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): April 15, 2009
JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland 001-13145 36-4150422
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(State or other juris- (Commission File (IRS Employer
diction of incorporation) Number) Identification
No.)
200 East Randolph Drive, Chicago, IL 60601
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (312) 782-5800
Not Applicable
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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS: PROSPECTIVE CHANGES TO COMPOSITION
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
On April 15, 2009, prior to the release of the Proxy Statement (the
"Proxy Statement") for its 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held
on May 28, 2009 (the "2009 Annual Meeting"), Jones Lang LaSalle
Incorporated (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the
following prospective changes to the composition of its Board of Directors
(the "Board"):
. The Board has nominated Ming Lu, a Partner with KKR & Co.,
for election to the Board by the Company's shareholders at the
2009 Annual Meeting.
. Professor Henri-Claude de Bettignies has decided to retire from
Board service effective on May 28, 2009, and will not stand for
re-election at the 2009 Annual Meeting. Professor de
Bettignies has served on the Board since March 1999.
. Alain Monie has decided to resign from the Board effective on
May 28, 2009 in order to devote more time to his other business
activities and also will not stand for re-election at the 2009
Annual Meeting. Mr. Monie, who is the President and Chief
Operating Officer of Ingram Micro Inc. and also a member of the
board of directors of Amazon.com, Inc., has served on the Board
since October 2005.
A copy of the press release announcing the nomination of Mr. Lu, the
retirement of Professor de Bettignies and the resignation of Mr. Monie is
attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is
incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
The following exhibit is included with this Report:
99.1. Press release issued by Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated
on April 15, 2009 announcing (i) the nomination of Ming
Lu for election to the Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated
Board of Directors at the 2009 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders to be held on May 28, 2009, (ii) the
retirement of Henri-Claude de Bettignies from the Jones
Lang LaSalle Incorporated Board of Directors effective
May 28, 2009, and (iii) the resignation of Alain Monie
from the Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated Board of
Directors effective May 28, 2009.
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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.
Dated: April 15, 2009 JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED
By: /s/ Mark J. Ohringer
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Name: Mark J. Ohringer
Title: Executive Vice President,
Global General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press Release Dated April 15, 2009
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