Edgar Filing: CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP INC

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Cozad Jeffrey Alley

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP INC [CBG]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

909 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 400

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/14/2005

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock	03/14/2005		J⁽¹⁾		526	D	$ 0	1,474	D ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Cozad Jeffrey Alley 909 MONTGOMERY STREET SUITE 400 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133	X

Signatures

Jeffrey A. Cozad		03/15/2005
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These securities were transferred pursuant to the partnership agreements described in Footnotes 2 and 3 below. Mr. Cozad disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.
(2)	These securities were granted to Jeffrey A. Cozad who is a director of the Issuer. Mr. Cozad is a member of Blum Strategic GP, L.L.C., the general partner Blum Strategic Partners, L.P. ("Strategic") and a managing member of Blum Strategic GP II, L.L.C., the general partner of Blum Strategic Partners II, L.P. ("Strategic II") and the managing limited partner of Blum Strategic Partners II GmbH & Co. KG ("Strategic KG"). Under each of the Strategic, Strategic II and Strategic KG partnership agreements, Mr. Cozad is deemed to hold each partnership's pro rata share of the securities for the benefit of each partnership, and each partnership is entitled to a pro rata portion of the securities issued.
(3)	Accordingly, each Strategic, Strategic II and Strategic KG may be deemed to be the indirect beneficial owners of the securities to the extent of their pro rata interest therein, and Blum Strategic GP, L.L.C., Blum Strategic GP II, L.L.C. and Mr. Cozad may be deemed to be indirect beneficial owners of the securities. Blum Strategic GP, L.L.C., Blum Strategic GP II, L.L.C. and Mr. Cozad disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.

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