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): October 22, 1998
LASALLE PARTNERS INCORPORATED
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland 1-13145 36-4150422
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(State or other juris- (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
diction of incorporation Identification
or organization) No.)
200 East Randolph Drive, Chicago, IL 60601
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(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (312) 782-5800
Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On October 22, 1998, LaSalle Partners Incorporated ("LaSalle") issued
a press release announcing that LaSalle and Jones Lang Wootton have reached
a definitive agreement to merge their operations. A copy of the press
release is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF
1995:
Certain statements in this filing and elsewhere (such as in reports,
other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, press releases,
presentations and communications by the Company or its management and
written and oral statements) 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 which may cause the actual results,
performance, achievements, plans and objectives of the Company to be
materially different from any future results, performance, achievements,
plans and objectives expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Such factors are discussed in the Company's Registration
Statement (No. 333-25741), under "Risk Factors" and elsewhere, in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997,
in Item 1. "Business", Item 7. "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and elsewhere, and in other
reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
These factors include, among other things, the following: (i) the impact
of general economic conditions and the real estate economic climate on the
Company's business and results of operations; (ii) the risk that property
management and investment management agreements will be terminated prior to
expiration or not renewed; (iii) the dependence of the Company's revenue
from property management and leasing services on the performance of the
properties managed by the Company; (iv) the risks inherent in pursuing a
selective acquisition strategy; (v) the concentration of the Company's
business in properties in central business districts; (vi) the risks
associated with the co-investment activities of the Company; (vii) the
seasonal nature of the Company's revenue, operating income and net
earnings; and (viii) the competition faced by the Company in a variety of
business disciplines within the commercial real estate industry. The
Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update or
revise any forward-looking statements to reflect any changes in events or
circumstances or in the Company's expectations or results.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
The following exhibit is included with this Report:
Exhibit 99 Press release dated October 22, 1998 issued by LaSalle
Partners Incorporated and Jones Lang Wootton.
SIGNATURES
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.
LASALLE PARTNERS INCORPORATED
Date: October 22, 1998 By: /s/ WILLIAM E. SULLIVAN
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William E. Sullivan
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
Number Description
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99 Press release dated October 22, 1998 issued by LaSalle
Partners Incorporated and Jones Lang Wootton.