Form 8-K

Date: January 25, 2023

CBRE GROUP, INC.

/s/ EMMA E. GIAMARTINO

Emma E. Giamartino

Global Group President and Chief Financial Officer

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): January 20, 2023

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, Texas		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)

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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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).

Emerging growth company ☐

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 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On January 20, 2023, the Company and Michael J. Lafitte, who is currently serving as Global Group President, CBRE Client Care and Chief Executive Officer of Trammell Crow Company, mutually agreed that Mr. Lafitte would depart from the Company on February 17, 2023.

Mr. Lafitte will receive payments and benefits afforded to senior executives under the Company’s Amended and Restated Change in Control and Severance Plan for Senior Management, and will remain eligible to receive a pro rata portion of the one-time Strategic Equity Awards granted to Mr. Lafitte (along with other senior executives of the Company) in 2017.