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 8, 2005
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.) |
| 100 North Sepulveda Boulevard, Suite 1050, El Segundo, California |
90245 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(310) 606-4700
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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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
On November 8, 2005, the Company and affiliates of Blum Capital Partners, L.P. (collectively, the “Blum Affiliates”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Lehman Brothers Inc. (the “Underwriter”) pursuant to which the Blum Affiliates sold to the Underwriter an aggregate of 6,000,000 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock. The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit 10.1 below, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (c) | Exhibits |
Exhibit
Number
| 10.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated November 8, 2005, by and among CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., Blum Strategic Partners, L.P., Blum Strategic Partners II, L.P., Blum Strategic Partners II GmbH & Co. KG, and Lehman Brothers Inc. |
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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.
| CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP, INC. (Registrant) | ||||||||
| Date: November 9, 2005 | By: | /S/ KENNETH J. KAY | ||||||
| Kenneth J. Kay Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
| 10.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated November 8, 2005, by and among CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., Blum Strategic Partners, L.P., Blum Strategic Partners II, L.P., Blum Strategic Partners II GmbH & Co. KG, and Lehman Brothers Inc. |
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