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): August 26, 2011
CB RICHARD ELLIS 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.) |
| 11150 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 1600 Los Angeles, California |
90025 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(310) 405-8900
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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This Current Report on Form 8-K is filed by CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the matters described herein.
| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Amendment No. 1 to the Incremental Assumption Agreement
On August 26, 2011, the Company, CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company (“Services”), certain subsidiaries of Services, the lenders party thereto and Credit Suisse AG (“Credit Suisse”), as Administrative Agent, entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “First Amendment”) to the Incremental Assumption Agreement, dated as of March 4, 2011. The First Amendment provided that, among other things, the term loans under the Tranche C facility, which are intended to help finance the acquisition of ING Group N.V.’s real estate investment management operations in Europe and Asia as previously announced, may be funded into an escrow account prior to the consummation of the acquisition.
| Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
The following document is attached as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K:
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 10.1 | Amendment No. 1 to the Incremental Assumption Agreement, dated as of August 26, 2011, among CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., certain subsidiaries of CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., the lenders party thereto, and Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent. | |
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: August 30, 2011 | CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Gil Borok | |||
| Gil Borok | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 10.1 | Amendment No. 1 to the Incremental Assumption Agreement, dated as of August 26, 2011, among CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., certain subsidiaries of CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., the lenders party thereto, and Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent. |