CBRE (CBRE) 8-K CBRE Completes Acquisition of Majority Interest In and Strategic Partnership with Turner & Townsend

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 1, 2021

CBRE GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-32205	94-3391143
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2100 McKinney Avenue
Suite 1250
Dallas, TX	75201
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(214) 979-6100

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

Not Applicable

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

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	“CBRE”	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

This Current Report on Form 8-K is filed by CBRE Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the matters described herein.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 2, 2021, the Company and Turner & Townsend Holdings Limited (“Turner & Townsend”), issued a joint press release announcing the completion of the Transaction (as defined below). A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information contained in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On November 1, 2021, the Company completed its previously announced transaction whereby the Company acquired a 60% ownership interest in, and entered into a strategic partnership with, Turner & Townsend (the “Transaction”), pursuant to the terms of an Acquisition Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2021 (as amended from time to time, the “Purchase Agreement”), with Turner & Townsend.

The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement and the Transaction does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Purchase Agreement, a copy of which was attached as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 29, 2021.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Joint Press Release of CBRE Group, Inc. and Turner & Townsend Holdings Limited, issued November 2, 2021
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: November 4, 2021	CBRE GROUP, INC.
	By:	/s/ Madeleine Barber
		Madeleine Barber
		Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer