SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ----------------------------- FORM 10-Q [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1999 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Transition Period from ____________ to ________________ Commission File Number 001 - 12231 ---------------------------- CB RICHARD ELLIS SERVICES, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 52-1616016 (State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation or organization) Identification Number) 200 North Sepulveda Boulevard El Segundo, California 90245-4380 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (310) 563-8600 Not Applicable (Registrant's telephone (Former name, former address and formal number, including area code) fiscal year if changed since last report) ------------------------------------------ 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 [_]. Number of shares of common stock outstanding at April 30, 1999 was 20,683,332. CB RICHARD ELLIS SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES FORM 10-Q March 31, 1999 TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION PAGE ---- Item 1. Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 1999 (Unaudited) and December 31, 1998... 3 Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 1999 and 1998.............................................................. 4 Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 1999 and 1998........................................................ 5 Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements................................. 6 Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations................................................................ 11 Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk........................... 20 PART II - OTHER INFORMATION Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K..................................................... 21 Signatures.................................................................................... 22 2 CB RICHARD ELLIS SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Dollars in thousands except per share data) March 31, December 31, 1999 1998 ----------- ------------- (Unaudited) A S S E T S ----------- Current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents.......................................................... $ 17,425 $ 19,551 Receivables, less allowance of $12,065 and $13,348 for doubtful accounts at March 31, 1999 and December 31, 1998, respectively............................. 122,294 131,512 Deferred taxes..................................................................... 3,533 3,529 Prepaid expenses................................................................... 10,262 13,459 Other assets....................................................................... 7,007 8,353 --------- --------- Total current assets.............................................................. 160,521 176,404 Property and equipment, net......................................................... 58,715 58,366 Goodwill, net of accumulated amortization of $28,352 and $25,060 at March 31, 1999 and December 31, 1998, respectively................................. 441,999 445,124 Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $275,566 and $268,497 at March 31, 1999 and December 31, 1998, respectively.............................. 55,488 63,913 Prepaid pension expenses............................................................ 27,203 28,241 Deferred taxes...................................................................... 20,381 23,100 Investment in and advances to unconsolidated subsidiaries........................... 37,881 31,633 Other assets, net................................................................... 22,569 30,111 --------- --------- Total assets...................................................................... $ 824,757 $ 856,892 ========= ========= L I A B I L I T I E S A N D S T O C K H O L D E R S' E Q U I T Y ------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Liabilities: Compensation and employee benefits................................................. $ 39,135 $ 66,245 Accounts payable and accrued expenses.............................................. 86,082 105,027 Reserve for bonus and profit sharing............................................... 7,358 39,270 Current maturities of long-term debt............................................... 4,993 12,343 Current portion of capital lease obligations....................................... 2,296 2,862 --------- --------- Total current liabilities......................................................... 139,864 225,747 Long-term debt, less current maturities: Senior term loans.................................................................. 242,502 183,502 Senior subordinated notes, less unamortized discount of $2,049 and $2,099 at March 31, 1999 and December 31, 1998, respectively................................ 172,951 172,901 Other long-term debt............................................................... 15,682 17,288 --------- --------- Total long-term debt.............................................................. 431,135 373,691 Other long-term liabilities......................................................... 63,708 60,737 --------- --------- Total liabilities................................................................. 634,707 660,175 Minority interest................................................................... 4,791 5,875 Commitments and contingencies Stockholders' Equity: Common stock, $0.01 par value, 20,640,865 and 20,636,134 shares outstanding as of March 31, 1999 and December 31, 1998, respectively.......................... 211 211 Additional paid-in capital......................................................... 350,069 349,796 Notes receivable from sale of stock................................................ (5,654) (5,654) Accumulated deficit................................................................ (147,520) (145,767) Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)...................................... (2,964) 1,139 Treasury stock, 488,900 shares outstanding as of March 31, 1999 and December 31, 1998................................................................. (8,883) (8,883) --------- --------- Total stockholders' equity........................................................ 185,259 190,842 --------- --------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity........................................ $ 824,757 $ 856,892 ========= ========= The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 3 CB RICHARD ELLIS SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Dollars in thousands except per share data) Three Months Ended March 31, --------------------------- 1999 1998 ------------ ----------- Revenue.............................................................. $ 233,201 $ 175,144 Costs and Expenses: Commissions, fees and other incentives............................ 96,647 82,214 Operating, administrative and other............................... 121,484 80,458 Depreciation and amortization..................................... 9,994 5,322 ----------- ----------- Operating income..................................................... 5,076 7,150 Interest income...................................................... 534 727 Interest expense..................................................... 9,173 4,321 ----------- ----------- Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income tax.............. (3,563) 3,556 Provision (benefit) for income tax................................... (1,810) 1,591 ----------- ----------- Net income (loss).................................................... $ (1,753) $ 1,965 =========== =========== Deemed dividend on preferred stock................................... $ - $ (32,273) ----------- ----------- Net loss applicable to common stockholders........................... $ (1,753) $ (30,308) =========== =========== Basic loss per share................................................. $(0.08) $(1.60) =========== =========== Weighted average shares outstanding for basic earnings per share..... 20,640,438 18,892,735 =========== =========== Diluted loss per share............................................... $(0.08) $(1.60) =========== =========== Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted earnings per share... 20,640,438 18,892,735 =========== =========== The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 4 CB RICHARD ELLIS SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Dollars in thousands) Three Months Ended March 31, -------------------- 1999 1998 --------- -------- Net income (loss)................................................................. $ (1,753) $ 1,965 Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization excluding deferred financing costs................ 9,994 5,322 Deferred compensation........................................................... 2,654 5,450 Deferred taxes.................................................................. 795 743 Decrease in receivables........................................................... 6,158 7,937 Decrease in compensation and employee benefits payable............................ (55,318) (47,802) Decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses................................. (16,013) (6,285) Net change in other operating assets and liabilities.............................. (864) (3,053) -------- -------- Net cash used in operating activities........................................ (54,347) (35,723) -------- -------- Cash flows from investing activities: Purchases of property and equipment............................................. (5,901) (5,458) Sale of inventoried property.................................................... 7,355 - Proceeds from collections on notes receivable................................... 50 100 Increase in intangible assets and goodwill...................................... (964) (8,303) Acquisition of businesses including net assets acquired, intangibles and goodwill................................................................... (1,224) (4,826) Decrease (increase) in investments in/advances to unconsolidated subsidiaries... 1,499 (4,081) Other investing activities, net................................................. 1,025 125 -------- -------- Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities.......................... 1,840 (22,443) -------- -------- Cash flows from financing activities: Proceeds from senior term loans................................................. 78,000 108,000 Repayment of senior term loans.................................................. (19,000) - Repayment of inventoried property loan.......................................... (7,093) (377) Repayment of other loans........................................................ (873) (900) Payment of dividends payable.................................................... - (5,000) Repurchase of preferred stock................................................... - (72,418) Repayment of capital leases..................................................... (268) (520) Other financing activities, net................................................. (726) 1,750 -------- -------- Net cash provided by financing activities.................................... 50,040 30,535 -------- -------- Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents......................................... (2,467) (27,631) Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of period................................. 19,551 47,181 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash........................................... 341 - -------- -------- Cash and cash equivalents, at end of period....................................... $ 17,425 $ 19,550 ======== ======== Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: Cash paid during the period for: Interest (none capitalized).................................................... $ 5,390 $ 4,243 Income taxes, net of refunds................................................... $ 1,861 $ 1,191 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 5 CB RICHARD ELLIS SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1. Organization and Acquisitions Organization. CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. ("CB Richard Ellis") or (the "Company") is a holding company that conducts its operations primarily through its subsidiaries CB Richard Ellis, Inc., CB Commercial Limited (the United Kingdom holding company, formerly known as REI Limited, "REI," for the various Richard Ellis companies operating outside the United Kingdom and the United States), L.J. Melody & Company ("L.J. Melody"), CB Richard Ellis Investors, L.L.C. and CB Hillier Parker Limited, the United Kingdom holding company for operations within the United Kingdom. On November 25, 1996, CB Richard Ellis completed an initial public offering (the "Offering") of 4,347,000 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"). The net proceeds from the Offering of $79.5 million were used to repay a portion of CB Richard Ellis' then outstanding senior secured indebtedness and senior subordinated indebtedness. Nature of Operations. The Company provides a full range of real estate services worldwide to commercial real estate tenants, owners and investors through approximately 230 offices worldwide including but not limited to the United States, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, People's Republic of China, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. The Company's services include (i) brokerage services whereby the Company facilitates the sale and lease of properties ("Brokerage Services"); (ii) transaction management, advisory services and facilities management services to corporate real estate users ("Corporate Services"); (iii) property management and related services ("Asset Services"); and (iv) capital market activities, including mortgage banking, brokerage and servicing, investment management and advisory services, investment property transactions (including acquisitions and sales on behalf of investors), real estate market research and valuation and appraisal services (collectively, "Financial Services"). The Company's diverse client base includes local, national and multinational corporations, financial institutions, pension funds and other tax exempt entities, local, state and national governmental entities, and individuals. A significant portion of the Company's revenue is seasonal. Historically, this seasonality has caused the Company's revenue, operating income and net income to be lower in the first two calendar quarters and higher in the third and fourth calendar quarters of each year. In addition, the Company's operations are directly affected by actual and perceived trends in various national and economic conditions, including interest rates, the availability of credit to finance commercial real estate transactions and the impact of tax laws. To date, the Company does not believe that general inflation has had a material impact upon its operations. Revenues, commissions and other variable costs related to revenues are primarily affected by real estate market supply and demand rather than general inflation. Acquisitions. Refer to the Company's financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 for a discussion of the Company's acquisitions prior to 1999. The assets and liabilities of certain acquired companies, along with the related goodwill, intangibles and indebtedness, are reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 1999. The results of operations of the acquired companies are included in the consolidated results from the dates they were acquired. The unaudited pro forma results of operations of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 1998, assuming the REI acquisition, which constituted the Company's only material acquisition, had occurred on January 1, 1998, would have been as follows (amounts in thousands except per share data): Revenue......................................... $191,458 Net loss........................................ (7,006) Net loss applicable to common stockholders...... (39,279) Loss per share Basic......................................... (1.94) Diluted....................................... (1.94) 6 CB RICHARD ELLIS SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) The pro forma results do not necessarily represent results which would have occurred if the acquisitions had taken place on the date assumed above, nor are they indicative of the results of future combined operations. The amounts are based upon certain assumptions and estimates, and do not reflect any benefit from economies which might be achieved from combined operations. Further, REI historical results for the first three months of 1998 include certain nonrecurring adjustments. 2. Impairment of Long-Lived Assets The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of ("SFAS No. 121"), in March 1995. In accordance with SFAS No. 121, long-lived assets and certain intangibles held and used by the Company will be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Further, the Company periodically evaluates the recoverability of the carrying amount of goodwill and other intangible assets in accordance with SFAS No. 121. In this assessment, the Company considers macro market conditions and trends in the Company's relative market position, its capital structure, lender relationships and the estimated undiscounted future cash flows associated with these assets. If any of the significant assumptions inherent in this assessment materially change due to market, economic and/or other factors, the recoverability is assessed based on the revised assumptions and resultant undiscounted cash flows. If such analysis indicates impairment, it would be recorded in the period such changes occur based on the fair value of the goodwill and other intangible assets. 3. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Goodwill at March 31, 1999 consisted of $422.5 million related to the 1995 through 1999 acquisitions which is being amortized over an estimated useful life of 30 years and $19.5 million related to the Company's original acquisition in 1989 which is being amortized over an estimated useful life of 40 years. Other intangible assets at March 31, 1999 included approximately $7.5 million of deferred financing costs and $48.0 million of intangibles stemming from the 1995 through 1999 acquisitions. 4. Employee Benefit Plans In 1994 the Company implemented the Deferred Compensation Plan ("DCP"). Under the DCP, a select group of management and highly compensated employees can defer the payment of all or a portion of their compensation (including any bonus). The DCP permits participating employees to make an irrevocable election at the beginning of each year to receive amounts deferred at a future date either in cash, which is an unsecured long term liability of the Company, or in newly issued shares of Common Stock of the Company which elections are recorded as additions to Stockholders' Equity. For the three months ended March 31, 1999, approximately $3.2 million was deferred in cash including interest. The accumulated deferrals as of March 31, 1999, were approximately $20.1 million in cash (including interest) and $10.0 million in stock for a total of $30.1 million, all of which was charged to expense in the period of deferral. The Company, through the acquisition of Hillier Parker, maintains a contributory defined benefit pension plan ("DBP") to provide retirement benefits to former Hillier Parker employees participating in the plan. The Company's funding policy for DBP is to make the minimum annual contributions required by applicable regulations. Reference is made to Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 for further discussion. As of March 31, 1999, DBP plan assets exceed DBP plan liabilities by approximately $27.2 million and the net prepaid pension asset is reflected in the accompanying balance sheet. 7 CB RICHARD ELLIS SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) 5. Debt In May 1998, the Company amended its revolving credit facility with a group of banks to provide up to $400.0 million for five years, subject to mandatory reductions of $40.0 million, $80.0 million and $80.0 million on December 31, 1999, 2000 and 2001, respectively. The amount outstanding under this facility was $226.0 million as of March 31, 1999 which is included in the accompanying balance sheet. Interest rate alternatives include Bank of America's reference rate plus 0.50% and LIBOR plus 1.50%. The weighted average rate on the amounts outstanding at March 31, 1999 was 6.94%. The revolving credit facility contains numerous restrictive covenants that, among other things, limit the Company's ability to incur or repay other indebtedness, make advances or loans to subsidiaries and other entities, make capital expenditures, incur liens, enter into mergers or effect other fundamental corporate transactions, sell its assets, or declare dividends. In addition, the Company is required to meet certain ratios relating to its adjusted net worth, level of indebtedness, fixed charges and interest coverage. An amendment to the revolving credit facility has been executed by the banks and the Company which resolves various technical issues, e.g., extending from December 31, 1998 to June 30, 1999 the date for resolving all Year 2000 issues. The amendment is not effective until shares of certain foreign subsidiaries have been pledged, a process that will not be completed until some time in June. As a consequence, the amendment is not presently in effect and the Company may not be in technical compliance with the credit facility although it does not believe that the banks will or could successfully assert a default. In May 1998, the Company sold $175.0 million of 8.875% Senior Subordinated Notes ("Subordinated Notes") due on June 1, 2006. The Subordinated Notes are redeemable in whole or in part after June 1, 2002 at 104.438% of par on that date and at declining prices thereafter. On or before June 1, 2001, up to 35.0% of the issued amount may be redeemed at 108.875% of par plus accrued interest solely with the proceeds from an equity offering. The amount included in the accompanying balance sheet for the Subordinated Notes less unamortized discount was $173.0 million as of March 31, 1999. 6. Income Taxes The provisions for income taxes for the three month periods ended March 31, 1999 and 1998 were computed in accordance with Interpretation No. 18 of APB opinion No. 28 on reporting taxes for interim periods and were based on projections of total year pre-tax income. In accordance with APB opinion No. 23, no U.S. taxes have been provided on earnings of foreign subsidiaries, it is the intent of the Company to permanently re-invest the unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries. Reference is made to Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 for a discussion of the Company's deferred taxes including net operating loss carryforwards. 7. Commitments and Contingencies In December 1996, GMH Associates, Inc. (''GMH'') filed a lawsuit against Prudential Realty Group (''Prudential'') and the Company in Superior Court of Pennsylvania, Franklin County, alleging various contractual and tort claims against Prudential, the seller of a large office complex, and the Company, its agent in the sale, contending that Prudential breached its agreement to sell the property to GMH, breached its duty to negotiate in good faith, conspired with the Company to conceal from GMH that Prudential was negotiating to sell the property to another purchaser and that Prudential and the Company misrepresented that there were no other negotiations for the sale of the property. Following a non-jury trial, the court rendered a decision in favor of GMH and against Prudential and the Company, awarding GMH $20.3 million in compensatory damages, against Prudential and the Company jointly and severally, and $10.0 million in punitive damages, allocating the punitive damage award $7.0 million as against Prudential and $3.0 million as against the Company. Following the denial of motions by Prudential and the Company for a new trial, a judgment was entered on December 3, 1998. Prudential and the Company have filed an appeal of the judgment. The Company believes that 8 CB RICHARD ELLIS SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) it has adequate insurance coverage for the compensatory portion of the judgment and adequate reserves for the punitive portion, as well as potential indemnity claims from Prudential for the entire judgment. In August 1993, a former commissioned sales person of the Company filed a lawsuit against the Company in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Bergen County, alleging gender discrimination and wrongful termination by the Company. On November 20, 1996, a jury returned a verdict against the Company, awarding $6.5 million in general and punitive damages to the plaintiff. Subsequently, the trial court awarded the plaintiff $638,000 in attorneys' fees and costs. Following denial by the trial court of the Company's motions for new trial, reversal of the verdict and reduction of damages, the Company filed an appeal of the verdict and requested a reduction of damages. On March 9, 1999 the appellate court ruled in the Company's favor, reversed the trial court decision and ordered a new trial. Based on available reserves, cash and anticipated cash flows, the Company believes that the ultimate outcome will not have an impact on the Company's ability to carry on its operations. The Company is a party to a number of pending or threatened lawsuits arising out of, or incident to, its ordinary course of business. Based on available cash and anticipated cash flows, the Company believes that the ultimate outcome will not have an impact on the Company's ability to carry on its operations. Management believes that any liability to the Company that may result from disposition of these lawsuits will not have a material effect on the consolidated financial position or results of operations of the Company. Stockholders' Equity The translation of foreign currencies into U.S. dollars is performed for balance sheet accounts using current exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date and for revenue and expense accounts using an average exchange rate for the period. The cumulative gains or losses resulting from translations are included in stockholders' equity. 9. Comprehensive Income Effective January 1, 1998, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 130, Reporting of Comprehensive Income. Comprehensive income is a measure of all changes in equity of the Company that result from recognized transactions and other economic events of the period excluding investments in or distributions from the Company. All components of comprehensive income are reported under the provisions of SFAS No. 130. For the three months ended March 31, 1999, total comprehensive loss was $5.9 million which includes foreign currency translation loss of $4.1 million. For the three months ended March 31, 1998, total comprehensive income was $1.9 million which includes foreign currency translation loss of $33,000. 10. Per Share Information Basic and diluted loss per share was computed by dividing net income (loss), less preferred dividend requirements as applicable, by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period. When the Company has a net loss applicable to common stockholders for a particular reporting period, the stock options and warrants outstanding are excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share as they are anti-dilutive. 9 CB RICHARD ELLIS SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) The following is a calculation of basic and diluted loss per share for the quarters ended March 31 (in thousands, except share and per share data): 1999 1998 ---------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Per-Share Income Per-Share Loss Shares Amount (Loss) Shares Amount -------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- Basic loss per share Net income (loss)............................... $(1,753) $ 1,965 Deemed dividend on preferred stock repurchase... - (32,273) ------- -------- Net loss applicable to common stockholders...... $(1,753) 20,640,438 $(0.08) $(30,308) 18,892,735 $(1.60) ======= ========== ========= ======== ========== ========= Diluted loss per share Net loss applicable to common stockholders...... $(1,753) 20,640,438 $(0.08) $(30,308) 18,892,735 $(1.60) ======= ========== ========= ======== ========== ========= The following items were not included in the computation of diluted loss per share because their effect was anti-dilutive for the quarters ended March 31: 1999 1998 ---------------- --------------- Stock options Outstanding......... 2,342,562 2,624,198 Price ranges........ $0.30-$37.31 $0.30-$38.50 Expiration ranges... 4/18/99-7/22/08 10/1/01-3/8/08 Stock warrants Outstanding......... 599,967 599,967 Price............... $30.00 $30.00 Expiration.......... 8/28/04 8/28/04 Deferred stock Outstanding......... 275,670 96,515 Price ranges........ $17.25-$37.94 $19.05-$37.94 11. Reclassification Certain reclassifications, which do not have any effect on net income, have been made to certain prior period financial statements to conform to the March 1999 presentation. 10 CB RICHARD ELLIS SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS Introduction - CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. through its direct and indirect subsidiaries (collectively the "Company") provides real estate services through approximately 230 offices worldwide including but not limited to the United States, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, People's Republic of China, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. Over the course of the last five years the Company, in recognition of a rapidly changing structural and economic environment, has changed from being almost exclusively a traditional U.S. real estate broker to being a diversified global real estate services firm. Its outsourcing, transaction management, advisory services and facilities management services to corporate real estate user services (referred to as "Corporate Services"), property management and related services ("Asset Services") and capital market activities, including mortgage banking, brokerage and servicing, investment management and advisory services, investment property transactions (including acquisitions and sales on behalf of investors), real estate market research and valuation and appraisal services (collectively "Financial Services") are either the largest or one of the largest such businesses in both the world and the United States and in the aggregate accounted for more than $488.1 million in 1998 revenue. The Company's core brokerage business, commercial property sales and leasing ("Brokerage Services") accounted for approximately $546.4 million in 1998 revenue and is one of the largest such businesses in the United States. As part of its strategic emphasis in developing a worldwide business, the Company has, since the beginning of 1995, completed multiple acquisitions, an $87.0 million public offering of common stock and a $175.0 million offering of senior subordinated notes. The Company is continually assessing acquisition opportunities as part of its growth strategy. Because of the substantial non- cash goodwill and intangible amortization charges incurred by the Company in connection with acquisitions subject to purchase accounting and because of interest expense associated with acquisition financing, past acquisitions have and future acquisitions may adversely affect net income. In addition, during the first six months following an acquisition, the Company believes there are generally significant one-time costs relating to integrating information technology, accounting and management services and rationalizing personnel levels (a portion of which the Company intends to reflect as a statement of operations charge or as part of the purchase price at the time of the acquisition as appropriate). Management's strategy is to pursue acquisitions that are expected to be accretive to income before interest expense and provision for amortization of goodwill and intangibles, if any, and to operating cash flows (excluding the costs of integration). Revenue from Brokerage Services and the investment properties component of Financial Services, which constitutes a substantial majority of the Company's revenue, is largely transactional in nature and subject to economic cycles. However, the Company's significant size, geographic coverage, number of transactions and large continuing client base tend to minimize the impact of economic cycles on annual revenue and create what the Company believes is equivalent to a recurring stream of revenue. Between 50.0% and 55.0% of the costs and expenses associated with Brokerage Services and the investment properties component of Financial Services are directly correlated to revenue while approximately 25.0% of the costs and expenses of Corporate Services, Asset Services and Financial Services, excluding investment properties, are directly correlated to revenue. A significant portion of the Company's revenue is seasonal. Historically, this seasonality has caused the Company's revenue, operating income and net income to be lower in the first two calendar quarters and higher in the third and fourth calendar quarters of each year. In addition, the Company's operations are directly affected by actual and perceived trends in various national and economic conditions, including interest rates, the availability of credit to finance commercial real estate transactions and the impact of tax laws. To date, the Company does not believe that general inflation has had a material impact upon its operations. Revenues, commissions and other variable costs related to revenues are primarily affected by real estate market supply and demand rather than general inflation. 11 CB RICHARD ELLIS SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (continued) Results of Operations - Since 1992, the Company's results have benefitted from its ability to take advantage of a significant and ongoing recovery in U.S. commercial real estate markets and the generally rising occupancy and rental levels, and, as a result, property values as well as from significant expansion into international markets. Since brokerage fees are typically based upon a percentage of transaction value, and property management fees are typically based upon a percentage of total rent collections, recent occupancy and rental rate increases at the property level have generated an increase in brokerage and property management fees to the Company. The following unaudited table sets forth items derived from the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations for each of the periods presented in dollars and as a percentage of revenue. Quarter Ended March 31, -------------------------------------- 1999 1998 ------------------- ---------------- (Dollars in thousands) Revenue......................................... $233,201 100.0% $175,144 100.0% Costs and expenses: Commissions, fees and other incentives........ 96,647 41.4 82,214 46.9 Operating, administrative and other........... 121,484 52.1 80,458 46.0 Depreciation and amortization................. 9,994 4.3 5,322 3.0 -------- ----- -------- ----- Operating income................................ 5,076 2.2 7,150 4.1 Interest income................................. 534 0.2 727 0.4 Interest expense................................ 9,173 3.9 4,321 2.5 -------- ----- -------- ----- Income (loss) before provision for income tax... (3,563) (1.5) 3,556 2.0 Provision (benefit) for income tax.............. (1,810) (0.8) 1,591 0.9 -------- ----- -------- ----- Net income (loss)............................... $ (1,753) (0.7)% $ 1,965 1.1% ======== ===== ======== ===== EBITDA.......................................... $ 15,070 6.5% $ 12,472 7.1% ======== ===== ======== ===== Quarter Ended March 31, 1999 Compared to Quarter Ended March 31, 1998 The Company reported a consolidated net loss of $1.8 million, or $0.08 diluted loss per share for the quarter ended March 31, 1999 on revenues of $233.2 million compared to a consolidated net income of $2.0 million on revenues of $175.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 1998. The net loss applicable to common stockholders, including the deemed dividend resulting from the accounting treatment of the preferred stock repurchase, was $30.3 million, or $1.60 diluted loss per share for the quarter ended March 31, 1998. Revenues on a consolidated basis were $233.2 million, an increase of $58.1 million or 33.1% for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1998. The overall increase reflected the full contribution from REI Limited ("REI") and Hillier Parker ("HP") and various other 1998 acquisitions. The Company continued to benefit from its global market presence by leveraging the ability to deliver comprehensive real estate services into new businesses. However, revenues for the first quarter of 1999 continue to be affected by the liquidity problems which began in September of 1998 in the global capital markets in general and the Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities ("CMBS") market in particular. Commissions, fees and other incentives on a consolidated basis were $96.6 million, an increase of $14.4 million or 17.6% for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1998. The increase in these costs is attributable to the increase in revenue since most of the Company's sales professionals are compensated based on revenue. As a percentage of revenue, commissions fees and other incentives were 41.4% for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, compared to 46.9% for the quarter ended March 31, 1998. The decrease as a percentage of revenue is primarily due to the acquisition of REI and HP which generally do not operate under a commission-based program. 12 CB RICHARD ELLIS SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (continued) Operating, administrative and other on a consolidated basis was $121.5 million, an increase of $41.0 million or 51.0% for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1998. As a percentage of revenue, operating, administrative and other were 52.1% for the quarter ended March 31, 1999 compared to 46.0% for the quarter ended March 31, 1998. The increase in amount and percentage is primarily due to the acquisitions of REI and HP, which have higher fixed operating expenses. Due to the integration of REI and HP, operating, administrative and other as a percentage of revenue has increased, while commissions, fees and other incentives as a percentage of revenue has decreased. Operating income for the quarter ended March 31, 1999 includes $2.6 million of income from incentive participations in opportunity funds for which there was no comparable income in the prior year period. The Company anticipates that it will have such income in future periods although it is unable to anticipate with certainty the timing or amount of such income due to the nature of the underlying transactions which give rise to such income. Consolidated interest income was $0.5 million, a decrease of $0.2 million or 27.0% for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1998. Consolidated interest expense was $9.2 million, an increase of $4.9 million or 112.3% for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1998. The increase primarily resulted from the May 1998 issuance of senior subordinated notes, which were used to finance business acquisitions. Benefit for income tax on a consolidated basis was $1.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, as compared to the provision for income tax of $1.6 for the quarter ended March 31, 1998. The tax benefit is attributable to operating losses realized in the first quarter which the Company expects to utilize against future operating income in the current year. The effective tax rate increased in 1999, primarily as a result of additional nonamortizable goodwill from recent acquisitions and losses in certain foreign jurisdictions for which no tax benefit is received. In early 1998 the Company repurchased its outstanding preferred stock which triggered a limitation on the annual amount of net operating loss ("NOL") it can use to offset future U.S. taxable income. This limitation does not affect the way taxes are reported for financial reporting purposes, but it will affect the timing of the actual amount of taxes paid on an annual basis. EBITDA was $15.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, as compared to $12.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 1998. EBITDA effectively removes the impact of certain non-cash and nonrecurring charges on income such as depreciation and the amortization of intangible assets relating to acquisitions, merger-related and other nonrecurring charges, extraordinary items, and income taxes. Management believes that the presentation of EBITDA will enhance a reader's understanding of the Company's operating performance and ability to service debt as it provides a measure of cash (subject to the payment of interest and income taxes) generated that can be used by the Company to service its debt and other required or discretionary purposes. Net cash that will be available to the Company for discretionary purposes represents remaining cash after debt service and other cash requirements, such as capital expenditures, are deducted from EBITDA. EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to (i) operating income determined in accordance with GAAP or (ii) operating cash flow determined in accordance with GAAP. 13 CB RICHARD ELLIS SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (continued) Segment Operations The Company provides integrated real estate services through four global business units. The four units are Brokerage Services, Corporate Services, Asset Services and Financial Services. The factors for determining the reportable segments were based on the type of service and client. Each business segment requires and is responsible for executing a unique marketing and business strategy. Brokerage Services consists of commercial property sales and leasing services. Corporate Services consists of outsourcing, transaction management, advisory services and facilities management. Asset Services consists of property management and related services. Financial Services consists of investment property services (acquisitions and sales on behalf of investors), mortgage loan origination and servicing through L.J. Melody, investment management and advisory services through CB Richard Ellis Investors, L.L.C. ("CBRE Investors"), capital markets activities, valuation and appraisal services and real estate market research. The following tables summarize the revenue, cost and expenses, and operating income by operating segment for the quarters ended March 31, 1999 and 1998. Quarter Ended March 31, -------------------------------------- 1999 1998 ------------------ ----------------- (Dollars in thousands) Brokerage Services Revenue.................................... $119,526 100.0% $92,969 100.0% Costs and expenses: Commissions, fees and other incentives... 61,955 51.8 51,933 55.9 Operating, administrative and other...... 49,009 41.0 34,061 36.6 Depreciation and amortization............ 3,327 2.8 1,502 1.6 -------- ----- ------- ----- Operating income........................... $ 5,235 4.4% $ 5,473 5.9% ======== ===== ======= ===== EBITDA..................................... $ 8,562 7.2% $ 6,975 7.5% ======== ===== ======= ===== Corporate Services Revenue.................................... $ 16,978 100.0% $12,480 100.0% Costs and expenses: Commissions, fees and other incentives... 4,441 26.2 4,925 39.5 Operating, administrative and other...... 13,358 78.6 8,267 66.2 Depreciation and amortization............ 723 4.3 506 4.1 -------- ----- ------- ----- Operating loss............................. $ (1,544) (9.1)% $(1,218) (9.8)% ======== ===== ======= ===== EBITDA..................................... $ (821) (4.8)% $ (712) (5.7)% ======== ===== ======= ===== Asset Services Revenue.................................... $ 32,603 100.0% $22,461 100.0% Costs and expenses: Commissions, fees and other incentives... 6,732 20.6 4,902 21.8 Operating, administrative and other...... 23,136 71.0 15,570 69.3 Depreciation and amortization............ 1,893 5.8 1,201 5.4 -------- ----- ------- ----- Operating income........................... $ 842 2.6% $ 788 3.5% ======== ===== ======= ===== EBITDA..................................... $ 2,735 8.4% $ 1,989 8.9% ======== ===== ======= ===== Financial Services Revenue.................................... $ 64,094 100.0% $47,234 100.0% Costs and expenses: Commissions, fees and other incentives... 23,519 36.7 20,454 43.3 Operating, administrative and other...... 35,981 56.1 22,560 47.8 Depreciation and amortization............ 4,051 6.4 2,113 4.5 -------- ----- ------- ----- Operating income........................... $ 543 0.8% $ 2,107 4.4% ======== ===== ======= ===== EBITDA..................................... $ 4,594 7.2% $ 4,220 8.9% ======== ===== ======= ===== Total operating income...................... $ 5,076 $ 7,150 ======== ======= Total EBITDA................................ $ 15,070 $12,472 ======== ======= Segment operating income (loss) excludes interest income, interest expense and provision for income taxes. 14 CB RICHARD ELLIS SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (continued) Quarter ended March 31, 1999 Compared to the Quarter ended March 31, 1998 Brokerage Services Revenue increased by $26.6 million or 28.6% for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1998, due primarily to the contributions from REI and HP. Commissions, fees and other incentives increased by $10.0 million or 19.3% for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1998, primarily due to increased revenues, which resulted in higher commission eligibility levels and, thus, higher commissions. As a percentage of revenue, commissions, fees and other incentives were 51.8% for the quarter ended March 31, 1999 compared to 55.9% for the quarter ended March 31, 1998. The decrease in commissions, fees and other incentives as a percentage of revenue is primarily due to the integration of REI and HP which generally do not operate under a commission-based program. Operating, administrative, and other increased by $14.9 million or 43.9% for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1998. The increase in the amount is primarily a result of the integration of REI and HP including incentive compensation based on increased operating results. Depreciation and amortization increased by $1.8 million or 121.5% for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1998, primarily as a result of additional investments in hardware and software to support the increase in new business and goodwill related to the acquisition of REI and HP. Corporate Services Revenue increased by $4.5 million or 36.0% for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1998, partially due to the contribution from REI, HP and growth in the facilities management business. Commissions, fees and other incentives decreased by $0.5 million or 9.8% for the quarter ended March 31, 1999 compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1998. As a percentage of revenue, commissions, fees and other incentives were 26.2% for the quarter ended March 31, 1999 compared to 39.5% for the quarter ended March 31, 1998. The decrease in commissions, fees and other incentives as a percentage of revenue is primarily a result of the REI, HP and the facilities management revenue increases, the latter of which has no corresponding commission expenses. Operating, administrative, and other increased $5.1 million or 61.6% for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1998, primarily related to the acquisition of REI and HP which have higher fixed operating expenses, additional personnel requirements and business promotion expenses. As a percentage of revenue, operating, administrative and other were 78.6% for the quarter ended March 31, 1999 compared to 66.2% for the quarter ended March 31, 1998. The increase in operating, administrative and other as a percentage of revenue is primarily due to the integration of REI and HP and continued building of the facilities management infrastructure in response to the revenue growth. Depreciation and amortization increased by $0.2 million or 42.9% for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1998, primarily related to the acquisition of REI and HP. Asset Services Revenue increased by $10.1 million or 45.2% for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1998 primarily due to the contribution from REI and HP. Commissions, fees and other incentives increased by $1.8 million or 37.3% for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1998, but decreased as a percentage of revenue from 21.8% to 20.6% primarily due to the acquisitions of REI and HP which generally do not operate under a commission-based program. Operating, administrative, and other increased $7.6 million or 48.6% for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1998. As a percentage of revenue, operating, administrative and other were 71.0% for the quarter ended March 31, 1999 compared to 69.3% for the quarter ended March 31, 1998. The increase in amount and percentage is primarily due to the integration of REI and HP. Depreciation and amortization increased by $0.7 million or 57.6% for the quarter ended March 31, 1999 compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1998, primarily related to the acquisitions of REI and HP. Financial Services Revenue increased by $16.9 million or 35.7% for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1998. The increase in revenue is primarily due to growth in the valuation and appraisal services revenue and the full contribution from REI and HP. Commissions, fees and other incentives increased by $3.1 million or 15.0% for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1998. The increase is primarily a result of the revenue increase and the resulting higher commission eligibility levels from the REI and HP 15 CB RICHARD ELLIS SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (continued) contribution and valuation and appraisal services. As a percentage of revenue, commissions, fees and other incentives were 36.7% for the quarter ended March 31, 1999 compared to 43.3% for the quarter ended March 31, 1998. The decrease in commissions, fees and other incentives as a percentage of revenue is primarily due to the integration of REI and HP which do not operate under commission-based programs. Operating, administrative, and other increased by $13.4 million or 59.5% for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1998, primarily as a result of business promotion expenses and additional personnel requirements, and the integration of REI and HP. Depreciation and amortization increased by $1.9 million or 91.7% for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1998, primarily related to the additional investment in hardware and software to support the increase in new business and the acquisition of REI and HP. Liquidity and Capital Resources The Company has historically financed its operations and non-acquisition related capital expenditures primarily with internally generated funds and borrowings under a revolving credit facility. In order to fund certain working capital requirements, the Company had additional net borrowings of $59.0 million under the revolving credit facility, during the first quarter of 1999. The Company's EBITDA was $15.1 million and $12.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively. The improvement in EBITDA reflects the overall period to period revenue growth discussed in Results of Operations. Net cash used in operating activities was $54.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 1999, compared to $35.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 1998. The change is primarily due to higher incentive payments resulting from improved operating performances in 1998 and changes in components of operating assets and liabilities. Net cash provided by investing activities was $1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 1999, compared to net cash used in investing activities of $22.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 1998. The change is primarily due to a lower level of acquisition of businesses, the sale of the inventoried property and the absence in 1999 of the supplemental purchase price payments included in 1998 in connection with a 1995 acquisition. Net cash provided by financing activities was $50.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 1999, compared to $30.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 1998. The increase primarily resulted from the absence in 1999 of a one-time repurchase of the Company's preferred stock in 1998 offset by the repayment of the inventoried property loan and lower 1999 net borrowings from the revolving credit facility. In May 1998, the Company amended its revolving credit facility with a group of banks to provide up to $400.0 million for five years, subject to mandatory reductions of $40.0 million, $80.0 million and $80.0 million on December 31, 1999, 2000 and 2001, respectively. The amount outstanding under this facility was $226.0 million as of March 31, 1999 which is included in the accompanying balance sheet. Interest rate alternatives include Bank of America's reference rate plus 0.50% and LIBOR plus 1.50%. The weighted average rate on amounts outstanding at March 31, 1999 was 6.94%. The revolving credit facility contains numerous restrictive covenants that, among other things, limit the Company's ability to incur or repay other indebtedness, make advances or loans to subsidiaries and other entities, make capital expenditures, incur liens, enter into mergers or effect other fundamental corporate transactions, sell its assets, or declare dividends. In addition, the Company is required to meet certain ratios relating to its adjusted net worth, level of indebtedness, fixed charges and interest coverage. An amendment to the revolving credit facility has been executed by the banks and the Company which resolves various technical issues, e.g., extending from December 31, 1998 to June 30, 1999 the date for resolving all Year 2000 issues. The amendment is not effective until shares of certain foreign subsidiaries have been pledged, a process that will not be completed until some time in June. As a consequence, the amendment is not presently in effect and the Company may not be in technical compliance with the credit facility although it does not believe that the banks will or could successfully assert a default. The Company expects to have capital expenditures ranging from $25.0 million to $30.0 million in 1999. The Company expects to use net cash provided by operating activities for the next several years primarily to fund capital expenditures for computer related purchases, acquisitions, including earnout payments, and to make required principal payments under the Company's outstanding indebtedness. The Company believes that it can satisfy its non- acquisition obligations as well as working capital requirements from internally generated cash flow, borrowings under the amended 16 CB RICHARD ELLIS SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (continued) revolving credit facility or any replacement credit facilities. Material future acquisitions, if any, that require cash will require new sources of capital such as an expansion of the amended revolving credit facility and raising money by issuing additional debt or equity. The Company anticipates that its existing sources of liquidity, including cash flow from operations, will be sufficient to meet the Company's anticipated non-acquisition cash requirements for the foreseeable future and in any event for at least the next twelve months. Year 2000 Issues Update Introduction The Year 2000 ("Y2K") issue exists because many computer systems and applications currently use only two digits to designate a year, which may cause date-sensitive systems to recognize the year 2000 as 1900 or not at all. The Company's proprietary and client accounting systems, other information technology ("IT") systems and embedded (elevator, HVAC, and other non-IT) systems are all potentially subject to problems related to the inability of such systems to appropriately interpret the upcoming calendar year "2000" and beyond. State of Readiness The Company has assessed and continues to assess the impact of the Y2K on IT and non-IT systems and is in the process of completing the replacement or upgrade of the affected hardware and software. The Company has created an integration team to facilitate testing all of its significant software and to determine whether embedded technology is Y2K compliant. The Company believes that Y2K issues for certain of its acquired businesses outside of the United States, including those in Asia, are more serious than Y2K issues in the United States and Europe but are not material. The local management and the integration team are developing compliance plans for these acquired business locations. Although there can be no assurances, the Company believes that its proprietary accounting systems, information technology and embedded systems will be Y2K compliant by the end of 1999. Costs to Address the Year 2000 Issue To date, the Company estimates that it has spent approximately $7.0 million to address the Y2K issue which includes replacing and upgrading the affected hardware and software. Costs incurred to replace systems will be capitalized. The Company estimates approximately $4.0 million of additional costs to fully address the Y2K issue. The Company does not track the cost and time that its own internal employees spend on the Y2K project. Risks Presented by the Year 2000 Issue The Company relies on third parties for goods and services. The inability of these third parties to conduct their business for a significant period of time due to the Y2K issue could have a material adverse impact on the Company's operations. In addition, certain of the Company's clients require the Company to utilize client-provided IT systems in connection with the Company's provision of services. Failure of any of these client-provided systems could disrupt the Company's operations with respect to the clients involved. Due to the Company's inability to complete an assessment of risk with respect to third-party suppliers and clients, the Company cannot conclusively determine that their occurrence will not have a material adverse impact on the Company's results of operations, liquidity or financial condition. At this time, the Company believes its most reasonably likely worst case scenarios include: temporary failure of one or more infrastructure services provided by third-party suppliers (including utilities and transportation); loss of real-time processing capability by the Company's internal information systems; and interruption of commerce with customers or suppliers that experience Y2K-related failures within their businesses. In a worst case scenario such occurrences could materially and adversely affect the Company's results of operations, liquidity and financial condition. Contingency Plans The project teams working with each of the Company's systems are responsible for developing two types of contingency plans to address these risks. One type manages the risks of Y2K-related failure. This employs iterative planning that identifies and quantifies risks and responds by altering the original plan to avoid the risks or reduce their impact or their probability of occurring. The other type of contingency plan manages recovery from a Y2K-related failure by identifying the potential failures; assessing their impacts; evaluating and selecting operational alternatives; 17 CB RICHARD ELLIS SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (continued) planning the implementation of alternatives; and facilitating the eventual restoration of normal operations. The Company has plans for temporary alternatives in the event that its internal accounting systems fail and transfer data and functionality of any failed client accounting systems to a working backup system, but such plans will not be completed until the third quarter of 1999. Euro Conversion Disclosure The Company does not expect the introduction of the Euro to have a significant impact on its market or the manner in which it conducts business, and believes the related impact on the Company's financials is not material. Approximately six percent of the Company's 1998 business was transacted in the participating member countries. The Company is currently using the legacy currencies to conduct business in these member countries. The Company is in the process of replacing or upgrading the affected hardware and software to allow for dual-currency reporting during the transition period, and issues related but not limited to converting amounts and rounding. The Company anticipates these system upgrades will be fully functional prior to the end of the transition period. Litigation In December 1996, GMH Associates, Inc. (''GMH'') filed a lawsuit against Prudential Realty Group (''Prudential'') and the Company in Superior Court of Pennsylvania, Franklin County, alleging various contractual and tort claims against Prudential, the seller of a large office complex, and the Company, its agent in the sale, contending that Prudential breached its agreement to sell the property to GMH, breached its duty to negotiate in good faith, conspired with the Company to conceal from GMH that Prudential was negotiating to sell the property to another purchaser and that Prudential and the Company misrepresented that there were no other negotiations for the sale of the property. Following a non-jury trial, the court rendered a decision in favor of GMH and against Prudential and the Company, awarding GMH $20.3 million in compensatory damages, against Prudential and the Company jointly and severally, and $10.0 million in punitive damages, allocating the punitive damage award $7.0 million as against Prudential and $3.0 million as against the Company. Following the denial of motions by Prudential and the Company for a new trial, a judgment was entered on December 3, 1998. Prudential and the Company have filed an appeal of the judgment. The Company believes that it has adequate insurance coverage for the compensatory portion of the judgment and adequate reserves for the punitive portion, as well as potential indemnity claims from Prudential for the entire judgment. In August 1993, a former commissioned sales person of the Company filed a lawsuit against the Company in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Bergen County, alleging gender discrimination and wrongful termination by the Company. On November 20, 1996, a jury returned a verdict against the Company, awarding $6.5 million in general and punitive damages to the plaintiff. Subsequently, the trial court awarded the plaintiff $638,000 in attorneys' fees and costs. Following denial by the trial court of the Company's motions for new trial, reversal of the verdict and reduction of damages, the Company filed an appeal of the verdict and requested a reduction of damages. On March 9, 1999 the appellate court ruled in the Company's favor, reversed the trial court decision and ordered a new trial. Based on available reserves, cash and anticipated cash flows, the Company believes that the ultimate outcome will not have an impact on the Company's ability to carry on its operations. The Company is a party to a number of pending or threatened lawsuits arising out of, or incident to, its ordinary course of business. Based on available cash and anticipated cash flows, the Company believes that the ultimate outcome will not have an impact on the Company's ability to carry on its operations. Management believes that any liability to the Company that may result from disposition of these lawsuits will not have a material effect on the consolidated financial position or results of operations of the Company. Net Operating Losses The Company had U.S. federal income tax NOLs of approximately $70.8 million as of December 31, 1998, corresponding to $24.8 million of the Company's $53.3 million in net deferred tax assets before valuation allowance. The ability of the Company to utilize NOLs was limited in 1998 and will be in subsequent years as a result of the Company's 1996 public offering, the 1997 Koll acquisition and the 1998 repurchase of preferred stock which 18 CB RICHARD ELLIS SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (continued) cumulatively caused a more than 50.0% change of ownership within a three year period. As a result of the limitation, the Company will be able to use approximately $26.0 million of its NOL in 1998 and in each subsequent year. The amount of NOLs is, in any event, subject to uncertainty until the statute of limitations lapses after their utilization to offset taxable income. New Accounting Pronouncements The Company adopted SFAS No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information during the quarter ended December 31, 1998. SFAS 131 requires the use of the ''management approach'' for segment reporting, which is based on the way the chief operating decision maker organizes segments within a company for making operating decisions and assessing performance. The adoption of this statement did not have a material impact on the Company's financial statements. In 1999, the Company adopted Statement of Position (''SOP'') 98-5, Reporting on the Costs of Start-up Activities. SOP 98-5, which requires costs of start-up activities and organization costs to be expensed as incurred. The adoption of this statement did not have a material impact on the Company's financial statements. In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. SFAS No. 133 establishes accounting and reporting standards requiring that every derivative instrument (including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts) be recorded in the balance sheet as either an asset or liability measured at its fair value. SFAS No. 133 requires that changes in the derivative's fair value be recognized currently in earnings unless specific hedge accounting criteria are met. Special accounting for qualifying hedges allows a derivative's gains and losses to offset related results on the hedged item in the income statement, and requires that a company must formally document, designate, and assess the effectiveness of transactions that receive hedge accounting. SFAS No. 133 is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 1999. A company may also implement the Statement as of the beginning of any fiscal quarter after issuance (that is, fiscal quarters beginning June 16, 1998 and thereafter). SFAS No. 133 must be applied to (a) derivative instruments and (b) certain derivative instruments embedded in hybrid contracts that were issued, acquired, or substantively modified after December 31, 1997. The Company has not yet quantified the impacts of adopting SFAS No. 133 on its financial statements and has not determined the timing of or method of its adoption of SFAS No. 133. Based on derivative instruments outstanding, SFAS No. 133 is not anticipated to have a significant impact on earnings or other components of comprehensive income. 19 CB RICHARD ELLIS SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (continued) ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK The Company's exposure to market risk consists of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations related to international operations and changes in interest rates on debt obligations. Approximately 20.0% of the Company's business is transacted in local currencies of foreign countries. The Company attempts to manage its exposure primarily by balancing monetary assets and liabilities, and maintaining cash positions only at levels necessary for operating purposes. While the Company's international results of operations as measured in dollars are subject to foreign exchange rate fluctuations, the related risk is not considered material. The Company routinely monitors its transaction exposure to currency rate changes, and enters into currency forward and option contracts to limit such exposure, as appropriate. Gains and losses on contracts are deferred until the transaction being hedged is finalized. At March 31, 1999, the Company had no outstanding contracts. The Company does not engage in any speculative activities. The Company manages its interest expense by using a combination of fixed and variable rate debt. The Company utilizes sensitivity analyses to assess the potential effect of its variable rate debt. If interest rates were to increase by 70 basis points (approximately 10.0% of the Company's weighted-average variable rate at March 31, 1999) the net impact would not result in a material change in the Company's interest expense or the fair value of the Company's debt obligation. REGARDING OUTLOOK AND OTHER FORWARD-LOOKING DATA Portions of the Quarterly Report, including Management's Discussion and Analysis, contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company's actual results and performance in future periods to be materially different from any future results or performance suggested in forward-looking statements in this release. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report and the Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements found herein to reflect any changes in Company expectations or results or any change in events. Factors that could cause results to differ materially include, but are not limited to: commercial real estate vacancy levels; employment conditions and their effect on vacancy rates; property values; rental rates; any general economic recession domestically or internationally; and general conditions of financial liquidity for real estate transactions. 20 CB RICHARD ELLIS SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES PART II. OTHER INFORMATION ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K (a) Exhibits 27 Financial Data Schedule (filed only with the SEC) (b) Reports on Form 8-K (i) The registrant filed a Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 17, 1999 concerning the Company's press release announcing the results of operations for the quarter and year ended December 31, 1998. 21 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements 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. CB RICHARD ELLIS SERVICES, INC. Date: March 13, 1999 /s/ Debra L. Morris ------------------------------ Debra L. Morris Executive Vice President, Global Chief Accounting Officer 22 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit ------ -------------------------------------------------- 27 Financial Data Schedule (filed only with the SEC)