from capital transactions, is reflected in our consolidated statement of earnings as “Equity in earnings (losses) from real estate ventures.” For investments in real estate ventures accounted for under the cost method, our investment account is increased by contributions made and decreased by distributions representing return of capital.

Asset Impairments

Within the balances of property and equipment used in our business, we have computer equipment and software; leasehold improvements; furniture, fixtures and equipment; and automobiles. Goodwill and other identified intangibles have been recorded from a series of acquisitions. We also invest in certain real estate ventures that own and operate commercial real estate. Typically, these are co-investments in funds that our Investment Management business establishes in the ordinary course of business for its clients. These investments include non-controlling ownership interests generally ranging from less than 1% to 48.78% of the respective ventures. We generally account for these interests under the equity method of accounting in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements due to the nature of our non-controlling ownership.

Property and Equipment—We apply Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” (“SFAS 144”), to recognize and measure impairment of property and equipment owned or under capital lease. We review property and equipment for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset group may not be recoverable. If impairment exists due to the inability to recover the

 

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carrying value of an asset group, we record an impairment loss to the extent that the carrying value exceeds the estimated fair value. We did not recognize an impairment loss related to property and equipment in 2008, 2007 or 2006.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets—We apply SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS 142”), when accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets. SFAS 142 requires that goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives not be amortized, but instead evaluated for impairment at least annually. To accomplish this annual evaluation which we complete in the third quarter of each year, we determine the carrying value of each reporting unit by assigning assets and liabilities, including the existing goodwill and intangible assets, to those reporting units as of the date of evaluation. Under SFAS 142, we define reporting units as Investment Management, Americas IOS, Asia Pacific IOS, and EMEA IOS. We then determine the fair value of each reporting unit on the basis of a discounted cash flow methodology and compare it to the reporting unit’s carrying value. The result of the 2008, 2007 and 2006 evaluations was that the fair value of each reporting unit exceeded its carrying amount, and therefore we did not recognize an impairment loss in any of those years.

In addition to our annual impairment evaluation, we evaluate whether events or circumstances have occurred in the period subsequent to our annual impairment testing which indicate that it is more likely than not an impairment loss has occurred. We evaluated the continued applicability of our annual evaluation in light of the continued deterioration in the global economy and corresponding fall in our stock price during the fourth quarter of 2008, the first quarter in which our book value exceeded our market capitalization. Based on continued profitability and EBITDA generated by each of our reporting units sufficient to support the book values of net assets of each of these reporting units at industry-specific multiples, and no significant changes in our long- term discounted cash flow projections from the assumptions used in our third quarter analysis, there were no changes to our conclusion that goodwill and intangible assets with identifiable useful lives were not impaired in 2008. However, it is possible our determination that goodwill for a reporting unit is not impaired could change in the future if the current economic conditions continue to deteriorate or persist for an extended period of time. Management will continue to monitor the relationship between the Company’s market capitalization and book value, as well as the ability of our reporting units to deliver current and projected EBITDA and cash flows sufficient to support the book values of the net assets of their respective businesses.

Investments in Real Estate Ventures—We apply the provisions of APB 18, SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5-M, “Other Than Temporary Impairment Of Certain Investments In Debt And Equity Securities” (“SAB 59”), and SFAS 144 when evaluating investments in real estate ventures for impairment, including impairment evaluations of the individual assets underlying our investments. We review investments in real estate ventures on a quarterly basis for indications of whether the carrying value of the real estate assets underlying our investments in real estate ventures may not be recoverable. When events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a real estate asset underlying one of our investments in real estate ventures may be impaired, we review the recoverability of the carrying amount of the real estate asset in comparison to an estimate of the future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the underlying asset. When the carrying amount of the real estate asset is in excess of the future undiscounted cash flows, we use a discounted cash flow approach to determine the fair value of the asset in computing the amount of the impairment. We then record the portion of the impairment loss related to our investment in the reporting period.

There were no impairment charges in equity earnings in 2007 or 2006. There were $5.8 million of impairment charges included in equity losses from real estate ventures for 2008, representing our equity share of the impairment charges against individual assets held by these ventures. The general decline in the value and performance of real estate in 2008 is expected to continue in some markets, and further declines may result in additional impairment charges in 2009. We will continue to conduct impairment testing each quarter and on an asset by asset basis.

Income Taxes

We account for income taxes under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

Because of the global and cross border nature of our business, our corporate tax position is complex. We generally provide for taxes in each tax jurisdiction in which we operate based on local tax regulations and rules. Such taxes are provided on net earnings and include the provision of taxes on substantively all differences between financial statement amounts and amounts used in tax returns, excluding certain non-deductible items and permanent differences.

Our global effective tax rate is sensitive to the complexity of our operations as well as to changes in the mix of our geographic profitability. Local statutory tax rates range from 10% to 42% in the countries in which we have significant operations. We evaluate our estimated effective tax rate on a quarterly basis to reflect forecast changes in:

 

  (i) Our geographic mix of income;

 

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  (iii) The impact of tax planning to reduce losses in jurisdictions where we cannot recognize the tax benefit of those losses; and

 

  (iv) Tax planning for jurisdictions affected by double taxation.

We continuously seek to develop and implement potential strategies and/or actions that would reduce our overall effective tax rate. We reflect the benefit from tax planning actions when we believe it is probable that they will be successful, which usually requires that certain actions have been initiated. We provide for the effects of income taxes on interim financial statements based on our estimate of the effective tax rate for the full year.

We achieved an effective tax rate of 24.9%, 25.2% and 26.7% in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively, which reflected our continued disciplined management of our global tax position.

Based on our historical experience and future business plans, we do not expect to repatriate our foreign source earnings to the United States. As a result, we have not provided deferred taxes on such earnings or the difference between tax rates in the United States and the various international jurisdictions where such amounts were earned. Further, there are various limitations on our ability to utilize foreign tax credits on such earnings when repatriated. As such, we may incur taxes in the United States upon repatriation without credits for foreign taxes paid on such earnings.

We have established valuation allowances against deferred tax assets where expected future taxable income does not support their probable realization. We formally assess the likelihood of being able to utilize current tax losses in the future on a country-by-country basis, with the determination of each quarter’s income tax provision; and we establish or increase valuation allowances upon specific indications that the carrying value of a tax asset may not be recoverable, or alternatively we reduce valuation allowances upon specific indications that the carrying value of the tax asset is more likely than not recoverable or upon the implementation of tax planning strategies allowing an asset previously determined not realizable to be viewed as realizable. The table below summarizes certain information regarding the gross deferred tax assets and valuation allowance for the past three years ($ in millions):

 

     DECEMBER 31,
      2008    2007    2006

Gross deferred tax assets

   $ 233.0    147.6    108.9

Valuation allowance

     22.0    2.5    2.4

The increase in gross deferred tax assets from 2007 to 2008 and from 2006 to 2007 was the result of an increase in the amount of expense accruals not yet deductible.

We evaluate our segment operating performance before tax, and do not consider it meaningful to allocate tax by segment. Estimations and judgments relevant to the determination of tax expense, assets and liabilities require analysis of the tax environment and the future profitability, for tax purposes, of local statutory legal entities rather than business segments. Our statutory legal entity structure generally does not mirror the way that we organize, manage and report our business operations. For example, the same legal entity may include both Investment Management and IOS businesses in a particular country.

The Company adopted the provisions of FIN 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” on January 1, 2007. As a result of the implementation of FIN 48, the Company did not recognize any adjustment to its retained earnings or any change to its liability for unrecognized tax benefits. At December 31, 2008 the amount of unrecognized tax benefits was $79.9 million.

Included in the balance of unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2008 are $49.2 million of tax benefits, that if recognized, may depending on timing, result in a decrease to goodwill.

The Company believes it is reasonably possible that $8.4 million of gross unrecognized tax benefits will be settled within twelve months after December 31, 2008. This may occur due to the conclusion of an examination by tax authorities. The Company further expects that the amount of unrecognized tax benefits will continue to change as the result of ongoing operations, the outcomes of audits, and the passing of statutes of limitations. This change is not expected to have a significant impact on the results of operations or the financial position of the Company. The Company does not believe that it has material tax positions for which the ultimate deductibility is highly certain but for which there is uncertainty about the timing of such deductibility.

Incentive Compensation

An important part of our overall compensation package is incentive compensation, which we typically pay to our employees in the first or second quarter of the year after it is earned. Certain employees receive a portion of their annual incentive compensation in the form of restricted stock units of our common stock under programs in which the restricted units vest over periods of up to 64 months from the date of grant. Under each program, we amortize related compensation cost to expense over the service period.

The most significant of these programs under which restricted stock units are granted is our stock ownership program. We increase incentive compensation deferred under the stock ownership program by 20% when determining the value of restricted stock units we grant. These restricted units vest in two parts: 50% at 18 months and 50% at 30 months, in each case from the date of grant (namely, vesting periods start in January of the year following that for which the bonus was earned). The service period over which the related compensation

 

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cost is amortized to expense consists of the 12 months of the year to which payment of the restricted stock relates, plus the periods over which the stock vests. Given that we do not finalize individual incentive compensation awards until after year-end, we must estimate the portions of the overall incentive compensation pools that will qualify for these programs. Estimations factor in the performance of the Company and individual business units, together with the target bonuses for qualified individuals.

We determine and announce incentive compensation in the first quarter of the year following that to which the incentive compensation relates, at which point we true-up the estimated stock ownership program deferral and related amortization. The table below sets forth certain information regarding the stock ownership program ($ in millions, except employee data):

 

     YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,  
      2008     2007     2006  

Number of employees qualified for the restricted stock programs

     1,600     1,500     1,200  

Deferral of compensation under the current year stock ownership program

   $ (25.3 )   (39.9 )   (28.8 )

20% enhancement of deferred compensation

     (5.1 )   (8.0 )   (7.2 )

Change in estimated deferred compensation in the first quarter of the following year

     N/A     1.0     (1.6 )

Total deferred compensation

   $ (30.4 )   (46.9 )   (37.6 )

Compensation expense recognized with regard to the current year stock ownership program

   $ 9.8     15.4     11.3  
Compensation expense recognized with regard to prior year stock ownership programs    20.5     25.0     15.8  
Total stock ownership program compensation expense    $30.3     40.4     27.1  

Self-Insurance Programs

In our Americas business, and in common with many other American companies, we have chosen to retain certain risks regarding health insurance and workers’ compensation rather than purchase third-party insurance. Estimating our exposure to such risks involves subjective judgments about future developments. We supplement our traditional global insurance program by the use of a captive insurance company to provide professional indemnity and employment practices insurance on a “claims made” basis. As professional indemnity claims can be complex and take a number of years to resolve, we are required to estimate the ultimate cost of claims.

 

 

Health Insurance—We self-insure our health benefits for all U.S.-based employees, although we purchase stop loss coverage on an annual basis to limit our exposure. We self-insure because we believe that on the basis of our historic claims experience, the demographics of our workforce and trends in the health insurance industry, we incur reduced expense by self-insuring our health benefits as opposed to purchasing health insurance through a third party. We estimate our likely full-year health costs at the beginning of the year and expense this cost on a straight-line basis throughout the year. In the fourth quarter, we estimate the required reserve for unpaid health costs required at year-end.

Given the nature of medical claims, it may take up to 24 months for claims to be processed and recorded. The reserve balance for the 2008 program is $5.6 million at December 31, 2008.

The table below sets out certain information related to the cost of the health insurance program for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 ($ in millions):

 

      2008     2007     2006  

Expense to Company

   $ 18.7     14.8     11.6  

Employee contributions

     4.7     3.8     3.7  

Adjustment to prior year reserve

     (2.1 )   (1.5 )   (0.3 )

Total program cost

   $ 21.3     17.1     15.0  

 

 

Workers’ Compensation Insurance—Given our belief, based on historical experience, that our workforce has experienced lower costs than is normal for our industry, we have been self-insured for workers’ compensation insurance for a number of years. We purchase stop loss coverage to limit our exposure to large, individual claims. On a periodic basis we accrue using various state rates based on job classifications. On an annual basis in the third quarter, we engage in a comprehensive analysis to develop a range of potential exposure, and considering actual experience, we reserve within that range. We accrue the estimated adjustment to income for the differences between this estimate and our reserve. The credits taken to revenue for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 were $4.3 million, $5.2 million, and $3.0 million, respectively.

 

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The table below sets out the range and our actual reserve for the past three years ($ in millions):

 

      MAXIMUM
RESERVE
  

MINIMUM

RESERVE

  

ACTUAL

RESERVE

December 31, 2008

   $ 12.1    11.3    12.1

December 31, 2007

     9.8    9.2    9.8

December 31, 2006

     8.4    7.8    8.4

Given the uncertain nature of claim reporting and settlement patterns associated with workers’ compensation insurance, we have accrued at the higher end of the range.

 

 

Captive Insurance Company—In order to better manage our global insurance program and support our risk management efforts, we supplement our traditional insurance program by the use of a wholly-owned captive insurance company to provide professional indemnity and employment practices liability insurance coverage on a “claims made” basis. The level of risk retained by our captive is up to $2.5 million per claim (dependent upon location) and up to $12.5 million in the aggregate. The reserves estimated and accrued in accordance with SFAS 5 for self-insurance facilitated through our captive insurance company, which relate to multiple years, were $6.2 million and $7.1 million, net of receivables from third party insurers, as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Professional indemnity insurance claims can be complex and take a number of years to resolve. Within our captive insurance company, we estimate the ultimate cost of these claims by way of specific claim reserves developed through periodic reviews of the circumstances of individual claims, as well as reserves against current year exposures on the basis of our historic loss ratio. The increase in the level of risk retained by the captive means we would expect that the amount and the volatility of our estimate of reserves will be increased over time. With respect to the consolidated financial statements, when a potential loss event occurs, management estimates the ultimate cost of the claims and accrues the related cost in accordance with SFAS No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies” (“SFAS 5”).

The table below provides details of the year-end reserves, which can relate to multiple years, that we have established as of ($ in millions):

 

      RESERVE AT YEAR-END

December 31, 2008

   $ 6.2

December 31, 2007

     7.1

December 31, 2006

     7.9

NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

Fair Value Measurements

In 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 applies to accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, except for share-based payment transactions under SFAS 123R. In November 2007, the FASB deferred the implementation of SFAS 157 for non-financial assets and liabilities for one year. Management does not believe that the application of SFAS 157 for non-financial assets and liabilities will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. On January 1, 2008 we adopted SFAS 157 with respect to our financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value. The adoption of these provisions did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Fair Value Option

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.” SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure financial instruments and certain other items at fair value and establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between entities that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. Under SFAS 159, we had the option of adopting fair value accounting for financial assets and liabilities starting on January 1, 2008. The adoption of SFAS 159 did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements since we did not elect to measure any of our financial assets or liabilities using the fair value option prescribed by SFAS 159.

Business Combinations

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 141(revised), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS 141(R)”). SFAS 141(R) will change how identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed in a business combination will be recorded in the financial statements. SFAS 141(R) requires the acquiring entity in a business combination to recognize the full fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction (whether a full or partial acquisition); establishes the acquisition-date fair value as the measurement objective for all assets acquired and liabilities assumed; and requires expensing of most transaction and restructuring costs. SFAS 141(R) applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is after December 31, 2008. The impact of the application of SFAS 141(R) on our consolidated financial statements will be dependent on the contract terms of business combinations we complete in the future.

 

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Noncontrolling Interests

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51” (“SFAS 160”). SFAS 160 requires reporting entities to present noncontrolling (minority) interests as equity (as opposed to a liability or mezzanine equity) and provides guidance on the accounting for transactions between an entity and noncontrolling interests. SFAS 160 applies prospectively as of January 1, 2009. Management does not believe that the adoption of SFAS 160 will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

ITEMS AFFECTING COMPARABILITY

Macroeconomic Conditions

Our results of operations and the variability of these results are significantly influenced by macroeconomic trends, the global and regional real estate markets and the financial and credit markets. Recent restrictions on credit and the general decline of the global economy have significantly impacted the global real estate market and our results of operations. These trends have had, and we expect to continue to have, a significant impact on the variability of our results of operations.

LaSalle Investment Management Revenues

Our investment management business is in part compensated through the receipt of incentive fees where performance of underlying funds’ investments exceeds agreed-to benchmark levels. Depending upon performance and the contractual timing of measurement periods with clients, these fees can be significant and vary substantially from period to period. In 2006, for example, the Firm recognized a gross incentive fee of $112.5 million from a single client. The fee, determined from an independent third-party valuation of the related portfolio, was larger than usual due to the eight-year contractual measurement period, as well as outstanding performance execution by the Firm.

“Equity in earnings (losses) from real estate ventures” may also vary substantially from period to period for a variety of reasons, including as a result of: (i) impairment charges, (ii) realized gains on asset dispositions, or (iii) incentive fees recorded as equity earnings. The timing of recognition of these items may impact comparability between quarters, in any one year, or compared to a prior year.

The comparability of these items can be seen in Note 3 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and is discussed further in Segment Operating Results included herein.

Transactional-Based Revenues

Transactional-based services for real estate investment banking, capital markets activities and other transactional-based services within our Investor and Occupier Services businesses increase the variability of the revenues we receive that relate to the size and timing of our clients’ transactions. In 2008, Capital Market transactions decreased significantly due to deteriorating economic conditions and the global credit crisis. In 2007 and 2006, Capital Market transactions increased significantly. The timing and the magnitude of these fees can vary significantly from year to year and quarter to quarter. For example, in the second quarter of 2007, we recognized a significant transaction fee in our Asia Pacific segment for the sale of a portfolio of 13 Japanese hotels.

Foreign Currency

We conduct business using a variety of currencies, but report our results in U.S. dollars, as a result of which our reported results may be positively or negatively impacted by the volatility of currencies against the U.S. dollar. This volatility can make it more difficult to perform period-to-period comparisons of the reported U.S. dollar results of operations, as such results demonstrate a growth or decline rate that might not have been consistent with the real underlying growth or decline rate in the local operations. As a result, we provide information about the impact of foreign currencies in the period-to-period comparisons of the reported results of operations in our discussion and analysis of financial condition in the Results of Operations section below.

MARKET RISKS

Market Risk

The principal market risks (namely, the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices) to which we are exposed are:

 

 

Interest rates on our credit facilities; and

 

Foreign exchange risks

In the normal course of business, we manage these risks through a variety of strategies, including hedging transactions using various derivative financial instruments such as foreign currency forward contracts. We enter into derivative instruments with high credit-quality counterparties and diversify our positions across such counterparties in order to reduce our exposure to credit losses. We do not enter into derivative transactions for trading or speculative purposes.

Interest Rates

We centrally manage our debt, considering investment opportunities and risks, tax consequences and overall financing strategies. We are primarily exposed to interest rate risk on our credit facilities, including our revolving multi-currency credit facility and our term loan facility (together the “Facilities”), which are available for working capital, investments, capital expenditures and acquisitions. Our average

 

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outstanding borrowings under the Facilities were $440.3 million during 2008 and the effective interest rate was 4.1%. As of December 31, 2008, we had $483.9 million outstanding under the Facilities. The Facilities bear a variable rate of interest based on market rates. The interest rate risk management objective is to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to lower the overall borrowing costs. To achieve this objective, in the past we have entered into derivative financial instruments such as interest rate swap agreements when appropriate and may do so in the future. We entered into no such agreements in the prior three years and we had no such agreements outstanding at December 31, 2008.

Foreign Exchange

Foreign exchange risk is the risk that we will incur economic losses due to adverse changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Our revenues outside of the United States totaled 58% and 64% of our total revenues for 2008 and 2007, respectively. Operating in international markets means that we are exposed to movements in foreign exchange rates, primarily the euro (18% of revenues for 2008) and the British pound (13% of revenues for 2008).

We mitigate our foreign currency exchange risk principally by establishing local operations in the markets we serve and invoicing customers in the same currency as the source of the costs. The British pound expenses incurred as a result of our European region headquarters being located in London act as a partial operational hedge against our translation exposure to British pounds.

We enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to manage currency risks associated with intercompany loan balances. At December 31, 2008, we had forward exchange contracts in effect with a gross notional value of $580.8 million ($532.1 million on a net basis) with a net fair value gain of $0.7 million. This net carrying gain is offset by a carrying loss in associated intercompany loans such that the net impact to earnings is not significant.

Seasonality

Our revenues and profits tend to be significantly higher in the third and fourth quarters of each year than in the first two quarters. This is a result of a general focus in the real estate industry on completing or documenting transactions by calendar-year-end and the fact that certain expenses are constant through the year. Historically, we have reported an operating loss or a relatively small profit in the first quarter and then increasingly larger profits during each of the following three quarters, excluding the recognition of investment-generated performance fees and co-investment equity gains (both of which can be particularly unpredictable). Such performance fees and co-investment equity gains are generally earned when assets are sold, the timing of which is geared toward the benefit of our clients. Non-variable operating expenses, which are treated as expenses when they are incurred during the year, are relatively constant on a quarterly basis.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

We operate in a variety of currencies, but report our results in U.S. dollars, which means that our reported results may be positively or negatively impacted by the volatility of those currencies against the U.S. dollar. This volatility means that the reported U.S. dollar revenues and expenses demonstrate apparent growth rates between years that may not be consistent with the real underlying growth rates in the local operations. In order to provide more meaningful year-to-year comparisons of the reported results, we have included detail of the movements in certain reported lines of the Consolidated Statement of Earnings ($ in millions) in both U.S. dollars and in local currencies in the tables throughout this section.

Reclassifications

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.

We report ‘equity in earnings (losses) from real estate ventures’ in the consolidated statement of earnings after ‘operating income.’ However, for segment reporting we reflect ‘equity in earnings (losses) from real estate ventures’ within ‘total revenue.’ See Note 3 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for ‘equity earnings (losses)’ reflected within segment revenues, as well as discussion of how the chief operating decision maker (as defined in Note 3) measures segment results with ‘equity earnings (losses)’ included in segment revenues.

Year Ended December 31, 2008 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2007

 

      2008    2007     CHANGE     % CHANGE
IN U.S.
DOLLARS
   % CHANGE
IN LOCAL
CURRENCIES

Revenue

   $ 2,697.6    $ 2,652.1     $ 45.5     2%    1%

Compensation & benefits

     1,771.7      1,724.2       47.5     3%    3%

Operating, administrative & other

     653.5      530.4       123.1     23%    22%

Depreciation & amortization

     90.6      55.6       35.0     63%    64%

Restructuring

     30.4      (0.4 )     30.8     n.m.    n.m.

Operating expenses

     2,546.2      2,309.8       236.4     10%    6%

Operating income

   $ 151.4    $ 342.3     $ (190.9 )   (56%)    (42%)

(n.m. not meaningful)

 

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REVENUE

Revenue for both the years ended 2008 and 2007 was $2.7 billion, despite substantial decreases in Capital Markets and Hotels transaction levels in 2008 due to the global economic slowdown and credit contractions. Transaction Services revenue decreased by 8% from 2007, to $1.4 billion; however, excluding Capital Markets and Hotels, Transaction Services revenue for the 2008 increased 14% over 2007, to $1.1 billion. Management Services revenue increased 22% to $882 million in 2008, with all operating regions contributing to the revenue growth. LaSalle Investment Management’s Advisory fees increased 13% over the prior year to $278 million, and Incentive fees were $59 million in 2008, compared with $88 million in 2007. Included in the 2008 results are 15 acquisitions that closed during the year, the most significant being Staubach and Kemper’s. The 15 acquisitions completed in 2008 contributed $193 million in revenue in 2008. See Segment Operating Results below for additional discussion of revenues.

OPERATING EXPENSES

Operating expenses were $2.5 billion in 2008, a 10% increase in U.S. dollars and a 6% increase in local currencies from the prior year.

Included in 2008 operating expenses are $30.4 million of restructuring charges including severance charges of $23 million, which resulted from the need to reduce staffing levels to reflect lower anticipated revenue in certain businesses related to the global economic slowdown and credit contraction. The remaining restructuring charges relate to acquisition integration costs. Restructuring costs are excluded from segment operating results discussed below. Operating expenses also increased due to the 15 acquisitions completed in 2008, including integration and intangible amortization. These acquisitions increased operating expenses by $192 million.

INTEREST EXPENSE

Interest expense was $30.6 million in 2008 and $13.1 million in 2007, an increase of $17.5 million. This is primarily due to an increase in both the non-cash interest accrued on deferred business obligations, which includes the financing of the Staubach acquisition in July 2008, as well as an increase in average debt balances compared to 2007.

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

The provision for income taxes was $28.7 million in 2008 as compared to $87.6 million in 2007. The effective tax rate was 24.9% in 2008 as compared to 25.2% in 2007. See Note 8 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a further discussion of our effective tax rate.

NET INCOME

Net income was $84.9 million or $2.44 per diluted average share for 2008 compared to $257.8 million or $7.64 per diluted average share for 2007.

SEGMENT OPERATING RESULTS

We manage and report our operations as four business segments:

 

(i) Investment Management, which offers investment management services on a global basis, and

 

     The three geographic regions of Investor and Occupier Services (“IOS”):

 

(ii) Americas,

 

(iii) Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”) and

 

(iv) Asia Pacific.

The Investment Management segment provides investment management services to institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals. Each geographic region offers our full range of Investor Services, Capital Markets and Occupier Services. The IOS business consists primarily of tenant representation and agency leasing, capital markets, and valuation services (collectively “transaction services”); and property management, facilities management, project and development management, energy management and sustainability, and construction management services (collectively “management services”).

For segment reporting we show equity in earnings (losses) from real estate ventures within our revenue line, especially since it is an integral part of our Investment Management segment. We have not allocated restructuring charges to the business segments for segment reporting purposes and therefore these costs are not included in the discussion below.

 

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AMERICAS—INVESTOR AND OCCUPIER SERVICES

 

      2008    2007    CHANGE    % CHANGE

Revenue

   $ 933.3    $ 765.2    $ 168.1    22%

Operating expense

     866.2      684.8      181.4    26%

Operating income

   $ 67.1    $ 80.4    $ (13.3)    (17%)

Revenue in the Americas region was $933 million, an increase of 22% over the prior year, and fourth-quarter revenue was $315 million, an increase of 26%. Staubach contributed $128 million and $81 million of revenue for 2008 and fourth quarter of 2008, respectively. The Staubach contribution offset Capital Markets and Hotels revenue declines of $58 million in 2008 and $25 million in the fourth quarter.

Management Services revenue for 2008 increased 17% in 2008, to $422 million, and 10% in the fourth quarter, to $127 million, compared with 2007. Transaction Services revenue increased 26% for 2008, to $479 million, and 39% in the fourth quarter, to $177 million. Excluding Capital Markets and Hotels, Transaction Services revenue grew 58% in 2008 and 77% for the fourth of 2008 compared with 2007. The increases were primarily the result of additional leasing activity from the Staubach acquisition. The region’s total Leasing revenue for the year increased 52%, to $348 million, up from $229 million in 2007. For the fourth quarter, Leasing revenue increased 62% above 2007 levels, to $134 million. Excluding the Staubach contribution, Leasing revenue increased 9% for 2008 and decreased 12% for the fourth quarter, compared with the respective periods for 2007.

The Corporate Solutions business in the Americas, which provides comprehensive outsourcing services including transactions, project development and integrated facility management, grew revenues 29% for 2008 and 26% in the fourth quarter compared with the same periods in 2007. The trend toward corporate outsourcing of real estate services continues as clients assess their operating costs and look for potential savings.

Operating expenses were $866 million in 2008, an increase of 26%, and $276 million for the fourth quarter, an increase of 28% over 2007. Excluding the impact of the Staubach acquisition, operating expenses increased 8% for 2008 and decreased 6% for the fourth quarter compared with 2007.

EMEA—INVESTOR AND OCCUPIER SERVICES

 

      2008    2007    CHANGE     % CHANGE
IN U.S.
DOLLARS
   % CHANGE
IN LOCAL
CURRENCIES

Revenue

   $ 870.8    $ 926.1    $ (55.3 )   (6%)    (5%)

Operating expense

     847.9      834.6      13.3     2%    3%

Operating income

   $ 22.9    $ 91.5    $ (68.6 )   (75%)    (75%)

EMEA’s 2008 revenue was $871 million, a decrease of 6% from 2007, 5% in local currency. Fourth-quarter revenue was $243 million, a decrease of 26% from 2007, 13% in local currency. The largest contributors to the decreases were Capital Markets and Hotels, which were down $152 million for 2008, or 44%, and down $56 million in the fourth quarter, or 49%. Weakening foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar reduced revenues for the full year of 2008 and most significantly in the fourth quarter. Excluding the impact of currency fluctuations and Capital Markets and Hotels, full-year and fourth-quarter revenue increased 18% and 1%, respectively. The revenue contribution from six acquisitions closed in 2008 was $37 million for 2008 and $15 million for the fourth quarter of 2008.

Leasing revenue, included in Transaction Services, increased 9% for 2008, 8% in local currency, but decreased in the fourth quarter by 17%, 8% in local currency. Management Services revenue grew 36% for 2008 and 3% for the fourth quarter compared with the same periods in 2007. The acquisition of a French project development services firm in the fourth quarter of 2007 largely contributed to the full-year 2008 increase.

Operating expenses were $848 million for 2008, an increase of 2% from the prior year, 3% in local currency. The six acquisitions completed during the year added $33 million of incremental operating expenses, including integration and amortization, in the full-year results, and $9 million in the fourth quarter. Operating expenses for the fourth-quarter of 2008 were $221 million, a decrease of 21% from 2007, 8% in local currency, driven by aggressive cost saving actions taken across the region to mitigate the effect of the global economic slowdown.

 

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ASIA PACIFIC—INVESTOR AND OCCUPIER SERVICES

 

      2008    2007    CHANGE     % CHANGE
IN U.S.
DOLLARS
   % CHANGE
IN LOCAL
CURRENCIES

Revenue

   $ 536.2    $ 602.1    $ (65.9 )   (11%)    (14%)

Operating expense

     531.7      531.9      (0.2 )   0%     (1%)

Operating income

   $ 4.5    $ 70.2    $ (65.7 )   n.m.      n.m.  

(n.m. not meaningful)

Revenue for the Asia Pacific region was $536 million in 2008, compared with $602 million in 2007, and $144 million in the fourth quarter, compared with $170 million in the prior year. Included in the region’s full-year 2007 results was a significant transaction advisory fee earned in the Hotels business. Excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange, full-year revenue was down 14%, and fourth-quarter revenue was down 4% compared with the same periods in 2007. The current revenue contribution from five acquisitions closed in 2008 was $21 million for the year and $6 million in the fourth quarter of 2008.

Management Services revenue in the region was $245 million for the year, an increase of 19% over 2007, and $65 million for the fourth quarter of 2008, an increase of 15% over the same period last year, driven by corporate outsourcing facility management and property management. Transaction Services revenue was $284 million for the full year, a 27% decrease from 2007, 28% in local currency, and $77 million for the fourth quarter, a decrease of 31% from the prior year, 20% in local currency. Excluding the impact of the 2007 Hotels advisory fee, 2008 Capital Markets and Hotels revenue decreased $52 million year over year, or 49%. Leasing revenue was up 5% for the year, 6% in local currency, and decreased 25% in the fourth quarter 2008, 15% in local currency, compared with 2007.

Operating expenses for the region were $532 million for the full year and $137 million for the fourth quarter of 2008. With an aggressive focus on costs, operating expenses were relatively flat year over year, despite higher occupancy costs from business expansion in growth markets, as well as additional operating costs and amortization of intangibles from businesses purchased in 2008. The impact of the five acquisitions included in 2008 operating expenses added $20 million to the full year and $6 million to the fourth quarter.

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

 

      2008     2007    CHANGE     % CHANGE
IN U.S.
DOLLARS
   % CHANGE
IN LOCAL
CURRENCIES

Revenue

   $ 356.0     $ 361.1    $ (5.1 )   (1%)    (2%)

Equity in earnings (losses) from real estate ventures

     (4.2 )     9.7      (13.9 )   n.m.      n.m.  

Total revenue

     351.8       370.8      (19.0 )   (5%)    (6%)

Operating expense

     269.9       258.8      11.1     4%     5% 

Operating income

   $ 81.9     $ 112.0    $ (30.1 )   (27%)    (29%)

(n.m. not meaningful)

LaSalle Investment Management’s 2008 revenue was $352 million, compared with $371 million in 2007, and fourth-quarter revenue was $91 million, compared with $115 million in 2007. Advisory fees grew 13% to $278 million and partially offset declines in Transaction Services and Incentive fees as well as $4 million of equity losses primarily due to asset impairments. Advisory fees decreased 15% for the fourth quarter of 2008, compared with the prior year, driven by lower asset values in the public securities business.

Asset sales, a key driver of Incentive fees, continued to be impacted by the limited availability of financing. Incentive fees were $59 million in 2008, compared with $88 million in 2007. Fourth-quarter Incentive fees were down 13% compared with the fourth quarter of 2007.

LaSalle Investment Management raised $2.9 billion of equity during 2008 compared with $10.1 billion in 2007, reflecting investor caution in an increasingly uncertain economic environment. Investments made on behalf of clients were $4.1 billion in 2008, compared with $8.4 billion in the prior year.

 

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Year Ended December 31, 2007 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2006

 

      2007     2006     CHANGE    % CHANGE
IN U.S.
DOLLARS
   % CHANGE
IN LOCAL
CURRENCIES

Revenue

   $ 2,652.1     $ 2,013.6     $ 638.5    32%    26%

Compensation & benefits

     1,724.2       1,313.3       410.9    31%    26%

Operating, administrative & other

     530.4       408.0       122.4    30%    24%

Depreciation & amortization

     55.6       48.9       6.7    14%    9%

Restructuring

     (0.4 )     (0.7 )     0.3    n.m.    n.m.

Operating expenses

     2,309.8       1,769.5       540.3    31%    25%

Operating income

   $ 342.3     $ 244.1     $ 98.2    40%    38%

(n.m. not meaningful)

REVENUE

Revenues for the year ended 2007 were $2.65 billion, an increase of 32% from the prior year that resulted from strong performance in all operating segments. Revenue in 2007 includes a significant advisory transaction fee earned by the Asia Pacific Hotels business. Included in the 2006 revenue was an incentive fee from a single client of $113 million, earned by LaSalle Investment Management.

See Segment Operating Results below for additional discussion of revenues.

OPERATING EXPENSES

Operating expenses were $2.31 billion in 2007 and $1.77 billion in 2006, an increase of approximately 31% in U.S. dollars and 25% in local currencies from the prior year. The increase in operating expenses in 2007 was largely driven by additions to revenue-generating and client-service staff, both through hiring and strategic acquisitions, and the expansion of offices to support the continued growth of the global business platform. Higher incentive compensation costs related to the strong revenue and profit performance also contributed to the increase in operating expenses.

OPERATING INCOME

Operating income for the year ended 2007 was $342.3 million, compared to $244.1 million in the prior year, an increase of 40%. From 2006 to 2007, revenue increased $638.5 million, or 32%, while operating expenses increased $540.3 million, or 31%.

INTEREST EXPENSE

Interest expense was $13.1 million in 2007 and $14.3 million in 2006, a decrease of 8%, primarily due to a decrease in average debt balances compared to 2006, which included the debt used to finance the Spaulding & Slye acquisition in January 2006.

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

The provision for income taxes was $87.6 million in 2007 as compared to $63.8 million in 2006. The increase in the tax provision was primarily due to improved business performance. The effective tax rate was 25.2% in 2007 as compared to 26.7% in 2006. See Note 8 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a further discussion of our effective tax rate.

NET INCOME

Net income was $257.8 million for 2007, an increase of 46% over the prior year’s net income of $176.4 million, driven by strong performance in all operating segments.

SEGMENT OPERATING RESULTS

AMERICAS—INVESTOR AND OCCUPIER SERVICES

 

      2007    2006    CHANGE    % CHANGE  

Revenue

   $ 765.2    $ 622.1    $ 143.1    23 %

Operating expense

     684.8      556.6      128.2    23 %

Operating income

   $ 80.4    $ 65.5    $ 14.9    23 %

Revenue in the Americas region increased 23% over the prior year, and in the fourth quarter of 2007 revenue was $250 million, an increase of 11%. Compared with 2006, Management Services grew 23% for both 2007 and the fourth quarter, while Transaction Services revenue

 

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increased 20% for 2007 and was flat for the fourth quarter of 2007. New and expanded relationships with corporate clients produced strong full-year performance, increasing account management revenue by 32% over the prior year. Public Institutions and Project and Development Services grew 35% and 23%, respectively, for 2007. Due to lack of liquidity in the credit markets, transaction volumes for investment sales within the U.S. slowed during the fourth quarter of 2007. As a result, revenue from Capital Markets decreased 20% in the Americas in the fourth quarter of 2007, while remaining up 22% for the full year.

Total operating expenses increased 23% for 2007 and 18% for the fourth quarter of 2007. The increase in operating expenses resulted from the addition of revenue generators in key markets and higher incentive compensation expenses as a result of the growth in both revenue and profit performance. Operating income for the full year increased 23% to $80.4 million and decreased for the fourth quarter of 2007 to $34.7 million from $42.4 million in 2006.

EMEA—INVESTOR AND OCCUPIER SERVICES

 

      2007    2006    CHANGE    % CHANGE
IN U.S.
DOLLARS
    % CHANGE
IN LOCAL
CURRENCIES
 

Revenue

   $ 926.1    $ 679.3    $ 246.8    36 %   26 %

Operating expense

     834.6      635.3      199.3    31 %   22 %

Operating income

   $ 91.5    $ 44.0    $ 47.5    108 %   89 %

EMEA’s revenue grew 36% due to a 35% increase in Transaction Services and a 39% increase in Management Services. Year-over-year revenue growth in the region was driven by strong performance in all transaction service lines. Agency Leasing continued its momentum, growing approximately 40% for both the full year and fourth quarter of 2007. Advisory Services revenue, which increased 47% for the fourth quarter of 2007 and 65% percent for all of 2007, contributed to the growth in Management Services. Capital Markets was up 20% for 2007 driven by increased market share, despite a decrease of 12% in the fourth quarter of 2007. We completed seven strategic acquisitions in the region in 2007 and opened seven new offices. Both the euro and British pound were stronger than the previous year, which contributed to the U.S. dollar revenue growth.

Geographically, the region’s robust growth was led by England, Germany and Russia. Revenue in England, the firm’s largest European market, grew 21% in 2007. Germany had an increase of 53%, while Russia continued its strong growth in 2007 with revenue doubling compared with 2006.

For the fourth quarter of 2007, revenue growth in England and Germany was flat year-over-year, with both countries negatively impacted by lower volumes in Capital Markets transactions. However, the geographical diversity of the EMEA business provided continued growth in the fourth quarter of 2007 as Russia, the Netherlands and Central and Eastern Europe (“CEE”) reported healthy increases in revenue year-over-year. Revenue in Russia increased 78% in the fourth quarter of 2007, while the Netherlands and CEE grew 90% and 61%, respectively over the prior year. The firm has started to benefit from the significant strategic investments and acquisitions in these markets over the past several years.

Operating expenses increased by 31% on a full-year basis and by 17% for the fourth quarter. The increase was primarily due to acquisitions, staff additions to service clients and grow market share, and increased revenue and profit-driven incentive compensation. Operating income for the full year increased 108% to $91.5 million from $44.0 million in 2006, while increasing 58% percent to $47.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2007.

ASIA PACIFIC—INVESTOR AND OCCUPIER SERVICES

 

      2007    2006    CHANGE    % CHANGE
IN U.S.
DOLLARS
   % CHANGE
IN LOCAL
CURRENCIES

Revenue

   $ 602.1    $ 336.9    $ 265.2    79%    67%

Operating expense

     531.9      318.3      213.6    67%    57%

Operating income

   $ 70.2    $ 18.6    $ 51.6    n.m.    n.m.
(n.m. – not meaningful; change greater than 100%)   

Revenue for Asia Pacific increased 79% for the full-year of 2007 and 37% to $170 million for the fourth quarter of 2007. Transaction Services revenue nearly doubled for the year and increased 40% for the fourth quarter of 2007 and Management Services revenue increased 58% for the year and 34% for the fourth quarter of 2007. The region’s 2007 performance was driven by returns from investments made in growing markets, the third-quarter acquisition in India, and a significant Asia Pacific Hotels transaction that involved selling a portfolio of 13 Japanese hotels on behalf of a client in the second quarter. The weakening of the U.S. dollar against most major Asian currencies also contributed to the revenues growth in U.S. dollars in 2007.

 

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Geographically, the strongest revenue contributions were from the region’s largest market, Australia, and from the growth markets of India and Japan, as well as the core market in Singapore. Revenue in Australia grew 43% in 2007 and 51% for the fourth quarter of 2007, compared to 2006. Japan and Singapore also made significant revenue growth contributions, with revenue nearly doubling in each market for 2007.

Results generated by the business we acquired in India, are included in the region’s revenue and operating expenses from the July acquisition date. However, because the acquisition was for an ownership share of less than 100 percent, the portion of operating results not belonging to the firm is classified as a minority interest, net of tax, constituting an offset to net income in the consolidated results.

Operating expenses on a full-year basis for the Asia Pacific region increased 67%, and for the fourth quarter of 2007 increased 40%, over the prior year. The increase was the result of further expansion of the geographic platform, service capabilities and infrastructure throughout the region, and higher incentive compensation associated with revenue-generating activities. Operating income for 2007 increased to $70.2 million from $18.6 million in 2006, and for the fourth quarter increased to $22.0 million from $18.3 million in 2006.

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

 

      2007    2006    CHANGE     % CHANGE
IN U.S.
DOLLARS
    % CHANGE
IN LOCAL
CURRENCIES
 

Revenue

   $ 361.1    $ 377.2    $ (16.1 )   (4 %)   (7 %)

Equity in earnings from real estate ventures

     9.7      7.1      2.6     37 %   35 %

Total revenue

     370.8      384.3      (13.5 )   (4 %)   (6 %)

Operating expense

     258.8      260.0      (1.2 )   0 %   (3 %)

Operating income

   $ 112.0    $ 124.3    $ (12.3 )   (10 %)   (12 %)

LaSalle Investment Management’s revenue decreased 4% in 2007 and increased 35% to $115 million for the fourth quarter of 2007. Excluding the $113 million incentive fee earned from a single client in 2006, 2007 revenue increased 36% over 2006. The increase in current-year revenue was driven primarily by the continued growth of the annuity-based business, as well as from incentive fees that were generated from strong performance of assets managed on behalf of clients.

The continued focus on the growth in annuity revenue led to a 38% increase in 2007 in Advisory fees and a 43% increase in the fourth quarter of 2007. The growth in the annuity business was due to the healthy increase in assets under management and advisory fees generated from newly committed capital. Supporting this growth, the firm’s co-investment capital totaled $151.8 million at the end of 2007, compared with $131.8 million at the end of 2006.

Incentive fees vary significantly from period to period due to both the performance of the underlying investments and the contractual timing of the measurement periods for different clients. In 2007, incentive fees were up 52%, excluding the $113 million fee earned in 2006.

LaSalle Investment Management raised over $10.1 billion of equity during 2007, as it launched five new private equity funds and secured 16 global securities mandates. Investments made on behalf of clients during 2007 were $8.4 billion worldwide. Assets under management grew to $49.7 billion from $40.6 billion, a 22% increase over the prior year.

CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

During 2008, cash flows provided by operating activities totaled $33 million, down from $409 million in 2007, primarily due to a decrease in net income and an increase in cash used to fund working capital changes. The most significant change in working capital was a result of changes in accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and accrued compensation. In 2008, $199 million was used relative to changes in accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and accrued compensation, a decrease in cash provided of $516 million compared to the $317 million generated in 2007. This change was primarily due to increased incentive compensation payments made in the first quarter of 2008 compared to 2007, as well as a decrease in accrued compensation in 2008 compared with 2007, as a result of a year-over-year decrease in operating income.

During 2007, cash flows provided by operating activities totaled $409 million, an increase of $32 million, or 8%, over the $378 million of cash flows provided by operating activities in 2006. The most significant items driving the $32 million increase in cash flow from operations were an increase in net income of $81 million, or 46%, from 2006 to 2007, partially offset by net increases in working capital and deferred tax assets compared to 2006. Current assets less current liabilities increased by $30 million in 2007, and long-term deferred tax assets, net, increased by $15 million over the same period. Increases in accounts payable and accrued liabilities ($303 million compared to $221 million at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively) and accrued compensation ($656 million compared to $515 million at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively), offset in part by increases in trade receivables ($835 million compared to $630 million at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively), were the most significant components of the net change in working capital, and also are reflective of continued growth.

 

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Cash Flows From Investing Activities

We used $495 million in investing activities in 2008, compared to $259 million in 2007. This $236 million increase in cash used for investing activities was primarily due to $215 million more being spent on acquisitions and $32 million less in distributions from our co-investments. In 2008 we spent $349 million related to business acquisitions, including $299 million cash paid for the 15 acquisitions closed in 2008 and $50 million used for deferred business acquisition obligation payments made in 2008.

We used $259 million in investing activities in 2007, which was a decrease of $48 million from the $306 million used for investing activities in 2006. The decrease was due to a $58 million decrease in cash used for acquisitions, as well as a $34 million decrease in net fundings of co-investment activity, primarily as a result of more significant distributions from and sales of investments in 2007 when compared with 2006, partially off-set by a $43 million increase in net property and equipment additions.

Cash Flows From Financing Activities

Financing activities provided $429 million of net cash in 2008 compared with $123 million used for financing activities in 2007. The increase in cash from financing activities was primarily due to an increase in net borrowings, which were $465 million in 2008 compared to net repayments of $4 million in 2007. Also contributing to this increase in cash provided by financing activities was a reduction in cash used for share repurchases under our Board-approved share repurchase program, as we repurchased no shares in 2008 while we repurchased $96 million in 2007. Also included in financing activities for 2008 were dividend payments of $26 million or $0.75 per share compared to dividend payments of $29 million or $0.85 per share in 2007.

We used $123 million in financing activities in 2007 compared with $49 million used in 2006. The $74 million increase in cash used for financing activities was the result of changes in levels of activity in several programs, including a $43 million increase in shares repurchased under our share repurchase program and for taxes on stock awards, a $14 million decrease in cash received from employee stock option and stock purchase programs, an $8 million decrease in net borrowings, and an $8 million increase in dividends paid.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Historically, we have financed our operations, co-investment activity, share repurchases and dividend payments, capital expenditures and business acquisitions with internally generated funds, issuances of our common stock and borrowings under our credit facilities.

Credit Facilities

In July 2008, we exercised the accordion feature on our unsecured revolving credit facility to increase the facility from $575 million to $675 million. In addition, we terminated the $100 million short term facility which was effective from April 2008 and entered into a $200 million term loan agreement (which was fully drawn and requires eight quarterly principal payments of $5 million commencing December 31, 2008, six quarterly principal payments of $7.5 million commencing December 31, 2010 and the balance payable June 6, 2012), with terms and pricing similar to our existing revolving credit facility. As a result of these changes, the total capacity of both the revolving facility and term loan (together the “Facilities”), increased to $875 million. In December 2008, the Facilities were amended to increase the maximum allowable leverage ratio to 3.50 to 1, from 3.25 to 1, through September 2009 (at which point the maximum allowable leverage ratio will revert back to 3.25 to 1), provide additions to Adjusted EBITDA for certain non-recurring charges and modify certain other definitions and pricing while keeping the borrowing capacity and the maturity, June 6, 2012, unchanged. As of December 31, 2008, pricing on the Facilities was LIBOR plus 300 basis points. The Facilities will continue to be utilized for working capital needs (including payment of accrued bonus compensation), co-investment activity, share repurchases and dividend payments, capital expenditures and acquisitions. Interest and principal payments on outstanding borrowings against the facility will fluctuate based on our level of borrowing needs. We also have capacity to borrow an additional $49.9 million under local overdraft facilities.

As of December 31, 2008, we had $483.9 million outstanding on the Facilities ($288.9 million on our revolving credit facility and $195.0 million on our term loan facility). The average borrowing rate on the Facilities was 4.1% as compared with an average borrowing rate of 5.5% in 2007. We also had short-term borrowings (including capital lease obligations and local overdraft facilities) of $24.6 million outstanding at December 31, 2008, with $24.3 million attributable to local overdraft facilities.

With respect to the Facilities, we must maintain a consolidated net worth of at least $894 million, a leverage ratio not exceeding 3.50 to 1 through September 30, 2009 and 3.25 to 1 thereafter, and a minimum cash interest coverage ratio of 2.0 to 1. Included in debt for the calculation of the leverage ratio is the present value of deferred business acquisition obligations and included in Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the Facilities) are, among other things, an add back for stock compensation expense, an add back for the EBITDA of acquired companies, including Staubach, earned prior to acquisition, as well as add backs for certain impairment and non-recurring charges. Rent expense is added back to both Adjusted EBITDA and cash paid interest for the calculation of the cash interest coverage ratio. In addition, we are restricted from, among other things, incurring certain levels of indebtedness to lenders outside of the Facilities and disposing of a significant portion of our assets. Lender approval or waiver is required for certain levels of co-investment, acquisitions, capital expenditures and dividend increases. We are in compliance with all covenants as of December 31, 2008. The deferred business acquisition obligation provisions of the Staubach Merger Agreement also contain certain conditions which are considerably less restrictive than those we have under our Facilities.

 

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The Facilities bear variable rates of interest based on market rates. We are authorized to use interest rate swaps to convert a portion of the floating rate indebtedness to a fixed rate; however, none were used during the last three years, and none were outstanding as of December 31, 2008.

We currently believe that the Facilities, together with our local borrowing facilities and cash flow generated from operations, will provide adequate liquidity and financial flexibility to meet our foreseeable needs to fund working capital, co-investment activity, dividend payments, capital expenditures and acquisitions. Due to current economic conditions and overall uncertainty in the global economy we are taking steps to prudently manage our balance sheet and conserve cash. We anticipate significantly reducing our expenditures on items such as capital expenditures and acquisitions in 2009.

Co-Investment Activity

As of December 31, 2008, we had total investments and loans of $179.9 million in approximately 40 separate property or fund co-investments. Within this $179.9 million are loans of $3.0 million to real estate ventures, which bear an 8.0% interest rate and are to be repaid by 2013.

In the past, we had repayment guarantees outstanding to third-party financial institutions in the event that underlying co-investment loans defaulted; however, we had no such guarantees at December 31, 2008.

We utilize two investment vehicles to facilitate the majority of our co-investment activity. LaSalle Investment Company I (“LIC I”) is a series of four parallel limited partnerships which serve as our investment vehicle for substantially all co-investment commitments made through December 31, 2005. LIC I is fully committed to underlying real estate ventures. At December 31, 2008, our maximum potential unfunded commitment to LIC I is euro 17.3 million ($24.2 million). LaSalle Investment Company II (“LIC II”), formed in January 2006, is comprised of two parallel limited partnerships which serve as our investment vehicle for most new co-investments. At December 31, 2008, LIC II has unfunded capital commitments for future fundings of co-investments of $411.4 million, of which our 48.78% share is $200.7 million. The $200.7 million commitment is part of our maximum potential unfunded commitment to LIC II at December 31, 2008 of $398.7 million.

LIC I and LIC II invest in certain real estate ventures that own and operate commercial real estate. We have an effective 47.85% ownership interest in LIC I, and an effective 48.78% ownership interest in LIC II; primarily institutional investors hold the remaining 52.15% and 51.22% interests in LIC I and LIC II, respectively. We account for our investments in LIC I and LIC II under the equity method of accounting in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Additionally, a non-executive Director of Jones Lang LaSalle is an investor in LIC I on equivalent terms to other investors.

LIC I’s and LIC II’s exposures to liabilities and losses of the ventures are limited to their existing capital contributions and remaining capital commitments. We expect that LIC I will draw down on our commitment over the next three to five years to satisfy its existing commitments to underlying funds, and we expect that LIC II will draw down on our commitment over the next four to eight years as it enters into new commitments. Our Board of Directors has endorsed the use of our co-investment capital in particular situations to control or bridge finance existing real estate assets or portfolios to seed future investments within LIC II. The purpose is to accelerate capital raising and growth in assets under management. Approvals for such activity are handled consistently with those of the Firm’s co-investment capital. At December 31, 2008 no bridge financing arrangements were outstanding.

As of December 31, 2008, LIC I maintains a euro 10.0 million ($14.0 million) revolving credit facility (the “LIC I Facility”), and LIC II maintains a $50.0 million revolving credit facility (the “LIC II Facility”), principally for their working capital needs.

Each facility contains a credit rating trigger and a material adverse condition clause. If either of the credit rating trigger or the material adverse condition clauses becomes triggered, the facility to which that condition relates would be in default and outstanding borrowings would need to be repaid. Such a condition would require us to fund our pro-rata share of the then outstanding balance on the related facility, which is the limit of our liability. The maximum exposure to Jones Lang LaSalle, assuming that the LIC I Facility were fully drawn, would be euro 4.8 million ($6.7 million); assuming that the LIC II Facility were fully drawn, the maximum exposure to Jones Lang LaSalle would be $24.4 million. Each exposure is included within and cannot exceed our maximum potential unfunded commitments to LIC I of euro 17.3 million ($24.2 million) and to LIC II of $398.7 million. As of December 31, 2008, LIC I had $2.9 million of outstanding borrowings on the LIC I Facility, and LIC II had $25.8 million of outstanding borrowings on the LIC II Facility.

The following table summarizes the discussion above relative to LIC I and LIC II at December 31, 2008 ($ in millions):

 

      LIC I     LIC II  

Our effective ownership interest in co-investment vehicle

     47.85 %     48.78 %

Our maximum potential unfunded commitments

   $ 24.2     $ 398.7  

Our share of unfunded capital commitments to underlying funds

     18.5       200.7  

Our maximum exposure assuming facilities are fully drawn

     6.7       24.4  

Our share of exposure on outstanding borrowings

     1.4       12.6  

 

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Exclusive of our LIC I and LIC II commitment structures, we have potential obligations related to unfunded commitments to other real estate ventures, the maximum of which is $8.9 million at December 31, 2008.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, funding of co-investments exceeded return of capital by $42.3 million. We expect to continue to pursue co-investment opportunities with our real estate money management clients in the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific. Co-investment remains very important to the continued growth of Investment Management. The net co-investment funding for 2009 is anticipated to be between $40 and $50 million (planned co-investment less return of capital from liquidated co-investments).

Share Repurchase and Dividend Programs

Since October 2002, our Board of Directors has approved five share repurchase programs. At December 31, 2008, we have 1,563,100 shares that we remain authorized to repurchase under the current share repurchase program. We made no share repurchases in 2008 and spent $96 million in 2007 and $65 million in 2006. Our current share repurchase program allows the Company to purchase our common stock in the open market and in privately negotiated transactions. The repurchase of shares is primarily intended to offset dilution resulting from both stock and stock option grants made under our existing stock plans.

Our Board declared and paid total annual dividends and dividend-equivalents of $0.60, $0.85 and $0.75 per common share in 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively. In December 2008, we paid a semi-annual cash dividend of $0.25 per share, a 50% reduction from the $0.50 dividend paid in June 2008. This dividend level reflects the firm’s desire to prudently manage its balance sheet given the overall uncertainty in the global markets. There can be no assurance that future dividends will be declared since the actual declaration of future dividends and the establishment of record and payment dates, remains subject to final determination by the Company’s Board of Directors.

Capital Expenditures

Capital expenditures for 2008 were $104 million, compared to $114 million in 2007 and $70 million in 2006. The relatively higher capital expenditures in 2008 and 2007 were primarily due to information systems, acquisition integration costs for office consolidations and improvements to leased space. We anticipate that capital expenditures will be significantly reduced in 2009 as we have completed the implementation of several global information systems and anticipate incurring lower costs related to acquisition integrations.

Contractual Obligations

We have obligations and commitments to make future payments under contracts in the normal course of business. The following table summarizes our minimum contractual obligations as of December 31, 2008 ($ in millions):

 

     PAYMENTS DUE BY PERIOD
CONTRACTUAL
OBLIGATIONS
   TOTAL    LESS THAN
1 YEAR
   1-3 YEARS    3-5 YEARS    MORE THAN
5 YEARS

Debt obligations

   $ 508.2    24.3       483.9   

Business acquisition obligations

     453.8    13.4    282.7    157.7   

Operating lease obligations

     445.7    96.8    152.8    97.7    98.4

Capital lease obligations

     0.3    0.2    0.1      

Deferred compensation

     54.7    24.6    30.1      

Defined benefit plan obligations

     69.2    4.1    9.8    11.9    43.4

Vendor and other purchase obligations

     69.6    21.6    37.2    10.2    0.6

Total

   $ 1,601.5    185.0    512.7    761.4    142.4

As of December 31, 2008, we had $483.9 million of borrowings outstanding under our revolving credit facility and term loan (together the “Facilities”) and $24.3 million under local overdraft facilities. We had the ability to borrow up to $870 million on an unsecured revolving credit facility and a term loan agreement, with capacity to borrow up to an additional $49.9 million under local overdraft facilities. There are currently 17 banks participating in our Facilities, which have a maturity of June 2012. The contractual obligation table above does not include a provision for interest expense on the $483.9 million of borrowing under our Facilities.

Our business acquisition obligations represent payments to sellers of businesses for which our acquisition has closed as of December 31, 2008, and the only condition on those payments is the passage of time. The $453.8 million total represents $384.7 million on a present value basis as reported in Deferred business acquisition obligations in our Consolidated Balance Sheet, and $69.1 million of imputed interest reducing the obligations to their present value.

The contractual obligation table above does not include possible contingent earn-out payments associated with our acquisitions. At December 31, 2008 we had the potential to make earn-out payments on 18 acquisitions that are subject to the achievement of certain performance conditions. The maximum amount of the potential earn-out payments of 17 of these acquisitions was $188.3 million at December 31, 2008. We expect these amounts will come due at various times over the next five years. The TCM acquisition earn-out

 

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payments are based on formulas and independent valuations such that the future payments are not quantifiable at this time; this obligation is reflected on our consolidated balance sheet as a Minority shareholder redemption liability.

Our lease obligations include operating leases of office space in various buildings for our own use, as well as the use of equipment under both operating and capital lease arrangements. The total of minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable operating subleases as of December 31, 2008 was $5.7 million.

Deferred compensation obligations include payments under our long-term deferred compensation plans that are due next year and over the next three years. The contractual obligation table above does not include a provision for certain long-term compensation plans for which we cannot reliably estimate the timing and amount of certain payment; these plans are recorded on our consolidated balance sheet as a long-term Deferred compensation liability based on their current fair value of $21.1 million.

Our defined benefit plan obligations represent estimates of what we expect to pay as retirement benefits for prior and expected future employee service in the countries where we have such plans in place.

Our other purchase obligations are related to various information technology servicing agreements, telephone communications and other administrative support functions.

The contractual obligation table above includes no provision for $79.9 million of unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2008 because we cannot reliably estimate the amount and timing of certain payment at this time.

In the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, see Note 9 for additional information on long-term debt obligations, see Note 10 for additional information on lease obligations, see Note 7 for additional information on defined benefit plan obligations, and see Note 8 for additional information on unrecognized tax benefits.

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Information regarding market risk is included in Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations under the caption “Market Risks” and is incorporated by reference herein.

Disclosure of Limitations

As the information presented above includes only those exposures that exist as of December 31, 2008, it does not consider those exposures or positions that could arise after that date. The information represented herein has limited predictive value. As a result, the ultimate realized gain or loss with respect to interest rate and foreign currency fluctuations will depend on the exposures that arise during the period, the hedging strategies at the time and interest and foreign currency rates.

 

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

 

Index to Consolidated Financial Statements    Page

JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, KPMG LLP, on Consolidated Financial Statements

   50

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, KPMG LLP, on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

   51

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2008 and 2007

   52

Consolidated Statements of Earnings For the Years Ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

   53

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity For the Years Ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

   54

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows For the Years Ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

   55

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

   56

Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited)

   83

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Shareholders

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated and subsidiaries (the Company), as listed in the accompanying index, as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2008. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2008, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report dated February 27, 2009 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ KPMG

Chicago, Illinois

February 27, 2009

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Shareholders

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated:

We have audited Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated and subsidiaries (the Company) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated and subsidiaries maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by COSO.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, shareholders’ equity, and cash flow for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2008, of the Company, and our report dated February 27, 2009 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

/s/ KPMG

Chicago, Illinois

February 27, 2009

 

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JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

 

($ IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)    2008     2007  

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 45,893     78,580  

Trade receivables, net of allowances of $23,847 and $13,300

     718,804     834,865  

Notes and other receivables

     89,636     52,695  

Prepaid expenses

     32,990     26,148  

Deferred tax assets

     102,934     64,872  

Other

     9,511     13,816  

Total current assets

     999,768     1,070,976  

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $225,496 and $198,169

     224,845     193,329  

Goodwill, with indefinite useful lives

     1,448,663     694,004  

Identified intangibles, with finite useful lives, net of accumulated amortization of $46,936 and $68,537

     59,319     41,670  

Investments in real estate ventures

     179,875     151,800  

Long-term receivables, net

     51,974     33,219  

Deferred tax assets

     58,639     58,584  

Other

     53,942     48,292  

Total assets

   $ 3,077,025     2,291,874  

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   $ 352,489     302,976  

Accrued compensation

     487,895     655,895  

Short-term borrowings

     24,570     14,385  

Deferred tax liabilities

     2,698     727  

Deferred income

     29,213     29,756  

Deferred business acquisition obligations

     13,073     45,363  

Other

     77,947     60,193  

Total current liabilities

     987,885     1,109,295  

Noncurrent liabilities:

    

Credit facilities

     483,942     29,205  

Deferred tax liabilities

     4,429     6,577  

Deferred compensation

     44,888     46,423  

Pension liabilities

     4,101     1,096  

Deferred business acquisition obligations

     371,636     36,679  

Minority shareholder redemption liability

     43,313      

Other

     65,026     43,794  

Total liabilities

     2,005,220     1,273,069  

Commitments and contingencies

    

Minority interest

     4,123     8,272  

Shareholders’ equity:

    

Common stock, $.01 par value per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 34,561,648 and 31,722,587 shares issued and outstanding

     346     317  

Additional paid-in capital

     599,742     441,951  

Retained earnings

     543,318     484,840  

Shares held in trust

     (3,504 )   (1,930 )

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

     (72,220 )   85,355  

Total shareholders’ equity

     1,067,682     1,010,533  

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 3,077,025     2,291,874  

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JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008, 2007 AND 2006

 

($ IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)    2008     2007     2006  

Revenue

   $ 2,697,586     2,652,075     2,013,578  

Operating expenses:

      

Compensation and benefits

     1,771,673     1,724,174     1,313,294  

Operating, administrative and other

     653,465     530,412     407,985  

Depreciation and amortization

     90,584     55,580     48,964  

Restructuring charges (credits), net

     30,401     (411 )   (744 )

Total operating expenses

     2,546,123     2,309,755     1,769,499  

Operating income

     151,463     342,320     244,079  

Interest expense, net of interest income

     30,568     13,064     14,254  

Gain on sale of investments

         6,129      

Equity in (losses) earnings from real estate ventures

     (5,462 )   12,216     9,221  

Income before provision for income taxes and minority interest

     115,433     347,601     239,046  

Provision for income taxes

     28,743     87,595     63,825  

Minority interest, net of tax

     1,807     2,174      

Net income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

     84,883     257,832     175,221  

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax

             1,180  

Net income

   $ 84,883     257,832     176,401  

Net income available to common shareholders

   $ 83,515     256,490     175,344  

Other comprehensive income:

      

Change in pension liabilities, net of tax

     (4,448 )   17,158     (1,345 )

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     (153,127 )   53,653     52,781  

Unrealized holding gain on investments

         (2,256 )   2,256  

Comprehensive (loss) income

   $ (72,692 )   326,387     230,093  

Basic earnings per common share

   $ 2.52     8.01     5.50  

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

     33,098,228     32,021,380     31,872,112  

Diluted earnings per common share

   $ 2.44     7.64     5.24  

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

     34,205,120     33,577,927     33,447,939  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008, 2007 AND 2006

 

    COMMON STOCK     ADDITIONAL
PAID- IN
CAPITAL
    RETAINED
EARNINGS
    SHARES HELD
BY
SUBSIDIARY
   

SHARES

HELD IN
TRUST

    ACCUMULATED
OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME (LOSS)
    TOTAL  
($ IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)   SHARES     AMOUNT              

Balances at December 31, 2005

  35,199,744     $ 352     606,000     100,142     (132,791 )   (808 )   (36,892 )   $ 536,003  

Net income

                176,401                   176,401  

Shares issued under stock compensation programs

  1,393,120       14     3,577                       3,591  

Tax benefits of vestings and exercises

            29,104                       29,104  

Amortization of stock compensation

            37,589                       37,589  

Shares repurchased

                    (64,752 )             (64,752 )

Shares held in trust

                        (619 )         (619 )

Dividends declared, $0.60 per share

                (20,629 )                 (20,629 )

Change in pension liabilities, net of tax

                            (1,345 )     (1,345 )

Foreign currency translation adjustments

                            52,781       52,781  

Unrealized holding gain on investments

                            2,256       2,256  

Balances at December 31, 2006

  36,592,864     $ 366     676,270     255,914     (197,543 )   (1,427 )   16,800     $ 750,380  

Net income

                257,832                   257,832  

Shares issued under stock compensation programs

  895,174       9     (20,142 )                     (20,133 )

Tax benefits of vestings and exercises

            26,215                       26,215  

Amortization of stock compensation

            52,895                       52,895  

Shares repurchased (1)

  (5,765,451 )     (58 )   (293,287 )       197,543               (95,802 )

Shares held in trust

                        (503 )         (503 )

Dividends declared, $0.85 per share

                (28,906 )                 (28,906 )

Change in pension liabilities, net of tax

                            17,158       17,158  

Unrealized holding gain on investments

                            (2,256 )     (2,256 )

Foreign currency translation adjustments

                            53,653       53,653  

Balances at December 31, 2007

  31,722,587     $ 317     441,951     484,840         (1,930 )   85,355     $ 1,010,533  

Net income

                84,883                   84,883  

Shares issued for the Staubach acquisition

  1,997,682       21     99,979               100,000  

Shares issued under stock compensation programs

  841,379       8     (4,080 )                     (4,072 )

Tax benefits of vestings and exercises

            4,013                       4,013  

Amortization of stock compensation

            57,879                       57,879  

Shares held in trust

                        (1,574 )         (1,574 )

Dividends declared, $0.75 per share

                (26,405 )                 (26,405 )

Change in pension liabilities, net of tax

                            (4,448 )     (4,448 )

Foreign currency translation adjustments

                            (153,127 )     (153,127 )

Balances at December 31, 2008

  34,561,648     $ 346     599,742     543,318         (3,504 )   (72,220 )   $ 1,067,682  

 

(1) Included in the 5,765,451 shares repurchased under our share repurchase programs through December 31, 2007 are 4,970,232 shares repurchased and held by one of our subsidiaries through June 30, 2007, 428,319 shares repurchased and canceled in the third quarter of 2007, and 366,900 shares repurchased in the fourth quarter of 2007 by Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. Shares held by one of our subsidiaries in previous reporting periods were included in total shares outstanding, but were deducted from shares outstanding for purposes of calculating earnings per share.

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008, 2007 AND 2006

 

($ IN THOUSANDS)    2008     2007     2006  

Cash flows from operating activities:

      

Net income

   $ 84,883     257,832     176,401  

Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

      

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax

             (1,180 )

Depreciation and amortization

     90,584     55,580     48,964  

Equity in losses (earnings) from real estate ventures

     5,462     (12,216 )   (9,221 )

Gain on sale of investments

         (6,129 )    

Operating distributions from real estate ventures

     1,064     11,560     17,501  

Provision for loss on receivables and other assets

     20,737     4,209     3,645  

Minority interest, net of tax

     1,807     2,174      

Amortization of deferred compensation

     62,684     57,932     44,556  

Amortization of debt issuance costs

     2,999     579     668  

Change in:

      

Receivables

     44,760     (224,083 )   (242,377 )

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     (13,154 )   3,662     (24,008 )

Deferred tax assets, net

     (65,458 )   (32,279 )   6,978  

Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements

     (4,013 )   (26,215 )   (25,981 )

Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and accrued compensation

     (198,990 )   316,812     381,757  

Net cash provided by operating activities

     33,365     409,418     377,703  

Cash flows from investing activities:

      

Net capital additions—property and equipment

     (103,702 )   (113,743 )   (70,307 )

Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

     (348,825 )   (134,259 )   (191,706 )

Investing activities—real estate ventures:

      

Capital contributions and advances to real estate ventures

     (44,846 )   (45,517 )   (62,122 )

Distributions, repayments of advances and sale of investments

     2,509     35,017     17,775  

Net cash used in investing activities

     (494,864 )   (258,502 )   (306,360 )

Cash flows from financing activities:

      

Proceeds from borrowings under credit facilities

     1,481,001     1,448,954     893,013  

Repayments of borrowings under credit facilities

     (1,016,080 )   (1,452,749 )   (887,528 )

Debt issuance costs

     (9,644 )   (541 )   (1,782 )

Shares repurchased for payment of taxes on stock awards

     (14,026 )   (29,665 )   (17,288 )

Shares repurchased under share repurchase program

         (95,778 )   (64,752 )

Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements

     4,013     26,215     25,981  

Common stock issued under stock option plan and stock purchase programs

     9,953     9,522     23,596  

Payments of dividends

     (26,405 )   (28,906 )   (20,629 )

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     428,812     (122,948 )   (49,389 )

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     (32,687 )   27,968     21,954  

Cash and cash equivalents, January 1

     78,580     50,612     28,658  

Cash and cash equivalents, December 31

   $ 45,893     78,580     50,612  

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

      

Cash paid during the period for:

      

Interest

   $ 19,160     13,705     13,644  

Income taxes, net of refunds

     97,757     47,578     34,006  

Non-cash financing activities:

      

Deferred business acquisition obligations

     352,320     47,864     34,178  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(1) Organization

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (“Jones Lang LaSalle,” which we may refer to as we, us, our, the Company or the Firm) was incorporated in 1997. We have 180 corporate offices worldwide and operations in more than 750 locations in 60 countries. We have approximately 36,200 employees, including 22,100 employees whose costs are reimbursed by our clients. We provide comprehensive integrated real estate and investment management expertise on a local, regional and global level to owner, occupier and investor clients. We are an industry leader in property and corporate facility management services, with a portfolio of approximately 1.4 billion square feet worldwide. LaSalle Investment Management, a member of the Jones Lang LaSalle group, is one of the world’s largest and most diversified real estate investment management firms, with over $46 billion of assets under management.

Our range of real estate services includes:

 

 

Agency leasing

 

 

Property management

 

 

Project and development management

 

 

Construction management

 

 

Valuations

 

 

Capital markets

 

 

Real estate investment banking and merchant banking

 

 

Brokerage of properties

 

 

Corporate finance

 

 

Hotel advisory

 

 

Space acquisition and disposition (tenant representation)

 

 

Facilities management/outsourcing

 

 

Strategic consulting

 

 

Energy and sustainability services

 

 

Value recovery services

• Investment management

We offer these services locally, regionally and globally to real estate investors and occupiers for a variety of property types, including offices, hotels, industrial, retail, multi-family residential, hospitals, critical environments and data centers, sports facilities, cultural institutions and transportation centers. Individual regions and markets focus on different property types, depending on local requirements and market conditions.

We work for a broad range of clients that represent a wide variety of industries and are based in markets throughout the world. Our clients vary greatly in size and include for-profit and not-for-profit entities of all kinds, public-private partnerships and governmental (public sector) entities. We provide real estate investment management services on a global basis for both public and private assets through our LaSalle Investment Management subsidiary. Our integrated global business model, industry-leading research capabilities, client relationship management focus, consistent worldwide service delivery and strong brand are attributes that enhance our services.

(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION

Our financial statements include the accounts of Jones Lang LaSalle and its majority-owned-and-controlled subsidiaries. All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Investments in real estate ventures over which we exercise significant influence, but not control, are accounted for under the equity method. Investments in real estate ventures over which we are not able to exercise significant influence are accounted for under the cost method.

USE OF ESTIMATES

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of the revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Such estimates include the value of purchase consideration, valuation of accounts receivable, goodwill, intangible assets, other long-lived assets, legal contingencies, assumptions used in the calculation of income taxes, incentive compensation, and retirement and other post-employment

 

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benefits, among others. These estimates and assumptions are based on management’s best estimate and judgment. Management evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis using historical experience and other factors, including the current economic environment, which management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. We adjust such estimates and assumptions when facts and circumstances dictate. Illiquid credit markets, volatile equity markets and foreign currency fluctuations have combined to increase the uncertainty in such estimates and assumptions. As future events and their effects cannot be determined with precision, actual results could differ significantly from these estimates. Changes in those estimates resulting from continuing changes in economic environment will be reflective in the financial statements in future periods. Although actual amounts likely differ from such estimated amounts, we believe such differences are not likely to be material. For further discussion of accounting estimates, please refer to the Summary of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

RECLASSIFICATIONS

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.

REVENUE RECOGNITION

The SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101, “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements” (“SAB 101”), as amended by SAB 104, provides guidance on the application of U.S. GAAP to selected revenue recognition issues. Additionally, EITF Issue No. 00-21, “Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables” (“EITF 00-21”), provides guidance on the application of U.S. GAAP to revenue transactions with multiple deliverables.

We earn revenue from the following principal sources:

 

 

Transaction commissions;

 

 

Advisory and management fees;

 

 

Incentive fees;

 

 

Project and development management fees; and

 

 

Construction management fees.

We recognize transaction commissions related to agency leasing services, capital markets services and tenant representation services as income when we provide the related service unless future contingencies exist. If future contingencies exist, we defer recognition of this revenue until the respective contingencies have been satisfied.

We recognize advisory and management fees related to property management services, valuation services, corporate property services, strategic consulting and money management as income in the period in which we perform the related services.

We recognize incentive fees based on the performance of underlying funds’ investments and the contractual benchmarks, formulas and timing of the measurement period with clients.

We recognize project and development management and construction management fees by applying the “percentage of completion” method of accounting. We use the efforts expended method to determine the extent of progress towards completion for project and development management fees and costs incurred to total estimated costs for construction management fees.

Construction management fees, which are gross construction services revenues net of subcontract costs, were $17.0 million, $12.9 million and $11.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Gross construction services revenues totaled $256.4 million, $187.3 million and $147.6 million and subcontract costs totaled $239.4 million, $174.4 million and $135.8 million for the years end December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

We include costs in excess of billings on uncompleted construction contracts of $9.8 million and $4.8 million in “Trade receivables,” and billings in excess of costs on uncompleted construction contracts of $5.9 million and $12.9 million in “Deferred income,” respectively, in our December 31, 2008 and 2007 consolidated balance sheets.

Certain contractual arrangements for services provide for the delivery of multiple services. We evaluate revenue recognition for each service to be rendered under these arrangements using criteria set forth in EITF 00-21. For services that meet the separability criteria, revenue is recognized separately. For services that do not meet those criteria, revenue is recognized on a combined basis.

We follow the guidance of EITF 01-14, “Income Statement Characterization of Reimbursements Received for ‘Out-of-Pocket’ Expenses Incurred,” when accounting for reimbursements received. Accordingly, we have recorded these reimbursements as revenues in the income statement, as opposed to being shown as a reduction of expenses.

In certain of our businesses, primarily those involving management services, we are reimbursed by our clients for expenses incurred on their behalf. The treatment of reimbursable expenses for financial reporting purposes is based upon the fee structure of the underlying contracts. We follow the guidance of EITF 99-19, “Reporting Revenue Gross as a Principal versus Net as an Agent,” when accounting for reimbursable personnel and other costs. A contract that provides a fixed fee billing, fully inclusive of all personnel or other recoverable

 

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expenses incurred but not separately scheduled, is reported on a gross basis. When accounting on a gross basis, our reported revenues include the full billing to our client and our reported expenses include all costs associated with the client.

We account for a contract on a net basis when the fee structure is comprised of at least two distinct elements, namely (i) a fixed management fee and (ii) a separate component that allows for scheduled reimbursable personnel costs or other expenses to be billed directly to the client. When accounting on a net basis, we include the fixed management fee in reported revenues and net the reimbursement against expenses. We base this accounting on the following factors, which define us as an agent rather than a principal:

 

 

The property owner, with ultimate approval rights relating to the employment and compensation of on-site personnel, and bearing all of the economic costs of such personnel, is determined to be the primary obligor in the arrangement;

 

 

Reimbursement to Jones Lang LaSalle is generally completed simultaneously with payment of payroll or soon thereafter;

 

 

Because the property owner is contractually obligated to fund all operating costs of the property from existing cash flow or direct funding from its building operating account, Jones Lang LaSalle bears little or no credit risk; and

 

 

Jones Lang LaSalle generally earns no margin in the reimbursement aspect of the arrangement, obtaining reimbursement only for actual costs incurred.

Most of our service contracts utilize the latter structure and are accounted for on a net basis. We have always presented the above reimbursable contract costs on a net basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Such costs aggregated approximately $1.1 billion, $931 million, and $746 million in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. This treatment has no impact on operating income, net income or cash flows.

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

We consider all highly-liquid investments purchased with maturities of less than one year to be cash equivalents. The carrying amount of cash equivalents approximates fair value due to the short-term maturity of these investments.

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Pursuant to contractual arrangements, accounts receivable includes unbilled amounts of $188.2 million and $244.0 million at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

We estimate the allowance necessary to provide for uncollectible accounts receivable. The estimate includes specific accounts for which payment has become unlikely. We also base this estimate on historical experience combined with a careful review of current developments and a strong focus on credit quality. The process by which we calculate the allowance begins in the individual business units where specific problem accounts are identified and reserved as part of an overall reserve that is formulaic and driven by the age profile of the receivables and our historical experience. These allowances are then reviewed on a quarterly basis by regional and global management to ensure they are appropriate. As part of this review, we develop a range of potential allowances on a consistent formulaic basis. We would normally expect that the allowance would fall within this range. See the Summary of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for additional information on our Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts Receivable.

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

We apply Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” (“SFAS 144”), to recognize and measure impairment of property and equipment owned or under capital leases. We review property and equipment for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset group may not be recoverable. We record an impairment loss to the extent that the carrying value exceeds the estimated fair value. We did not recognize an impairment loss related to property and equipment in 2008, 2007 or 2006.

We calculate depreciation and amortization on property and equipment for financial reporting purposes primarily by using the straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives of our assets. The following table shows the gross value of major asset categories at December 31, 2008 and 2007 as well as the standard depreciable life for each of these asset categories ($ in millions):

 

CATEGORY    2008    2007    DEPRECIABLE LIFE

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

   $ 81.8    $ 72.7    5 to 10 years

Computer equipment and software

     247.2      215.9    2 to 7 years

Leasehold improvements

     108.9      89.6    1 to 10 years

Automobiles

     10.5      10.6    4 to 5 years

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS, GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

We apply SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations” (“SFAS 141”), when accounting for business combinations. We have historically grown through a series of acquisitions and consistent with the services nature of the businesses we have acquired, the largest assets on our

 

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balance sheet are goodwill and intangibles resulting from these acquisitions. We amortize intangibles with finite useful lives, which primarily represent the value placed on management contracts and backlog that are acquired as part of these acquisitions.

SFAS 142 requires that goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives not be amortized, but instead evaluated for impairment at least annually. To accomplish this annual evaluation, in the third quarter of each year we determine the carrying value of each reporting unit by assigning assets and liabilities, including the existing goodwill and intangible assets, to those reporting units as of the date of evaluation. Under SFAS 142, we define reporting units as Investment Management, Americas IOS, Asia Pacific IOS and EMEA IOS. We then determine the fair value of each reporting unit on the basis of a discounted cash flow methodology and compare it to the reporting unit’s carrying value. The result of the 2008, 2007 and 2006 evaluations was that the fair value of each reporting unit exceeded its carrying amount, and therefore we did not recognize an impairment loss in any of those years.

In addition to our annual impairment evaluation, we evaluate whether events or circumstances have occurred in the period subsequent to our annual impairment testing which indicate that it is more likely than not an impairment loss has occurred. We evaluated the continued applicability of our annual evaluation in light of the continued deterioration in the global economy and corresponding fall in our stock price during the fourth quarter of 2008, the first quarter in which our book value exceeded our market capitalization. Based on continued profitability and EBITDA generated by each of our reporting units sufficient to support the book values of net assets of each of these reporting units at industry-specific multiples, and no significant changes in our long-term discounted cash flow projections from the assumptions used in our third quarter analysis, there were no changes to our conclusion that goodwill and intangible assets with identifiable useful lives were not impaired in 2008. However, it is possible our determination that goodwill for a reporting unit is not impaired could change in the future if the current economic conditions continue to deteriorate or persist for an extended period of time. Management will continue to monitor the relationship between the Company’s market capitalization and book value, as well as the ability of our reporting units to deliver current and projected EBITDA and cash flows sufficient to support the book values of the net assets of their respective businesses.

See Note 4 for additional information on goodwill and other intangible assets.

INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE VENTURES

We invest in certain real estate ventures that own and operate commercial real estate. Typically, these are co-investments in funds that our Investment Management business establishes in the ordinary course of business for its clients. These investments include non-controlling ownership interests generally ranging from less than 1% to 48.78% of the respective ventures. We apply the provisions of the following guidance when accounting for these interests:

 

 

FASB Interpretation No. 46 (revised), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an interpretation of ARB No. 51” (“FIN 46R”)

 

 

EITF Issue No. 04-5, “Determining Whether a General Partner, or the General Partners as a Group, Controls a Limited Partnership or Similar Entity When the Limited Partners Have Certain Rights” (“EITF 04-5”)

 

 

AICPA Statement of Position 78-9, “Accounting for Investments in Real Estate Ventures” as amended by FASB Staff Position No. SOP 78-9-a (“SOP 78-9-a”)

 

 

Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 18, “The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock” (“APB 18”)

 

 

EITF Topic No. D-46, “Accounting for Limited Partnership Investments” (“EITF D-46”)

The application of such guidance generally results in accounting for these interests under the equity method in the accompanying consolidated financial statements due to the nature of our non-controlling ownership in the ventures.

For real estate limited partnerships in which the Company is a general partner, we apply the guidance set forth in FIN 46R, EITF 04-5 and SOP 78-9-a in evaluating the control the Company has over the limited partnership. These entities are generally well-capitalized and grant the limited partners important rights, such as the right to replace the general partner without cause, to dissolve or liquidate the partnership, to approve the sale or refinancing of the principal partnership assets, or to approve the acquisition of principal partnership assets. We account for such general partner interests under the equity method.

For real estate limited partnerships in which the Company is a limited partner, the Company is a co-investment partner, and based on applying the guidance set forth in FIN 46R and SOP 78-9-a, has concluded that it does not have a controlling interest in the limited partnership. When we have an asset advisory contract with the real estate limited partnership, the combination of our limited partner interest and the advisory agreement provides us with significant influence over the real estate limited partnership venture. Accordingly, we account for such investments under the equity method. When the Company does not have an asset advisory contract with the limited partnership, but only has a limited partner interest without significant influence, and our interest in the partnership is considered “minor” under EITF D-46 (i.e., not more than 3 to 5 percent), we account for such investments under the cost method.

For investments in real estate ventures accounted for under the equity method, we maintain an investment account, which is increased by contributions made and by our share of net income of the real estate ventures, and decreased by distributions received and by our share of net losses of the real estate ventures. Our share of each real estate venture’s net income or loss, including gains and losses from capital transactions, is reflected in our consolidated statement of earnings as “Equity in earnings (losses) from real estate ventures.” For

 

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investments in real estate ventures accounted for under the cost method, our investment account is increased by contributions made and decreased by distributions representing return of capital.

We apply the provisions of APB 18, SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5-M, “Other Than Temporary Impairment Of Certain Investments In Debt And Equity Securities” (“SAB 59”), and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” (“SFAS 144”) when evaluating investments in real estate ventures for impairment, including impairment evaluations of the individual assets underlying our investments. We review investments in real estate ventures on a quarterly basis for indications of whether the carrying value of the real estate assets underlying our investments in ventures may not be recoverable.

When events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a real estate asset underlying one of our investments in real estate ventures may be impaired, we review the recoverability of the carrying amount of the real estate asset in comparison to an estimate of the future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the underlying asset. When the carrying amount of the real estate asset is in excess of the future undiscounted cash flows, we use a discounted cash flow approach to determine the fair value of the asset in computing the amount of the impairment. We then record the portion of the impairment loss related to our investment in the reporting period.

We report “Equity in earnings (losses) from real estate ventures” in the consolidated statement of earnings after “Operating income.” However, for segment reporting we reflect “Equity earnings (losses)” within “Revenue.” See Note 3 for “Equity earnings (losses)” reflected within segment revenues, as well as discussion of how the Chief Operating Decision Maker (as defined in Note 3) measures segment results with “Equity earnings (losses)” included in segment revenues.

See Note 5 for additional information on investments in real estate ventures.

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Prior to January 1, 2006, we accounted for our stock-based compensation plans under the provisions of SFAS 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” as amended by SFAS 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation—Transition and Disclosure.” These provisions allowed entities to continue to apply the intrinsic value-based method under the provisions of APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (“APB 25”), and provide disclosure of pro forma net income and net income per share as if the fair value-based method, defined in SFAS 123 as amended by SFAS 148, had been applied. We elected to apply the provisions of APB 25 in accounting for stock options and other stock awards, and accordingly, recognized no compensation expense for stock options granted at the market value of our common stock on the date of grant, or for 15% discounts on stock purchases under our U.S. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”). We did recognize compensation expense over the vesting period of other stock awards (including various grants of restricted stock units and offerings of discounted stock purchases under our Jones Lang LaSalle Savings Related Share Option (UK) Plan) pursuant to APB 25.

Effective January 1, 2006, we account for stock-based compensation in accordance with SFAS 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123R”). SFAS 123R eliminates the alternative to use APB 25’s intrinsic value method of accounting that was provided in SFAS 123 as originally issued. SFAS 123R requires us to recognize expense for the grant-date fair value of stock options and other equity-based compensation issued to employees over the employee’s requisite service period. Per the provisions of SFAS 123R we have elected to amortize the fair value of share-based compensation on a straight-line basis over the associated vesting period for each separately vesting portion of an award. Effective January 1, 2006, we amended our ESPP to provide for a 5% discount on stock purchases and eliminate the “look-back” feature in the plan, which along with the other provisions of the plan allows the ESPP to remain “noncompensatory” under the standard. The adoption of SFAS 123R primarily impacts “Compensation and benefits” expense in our consolidated statement of earnings by changing prospectively our method of measuring and recognizing compensation expense on share-based awards from recognizing forfeitures as incurred to estimating forfeitures. The effect of this change as it relates to prior periods is reflected in “Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax” in the consolidated statement of earnings. In the year ended 2006, we recorded an increase in income of $1.2 million, net of tax, for the cumulative effect of this accounting change.

See Note 6 for additional information on stock-based compensation.

INCOME TAXES

We account for income taxes under the asset and liability method. We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between (1) the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and (2) their respective tax bases, and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. We measure deferred tax assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which we expect those temporary differences to be recovered or settled. We recognize in income the effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates in the period that includes the enactment date.

See Note 8 for additional information on income taxes.

SELF-INSURANCE PROGRAMS

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judgments about future developments. We supplement our traditional global insurance program by the use of a captive insurance company to provide professional indemnity and employment practices insurance on a “claims made” basis. As professional indemnity claims can be complex and take a number of years to resolve, we are required to estimate the ultimate cost of claims.

 

 

Health Insurance—We self-insure our health benefits for all U.S.-based employees, although we purchase stop loss coverage on an annual basis to limit our exposure. We self-insure because we believe that on the basis of our historic claims experience, the demographics of our workforce and trends in the health insurance industry, we incur reduced expense by self-insuring our health benefits as opposed to purchasing health insurance through a third party. We estimate our likely full-year cost at the beginning of the year and expense this cost on a straight-line basis throughout the year. In the fourth quarter, we estimate the required reserve for unpaid health costs we would need at year-end.

 

 

Workers’ Compensation Insurance—Given our belief, based on historical experience, that our workforce has experienced lower costs than is normal for our industry, we have been self-insured for worker’s compensation insurance for a number of years. We purchase stop loss coverage to limit our exposure to large, individual claims. On a periodic basis we accrue using various state rates based on job classifications. On an annual basis in the third quarter, we engage in a comprehensive analysis to develop a range of potential exposure, and considering actual experience, we reserve within that range. We accrue the estimated adjustment to income for the differences between this estimate and our reserve. The credits taken to revenue for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 were $4.3 million, $5.2 million, and $3.0 million, respectively.

 

 

Captive Insurance Company—In order to better manage our global insurance program and support our risk management efforts, we supplement our traditional insurance program by the use of a wholly-owned captive insurance company to provide professional indemnity and employment practices liability insurance coverage on a “claims made” basis. The level of risk retained by our captive is up to $2.5 million per claim (dependent upon location) and up to $12.5 million in the aggregate. The reserves estimated and accrued in accordance with SFAS 5 for self-insurance facilitated through our captive insurance company, which relate to multiple years, were $6.2 million and $7.1 million, net of receivables from third party insurers, as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Professional indemnity insurance claims can be complex and take a number of years to resolve. Within our captive insurance company, we estimate the ultimate cost of these claims by way of specific claim reserves developed through periodic reviews of the circumstances of individual claims, as well as reserves against current year exposures on the basis of our historic loss ratio. The increase in the level of risk retained by the captive means we would expect that the amount and the volatility of our estimate of reserves will be increased over time. With respect to the consolidated financial statements, when a potential loss event occurs, management estimates the ultimate cost of the claims and accrues the related cost in accordance with SFAS 5, “Accounting for Contingencies.”

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Our financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, receivables, accounts payable, notes payable and foreign currency exchange contracts. The estimated fair value of cash and cash equivalents, receivables and payables approximates their carrying amounts due to the short maturity of these instruments. The estimated fair value of our revolving credit facility and short-term borrowings approximates their carrying value due to their variable interest rate terms.

In 2008 we adopted SFAS 157, “Fair Value Measurements” with respect to our financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value. SFAS 157 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

 

   

Level 1. Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;

   

Level 2. Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and

   

Level 3. Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

We regularly use foreign currency forward contracts to manage our currency exchange rate risk related to intercompany lending and cash management practices. We determined the fair value of these contracts based on widely accepted valuation techniques. The inputs for these valuation techniques are Level 2 inputs in the hierarchy of SFAS 157. At December 31, 2008, we had forward exchange contracts in effect recorded as a current asset of $5.9 million and a current liability of $5.2 million. At December 31, 2008, we have no recurring fair value measurements for financial assets and liabilities that are based on unobservable inputs or Level 3 inputs.

DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

We apply SFAS 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” as amended by SFAS 138, “Accounting For Certain Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities,” when accounting for derivatives and hedging activities.

As a firm, we do not enter into derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. However, in the normal course of business we do use derivative financial instruments in the form of forward foreign currency exchange contracts to manage selected foreign currency risks. At December 31, 2008, we had forward exchange contracts in effect with a gross notional value of $580.8 million ($532.1 million on a net basis) with a net market value of $0.7 million. We currently do not use hedge accounting for these contracts, which are marked-to-market each period with changes in unrealized gains or losses recognized currently in earnings and offset by gains and losses in

 

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associated intercompany loans such that the net impact to earnings is not significant. These gains and losses are included in net earnings as a component of Operating, administrative and other expense.

We hedge any foreign currency exchange risk resulting from intercompany loans through the use of foreign currency forward contracts. SFAS 133 requires that unrealized gains and losses on these derivatives be recognized currently in earnings. The gain or loss on the re-measurement of the foreign currency loan accounts being hedged is also recognized in earnings. The net impact on our earnings of the unrealized gain on foreign currency contracts, offset by the loss resulting from remeasurement of foreign currency transactions, for 2008, 2007 and 2006 was not significant. In the past we have used interest rate swap agreements to limit the impact of changes in interest rates on earnings and cash flows. We have not used interest rate swap agreements in the last three years, and there were no such agreements outstanding as of December 31, 2008.

We require that hedging derivative instruments be effective in reducing the exposure that they are designated to hedge. This effectiveness is essential to qualify for hedge accounting treatment. Any derivative instrument used for risk management that does not meet the hedging criteria is marked-to-market each period with changes in unrealized gains or losses recognized currently in earnings.

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

The financial statements of our subsidiaries located outside the United States are measured using the local currency as the functional currency. The assets and liabilities of these subsidiaries are translated at the rates of exchange at the balance sheet date with the resulting translation adjustments included in the balance sheet as a separate component of shareholders’ equity (accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)) and in the statement of earnings (other comprehensive income—foreign currency translation adjustments). Income and expenses are translated at the average monthly rates of exchange. Gains and losses from foreign currency transactions are included in net earnings as a component of Operating, administrative and other expense and resulted in net losses of $1.1 million in 2008, a net gain of $2.9 million in 2007 and net losses of $1.3 million in 2006.

The effects of foreign currency translation on cash and cash equivalents are reflected in cash flows from operating activities on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.

CASH HELD FOR OTHERS

We manage significant amounts of cash and cash equivalents in our role as agent for our investment and property management clients. We do not include such amounts in our Consolidated Financial Statements.

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

We are subject to various claims and contingencies related to lawsuits, taxes and environmental matters as well as commitments under contractual obligations. Many of these claims are covered under our current insurance programs, subject to deductibles. We recognize the liability associated with a loss contingency when a loss is probable and estimable in accordance with SFAS 5. Our contractual obligations generally relate to the provision of services by us in the normal course of our business.

See Note 12 for additional information on commitments and contingencies.

EARNINGS PER SHARE; NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

The difference between basic weighted average shares outstanding and diluted weighted average shares outstanding represents the dilutive impact of common stock equivalents. Common stock equivalents consist primarily of shares to be issued under employee stock compensation programs and outstanding stock options whose exercise price was less than the average market price of our stock during these periods.

For the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, we did not include in the weighted average shares outstanding the shares that had been repurchased and which were held by one of our subsidiaries, no shares were held by a subsidiary during 2008. We calculate net income available to common shareholders by subtracting dividend-equivalents paid on outstanding but unvested shares of restricted stock units, net of tax, from net income. See “Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities” in Item 5 for additional information regarding our share repurchase activity and current dividend practice.

 

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The following table details the calculations of basic and diluted earnings per common share ($ in thousands, except share data) for each of the three years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006.

 

      2008     2007     2006  

Net income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

   $ 84,883     257,832     175,221  

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax

             1,180  

Net income

     84,883     257,832     176,401  

Dividends on unvested common stock, net of tax

     1,368     1,342     1,057  

Net income available to common shareholders

     83,515     256,490     175,344  

Basic income per common share before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle and dividends on unvested common stock, net of tax

   $ 2.56     8.05     5.50  

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax

             0.03  

Dividends on unvested common stock, net of tax

     (0.04 )   (0.04 )   (0.03 )

Basic earnings per common share

   $ 2.52     8.01     5.50  

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

     33,098,228     32,021,380     31,872,112  

Dilutive impact of common stock equivalents:

      

Outstanding stock options

     68,309     126,313     316,914  

Unvested stock compensation programs

     1,038,583     1,430,234     1,258,913  

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

     34,205,120     33,577,927     33,447,939  

Diluted income per common share before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle and dividends on unvested common stock, net of tax

   $ 2.48     7.68     5.24  

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax

             0.03  

Dividends on unvested common stock, net of tax

     (0.04 )   (0.04 )   (0.03 )

Diluted earnings per common share

   $ 2.44     7.64     5.24  

New Accounting Standards

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

In 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 applies to accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, except for share-based payment transactions under SFAS 123R. In November 2007, the FASB deferred the implementation of SFAS 157 for non-financial assets and liabilities for one year. Management does not believe that the application of SFAS 157 for non-financial assets and liabilities will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. On January 1, 2008 we adopted SFAS 157 with respect to our financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value. The adoption of these provisions did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

FAIR VALUE OPTION

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.” SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure financial instruments and certain other items at fair value and establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between entities that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. Under SFAS 159, we had the option of adopting fair value accounting for financial assets and liabilities starting on January 1, 2008. The adoption of SFAS 159 did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements since we did not elect to measure any of our financial assets or liabilities using the fair value option prescribed by SFAS 159.

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 141(revised), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS 141(R)”). SFAS 141(R) will change how identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed in a business combination will be recorded in the financial statements. SFAS 141(R) requires the acquiring entity in a business combination to recognize the full fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction (whether a full or partial acquisition); establishes the acquisition-date fair value as the measurement objective for all assets acquired and liabilities assumed; and requires expensing of most transaction and restructuring costs. SFAS 141(R) applies prospectively to

 

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business combinations for which the acquisition date is after December 31, 2008. The impact of the application of SFAS 141(R) on our consolidated financial statements will be dependent on the contract terms of business combinations we complete in the future.

NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51” (“SFAS 160”). SFAS 160 requires reporting entities to present noncontrolling (minority) interests as equity (as opposed to a liability or mezzanine equity) and provides guidance on the accounting for transactions between an entity and noncontrolling interests. SFAS 160 applies prospectively as of January 1, 2009. Management does not believe that the adoption of SFAS 160 will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

(3) Business Segments

We manage and report our operations as four business segments:

 

  (i) Investment Management, which offers investment management services on a global basis, and

 

       The three geographic regions of Investor and Occupier Services (“IOS”):

 

  (ii) Americas,

 

  (iii) Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”) and

 

  (iv) Asia Pacific.

The Investment Management segment provides investment management services to institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals. Each geographic region offers our full range of Investor Services, Capital Markets and Occupier Services. The IOS business consists primarily of tenant representation and agency leasing, capital markets and valuation services (collectively “transaction services”) and property management, facilities management, project and development management, energy management and sustainability and construction management services (collectively “management services”).

Operating income represents total revenue less direct and indirect allocable expenses. We allocate all expenses, other than interest and income taxes, as nearly all expenses incurred benefit one or more of the segments. Allocated expenses primarily consist of corporate global overhead. We allocate these corporate global overhead expenses to the business segments based on the relative operating income of each segment.

For segment reporting we show equity earnings (losses) from real estate ventures within our revenue line, especially since it is a very integral part of our Investment Management segment. Our measure of segment operating results also excludes restructuring charges. The Chief Operating Decision Maker of Jones Lang LaSalle measures the segment results with equity in earnings (losses) from real estate ventures, and without restructuring charges. We define the Chief Operating Decision Maker collectively as our Global Executive Committee, which is comprised of our Global Chief Executive Officer, Global Chief Operating and Financial Officer and the Chief Executive Officers of each of our reporting segments.

 

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As stated in Note 2, we have reclassified certain prior year amounts to conform to the current presentation. Summarized financial information by business segment for 2008, 2007 and 2006 are as follows ($ in thousands):

 

INVESTOR AND OCCUPIER SERVICES    2008     2007     2006  

Americas

      

Revenue:

      

Transaction services

   $ 478,918     378,815     316,752  

Management services

     421,635     359,731     292,270  

Equity earnings

     283     1,626     700  

Other services

     32,451     25,057     12,420  
     933,287     765,229     622,142  

Operating expenses:

      

Compensation, operating and administrative expenses

     818,369     659,392     534,549  

Depreciation and amortization

     47,808     25,387     22,040  

Operating income

   $ 67,110     80,450     65,553  

EMEA

      

Revenue:

      

Transaction services

   $ 641,102     754,428     556,792  

Management services

     215,222     157,783     113,515  

Equity (losses) earnings

     (840 )   373     (362 )

Other services

     15,359     13,497     9,394  
     870,843     926,081     679,339  

Operating expenses:

      

Compensation, operating and administrative expenses

     820,638     814,936     616,824  

Depreciation and amortization

     27,291     19,703     18,511  

Operating income

   $ 22,914     91,442     44,004  

Asia Pacific

      

Revenue:

      

Transaction services

   $ 284,320     388,129     199,037  

Management services

     244,672     206,329     130,514  

Equity (losses) earnings

     (732 )   502     1,802  

Other services

     7,913     7,181     5,624  
     536,173     602,141     336,977  

Operating expenses:

      

Compensation, operating and administrative expenses

     518,580     523,179     311,290  

Depreciation and amortization

     13,123     8,774     7,042  

Operating income

   $ 4,470     70,188     18,645  

Investment Management

      

Revenue:

      

Transaction and other services

   $ 19,087     27,768     28,573  

Advisory fees

     277,864     245,138     178,087  

Incentive fees

     59,043     88,219     170,600  

Equity (losses) earnings

     (4,173 )   9,715     7,081  
     351,821     370,840     384,341  

Operating expenses:

      

Compensation, operating and administrative expenses

     267,552     257,079     258,616  

Depreciation and amortization

     2,361     1,716     1,371  

Operating income

   $ 81,908     112,045     124,354  
                      

Segment Reconciling Items:

      

Total segment revenue

   $ 2,692,124     2,664,291     2,022,799  

Reclassification of equity (losses) earnings

     (5,462 )   12,216     9,221  

Total revenue

     2,697,586     2,652,075     2,013,578  

Total operating expenses before restructuring charges (credits)

     2,515,722     2,310,166     1,770,243  

Restructuring charges (credits)

     30,401     (411 )   (744 )

Operating income

   $ 151,463     342,320     244,079  

 

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Identifiable assets by segment are those assets that are used by or are a result of each segment’s business. Corporate assets are principally cash and cash equivalents, office furniture and computer hardware and software. The following table reconciles segment identifiable assets to consolidated assets and segment investments in real estate ventures to consolidated investments in real estate ventures.

 

     2008         2007
($ IN THOUSANDS)    IDENTIFIABLE
ASSETS
   INVESTMENTS
IN REAL ESTATE
VENTURES
        IDENTIFIABLE
ASSETS
   INVESTMENTS
IN REAL ESTATE
VENTURES

Investor and Occupier Services:

              

Americas

   $ 1,575,151    1,625       $ 873,652    2,293

EMEA

     684,933    3,257         629,299    4,587

Asia Pacific

     403,506    352         353,006   

Investment Management

     346,841    174,641         389,912    144,920

Corporate

     66,594            46,005   

Consolidated

   $ 3,077,025    179,875       $ 2,291,874    151,800

The following table reconciles segment property and equipment expenditures to consolidated property and equipment expenditures.

 

($ IN THOUSANDS)      2008      2007      2006

Investor and Occupier Services:

              

Americas

     $ 38,843      35,729      34,310

EMEA

       28,506      53,616      19,697

Asia Pacific

       15,975      13,086      8,495

Investment Management

       4,113      2,323      1,539

Corporate

       19,891      11,622      9,936

Consolidated

     $ 107,328      116,376      73,977

The following table sets forth the 2008 revenues and assets from our most significant currencies ($ in thousands).

 

      TOTAL REVENUE      TOTAL ASSETS

United States dollar

   $ 1,131,766      $ 1,817,478

Euro

     480,705        481,411

British pound

     344,020        341,706

Australian dollar

     160,158        80,626

Singapore dollar

     130,412        53,953

Japanese yen

     92,711        52,755

Hong Kong dollar

     83,107        84,313

Other currencies

     274,707        164,783
     $ 2,697,586      $ 3,077,025

We face restrictions in certain countries that limit or prevent the transfer of funds to other countries or the exchange of the local currency to other currencies.

(4) Business Combinations, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

We completed 15 business combinations in 2008 and 13 in 2007.

2008 BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

Staubach Acquisition

On July 11, 2008, we purchased all of the outstanding shares of Staubach Holdings Inc. (“Staubach”), a leading real estate services firm specializing in tenant representation in the United States. Staubach’s extensive tenant representation capability and deep presence in key markets in the United States will reinforce our integrated global platform and Corporate Solutions business.

At closing, we paid $123 million in cash, as adjusted for Staubach’s net liabilities, and $100 million in shares of our common stock. The Company issued 1,997,682 shares of its common stock, which represented approximately 6% of the Company’s outstanding shares. As

 

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required by the Merger Agreement, we determined the number of shares based on $100 million divided by the Adjusted Trading Price of $50.06, the average closing price of our common stock for the five consecutive trading days ending August 14, 2008.

The Merger Agreement also provides for the following deferred payments payable in cash: (i) $78 million in August 2010 (or in August 2011 if certain revenue targets are not met); (ii) $156 million in August 2011 (or in August 2012 if certain revenue targets are not met); and (iii) $156 million in August 2013. We discounted these deferred payments to a present value of $316 million as of July 11, 2008, based on a 6% annual discount rate and recorded this liability as a long-term deferred business acquisition obligation.

Staubach shareholders also are entitled to receive an earn-out payment of up to $114 million, payable on a sliding scale, if certain thresholds are met with respect to the performance of the Americas tenant representation business for the earn-out periods ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012. This earn-out payment will be accounted for as purchase consideration if these performance thresholds are met.

Purchase consideration consisting of cash paid at closing, issuance of shares of common stock, the provision for deferred business acquisition obligations, assumption of net liabilities and capitalized acquisition costs was $506.9 million at December 31, 2008. The allocation of purchase consideration at December 31, 2008 was as follows ($ in thousands):

 

Accounts receivable and other assets

   $ 59,509  

Current liabilities

     (88,701 )

Current and deferred tax liabilities

     (72,647 )

Identifiable intangible assets

     35,225  

Goodwill

     573,500  
        
   $ 506,886  

Identifiable intangible assets consist of intangible assets for acquired backlog of $22.4 million with a useful life of 10 months and customer contracts and other intangibles of $12.8 million with a weighted average useful life of 78 months.

We have included Staubach’s results of operations with those of the Company since July 11, 2008. Pro forma consolidated results of operations, assuming the acquisition of Staubach occurred on January 1, 2007 and January 1, 2008 for the respective years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 are as follows ($ in thousands):

 

      2008    2007

Revenue

   $ 2,935,559    $ 3,000,963

Operating expense

     2,742,830      2,621,285

Operating income

   $ 192,729    $ 379,678

Net income available to common shareholders

   $ 99,305    $ 261,129

Basic earnings per common share

   $ 2.91    $ 7.68

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

     34,146,192      34,019,062

Diluted earnings per common share

   $ 2.82    $ 7.34

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

     35,253,084      35,575,609

Pro forma operating expense adjustments consist of adjustments to intangible amortization to reverse amortization recorded by Staubach and to record intangible amortization based on the Company’s current estimate of identifiable intangibles and their associated useful lives.

Pro forma net income also includes interest expense adjustments based on the Company’s estimate of interest that would have been incurred on deferred payments due to Staubach and due to an increase in borrowing under the Company’s credit facility for cash paid at closing and various other acquisition related items.

The Company applied an estimated 39% tax rate to the pro forma adjustments. Pro forma weighted average shares include an adjustment to show the impact of the 1,997,682 shares issued as if they had been outstanding as of the beginning of all periods presented.

Additional 2008 Business Combinations

In 2008, we completed 14 acquisitions in addition to Staubach. The Americas business segment completed three additional acquisitions:

 

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  2. ECD Energy and Environment Canada, the leading environmental consulting firm in Canada and the developer of Green Globes, a technology platform for evaluating and rating building sustainability; and

 

  3. HIA, a Brazilian hotel services company.

Terms for these three transactions included cash paid at closing totaling approximately $5.5 million, consideration subject only to the passage of time recorded in “Deferred business acquisition obligations” on our consolidated balance sheet at a current fair value of $0.5 million, and additional consideration subject to earn-out provisions that will be paid only if the related conditions are achieved. These acquisitions resulted in $5.6 million of goodwill and identifiable intangibles of $0.6 million that will be amortized over their lives ranging up to four years. In 2008, an amendment was made to the earn-out provisions of the 2007 acquisition of Corporate Realty Advisors (“CRA”), a North Carolina corporate advisory and tenant representation firm that resulted in $3.2 million to goodwill and deferred business acquisition obligations.

In addition, the Americas business segment paid a total of $37.4 million to satisfy deferred business acquisition obligations from the 2006 Spaulding & Slye acquisition and the 2007 acquisitions of Lee & Klatskin Associates and CRA.

In 2008, the EMEA business segment made six acquisitions:

 

  1. Creevy LLH Ltd, a Scotland-based firm that provides investment, leasing and valuation services for leisure and hotels properties;

 

  2. Brune Consulting Management GmbH, a Germany-based retail management firm;

 

  3. Kemper’s Holding GmbH, a Germany-based retail specialist, making us the largest property advisory business in Germany and providing us with new offices in Leipzig, Cologne and Hannover;

 

  4. The remaining 51% interest in a Finnish real estate services firm which previously operated under the name GVA. We acquired the initial 49% in 2007;

 

  5. Churston Heard, a leading retail consultancy in the U.K. that offers a full range of retail services; and

 

  6. Alkas, a Turkish based commercial real estate firm.

Terms for these transactions included cash paid at closing totaling approximately $162.6 million, consideration subject only to the passage of time recorded in “Deferred business acquisition obligations” on our consolidated balance sheet at a current fair value of $14.0 million, and additional consideration subject to earn-out provisions that will be paid only if the related conditions are achieved. These acquisitions resulted in $166.9 million of goodwill and identifiable intangibles of $7.4 million that will be amortized over their lives ranging up to three years. In the third quarter of 2008, the Company finalized the purchase price relative to its 2006 acquisition of areaAZero, an occupier fit-out business in Spain that resulted in the reclassification of $8.6 million from other assets to goodwill.

In addition, the EMEA business segment paid $5.2 million to satisfy deferred business acquisition obligations from the 2007 Hargreaves Goswell acquisition.

In 2008, the Asia Pacific business segment made five acquisitions:

 

  1. Shore Industrial, an Australian commercial real estate agency;

 

  2. Sallmanns Holdings Ltd, a valuation business based in Hong Kong;

 

  3. The remaining 60% of a commercial real estate firm formed by the Company and Ray L. Davis, based in Australia;

 

  4. Leechiu & Associates, an agency business in the Philippines; and

 

  5. Creer & Berkeley Pty Ltd., an Australian property sales, leasing, management, valuation and consultancy firm;

Terms for these five transactions included cash paid at closing totaling approximately $18.8 million, consideration subject only to the passage of time recorded in “Deferred business acquisition obligations” on our consolidated balance sheet at a current fair value of $13.4 million, and additional consideration subject to earn-out provisions that will be paid only if the related conditions are achieved. These acquisitions resulted in $28.7 million of goodwill and identifiable intangibles of $4.8 million that will be amortized over their lives ranging up to five years.

In the third quarter of 2008, the Company received regulatory approval to legally merge its India operations with those of the Trammell Crow Meghraj (“TCM”) entity in which it acquired 44.8% interest in 2007. As a result of the legal merger, the TCM shareholders

 

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exchanged their 55.2% ownership interest in TCM for 28.1% of the combined Indian subsidiary. The Company is required to repurchase this 28.1% of its Indian subsidiary, held by the former TCM shareholders, on fixed dates in 2010 and 2012. The Company recorded $44.1 million as a “Minority shareholder redemption liability”, which represented the fair value of this 28.1% exchanged in the acquisition of the remaining TCM shares and a reclassification of the TCM shareholders’ minority interest. As part of this acquisition, the Company recorded additional goodwill of $35.4 million and additional identifiable intangibles of $2.3 million. The minority shareholder redemption liability will ultimately be relieved through the repurchases of the 28.1% owned by minority shareholders in 2010 and 2012.

In addition, the Asia Pacific business segment paid $7.0 million in 2008 to satisfy deferred business acquisition obligations from the Sallmanns acquisition.

The 2008 acquisitions resulted in $7.0 million of goodwill that we anticipate being able to deduct the amortization of for tax purposes.

2007 BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

In 2007, the Americas business segment made three acquisitions:

 

  1. Zietsman Realty Partners, a California-based real estate services firm;

 

  2. Corporate Realty Advisors, one of North Carolina’s leading corporate advisory services and tenant representation firms; and

 

  3. Lee & Klatskin Associates, the premier provider of integrated industrial real estate services in New Jersey.

Terms for these three transactions included cash paid at closing totaling approximately $14.5 million, consideration subject only to the passage of time recorded in “Deferred business acquisition obligations” on our consolidated balance sheet at a current fair value of $4.5 million, and additional consideration subject to earn-out provisions that will be paid only if the related conditions are achieved. These acquisitions resulted in $17.6 million of goodwill and identifiable intangibles of $1.7 million that will be amortized over their lives ranging up to five years. In the fourth quarter of 2007, we amended the earn-out provision terms included in the 2006 Spaulding & Slye acquisition to make certain of the earn-out consideration subject only to the passage of time. We recorded the fair value of these future payments on our consolidated balance as a $28.1 million increase to “Deferred business acquisition obligations,” a $26.7 million increase in goodwill and a $1.4 million increase in identifiable intangibles.

In 2007, the EMEA business segment made seven acquisitions:

 

  1. Hargreaves Goswell, a London based agency business;

 

  2. Troostwijk Makelaars, an independent property advisor firm based in the Netherlands that specializes in leasing, capital markets, and advisory and research services;

 

  3. KHK Group, a United Kingdom based project and development services business;

 

  4. Camilli & Veiel, a German based commercial investment and leasing firm;

 

  5. A 49% interest in a Finnish real estate services firm which previously operated under the name GVA;

 

  6. Upstream, the United Kingdom’s leading real estate sustainability services practice; and

 

  7. Group Tetris, a leading office design, site management and business relocation firm in France.

Terms for these seven transactions included cash paid at closing totaling approximately $84.3 million, and consideration subject only to the passage of time recorded in “Deferred business acquisition obligations” on our consolidated balance sheet at a current fair value of $9.6 million. These acquisitions also included provisions for additional consideration subject to earn-out provisions that will be paid only if the related conditions are achieved. These acquisitions resulted in $78.5 million of goodwill and identifiable intangibles of $5.9 million that will be amortized over their lives for up to three years. In the fourth quarter of 2007, the Company made an earn-out payment as part of the 2006 acquisition of the RSP Group which resulted in $7.4 million of goodwill.

In 2007, the Asia Pacific business segment made two acquisitions;

 

  1. NSC Corporate (“NSC”), a leading Western Australian agency business; and

 

  2. 44.8% of Trammell Crow Meghraj (“TCM”), one of the largest real estate services companies in India.

 

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We merged TCM into our preexisting India business upon local regulatory approval in 2008. Based on the contractual terms of the transaction, the financial results of the former TCM were consolidated in our consolidated financial statements upon acquisition in the beginning of the third quarter of 2007. Terms for these two transactions included cash paid at closing totaling approximately $32.8 million and resulted in $29.2 million of goodwill and identifiable intangibles of $4.2 million that will be amortized over their lives of up to five years. The NSC acquisition includes provisions for earn-outs subject to the achievement of certain performance conditions that will be recorded as additional purchase consideration when paid.

In 2007, the Investment Management business segment acquired Asset Realty Managers, a Japanese real estate investment management firm. Cash paid at closing totaled approximately $3.9 million, and resulted in $0.8 million of goodwill and identifiable intangibles of $0.1 million.

The 2007 acquisitions resulted in $160.3 million of goodwill; we anticipate that we will be able to deduct the amortization of approximately $47.6 million of this goodwill for tax purposes.

EARN-OUT PAYMENTS

At December 31, 2008 we had the potential to make earn-out payments on 18 acquisitions that are subject to the achievement of certain performance conditions. The maximum amount of the potential earn-out payments of 17 of these acquisitions was $188.3 million at December 31, 2008. We expect these amounts will come due at various times over the next five years. The TCM acquisition earn-out payments are based on formulas and independent valuations such that the future payments are not quantifiable at this time; this obligation is reflected on our consolidated balance sheet as a Minority shareholder redemption liability.

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

We have $1,508.0 million of unamortized intangibles and goodwill as of December 31, 2008 that are subject to the provisions of SFAS 142. A significant portion of these unamortized intangibles and goodwill are denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars, which means that a portion of the movements in the reported book value of these balances are attributable to movements in foreign currency exchange rates. The tables below set forth further details on the foreign exchange impact on intangible and goodwill balances. Of the $1,508.0 million of unamortized intangibles and goodwill, $1,448.7 million represents goodwill with indefinite useful lives, which is not amortized. The remaining $59.3 million of identifiable intangibles will be amortized over their remaining finite useful lives.

The following table sets forth, by reporting segment, the movements in the net carrying amount of our goodwill with indefinite useful lives ($ in thousands):

 

     INVESTOR AND OCCUPIER SERVICES               
      AMERICAS    EMEA     

ASIA

PACIFIC

     INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT
    CONSOLIDATED  

Balance as of January 1, 2007

   $ 313,171    98,065      88,525      20,717     520,478  

Additions

     44,435    85,946      29,162      804     160,347  

Impact of exchange rate movements

        8,227      4,669      283     13,179  

Balance as of January 1, 2008

   $ 357,606    192,238      122,356      21,804     694,004  

Additions

     582,266    175,597      64,080          821,943  

Impact of exchange rate movements

     61    (51,254 )    (11,466 )    (4,625 )   (67,284 )

Balance as of December 31, 2008

   $ 939,933    316,581      174,970      17,179     1,448,663  

 

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The following table sets forth, by reporting segment, the movements in the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of our intangibles with finite useful lives ($ in thousands):

 

     INVESTOR AND OCCUPIER SERVICES               
      AMERICAS      EMEA     

ASIA

PACIFIC

     INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT
    CONSOLIDATED  

Gross Carrying Amount

             

Balance as of January 1, 2007

   $ 82,929      4,449      2,965      5,834     96,177  

Additions

     3,057      5,934      4,196      100     13,287  

Impact of exchange rate movements

          125      540      78     743  

Balance as of January 1, 2008

   $ 85,986      10,508      7,701      6,012     110,207  

Additions

     35,779      7,365      7,158          50,302  

Adjustment for fully amortized intangibles

     (41,173 )    (804 )    (3,470 )    (5,908 )   (51,355 )

Impact of exchange rate movements

          (2,424 )    (498 )    23     (2,899 )

Balance as of December 31, 2008

   $ 80,592      14,645      10,891      127     106,255  

Accumulated Amortization

             

Balance as of January 1, 2007

     (47,127 )    (2,668 )    (2,965 )    (5,834 )   (58,594 )

Amortization expense

     (6,240 )    (2,066 )    (1,126 )        (9,432 )

Impact of exchange rate movements

          (58 )    (368 )    (85 )   (511 )

Balance as of January 1, 2008

   $ (53,367 )    (4,792 )    (4,459 )    (5,919 )   (68,537 )

Amortization expense

     (21,785 )    (7,264 )    (2,668 )    (56 )   (31,773 )

Adjustment for fully amortized intangibles

     41,173      804      3,470      5,908     51,355  

Impact of exchange rate movements

          1,856      170      (7 )   2,019  

Balance as of December 31, 2008

   $ (33,979 )    (9,396 )    (3,487 )    (74 )   (46,936 )

Net book value

   $ 46,613      5,249      7,404      53     59,319  

We amortize our intangible asset with finite lives on a straight-line basis over their useful lives. The weighted average amortization period of our intangible assets is 2.7 years and the remaining estimated future amortization expense for our intangibles with finite useful lives is as follows ($ in millions):

 

2009

   $  23.1

2010

     10.4

2011

     8.3

2012

     6.0

2013

     4.6

Thereafter

     6.9

Total

   $ 59.3

(5) Investments in Real Estate Ventures

As of December 31, 2008, we had total investments and loans of $179.9 million in approximately 40 separate property or fund co-investments. Within this $179.9 million are loans of $3.0 million to real estate ventures which bear an 8.0% interest rate and are to be repaid by 2013.

In the past, we had repayment guarantees outstanding to third-party financial institutions in the event that underlying co-investment loans defaulted; however, we had no such guarantees at December 31, 2008.

 

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Following is a table summarizing our investments in real estate ventures ($ in millions):

 

TYPE OF INTEREST      PERCENT OWNERSHIP OF
REAL ESTATE LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP VENTURE
     ACCOUNTING
METHOD
    

CARRYING

VALUE

General partner

     0% to 1%      Equity      $ 0.2

Limited partner with advisory agreements

     <1% to 48.78%      Equity        179.7

Total equity method

                   $ 179.9

We utilize two investment vehicles to facilitate the majority of our co-investment activity. LaSalle Investment Company I (“LIC I”) is a series of four parallel limited partnerships which serve as our investment vehicle for substantially all co-investment commitments made through December 31, 2005. LIC I is fully committed to underlying real estate ventures. At December 31, 2008, our maximum potential unfunded commitment to LIC I is euro 17.3 million ($24.2 million). LaSalle Investment Company II (“LIC II”), formed in January 2006, is comprised of two parallel limited partnerships which serve as our investment vehicle for most new co-investments. At December 31, 2008, LIC II has unfunded capital commitments for future fundings of co-investments of $411.4 million, of which our 48.78% share is $200.7 million. The $200.7 million commitment is part of our maximum potential unfunded commitment to LIC II at December 31, 2008 of $398.7 million.

LIC I and LIC II invest in certain real estate ventures that own and operate commercial real estate. We have an effective 47.85% ownership interest in LIC I, and an effective 48.78% ownership interest in LIC II; primarily institutional investors hold the remaining 52.15% and 51.22% interests in LIC I and LIC II, respectively. We account for our investments in LIC I and LIC II under the equity method of accounting in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Additionally, a non-executive Director of Jones Lang LaSalle is an investor in LIC I on equivalent terms to other investors.

LIC I’s and LIC II’s exposures to liabilities and losses of the ventures are limited to their existing capital contributions and remaining capital commitments. We expect that LIC I will draw down on our commitment over the next three to five years to satisfy its existing commitments to underlying funds, and we expect that LIC II will draw down on our commitment over the next four to eight years as it enters into new commitments. Our Board of Directors has endorsed the use of our co-investment capital in particular situations to control or bridge finance existing real estate assets or portfolios to seed future investments within LIC II. The purpose is to accelerate capital raising and growth in assets under management. Approvals for such activity are handled consistently with those of the Firm’s co-investment capital. At December 31, 2008 no bridge financing arrangements were outstanding.

As of December 31, 2008, LIC I maintains a euro 10.0 million ($14.0 million) revolving credit facility (the “LIC I Facility”), and LIC II maintains a $50.0 million revolving credit facility (the “LIC II Facility”), principally for their working capital needs.

Each facility contains a credit rating trigger and a material adverse condition clause. If either of the credit rating trigger or the material adverse condition clauses becomes triggered, the facility to which that condition relates would be in default and outstanding borrowings would need to be repaid. Such a condition would require us to fund our pro-rata share of the then outstanding balance on the related facility, which is the limit of our liability. The maximum exposure to Jones Lang LaSalle, assuming that the LIC I Facility were fully drawn, would be euro 4.8 million ($6.7 million); assuming that the LIC II Facility were fully drawn, the maximum exposure to Jones Lang LaSalle would be $24.4 million. Each exposure is included within and cannot exceed our maximum potential unfunded commitments to LIC I of euro 17.3 million ($24.2 million) and to LIC II of $398.7 million. As of December 31, 2008, LIC I had $2.9 million of outstanding borrowings on the LIC I Facility, and LIC II had $25.8 million of outstanding borrowings on the LIC II Facility.

The following table summarizes the discussion above relative to LIC I and LIC II at December 31, 2008 ($ in millions):

 

      LIC I     LIC II  

Our effective ownership interest in co-investment vehicle

     47.85 %     48.78 %

Our maximum potential unfunded commitments

   $ 24.2     $ 398.7  

Our share of unfunded capital commitments to underlying funds

     18.5       200.7  

Our maximum exposure assuming facilities are fully drawn

     6.7       24.4  

Our share of exposure on outstanding borrowings

     1.4       12.6  

Exclusive of our LIC I and LIC II commitment structures, we have potential obligations related to unfunded commitments to other real estate ventures, the maximum of which is $8.9 million at December 31, 2008.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, funding of co-investments exceeded return of capital by $42.3 million. We expect to continue to pursue co-investment opportunities with our real estate money management clients in the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific. Co-investment remains very important to the continued growth of Investment Management. The net co-investment funding for 2009 is anticipated to be between $40 and $50 million (planned co-investment less return of capital from liquidated co-investments).

 

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The following table summarizes the combined financial information for the unconsolidated ventures (including those that are held via LIC I and LIC II), accounted for under the equity method of accounting ($ in millions):

 

      2008     2007    2006

Balance Sheet:

       

Investments in real estate, net of depreciation

   $ 17,777.2     14,658.3    10,676.2

Total assets

   $ 21,926.2     19,095.5    13,988.3

Mortgage indebtedness

   $ 10,950.5     8,638.7    5,983.2

Other borrowings

     909.4     1,057.8    926.4

Total liabilities

   $ 14,277.1     11,621.1    8,079.4

Total equity

   $ 7,649.1     7,474.4    5,908.9

Statements of Operations:

       

Revenues

   $ 1,265.8     1,167.6    714.6

Net earnings (loss)

   $ (411.4 )   100.1    64.4

The following table shows our interests in these unconsolidated ventures ($ in millions):

 

      2008     2007    2006

Equity investments in real estate ventures

   $ 176.9     148.5    126.0

Loans to real estate ventures

     3.0     3.3    3.5

Total investments in real estate ventures

   $ 179.9     151.8    129.5

Equity in earnings (losses) from real estate ventures recorded by Jones Lang LaSalle

   $ (5.5 )   12.2    9.2

During the first quarter of 2007, we sold our investment in LoopNet, an investment in available-for-sale securities under SFAS 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities,” and recognized a “Gain on sale of investments” of $2.4 million. During the second quarter of 2007, we recognized a $3.7 million gain on sale of SiteStuff, Inc., a company in which we had a cost method investment.

Impairment—We apply the provisions of APB 18, SAB 59, and SFAS 144 when evaluating investments in real estate ventures for impairment, including impairment evaluations of the individual assets underlying our investments. In 2008 we recognized $5.8 million of impairment charges included in equity losses from unconsolidated ventures, representing our equity share of the impairment charges against individual assets held by these ventures. There were no impairment charges in equity earnings in 2007 or 2006. It is reasonably possible that if real estate values continue to decline we may sustain additional impairment charges on our investments in real estate ventures in future periods.

(6) Stock Option and Stock Compensation Plans

The Jones Lang LaSalle Amended and Restated Stock Award and Incentive Plan (“SAIP”) provides for the granting of various stock awards to eligible employees of Jones Lang LaSalle. Such awards include restricted stock units and options to purchase a specified number of shares of common stock. There were approximately 4.2 million shares available for grant under the SAIP at December 31, 2008.

We adopted SFAS 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123R”) as of January 1, 2006 using the modified prospective approach. The adoption of SFAS 123R primarily impacts Compensation and benefits expense in our Consolidated Statement of Earnings by changing prospectively our method of measuring and recognizing compensation expense on share-based awards from recognizing forfeitures as incurred to estimating forfeitures. The effect of this change as it relates to prior periods is reflected in “Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax” in the Consolidated Statement of Earnings. In the year ended December 31, 2006, we recorded an increase in income of $1.2 million, net of tax, for the cumulative effect of this accounting change.

We amortize the fair value of share-based compensation on a straight-line basis over the associated vesting periods for each separately vesting portion of an award. Additionally, employees age 55 or older, with a sum of age plus years of service with the Company which meets or exceeds 65, are eligible to be considered for receipt of retirement benefits upon departure from the Company. These criteria trigger application of certain provisions of SFAS 123R whereby compensation expense for restricted stock unit awards granted to employees meeting the established criteria after our January 1, 2006 adoption of SFAS 123R should be accelerated such that all expense for an employee’s award is recognized by the time that employee meets the criteria to be considered for retirement eligibility.

In accordance with SFAS 123R, we will continue to recognize compensation cost over the stated vesting periods for awards granted prior to January 1, 2006 until the earlier of the completion of the stated vesting period for such awards or the date actual retirement occurs. The

 

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impact if we had applied the substantive vesting period provisions of SFAS 123R (including the impact of retirement eligibility) for awards issued before our adoption of SFAS 123R, would not have materially changed compensation expense for 2008 and 2007.

In prior years, in accordance with SFAS 123, as amended by SFAS 148, we did not recognize compensation cost on stock option awards. These provisions allowed entities to continue to apply the intrinsic value-based method under the provisions of APB 25. Accordingly, we provided disclosure of pro forma net income and net income per share as if the fair value-based method, defined in SFAS 123, as amended by SFAS 148, had been applied. We have recognized other stock awards (including various grants of restricted stock units and offerings of discounted stock purchases under employee stock purchase plans) as compensation expense over the vesting period of those awards pursuant to APB 25 prior to January 1, 2006, and subsequently in accordance with SFAS 123R.

Share-based compensation expense is included within the “Compensation and benefits” line of our consolidated statement of earnings. Share-based compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively, consisted of the following ($ in thousands):

 

      2008    2007    2006

Restricted stock unit awards

   $ 53,134    53,633    39,770

UK SAYE

     1,052    1,408    226

Stock option awards

     4    22    83

ESPP

          
     $ 54,190    55,063    40,079

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARDS

Restricted stock activity in 2008 is as follows:

 

      SHARES
(THOUSANDS)
   

WEIGHTED AVERAGE
GRANT DATE

FAIR VALUE

  

WEIGHTED

AVERAGE
REMAINING
CONTRACTUAL
LIFE

  

AGGREGATE
INTRINSIC

VALUE

($ IN MILLIONS)

Unvested at January 1, 2008

   1,778.7     $ 61.55      

Granted

   1,079.3       71.09      

Vested

   (793.8 )     52.67      

Forfeited

   (80.5 )     69.05            

Unvested at December 31, 2008

   1,983.7     $ 69.99    1.84 years    $ 54.9

Unvested shares expected to vest

   1,917.9     $ 70.18    1.85 years    $ 53.1

The fair value of restricted stock units is determined based on the market price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. As of December 31, 2008, there was $74.4 million of remaining unamortized deferred compensation related to unvested restricted stock units. The remaining cost of unvested restricted stock units granted through December 31, 2008 will be recognized over varying periods into 2013.

Shares vested during the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 had fair values of $41.8 million, $100.2 million, and $64.9 million, respectively.

STOCK OPTION AWARDS

We have granted stock options at the market value of common stock at the date of grant. Our options vest at such times and conditions as the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors determines and sets forth in the award agreement; the most recent options granted (in 2003) vest over periods of up to five years. As a result of a change in compensation strategy, we do not currently use stock option grants as part of our employee compensation programs.

 

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Stock option activity in 2008 is as follows:

 

      OPTIONS
(THOUSANDS)
    WEIGHTED AVERAGE
EXERCISE PRICE
   WEIGHTED AVERAGE
REMAINING
CONTRACTUAL LIFE
   AGGREGATE
INTRINSIC VALUE
($ IN MILLIONS)

Outstanding at January 1, 2008

   183.0     $ 19.18      

Granted

              

Exercised

   (64.0 )     16.80      

Forfeited

   (1.0 )     39.00            

Outstanding at December 31, 2008

   118.0     $ 20.30    1.80 years    $ 0.9

Exercisable at December 31, 2008

   118.0     $ 20.30    1.80 years    $ 0.9

Until the adoption of SFAS 123R on January 1, 2006, we had not recognized compensation expense for stock options granted at the market value of our common stock on the date of grant.

As of December 31, 2008, we have approximately 118,000 options outstanding, all of which have vested. We recognized less than $0.01 million and $0.02 million of compensation expense for unvested options in the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

The following table summarizes information about stock option exercises and intrinsic values for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 ($ in millions):

 

      2008    2007    2006

Number of options exercised

     64,049    122,309    776,730

Intrinsic value

   $ 0.7    6.6    40.2

Cash received from stock option exercises was $2.2 million and $5.1 million, and the associated tax benefit realized was $1.3 million and $10.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

OTHER STOCK COMPENSATION PROGRAMS

U.S. Employee Stock Purchase Plan—In 1998, we adopted an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) for eligible U.S.-based employees. Under the current plan, employee contributions for stock purchases are enhanced by us through an additional contribution of a 5% discount on the purchase price as of the end of a program period; program periods are now three months each. Employee contributions and our contributions vest immediately. Since its inception, 1,540,632 shares have been purchased under the program through December 31, 2008. During 2008 and 2007, 156,150 shares and 61,426 shares, respectively, having weighted-average market values of $46.58 and $95.45, respectively, were purchased under the ESPP program. No compensation expense is recorded with respect to this program.

UK SAYE—In November 2001, we adopted the Jones Lang LaSalle Savings Related Share Option (UK) Plan (“Save As You Earn” or “SAYE”) for eligible employees of our UK-based operations. Our Compensation Committee originally approved the reservation of 500,000 shares for the SAYE on May 14, 2001. At our 2006 Annual Meeting, our shareholders approved an increase of 500,000 in the number of shares reserved for issuance under the SAYE. Under the SAYE plan, employees make an election to contribute to the plan in order that their savings might be used to purchase stock at a 15% discount provided by the Company. These options to purchase stock with such savings vest over a period of three or five years.

Options granted to our UK-based employees for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 are as follows:

 

      2008    2007    2006

Options granted

     85,000      40,000      37,000

Exercise price

   $ 60.66    $ 90.02    $ 58.96

In November 2006, the SAYE plan was extended to employees in our Ireland operations, resulting in the issuance of approximately 5,000 options at an exercise price of $73.91. The first vesting of these options will occur in 2010 with the remaining to vest in 2012.

The fair value of options granted under the SAYE plan are amortized over their respective vesting periods. At December 31, 2008 there were 151,209 options outstanding under the SAYE plan.

(7) Retirement Plans

DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS

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on behalf of eligible employees. Included in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 are employer contributions of $9.5 million, $7.5 million, and $6.2 million, respectively. Related trust assets of the Plan are managed by trustees and are excluded from the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.

We maintain several defined contribution retirement plans for our eligible non-U.S. employees. Our contributions to these plans were approximately $17.5 million, $14.6 million, and $12.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS

We maintain four contributory defined benefit pension plans in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Holland to provide retirement benefits to eligible employees. It is our policy to fund the minimum annual contributions required by applicable regulations. We use a December 31 measurement date for our plans.

Net periodic pension cost for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 consisted of the following ($ in thousands):

 

      2008     2007     2006  

Employer service cost—benefits earned during the year

   $ 3,654     3,682     3,930  

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation

     11,316     11,312     9,684  

Expected return on plan assets

     (13,051 )   (13,353 )   (11,027 )

Net amortization/deferrals

     385     2,268     2,344  

Recognized actuarial loss

     (27 )        

Net periodic pension cost

   $ 2,277     3,909     4,931  

The following tables provide reconciliations of projected benefit obligations and plan assets (the net of which is our funded status), as well as the funded status and accumulated benefit obligations, of our defined benefit pension plans as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 ($ in thousands):

 

      2008     2007  

Change in benefit obligation:

    

Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year

   $ 213,286     221,548  

Service cost

     3,654     3,682  

Interest cost

     11,316     11,312  

Plan participants’ contributions

     739     507  

Benefits paid

     (6,295 )   (7,340 )

Actuarial gain

     (42,919 )   (21,224 )

Changes in currency translation rates

     (44,566 )   4,870  

Other

     (57 )   (69 )

Projected benefit obligation at end of year

   $ 135,158     213,286  

 

      2008     2007  

Change in plan assets:

    

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

   $ 219,636     201,541  

Actual return on plan assets

     (30,487 )   12,674  

Plan contributions

     8,368     8,413  

Benefits paid

     (6,295 )   (7,340 )

Changes in currency translation rates

     (47,341 )   4,417  

Other

     (57 )   (69 )

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

   $ 143,824     219,636  

Funded status and net amount recognized

   $ 8,666     6,350  

Accumulated benefit obligation at end of year

   $ 132,566     210,015  

The fair value of plan assets for two of the Company’s defined benefit plans exceeds the projected benefit obligations at December 31, 2008. The other two plans have a projected benefit obligation of $20.0 million and plan assets with a fair value of $15.9 million, at December 31, 2008.

 

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Defined benefit pension plan amounts recognized in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 include the following ($ in thousands):

 

      2008     2007  

Pension liabilities

   $ (4,071 )   (1,096 )

Other noncurrent assets

     12,737     7,446  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     16,224     18,771  

Net amount recognized

   $ 24,890     25,121  

Amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income yet to be recognized as components of net periodic pension cost are comprised of $15.9 million of actuarial losses and $0.3 million of prior service cost as of December 31, 2008. We anticipate that $0.2 million of this accumulated other comprehensive loss will recognized as net periodic pension cost in 2009.

The ranges of assumptions used in developing the projected benefit obligation as of December 31 and in determining net periodic benefit cost for the years ended December 31 were as follows:

 

      2008    2007    2006

Discount rate used in determining present values

   5.70% to 6.70%    5.35% to 5.80%    4.30% to 5.10%

Annual increase in future compensation levels

   2.00% to 4.30%    2.00% to 4.90%    2.00% to 4.60%

Expected long-term rate of return on assets

   3.40% to 6.90%    3.60% to 6.65%    4.10% to 7.00%

Our pension plan asset allocations at December 31, 2008 and 2007 by asset category are as follows:

 

     PLAN ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31  
      2008     2007  

Equity securities

   53.6 %   60.9 %

Debt securities

   36.0 %   32.8 %

Other

   10.4 %   6.3 %

Plan assets consist of a diversified portfolio of equity securities and fixed-income investments. We reviewed historic rates of returns for equity, debt and other securities, as well as current economic conditions, to determine the expected rate of return on plan assets. The actual asset allocation at December 31, 2008 approximates the plan’s target asset allocation percentages.

Future contributions and payments—We expect to contribute $3.5 million to our defined benefit pension plans in 2009. Additionally, the following pension benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid ($ in millions):

 

      PENSION BENEFIT PAYMENTS

2009

   $ 4.1

2010

      4.6

2011

      5.2

2012

      5.7

2013

      6.2

2014-2018

    43.4

 

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(8) Income Taxes

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, our provision for income taxes consisted of the following ($ in thousands):

 

      2008     2007     2006  

U.S. Federal:

      

Current

   $
41,667
 
  5,982     22,616  

Deferred

    
(54,872
)
  (4,479 )   967  
       (13,205 )   1,503     23,583  

State and Local:

      

Current

     9,920     1,424     5,385  

Deferred

     (13,064 )   (1,066 )   230  
       (3,144 )   358     5,615  

International:

      

Current

     51,783     108,181     41,745  

Deferred

     (6,691 )   (22,447 )   (7,118 )
       45,092     85,734     34,627  

Total

   $ 28,743     87,595     63,825  

In 2008, 2007 and 2006 our current tax expense was reduced by $18.3 million, $4.6 million and $7.2 million, respectively, due to the utilization of prior years’ net operating loss carryovers.

Income tax expense for 2008, 2007 and 2006 differed from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal income tax rate of 35% to earnings before provision for income taxes as a result of the following ($ in thousands):

 

      2008      2007      2006  

Computed “expected” tax expense

   $ 40,401     35.0%      $ 121,660     35.0%      83,666     35.0%  

Increase (reduction) in income taxes resulting from:

              

State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit

     (3,123 )   (2.7% )      (28 )   0.0%      3,675     1.5%  

Amortization of goodwill and other intangibles

     (1,361 )   (1.2% )      (1,529 )   (0.4% )    (1,564 )   (0.7% )

Nondeductible expenses

     2,480     2.1%        2,916     0.8%      3,123     1.3%  

International earnings taxed at varying rates

     (25,798 )   (22.3% )      (33,024 )   (9.5% )    (15,166 )   (6.3% )

Valuation allowances

     19,470     16.9%        350     0.1%      (3,855 )   (1.6% )

Other, net

     (3,326 )   (2.9% )      (2,750 )   (0.8% )    (6,054 )   (2.5% )
     $ 28,743     24.9%      $ 87,595     25.2%      63,825     26.7%  

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, our income (loss) before taxes from domestic (U.S.) and international sources is as follows ($ in thousands):

 

      2008     2007    2006

Domestic

   $ (44,360 )   59,044    80,812

International

     159,793     288,556    158,234

Total

   $ 115,433     347,600    239,046

 

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The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are presented below ($ in thousands):

 

      2008     2007     2006  

Deferred tax assets attributable to:

      

Accrued expenses

   $ 162,643     82,408     49,561  

U.S. federal and state loss carryforwards

     1,456     17,285     12,480  

Allowances for uncollectible accounts

     5,249     3,874     2,222  

International loss carryforwards

     32,800     11,083     16,787  

Property and equipment

     11,446     4,815     4,334  

Investments in real estate ventures

     11,917     12,252     530  

Pension liabilities

         3,988     6,082  

Other

     7,503     11,878     16,888  
   $ 233,014     147,583     108,884  

Less valuation allowances

     (21,984 )   (2,511 )   (2,407 )
     $ 211,030     145,072     106,477  

Deferred tax liabilities attributable to:

      

Prepaid pension asset

   $ 5,486          

Intangible assets

     49,843     28,118     20,054  

Income deferred for tax purposes

     1,129          

Other

     124     802     1,802  
     $ 56,582     28,920     21,856  

A deferred U.S. tax liability has not been provided on the unremitted earnings of international subsidiaries because it is our intent to permanently reinvest such earnings outside of the United States. If repatriation of all such earnings were to occur, and if we were unable to utilize foreign tax credits due to the limitations of U.S. tax law, we estimate our maximum resulting U.S. tax liability would be $254.0 million, net of the benefits of utilization of U.S. federal and state carryovers.

As of December 31, 2008, the Company had available U.S. state net operating loss carryforwards of $0.7 million, which expire after 2008 through 2025; and international net operating loss carryforwards of $32.8 million, which begin to expire after 2008. The Company fully utilized its available U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards in 2008.

As of December 31, 2008, we believe it is more likely than not that the net deferred tax asset of $154.4 million will be realized based upon our estimates of future income and the consideration of net operating losses, earnings trends and tax planning strategies. Valuation allowances have been provided with regard to the tax benefit of certain international net operating loss carryforwards, for which we have concluded that recognition is not yet appropriate under SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” In 2008, we reduced valuation allowances by $1.1 million on some jurisdictions’ net operating losses due to the utilization or expiration of those losses, and we increased valuation allowances by $20.6 million for other jurisdictions based upon circumstances that caused us to establish or continue to provide valuation allowances on current or prior year losses in addition to those provided in prior years.

As of December 31, 2008, our net current liability for income tax was $93.6 million.

The Company or one of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the United States including 42 states and 23 cities and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom including England and Scotland, Australia, Germany, The People’s Republic of China including Hong Kong and Macau, France, Japan, Singapore, India, The Netherlands, and Spain as well as 52 other countries. Generally, the Company’s open tax years include those from 2004 to the present, although reviews of taxing authorities for more recent years have been completed or are in process in a number of jurisdictions.

Tax examinations or other reviews were completed during 2008 in the United States, Korea, Thailand, India, Indonesia, the State of New York, New York City, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and Russia. As of December 31, 2008, the Company is under examination in Japan, India, France, Germany, the State of Louisiana, the District of Columbia, the City of Los Angeles, and the State of Michigan, and the Company does not expect material changes to its financial position to result from these examinations.

 

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The Company adopted the provisions of FIN 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” on January 1, 2007. As a result of the implementation of FIN 48, the Company did not recognize any adjustment to its retained earnings or any change to its liability for unrecognized tax benefits. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits for 2008 is as follows ($ in millions):

 

Balance at January 1, 2008

   $ 22.0  

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

     2.0  

Additions for tax positions of prior years

     7.2  

Additions for purchase accounting

     49.2  

Reductions for use of reserves

     (0.5 )

Settlements

      

Balance at December 31, 2008

   $ 79.9  

Included in the balance of unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2008 are $49.2 million of tax benefits, that if recognized, may depending on timing, result in a decrease to goodwill.

The Company believes it is reasonably possible that $8.4 million of gross unrecognized tax benefits will be settled within twelve months after December 31, 2008. This may occur due to the conclusion of an examination by tax authorities. The Company further expects that the amount of unrecognized tax benefits will continue to change as the result of ongoing operations, the outcomes of audits, and the passing of statutes of limitations. This change is not expected to have a significant impact on the results of operations or the financial position of the Company. The Company does not believe that it has material tax positions for which the ultimate deductibility is highly certain but for which there is uncertainty about the timing of such deductibility.

The Company recognizes interest accrued and penalties, if any, related to income taxes as a component of income tax expense. During the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, the company recognized approximately $2.3, $0.2 and $0.3 million in interest and no penalties. The Company had approximately $6.6 and $0.5 million for the payment of interest accrued at December 31, 2008, and 2007, respectively.

(9) Debt

As of December 31, 2008, we had the ability to borrow up to $870 million on an unsecured revolving credit facility and a term loan agreement (together the “Facilities”), with capacity to borrow up to an additional $49.9 million under local overdraft facilities. There are currently 17 banks participating in our Facilities, which have a maturity of June 2012. Pricing on the Facilities ranges from LIBOR plus 200 basis points to LIBOR plus 350 basis points. As of December 31, 2008, our pricing on the Facilities was LIBOR plus 300 basis points. The Facilities will continue to be utilized for working capital needs, investments, capital expenditures, and acquisitions. Interest and principal payments on outstanding borrowings against the facilities will fluctuate based on our level of borrowing.

As of December 31, 2008, we had $483.9 million outstanding on the Facilities ($288.9 million on our revolving credit facility and $195.0 million on our term loan facility). We also had short-term borrowings (including capital lease obligations and local overdraft facilities) of $24.6 million outstanding at December 31, 2008, with $24.3 million attributable to local overdraft facilities.

With respect to the Facilities, we must maintain a consolidated net worth of at least $894 million, a leverage ratio not exceeding 3.50 to 1 through September 30, 2009 and 3.25 to 1 thereafter, and a minimum cash interest coverage ratio of 2.0 to 1. Included in debt for the calculation of the leverage ratio is the present value of deferred business acquisition obligations and included in Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the Facilities) are, among other things, an add back for stock compensation expense, an add back for the EBITDA of acquired companies, including Staubach, earned prior to acquisition, as well as add backs for certain impairment and non-recurring charges. Rent expense is added back to both Adjusted EBITDA and cash paid interest for the calculation of the cash interest coverage ratio. In addition, we are restricted from, among other things, incurring certain levels of indebtedness to lenders outside of the Facilities and disposing of a significant portion of our assets. Lender approval or waiver is required for certain levels of co-investment, acquisitions, capital expenditures and dividend increases. We are in compliance with all covenants as of December 31, 2008. The deferred business acquisition obligation provisions of the Staubach Merger Agreement also contain certain conditions which are considerably less restrictive than those we have under our Facilities.

The Facilities bear variable rates of interest based on market rates. We are authorized to use interest rate swaps to convert a portion of the floating rate indebtedness to a fixed rate; however, none were used during the last three years and none were outstanding as of December 31, 2008.

The effective interest rate on our debt was 4.1% in 2008, compared to 5.5% in 2007.

 

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(10) Leases

We lease office space in various buildings for our own use. The terms of these non-cancelable operating leases provide for us to pay base rent and a share of increases in operating expenses and real estate taxes in excess of defined amounts. We also lease equipment under both operating and capital lease arrangements.

Minimum future lease payments (e.g., base rent for leases of office space) due in each of the next five years ending December 31 and thereafter are as follows ($ in thousands):

 

      OPERATING LEASES    CAPITAL LEASES  

2009

   $ 96,828    170  

2010

     84,077    77  

2011

     68,749    18  

2012

     53,050    2  

2013

     44,620     

Thereafter

     98,414     

Less: Amount representing interest

          (16 )

Minimum lease payments

   $ 445,738    251  

As of December 31, 2008, we have accrued liabilities related to excess lease space of $1.3 million. The total of minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable operating subleases as of December 31, 2008 was $5.7 million.

Assets recorded under capital leases in our Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2008 and 2007 are as follows ($ in thousands):

 

      2008     2007  

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

   $ 81      

Computer equipment and software

     281     279  

Automobiles

     215     248  
   $ 577     527  

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (280 )   (160 )

Net assets under capital leases

   $ 297     367  

Rent expense was $110.9 million, $88.0 million and $71.2 million during 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

(11) Transactions with Affiliates

As part of our co-investment strategy we have equity interests in real estate ventures, some of which have certain of our officers as trustees or board of director members, and from which we earn advisory and management fees. Included in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements are revenues of $240.6 million, $207.7 million and $247.3 million for 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively, as well as receivables of $27.5 million, $31.0 million and $25.2 million at December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively, related to these equity interests.

The outstanding balance of loans to employees at December 31, 2008 is shown in the following table ($ in millions). (1)

 

      2008

Loans related to co-investments (2)

   $ 1.5

Travel, relocation and other miscellaneous advances

     47.2
     $ 48.7

 

(1) The Company has not extended or maintained credit, arranged for the extension of credit or renewed the extension of credit, in the form of a personal loan to or for any director or executive officer of the Company since the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

(2) These loans have been made to allow employees the ability to participate in investment fund opportunities. All of these loans are nonrecourse loans.

(12) Commitments and Contingencies

We are a defendant in various litigation matters arising in the ordinary course of business, some of which involve claims for damages that are substantial in amount. Many of these litigation matters are covered by insurance (including insurance provided through a captive insurance company), although they may nevertheless be subject to large deductibles or retentions and the amounts being claimed may

 

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exceed the available insurance. Although the ultimate liability for these matters cannot be determined, based upon information currently available, we believe the ultimate resolution of such claims and litigation will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

(13) Restructuring

In 2008, we recognized $30.4 million of restructuring charges, consisting of $23.4 million of employee termination costs and $7.0 million of integration-related costs associated with the acquisitions of Kemper’s and Staubach. The employee termination costs were incurred as a result of staff reductions, principally in Europe, in response to the credit markets’ impact on transaction levels. Employee termination costs of $14.0 million were paid in 2008, and the remaining $9.4 million were included in accrued compensation at December 31, 2008. Integration-related costs included certain office moving costs, employee retention payments, training, re-branding and other transition events.

 

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QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

The following table sets forth certain unaudited consolidated statements of earnings data for each of our past eight quarters. In our opinion, this information has been presented on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this report, and includes all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments and accruals, that we consider necessary for a fair presentation. The unaudited consolidated quarterly information should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto as well as the “Summary of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” section within “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” The operating results for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results for any future period.

We note the following points regarding how we prepare and present our financial statements on a periodic basis.

PERIODIC ACCOUNTING FOR INCENTIVE COMPENSATION

An important part of our overall compensation package is incentive compensation, which we typically pay to employees in the year after it is earned. In our interim financial statements, we have accrued for incentive compensation based on the percentage of compensation costs and adjusted operating income relative to forecasted compensation costs and adjusted operating income for the full year, as substantially all incentive compensation pools are based upon full year results. The impact of this incentive compensation accrual methodology is that we accrue less compensation in the first six months of the year, with the majority of our incentive compensation accrued in the second half of the year, particularly in the fourth quarter. We adjust the incentive compensation accrual in those unusual cases where earned incentive compensation has been paid to employees.

In addition, we exclude from the standard accrual methodology incentive compensation pools that are not subject to the normal performance criteria. These pools are accrued for on a straight-line basis.

Certain employees receive a portion of their incentive compensation in the form of restricted stock units of our common stock. We recognize this compensation during the period including both the incentive compensation year and the vesting period of these restricted stock units, which has the effect of deferring a portion of current year incentive compensation to later years. We recognize the benefit of deferring certain compensation under the stock ownership program in a manner consistent with the accrual of the underlying incentive compensation expense.

The following table reflects the estimates of compensation to be deferred to future years under the stock ownership program for each year-to-date period in 2008 and 2007 ($ in millions):

 

      2008    2007

Three months ended March 31,

   $ 3.2    7.3

Six months ended June 30,

     8.0    15.1

Nine months ended September 30,

     10.9    19.5

Twelve months ended December 31,

     15.5    26.2

INCOME TAXES

We provide for the effects of income taxes on interim financial statements based on our estimate of the effective tax rate for the full year. We assess our effective tax rate on a quarterly basis and reflect the benefit from tax planning actions when we believe it is probable they will be successful. We account for the cumulative catch-up impact of any change in estimated effective tax rate in the quarter that a change is made.

The effective tax rate we applied to recurring operations for 2008 and 2007 was as follows:

 

      2008      2007  

Three months ended March 31,

   25.2 %    26.7 %

Six months ended June 30,

   25.2 %    26.7 %

Nine months ended September 30,

   25.2 %    26.7 %

Twelve months ended December 31,

   24.9 %    25.2 %

SEASONALITY

Our revenues and profits tend to be significantly higher in the third and fourth quarters of each year than the first two quarters. This is a result of a general focus in the real estate industry on completing or documenting transactions by calendar-year-end and the fact that certain expenses are constant through the year. Historically, we have reported an operating loss or a relatively small profit in the first quarter and then increasingly larger profits during each of the following three quarters, excluding the recognition of investment-generated performance fees and co-investment equity gains (both of which can be particularly unpredictable). Our Investment Management segment earns investment-generated performance fees on clients’ real estate investment returns and co-investment equity gains, generally when assets are sold, the timing of which is geared towards the benefit of our clients. Within our IOS segments, capital markets activities has an increasing impact on comparability between reporting periods, as the timing of recognition of revenues relates to the size and timing of our clients’ transactions. Non-variable operating expenses, which are treated as expenses when they are incurred during the year, are relatively constant on a quarterly basis.

 

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JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION—2008 (UNAUDITED)

 

($ IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)    MARCH 31     JUNE 30    SEPT. 30     DEC. 31     YEAR
2008
 

Revenue:

           

Investor & Occupier Services:

           

Americas

   $ 173,864     189,875    254,072     315,476     $ 933,287  

EMEA

     183,063     236,098    208,562     243,120       870,843  

Asia Pacific

     117,397     141,778    132,555     144,443       536,173  

Investment Management

     87,382     92,733    81,202     90,504       351,821  

Less:

           

Equity in earnings (losses) from real estate ventures

     (2,214 )   969    (693 )   (3,524 )     (5,462 )

Total revenue

     563,920     659,515    677,084     797,067       2,697,586  

Operating expenses:

           

Investor & Occupier Services:

           

Americas

     173,618     179,319    237,200     276,040       866,177  

EMEA

     190,081     233,765    202,670     221,413       847,929  

Asia Pacific

     125,284     137,004    132,612     136,803       531,703  

Investment Management

     67,202     71,229    60,664     70,818       269,913  

Plus:

           

Restructuring charges (credits)

     (189 )      10,461     20,129       30,401  

Total operating expenses

     555,996     621,317    643,607     725,203       2,546,123  

Operating income

     7,924     38,198    33,477     71,864       151,463  

Net earnings available to common shareholders

   $ 2,840     24,516    15,004     41,155     $ 83,515  

Basic earnings per common share

   $ 0.09     0.77    0.44     1.19     $ 2.52  

Diluted earnings per common share

   $ 0.09     0.73    0.43     1.17     $ 2.44  

 

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JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION—2007 (UNAUDITED)

 

($ IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)    MARCH 31     JUNE 30    SEPT. 30    DEC. 31    YEAR
2007
 

Revenue:

             

Investor & Occupier Services:

             

Americas

   $ 148,267     178,999    187,966    249,997    $ 765,229  

EMEA

     176,890     196,986    224,845    327,360      926,081  

Asia Pacific

     86,397     211,231    134,017    170,496      602,141  

Investment Management

     78,632     95,238    82,302    114,668      370,840  

Less:

             

Equity in earnings from real estate ventures

     133     6,368    4,979    736      12,216  

Total revenue

     490,053     676,086    624,151    861,785      2,652,075  

Operating expenses:

             

Investor & Occupier Services:

             

Americas

     141,805     159,876    167,786    215,312      684,779  

EMEA

     162,241     181,761    210,596    280,041      834,639  

Asia Pacific

     89,231     167,051    127,132    148,539      531,953  

Investment Management

     60,678     66,403    54,127    77,587      258,795  

Plus:

             

Restructuring charges (credits)

     (411 )              (411 )

Total operating expenses

     453,544     575,091    559,641    721,479      2,309,755  

Operating income

     36,509     100,995    64,510    140,306      342,320  

Net earnings available to common shareholders

   $ 27,306     77,932    46,530    104,722    $ 256,490  

Basic earnings per common share

   $ 0.85     2.45    1.44    3.28    $ 8.01  

Diluted earnings per common share

   $ 0.81     2.32    1.38    3.16    $ 7.64  

 

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

EVALUATION OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Jones Lang LaSalle (the Company) has established disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to the officers who certify the Company’s financial reports and to the members of senior management and the Board of Directors.

Based on management’s evaluation as of December 31, 2008, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Company have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) are effective.

MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f). Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on our evaluation under the framework in Internal Control—Integrated Framework, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2008.

CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

There were no changes to the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2008 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

Not applicable.

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the material in Jones Lang LaSalle’s Proxy Statement for the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Proxy Statement”) under the captions “Directors and Executive Officers,” and “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” and in Item 1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the material in the Proxy Statement under the caption “Executive Compensation.”

 

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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS

The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the material in the Proxy Statement under the caption “Common Stock Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.”

The following table provides information as of December 31, 2008 with respect to Jones Lang LaSalle’s common shares issuable under our equity compensation plans (in thousands, except exercise price):

 

PLAN CATEGORY   

NUMBER OF
SECURITIES

TO BE ISSUED

UPON EXERCISE

OF OUTSTANDING
OPTIONS, WARRANTS
AND RIGHTS

  WEIGHTED
AVERAGE
EXERCISE PRICE
OF OUTSTANDING
OPTIONS,
WARRANTS AND
RIGHTS
  NUMBER OF
SECURITIES
REMAINING
AVAILABLE FOR
FUTURE ISSUANCE
UNDER EQUITY
COMPENSATION
PLANS
(EXCLUDING
SECURITIES
REFLECTED
IN COLUMN (A))
   (A)   (B)   (C)

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders

      

SAIP (1)

   2,036   $67.20   4,222

ESPP (2)

   n/a   n/a   209

Subtotal

   2,036       4,431

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders

      

SAYE (3)

   118   $59.48   815

Subtotal

   118       815

Total

   2,154       5,246

Notes:

 

(1) In 1997, we adopted the 1997 Stock Award and Incentive Plan (“SAIP”), which provides for the granting of options to purchase a specified number of shares of common stock and other stock awards to eligible participants of Jones Lang LaSalle.

 

(2) In 1998, we adopted an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) for eligible U.S. based employees. Under this plan, employee contributions for stock purchases are enhanced through an additional contribution of a 5% discount on the purchase price.

 

(3) In November 2001, we adopted the Jones Lang LaSalle Savings Related Share Option (UK) Plan (“Save As You Earn” or “SAYE”) for eligible employees of our UK based operations. In November 2006, the SAYE plan was extended to employees in our Ireland operations. Under this plan, employee contributions for stock purchases are enhanced by us through an additional contribution of a 15% discount on the purchase price. Both employee and employer contributions vest over a period of three to five years. Employees have had the opportunity to participate in the plan in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the material appearing in the Proxy Statement under the caption “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.”

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the material appearing in the Proxy Statement under the caption “Information about the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.”

 

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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

The following documents are filed as part of this report:

 

  1. Financial Statements
       See Index to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this report.

 

  2. Financial Statement Schedules
       No financial statement schedules are included because they are not required or are not applicable, or the required information is set forth in the applicable financial statements or related notes.

 

  3. Exhibits
       A list of exhibits is set forth in the Exhibit Index, which immediately precedes the exhibits and is incorporated by reference herein.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this filing and elsewhere (such as in reports, other filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, press releases, presentations and communications by Jones Lang LaSalle or its management and written and oral statements) regarding, among other things, future financial results and performance, achievements, plans and objectives, dividend payments and share repurchases may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Jones Lang LaSalle’s actual results, performance, achievements, plans and objectives to be materially different from any of the future results, performance, achievements, plans and objectives expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

We discuss those risks, uncertainties and other factors in this report in (i) Item 1A. Risk Factors; Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations; Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk; Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements; and elsewhere, and (ii) the other reports we file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ from those in our forward-looking statements include (without limitation):

 

 

The effect of political, economic and market conditions and geopolitical events including the continuation of the worldwide financial crisis and credit contraction;

 

 

The logistical and other challenges inherent in operating in numerous different countries;

 

 

The actions and initiatives of current and potential competitors;

 

 

The level and volatility of real estate prices, interest rates, currency values and other market indices;

 

 

The outcome of pending litigation; and

 

 

The impact of current, pending and future legislation and regulation.

Moreover, there can be no assurance that future dividends will be declared since the actual declaration of future dividends, and the establishment of record and payment dates, remains subject to final determination by the Company’s Board of Directors.

Accordingly, we caution our readers not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. Jones Lang LaSalle expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect any changes in events or circumstances or in its expectations or results.

Power of Attorney

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, a Maryland corporation, and the undersigned Directors and officers of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, hereby constitutes and appoints Colin Dyer, Lauralee E. Martin and Mark K. Engel its, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, for it, him or her and in its, his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, with full power to act alone, to sign any and all amendments to this report, and to file each such amendment to this report, with all exhibits thereto, and any and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as it, he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on the 27th day of February, 2009.

 

JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED
By:   /s/ Lauralee E. Martin
  Lauralee E. Martin
  Executive Vice President and
  Chief Operating and Financial Officer
  (Authorized Officer and
  Principal Financial Officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities indicated on the 27th day of February, 2009.

 

Signature    Title

/s/ Sheila A. Penrose

Sheila A. Penrose

  

Chairman of the Board of Directors and

Director

/s/ Colin Dyer

Colin Dyer

  

President and Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Lauralee E. Martin

Lauralee E. Martin

  

Executive Vice President and

Chief Operating and Financial Officer and Director

(Principal Financial Officer)

/s/ Henri-Claude de Bettignies

Henri-Claude de Bettignies

   Director

/s/ DeAnne Julius

DeAnne Julius

   Director

/s/ Darryl Hartley-Leonard

Darryl Hartley-Leonard

   Director

/s/ Alain Monié

Alain Monié

   Director

/s/ David B. Rickard

David B. Rickard

   Director

/s/ Roger T. Staubach

Roger T. Staubach

   Director

/s/ Thomas C. Theobald

Thomas C. Theobald

   Director

/s/ Mark K. Engel

Mark K. Engel

  

Executive Vice President and

Global Controller

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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Exhibit Index

 

EXHIBIT NUMBER    DESCRIPTION
3.1    Articles of Incorporation of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-48074-01))
3.2    Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005)
3.3    Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant, effective November 1, 2008 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008)
4.1    Form of certificate representing shares of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated common stock (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2001)
10.1    Amended and Restated Multicurrency Credit Agreement dated as of June 6, 2007 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Report on Form 8-K dated June 8, 2007)
10.2    First Amendment to Amended and Restated Multicurrency Credit Agreement dated as of June 16, 2008 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Report on Form 8-K dated June 19, 2008)
10.3    Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Multicurrency Credit Agreement dated as of December 19, 2008 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Report on Form 8-K dated December 19, 2008)
10.4    Term Loan Agreement dated as of July 2, 2008 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to the Report on Form 8-K dated July 2, 2008)
10.5    First Amendment to Term Loan Agreement dated as of December 19, 2008 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Report on Form 8-K dated December 19, 2008)
10.6    Membership Interest Purchase Agreement by and between Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, Spaulding & Slye Acquisition Corp., and Spaulding and Slye Partners LLC relating to Spaulding and Slye LLC, dated as of November 26, 2005 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005)
10.7    First Amendment to Membership Interest Purchase Agreement dated as of September 27, 2007, amending the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement by and between Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, Spaulding & Slye Acquisition Corp., and Spaulding and Slye Partners LLC relating to Spaulding and Slye LLC, dated as of November 26, 2005 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007)
10.8    Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, Jones Lang LaSalle Tenant Representation, Inc. and Staubach Holdings, Inc. dated June 16, 2008 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Report on Form 8-K dated June 16, 2008)
10.9    Amended and Restated Stock Award and Incentive Plan dated as of May 29, 2008, as approved by the Shareholders of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated on May 29, 2008 and as filed on April 14, 2008 as part of the Proxy Statement for the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Schedule 14A and Incorporated herein by reference.
10.10    Form of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Under the Amended and Restated Stock Award and Incentive Plan) for the Non Executive Directors’ 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 Annual Grants (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004)
10.11    Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated Stock Ownership Program Shares Agreement (Under the Amended and Restated Stock Award and Incentive Plan) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004)
10.12    Form of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Under the Amended and Restated Stock Award and Incentive Plan) for Employees’ 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 Annual Grants (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004)

 

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10.13    Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated GEC Long-Term Incentive Compensation Program, effective as of January 1, 2007, under the Amended and Restated Stock Award and Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007)
10.14    Description of Management Incentive Plan under the Amended and Restated Stock Award and Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997)
10.15    Form of Indemnification Agreement with Executive Officers and Directors (Incorporated by Reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998)
10.16*    Amended and Restated Severance Pay Plan effective January 1, 2008
10.17    Senior Executive Services Agreement with Alastair Hughes dated as of March 9, 1999 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005)
10.18    Letter Agreement between Colin Dyer and Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated dated as of July 16, 2004 and accepted July 19, 2004 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Periodic Report on Form 8-K dated July 21, 2004)
10.19    Amendment No. 1 to Letter Agreement between Colin Dyer and Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated dated as of August 30, 2004 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005)
10.20    Amendment No. 2 to Letter Agreement between Colin Dyer and Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated dated as of December 1, 2005 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005)
10.21    Letter Agreement Regarding Compensation of the Chairman of the Board of Directors dated as of January 1, 2005 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Periodic Report on Form 8-K dated January 10, 2005)
10.22    Amended and Restated Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated Co-Investment Long Term Incentive Plan dated December 16, 2005 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005)
10.23    LaSalle Investment Management Long Term Incentive Compensation Program, as amended and restated as of December 15, 2004, under the Amended and Restated Stock Award and Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004)
10.24    LaSalle Investment Management Long Term Incentive Compensation Program, effective as of January 1, 2008, under the Amended and Restated Stock Award and Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005)
10.25*    Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2009
10.26*    Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated Non-Executive Director Compensation Plan Summary of Terms and Conditions, Amended and Restated as of March 6, 2008
10.27    LIM Funds Personal Co-Investment Agreement for International and Regional Directors (in connection with elections under the Stock Ownership Program) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005)
10.28    LIM Funds Personal Co-Investment Agreement for International and Regional Directors (not in connection with elections under the Stock Ownership Program) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005)
10.29*    Restated Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated Stock Ownership Program, effective as of January 1, 2008, under the Amended and Restated Stock Award and Incentive Plan

 

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11    Statement concerning computation of per share earnings (filed in Item 8, Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
12.1*    Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
21.1*    List of Subsidiaries
23.1*    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
24.1*    Power of Attorney (Set forth on page preceding signature page of this report)
31.1*    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2*    Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1*    Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

*Filed with this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008

 

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EX-10.16 2 dex1016.htm AMENDED AND RESTATED SEVERANCE PAY PLAN EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2008 Amended and Restated Severance Pay Plan effective January 1, 2008

Exhibit 10.16

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JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED

SEVERANCE PAY PLAN

(As Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2008)

JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED

SEVERANCE PAY PLAN

AMENDED AND RESTATED EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2008

 

SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION

   1

1.1

  

Purpose.

   1

1.2

  

Effective Date, Plan Year.

   1

1.3

  

Employers.

   1

1.4

  

Administration.

   1

1.5

  

Plan Supplements.

   2

SECTION 2 ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION

   2

2.1

  

Participants.

   2

2.2

  

Conditions of Ineligibility.

   2

SECTION 3 PLAN BENEFITS

   4

3.1

  

Pay.

   4

3.2

  

Full Years of Continuous Service.

   4

3.3

  

Base Severance.

   4

3.4

  

Enhanced Severance.

   4

3.5

  

Conditions to Payment of Enhanced Severance Benefits.

   7

3.6

  

Repayments and Forfeitures.

   8

3.7

  

Offset for Other Benefits or Amounts Due.

   8

3.8

  

Non-Solicitation of Employees and Clients.

   8

3.9

  

Continuation Coverage Benefits.

   8

3.10

  

Benefits for Certain Acquired Employees.

   9

SECTION 4 PAYMENT OF BENEFITS

   9

4.1

  

Release.

   9

4.2

  

Form of Payment.

   9

4.3

  

Section 409A Restrictions.

   9

4.4

  

Death Benefits.

   9

SECTION 5 FINANCING PLAN BENEFITS

   10

SECTION 6 REEMPLOYMENT

   10

SECTION 7 MISCELLANEOUS

   10

7.1

  

Information to be Furnished by Participants.

   10

7.2

  

Employment Rights.

   10

7.3

  

Employer’s and Administrator’s Decision Final.

   11

7.4

  

Evidence.

   11


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(continued)

 

7.5

  

Uniform Rules.

   11

7.6

  

Gender and Number.

   11

7.7

  

Action by Employer.

   11

7.8

  

Controlling Laws.

   11

7.9

  

Interests Not Transferable.

   11

7.10

  

Mistake of Fact.

   11

7.11

  

Severability.

   12

7.12

  

Withholding.

   12

7.13

  

Effect on Other Plans or Agreements.

   12

7.14

  

Non-Duplication.

   12

7.15

  

No Vested Rights.

   12

SECTION 8 AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

   12

8.1

  

Amendment and Termination.

   12

8.2

  

Notice of Amendment or Termination.

   12

 

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JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED

SEVERANCE PAY PLAN

(As Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2008)

SECTION 1

Introduction

 

1.1 Purpose.

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (the “Company”) has established the Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated Severance Pay Plan (the “Plan”) to enable the Company and its subsidiaries and certain affiliates that adopt the Plan with the Company’s consent to provide severance benefits to eligible employees who involuntarily terminate employment with the Company or its subsidiaries or certain affiliates. Severance benefits for eligible employees shall be determined exclusively under the Plan. The Plan, as set forth herein, shall constitute an “employee welfare benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Act of 1974 (“ERISA”).

 

1.2 Effective Date, Plan Year.

The Plan was originally established effective June 1, 1998. The “effective date” of the Plan, as amended and restated, is January 1, 2008. The terms of the Plan apply, on and after the effective date, to each participant who terminates employment with an Employer on or after that date, and such employees shall be entitled to benefits only if they satisfy each of the Plan’s requirements for participation and benefits. A “plan year” is the 12-month period beginning on January 1 and ending on the following December 31.

 

1.3 Employers.

Any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company may adopt the Plan with the Company’s consent. A “subsidiary” of the Company is any corporation more than 50% of the voting stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly by the Company. An “affiliate” of the Company is any business entity in which the Company does not own more than 50% of the voting stock, but which exists to spend all or a substantial part of its time to service the Company or its subsidiaries. Currently, Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. and LaSalle Investment Management, Inc. are the only participating employers in the Plan other than the Company. Thus, the Company, Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. and LaSalle Investment Management, Inc. are referred to herein collectively as the “Employers” and sometimes individually as an “Employer.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Employer” or “Employers” shall not include Jones Lang LaSalle Services, Inc.

 

1.4 Administration.

The Plan is administered by the Chief Human Resources Officer of Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. (the “Administrator”). The Administrator, from time to time, may adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary or desirable for the proper and efficient administration of the Plan and as are consistent with the terms of the Plan. The Administrator, from time to time, may also appoint such individuals to act as the Company’s representatives as the Administrator considers necessary or desirable for the effective administration of the Plan. In administering the Plan, the Administrator shall have the sole discretionary authority to construe and interpret the provisions of the Plan and make factual determinations thereunder, including the authority to determine the eligibility of employees and the amount of benefits payable under the Plan. The Administrator shall have the sole discretionary authority to grant or deny benefits under this Plan. Benefits under this Plan shall be paid only if the Administrator decides in his or her sole discretion that the applicant is entitled to them. Any notice or document required to be given or filed with the Company shall be properly given or filed if delivered or mailed, by registered mail, postage prepaid, to the Company, attention Severance Pay Plan Administrator, at Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, 200 East Randolph Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601.


1.5 Plan Supplements.

The provisions of the Plan may be modified by supplements to the Plan. The terms and provisions of each supplement are a part of the Plan and supersede the provisions of the Plan to the extent necessary to eliminate inconsistencies between the Plan and the supplement(s).

SECTION 2

Eligibility for Participation

 

2.1 Participants.

Subject to the conditions and limitations of the Plan, the Plan applies to each regular employee whose employment with an Employer is terminated for reasons described below, and who is not otherwise ineligible for severance pay under Section 2.2. A “regular employee” means an employee of an Employer who is eligible for coverage under the Employer’s medical benefit plan, who spends all or substantially all of his or her time on Employer matters and who is not covered by a written agreement or severance agreement, unless such agreement specifically provides for participation in the Plan. In addition, the Plan applies to (i) GEC Participants as defined in Section 3.4(e) to the extent provided therein; and (ii) Modified Participants as defined in Section 3.4(f) to the extent provided therein. The Plan does not apply to the following employees of an Employer:

 

  (a) those who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement;

 

  (b) those who hold positions that were formerly Jones Lang LaSalle Services, Inc. positions, including, for example, positions providing direct building support (i.e., Chief Engineer, Engineer, Mechanic, HVAC, Day Porter, Facility Coordinator) and/or building support personnel dedicated exclusively to one or more identified clients;

 

  (c) those who are performing services for an Employer pursuant to the terms of an individual agreement (i.e., an employment agreement or as an independent contractor) or a leasing arrangement with another entity (i.e., as a leased employee); and

 

  (d) except in the case of GEC Participants, those who perform all or most of their services outside the United States.

A regular employee described above who satisfies each of the conditions and limitations of the Plan (including Section 2.2) shall become a participant in the Plan on the date the employee’s employment with an Employer ends due to involuntary termination on account of (i) job elimination; (ii) permanent reduction in work force; or (iii) permanent shut down of a facility, department or subdivision. The Administrator shall have sole and exclusive discretion to determine whether an involuntary termination is on account of any such event. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a GEC Participant shall become a participant in the Plan on the date he or she becomes eligible for benefits under Section 3.4(e). An employee in the job categories of National, Regional or International Director shall become a Modified Participant in the Plan on the date he or she becomes eligible for benefits under Section 3.4(f).

 

2.2 Conditions of Ineligibility.

An otherwise eligible employee shall not be eligible for severance benefits under the Plan if:

 

  (a) employment with the Employer terminates by reason of discharge for cause, as determined in the Employer’s sole discretion (including, but not limited to, violations of the Company’s policies or Code of Business Ethics, willful or grossly negligent breach of the employee’s duties as an employee of the Employer, fraud, embezzlement, theft, falsification of documents, use or distribution on premises of illegal drugs, refusal to cooperate with an investigation or any other similar dishonest conduct);

 

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  (b) employment with the Employer terminates involuntarily as a result of poor performance, as determined by the Administrator;

 

  (c) employment with the Employer terminates by reason of death of the employee;

 

  (d) employment with the Employer terminates voluntarily for any reason, including retirement, resignation or job abandonment;

 

  (e) at the time of his or her termination, the employee is entitled to any form of disability benefits or workers’ compensation, provided however, that an employee who is certified to return to work and whose disability benefits or workers’ compensation ends and who cannot be placed in employment with an Employer shall then become eligible for severance benefits under the Plan;

 

  (f) employment with an Employer is involuntarily terminated after the employee refuses a position with an Employer, a subsidiary, an affiliate, a client or a company that takes over a client assignment that an Employer loses, or a company to whom an Employer outsources that position, provided that such position is reasonably comparable in responsibility and salary, and is in the same general location (the Administrator shall have sole discretion to determine whether the position offered constitutes a “reasonably comparable” position for purposes of this paragraph);

 

  (g) an employee takes a position with the same or another Employer, a subsidiary, an affiliate of an Employer or a client or company that takes over a client assignment that the Employer loses, or a company to whom an Employer outsources that position;

 

  (h) the employee has not remained employed with an Employer until the date of any qualifying job elimination, permanent reduction in work force or permanent shut down of a facility, department or subdivision, regardless of whether an advance announcement was made before such event. If an employee does not remain employed with an Employer until the last work day of an event described in this paragraph, no benefits under the Plan are payable to the employee;

 

  (i) the Plan is terminated, whether or not the Company provided prior notice concerning the termination of the Plan;

 

  (j) an employee’s employment is terminated in conjunction with the sale or transfer (whether of stock or assets) of all or any part of the business of an Employer;

 

  (k) employment with an Employer in a property or facility management role terminates involuntarily as a result of the loss of all or a part of a property or facility management assignment within the Accounts or Markets groups or the Retail business units, as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator. For purposes of this paragraph, loss of a property or facility management assignment shall include the resignation or relinquishment by an Employer of a property or facility management assignment;

 

  (l) an employee is terminated after a client of the Employer requests that the employee cease providing services at the client’s premises; and

 

  (m) except as provided in Section 3.4(e) in the case of a GEC Participant, an employee is entitled to severance benefits under any other plan, program or arrangement maintained by an Employer.

 

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Except as provided in Section 3.4(e), in no event shall any participant’s severance pay benefit exceed an amount equal to 24 months of the participant’s base pay.

SECTION 3

Plan Benefits

 

3.1 Pay.

“Pay” for purposes of the Plan shall mean:

 

  (a) for salaried employees, the participant’s annualized base salary (excluding any target bonus and/or value added compensation, cost of living adjustment (“COLA”) or any other type or form of compensation); or

 

  (b) for hourly employees, the participant’s annualized base compensation, calculated by multiplying the participant’s regular hourly rate by 2080.

Pay rates shall be the rates in effect on a participant’s last date of employment with an Employer. Any performance or merit reviews that are pending or in process shall not affect the amount of any severance pay benefit. In determining the amount of a participant’s weekly pay for purposes of Section 3.4, the annualized amounts determined above shall be divided by a factor of 52.

 

3.2 Full Years of Continuous Service.

A participant’s “full years of continuous service” for purposes of the Plan shall mean the number of completed 12-consecutive month periods, prior to his or her employment termination date, measured from the participant’s last date of hire by an Employer, determined in accordance with the Employer’s personnel records. No fractional years of service are counted under the Plan. A participant’s service remains “continuous” despite a break in service, provided the participant has incurred only one break in service and it is less than 12 months in duration, and such participant repays any severance benefit paid by the Employer or subsidiary attributable to such service before the break in service. For purposes of the preceding sentence, and disregarding fractional years, a participant’s number of full years of continuous service:

 

  (a) before such a break in service, and

 

  (b) after such a break in service

shall be added together and the sum shall be the participant’s number of full years of continuous service.

 

3.3 Base Severance.

A participant who is eligible for severance benefits under the Plan shall be entitled to receive as base severance pay an amount equal to  1/2 month of pay as of the date of his or her termination from the Employer.

 

3.4 Enhanced Severance.

In addition to the base severance pay that a participant is entitled to receive under Section 3.3, a participant who satisfies all of the conditions of the Plan (specifically including the execution of the Severance Agreement and General Release described in Section 3.5) shall be entitled to enhanced severance pay in an amount determined by multiplying the participant’s number of full years of continuous service, times the applicable multiplier from the table below, times the participant’s weekly pay (as described in

 

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Section 3.1), and the result so determined shall not be less than the minimum number of months of pay as set forth in column (c) of the following table, but shall not exceed the maximum number of months of pay as set forth in column (d) of the following table:

 

(a)

Position Level

 

(b)

Applicable Multiplier (Applicable to
Participant’s Weekly Pay x Full
Years of Continuous Service)

 

(c)

Minimum Months of Pay

 

(d)

Maximum Months of Pay

International &

Regional Director

  3   6 Months   15 Months

National & Associate Director

  2   1 Month   9 Months

Exempt Staff

  1   1 Month   6 Months

Non-Exempt Staff

  1   1 Month   3 Months

Notwithstanding the foregoing, enhanced severance pay for a GEC Participant and a Modified Participant shall be separately calculated pursuant to Sections 3.4(e) and (f).

In addition to the amount of severance pay set forth in Section 3.3 and this Section 3.4, the following additional benefits are provided:

 

  (a) Benefit Continuation. If the participant elects COBRA continuation coverage, as defined in Section 3.9, for each month that such coverage continues the Employer shall reimburse a participant for a portion of the cost of medical and dental insurance coverage, subject to Section 3.9, and further subject to the following limits:

 

  (i) the Employer shall cease reimbursing such costs beginning with the same month the participant ceases to be covered by COBRA; and

 

  (ii) in no event shall the Employer reimburse such costs for more than the number of weeks for which enhanced severance pay is payable, as determined above or in Section 3.4(e), regardless of the form in which payment is actually made. The number of weeks for which enhanced severance pay is payable shall be determined without regard to whether such severance pay is paid in a lump sum.

 

  (b) Outplacement Counseling Services. The Employer shall provide each participant with outplacement counseling services to be provided by a firm of the Employer’s choice. The nature of such services, its duration and all other terms and conditions shall be determined by the Employer.

 

  (c) Timing and Consideration. Each of the enhanced severance arrangements described in this Section 3.4 shall become available to a participant beginning after the seven-day revocation period following the execution of the Severance Agreement and General Release as described in Section 3.5. The consideration for this voluntary Severance Agreement and General Release shall be the enhanced severance, Employer-provided benefits and outplacement counseling services, if applicable, to which the participant otherwise would not be entitled. Benefits are payable at the time and in the manner described in Section 4.2.

 

  (d) Prorated Target Bonus. The provisions in this Section 3.4(d) shall apply exclusively to participants who: (i) have target bonuses; and (ii) are not GEC Participants as defined in Section 3.4(e) (a “Target Bonus Participant”).

In the event a Target Bonus Participant has otherwise satisfied all of the conditions of the Plan for enhanced severance under Section 3.4 (specifically including executing the Severance Agreement and General Release described in

 

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Section 3.5), such Target Bonus Participant may receive a prorated share of his or her target bonus for the year of termination, subject to the Employer’s then existing practice of determining discretionary bonus payments. Payment of bonuses is within the Employer’s sole discretion, and may be made, if at all, subject to year-to-year variations. Factors included in considering individual bonus awards include, without limitation, the Target Bonus Participant’s performance against specific objective and subjective standards developed with his or her manager, subjective evaluation by management and the anticipated performance of the Employer, region and business unit. A consideration of these factors may lead to a Target Bonus Participant receiving more than, less than or none of his or her prorated target bonus. Any bonus payment shall be less any required payroll deductions.

Furthermore, except as specifically otherwise provided in this Section 3.4(d), all of the other provisions and conditions of the Plan shall be applicable to enhanced severance payable to a Target Bonus Participant.

 

  (e) GEC Supplemental Benefit. The provisions in this Section 3.4(e) shall apply exclusively to each of those individuals who is a member of the Company’s Global Executive Committee (the “GEC”) or any successor global management committee to the GEC as may be designated as such by the Company at the time of his or her termination. As of May 1, 2004, the GEC consists of the Company’s Global Chief Executive Officer, Global Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Executive Officers of each of the Company’s Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific and LaSalle Investment Management operating units (each a “GEC Participant” and collectively the “GEC Participants”).

In the event that the employment of a GEC Participant with the Employer ends due to an involuntary termination for any reason other than those set forth in Sections 2.1 or 2.2(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (k) or (m), then such GEC Participant, if he or she has satisfied all of the conditions of the Plan (specifically including executing the Severance Agreement and General Release described in Section 3.5), shall be entitled to enhanced severance pay equal to the sum of: (i) 52 times the GEC Participant’s weekly pay; plus (ii) an amount equal to the annual target bonus then in effect for such GEC Participant. Such enhanced severance pay shall be payable in a lump sum.

In addition to the foregoing amounts:

 

  (i) If a GEC Participant is terminated under this Section 3.4(e) between January 1 in a given year and the date thereafter on which the Employer pays bonuses in respect of the previous year (the “Bonus Payment Date”), then the GEC Participant shall remain eligible to receive his or her bonus on the Bonus Payment Date subject to the Employer’s then existing practice of determining discretionary bonus payments and otherwise subject to the considerations with respect to the payment of bonuses set forth in Section 3.4(d).

 

  (ii) If a GEC Participant is terminated under this Section 3.4(e) between the Bonus Payment Date and June 30 of any given year, then the GEC Participant shall not be eligible to receive any further bonus payment beyond any bonus paid in respect of the then previous Bonus Payment Date.

 

  (iii) If a GEC Participant is terminated under this Section 3.4(e) between June 30 and December 31 (inclusive) of any given year, then when the Employer calculates and pays bonuses in the following year, such GEC Participant may receive a prorated share of his or her target bonus for the year of termination, subject to the Employer’s then existing practice of determining discretionary bonus payments and otherwise subject to the considerations with respect to the payment of bonuses set forth in Section 3.4(d).

After termination under this Section 3.4(e), a GEC Participant shall not be eligible to receive any bonus payments except as specifically contemplated in this subsection as set forth above.

 

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In the case of Section 2.2(f), it shall be the Compensation Committee (rather than the Administrator) that has the discretion to determine whether the position offered to a GEC Participant constitutes a “reasonably comparable” position (which in any event may only be with the Company or one of its subsidiaries). In the case of Section 2.2(m), the GEC Participant shall be permitted to elect whether to receive severance pay under this Plan or under such other plan, program or arrangement (including an employment agreement) with respect to which he or she may be entitled to receive severance (or “Garden Leave”) benefits, but shall not be entitled to receive payments under both. Such election shall be made on or after the date the GEC Participant is terminated and before the GEC Participant receives severance payments from an Employer under any plan, program or arrangement, including this Plan, for such termination. Payment of severance under this Plan shall not, however, preclude payment of any other benefits (such as, for example, with respect to health care) that may otherwise be provided under any separate plan, program or arrangement (including an employment agreement).

For avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Plan shall apply according to its terms if the particular circumstances set forth in Section 2.1 of the Plan cause a GEC Participant’s employment to end. Furthermore, except as specifically otherwise provided in this Section 3.4(e), all of the other provisions and conditions of the Plan shall be applicable to enhanced severance payable to a GEC Participant.

 

  (f) Modified Participant Benefit. The provisions in this Section 3.4(f) shall apply exclusively to individuals who (i) are individuals in the job categories of National, Regional or International Director whose employment is involuntarily terminated; (ii) are otherwise not eligible for severance benefits as participants under the Plan; and (iii) are not ineligible for severance benefits under Sections 2.2(a), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l) or (m) of the Plan. A person meeting all the criteria in the previous sentence shall be deemed to be a “Modified Participant.” In the event of such termination, then such Modified Participant, if he or she satisfies all of the conditions of the Plan (specifically including executing the Severance Agreement and General Release described in Section 3.5), shall be entitled to the following enhanced severance payment, in addition to the base severance pay under Section 3.3:

 

  (i) If terminated after performance counseling:

 

 

A.

For National Directors –  1/2 month base compensation

 

 

B.

For Regional or International Directors – 1- 1/2 months base compensation

 

 

(ii)

If terminated without performance counseling –  1/2 of the enhanced severance benefits to which the Modified Participant would have been eligible had the Modified Participant been an eligible participant under the Plan.

For purposes of the Plan, performance counseling shall mean the written memorandum or memoranda explaining a performance deficiency, and/or a 30-day period from the first written memorandum. “Terminated after performance counseling” shall mean involuntary termination within six months of performance counseling, which shall be six months after the date on which the 30 days from the first written memorandum expires or the date of the last written memorandum, whichever is later. Terminations outside six months after performance counseling shall be considered terminations “without performance counseling.”

 

3.5 Conditions to Payment of Enhanced Severance Benefits.

As a condition to receiving the enhanced severance benefits described in Section 3.4, each participant is required to:

 

  (a)

Execute and submit within the allotted time, a Severance Agreement and General Release in the form prescribed. A participant may be required to re-execute the release on his or her date of separation, if necessary. If a participant’s signed release is not returned by the deadline, no enhanced severance benefits shall be provided under the Plan. If a participant

 

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revokes the Severance Agreement and General Release within the seven-day revocation period, no enhanced severance benefits shall be provided under the Plan.

 

  (b) Return all Employer property (including, but not limited to computers, keys, credit cards, documents, records, identification cards and equipment) on or before his or her termination of employment.

 

  (c) Repay all loans or other amounts due to the Employer including, without limitation, any outstanding corporate credit card balances or negative paid-time-off balances. Any loans or other amounts due from the employee shall be set off against and deducted from the severance amount otherwise due the employee under the Plan.

 

3.6 Repayments and Forfeitures.

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, any participant who accepts benefits under the Plan shall reimburse the Employer for the full amount of any benefits he or she received under the Plan if the participant subsequently discloses any of the Employer’s trade secrets, violates any written covenants between such participant and the Employer or otherwise engages in conduct that may adversely affect the Employer’s reputation or business relations. In addition, any participant described in the preceding sentence shall forfeit any right to benefits under the Plan which have not yet been paid. If, and to the extent required by the terms of any agreement between the Employer and a third party concerning the sale or transfer of all or any portion of the Employer, any participant whose employment is involuntarily terminated in conjunction with such sale and who becomes a direct competitor of such third party or is employed by a direct competitor of such third party shall forfeit any right to any additional benefits under the Plan which have not yet been paid. In addition, repayments of benefits may be required as provided in Section 3.2.

 

3.7 Offset for Other Benefits or Amounts Due.

Except as provided in Section 3.4(e), the amount of any benefits payable to a participant under the Plan shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by any separation, termination or similar benefits that an Employer, subsidiary or affiliate pays or is required to pay to such participant through insurance or otherwise under any plan, program, agreement or contract of the Employer, subsidiary or affiliate, or under any federal or state law.

 

3.8 Non-Solicitation of Employees and Clients.

As a condition to receiving enhanced severance benefits under Section 3.4, each participant shall execute a release in a form specified by the Employer, containing the participant’s agreement to the following restrictions: during the period severance is payable, or during the period of 12 months after termination, whichever is longer, the participant shall not (i) solicit or induce any other employees of an Employer or subsidiary to leave the employ of the Employer; (ii) solicit or induce any of an Employer’s or subsidiary’s clients to discontinue or reduce the extent of such relationship with the Employer or subsidiary; or (iii) assist, perform services for or have any equity interest in any of an Employer’s or subsidiary’s clients. If a participant fails to comply with such restrictions, any remaining unpaid benefits under the Plan shall not be paid and the Employer may pursue all legal remedies available to it, including recovery of severance already paid. The Employer has the sole discretion to determine whether an entity is a “client” of Employer or a subsidiary.

 

3.9 Continuation Coverage Benefits.

If a participant elects to continue health insurance coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”), the Employer shall subsidize a portion of the premium for such continuation coverage until the occurrence of the earlier: (i) the date that the participant becomes covered under another group plan; or (ii) the last day of the participant’s severance pay period. The Employer shall subsidize the premium to the extent that the participant would otherwise be required to pay more for such coverage during such period than a similarly situated active employee would be required to pay for comparable coverage. After the end of the severance pay period, the participant shall be required to pay the full premium for any remaining COBRA continuation coverage. The payment of benefits under the Plan shall in no way affect a participant’s COBRA coverage, which coverage shall terminate in accordance with the COBRA coverage provisions of the Employer’s medical and dental plans covering the participant.

 

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3.10 Benefits for Certain Acquired Employees.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 3.3 and 3.4, the Company may, in its discretion, provide severance pay and benefits that are different than those set forth in such Sections in the event the Company enters into an agreement or arrangement with a third party to provide special severance pay and benefits to certain employees acquired from the third party. Other than with regard to special severance pay, benefits and eligibility, all of the other terms of the Plan shall apply to such employees.

SECTION 4

Payment of Benefits

 

4.1 Release.

No enhanced severance pay benefits under Section 3.4 of the Plan shall be payable to any participant until such participant has executed a release (as described in Section 3.5) of all of such participant’s then existing rights and legal claims against the Employers and their subsidiaries and affiliates.

 

4.2 Form of Payment.

Subject to the distribution requirements under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”) described in Section 4.3, benefits shall be paid in equal installments according to the Employer’s normal payroll schedule; provided, that all benefit payments to a participant shall be completed within 24 months following the date on which the participant’s employment terminates. The Employer may, in its sole discretion, elect to pay benefits in a lump sum. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all severance payments made pursuant to Section 3.4(e) shall be made in a lump sum. All payments made under the Plan are subject to reduction for withholding. Severance payments made under this Plan are not considered eligible wages for any other Employer-provided benefits, including the 401(k) plan.

 

4.3 Section 409A Restrictions.

Code Section 409A places certain restrictions on when severance pay may be distributed. Specifically, the first installment of severance pay shall be paid beginning at least six months after the participant’s termination date. However, the six-month delay restriction in the previous sentence shall not apply if (i) the severance pay is distributed not later than 2- 1/2 months following the end of the year in which the participant’s employment terminated; or (ii) the severance pay meets the following two requirements:

 

  (a) The entire amount of the severance pay does not exceed the lesser of (i) two times the participant’s annual compensation for the year preceding the termination; or (ii) two times the Code Section 401(a)(17) limit for the year of the termination ($460,000 for terminations in 2008); and

 

  (b) All amounts are paid by December 31 of the second calendar year following the year in which the termination occurs (i.e., if the participant terminates employment in 2008, all payments must be made by December 31, 2010).

 

4.4 Death Benefits.

In the event of a participant’s death before he or she receives all benefits to which he or she otherwise would be entitled under the Plan, payment of his or her benefits shall be made to his or her beneficiary in installments or a lump sum, as determined by the Company, subject to any distribution requirements under Code Section 409A. By signing a form furnished by the Employer (and approved by the Company), each participant may designate any person or persons to whom his or her benefits are to be paid if he or

 

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she dies before he or she receives all of his or her benefits. A beneficiary designation form shall be effective only when the form is filed with the Employer while the participant is still alive and shall cancel all beneficiary designation forms previously filed by the participant with the Employer with respect to this Plan. If a deceased participant has failed to designate a beneficiary as provided above, or if the designated beneficiary predeceases the participant, payment of the participant’s benefits shall be made to his or her estate. If a designated beneficiary dies before complete payment of any benefits attributable to a participant, remaining benefits shall be paid to the beneficiary’s estate.

SECTION 5

Financing Plan Benefits

All benefits payable under this Plan shall be paid directly by the Employers out of their general assets. The Employers shall not be required to segregate on their books or otherwise any amount to be used for the payment of benefits under this Plan.

SECTION 6

Reemployment

If a participant who is entitled to receive benefits under the Plan is reemployed by an Employer, by any enterprise in which the Employer owns an interest or by any acquiror of all or a portion of an Employer (whether by stock or assets) before all his or her benefits have been paid, any benefits remaining to be paid will be forfeited.

SECTION 7

Miscellaneous

 

7.1 Information to be Furnished by Participants.

Each participant shall furnish to his or her Employer such documents, evidence, data or other information as the Employer considers necessary or desirable for the purpose of administering the Plan. Benefits under the Plan for each participant are provided on the condition that he or she furnish full, true and complete data, evidence or other information, and that he or she shall promptly sign any document related to the Plan, requested by his or her Employer.

 

7.2 Employment Rights.

The Plan does not constitute a contract of employment and participation in the Plan shall not give a participant the right to be rehired or retained in the employ of an Employer on a full-time, part-time or any other basis or to be retrained by the Employer, nor shall participation in the Plan give any participant any right or claim to any benefit under the Plan, unless such right or claim has specifically accrued under the terms of the Plan. Participants remain employees “at-will.” Nothing in the Plan guarantees that a participant shall receive his or her target bonus during his or her employment with the Employer.

 

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7.3 Employer’s and Administrator’s Decision Final.

Any interpretation of the Plan and any decision on any matter within the discretion of an Employer or Administrator made by the Employer or Administrator in good faith is binding on all persons. The Administrator shall establish and maintain a written procedure under which participants may submit claims for benefits, and may request reviews of denied claims.

 

7.4 Evidence.

Evidence required of anyone under the Plan may be by certificate, affidavit, document or other information which the person relying thereon considers pertinent and reliable, and signed, made or presented by the proper party or parties.

 

7.5 Uniform Rules.

In managing the Plan, the Employers shall apply uniform rules to all participants similarly situated. The Administrator may make such other awards of severance benefits to any employee or group of employees as he or she deems desirable, pursuant to conditions and procedures established in writing from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Plan and as are incorporated in the Plan.

 

7.6 Gender and Number.

Where the context admits, words in the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders, the plural shall include the singular and the singular shall include the plural.

 

7.7 Action by Employer.

Any action required of or permitted by the Company or an Employer under the Plan shall be by resolution of its Board of Directors, by resolution of a duly authorized committee of its Board of Directors, by a person or persons authorized by resolutions of its Board of Directors or such committee, or by the Administrator. An amendment to the Plan that is approved subsequently by resolution of the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors may have retroactive effect.

 

7.8 Controlling Laws.

Except to the extent superseded by ERISA, the laws of the State of Illinois shall be controlling in all matters relating to the Plan.

 

7.9 Interests Not Transferable.

Subject to Section 3.7, the interests of persons entitled to benefits under the Plan are not subject to their debts or other obligations and, except as may be required by the tax withholding provisions of the Code or any state’s income tax act, or pursuant to an agreement between a participant and the Employer, may not be voluntarily sold, transferred, alienated, assigned or encumbered.

 

7.10 Mistake of Fact.

Any mistake of fact or misstatement of fact shall be corrected when it becomes known and proper adjustment made by reason thereof.

 

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7.11 Severability.

In the event any provision of the Plan shall be held to be illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provisions had never been contained in the Plan.

 

7.12 Withholding.

The Employers reserve the right to withhold from any amounts payable under this Plan all federal, state, city and local taxes as shall be legally required and any applicable insurance or health coverage premiums, as well as any other amounts authorized or required by Employer policy including, but not limited to, withholding for garnishments and judgments or other court orders.

 

7.13 Effect on Other Plans or Agreements.

Payments or benefits provided to a participant under any Employer stock, deferred compensation, savings, retirement or other employee benefit plan are governed solely by the terms of such plan. Any obligations or duties of a participant pursuant to any non-competition or other agreement with an Employer shall be governed solely by the terms of such agreement and shall not be affected by the terms of this Plan.

 

7.14 Non-Duplication.

No person shall be entitled to benefits under this Plan who is entitled to severance or similar benefits under any other plan or arrangement of an Employer, unless otherwise expressly provided in this Plan.

 

7.15 No Vested Rights.

No person shall acquire any vested rights to any benefits described in the Plan, and the Company reserves the right to discontinue such benefits at any time, as further provided in Section 8.1.

SECTION 8

Amendment and Termination

 

8.1 Amendment and Termination.

The Company reserves the right to amend the Plan at any time and to alter, reduce or eliminate any benefit under the Plan (in whole or in part) at any time or to terminate the Plan at any time, as to any class or classes of covered employees (including former or retired employees), with or without notice. Any amendment or termination of the Plan by the Company shall be made in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 7.7. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the terms of Section 3.4(e) shall remain effective for each GEC Participant, and may not be amended or terminated, until the date of such GEC Participant’s termination of employment from the Employer or until such time as the GEC Participant’s severance benefits have been superceded by some other severance plan, program or arrangement (including an employment agreement entered into after May 1, 2004) with the Employer.

 

8.2 Notice of Amendment or Termination.

Participants shall be notified of any material amendment or termination of the Plan within a reasonable time.

 

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EX-10.25 3 dex1025.htm DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN, AS AMENDED AND RESTATED EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2009 Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2009

Exhibit 10.25

JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED

DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

Effective January 1, 2004

(Amended and Restated as of January 1, 2009)


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page

ARTICLE 1 Definitions

   6

1.1

  

“Account Balance”

   6

1.2

  

“Annual Account”

   6

1.3

  

“Annual Deferral Amount”

   7

1.4

  

“Annual Installment Method”

   7

1.5

  

“Base Salary”

   7

1.6

  

“Beneficiary”

   7

1.7

  

“Beneficiary Designation Form”

   7

1.8

  

“Benefit Distribution Date”

   8

1.9

  

“Board”

   8

1.10

  

“Bonus”

   8

1.11

  

“Change in Control”

   8

1.12

  

“Code”

   9

1.13

  

“Commissions”

   9

1.14

  

“Committee”

   9

1.15

  

“Company”

   9

1.16

  

“Company Contribution Amount”

   9

1.17

  

“Company Restoration Matching Amount”

   9

1.18

  

“Director”

   9

1.19

  

“Director Fees”

   9

1.20

  

“Disability” or “Disabled”

   9

1.21

  

“Election Form”

   10

1.22

  

“Eligible Individual”

   10

1.23

  

“Employee”

   10

1.24

  

“Employer(s)”

   10

1.25

  

“ERISA”

   10

1.26

  

“401(k) Plan”

   11

1.27

  

“Independent Contractor”

   11

1.28

  

“LTIP Amounts”

   11

1.29

  

“Participant”

   11

1.30

  

“Performance-Based Compensation”

   11

1.31

  

“Plan”

   11

1.32

  

“Plan Agreement”

   11

1.33

  

“Plan Year”

   11

1.34

  

“Restricted Stock”

   11

1.35

  

“Restricted Stock Account”

   12

1.36

  

“Restricted Stock Amount”

   12

1.37

  

“Retirement,” “Retire(s)” or “Retired”

   12

1.38

  

“Separation from Service”

   12

1.39

  

“SOP Account”

   14

1.40

  

“SOP Amount”

   14

1.41

  

“SOP Stock”

   14

1.42

  

“Stock”

   14

 

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1.43

  

“Trust”

   14

1.44

  

“Unforeseeable Emergency”

   14

1.45

  

“Years of Service”

   14

ARTICLE 2 Eligibility and Enrollment

   15

2.1

  

Eligibility

   15

2.2

  

Enrollment and Eligibility Requirements; Commencement of Participation

   15

ARTICLE 3 Deferral Commitments/Company Contribution Amounts

   15

3.1

  

Minimum and Maximum Deferrals

   15

3.2

  

Timing of Deferral Elections; Effect of Election Form

   16

3.3

  

Withholding and Crediting of Annual Deferral Amounts

   18

3.4

  

Company Contribution Amount

   18

3.5

  

Company Restoration Matching Amount

   19

3.6

  

SOP Amount

   19

3.7

  

Restricted Stock Amount

   19

3.8

  

Vesting

   19

3.9

  

Crediting/Debiting of Account Balances

   21

3.10

  

FICA and Other Taxes

   23

ARTICLE 4 Scheduled Distribution; Unforeseeable Emergencies

   24

4.1

  

Scheduled Distributions

   24

4.2

  

Postponing Scheduled Distributions

   24

4.3

  

Other Benefits Take Precedence Over Scheduled Distributions

   25

4.4

  

Unforeseeable Emergencies

   25

ARTICLE 5 Change in Control Benefit

  

26

5.1

  

Change in Control Benefit

  

26

5.2

  

Payment of Change in Control Benefit

  

26

ARTICLE 6 Retirement Benefit

  

26

6.1

  

Retirement Benefit

  

26

6.2

  

Payment of Retirement Benefit

  

26

ARTICLE 7 Termination Benefit

  

27

7.1

  

Termination Benefit

  

27

7.2

  

Payment of Termination Benefit

  

27

ARTICLE 8 Disability Benefit

  

28

8.1

  

Disability Benefit

  

28

8.2

  

Payment of Disability Benefit

  

28

 

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ARTICLE 9 Death Benefit

   28

9.1

  

Death Benefit

   28

9.2

  

Payment of Death Benefit

   28

ARTICLE 10 Beneficiary Designation

   28

10.1

  

Beneficiary

   28

10.2

  

Beneficiary Designation; Change; Spousal Consent

   28

10.3

  

Acknowledgment

   29

10.4

  

No Beneficiary Designation

   29

10.5

  

Doubt as to Beneficiary

   29

10.6

  

Discharge of Obligations

   29

ARTICLE 11 Leave of Absence

   29

11.1

  

Paid Leave of Absence

   29

11.2

  

Unpaid Leave of Absence

   29

ARTICLE 12 Termination of Plan, Amendment or Modification

   30

12.1

  

Termination of Plan

   30

12.2

  

Amendment

   30

12.3

  

Plan Agreement

   30

12.4

  

Effect of Payment

   30

ARTICLE 13 Administration

   31

13.1

  

Committee Duties

   31

13.2

  

Administration Upon Change In Control

   31

13.3

  

Agents

   32

13.4

  

Binding Effect of Decisions

   32

13.5

  

Indemnity of Committee

   32

13.6

  

Employer Information

   32

ARTICLE 14 Other Benefits and Agreements

   32

14.1

  

Coordination with Other Benefits

   32

ARTICLE 15 Claims Procedures

   32

15.1

  

Presentation of Claim

   32

15.2

  

Notification of Decision

   33

15.3

  

Review of a Denied Claim

   33

15.4

  

Decision on Review

   33

15.5

  

Legal Action

   34

 

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ARTICLE 16 Trust

  

34

16.1

  

Establishment of the Trust

  

34

16.2

  

Interrelationship of the Plan and the Trust

  

34

16.3

  

Distributions From the Trust

  

34

ARTICLE 17 Miscellaneous

  

35

17.1

  

Status of Plan

  

35

17.2

  

Unsecured General Creditor

  

35

17.3

  

Employer’s Liability

  

35

17.4

  

Nonassignability

  

36

17.5

  

Not a Contract of Employment

  

36

17.6

  

Furnishing Information

  

36

17.7

  

Terms

  

36

17.8

  

Captions

  

36

17.9

  

Governing Law

  

36

17.10

  

Notice

  

36

17.11

  

Successors

  

37

17.12

  

Spouse’s Interest

  

37

17.13

  

Validity

  

37

17.14

  

Incompetent

  

37

17.15

  

Domestic Relations Orders

  

37

17.16

  

Distribution in the Event of Income Inclusion Under Code Section 409A

  

38

17.17

  

Deduction Limitation on Benefit Payments

  

38

17.18

  

Distribution in the Event of Taxation.

  

38

17.19

  

Insurance

  

38

17.20

  

Legal Fees To Enforce Rights After Change in Control

  

39

17.21

  

Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation

  

39

 

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JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED

DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

Effective January 1, 2004

(Amended and Restated as of January 1, 2009)

Purpose

The purpose of this Plan is to provide specified benefits to a select group of management or highly compensated Employees, Independent Contractors and Directors who contribute materially to the continued growth, development and future business success of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, a Maryland corporation, and its subsidiaries, if any, that participate in the Plan. This Plan shall be unfunded for tax purposes and for purposes of Title I of ERISA.

This Plan is intended to comply with all applicable law, including Code Section 409A and related Treasury guidance and Regulations, and shall be operated and interpreted in accordance with this intention. In order to transition to the requirements of Code Section 409A and related Treasury Regulations, the Committee may make available to Participants certain transition relief provided under Notices 2006-79 and 2007-86, as described more fully in Appendix A of this Plan.

This Plan shall apply to all amounts deferred hereunder on and after January 1, 2004.

ARTICLE 1

Definitions

For the purposes of this Plan, unless otherwise clearly apparent from the context, the following phrases or terms shall have the following indicated meanings:

 

1.1 Account Balance” shall mean an entry on the records of the Employer equal to the sum of a Participant’s (a) Annual Account balance, (b) SOP Account balance, and (c) Restricted Stock Account balance. The Account Balance shall be a bookkeeping entry only and shall be utilized solely as a device for the measurement and determination of the amounts to be paid to a Participant, or his or her designated Beneficiary, pursuant to this Plan.

If a Participant is both (i) an Employee or Independent Contractor, and (ii) a Director, and participates in the Plan in each capacity, then separate Account Balances (and separate Annual Accounts, SOP Accounts and Restricted Stock Accounts, if applicable) shall be established for such Participant as a device for the measurement and determination of the (a) amounts deferred under the Plan that are attributable to the Participant’s status as an Employee or Independent Contractor, and (b) amounts deferred under the Plan that are attributable to the Participant’s status as a Director.

 

1.2

Annual Account” shall mean an entry on the records of the Employer equal to (a) the sum of a Participant’s Annual Deferral Amount, Company Contribution Amount and Company Restoration Matching Amount for any one Plan Year, plus (b) amounts credited or debited to such amounts pursuant to this Plan, less (c) all distributions made to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary pursuant to this Plan that relate to the Annual Account for such Plan Year. The Annual Account shall be a

 

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bookkeeping entry only and shall be utilized solely as a device for the measurement and determination of the amounts to be paid to a Participant, or his or her designated Beneficiary, pursuant to this Plan.

 

1.3 Annual Deferral Amount” shall mean that portion of a Participant’s Base Salary, Bonus, Commissions, Director Fees and LTIP Amounts that a Participant defers in accordance with Article 3 for any one Plan Year, without regard to whether such amounts are withheld and credited during such Plan Year.

 

1.4 Annual Installment Method” shall mean the method used to determine the amount of each payment due to a Participant who has elected to receive a benefit over a period of years in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Plan. The amount of each annual payment due to the Participant shall be calculated by multiplying the balance of the Participant’s benefit by a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is the remaining number of annual payments due to the Participant. The amount of the first annual payment shall be calculated as of the close of business on or around the Participant’s Benefit Distribution Date, and the amount of each subsequent annual payment shall be calculated on or around each anniversary of such Benefit Distribution Date. Shares of Stock that shall be distributable from the SOP Account and the Restricted Stock Account shall be distributable in shares of actual Stock in the same manner previously described. For purposes of this Plan, the right to receive a benefit payment in annual installments shall be treated as the entitlement to a single payment.

 

1.5 Base Salary” shall mean the annual cash compensation relating to services performed during any calendar year, excluding distributions from nonqualified deferred compensation plans, bonuses, commissions, overtime, fringe benefits, stock options, relocation expenses, incentive payments, non-monetary awards, director fees and other fees, and automobile and other allowances paid to a Participant for employment services rendered (whether or not such allowances are included in the Participant’s gross income). Base Salary shall be calculated before reduction for compensation voluntarily deferred or contributed by the Participant pursuant to all qualified or nonqualified plans of any Employer and shall be calculated to include amounts not otherwise included in the Participant’s gross income under Code Sections 125, 402(e)(3), 402(h) or 403(b) pursuant to plans established by any Employer; provided, however, that all such amounts shall be included in compensation only to the extent that had there been no such plan, the amount would have been payable in cash to the Participant.

 

1.6 Beneficiary” shall mean one or more persons, trusts, estates or other entities designated in accordance with Article 10 that are entitled to receive benefits under this Plan upon the Participant’s death.

 

1.7 Beneficiary Designation Form” shall mean the form established from time to time by the Committee that a Participant completes, signs and returns to the Committee to designate one or more Beneficiaries.

 

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1.8 Benefit Distribution Date” shall mean the date upon which all or an objectively determinable portion of a Participant’s vested benefits shall become eligible for distribution. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, a Participant’s Benefit Distribution Date shall be determined based on the earliest to occur of an event or scheduled date set forth in Articles 4 through 9, as applicable.

 

1.9 Board” shall mean the board of directors of the Company.

 

1.10 Bonus” shall mean any cash compensation, in addition to Base Salary, Commissions and LTIP Amounts, earned by a Participant during a Plan Year under an Employer’s annual bonus and cash incentive plans.

 

1.11 Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of a “change in the effective control” or a “change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets” of a corporation, as determined in accordance with this Section.

In order for an event described below to constitute a Change in Control with respect to a Participant, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a)(ii) of this Section, the applicable event shall relate to the corporation for which the Participant is providing services, the corporation that is liable for payment of the Participant’s Account Balance (or all corporations liable for payment if more than one), as identified by the Committee in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(ii)(A)(2), or such other corporation identified by the Committee in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(ii)(A)(3).

 

  (a) A “change in the effective control” of the applicable corporation shall occur on either of the following dates:

 

  (i) The date on which any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) ownership of stock of such corporation that, together with stock held by such person or group, constitutes 50% or more of the total voting power of the stock of such corporation, as determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vi). If a person or group is considered to possess 50% or more of the total voting power of the stock of a corporation, and such person or group acquires additional stock of such corporation, the acquisition of additional stock by such person or group shall not be considered to cause a “change in the effective control” of such corporation; or

 

  (ii)

The date on which a majority of the members of the applicable corporation’s board of directors is replaced during any 12-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of such corporation’s board of directors before the date of the appointment or election, as determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vi). In determining whether the event described in the preceding

 

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sentence has occurred, the applicable corporation to which the event must relate shall only include a corporation identified in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(ii) for which no other corporation is a majority shareholder.

 

  (b) A “change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets” of the applicable corporation shall occur on the date on which any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) assets from the corporation that have a total gross fair market value more than 60% of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the corporation immediately before such acquisition or acquisitions, as determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vii). A transfer of assets shall not be treated as a “change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets” when such transfer is made to an entity that is controlled by the shareholders of the transferor corporation, as determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vii)(B).

 

1.12 Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

1.13 Commissions” shall mean the cash commissions earned by a Participant during a Plan Year, as determined in accordance with Code Section 409A and related Treasury Regulations. Commissions shall not include amounts a Participant receives as a draw or any other amounts subject to recovery by the Company.

 

1.14 Committee” shall mean the committee described in Article 13.

 

1.15 Company” shall mean Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, a Maryland corporation, and any successor to all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or business.

 

1.16 Company Contribution Amount” shall mean, for any one Plan Year, the amount determined in accordance with Section 3.4.

 

1.17 Company Restoration Matching Amount” shall mean, for any one Plan Year, the amount determined in accordance with Section 3.5.

 

1.18 Director” shall mean any member of the board of directors of any Employer.

 

1.19 Director Fees” shall mean the annual fees earned by a Director from any Employer, including retainer fees and meetings fees, as compensation for serving on the board of directors.

 

1.20

Disability” or “Disabled” shall mean that a Participant is either (a) unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or (b) by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months,

 

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receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Participant’s Employer. For purposes of this Plan, a Participant shall be deemed Disabled if determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration. A Participant shall also be deemed Disabled if determined to be disabled in accordance with the applicable disability insurance program of such Participant’s Employer, provided that the definition of “disability” applied under such disability insurance program complies with the requirements of this Section.

 

1.21 Election Form” shall mean the form, which may be in electronic format, established from time to time by the Committee that a Participant completes, signs and returns to the Committee to make an election under the Plan.

 

1.22 Eligible Individual” shall mean (a) a Director, or (b) an Employee or Independent Contractor who is a National, Regional or International Director.

 

1.23 Employee” shall mean a person (a) who is a common-law employee of an Employer, and (b) whose compensation is reported by the Employer on Form W-2.

 

1.24 Employer(s)” shall be defined as follows:

 

  (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this Section, the term “Employer” shall mean the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries (now in existence or hereafter formed or acquired) that have been selected by the Board to participate in the Plan.

 

  (b) For the purpose of determining whether a Participant has experienced a Separation from Service, the term “Employer” shall mean:

 

  (i) The entity for which the Participant performs services and with respect to which the legally binding right to compensation deferred or contributed under this Plan arises; and

 

  (ii) All other entities with which the entity described above would be aggregated and treated as a single employer under Code Section 414(b) (controlled group of corporations) and Code Section 414(c) (a group of trades or businesses, whether or not incorporated, under common control), as applicable. In order to identify the group of entities described in the preceding sentence, the Committee shall use an ownership threshold of at least 50% as a substitute for the 80% minimum ownership threshold that appears in, and otherwise shall be used when applying, the applicable provisions of (A) Code Section 1563 for determining a controlled group of corporations under Code Section 414(b), and (B) Treasury Regulation Section 1.414(c)-2 for determining the trades or businesses that are under common control under Code Section 414(c).

 

1.25 ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

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1.26 401(k) Plan” shall mean the Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated Savings and Retirement Plan, originally adopted by the Company effective July 1, 1977, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

1.27 Independent Contractor” shall mean a person (a) who performs services for the Employer as an independent contractor, and (b) whose compensation is reported by the Employer on Form 1099.

 

1.28 LTIP Amounts” shall mean any portion of the compensation attributable to a Plan Year that is earned by a Participant under an Employer’s long-term incentive plan or any other long-term incentive arrangement designated by the Committee.

 

1.29 Participant” shall mean any Eligible Individual (a) who elects to participate in the Plan, (b) whose executed Plan Agreement, Election Form and Beneficiary Designation Form are accepted by the Committee, and (c) whose Plan Agreement has not terminated. A Participant’s spouse or former spouse shall not be treated as a Participant in the Plan or have an Account Balance under the Plan, even if he or she has an interest in the Participant’s benefits under the Plan as a result of applicable law or property settlements resulting from legal separation or divorce.

 

1.30 Performance-Based Compensation” shall mean compensation the entitlement to or amount of which is contingent on the satisfaction of pre-established organizational or individual performance criteria relating to a performance period of at least 12 consecutive months, as determined by the Committee in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(e).

 

1.31 Plan” shall mean the Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated Deferred Compensation Plan, which shall be evidenced by this instrument, as it may be amended from time to time, and by any other documents that together with this instrument define a Participant’s rights to amounts credited to his or her Account Balance.

 

1.32 Plan Agreement” shall mean a written agreement in the form prescribed by or acceptable to the Committee that evidences a Participant’s agreement to the terms of the Plan and which may establish additional terms or conditions of Plan participation for a Participant. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the most recent Plan Agreement accepted with respect to a Participant shall supersede any prior Plan Agreements for such Participant. Plan Agreements may vary among Participants and may provide additional benefits not set forth in the Plan or limit the benefits otherwise provided under the Plan.

 

1.33 Plan Year” shall mean a period beginning on January 1 of each calendar year and continuing through December 31 of such calendar year.

 

1.34 Restricted Stock” shall mean rights to receive unvested shares of restricted stock selected by the Committee in its sole discretion and awarded to a Participant under any Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated stock incentive plan.

 

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1.35 Restricted Stock Account” shall mean the aggregate value, measured on any given date, of (a) the number of shares of Restricted Stock deferred by a Participant as a result of all Restricted Stock Amounts, plus (b) the number of additional shares credited to a Participant’s Restricted Stock Account as a result of the deemed reinvestment of dividends in accordance with this Plan, less (c) the number of shares of Restricted Stock previously distributed to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary pursuant to this Plan, subject in each case to any adjustments to the number of such shares determined by the Committee with respect to the Jones Lang LaSalle Stock Unit Fund pursuant to Section 3.9. This portion of the Participant’s Account Balance shall only be distributable in actual shares of Stock.

 

1.36 Restricted Stock Amount” shall mean, with respect to a Participant for any one Plan Year, the amount of Restricted Stock deferred in accordance with Section 3.7, calculated using the closing price of Stock at the end of the business day closest to the date such Restricted Stock would otherwise vest, but for the election to defer. In the event of a Participant’s Retirement, Disability, death or a Separation from Service prior to the end of a Plan Year, such year’s Restricted Stock Amount shall be the actual amount withheld prior to such event.

 

1.37 Retirement,” “Retire(s)” or “Retired” shall mean, with respect to a Participant who is an Employee or Independent Contractor, a Separation from Service on or after the attainment of (a) age 55 with at least 10 Years of Service, or (b) age 55 and having any combination of age plus Years of Service equal to at least 65. “Retirement,” “Retire(s)” or “Retired” with respect to a Participant who is a Director shall mean Separation from Service on or after the attainment of age 70. If a Participant is both (i) an Employee or Independent Contractor, and (ii) a Director, and participates in the Plan in each capacity, then (a) the determination of whether the Participant qualifies for Retirement as an Employee or Independent Contractor shall be made when the Participant experiences a Separation from Service as an Employee or Independent Contractor, as the case may be, and such determination shall only apply to the applicable Account Balance established in accordance with Section 1.1 for amounts deferred under the Plan as an Employee or Independent Contractor, and (b) the determination of whether the Participant qualifies for Retirement as a Director shall be made at the time the Participant experiences a Separation from Service as a Director and such determination shall only apply to the applicable Account Balance established in accordance with Section 1.1 for amounts deferred under the Plan as a Director.

 

1.38 Separation from Service” shall mean a termination of services provided by a Participant to his or her Employer, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, other than by reason of death or Disability, as determined by the Committee in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h). In determining whether a Participant has experienced a Separation from Service, the following provisions shall apply:

 

  (a)

For a Participant who provides services to an Employer as an Employee, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d) of this Section, a Separation from Service shall occur when such Participant has experienced a termination of employment with such Employer. A Participant shall be considered to have experienced a termination of employment when the facts

 

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and circumstances indicate that the Participant and his or her Employer reasonably anticipate that either (i) no further services will be performed for the Employer after a certain date, or (ii) that the level of bona fide services the Participant will perform for an Employer after such date (whether as an Employee or as a Director) will permanently decrease to no more than 20% of the average level of bona fide services performed by such Participant (whether as an Employee or a Director) over the immediately preceding 36-month period (or the full period of services to the Employer if the Participant has been providing services to the Employer less than 36 months).

If a Participant is on military leave, sick leave or other bona fide leave of absence, the employment relationship between the Participant and the Employer shall be treated as continuing intact, provided that the period of such leave does not exceed six months, or if longer, so long as the Participant retains a right to reemployment with the Employer under an applicable statute or by contract. If the period of a military leave, sick leave or other bona fide leave of absence exceeds six months and the Participant does not retain a right to reemployment under an applicable statute or by contract, the employment relationship shall be considered to be terminated for purposes of this Plan as of the first day immediately following the end of such six-month period. In applying the provisions of this paragraph, a leave of absence shall be considered a bona fide leave of absence only if there is a reasonable expectation that the Participant will return to perform services for the Employer.

 

  (b) For a Participant who provides services to an Employer as an Independent Contractor, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d) of this Section, a Separation from Service shall occur upon the expiration of the contract (or in the case of more than one contract, all contracts) under which services are performed for the Employer, provided that the expiration of such contract(s) is determined by the Committee to constitute a good-faith and complete termination of the contractual relationship between the Participant and such Employer.

 

  (c) For a Participant who provides services to an Employer as a Director, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d) of this Section, a Separation from Service shall occur upon the expiration of the contract (or in the case of more than one contract, all contracts) under which services are performed for such Employer, provided that the expiration of such contract(s) is determined by the Committee to constitute a good-faith and complete termination of the contractual relationship between the Participant and such Employer.

 

  (d) If a Participant provides services for an Employer as both (i) an Employee or Independent Contractor, and (ii) as a Director, to the extent permitted by Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)(5), the services provided by such Participant as a Director shall not be taken into account in determining whether the Participant has experienced a Separation from Service as an Employee or Independent Contractor, and the services provided by such Participant as an Employee or Independent Contractor shall not be taken into account in determining whether the Participant has experienced a Separation from Service as a Director.

 

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1.39 SOP Account” shall mean the aggregate value, measured on any given date, of (a) the number of shares of SOP Stock deferred by a Participant as a result of all SOP Amounts, plus (b) the number of additional shares credited to a Participant’s SOP Account as a result of the deemed reinvestment of dividends in accordance with this Plan, less (c) the number of shares of SOP Stock previously distributed to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary pursuant to this Plan, subject in each case to any adjustments to the number of such shares determined by the Committee with respect to the Jones Lang LaSalle Stock Unit Fund pursuant to Section 3.9. This portion of the Participant’s Account Balance shall only be distributable in actual shares of Stock.

 

1.40 SOP Amount” shall mean, with respect to a Participant for any one Plan Year, the amount of SOP Stock deferred in accordance with Section 3.6 of this Plan, calculated using the closing price of Stock at the end of the business day closest to the date such SOP Stock would otherwise vest, but for the election to defer. In the event of a Participant’s Retirement, Disability, death or Separation from Service prior to the end of a Plan Year, such year’s SOP Amount shall be the actual amount withheld prior to such event.

 

1.41 SOP Stock” shall mean rights to receive unvested shares of Stock selected by the Committee in its sole discretion and awarded to the Participant under the Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated Amended and Restated Stock Award and Incentive Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

1.42 Stock” shall mean Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated common stock, $.01 par value, or any other equity securities of the Company designated by the Committee.

 

1.43 Trust” shall mean one or more trusts established by the Company in accordance with Article 16.

 

1.44 Unforeseeable Emergency” shall mean a severe financial hardship of the Participant resulting from (a) an illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant’s spouse, the Participant’s Beneficiary or the Participant’s dependent (as defined in Code Section 152 without regard to paragraphs (b)(1), (b)(2) and (d)(1)(b) thereof), (b) a loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty, or (c) such other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant, all as determined by the Committee based on the relevant facts and circumstances.

 

1.45 Years of Service” shall mean the total number of full years in which a Participant has been employed by (a) the Company, (b) any member of the Company’s controlled group under Code Section 414, and (c) any other entity designated by the Board of Directors. For purposes of this definition, a year of employment shall be a 365 day period (or 366 day period in the case of a leap year) that, for the first year of employment, commences on the Participant’s hiring date and that, for any subsequent year, commences on an anniversary of that hiring date. The Committee shall make a determination as to whether any partial years of employment shall be counted as a Year of Service.

 

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ARTICLE 2

Eligibility and Enrollment

 

2.1 Eligibility. Participation in the Plan shall be limited to Eligible Individuals.

 

2.2 Enrollment and Eligibility Requirements; Commencement of Participation.

 

  (a) As a condition to participation, each Eligible Individual shall complete, execute and return to the Committee a Plan Agreement, an Election Form and a Beneficiary Designation Form by the deadline(s) established by the Committee in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Plan. In addition, the Committee shall establish from time to time such other enrollment requirements as it determines, in its sole discretion, are necessary.

 

  (b) Provided an Eligible Individual selected to participate in the Plan has met all enrollment requirements set forth in this Plan and required by the Committee, including returning all required documents to the Committee within the specified time period, that Eligible Individual shall commence participation in the Plan on the first day of the month following the month in which the Eligible Individual completes all enrollment requirements.

 

  (c) If an Eligible Individual fails to meet all requirements established by the Committee within the period required, that Eligible Individual shall not be eligible to participate in the Plan during such Plan Year.

ARTICLE 3

Deferral Commitments/Company Contribution Amounts

Company Restoration Matching Amounts/ Vesting/Crediting/Taxes

 

3.1 Minimum and Maximum Deferrals.

 

  (a) Annual Deferral, Restricted Stock and SOP Amounts. For each Plan Year, a Participant who is a Director or Employee may elect to defer Base Salary, Bonus, Commissions, LTIP Amounts, Director Fees, Restricted Stock Amounts and/or SOP Stock Amounts, and a Participant who is an Independent Contractor may elect to defer Commissions, subject to the following minimum and maximum amounts.

 

Deferral

   Minimum Amount
or Percentage
   Maximum Amount
or Percentage
 

Base Salary

   $ 1,000 aggregate    75 %

Bonus

   $ 1,000 aggregate    100 %

Commissions

   $ 1,000 aggregate    100 %

LTIP Amounts

   $ 1,000 aggregate    100 %

 

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Deferral

   Minimum Amount
or Percentage
    Maximum Amount
or Percentage
 

Director Fees

   $ 0     100 %

SOP Stock

     0 %   100 %

Restricted Stock

     0 %   100 %

If an election is made for less than the stated minimum amounts, or if no election is made, the amounts deferred shall be zero.

Participants shall not be permitted to defer LTIP Amounts unless the Committee authorizes such deferrals, in its discretion.

 

  (b) Short Plan Year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Eligible Individual first becomes a Participant after the first day of a Plan Year, then to the extent required by Section 3.2 and Code Section 409A and related Treasury Regulations, the minimum Annual Deferral Amount, Restricted Stock Amount and/or SOP Stock Amount shall be an amount equal to the minimum set forth above, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of complete months remaining in the Plan Year and the denominator of which is 12. The maximum Annual Deferral Amount, Restricted Stock Amount and/or SOP Stock Amount shall be determined by applying the percentages set forth above to the portion of such compensation attributable to services performed after the date that the Participant’s deferral election is made.

 

3.2 Timing of Deferral Elections; Effect of Election Form.

 

 

(a)

General Timing Rule for Deferral Elections. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 3.2, in order for a Participant to make a valid election to defer Base Salary, Bonus, Commissions, Director Fees, LTIP Amounts, Restricted Stock Amounts and/or SOP Stock Amounts, the Participant shall submit an Election Form on or before the deadline established by the Committee, which in no event shall be later than the December 31st preceding the Plan Year in which such compensation will be earned.

Any deferral election made in accordance with this Section 3.2(a) shall be irrevocable; provided, however, that if the Committee permits or requires Participants to make a deferral election by the deadline described above for an amount that qualifies as Performance-Based Compensation, the Committee may permit a Participant to subsequently change his or her deferral election for such compensation by submitting a new Election Form in accordance with Section 3.2(c) below.

 

  (b)

Timing of Deferral Elections for Newly Eligible Plan Participants. An Eligible Individual who first becomes eligible to participate in the Plan on or after the beginning of a Plan Year, as determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(a)(7)(ii) and the “plan aggregation” rules provided in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(c)(2), may be permitted to make an election to defer the portion of Base Salary, Bonus, Commissions, Director Fees, LTIP Amounts,

 

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Restricted Stock Amounts and/or SOP Stock Amounts attributable to services to be performed after such election, provided that the Participant submits an Election Form on or before the deadline established by the Committee, which in no event shall be later than 30 days after the Participant first becomes eligible to participate in the Plan.

If a deferral election made in accordance with this Section 3.2(b) relates to compensation earned based upon a specified performance period, the amount eligible for deferral shall be equal to (i) the total amount of compensation for the performance period, multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days remaining in the service period after the Participant’s deferral election is made, and the denominator of which is the total number of days in the performance period.

Any deferral election made in accordance with this Section 3.2(b) shall become irrevocable no later than the 30th day after the date the Eligible Individual becomes eligible to participate in the Plan.

 

  (c) Timing of Deferral Elections for Performance-Based Compensation. Subject to the limitations described below, the Committee may determine that an irrevocable deferral election for an amount that qualifies as Performance-Based Compensation may be made by submitting an Election Form on or before the deadline established by the Committee, which in no event shall be later than six months before the end of the performance period.

In order for a Participant to be eligible to make a deferral election for Performance-Based Compensation in accordance with the deadline established pursuant to this Section 3.2(c), the Participant must have performed services continuously from the later of (i) the beginning of the performance period for such compensation, or (ii) the date upon which the performance criteria for such compensation are established, through the date upon which the Participant makes the deferral election for such compensation. In no event shall a deferral election submitted under this Section 3.2(c) be permitted to apply to any amount of Performance-Based Compensation that has become readily ascertainable.

 

 

(d)

Timing Rule for Deferral of Compensation Subject to Risk of Forfeiture. With respect to compensation (i) to which a Participant has a legally binding right to payment in a subsequent year, and (ii) that is subject to a forfeiture condition requiring the Participant’s continued services for a period of at least 12 months from the date the Participant obtains the legally binding right, the Committee may determine that an irrevocable deferral election for such compensation may be made by timely delivering an Election Form to the Committee in accordance with its rules and procedures, no later than the 30th day after the Participant obtains the legally binding right to the compensation, provided that the election is made at least 12 months in advance of the earliest date at which the forfeiture condition could lapse, as determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(a)(5).

 

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Any deferral election(s) made in accordance with this Section 3.2(d) shall become irrevocable no later than the 30th day after the Participant obtains the legally binding right to the compensation subject to such deferral election(s).

 

3.3 Withholding and Crediting of Annual Deferral Amounts. For each Plan Year, the Base Salary portion of the Annual Deferral Amount shall be withheld from each regularly scheduled Base Salary payroll in equal amounts, as adjusted from time to time for increases and decreases in Base Salary. The Bonus, Commissions, LTIP Amounts and/or Director Fees portion of the Annual Deferral Amount shall be withheld at the time the Bonus, Commissions, LTIP Amounts and/or Director Fees are or otherwise would be paid to the Participant, whether or not this occurs during the Plan Year itself. Annual Deferral Amounts shall be credited to the Participant’s Annual Account for such Plan Year at the time such amounts would otherwise have been paid to the Participant. Participants shall not be permitted to defer LTIP Amounts unless such deferrals are authorized by the Committee, in its discretion.

 

3.4 Company Contribution Amount.

 

  (a) For each Plan Year, an Employer may be required to credit amounts to a Participant’s Annual Account in accordance with employment or other agreements entered into between the Participant and the Employer, which amounts shall be part of the Participant’s Company Contribution Amount for that Plan Year. Such amounts shall be credited to the Participant’s Annual Account for the applicable Plan Year on the date or dates prescribed by such agreements.

 

  (b) For each Plan Year, an Employer, in its sole discretion, may, but is not required to, credit any amount it desires to any Participant’s Annual Account under this Plan, which amount shall be part of the Participant’s Company Contribution Amount for that Plan Year. The amount so credited to a Participant may be smaller or larger than the amount credited to any other Participant, and the amount credited to any Participant for a Plan Year may be zero, even though one or more other Participants receive a Company Contribution Amount for that Plan Year. The Company Contribution Amount described in this Section 3.4(b), if any, shall be credited to the Participant’s Annual Account for the applicable Plan Year on a date or dates to be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion.

 

  (c) If not otherwise specified in the Participant’s employment or other agreement entered into between the Participant and the Employer, the amount (or the method or formula for determining the amount) of a Participant’s Company Contribution Amount shall be set forth in writing in one or more documents, which shall be deemed to be incorporated into this Plan in accordance with Section 1.29, no later than the date on which such Company Contribution Amount is credited to the applicable Annual Account of the Participant.

 

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3.5 Company Restoration Matching Amount. A Participant’s Company Restoration Matching Amount for any Plan Year shall be equal to (a) the “match” provided under the 401(k) Plan that the Employer would have credited to the Participant on the amount of Base Salary and Bonus deferred into this Plan for such Plan Year had such Base Salary and Bonus deferral been contributed to the 401(k) Plan, to the extent allowable under the limitations applicable to the 401(k) Plan, reduced by (b) the amount of the “match” the Employer makes to the Participant during such Plan Year under the 401(k) Plan. The amount so credited to a Participant under this Plan for any Plan Year (i) may be smaller or larger than the amount credited to any other Participant, and (ii) may differ from the amount credited to such Participant in the preceding Plan Year. The Participant’s Company Restoration Matching Amount, if any, shall be credited to the Participant’s Annual Account for the applicable Plan Year on a date or dates to be determined by the Committee. The amount (or the method or formula for determining the amount) of a Participant’s Company Restoration Matching Amount shall be set forth in writing in one or more documents, which shall be deemed to be incorporated into this Plan in accordance with Section 1.29, no later than the date on which such Company Restoration Matching Amount is credited to the applicable Annual Account of a Participant.

 

3.6 SOP Amount. Subject to any terms and conditions imposed by the Committee, Participants may elect to defer, under this Plan, SOP Stock, which amount shall be for that Participant the SOP Amount for that Plan Year. The portion of any SOP Stock deferred shall, at the time the SOP Stock would otherwise vest under the terms of the Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated Amended and Restated Stock Award and Incentive Plan, but for the election to defer, be reflected on the books of the Employer as an unfunded, unsecured promise to deliver to the Participant a specific number of actual shares of Stock in the future. The Employer shall, however, transfer Stock in the amount of the SOP Amount for that Plan Year to the grantor trust as described in Section 17.2.

 

3.7 Restricted Stock Amount. Subject to any terms and conditions imposed by the Committee, Participants may elect to defer, under the Plan, Restricted Stock, which amount shall be for that Participant the Restricted Stock Amount for that Plan Year. The portion of any Restricted Stock deferred shall, at the time the Restricted Stock would otherwise vest under the terms of the Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated stock incentive plan, but for the election to defer, be reflected on the books of the Employer as an unfunded, unsecured promise to deliver to the Participant a specific number of actual shares of Stock in the future. The Employer shall, however, transfer Stock in the amount of the Restricted Stock Amount for that Plan Year to the grantor trust as described in Section 17.2.

 

3.8 Vesting.

 

  (a) A Participant shall at all times be 100% vested in the portion of his or her Account Balance attributable to Annual Deferral Amounts, Restricted Stock Amounts and SOP Stock Amounts, plus amounts credited or debited on such amounts pursuant to Section 3.9.

 

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  (b) A Participant shall be vested in the portion of his or her Account Balance attributable to any Company Contribution Amounts, plus amounts credited or debited on such amounts pursuant to Section 3.9, in accordance with the vesting schedule(s) set forth in his or her Plan Agreement, employment agreement or any other agreement entered into between the Participant and his or her Employer. If not addressed in such agreements, a Participant shall vest in the portion of his or her Account Balance attributable to any Company Contribution Amounts, plus amounts credited or debited on such amounts pursuant to Section 3.9, in accordance with the schedule declared by the Committee in its sole discretion.

 

  (c) A Participant shall be vested in the portion of his or her Account Balance attributable to any Company Restoration Matching Amounts, plus amounts credited or debited on such amounts pursuant to Section 3.9, only to the extent that the Participant would be vested in such amounts under the provisions of the 401(k) Plan, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

 

  (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 3.8, in the event of a Change in Control, or upon a Participant’s Retirement, Disability or death prior to Separation from Service, any amounts that are not vested in accordance with Sections 3.8(b) or 3.8(c) above, shall immediately become 100% vested.

 

  (e) Notwithstanding subsection 3.8(d) above, the vesting schedules described in Sections 3.8(b) or 3.8(c) above shall not be accelerated upon a Change in Control to the extent that the Committee determines that such acceleration would cause the deduction limitations of Code Section 280G to become effective. In the event of such a determination, the Participant may request independent verification of the Committee’s calculations with respect to the application of Code Section 280G. In such case, the Committee shall provide to the Participant within 90 days of such a request an opinion from a nationally recognized accounting firm selected by the Participant (the “Accounting Firm”). The opinion shall state the Accounting Firm’s opinion that any limitation in the vested percentage hereunder is necessary to avoid the limits of Code Section 280G and contain supporting calculations. The cost of such opinion shall be paid for by the Employer.

 

  (f) Section 3.8(e) shall not prevent the acceleration of the vesting schedules described in Sections 3.8(b) and 3.8(c) if such Participant is entitled to a “gross-up” payment, to eliminate the effect of the Code Section 4999 excise tax, pursuant to his or her employment agreement or other agreement entered into between such Participant and the Employer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event an employment agreement or other agreement entered into between the Participant and the Employer does not specify the time and form of payment of the gross-up payment, such gross-up payment shall be paid in a lump sum by the end of the taxable year following the taxable year in which the Participant remits the related taxes.

 

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3.9 Crediting/Debiting of Account Balances. In accordance with, and subject to, the rules and procedures that are established from time to time by the Committee, in its sole discretion, amounts shall be credited or debited to a Participant’s Account Balance in accordance with the following rules:

 

  (a) Measurement Funds. Subject to the restrictions found in Section 3.9(c) below, the Participant may elect one or more of the measurement funds selected by the Committee, in its sole discretion, which are based on certain mutual funds (the “Measurement Funds”), for the purpose of crediting or debiting additional amounts to his or her Account Balance. As necessary, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, discontinue, substitute or add a Measurement Fund.

 

  (b) Election of Measurement Funds. Subject to the restrictions found in Section 3.9(c) below, a Participant, in connection with his or her initial deferral election in accordance with Section 3.2 above, shall elect, on the Election Form, one or more Measurement Fund(s) (as described in Section 3.9(a) above) to be used to determine the amounts to be credited or debited to his or her Account Balance. If a Participant does not elect any of the Measurement Funds as described in the previous sentence, the Participant’s Account Balance shall automatically be allocated into the lowest-risk Measurement Fund, as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion. Subject to the restrictions found in Section 3.9(c) below, the Participant may (but is not required to) elect, by submitting an Election Form to the Committee that is accepted by the Committee, to add or delete one or more Measurement Fund(s) to be used to determine the amounts to be credited or debited to his or her Account Balance, or to change the portion of his or her Account Balance allocated to each previously or newly elected Measurement Fund. If an election is made in accordance with the previous sentence, it shall apply as of the first business day deemed reasonably practicable by the Committee, in its sole discretion, and shall continue thereafter for each subsequent day in which the Participant participates in the Plan, unless changed in accordance with the previous sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may impose limitations on the frequency with which one or more of the Measurement Funds elected in accordance with this Section 3.9(b) may be added or deleted by such Participant; furthermore, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may impose limitations on the frequency with which the Participant may change the portion of his or her Account Balance allocated to each previously or newly elected Measurement Fund.

 

  (c) Jones Lang LaSalle Corporation Stock Unit Fund.

 

  (i) A Participant’s SOP Account and Restricted Stock Account shall be automatically and irrevocably allocated to the Jones Lang LaSalle Corporation Stock Unit Fund Measurement Fund. Participants may not select any other Measurement Fund to be used to determine the amounts to be credited or debited to their SOP Account or Restricted Stock Account. Furthermore, no other portion of the Participant’s Account Balance can be either initially allocated or re-allocated to the Jones Lang LaSalle Corporation Stock Unit Fund. Amounts allocated to the Jones Lang LaSalle Corporation Stock Unit Fund shall only be distributable in actual shares of Stock.

 

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  (ii) Any stock dividends, cash dividends or other non-cash dividends that would have been payable on the Stock credited to a Participant’s Account Balance shall be credited to the Participant’s Account Balance in the form of additional shares of Stock and shall automatically and irrevocably be deemed to be re-invested in the Jones Lang LaSalle Corporation Stock Unit Fund until such amounts are distributed to the Participant. The number of shares credited to the Participant for a particular stock dividend shall be equal to (A) the number of shares of Stock credited to the Participant’s Account Balance as of the payment date for such dividend in respect of each share of Stock, multiplied by (B) the number of additional or fractional shares of Stock actually paid as a dividend in respect of each share of Stock. The number of shares credited to the Participant for a particular cash dividend or other non-cash dividend shall be equal to (A) the number of shares of Stock credited to the Participant’s Account Balance as of the payment date for such dividend in respect of each share of Stock, multiplied by (B) the fair market value of the dividend, divided by (C) the “fair market value” of the Stock on the payment date for such dividend.

 

  (iii) The number of shares of Stock credited to the Participant’s Account Balance may be adjusted by the Committee, in its sole discretion, to prevent dilution or enlargement of Participants’ rights with respect to the portion of his or her Account Balance allocated to the Jones Lang LaSalle Corporation Stock Unit Fund in the event of any reorganization, reclassification, stock split or other unusual corporate transaction or event which affects the value of the Stock, provided that any such adjustment shall be made taking into account any crediting of shares of Stock to the Participant under this Section 3.9.

 

  (iv) For purposes of this Section 3.9(c), the fair market value of the Stock shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

 

  (d) Proportionate Allocation. In making any election described in Section 3.9(b) above, the Participant shall specify on the Election Form, in increments of 1%, the percentage of his or her Account Balance or Measurement Fund, as applicable, to be allocated/reallocated to a Measurement Fund (as if the Participant was making an investment in that Measurement Fund with that portion of his or her Account Balance).

 

  (e) Crediting or Debiting Method. The performance of each Measurement Fund (either positive or negative) shall be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, on a daily basis based on the manner in which such Participant’s Account Balance has been hypothetically allocated among the Measurement Funds by the Participant.

 

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  (f) No Actual Investment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, the Measurement Funds are to be used for measurement purposes only, and a Participant’s election of any such Measurement Fund, the allocation of his or her Account Balance thereto, the calculation of additional amounts and the crediting or debiting of such amounts to a Participant’s Account Balance shall not be considered or construed in any manner as an actual investment of his or her Account Balance in any such Measurement Fund. In the event that the Employer or the Trustee (as that term is defined in the Trust), in its own discretion, decides to invest funds in any or all of the investments on which the Measurement Funds are based, no Participant shall have any rights in or to such investments themselves. Without limiting the foregoing, a Participant’s Account Balance shall at all times be a bookkeeping entry only and shall not represent any investment made on his or her behalf by the Employer or the Trust; the Participant shall at all times remain an unsecured creditor of the Employer.

 

3.10 FICA and Other Taxes.

 

  (a) Annual Deferral Amounts. For each Plan Year in which an Annual Deferral Amount is being withheld from a Participant, the Participant’s Employer(s) shall withhold from that portion of the Participant’s Base Salary, Bonus, Commissions and/or LTIP Amounts that are not being deferred, in a manner determined by the Employer(s), the Participant’s share of FICA and other employment taxes on such Annual Deferral Amount. If necessary, the Committee may reduce the Annual Deferral Amount in order to comply with this Section 3.10.

 

  (b) Company Restoration Matching Amounts and Company Contribution Amounts. When a Participant becomes vested in a portion of his or her Account Balance attributable to any Company Restoration Matching Amounts and/or Company Contribution Amounts, the Participant’s Employer(s) shall withhold from that portion of the Participant’s Base Salary, Bonus, Commissions and/or LTIP Amounts that are not deferred, in a manner determined by the Employer(s), the Participant’s share of FICA and other employment taxes on such amounts. If necessary, the Committee may reduce the vested portion of the Participant’s Company Restoration Matching Amount or Company Contribution Amount, as applicable, in order to comply with this Section 3.10.

 

  (c) SOP Amounts and Restricted Stock Amounts. For each Plan Year in which a SOP Amount or Restricted Stock Amount is being first withheld from a Participant, the Participant’s Employer(s) shall withhold from that portion of the Participant’s Base Salary, Bonus, LTIP Amounts, SOP Amounts and/or Restricted Stock Amounts that are not being deferred, in a manner determined by the Employer(s), the Participant’s share of FICA and other employment taxes on such SOP Amount or Restricted Stock Amount. If necessary, the Committee may reduce the SOP Amount or the Restricted Stock Amount in order to comply with this Section 3.10.

 

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  (d) Distributions. The Participant’s Employer(s), or the trustee of the Trust, shall withhold from any payments made to a Participant under this Plan all federal, state and local income, employment and other taxes required to be withheld by the Employer(s), or the trustee of the Trust, in connection with such payments, in amounts and in a manner to be determined in the sole discretion of the Employer(s) and the trustee of the Trust. If necessary, the Committee may reduce the SOP Amount or the Restricted Stock Amount in order to comply with this Section 3.10.

ARTICLE 4

Scheduled Distribution; Unforeseeable Emergencies

 

4.1 Scheduled Distributions. In connection with each election to defer an Annual Deferral Amount (excluding Restricted Stock Amounts and SOP Stock Amounts), a Participant may elect to receive all or a portion of the (a) Annual Deferral Amount, (b) Company Contribution Amount, and (c) Company Restoration Matching Amount, plus amounts credited or debited on that amount pursuant to Section 3.9, in the form of a lump sum payment, calculated as of the close of business on or around the Benefit Distribution Date designated by the Participant in accordance with this Section (a “Scheduled Distribution”). The Benefit Distribution Date for the amount subject to a Scheduled Distribution election shall be the first day of any Plan Year designated by the Participant, which may be no sooner than three Plan Years after the end of the Plan Year to which the Participant’s deferral election relates, unless otherwise provided on an Election Form approved by the Committee.

Subject to the other terms and conditions of this Plan, each Scheduled Distribution elected shall be paid out during a 60-day period commencing immediately after the Benefit Distribution Date. By way of example, if a Scheduled Distribution is elected for Annual Deferral Amounts that are earned in the Plan Year commencing January 1, 2008, the earliest Benefit Distribution Date that may be designated by a Participant would be January 1, 2012, and the Scheduled Distribution would be paid out during the 60-day period commencing immediately after such Benefit Distribution Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee shall, in its sole discretion, adjust the amount distributable as a Scheduled Distribution if any portion of the Company Contribution Amount or Company Restoration Matching Amount is unvested on the date of the Scheduled Distribution.

 

4.2 Postponing Scheduled Distributions. A Participant may elect to postpone a Scheduled Distribution described in Section 4.1 above, and have such amount paid out during a 60-day period commencing immediately after an allowable alternative Benefit Distribution Date designated in accordance with this Section 4.2. In order to make such an election, the Participant shall submit an Election Form to the Committee in accordance with the following criteria:

 

  (a) The election of the new Benefit Distribution Date shall have no effect until at least 12 months after the date on which the election is made;

 

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  (b) The new Benefit Distribution Date selected by the Participant for such Scheduled Distribution shall be the first day of a Plan Year that is no sooner than five years after the previously designated Benefit Distribution Date; and

 

  (c) The election shall be made at least 12 months prior to the Participant’s previously designated Benefit Distribution Date for such Scheduled Distribution.

For purposes of applying the provisions of this Section 4.2, a Participant’s election to postpone a Scheduled Distribution shall not be considered to be made until the date on which the election becomes irrevocable. Such an election shall become irrevocable no later than the date that is 12 months prior to the Participant’s previously designated Benefit Distribution Date for such Scheduled Distribution.

 

4.3 Other Benefits Take Precedence Over Scheduled Distributions. Should an event occur prior to any Benefit Distribution Date designated for a Scheduled Distribution that would trigger a benefit under Articles 5 through 9, as applicable, all amounts subject to a Scheduled Distribution election shall be paid in accordance with the other applicable provisions of the Plan and not in accordance with this Article 4.

 

4.4 Unforeseeable Emergencies.

 

  (a) If a Participant experiences an Unforeseeable Emergency prior to the occurrence of a distribution event described in Articles 5 through 9, as applicable, the Participant may petition the Committee to receive a partial or full payout from the Plan. The payout, if any, from the Plan shall not exceed the lesser of (i) the Participant’s vested Account Balance, excluding the portion of the Account Balance attributable to the SOP Account or Restricted Stock Account, calculated as of the close of business on or around the Benefit Distribution Date for such payout, as determined by the Committee in accordance with provisions set forth below, or (ii) the amount necessary to satisfy the Unforeseeable Emergency, plus amounts necessary to pay Federal, state or local income taxes or penalties reasonably anticipated as a result of the distribution. A Participant shall not be eligible to receive a payout from the Plan to the extent that the Unforeseeable Emergency is or may be relieved (A) through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise, (B) by liquidation of the Participant’s assets, to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship, or (C) by cessation of deferrals under this Plan.

If the Committee, in its sole discretion, approves a Participant’s petition for a payout from the Plan, the Participant’s Benefit Distribution Date for such payout shall be the date on which such Committee approval occurs and such payout shall be distributed to the Participant in a lump sum no later than 60 days after such Benefit Distribution Date. In addition, in the event of such approval, the Participant’s outstanding deferral elections under the Plan shall be cancelled.

 

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  (b) A Participant’s deferral elections under this Plan shall also be cancelled to the extent the Committee determines that such action is required for the Participant to obtain a hardship distribution from an Employer’s 401(k) Plan pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.401(k)-1(d)(3).

ARTICLE 5

Change in Control Benefit

 

5.1 Change in Control Benefit. A Participant, in connection with his or her commencement of participation in the Plan, shall have an opportunity to irrevocably elect to receive his or her vested Account Balance in the form of a lump sum payment in the event that a Change in Control occurs prior to the Participant’s Retirement, Separation from Service, Disability or death (the “Change in Control Benefit”). The Benefit Distribution Date for the Change in Control Benefit, if any, shall be the date on which the Change in Control occurs.

If a Participant elects not to receive a Change in Control Benefit, or fails to make an election in connection with his or her commencement of participation in the Plan, the Participant’s Account Balance shall be paid in accordance with the other applicable provisions of the Plan.

 

5.2 Payment of Change in Control Benefit. The Change in Control Benefit, if any, shall be calculated as of the close of business on or around the Participant’s Benefit Distribution Date, as determined by the Committee, and paid to the Participant no later than 60 days after the Participant’s Benefit Distribution Date.

ARTICLE 6

Retirement Benefit

 

6.1 Retirement Benefit. If a Participant experiences a Separation from Service that qualifies as a Retirement, the Participant shall be eligible to receive his or her vested Account Balance in either a lump sum or annual installment payments, as elected by the Participant in accordance with Section 6.2 (the “Retirement Benefit”). A Participant’s Retirement Benefit shall be calculated as of the close of business on or around the applicable Benefit Distribution Date for such benefit, which shall be the first day after the end of the six-month period immediately following the date on which the Participant experiences such Separation from Service; provided, however, if a Participant changes the form of distribution for one or more Annual Accounts in accordance with Section 6.2(b), the Benefit Distribution Date for the Annual Account(s) subject to such change shall be determined in accordance with Section 6.2(b).

 

6.2 Payment of Retirement Benefit.

 

  (a) In connection with a Participant’s election to defer an Annual Deferral Amount, including Restricted Stock Amounts and SOP Stock Amounts, the Participant shall elect the form in which his or her Annual Account for such Plan Year will be paid. The Participant may elect to receive each Annual Account in the form of a lump sum or pursuant to an Annual Installment Method up to 15 years. If a Participant does not make any election with respect to the payment of an Annual Account, then the Participant shall be deemed to have elected to receive such Annual Account as a lump sum.

 

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  (b) A Participant may change the form of payment for an Annual Account by submitting an Election Form to the Committee in accordance with the following criteria:

 

  (i) The election shall not take effect until at least 12 months after the date on which the election is made;

 

  (ii) The new Benefit Distribution Date for such Annual Account shall be five years after the Benefit Distribution Date that would otherwise have been applicable to such Annual Account; and

 

  (iii) The election shall be made at least 12 months prior to the Benefit Distribution Date that would otherwise have been applicable to such Annual Account.

For purposes of applying the provisions of this Section 6.2(b), a Participant’s election to change the form of payment for an Annual Account shall not be considered to be made until the date on which the election becomes irrevocable. Such an election shall become irrevocable no later than the date that is 12 months prior to the Benefit Distribution Date that would otherwise have been applicable to such Annual Account. Subject to the requirements of this Section 6.2(b), the Election Form most recently accepted by the Committee that has become effective for an Annual Account shall govern the form of payout of such Annual Account.

 

  (c) The lump sum payment shall be made, or installment payments shall commence, no later than 60 days after the Benefit Distribution Date. Remaining installments, if any, shall continue in accordance with the Participant’s election for each Annual Account and shall be paid no later than 60 days after each anniversary of the Benefit Distribution Date.

ARTICLE 7

Termination Benefit

 

7.1 Termination Benefit. If a Participant experiences a Separation from Service that does not qualify as a Retirement, the Participant shall receive his or her vested Account Balance in the form of a lump sum payment (the “Termination Benefit”). A Participant’s Termination Benefit shall be calculated as of the close of business on or around the Benefit Distribution Date for such benefit, which shall be the first day after the end of the six-month period immediately following the date on which the Participant experiences such Separation from Service.

 

7.2 Payment of Termination Benefit. The Termination Benefit shall be paid to the Participant no later than 60 days after the Participant’s Benefit Distribution Date.

 

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ARTICLE 8

Disability Benefit

 

8.1 Disability Benefit. If a Participant becomes Disabled prior to the occurrence of a distribution event described in Articles 4 through 7, as applicable, the Participant shall receive his or her vested Account Balance in the form of a lump sum payment (the “Disability Benefit”). The Disability Benefit shall be calculated as of the close of business on or around the Participant’s Benefit Distribution Date for such benefit, which shall be the date on which the Participant becomes Disabled.

 

8.2 Payment of Disability Benefit. The Disability Benefit shall be paid to the Participant no later than 60 days after the Participant’s Benefit Distribution Date.

ARTICLE 9

Death Benefit

 

9.1 Death Benefit. In the event of a Participant’s death prior to the complete distribution of his or her vested Account Balance, the Participant’s Beneficiary(ies) shall receive the Participant’s unpaid vested Account Balance in a lump sum payment (the “Death Benefit”). The Death Benefit shall be calculated as of the close of business on or around the Benefit Distribution Date for such benefit, which shall be the date on which the Committee is provided with proof that is satisfactory to the Committee of the Participant’s death.

 

9.2 Payment of Death Benefit. The Death Benefit shall be paid to the Participant’s Beneficiary(ies) no later than 60 days after the Participant’s Benefit Distribution Date.

ARTICLE 10

Beneficiary Designation

 

10.1 Beneficiary. Each Participant shall have the right, at any time, to designate his or her Beneficiary(ies) (both primary as well as contingent) to receive any benefits payable under the Plan upon the death of a Participant. The Beneficiary designated under this Plan may be the same as or different from the Beneficiary designation under any other plan of an Employer in which the Participant participates.

 

10.2 Beneficiary Designation; Change; Spousal Consent. A Participant shall designate his or her Beneficiary by completing and signing the Beneficiary Designation Form, and returning it to the Committee or its designated agent. A Participant shall have the right to change a Beneficiary by completing, signing and otherwise complying with the terms of the Beneficiary Designation Form and the Committee’s rules and procedures, as in effect from time to time. If the Participant names someone other than his or her spouse as a Beneficiary, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, determine that spousal consent is required to be provided in a form designated by the Committee, executed by such Participant’s spouse and returned to the Committee. Upon the acceptance by the Committee of a new Beneficiary Designation Form, all Beneficiary designations previously filed shall be canceled. The Committee shall be entitled to rely on the last Beneficiary Designation Form filed by the Participant and accepted by the Committee prior to his or her death.

 

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10.3 Acknowledgment. No designation or change in designation of a Beneficiary shall be effective until received and acknowledged in writing by the Committee or its designated agent.

 

10.4 No Beneficiary Designation. If a Participant fails to designate a Beneficiary as provided in Sections 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3 above or, if all designated Beneficiaries predecease the Participant or die prior to complete distribution of the Participant’s benefits, then the Participant’s designated Beneficiary shall be deemed to be his or her surviving spouse. If the Participant has no surviving spouse, the benefits remaining under the Plan to be paid to a Beneficiary shall be payable to the executor or personal representative of the Participant’s estate.

 

10.5 Doubt as to Beneficiary. If the Committee has any doubt as to the proper Beneficiary to receive payments pursuant to this Plan, the Committee shall have the right, exercisable in its discretion, to cause the Participant’s Employer to withhold such payments until this matter is resolved to the Committee’s satisfaction.

 

10.6 Discharge of Obligations. The payment of benefits under the Plan to a Beneficiary shall fully and completely discharge all Employers and the Committee from all further obligations under this Plan with respect to the Participant, and that Participant’s Plan Agreement shall terminate upon such full payment of benefits.

ARTICLE 11

Leave of Absence

 

11.1 Paid Leave of Absence. If a Participant is authorized by the Participant’s Employer to take a paid leave of absence from the employment of the Employer, and such leave of absence does not constitute a Separation from Service, (a) the Participant shall continue to be considered eligible for the benefits provided under the Plan, and (b) the Annual Deferral Amount and any previously elected deferrals of SOP Stock and Restricted Stock shall continue to be withheld during such paid leave of absence in accordance with Section 3.2.

 

11.2 Unpaid Leave of Absence. If a Participant is authorized by the Participant’s Employer to take an unpaid leave of absence from the employment of the Employer for any reason, and such leave of absence does not constitute a Separation from Service, such Participant shall continue to be eligible for the benefits provided under the Plan and any previously elected deferrals of SOP Stock and Restricted Stock shall continue to be withheld during such unpaid leave of absence in accordance with Section 3.2. During the unpaid leave of absence, the Participant shall not be allowed to make any additional deferral elections. However, if the Participant returns to employment, the Participant may elect to defer an Annual Deferral Amount, SOP Amount or Restricted Stock Amount for the Plan Year following his or her return to employment and for every Plan Year thereafter while a Participant in the Plan, provided such deferral elections are otherwise allowed and an Election Form is delivered to and accepted by the Committee for each such election in accordance with Section 3.2 above.

 

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ARTICLE 12

Termination of Plan, Amendment or Modification

 

12.1 Termination of Plan. Although the Company anticipates that it will continue the Plan for an indefinite period of time, there is no guarantee that the Company will continue the Plan or will not terminate the Plan at any time in the future. Accordingly, the Company reserves the right to discontinue sponsorship of the Plan and/or terminate the Plan with respect to all of its Participants by action of the Board. In the event of a Plan termination, no new deferral elections shall be permitted for the affected Participants and such Participants shall no longer be eligible to receive new Company Contributions. However, after the Plan termination, the Account Balances of such Participants shall continue to be credited with Annual Deferral Amounts attributable to a deferral election that was in effect prior to the Plan termination to the extent deemed necessary to comply with Code Section 409A and related Treasury Regulations, and additional amounts shall continue to credited or debited to such Participants’ Account Balances pursuant to Section 3.9. The Measurement Funds available to Participants following the termination of the Plan shall be comparable in number and type to those Measurement Funds available to Participants in the Plan Year preceding the Plan Year in which the Plan termination is effective. In addition, following a Plan termination, Participant Account Balances shall remain in the Plan and shall not be distributed until such amounts become eligible for distribution in accordance with the other applicable provisions of the Plan. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, to the extent permitted by Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix), the Employer may provide that upon termination of the Plan, all Account Balances of the Participants shall be distributed, subject to and in accordance with any rules established by such Employer deemed necessary to comply with the applicable requirements and limitations of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix).

 

12.2 Amendment. The Company may, at any time, amend or modify the Plan in whole or in part by action of the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) no amendment or modification shall be effective to decrease the value of a Participant’s vested Account Balance in existence at the time the amendment or modification is made, and (b) no amendment or modification of this Section 12.2 or Section 13.2 of the Plan shall be effective.

 

12.3 Plan Agreement. Despite the provisions of Sections 12.1 or 12.2 above, if a Participant’s Plan Agreement contains benefits or limitations that are not in this Plan document, the Employer may only amend or terminate such provisions with the written consent of the Participant.

 

12.4 Effect of Payment. The full payment of the Participant’s vested Account Balance in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Plan shall completely discharge all obligations to a Participant and his or her designated Beneficiaries under this Plan, and the Participant’s Plan Agreement shall terminate.

 

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ARTICLE 13

Administration

 

13.1 Committee Duties. Except as otherwise provided in this Article 13, this Plan shall be administered by a Committee, which shall consist of the Compensation Committee of the Board, or such committee as the Compensation Committee shall appoint. Members of the Committee may be Participants under this Plan. The Committee shall also have the discretion and authority to (a) make, amend, interpret and enforce all appropriate rules and regulations for the administration of this Plan, and (b) decide or resolve any and all questions, including benefit entitlement determinations and interpretations of this Plan, as may arise in connection with the Plan. Any individual serving on the Committee who is a Participant shall not vote or act on any matter relating solely to himself or herself. When making a determination or calculation, the Committee shall be entitled to rely on information furnished by a Participant or an Employer.

 

13.2 Administration Upon Change In Control. For purposes of this Plan, the Committee shall be the “Administrator” at all times prior to the occurrence of a Change in Control. Within 120 days following a Change in Control, an independent third party “Administrator” may be selected by the individual who, immediately prior to the Change in Control, was the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or, if not so identified, the Company’s highest ranking officer (the “Ex-CEO”), and approved by the Trustee. The Committee, as constituted prior to the Change in Control, shall continue to be the Administrator until the earlier of (a) the date on which such independent third party is selected and approved, or (b) the expiration of the 120-day period following the Change in Control. If an independent third party is not selected within 120 days of such Change in Control, the Committee, as described in Section 13.1 above, shall be the Administrator. The Administrator shall have all of the powers of the Committee, including the discretionary power to determine all questions arising in connection with the administration of the Plan and the interpretation of the Plan and Trust including, but not limited to benefit entitlement determinations, as well as the power to direct the investment of Plan or Trust assets or select any investment manager or custodial firm for the Plan or Trust. Upon and after the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Employer shall: (i) pay all reasonable administrative expenses and fees of the Administrator, (ii) indemnify the Administrator against any costs, expenses and liabilities including, without limitation, attorney’s fees and expenses arising in connection with the performance of the Administrator hereunder, except with respect to matters resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrator or its employees or agents, and (iii) supply full and timely information to the Administrator on all matters relating to the Plan, the Trust, the Participants and their Beneficiaries, the Account Balances of the Participants, the date and circumstances of the Retirement, Disability, death or Separation from Service of the Participants, and such other pertinent information as the Administrator may reasonably require. Upon and after a Change in Control, the Administrator may be terminated (and a replacement appointed) by the Trustee only with the approval of the Ex-CEO. Upon and after a Change in Control, the Administrator may not be terminated by the Employer.

 

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13.3 Agents. In the administration of this Plan, the Committee or the Administrator, as applicable, may, from time to time, employ agents and delegate to them such administrative duties as it sees fit (including acting through a duly appointed representative) and may from time to time consult with counsel.

 

13.4 Binding Effect of Decisions. The decision or action of the Committee or Administrator, as applicable, with respect to any question arising out of or in connection with the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all persons having any interest in the Plan.

 

13.5 Indemnity of Committee. All Employers shall indemnify and hold harmless the members of the Committee, any Employee or Independent Contractor to whom the duties of the Committee may be delegated and the Administrator against any and all claims, losses, damages, expenses or liabilities arising from any action or failure to act with respect to this Plan, except in the case of willful misconduct by the Committee, any of its members, any such Employee, Independent Contractor or the Administrator.

 

13.6 Employer Information. To enable the Committee and/or Administrator to perform its functions, the Company and each Employer shall supply full and timely information to the Committee and/or Administrator, as the case may be, on all matters relating to the Plan, the Trust, the Participants and their Beneficiaries, the Account Balances of the Participants, the compensation of its Participants, the date and circumstances of the Retirement, Separation from Service, Disability or death of its Participants and such other pertinent information as the Committee or Administrator may reasonably require.

ARTICLE 14

Other Benefits and Agreements

 

14.1 Coordination with Other Benefits. The benefits provided for a Participant and Participant’s Beneficiary under the Plan are in addition to any other benefits available to such Participant under any other plan or program for employees of the Participant’s Employer. The Plan shall supplement and shall not supersede, modify or amend any other such plan or program except as may otherwise be expressly provided.

ARTICLE 15

Claims Procedures

 

15.1 Presentation of Claim. Any Participant or Beneficiary of a deceased Participant (such Participant or Beneficiary being referred to below as a “Claimant”) may deliver to the Committee a written claim for a determination with respect to the amounts distributable to such Claimant from the Plan. If such a claim relates to the contents of a notice received by the Claimant, the claim shall be made within 60 days after such notice was received by the Claimant. All other claims shall be made within 180 days of the date on which the event that caused the claim to arise occurred. The claim shall state with particularity the determination desired by the Claimant.

 

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15.2 Notification of Decision. The Committee shall consider a Claimant’s claim within a reasonable time, but no later than 90 days after receiving the claim. If the Committee determines that special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the Claimant prior to the termination of the initial 90-day period. In no event shall such extension exceed a period of 90 days from the end of the initial period. The extension notice shall indicate the special circumstances requiring an extension of time and the date by which the Committee expects to render the benefit determination. The Committee shall notify the Claimant in writing:

 

  (a) that the Claimant’s requested determination has been made, and that the claim has been allowed in full; or

 

  (b) that the Committee has reached a conclusion contrary, in whole or in part, to the Claimant’s requested determination, and such notice shall set forth in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant:

 

  (i) the specific reason(s) for the denial of the claim, or any part of it;

 

  (ii) specific reference(s) to pertinent provisions of the Plan upon which such denial was based;

 

  (iii) a description of any additional material or information necessary for the Claimant to perfect the claim, and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary;

 

  (iv) an explanation of the claim review procedure set forth in Section 15.3 below; and

 

  (v) a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA Section 502(a) following an adverse benefit determination on review.

 

15.3 Review of a Denied Claim. On or before 60 days after receiving a notice from the Committee that a claim has been denied, in whole or in part, a Claimant (or the Claimant’s duly authorized representative) may file with the Committee a written request for a review of the denial of the claim. The Claimant (or the Claimant’s duly authorized representative):

 

  (a) may, upon request and free of charge, have reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant (as defined in applicable ERISA regulations) to the claim for benefits;

 

  (b) may submit written comments or other documents; and/or

 

  (c) may request a hearing, which the Committee, in its sole discretion, may grant.

 

15.4

Decision on Review. The Committee shall render its decision on review promptly, and no later than 60 days after the Committee receives the Claimant’s written request for a review of the denial of the claim. If the Committee determines that

 

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special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the Claimant prior to the termination of the initial 60 day period. In no event shall such extension exceed a period of 60 days from the end of the initial period. The extension notice shall indicate the special circumstances requiring an extension of time and the date by which the Committee expects to render the benefit determination. In rendering its decision, the Committee shall take into account all comments, documents, records and other information submitted by the Claimant relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination. The decision must be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant, and it must contain:

 

  (a) specific reasons for the decision;

 

  (b) specific reference(s) to the pertinent Plan provisions upon which the decision was based;

 

  (c) a statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant (as defined in applicable ERISA regulations) to the Claimant’s claim for benefits; and

 

  (d) a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA Section 502(a).

 

15.5 Legal Action. A Claimant’s compliance with the foregoing provisions of this Article 15 is a mandatory prerequisite to a Claimant’s right to commence any legal action with respect to any claim for benefits under this Plan.

ARTICLE 16

Trust

 

16.1 Establishment of the Trust. In order to provide assets from which to fulfill its obligations to the Participants and their Beneficiaries under the Plan, the Company may establish a trust by a trust agreement with a third party, the trustee, to which each Employer may, in its discretion, contribute cash or other property, including securities issued by the Company, to provide for the benefit payments under the Plan (the “Trust”).

 

16.2 Interrelationship of the Plan and the Trust. The provisions of the Plan and the Plan Agreement shall govern the rights of a Participant to receive distributions pursuant to the Plan. The provisions of the Trust shall govern the rights of the Employers, Participants and the creditors of the Employers to the assets transferred to the Trust. Each Employer shall at all times remain liable to carry out its obligations under the Plan.

 

16.3 Distributions From the Trust. Each Employer’s obligations under the Plan may be satisfied with Trust assets distributed pursuant to the terms of the Trust, and any such distribution shall reduce the Employer’s obligations under this Plan.

 

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ARTICLE 17

Miscellaneous

 

17.1 Status of Plan. The Plan is intended to be a plan that is not qualified within the meaning of Code Section 401(a) and that “is unfunded and is maintained by an employer primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees” within the meaning of ERISA Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1). The Plan shall be administered and interpreted (a) to the extent possible in a manner consistent with the intent described in the preceding sentence, and (b) in accordance with Code Section 409A and related Treasury guidance and Regulations.

 

17.2 Unsecured General Creditor. The Company shall establish the Trust, which shall be a grantor trust, and to which the Company may, in its discretion, make contributions as a means to finance liabilities that accrue under the Plan. Except as provided below in the case of a Change in Control, the Company shall not be required to make contributions to the Trust. As soon as practicable after a Change in Control, the Company shall determine the amount that would be needed to pay Participants and their Beneficiaries the benefits which they have accrued pursuant to the terms of a Plan as of the date of the Change in Control. This amount is referred to herein as the “Trust Funding Requirement.” In the event that the fair market value of the Trust assets is less than the Trust Funding Requirement on such date, the Company shall make an additional contribution to the Trust in an amount sufficient to bring the fair market value of the assets in the Trust up to at least 100% of the Trust Funding Requirement. The Company shall establish the Trust Funding Requirement on a monthly basis thereafter and make additional contributions as necessary to bring the value of the assets in the Trust Fund up to the Trust Funding Requirement as of the valuation date. Contributions under this Section 17.2, if any, shall be made as soon as reasonably practicable after the Trust Funding Requirement is established for a valuation date. When computing the Trust Funding Requirement, the Company may exclude the benefits attributable to any Participant if contributions to the Trust on behalf of the Participant could cause the Participant to incur income tax liability on account of the contribution.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Participants and their Beneficiaries, heirs, successors and assigns shall remain unsecured general creditors and shall have no legal or equitable rights, interests or claims in any property or assets of an Employer. For purposes of the payment of benefits under this Plan, any and all of an Employer’s assets shall be, and remain, the general, unpledged unrestricted assets of the Employer. An Employer’s obligation under the Plan shall be merely that of an unfunded and unsecured promise to pay money in the future.

 

17.3 Employer’s Liability. An Employer’s liability for the payment of benefits shall be defined only by the Plan and the Plan Agreement, as entered into between the Employer and a Participant. An Employer shall have no obligation to a Participant under the Plan except as expressly provided in the Plan and his or her Plan Agreement.

 

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17.4 Nonassignability. Neither a Participant nor any other person shall have any right to commute, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, anticipate, mortgage or otherwise encumber, transfer, hypothecate, alienate or convey in advance of actual receipt, the amounts, if any, payable hereunder, or any part thereof, which are, and all rights to which are expressly declared to be, unassignable and non-transferable. No part of the amounts payable shall, prior to actual payment, be subject to seizure, attachment, garnishment or sequestration for the payment of any debts, judgments, alimony or separate maintenance owed by a Participant or any other person, be transferable by operation of law in the event of a Participant’s or any other person’s bankruptcy or insolvency or be transferable to a spouse as a result of a property settlement or otherwise.

 

17.5 Not a Contract of Employment. The terms and conditions of this Plan shall not be deemed to constitute a contract of employment between any Employer and the Participant. Such employment is hereby acknowledged to be an “at will” employment relationship that can be terminated at any time for any reason, or no reason, with or without cause, and with or without notice, unless expressly provided in a written employment agreement. Nothing in this Plan shall be deemed to give a Participant the right to be retained in the service of any Employer, either as an Employee, Independent Contractor or a Director, or to interfere with the right of any Employer to discipline or discharge the Participant at any time.

 

17.6 Furnishing Information. A Participant or his or her Beneficiary shall cooperate with the Committee by furnishing any and all information requested by the Committee and take such other actions as may be requested in order to facilitate the administration of the Plan and the payments of benefits hereunder, including but not limited to taking such physical examinations as the Committee may deem necessary.

 

17.7 Terms. Whenever any words are used herein in the masculine, they shall be construed as though they were in the feminine in all cases where they would so apply; and whenever any words are used herein in the singular or in the plural, they shall be construed as though they were used in the plural or the singular, as the case may be, in all cases where they would so apply.

 

17.8 Captions. The captions of the articles, sections and paragraphs of this Plan are for convenience only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of its provisions.

 

17.9 Governing Law. Subject to ERISA, the provisions of this Plan shall be construed and interpreted according to the internal laws of the State of Illinois without regard to its conflicts of laws principles.

 

17.10 Notice. Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to the Committee under this Plan shall be sufficient if in writing and hand-delivered, or sent by registered or certified mail, to both the Chief Human Resources Officer and the Global General Counsel at the address below:

 

 

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated

 
 

Attn: Chief Human Resources

Officer and Global General

Counsel

 
 

200 East Randolph Drive

 
 

Chicago, IL 60601

 

 

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Such notice shall be deemed given as of the date of delivery or, if delivery is made by mail, as of the date shown on the postmark on the receipt for registration or certification.

Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to a Participant under this Plan shall be sufficient if in writing and hand-delivered, or sent by mail, to the last known address of the Participant.

 

17.11 Successors. The provisions of this Plan shall bind and inure to the benefit of the Participant’s Employer and its successors and assigns and the Participant and the Participant’s designated Beneficiaries.

 

17.12 Spouse’s Interest. The interest in the benefits hereunder of a spouse of a Participant who has predeceased the Participant shall automatically pass to the Participant and shall not be transferable by such spouse in any manner, including but not limited to such spouse’s will, nor shall such interest pass under the laws of intestate succession.

 

17.13 Validity. In case any provision of this Plan shall be illegal or invalid for any reason, said illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts hereof, but this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provision had never been inserted herein.

 

17.14 Incompetent. If the Committee determines in its discretion that a benefit under this Plan is to be paid to a minor, a person declared incompetent or to a person incapable of handling the disposition of that person’s property, the Committee may direct payment of such benefit to the guardian, legal representative or person having the care and custody of such minor, incompetent or incapable person. The Committee may require proof of minority, incompetence, incapacity or guardianship, as it may deem appropriate prior to distribution of the benefit. Any payment of a benefit shall be a payment for the account of the Participant and the Participant’s Beneficiary, as the case may be, and shall be a complete discharge of any liability under the Plan for such payment amount.

 

17.15 Domestic Relations Orders. If necessary to comply with a domestic relations order, as defined in Code Section 414(p)(1)(B), pursuant to which a court has determined that a spouse or former spouse of a Participant has an interest in the Participant’s benefits under the Plan, the Committee shall have the right to immediately distribute the spouse’s or former spouse’s interest in the Participant’s benefits under the Plan to such spouse or former spouse.

 

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17.16 Distribution in the Event of Income Inclusion Under Code Section 409A. If any portion of a Participant’s Account Balance under this Plan is required to be included in income by the Participant prior to receipt due to a failure of this Plan to comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A and related Treasury Regulations, the Committee may determine that such Participant shall receive a distribution from the Plan in an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the portion of his or her Account Balance required to be included in income as a result of the failure of the Plan to comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A and related Treasury Regulations, or (b) the unpaid vested Account Balance.

 

17.17 Deduction Limitation on Benefit Payments. If an Employer reasonably anticipates that the Employer’s deduction with respect to any distribution from this Plan would be limited or eliminated by application of Code Section 162(m), then to the extent permitted by Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(7)(i), payment shall be delayed as deemed necessary to ensure that the entire amount of any distribution from this Plan is deductible. Any amounts for which distribution is delayed pursuant to this Section shall continue to be credited/debited with additional amounts in accordance with Section 3.9. The delayed amounts (and any amounts credited thereon) shall be distributed to the Participant (or his or her Beneficiary in the event of the Participant’s death) at the earliest date the Employer reasonably anticipates that the deduction of the payment of the amount will not be limited or eliminated by application of Code Section 162(m). In the event that such date is determined to be after a Participant’s Separation from Service, the delayed payment shall not be made before the end of the six-month period following such Participant’s Separation from Service.

 

17.18 Distribution in the Event of Taxation.

 

  (a) In General. If, for any reason, all or any portion of a Participant’s benefits under this Plan becomes taxable to the Participant prior to receipt, a Participant may petition the Committee before a Change in Control, or the trustee of the Trust after a Change in Control, for a distribution of that portion of his or her benefit that has become taxable. Upon the grant of such a petition, which grant shall not be unreasonably withheld (and, after a Change in Control, shall be granted), the Company shall distribute to the Participant immediately available funds in a lump sum amount equal to the taxable portion of his or her benefit (which amount shall not exceed a Participant’s unpaid vested Account Balance under the Plan). If the petition is granted, the tax liability distribution shall be made within 90 days of the date when the Participant’s petition is granted. Such a distribution shall affect and reduce the benefits to be paid under this Plan.

 

  (b) Trust. If the Trust terminates in accordance with its terms and benefits are distributed from the Trust to a Participant in accordance therewith, the Participant’s benefits under this Plan shall be reduced to the extent of such distributions.

 

17.19

Insurance. The Employers, on their own behalf or on behalf of the trustee of the Trust, and, in their sole discretion, may apply for and procure insurance on the life of the Participant, in such amounts and in such forms as the Trust may choose. The Employers or the trustee of the Trust, as the case may be, shall be the sole owner and beneficiary of any such insurance. The

 

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Participant shall have no interest whatsoever in any such policy or policies, and at the request of the Employers shall submit to medical examinations and supply such information and execute such documents as may be required by the insurance company or companies to whom the Employers have applied for insurance.

 

17.20 Legal Fees To Enforce Rights After Change in Control. The Company and each Employer is aware that upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Board or the board of directors of a Participant’s Employer (which might then be composed of new members) or a shareholder of the Company or the Participant’s Employer, or of any successor corporation might then cause or attempt to cause the Company, the Participant’s Employer or such successor to refuse to comply with its obligations under the Plan and might cause or attempt to cause the Company or the Participant’s Employer to institute, or may institute, litigation seeking to deny Participants the benefits intended under the Plan. In these circumstances, the purpose of the Plan could be frustrated. Accordingly, if, following a Change in Control, it should appear to any Participant that the Company, the Participant’s Employer or any successor corporation has failed to comply with any of its obligations under the Plan or any agreement thereunder or, if the Company, such Employer or any other person takes any action to declare the Plan void or unenforceable or institutes any litigation or other legal action designed to deny, diminish or to recover from any Participant the benefits intended to be provided, then the Company and the Participant’s Employer irrevocably authorize such Participant to retain counsel of his or her choice at the expense of the Company and the Participant’s Employer (who shall be jointly and severally liable) to represent such Participant in connection with the initiation or defense of any litigation or other legal action, whether by or against the Company, the Participant’s Employer or any director, officer, shareholder or other person affiliated with the Company, the Participant’s Employer or any successor thereto in any jurisdiction.

 

17.21 Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Employer may, in its sole discretion, impose on a Participant any additional conditions regarding non-competition and non-solicitation of clients and employees in order for the Participant to receive benefits under the Plan.

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APPENDIX A

LIMITED TRANSITION RELIEF FOR DISTRIBUTION ELECTIONS MADE

AVAILABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NOTICES 2006-79 AND 2007-86

The capitalized terms below shall have the same meaning as provided in Article 1 of the Plan.

Opportunity to Make New (or Revise Existing) Distribution Elections. Notwithstanding the required deadline for the submission of an initial distribution election under Articles 4, 5 and 6 of the Plan, the Committee may, to the extent permitted by Notices 2006-79 and 2007-86, provide a limited period in which Participants may make new distribution elections, or revise existing distribution elections, with respect to amounts subject to the terms of the Plan, by submitting an Election Form on or before the deadline established by the Committee, which in no event shall be later than December 31, 2008. Any distribution election(s) made by a Participant, and accepted by the Committee, in accordance with this Appendix A shall not be treated as a change in either the form or timing of a Participant’s benefit payment for purposes of Code Section 409A or the Plan. With respect to an election to change the time and form of payment made on or after January 1, 2007 and on or before December 31, 2007, the election shall apply only to amounts that would not otherwise be payable in 2007 and may not cause an amount to be paid in 2007 that would not otherwise be payable in 2007. With respect to an election to change a time and form of payment made on or after January 1, 2008 and on or before December 31, 2008, the election shall apply only to amounts that would not otherwise be payable in 2008 and may not cause an amount to be paid in 2008 that would not otherwise be payable in 2008.

EX-10.26 4 dex1026.htm NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION PLAN SUMMARY OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS Non-Executive Director Compensation Plan Summary of Terms and Conditions

Exhibit 10.26

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated

Non-Executive Director Compensation Plan

Summary of Terms and Conditions

 

Amended and Restated as of March 6, 2008

 

I. Introduction:

The Non-Executive Director Compensation Plan (as amended and restated, the “Plan”) of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (the “Company”) is designed to attract and retain highly qualified individuals to serve as non-executive members of the Company’s Board of Directors and to align the interests of the non-executive directors (the “Directors”) with those of the Company’s shareholders. Members of the Board of Directors who are also employees and/or officers of the Company do not qualify for compensation under the Plan. The terms of the Plan as set forth below are effective for service on the Board of Directors on and after March 6, 2008.

 

II. Compensation:

The Plan provides each of the Company’s Directors the following compensation for service on the Company’s Board of Directors:

 

  A. One-Time Grant of Restricted Stock Upon Initial Election to the Board of Directors

Upon his or her initial election to the Board of Directors, each Director shall receive a one-time grant of restricted shares of Common Stock in the aggregate amount of $75,000. The number of restricted shares shall be calculated based on the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock on the date of the grant. The restricted shares shall vest five years from the date of the grant.

 

  B. Cash

Each Director shall receive the following compensation in cash, subject to certain elections that each Director may otherwise make as described below.

 

  a. Annual Retainer - $60,000 in cash, payable in equal quarterly installments in advance, promptly after the beginning of each calendar quarter.

 

  b. Board Meeting Attendance Fees - $3,000 for attendance at each meeting ($1,000 for each telephonic meeting), payable promptly after each meeting.

 

  c. Committee Meeting Attendance Fees - $1,500 for attendance at each meeting ($1,000 for each telephonic meeting), payable promptly after each meeting.

 

  d. Audit Committee Chair Additional Retainer – The Chair of the Audit Committee shall be paid an annual retainer of $20,000, to be paid in full and in advance following the appointment of the Chair after each Annual Meeting of Shareholders, such payment to be made promptly after the end of the second calendar quarter each year.


  e. Compensation Committee Chair Additional Retainer – The Chair of the Compensation Committee shall be paid an annual retainer of $10,000, to be paid in full and in advance following the appointment of the Chair after each Annual Meeting of Shareholders, such payment to be made promptly after the end of the second calendar quarter each year.

 

  f. Nominating and Governance Committee Chair Additional Retainer – The Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee shall be paid an annual retainer of $5,000, to be paid in full and in advance following the appointment of the Chair after each Annual Meeting of Shareholders, such payment to be made promptly after the end of the second calendar quarter each year.

 

  g. Audit Committee Member Additional Retainer – Each member of the Audit Committee (other than the Chairman of the Audit Committee) shall be paid an annual retainer of $5,000, to be paid in full and in advance following the appointment of such member after each Annual Meeting of Shareholders, such payment to be made promptly after the end of the second calendar quarter each year.

For administrative convenience, the Company in its discretion may delay payments for individual telephonic meetings until such time as other payments for in-person Board meetings are being made.

 

  C. Annual Grants of Restricted Stock

At the time of each Annual Meeting of Shareholders, each Director shall receive an annual grant of restricted shares of Common Stock in the aggregate amount of $90,000. The number of restricted shares shall be calculated based on the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock on the date of the grant. The restricted shares shall vest five years from the date of the grant.

 

  D. Common Stock Alternative with Respect to Annual Retainer

 

  i. Percentage Election - Directors may elect to receive any or all of their Annual Retainer(s) and/or Meeting Attendance Fees in shares of the Company’s Common Stock (rather than in cash) in increments of 5% (i.e., 5%, 10%, 15%, etc.)

 

  ii. Receipt/Deferral - Directors may elect to take receipt of their shares of Company’s Common Stock according to either paragraphs 1 or 2 below:

 

  1.

During the year in which the Annual Retainer(s) and/or Meeting Attendance Fees are earned. In the case of the Annual Retainer(s), the number of shares shall be determined quarterly and shall be equal to the percentage of the Annual Retainer elected, divided by four, divided by the price per share of Company

 

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Stock on the last day of each quarter. In the case of Meeting Attendance Fees, the number of shares shall be determined quarterly based on the actual Meeting Attendance Fees payable during that quarter and shall be equal to the to the percentage of the Meeting Attendance Fees elected divided by the price per share of Company Stock on the last day of each quarter. For administrative purposes, shares may not actually be distributed until after the end of the year in which the Annual Retainer was earned.

 

  Or

 

  2. On a deferred basis:

 

  a. when they retire from the Board of Directors;

 

  b. a specified number of years (not to exceed 10) after the date on which they retire from the Board of Directors; or

 

  c. for a specified number of years (not less than 1 or more than 10) after the election is made.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the distribution of shares be accelerated at a time earlier than which they otherwise would have been distributed, whether by amendment of the Plan, exercise of the Company’s discretion or otherwise, except in the event of a Director’s death or long-term disability.

 

  iii. Deferral Election - Any election to defer shares shall be made prior to the year in which the Annual Retainer and/or the Meeting Attendance Fees subject to deferral shall be earned. Any newly elected Director shall have five (5) days from the date of his or her election to the Board to elect to defer any percentage hereunder. The initial deferral election shall clearly specify the time of payment. All deferral elections shall be irrevocable.

 

  iv. Dividends/Stock Splits - Dividends, if any, on deferred shares of Common Stock shall be paid in additional shares having a fair market value equal to the amount of the dividends paid on the date of payment. However, any fractional shares shall be paid in cash. Deferred Stock shall be subject to any stock splits, reverse stock splits, or stock dividends.

 

  v. Code Section 409A – The Plan is subject to the provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code enacted under the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, and any regulations issued thereunder. The Plan shall be interpreted and administered consistent with this intent and shall apply to all amounts deferred on or after January 1, 2005. The Company reserves the right to amend or modify this Section D in order to comply with regulations promulgated by the Department of Treasury under Code Section 409A.

 

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E. Deferral Opportunities Under U.S. Deferred Compensation Plan

Those Directors who are subject to the payment of United States federal income taxes are eligible to participate in the Company’s U.S. Deferred Compensation Plan with respect to any or all of the cash amounts payable under this Plan. Participation in the Deferred Compensation Plan is subject to the separate documentation, agreements and elections that will be provided to any Director upon request.

 

F. General

 

  a. Administration - This plan will be administered by the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors.

 

  b. Non-Committee Member Attendance. A Director who voluntarily attends the meeting of a Committee of which he is not a voting member shall not be compensated for attendance at such meeting.

 

  c. Source of Stock – All shares of the Company’s Common Stock granted under this Plan shall be issued out of the Company’s Amended and Restated Stock Award and Incentive Plan, as in effect from time to time (the “SAIP”) and shall otherwise be subject to the terms of the SAIP and any applicable award agreement that shall be presented to the Director by the Company.

 

  d. Amendment - The Plan may only be amended by the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors.

 

  e. Itemized Statements – The Company shall provide periodic itemized statements accounting for the payments that have been made to the respective Directors under the Plan.

 

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EX-10.29 5 dex1029.htm RESTATED STOCK OWNERSHIP PROGRAM, EFFECTIVE AS OF JANUARY 1, 2008 Restated Stock Ownership Program, effective as of January 1, 2008

Exhibit 10.29

 

 

JONES LANG LASALLE

STOCK OWNERSHIP PROGRAM

   LOGO

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (the “Company”) sponsors a series of compensation and benefit programs that can help Directors manage risk and assist them in meeting their personal financial goals. In an effort to help increase awareness and understanding of these programs, the Company has created this summary of its Stock Ownership Program (“SOP”) and encourages your questions and feedback.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

The SOP establishes desirable ownership guidelines for National, Regional and International Directors in order to:

 

   

Align a portion of the compensation of those employees who are most responsible for the results of the Company with the interests of shareholders.

 

   

Reward people who make long-term contributions to the Company and encourage retention through long-term wealth building incentives.

 

   

Reinforce the “one firm” mindset by encouraging employee ownership across business units and regions.

The following desirable minimum stock ownership guidelines have been established:

Table 1: Stock Ownership Guidelines

 

Director Level

 

Beneficial Ownership Guideline

International Director

  Four times annual base salary

Regional Director

  Three times annual base salary

National Director

  Two times annual base salary

The Company evaluates Directors’ positions relative to these guidelines each year, using the current annualized base salary, the fair market value of Company stock and the Director’s beneficial ownership of Company stock.

Directors may satisfy their ownership guideline through shares owned directly, shares owned by a spouse or a trust, the potential gain from outstanding stock options, and unvested or deferred restricted stock units. Although there is no specific period of time in which covered employees should achieve the ownership guidelines, Directors are expected to make continuous progress toward the target and to ideally maintain the applicable level once it has been achieved.

PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS

To help Directors reach these ownership objectives, National, Regional and International Directors are separately paid a portion of their incentive compensation (“Total Award”) as a discretionary Stock Bonus (rather than as a discretionary Cash Bonus), awarded in the form of restricted stock units (“SOP Shares”) under the Company’s Stock Award and Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). In addition, effective for the 2007 performance period (for Total Awards payable in 2008) the Company increases the value of SOP Shares by 20% when granted. Members of the Global Executive Committee are not eligible for this Company “uplift”. The number of SOP Shares to be granted as a Stock Bonus is based upon the following criteria and the schedule provided in Table 2.

 

 

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated Stock Ownership Program


(a) The employee’s Director level status as of January 1 for the year to which the Total Award relates (or date of hire if hired during the year). Employees who may be promoted to National Director during the year do not participate in the SOP for the remaining portion of the year they were promoted. Similarly, Regional Directors promoted to International Director continue to participate at the Regional Director level for the remaining portion of the year they were promoted and begin new participation at the International Director level for the following year.

(b) The closing price per share of Company common stock as of the first trading day in January of the year following the year in which the Total Award relates. For example, the number of SOP Shares granted in January, 2008 as part of the 2007 Stock Bonus was determined based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock as of January 2, 2008, or $71.38, while discretionary Cash Bonuses for 2007 were paid in 2008 (at a time when the closing price per share was between $70 and $80). With the 20% “uplift” described above, the $71.38 closing price would have resulted in a share price of approximately $59.50 when recalculating the number of shares granted in lieu of the Cash Bonus.

(c) The currency exchange rate in effect as of the last trading day in December of the year to which the Total Award relates, as determined by the Company.

Table 2: Cash Bonus and Stock Bonus Levels

 

Director Level

  

Percentage of Total Award

Paid as Cash Bonus

  

Percentage of Total Award

Separately Paid as SOP Shares

International Director

   80%    20%

Regional Director

   85%    15%

National Director

   90%    10%

For example, if a Regional Director received a Total Award of $60,000, the Director would receive a Cash Bonus of $51,000 (85% of $60,000) and a Stock Bonus of $9,000 (15% of $60,000). The number of SOP Shares to be granted, assuming a closing price of $71.38 per share and an exchange rate of €1.00 to $1.50, is shown below in each of the two examples:

Example 1: Total Award paid in U.S. dollars:

 

SOP Shares

  =   Stock Bonus ($9,000) plus 20% Company contribution (uplift is $1,800)
  =   $ 10,800 divided by $71.38 (closing price)
  =   151 shares

Example 2: Total Award paid in Euros:

 

SOP Shares

  =   Stock Bonus (€ 6,000) plus 20% Company contribution (€1,200)
  =   € 7,200 times $1.50 (exchange rate) divided by $71.38 (closing price)
  =   151 shares

Minimum Participation Levels

Participation in the SOP requires that the minimum value of Stock Bonus to be paid as SOP Shares be no less than US $2,000. For example, a National Director would need to be eligible to receive a US $20,000 Total Award to qualify for SOP Shares. For those that do not have Total Awards that meet the minimum Stock Bonus threshold, no SOP Shares are granted and the employee receives his/her Total Award paid in cash, with no 20% premium.

 

 

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated Stock Ownership Program


Maximum Participation Levels

The maximum amount of Stock Bonus to be paid as SOP Shares will be US $150,000. For example, an International Director receiving a Total Award greater than US $750,000 would have no more than US $150,000 paid as a Stock Bonus. Any Total Award not paid as SOP Shares under this provision would be paid as a Cash Bonus.

Voluntary Election to Not Participate

Employees may (but are not required to) opt out of receiving SOP Shares if they hold shares in the Company whose value exceeds the minimum stock ownership guidelines described in the first page of this booklet. If such an election is made, these individuals receive their Total Award in cash at the same time all other annual bonuses are paid, with no 20% premium.

Individuals must inform the Company of their election not to receive SOP Shares (or SOP Units) by no later than December 31 each year. This notification must be communicated in writing to the Regional HR Director and have supporting documentation showing that the minimum required level of individual stock ownership has been achieved. This election is not available in certain countries where the availability of the election would result in immediate taxation of SOP Shares.

Voluntary Election to Reduce SOP Shares

In order to balance the amount of stock and cash an employee may receive for their Total Award, Directors can voluntarily reduce, by five (5) percentage points, the amount of the Total Award he or she would receive as SOP Shares. If this election results in a Stock Bonus of less than US$2,000, the Total Award is paid in cash. If no notice to reduce SOP is received within the required deadlines, the amount of SOP Shares to be awarded defaults to the standard SOP schedule shown in Table 2 above.

VESTING OF SOP SHARES

Any SOP Shares that a Director receives will be granted as of the immediately preceding January 1st and will vest according to the following schedule, subject to the Director continuing to be employed by the Company as of each Vesting Date, and the terms of the specific agreement which memorializes the terms of the award:

 

 

 

50% of SOP Shares vest on the 1st July that is 18 months after the grant date; and

 

 

 

50% of SOP Shares vest on the 1st July that is 30 months after the grant date.

For example, SOP Shares were granted on January 1, 2008 as part of the Total Award for 2007 that were made in February 2008. Half of those SOP Shares will vest on July 1, 2009 and the other half will vest on July 1, 2010.

DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS; NO VOTING RIGHTS

Since a cash dividend was first announced in August 2005, employees who were granted SOP Shares received an additional benefit in the form of a semi-annual dividend equivalent payment. The Board of Directors may, in its discretion from time to time, continue to grant dividend equivalents to employees who were granted SOP Shares. Dividend equivalents are the rights to receive cash, common stock, or other property equal in value to the amount of dividends paid with respect to the Company’s common stock. SOP Shares do not otherwise have a legal right to receive dividends until vested. SOP Shares do not have voting rights until they have vested.

 

 

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated Stock Ownership Program


FORFEITURE

All SOP Shares are subject to the terms and conditions outlined in a grant agreement and to the terms and conditions contained in the Plan. By receiving and accepting a discretionary award of SOP Shares, all Directors accept all terms and conditions. For example, these conditions apply for terminated employees:

 

   

Voluntary Resignation or Termination for Cause – results in the immediate forfeiture of SOP Shares that are not yet vested.

 

   

Termination by Reason of Retirement – outstanding grants will continue to vest according to their standard vesting schedule and shares of stock shall be issued in accordance with the standard vesting schedule. For purposes of SOP Shares, Retirement means age 65 or where any combination of age and years of service equals 65, as long as the employee is at least 55 years old. If a specific local legal requirement requires this employee stock program to comply with a different definition, the local laws would prevail. In either case, the retired employee will be required to sign a non-solicitation and non-compete agreement at the time of retirement;

 

   

Termination by Reason of Death, Total and Permanent Disability, – the grant will continue to vest according to the standard vesting schedule;

 

   

SOP Shares will not be forfeited, and will continue to vest on their original schedules in the event an employee is involuntarily terminated due to a position elimination.

TAX CONSIDERATIONS

All Cash Bonuses are subject to normal taxes and social charges, as required by local tax laws. The tax consequences associated with the grant and payment of a Stock Bonus as SOP Shares, as well as any anticipated dividend equivalent payments and eventual sale of stock, are always subject to individual income tax circumstances at the time of grant, vesting and sale. In general, the Company anticipates that there will be no income tax obligations for an employee at the time SOP Shares are granted. Subject to the tax laws in the countries that apply to different employees, the vesting of SOP Shares will create a tax reporting event based on the number of shares vesting and the closing price of the stock the day before the vesting date. Individuals should seek advice of their personal tax advisor to obtain specific information concerning the tax consequences associated with participation in SOP.

RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER

The holder of an award will have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any shares covered by the award except as expressly contained or provided for in the award agreement or the Plan until the vesting of the award.

Disclaimer

This summary of our Stock Ownership Program is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and each underlying grant agreement issued thereunder. In the event of a conflict, the terms of the Plan or the underlying grant agreement shall prevail. Any terms not otherwise defined in this summary shall have the meaning provided for in the Plan or the grant agreement issued thereunder.

 

 

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated Stock Ownership Program

EX-12.1 6 dex121.htm COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

Exhibit 12.1

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

     Year Ended December 31,
     2008    2007    2006    2005    2004

Earnings:

              

Net income

   84,883    257,832    176,401    103,672    64,242

Taxes

   28,743    87,595    63,825    36,236    21,873

Fixed charges

   68,908    47,103    40,104    24,318    29,737
                        

Total Earnings

   182,534    392,530    280,330    164,226    115,852
                        

Fixed Charges:

              

Interest expense

   31,933    17,783    16,374    4,358    9,907

Applicable portion of rent expense (1)

   36,975    29,320    23,730    19,960    19,830
                        

Total Fixed Charges

   68,908    47,103    40,104    24,318    29,737
                        

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

   2.65    8.33    6.99    6.75    3.90
                        

 

1. Represents one-third of rent expense, which we believe approximates the portion of rent expense that relates to interest.
EX-21.1 7 dex211.htm LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES List of Subsidiaries

Exhibit 21.1

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES

 

NAME OF SUBSIDIARY

  

STATE OR OTHER

JURISDICTION OF

INCORPORATION OR

ORGANIZATION

Abacus Park General Partner Ltd

   England

Abacus Park Nominee Ltd

   England

Abacus Park Property General Partner Limited

   England

AMAS Limited

   England

Área Zero Consulting de Arquitectura e Interiorismo, S.L.

   Spain

Barwood LaSalle Land General Partner Ltd

   England

Barwood LaSalle Land Trustee Ltd

   England

Blaren, LLC

   Florida

Chicago Medical Office, L.L.C.

   Delaware

CIN La Salle Property Services (London) Limited

   England

CIN LaSalle Corporation

   Illinois

CPPI Bridgewater Place General Partner Ltd

   England

Dalian Jones Lang LaSalle Services Ltd

   China

Development Partnership No 1 General Partner Ltd

   England

Development Partnership No 1 Nominee

   England

Diverse Real Estate Holdings Limited Partnership

   Delaware

EC Corporation

   Delaware

Eleven Eleven Construction Corporation

   Illinois

ELPF Lafayette Manager, Inc.

   Delaware

Environmental Governance Ltd

   England

Euro Industrial (GP) Ltd

   England

I & G Opportunity Fund, LLC

   Delaware

Imobiliaria Jones Lang LaSalle Ltda.

   Chile

J.L.W. Nominees Limited

   England

J.L.W. Second Nominees Limited

   England

JLL 2002

   England

JLL 2003 Limited

   England

JLL Scottish II G.P., L.L.C.

   Delaware

JLLCF DP Ltd

   England

JLLINT, Inc.

   Delaware

Jones Lang LaSalle - Carolinas, LLC

   North Carolina

Jones Lang LaSalle - Central Texas, LLC

   Texas

JONES LANG LASALLE - CIEC CO., LTD.

   Beijing

Jones Lang LaSalle - Front Range, LLLP

   Colorado

Jones Lang LaSalle - Houston, LLC

   Texas

Jones Lang LaSalle - Minnesota, Inc.

   Colorado

Jones Lang LaSalle - New Jersey, LLC

   New Jersey

Jones Lang LaSalle - Northeast, Inc.

   Texas

Jones Lang LaSalle - Northern California, Inc.

   California

Jones Lang LaSalle - Raleigh, LLC

   North Carolina

Jones Lang LaSalle - San Diego, Inc.

   California

Jones Lang LaSalle - South Florida, LLC

   Florida

 

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Jones Lang LaSalle - Southeast, Inc.

   Texas

Jones Lang LaSalle - Southwest, Inc.

   Texas

Jones Lang LaSalle - Tennessee, LLC

   Tennessee

Jones Lang LaSalle - Texas, Inc.

   Texas

Jones Lang LaSalle - West Advisory, Inc.

   California

Jones Lang LaSalle (PORTUGAL)-Sociedade de Avaliações Imobiliárias, Unipessoal, Lda

   Portugal

Jones Lang LaSalle (Puerto Rico), Inc.

   Puerto Rico

Jones Lang LaSalle Acquisition Corp.

   Delaware

Jones Lang LaSalle Advisory Services, Inc.

   Texas

Jones Lang LaSalle Americas (Illinois), L.P.

   Illinois

Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc.

   Maryland

Jones Lang LaSalle Arizona, LLC

   Arizona

Jones Lang LaSalle Atlanta, L.L.C.

   Maryland

Jones Lang LaSalle Bay Area, Inc.

   California

Jones Lang LaSalle Beihai Holdings, L.L.C.

   Delaware

Jones Lang LaSalle Belgium Holdings, LLC

   Delaware

Jones Lang LaSalle Benefit Holdings, L.L.C.

   Delaware

Jones Lang LaSalle Brokerage, Inc.

   Texas

Jones Lang LaSalle Capital Investments, Limited

   England

Jones Lang LaSalle Capital Markets, Inc.

   Texas

Jones Lang LaSalle Charities

   Illinois

Jones Lang LaSalle Co-Investment, Inc.

   Maryland

Jones Lang LaSalle Commercial Services - SoCal, Inc.

   California

Jones Lang LaSalle Conseil SAS

   France

Jones Lang LaSalle Construction Company, Inc.

   Massachusetts

Jones Lang LaSalle Construction, Limited Partnership

   Massachusetts

Jones Lang LaSalle Corporate Finance Limited

   England

Jones Lang LaSalle de Venezuela, S.R.L.

   Venezuela

Jones Lang LaSalle Electronic Commerce Holdings Inc.

   Delaware

Jones Lang LaSalle España, S.A.

   Spain

Jones Lang LaSalle Europe Limited

   England

Jones Lang LaSalle European Holdings Limited

   England

Jones Lang LaSalle European Services Limited

   England

Jones Lang LaSalle Facilities K.K.

   Japan

Jones Lang LaSalle Florida Holdings, LP

   Florida

Jones Lang LaSalle French Co-Investments, Inc.

   Delaware

Jones Lang LaSalle Gestion S.A.

   France

Jones Lang LaSalle GIG Co-Investment, Inc.

   Delaware

Jones Lang LaSalle Global Finance UK Limited

   England

Jones Lang LaSalle Global Finance US, LLC

   Delaware

Jones Lang Lasalle Global Holdings BV

   Netherlands

Jones Lang LaSalle Global Services - RR, Inc.

   Texas

Jones Lang LaSalle Governmental Services, Inc.

   Delaware

Jones Lang LaSalle Great Lakes Corporate Real Estate Partners, LLC

   Ohio

Jones Lang LaSalle Great Lakes, Inc.

   Ohio

Jones Lang LaSalle Guatemala Sociedad Anonima

   Guatemala

Jones Lang LaSalle Holding (SAS)

   France

Jones Lang LaSalle Holdings Y.K.

   Japan

Jones Lang LaSalle Holdings, Inc.

   Delaware

 

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Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated

   Maryland

Jones Lang LaSalle Insurance Services Ltd

   England

Jones Lang LaSalle International, Inc.

   Delaware

Jones Lang LaSalle Investment Sales, Inc.

   Texas

Jones Lang LaSalle Investments, LLC

   Delaware

Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc.

   Delaware

Jones Lang LaSalle K.K.

   Japan

Jones Lang LaSalle Kentucky, LLC

   Kentucky

Jones Lang LaSalle Limitada

   Costa Rica

Jones Lang LaSalle Limited

   England

Jones Lang LaSalle Limited

   Korea, Republic of

Jones Lang LaSalle Ltda.

   Colombia

Jones Lang LaSalle Ltda.

   Bolivia

Jones Lang LaSalle Management Company of New Jersey, LLC

   New Jersey

Jones Lang LaSalle Management Limited

   Thailand

Jones Lang LaSalle Management Services Ltd.

   Hong Kong

Jones Lang LaSalle Master Lease, Inc.

   Virginina

Jones Lang LaSalle Michigan, LLC

   Michigan

Jones Lang LaSalle Midwest, LLC

   Illinois

Jones Lang LaSalle New England, L.L.C.

   Delaware

Jones Lang LaSalle Northwest, LLC

   Washington

Jones Lang LaSalle of New York, LLC

   Delaware

Jones Lang LaSalle of Pennsylvania, Inc

   Virginina

Jones Lang LaSalle Operations, L.L.C.

   Illinois

Jones Lang LaSalle Pension Trustees

   England

Jones Lang LaSalle Portugal Sociedade de Mediacao Imobiliaria, S.A.

   Portugal

Jones Lang LaSalle Principal, L.L.C.

   Illinois

Jones Lang LaSalle Procurement Funding Limited

   England

Jones Lang LaSalle Procurement Ltd.

   Cayman Islands

Jones Lang LaSalle Property Consultants Pte Ltd

   Singapore

Jones Lang LaSalle Property Management Services SARL

   France

Jones Lang LaSalle Real Estate Services, Inc.

   Ontario

Jones Lang LaSalle Receivables Holdings, LLC

   Delaware

Jones Lang LaSalle Regent Ltd

   England

Jones Lang LaSalle Resources Limited

   England

Jones Lang LaSalle Retail Investments, L.L.C.

   Delaware

Jones Lang LaSalle S.A.

   Brazil

Jones Lang LaSalle S.A. de C.V.

   Honduras

Jones Lang LaSalle S.p.A.

   Italy

Jones Lang LaSalle S.R.L.

   Paraguay

Jones Lang LaSalle S.R.L.

   Uruguay

Jones Lang LaSalle S.R.L.

   Argentina

Jones Lang LaSalle Sallmanns Ltd

   Hong Kong

Jones Lang LaSalle SAS

   France

Jones Lang LaSalle Securities, L.L.C.

   Illinois

Jones Lang LaSalle Services Ltd

   England

Jones Lang LaSalle Services S.r.l.

   Italy

Jones Lang LaSalle Services SA/NV

   Belgium

Jones Lang LaSalle Services SAS

   France

 

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Jones Lang LaSalle Sociedad Comercial de Responsabilidad Limitada

   Peru

Jones Lang LaSalle Sociedad de Responsibilidad Limitada

   Argentina

Jones Lang LaSalle Sp. z o.o.

   Poland

Jones Lang LaSalle sprl

   Belgium

Jones Lang LaSalle UK FC

   England

Jones Lang LaSalle UK Hanover

   England

Jones Lang LaSalle, S. de R.L.

   Panama

Jones Lang LaSalle, Sociedad Anonima de Capital Variable

   El Salvador

Jones Lang Wootton Ltd

   England

La Salle Partners International

   England

Lakewood Equities Incorporated

   Illinois

Land Building Management K.K.

   Japan

LASALLE FUND MANAGEMENT BV

   Netherlands

LASALLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT BV

   Netherlands

LaSalle Asia Recovery, L.L.C.

   Delaware

LaSalle Beheer BV

   Netherlands

LaSalle Blooms General Partner Limited

   England

LaSalle Caleast Tennessee, Inc.

   Tennessee

LaSalle Canada Advisors, Inc.

   Delaware

LaSalle Co-Investment Limited Partnership

   Delaware

LaSalle Co-Investment Managment (General Partner) Limited

   England

LaSalle D’Andrea Ranch, Inc.

   Illinois

LaSalle D’Andrea Ranch, L.P.

   Illinois

LaSalle Direct General Partner Limited

   England

LaSalle Euro Growth II S.à.r.l.

   Luxembourg

LaSalle Euro Growth Zwei Beteiligungs GmbH

   Germany

LaSalle European Advisors, L.L.C.

   Delaware

LaSalle European Investments, L.L.C.

   Delaware

LaSalle French Fund II G.P., L.L.C.

   Delaware

LaSalle Fund Management BV

   Netherlands

LaSalle Funds General Partner ltd

   England

LaSalle German Income and Growth G.P., L.L.C.

   Delaware

LaSalle German Retail Venture GP, L.L.C.

   Delaware

LaSalle GIG Investments, L.L.C.

   Delaware

LaSalle GmbH

   Germany

LaSalle GRV Investments, L.L.C.

   Delaware

Lasalle Investment (Luxembourg) SARL

   Luxembourg

LaSalle Investment Advisors K.K.

   Japan

LaSalle Investment Limited Partnership II

   Delaware

LaSalle Investment Limited Partnership II-A

   Delaware

LaSalle Investment Management

   England

LaSalle Investment Management (Canada)

   Ontario

LaSalle Investment Management (Canada), Inc.

   Ontario

LaSalle Investment Management (Securities), Inc.

   Maryland

LaSalle Investment Management (Securities), L.P.

   Maryland

LaSalle Investment Management Asia Pte Ltd

   Singapore

LaSalle Investment Management Development Fund (General Partner) Limited

   England

LaSalle Investment Management Espana, SL

   Spain

LaSalle Investment Management K.K.

   Japan

 

4


Lasalle Investment Management Luxembourg SARL

   Luxembourg

LaSalle Investment Management Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.

   Mexico

LaSalle Investment Management SAS

   France

LaSalle Investment Management Securities BV

   Netherlands

LaSalle Investment Management, Inc.

   Maryland

LaSalle Italia SRL

   Italy

LaSalle Kingwood, L.L.C.

   Delaware

LaSalle Mexico Advisors, Inc.

   Delaware

LaSalle Mexico Holdings, L.P./Gestion LaSalle Mexico S.E.C.

   Quebec

LaSalle Mexico I (General Partner), LLC

   Delaware

LaSalle Orlando Southwest, Inc.

   Illinois

LaSalle Orlando Southwest, L.P.

   Illinois

LaSalle Paris Office Venture General Partner, L.L.C.

   Delaware

LaSalle Partners Services, S. de R.L. de C.V.

   Mexico

LaSalle Plaza 100, L.L.C.

   Delaware

LaSalle Student Housing, L.L.C.

   Delaware

LaSalle Sun Investors, Inc.

   Illinois

LaSalle Sun Investors, L.P.

   Illinois

LaSalle UK Commercial Management Company Sarl

   Luxembourg

LaSalle UK Ventures (General Partner) Limited

   England

LaSalle UKV Co-Investor GP LLC

   Delaware

LaSalle Wildwood, L.L.C.

   Delaware

LaSalle/Galleria Corporation

   Illinois

LaSalle/Galleria Limited Partnership (2004 Formation)

   Illinois

LIC II (General Partner) Limited

   England

LIM Advisory Services Sàrl

   Luxembourg

LIM Associates, L.L.C.

   Delaware

LIM Consejeros, S. de R.L. de C.V.

   Mexico

LMF Investments, LLC

   Delaware

LUKV/CPP Co-Investment, L.P.

   Delaware

Merlin UK Property Investments, L.L.C.

   Delaware

Merlin UK Property Venture GP Limited

   England

New England - Jones Lang LaSalle, LLC

   Virginina

Octane Ventures, LLC

   Delaware

Principal Sydney Development Pty Limited

   Australia

Red River GP, L.L.C.

   Delaware

RIGF, Inc.

   Delaware

Rogers Chapman UK Ltd

   England

S & S Equities, Inc.

   Illinois

S&S PR One LLC

   Delaware

S&S PR Two LLC

   Delaware

SC-FR, LLC

   Colorado

Spaulding and Slye Federal Services LLC

   Delaware

Thompson Calhoun Fair, LLC

   Georgia

Trizec Real Estate Services, LLC

   Delaware

West Dublin/Pleasanton Station Venture, Inc.

   California

 

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EX-23.1 8 dex231.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos. 333-110366, 333-117024, 333-42193, 333-133887, 333-69810, 333-50720, and 333-73860) on Form S-8 and (No. 333-70969 and 333-153029) on Form S-3 of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated of our reports dated February 27, 2009, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2008, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, which reports appear in the December 31, 2008 annual report on Form 10-K of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Chicago, Illinois

February 27, 2009

EX-31.1 9 dex311.htm CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Colin Dyer, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: February 27, 2009
/s/ Colin Dyer        

Colin Dyer

President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2 10 dex312.htm CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Lauralee E. Martin, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: February 27, 2009
/s/ Lauralee E. Martin        

Lauralee E. Martin

Executive Vice President and

Chief Operating and Financial Officer

EX-32.1 11 dex321.htm CERTIFICATION OF CEO AND CFO PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 Certification of CEO and CFO pursuant to Section 906

EXHIBIT 32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Colin Dyer, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge, that:

 

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

Date: February 27, 2009

/s/ Colin Dyer                                                     

Colin Dyer

President and Chief Executive Officer

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Lauralee E. Martin, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge, that:

 

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

Date: February 27, 2009

/s/ Lauralee E. Martin                                      

Lauralee E. Martin

Executive Vice President and

Chief Operating and Financial Officer

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