Form 10-Q
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United States

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 10-Q

 

 

 

x Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011

Or

 

¨ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from              to             

Commission File Number 1-13145

 

 

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Maryland

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

36-4150422

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

200 East Randolph Drive, Chicago, IL   60601
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 312-782-5800

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer   x    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock (par value $0.01) as of the close of business on April 28, 2011 was 42,927,323.

 

 

 


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Part I

   Financial Information   

Item 1.

   Financial Statements      3   
   Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010      3   
   Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 and 2010      4   
   Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011      5   
   Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 and 2010      6   
   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)      7   

Item 2.

   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations      17   

Item 3.

   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk      27   

Item 4.

   Controls and Procedures      28   

Part II

   Other Information   

Item 1.

   Legal Proceedings      28   

Item 5.

   Other Information      28   

Item 6.

   Exhibits      32   

 

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Part I Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED

Consolidated Balance Sheets

March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010

($ in thousands, except share data)

  

March 31,

       

Assets

  

2011

(unaudited)

   

December 31,

2010

 

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 100,951        251,897   

Trade receivables, net of allowances of $24,873 and $20,352

     698,292        721,486   

Notes and other receivables

     89,703        76,374   

Warehouse receivables

     113,257        —     

Prepaid expenses

     38,577        41,195   

Deferred tax assets

     78,359        82,740   

Other

     15,889        21,149   

Total current assets

     1,135,028        1,194,841   

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $353,294 and $333,371

     202,774        198,685   

Goodwill, with indefinite useful lives

     1,479,418        1,444,708   

Identified intangibles, with finite useful lives, net of accumulated amortization of $85,131 and $81,674

     29,189        29,025   

Investments in real estate ventures

     178,158        174,578   

Long-term receivables, net

     59,263        42,735   

Deferred tax assets, net

     144,081        149,020   

Other

     119,719        116,269   

Total assets

   $ 3,347,630        3,349,861   

Liabilities and Equity

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   $ 335,228        400,681   

Accrued compensation

     354,898        554,841   

Short-term borrowings

     42,517        28,700   

Deferred tax liabilities

     3,942        3,942   

Deferred income

     44,506        45,146   

Deferred business acquisition obligations

     153,540        163,656   

Warehouse facility

     113,257        —     

Other

     117,467        99,346   

Total current liabilities

     1,165,355        1,296,312   

Noncurrent liabilities:

    

Credit facility

     278,000        197,500   

Deferred tax liabilities

     18,103        15,450   

Deferred compensation

     9,963        15,130   

Pension liabilities

     4,741        5,031   

Deferred business acquisition obligations

     138,784        134,889   

Minority shareholder redemption liability

     33,775        34,118   

Other

     83,882        79,496   

Total liabilities

     1,732,603        1,777,926   

Commitments and contingencies

     —          —     

Company shareholders’ equity:

    

Common stock, $.01 par value per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 42,910,988 and 42,659,999 shares issued and outstanding

     429        427   

Additional paid-in capital

     889,118        883,046   

Retained earnings

     677,887        676,397   

Shares held in trust

     (6,270     (6,263

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     50,709        15,324   

Total Company shareholders’ equity

     1,611,873        1,568,931   

Noncontrolling interest

     3,154        3,004   

Total equity

     1,615,027        1,571,935   

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 3,347,630        3,349,861   

 

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JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED

Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 and 2010

($ in thousands, except share data) (unaudited)

     

Three Months

Ended

March 31,

2011

   

Three Months

Ended

March 31,

2010

 

Revenue

   $ 687,864        580,662   

Operating expenses:

    

Compensation and benefits

     461,357        387,381   

Operating, administrative and other

     196,126        156,453   

Depreciation and amortization

     18,315        17,713   

Restructuring charges

     —          1,120   

Total operating expenses

     675,798        562,667   

Operating income

     12,066        17,995   

Interest expense, net of interest income

     7,963        11,330   

Equity in losses from real estate ventures

     (1,971     (6,127

Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest

     2,132        538   

Provision for income taxes

     533        124   

Net income

     1,599        414   

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

     109        168   

Net income attributable to the Company

     1,490        246   

Net income attributable to common shareholders

   $ 1,490        246   

Basic earnings per common share

   $ 0.03        0.01   

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

     42,846,799        41,913,100   

Diluted earnings per common share

   $ 0.03        0.01   

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

     44,359,055        43,949,850   

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011

($ in thousands, except share data) (unaudited)

 

    Company Shareholders’ Equity              
           
   

 

Common Stock

   

Additional

Paid-In

Capital

   

Retained

Earnings

   

Shares

Held in

Trust

   

Other

Comprehensive

Income

   

Noncontrolling

Interest

   

Total

Equity

 
                   
    Shares     Amount              
   

Balances at December 31, 2010

    42,659,999      $ 427        883,046        676,397        (6,263     15,324        3,004      $ 1,571,935   

Net income

    —          —          —          1,490        —          —          109        1,599   

Shares issued under stock compensation programs

    352,559        3        77        —          —          —          —          80   

Shares repurchased for payment of taxes on stock awards

    (101,570     (1     (9,082     —          —          —          —          (9,083

Tax adjustments due to vestings and exercises

    —          —          5,108        —          —          —          —          5,108   

Amortization of stock compensation

    —          —          9,969        —          —          —          —          9,969   

Shares held in trust

    —          —          —          —          (7     —          —          (7

Increase in amounts due to noncontrolling interest

    —          —          —          —          —          —          41        41   

Foreign currency translation adjustments

    —          —          —          —          —          35,385        —          35,385   
   

Balances at March 31, 2011

    42,910,988      $ 429        889,118        677,887        (6,270     50,709        3,154      $ 1,615,027   
   

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 and 2010

($ in thousands) (unaudited)

  

Three

Months Ended

March 31, 2011

   

Three

Months Ended

March 31, 2010

 

Cash flows used for operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 1,599        414   

Reconciliation of net income to net cash used in operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     18,315        17,713   

Equity in losses from real estate ventures

     1,971        6,127   

Operating distributions from real estate ventures

     —          75   

Provision for loss on receivables and other assets

     4,254        2,061   

Amortization of deferred compensation

     10,033        11,657   

Accretion of interest on deferred business acquisition obligations

     5,040        6,060   

Amortization of debt issuance costs

     1,115        1,544   

Change in:

    

Receivables

     2,200        51,970   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     3,312        (994

Deferred tax assets, net

     11,974        5,294   

Excess tax benefit from share-based payment arrangements

     (5,108     (582

Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and accrued compensation

     (251,884     (247,671

Net cash used in operating activities

     (197,179     (146,332

Cash flows used for investing activities:

    

Net capital additions – property and equipment

     (17,170     (4,478

Business acquisitions

     (12,375     (8,937

Capital contributions and advances to real estate ventures

     (7,865     (10,537

Distributions, repayments of advances and sale of investments

     5,823        168   

Net cash used in investing activities

     (31,587     (23,784

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Proceeds from borrowings under credit facilities

     190,317        495,270   

Repayments of borrowings under credit facilities

     (96,000     (312,000

Payment of deferred business acquisition obligations

     (12,602     (17,595

Shares repurchased for payment of employee taxes on stock awards

     (9,083     (5,856

Excess tax adjustment from share-based payment arrangements

     5,108        582   

Common stock issued under option and stock purchase programs

     80        172   

Net cash provided by financing activities

     77,820        160,573   

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (150,946     (9,543

Cash and cash equivalents, January 1

     251,897        69,263   

Cash and cash equivalents, March 31

   $ 100,951        59,720   

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

    

Cash paid during the period for:

    

Interest

   $ 2,100        3,840   

Income taxes, net of refunds

     12,627        1,552   

Non-cash financing activities:

    

Deferred business acquisition obligations

   $ 1,907        —     

Provision recorded for potential earn-out obligations

     991        —     

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Readers of this quarterly report should refer to the audited financial statements of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (“Jones Lang LaSalle,” which may also be referred to as “the Company” or as “the firm,” “we,” “us” or “our”) for the year ended December 31, 2010, which are included in our 2010 Annual Report, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and also available on our website (www.joneslanglasalle.com), since we have omitted from this report certain footnote disclosures which would substantially duplicate those contained in such audited financial statements. You should also refer to the “Summary of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” section within Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contained in this quarterly report and in our 2010 Annual Report for further discussion of our accounting policies and estimates.

(1) Interim Information

Our consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2011 and for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are unaudited; however, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements for these interim periods have been included.

Historically, our revenue and profits have tended to be higher in the third and fourth quarters of each year than in the first two quarters. This is the result of a general focus in the real estate industry on completing or documenting transactions by calendar-year-end while we recognize certain expenses evenly throughout the year. Our Investment Management segment generally earns investment-generated performance fees on clients’ real estate investment returns and co-investment equity gains when assets are sold, the timing of which is geared toward the benefit of our clients. Within our Real Estate Services (“RES”) segments, revenue for capital markets activities relates to the size and timing of our clients’ transactions and can fluctuate significantly from period to period. Non-variable operating expenses, which we treat as expenses when they are incurred during the year, are relatively constant on a quarterly basis. As such, the results for the periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are not indicative of what our results will be for the full fiscal year.

(2) Significant Accounting Policies

Warehouse Receivables and Facility

In the first quarter of 2011, we acquired certain assets of Atlanta-based Primary Capital™ Advisors. This acquisition expands our capital markets service offerings and allows us to better meet our clients’ needs through the originations, sales and servicing of commercial mortgages as a Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) Program Plus® Seller/Servicer. We originate mortgages based on contractual purchase commitments from Freddie Mac and then sell these mortgages to Freddie Mac approximately one month following the originations. We receive a contractual loan purchase commitment from Freddie Mac prior to originating mortgages under the Warehouse facility. The Warehouse facility is generally repaid within a one-month period when Freddie Mac buys the loans, while we retain the servicing rights. Loans are generally funded at prevailing market rates.

We carry Warehouse receivables at fair value based on the commitment price, in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 948, Financial Services—Mortgage Banking. At March 31, 2011, all Warehouse receivables included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet were under commitment to be purchased by Freddie Mac. The commitment price from Freddie Mac is equal to our cost.

We maintain an open-end Warehouse facility with Kemps Landing Capital Company, LLC to fund Warehouse receivables. The Warehouse receivables and facility on our consolidated balance sheet represent non-cash transactions for the Company, and do not impact our reported Interest expense.

Mortgage Servicing Rights

We retain certain servicing rights in connection with the origination and sale of mortgage loans. We record mortgage servicing rights based on the fair value of these rights on the date the loans are sold. The recording of mortgage servicing rights at their fair value results in net gains, which are recorded as revenue in our consolidated statements of operations. At March 31, 2011, we had $2.2 million of mortgage servicing rights carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value in Identifiable intangible assets on our consolidated balance sheet. We amortize servicing rights in proportion to and over the estimated period that net servicing income is projected to be received.

We evaluate the mortgage servicing assets for impairment on an annual basis, or more often if circumstances or events indicate a change in fair value. Mortgage servicing rights do not actively trade in an open market with readily available observable prices, therefore we determine the fair value of these rights based on certain assumptions and judgments, including the estimation of the present value of future cash flows to be realized from servicing the underlying mortgages.

 

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(3) Revenue Recognition

We earn revenue from the following principal sources:

 

   

Transaction commissions;

 

   

Advisory and management fees;

 

   

Incentive fees;

 

   

Project and development management fees; and

 

   

Construction management fees.

We recognize transaction commissions related to agency leasing services, capital markets services and tenant representation services as revenue when we provide the related service unless future contingencies exist. If future contingencies exist, we defer recognition of this revenue until the respective contingencies have been satisfied.

We recognize advisory and management fees related to property management services, valuation services, corporate property services, consulting services and investment management as income in the period in which we perform the related services.

We recognize incentive fees based on the performance of underlying funds’ investments, contractual benchmarks and other contractual formulas.

We recognize project and development management and construction management fees by applying the percentage of completion method of accounting. We use the efforts expended method to determine the extent of progress towards completion for project and development management fees and costs incurred to total estimated costs for construction management fees.

Construction management fees, which are gross construction services revenue net of subcontract costs, were $2.3 million and $2.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Gross construction services revenue totaled $43.3 million and $37.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Subcontract costs totaled $41.0 million and $35.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

We include costs in excess of billings on uncompleted construction contracts of $7.7 million and $17.3 million in Trade receivables, and billings in excess of costs on uncompleted construction contracts of $3.1 million and $3.1 million in Deferred income, respectively, in our March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 consolidated balance sheets.

Certain contractual arrangements for services provide for the delivery of multiple services. We evaluate revenue recognition for each service to be rendered under these arrangements using criteria set forth in the FASB’s ASC 605-25, “Multiple Element Arrangements.”

Gross and Net Accounting: We follow the guidance of ASC Subtopic 605-45, “Principal and Agent Considerations,” when accounting for reimbursements received from clients. In certain of our businesses, primarily those involving management services, our clients reimburse us for expenses incurred on their behalf. We base the treatment of reimbursable expenses for financial reporting purposes upon the fee structure of the underlying contract.

Accordingly, we report a contract that provides a fixed fee billing, fully inclusive of all personnel and other recoverable expenses incurred but not separately scheduled, on a gross basis. When accounting on a gross basis, our reported revenue includes the full billing to our client and our reported expenses include all costs associated with the client.

We account for a contract on a net basis when the fee structure is comprised of at least two distinct elements, namely (1) a fixed management fee and (2) a separate component that allows for scheduled reimbursable personnel costs or other expenses to be billed directly to the client. When accounting on a net basis, we include the fixed management fee in reported revenue and net the reimbursement against expenses. We base this accounting on the following factors, which define us as an agent rather than a principal:

 

   

The property owner or client, with ultimate approval rights relating to the employment and compensation of on-site personnel, and bearing all of the economic costs of such personnel, is determined to be the primary obligor in the arrangement;

 

   

Reimbursement to Jones Lang LaSalle is generally completed simultaneously with payment of payroll or soon thereafter;

 

   

Because the property owner is contractually obligated to fund all operating costs of the property from existing cash flow or direct funding from its building operating account, Jones Lang LaSalle bears little or no credit risk; and

 

   

Jones Lang LaSalle generally earns no margin in the reimbursement aspect of the arrangement, obtaining reimbursement only for actual costs incurred.

 

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Most of our service contracts use the latter structure and we account for them on a net basis. We have always presented reimbursable contract costs on a net basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Such costs aggregated approximately $370.6 million and $311.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. This treatment has no impact on operating income, net income or cash flows.

(4) Business Segments

We manage and report our operations as four business segments:

The three geographic regions of Real Estate Services (“RES”):

 

  (i) Americas,
  (ii) Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”),
  (iii) Asia Pacific; and

 

  (iv) Investment Management, which offers investment management services on a global basis.

Each geographic region offers our full range of Real Estate Services, including agency leasing and tenant representation, capital markets and hotels, property management, facilities management, project and development management, energy management and sustainability, construction management, and advisory, consulting and valuation services.

The Investment Management segment provides investment management services to institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals.

Operating income (loss) represents total revenue less direct and indirect allocable expenses. We allocate all expenses, other than interest and income taxes, as nearly all expenses incurred benefit one or more of the segments. Allocated expenses primarily consist of corporate global overhead. We allocate these corporate global overhead expenses to the business segments based on the budgeted operating expenses of each segment.

For segment reporting we show equity earnings (losses) from real estate ventures within our revenue line, since it is an integral part of our Investment Management segment. Our measure of segment reporting results also excludes restructuring charges. The Chief Operating Decision Maker of Jones Lang LaSalle measures the segment results with equity in earnings (losses) from real estate ventures, and without restructuring charges. We define the Chief Operating Decision Maker collectively as our Global Executive Committee, which is comprised of our Global Chief Executive Officer, Global Chief Operating and Financial Officer and the Chief Executive Officers of each of our reporting segments.

 

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Summarized unaudited financial information by business segment for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 is as follows ($ in thousands):

      2011     2010  

Real Estate Services

    

Americas

    

Segment revenue:

    

Revenue

   $ 287,445        228,199   

Equity income

     653        205   
     288,098        228,404   

Operating expenses:

    

Compensation, operating and administrative expenses

     269,557        210,450   

Depreciation and amortization

     9,908        8,856   

Operating income

   $ 8,633        9,098   

EMEA

    

Segment revenue:

    

Revenue

   $ 168,245        151,405   

Equity losses

     (113     (18
     168,132        151,387   

Operating expenses:

    

Compensation, operating and administrative expenses

     176,310        156,259   

Depreciation and amortization

     4,909        4,719   

Operating loss

   $ (13,087     (9,591

Asia Pacific

    

Segment revenue:

    

Revenue

   $ 165,450        135,645   

Equity income

     —          —     
     165,450        135,645   

Operating expenses:

    

Compensation, operating and administrative expenses

     156,999        127,099   

Depreciation and amortization

     2,945        3,239   

Operating income

   $ 5,506        5,307   

Investment Management

    

Segment revenue:

    

Revenue

   $ 66,724        65,413   

Equity losses

     (2,511     (6,314
     64,213        59,099   

Operating expenses:

    

Compensation, operating and administrative expenses

     54,618        50,026   

Depreciation and amortization

     552        899   

Operating income

   $ 9,043        8,174   

Segment Reconciling Items:

    

Total segment revenue

   $ 685,893        574,535   

Reclassification of equity losses

     (1,971     (6,127

Total revenue

     687,864        580,662   

Total segment operating expenses before restructuring charges

     675,798        561,547   

Restructuring charges

     —          1,120   

Operating income

   $ 12,066        17,995   

 

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(5) Business Combinations, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

2011 Business Combinations Activity

In the first three months of 2011, we paid $12.4 million for new acquisitions and for contingent earn-out consideration for an acquisition completed in a prior year. We also paid $12.6 million to satisfy deferred business acquisition obligations, primarily for a deferred payment for the 2006 Spaulding and Slye acquisition.

In the first three months of 2011, we completed two acquisitions in the United States. We acquired Keystone Partners, a North Carolina-based integrated real estate services firm whose services include agency leasing, investment sales, project management, tenant representation, consulting and property management. We also acquired certain assets of Atlanta-based Primary Capital™ Advisors. This acquisition allows us to operate as a Freddie Mac Program Plus® Seller/Servicer, allowing us to originate, sell and service commercial mortgages. In the first quarter of 2011, we also acquired a Zurich, Switzerland-based business that focuses on capital market transactions and valuations, and serves many of our existing clients.

Terms for these transactions included (i) cash paid at closing of approximately $12.0 million, (ii) consideration subject only to the passage of time recorded as a deferred business acquisition obligation on our consolidated balance sheet at a current fair value of $1.9 million, and (iii) additional consideration subject to earn-out provisions that will be paid only if the certain conditions are achieved, recorded as an other long-term liability at its current estimated fair value of $1.0 million. These acquisitions resulted in goodwill of $12.1 million and identifiable intangible assets of $2.7 million that we will amortize over their estimated useful lives of up to 5 years.

In the first three months of 2011, we also accrued an earn-out of $2.0 million for an acquisition that we completed in a prior year. The earn-out targets of this acquisition were achieved in the first quarter of 2011 and we anticipate making this payment in the second quarter of 2011.

Earn-out payments

At March 31, 2011, we had the potential to make earn-out payments on 13 acquisitions that are subject to the achievement of certain performance conditions. The maximum amount of the potential earn-out payments for these acquisitions was $164.1 million at March 31, 2011. These amounts could come due at various times over the next four years assuming the achievement of the applicable performance conditions.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

We have $1.5 billion of unamortized intangibles and goodwill as of March 31, 2011. A significant portion of these unamortized intangibles and goodwill are denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars, which means that a portion of the movements in the reported book value of these balances are attributable to movements in foreign currency exchange rates. The tables below detail the foreign exchange impact on intangible and goodwill balances. Of the $1.5 billion of unamortized intangibles and goodwill, we will amortize the $29.2 million of identifiable intangibles over their remaining finite useful lives, and the remaining balance represents goodwill with indefinite useful lives, which we do not amortize.

The following table sets forth, by reporting segment, the current year movements in goodwill with indefinite useful lives ($ in thousands):

 

     Real Estate Services                
              
     Americas      EMEA      Asia
Pacific
     Investment
Management
     Consolidated  
   

Gross Carrying Amount

              

Balance as of January 1, 2011

   $ 897,299         336,099         193,142         18,168         1,444,708   

Additions, net of adjustments

     12,735         —           2,000         —           14,735   

Impact of exchange rate movements

     159         18,367         946         503         19,975   
   

Balance as of March 31, 2011

   $ 910,193         354,466         196,088         18,671         1,479,418   

 

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The following table details, by reporting segment, the current year movements in the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of our intangibles with finite useful lives ($ in thousands):

 

     Real Estate Services              
            
     Americas     EMEA     Asia
Pacific
    Investment
Management
    Consolidated  
   

Gross Carrying Amount

          

Balance as of January 1, 2011

   $ 83,478        15,340        11,739        142        110,699   

Additions

     2,738        —          —          —          2,738   

Impact of exchange rate movements

     4        833        48        (2     883   
   

Balance as of March 31, 2011

   $ 86,220        16,173        11,787        140        114,320   

Accumulated Amortization

          

Balance as of January 1, 2011

   $ (57,200     (14,948     (9,384     (142     (81,674

Amortization expense

     (2,099     (100     (394     —          (2,593

Impact of exchange rate movements

     (3     (822     (41     2        (864
   

Balance as of March 31, 2011

   $ (59,302     (15,870     (9,819     (140     (85,131

Net book value as of March 31, 2011

   $ 26,918        303        1,968        —          29,189   
   

Remaining estimated future amortization expense for our intangibles with finite useful lives ($ in millions):

 

2011

   $ 6.6   

2012

     7.0   

2013

     5.3   

2014

     4.7   

2015

     3.9   

2016

     0.7   

Thereafter

     1.0   
   

Total

   $ 29.2   

(6) Investments in Real Estate Ventures

As of March 31, 2011, we had total investments in real estate ventures of $178.2 million that we account for under the equity method of accounting. These equity investments are primarily investments in approximately 40 separate property or fund co-investments with which we have an advisory agreement. Our ownership percentages in these co-investments range from less than 1% to approximately 10%.

We utilize two investment vehicles to facilitate the majority of our co-investment activity. LaSalle Investment Company I (“LIC I”) is a series of four parallel limited partnerships which serve as our investment vehicle for substantially all co-investment commitments made through December 31, 2005. LIC I is fully committed to underlying real estate ventures. At March 31, 2011, our maximum potential unfunded commitment to LIC I is euro 7.5 million ($10.5 million). LaSalle Investment Company II (“LIC II”), formed in January 2006, is comprised of two parallel limited partnerships which serve as our investment vehicle for most new co-investments. At March 31, 2011, LIC II has unfunded capital commitments to the underlying funds for future fundings of co-investments of $239.1 million, of which our 48.78% share is $116.7 million. The $116.7 million commitment is part of our maximum potential unfunded total commitment to LIC II at March 31, 2011 of $314.4 million.

LIC I and LIC II invest in certain real estate ventures that own and operate commercial real estate. We have an effective 47.85% ownership interest in LIC I, and an effective 48.78% ownership interest in LIC II; primarily institutional investors hold the remaining 52.15% and 51.22% interests in LIC I and LIC II, respectively. We account for our investments in LIC I and LIC II under the equity method of accounting in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Additionally, a non-executive Director of Jones Lang LaSalle is an investor in LIC I on equivalent terms to other investors.

LIC I’s and LIC II’s exposures to liabilities and losses of the ventures are limited to their existing capital contributions and remaining capital commitments. We expect that LIC I will draw down on our commitment over the next one to two years to satisfy its existing commitments to underlying funds, and we expect that LIC II will draw down on our commitment over the next four to eight years as it enters into new commitments. Our Board of Directors has endorsed the use of our co-investment capital in particular situations to control or bridge finance existing real estate assets or portfolios to seed future investments within LIC II. The purpose is to accelerate capital raising and growth in assets under management. Approvals for such activity are handled consistently with those of the firm’s co-investment capital. At March 31, 2011, no bridge financing arrangements were outstanding.

 

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As of March 31, 2011, LIC II maintains a $60.0 million revolving credit facility (the “LIC II Facility”), principally for working capital needs.

The LIC II Facility contains a credit rating trigger and a material adverse condition clause. If either of the credit rating trigger or the material adverse condition clauses becomes triggered, the facility would be in default and outstanding borrowings would need to be repaid. Such a condition would require us to fund our pro-rata share of the then outstanding balance on LIC II, which is the limit of our liability. The maximum exposure to Jones Lang LaSalle, assuming that the LIC II Facility was fully drawn, would be $29.3 million. The exposure is included within and cannot exceed our maximum potential unfunded commitment to LIC II of $314.4 million. As of March 31, 2011, LIC II had $48.9 million of outstanding borrowings on the facility.

Exclusive of our LIC I and LIC II commitment structures, we have potential obligations related to unfunded commitments to other real estate ventures, the maximum of which is $8.6 million as of March 31, 2011.

As of March 31, 2011, $22.6 million of our $178.2 million of investments in real estate ventures were in entities classified as variable interest entities (“VIEs”) that we analyzed for potential consolidation under ASU 2009-17. We evaluated each of these VIEs to determine whether we might have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance. We determined that the key activities for each of these VIEs include purchasing, leasing, approving annual operating budgets, directing day-to-day operating activities, and selling of real estate properties. In each case, we determined that we either (a) did not have the power to direct the key activities or (b) shared power with investors, lenders, or other actively-involved third parties in directing such activities. Additionally, our exposure to loss in these VIEs is limited to the amount of our investment in the entities. Therefore, we concluded that we would not be deemed to (i) have a controlling financial interest in or (ii) be the primary beneficiary of these VIEs. Accordingly, we do not consolidate these VIEs in our consolidated financial statements.

Impairment

We review our investments in real estate ventures on a quarterly basis for indications of (i) whether the carrying value of the real estate assets underlying our investments in real estate ventures may not be recoverable or (ii) whether our investment in these co-investments is other than temporarily impaired. When events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a real estate asset underlying one of our investments in real estate ventures may be impaired, we review the recoverability of the carrying amount of the real estate asset in comparison to an estimate of the future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the underlying asset. When the carrying amount of the real estate asset is in excess of the future undiscounted cash flows, we use a discounted cash flow approach to determine the fair value of the asset in computing the amount of the impairment. Additionally, we consider a number of factors, including our share of co-investment cash flows and the fair value of our co-investments, in determining whether or not our investment is other than temporarily impaired.

Due to declines in real estate markets, which have had an adverse impact on rental income assumptions and forecasted exit capitalization rates, we determined that certain real estate investments had become impaired in the first three months of 2011. Included in equity losses from real estate ventures for the first three months of 2011 are $1.8 million of impairment charges, representing our equity share of these charges. It is reasonably possible that if real estate values continue to decline, we may sustain additional impairment charges on our investments in real estate ventures in future periods. We recognized $6.5 million of impairment charges in the first three months of 2010.

(7) Stock-based Compensation

Restricted Stock Unit Awards

Along with cash base salaries and performance-based annual cash incentive awards, restricted stock unit awards represent a primary element of our compensation program for Company officers, managers and professionals.

Restricted stock unit activity for the three months ended March 31, 2011 is as follows:

 

     

Shares

(thousands)

   

Weighted Average

Grant Date

Fair Value

    

Weighted Average

Remaining

Contractual Life

    

Aggregate

Intrinsic Value

($ in millions)

 

Unvested at January 1, 2011

     2,085.6      $ 50.47         

Granted

     376.8        89.33         

Vested

     (350.2     47.23         

Forfeited

     (4.9     54.82                     

Unvested at March 31, 2011

     2,107.3      $ 57.95         1.85 years       $ 210.2   

Unvested shares expected to vest

     2,037.8      $ 57.94         1.86 years       $ 203.2   

 

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We determine the fair value of restricted stock units based on the market price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. As of March 31, 2011, there was $45.9 million of remaining unamortized deferred compensation related to unvested restricted stock units. We will recognize the remaining cost of unvested restricted stock units granted through March 31, 2011 over varying periods into 2016.

Shares vesting during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 had fair values of $16.5 million and $15.9 million, respectively.

Stock Option Awards

We have granted stock options at the market value of our common stock on the date of grant. Our options vested at such times and conditions as the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors determined and set forth in the related award agreements; the most recent options, granted in 2003, vested over periods of up to five years. As a result of a change in compensation strategy, we do not currently use stock option grants as part of our employee compensation program.

As of March 31, 2011, we have approximately 37,000 options outstanding with a weighted average price of $16.41, all of which vested prior to 2009. Accordingly, we recognized no compensation expense related to unvested options for the first three months of 2011.

No options were exercised during the first three months of 2011. For the same period in 2010, approximately 9,500 options were exercised, having an intrinsic value of $0.5 million. As a result of these exercises, we received cash of $0.2 million.

Other Stock Compensation Programs

U.S. Employee Stock Purchase Plan - Since 1998, we have provided an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) for eligible U.S.-based employees. Since April 1, 2009, program periods are one month in length, and purchases are broker-assisted on the open market at no discount to market prices. We do not record any compensation expense with respect to this program.

SAYE – The Jones Lang LaSalle Savings Related Share Option Plan (“Save As You Earn” or “SAYE”) is for eligible employees of our United Kingdom and Ireland based operations. Under this plan, employees make an election to contribute to the plan in order that their savings might be used to purchase stock at a 15% discount provided by the Company. The options to purchase stock with such savings vest over a period of three or five years. In the first quarter of 2011, the Company issued approximately 17,000 options at an exercise price of $83.72 under the SAYE plan. The fair values of the options granted under this plan are amortized over their respective vesting periods. At March 31, 2011, there were approximately 343,000 options outstanding under the SAYE plan.

(8) Retirement Plans

We maintain contributory defined benefit pension plans in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Holland to provide retirement benefits to eligible employees. It is our policy to fund the minimum annual contributions required by applicable regulations. We use a December 31st measurement date for our plans.

Net periodic pension cost consisted of the following for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 ($ in thousands):

 

     

Three Months

Ended

March 31, 2011

   

Three Months

Ended

March 31, 2010

 

Employer service cost - benefits earned during the period

   $ 810        614   

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation

     2,747        2,443   

Expected return on plan assets

     (3,342     (2,791

Net amortization/deferrals

     315        322   

Recognized actuarial loss

     56        58   

Net periodic pension cost

   $ 586        646   

The expected return on plan assets, included in net periodic pension cost, is based on forecasted long-term rates of return on plan assets of each individual plan; across our plans, expected returns range from 3.30% to 7.00%.

For the three months ended March 31, 2011, we have made $1.7 million in payments to our defined benefit pension plans. We expect to contribute a total of $8.1 million to our defined benefit pension plans in 2011. We made $7.0 million of contributions to these plans in the twelve months ended December 31, 2010.

 

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(9) Fair Value Measurements

ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles. ASC Topic 820 applies to accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, except for share-based payment transactions under ASC Topic 718. ASC Topic 820 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

 

   

Level 1. Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;

 

   

Level 2. Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and

 

   

Level 3. Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

We regularly use foreign currency forward contracts to manage our currency exchange rate risk related to intercompany lending and cash management practices. We determine the fair value of these contracts based on widely accepted valuation techniques. The inputs for these valuation techniques are primarily Level 2 inputs. In the first quarter of 2011, we recognized a net gain of $8.4 million from the revaluation of these forward contracts, as well as a net loss associated with the revaluation of intercompany loans hedged by these forward contracts such that the net impact to earnings was not significant. At March 31, 2011, these forward exchange contracts had a gross notional value of $1.5 billion ($527 million on a net basis). The net receivable value of these forward contracts, $8.4 million, was recorded on our consolidated balance sheet as a current asset of $8.9 million and a current liability of $0.5 million at March 31, 2011.

We maintain a deferred compensation plan for certain of our U.S. employees that allows them to defer portions of their compensation. The values of the assets and liabilities of this plan are determined based on the returns of certain mutual funds and other securities. The inputs for this valuation are primarily Level 2 inputs in the fair value hierarchy. This plan is recorded on our consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2011 as Other long-term assets of $38.6 million, Other long-term liabilities of $44.3 million, and as a reduction of equity, Shares held in trust of $6.3 million.

See Note 6, Investments in Real Estate Ventures, for discussion of our processes for evaluating investments in real estate ventures for impairment on a quarterly basis. The inputs to this quarterly impairment analysis are Level 3 inputs in the fair value hierarchy.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Our financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, receivables, accounts payable, short-term borrowings, borrowings under our credit Facility and foreign currency forward contracts. The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, receivables, accounts payable, short-term borrowings and Warehouse facility approximate their estimated fair values due to the short maturity of these instruments. We record Warehousing receivables at fair value based on the commitment price, in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 948, Financial Services—Mortgage Banking.

The estimated fair value of our borrowings under our credit facility approximates their carrying value due to their variable interest rate terms. The fair value of our foreign currency forward contracts is disclosed above. At March 31, 2011, we have no recurring fair value measurements for financial assets and liabilities that are based on unobservable inputs or Level 3 inputs.

(10) Comprehensive Income (Loss)

For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, our comprehensive income (loss) was as follows ($ in thousands):

 

    

Three Months

Ended

March 31,

2011

   

Three Months

Ended

March 31,

2010

 

Net income

  $ 1,599        414   

Other comprehensive income (loss):

   

Foreign currency translation adjustments

    35,385        (24,188

Comprehensive income (loss)

    36,984        (23,774

Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest

    109        168   

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to the Company

  $ 36,875        (23,942

 

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(11) Debt

At March 31, 2011, we had the ability to borrow up to a total of $1.1 billion on our unsecured credit facility (the “Facility”), consisting of $900.0 million of revolving credit and a $195.0 million term loan. The Facility matures in September 2015 and there are currently 18 banks participating in the Facility. As of March 31, 2011, we had $278.0 million outstanding on the Facility ($83.0 million of revolving debt and $195.0 million of term debt). The average outstanding borrowings under the Facility were $228.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011.

In addition to our Facility, we have the capacity to borrow up to an additional $53.5 million under local overdraft facilities. At March 31, 2011 we had short-term borrowings (including capital lease obligations and local overdraft facilities) of $42.5 million outstanding, of which $33.0 million was attributable to local overdraft facilities.

Pricing on the Facility ranges from LIBOR plus 150 basis points to LIBOR plus 300 basis points, based on market rates. As of March 31, 2011, pricing on the Facility was LIBOR plus 200 basis points. The effective interest rate on our debt was 2.3% in the first quarter of 2011, compared with 4.2% in the first quarter of 2010.

Under the Facility, we must maintain a leverage ratio not exceeding 3.50 to 1 through September 2012 and 3.25 to 1 thereafter, and a minimum cash interest coverage ratio of 2.25 to 1.

Included in debt for the calculation of the leverage ratio is the present value of deferred business acquisition obligations and included in Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the Facility) are, among other things, (1) an add-back for stock compensation expense, (2) the addition of the EBITDA of acquired companies earned prior to acquisition, as well as (3) add-backs for certain impairment and non-recurring charges. Rent expense is added back to both Adjusted EBITDA and cash paid interest for the calculation of the cash interest coverage ratio. In addition, we are restricted from, among other things, incurring certain levels of indebtedness to lenders outside of the Facility and disposing of a significant portion of our assets. Lender approval or waiver is required for certain levels of cash acquisitions and co-investment. The deferred business acquisition obligation provisions of the Staubach Merger Agreement also contain certain conditions which are considerably less restrictive than those we have under our Facility. We remain in compliance with all covenants as of March 31, 2011.

We will continue to use the Facility for working capital needs (including payment of accrued incentive compensation), co-investment activities, dividend payments, share repurchases, capital expenditures and acquisitions.

(12) Commitments and Contingencies

We are a defendant or plaintiff in various litigation matters arising in the ordinary course of business, some of which involve claims for damages that are substantial in amount. Many of these litigation matters are covered by insurance (including insurance provided through a captive insurance company), although they may nevertheless be subject to large deductibles or retentions and the amounts being claimed may exceed the available insurance. Although the ultimate liability for these matters cannot be determined, based upon information currently available, we believe the ultimate resolution of such claims and litigation will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

(13) Subsequent Events

The Company announced on April 26, 2011 that its Board of Directors has declared a semi-annual cash dividend of $0.15 per share of its common stock. The dividend payment will be made on June 15, 2011, to holders of record at the close of business on May 16, 2011. A dividend-equivalent in the same per share amount also will be paid simultaneously on outstanding but unvested shares of restricted stock units granted under the Company’s Stock Award and Incentive Plan.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, for the three months ended March 31, 2011, and Jones Lang LaSalle’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, which are included in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and also available on our website (www.joneslanglasalle.com). You should also refer to Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contained in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The following discussion and analysis contains certain forward-looking statements which we generally identify by the words anticipates, believes, estimates, expects, plans, intends and other similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause Jones Lang LaSalle’s actual results, performance, achievements, plans and objectives to be materially different from any future results, performance, achievements, plans and objectives expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. See the Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements in Part II, Item 5. Other Information.

We present our quarterly Management’s Discussion and Analysis in five sections, as follows:

(1) A summary of our critical accounting policies and estimates,

(2) Certain items affecting the comparability of results and certain market and other risks that we face,

(3) The results of our operations, first on a consolidated basis and then for each of our business segments,

(4) Consolidated cash flows, and

(5) Liquidity and capital resources.

Summary of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

An understanding of our accounting policies is necessary for a complete analysis of our results, financial position, liquidity and trends. See Note 2 of notes to consolidated financial statements in our 2010 Annual Report for a summary of our significant accounting policies.

The preparation of our financial statements requires management to make certain critical accounting estimates that impact the stated amount of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amount of revenue and expense during the reporting periods. These accounting estimates are based on management’s judgment and are considered to be critical because of their significance to the financial statements and the possibility that future events may differ from current judgments, or that the use of different assumptions could result in materially different estimates. We review these estimates on a periodic basis to ensure reasonableness. Although actual amounts likely differ from such estimated amounts, we believe such differences are not likely to be material.

Asset Impairments

Within the balances of property and equipment used in our business, we have computer equipment and software; leasehold improvements; furniture, fixtures and equipment; and automobiles. We have recorded goodwill and other identified intangibles from a series of acquisitions. We also invest in certain real estate ventures that own and operate commercial real estate. We have investments in approximately 40 separate property or fund co-investments with which we have an advisory agreement. Our ownership percentages in these co-investments range from less than 1% to approximately 10%. We account for these interests under the equity method of accounting in the accompanying consolidated financial statements due to the nature of our non-controlling ownership.

Property and Equipment— We review property and equipment owned or under capital lease for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset group may not be recoverable. If impairment exists due to the inability to recover the carrying value of an asset group, we record an impairment loss to the extent that the carrying value exceeds the estimated fair value. We did not recognize an impairment loss related to property and equipment in the first three months of 2011 or for the entire year of 2010.

Goodwill — We do not amortize goodwill; instead, we evaluate goodwill for impairment at least annually. To accomplish this annual evaluation, in the third quarter of each year we determine the carrying value of each reporting unit by assigning assets and liabilities, including the existing goodwill, to our reporting units as of the date of evaluation. We define reporting units as Americas RES, EMEA RES, Asia Pacific RES and Investment Management. We then determine the fair value of each reporting unit based on a discounted cash flow methodology and compare it to the reporting unit’s carrying value. The result of our 2010 evaluation was that the fair value of each reporting unit exceeded its carrying amount, and therefore we did not recognize an impairment loss in 2010.

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has occurred. We determined that no indicators of impairments existed in the first quarter of 2011, since our market capitalization has consistently exceeded our book value by a significant margin and our forecasts of EBITDA and cash flows generated by each of our reporting units appear sufficient to support the book values of net assets of each of these reporting units. As a result, we have not changed our conclusion that goodwill is not impaired. However, it is possible our determination that goodwill for a reporting unit is not impaired could change in the future if both economic conditions and our operating performance deteriorate. We will continue to monitor the relationship between the Company’s market capitalization and book value, as well as the ability of our reporting units to deliver current and projected EBITDA and cash flows sufficient to support the book values of the net assets of their respective businesses.

Investments in Real Estate Ventures— We review investments in real estate ventures on a quarterly basis for (i) indications of whether we may not be able to recover the carrying value of the real estate assets underlying our investments in real estate ventures and (ii) whether our investment in these co-investments is other than temporarily impaired. When events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a real estate asset underlying one of our investments in real estate ventures may be impaired, we review the recoverability of the carrying amount of the real estate asset in comparison to an estimate of the future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the underlying asset. When the carrying amount of the real estate asset is in excess of the future undiscounted cash flows, we use a discounted cash flow approach to determine the fair value of the asset in computing the amount of the impairment. We then record the portion of the impairment loss related to our investment in the reporting period. Additionally, we consider a number of factors, including our share of co-investment cash flows and the fair value of our co-investments, in determining whether or not our investment is other than temporarily impaired.

Equity losses included impairment charges of $1.8 million in the first quarter of 2011 and $6.5 million in the first quarter of 2010, representing our equity share of the impairment charges against individual assets held by our real estate ventures. Declines in real estate markets have adversely impacted our rental income assumptions and forecasted exit capitalization rates, resulting in our determination that certain real estate investments had become impaired. It is reasonably possible that if real estate values continue to decline, we may sustain additional impairment charges on our investments in real estate ventures in future periods.

Interim Period Accounting for Incentive Compensation

An important part of our overall compensation package is incentive compensation, which we typically pay to our employees in the first or second quarter of the year after it is earned. In our interim consolidated financial statements, we accrue for most incentive compensation based on (i) a percentage of compensation costs and (ii) an adjusted operating income recorded to date, relative to forecasted compensation costs and adjusted operating income for the full year, as substantially all incentive compensation pools are based upon full year results. As noted in “Interim Information” of Note 1 of the notes to consolidated financial statements, quarterly revenue and profits have historically tended to be higher in the third and fourth quarters of each year than in the first two quarters. The impact of this incentive compensation accrual methodology is that we accrue smaller percentages of incentive compensation in the first half of the year compared to the percentage of our incentive compensation we accrue in the third and fourth quarters. We exclude incentive compensation pools that are not subject to the normal performance criteria from the standard accrual methodology and accrue for them on a straight-line basis.

Certain employees receive a portion of their incentive compensation in the form of restricted stock units of our common stock. We recognize this compensation over the vesting period of these restricted stock units, which has the effect of deferring a portion of incentive compensation to later years. We recognize the benefit of deferring certain compensation under our Stock Ownership Program in a manner consistent with the accrual of the underlying incentive compensation expense.

Given that we do not finalize individual incentive compensation awards until after year-end, we must estimate the portion of the overall incentive compensation pool that will qualify for this restricted stock program. This estimation factors in the performance of the Company and individual business units, together with the target bonuses for qualified individuals. Then, when we determine and announce compensation in the year following that to which the incentive compensation relates, we true-up the estimated stock ownership program deferral and related amortization.

The table below sets forth the deferral estimated at year end, and the adjustment made in the first quarter of the following year to true-up the deferral and related amortization ($ in millions):

 

     December 31, 2010     December 31, 2009  

Deferral of compensation, net of related amortization expense

  $ 9.8        8.0   

Change in estimated deferred compensation in the first quarter of the following year

    (1.0     (2.0

 

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The table below sets forth the amortization expense related to the Stock Ownership Program for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 ($ in millions):

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2011

   

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2010

 

Current compensation expense amortization

  $ 4.6        7.5   

Current deferral of compensation net of related amortization

    (1.5     (1.9

Self-Insurance Programs

In our Americas business, and in common with many other American companies, we have chosen to retain certain risks regarding health insurance and workers’ compensation rather than purchase third-party insurance. Estimating our exposure to such risks involves subjective judgments about future developments. We supplement our traditional global insurance program by the use of a captive insurance company to provide professional indemnity and employment practices insurance on a “claims made” basis. As professional indemnity claims can be complex and take a number of years to resolve, we are required to estimate the ultimate cost of claims.

• Health Insurance – We self-insure our health benefits for all U.S.-based employees, although we purchase stop loss coverage on an annual basis to limit our exposure. We self-insure because we believe that on the basis of our historic claims experience, the demographics of our workforce and trends in the health insurance industry, we incur reduced expense by self-insuring our health benefits as opposed to purchasing health insurance through a third party. We estimate our likely full-year health costs at the beginning of the year and expense this cost on a straight-line basis throughout the year. In the fourth quarter, we estimate the required reserve for unpaid health costs required at year-end.

Given the nature of medical claims, it may take up to 24 months for claims to be processed and recorded. The reserve balances for the program related to 2011 and 2010 are $10.7 million and $2.3 million, respectively, at March 31, 2011.

The table below sets out certain information related to the cost of the health insurance program for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 ($ in millions):

 

     

Three Months

Ended

March 31, 2011

    

Three Months

Ended

March 31, 2010

 

Expense to Company

   $ 7.6         6.0   

Employee contributions

     2.3         1.7   

Total program cost

   $ 9.9         7.7   

• Workers’ Compensation Insurance – Given our historical experience that our workforce has had fewer injuries than is normal for our industry, we have been self-insured for workers’ compensation insurance for a number of years. We purchase stop loss coverage to limit our exposure to large, individual claims. On a periodic basis we accrue using various state rates based on job classifications. On an annual basis in the third quarter, we engage in a comprehensive analysis to develop a range of potential exposure, and considering actual experience, we reserve within that range. We accrue the estimated adjustment to income for the differences between this estimate and our reserve. The credits taken to income through the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 were $0.8 million and $1.0 million, respectively.

The reserves, which can relate to multiple years, were $16.9 million and $15.9 million, as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

• Captive Insurance Company – In order to better manage our global insurance program and support our risk management efforts, we supplement our traditional insurance program by the use of a wholly-owned captive insurance company to provide professional indemnity and employment practices liability insurance coverage on a “claims made” basis. The level of risk retained by our captive is up to $2.5 million per claim (depending upon the location of the claim) and up to $12.5 million in the aggregate.

Professional indemnity insurance claims can be complex and take a number of years to resolve. Within our captive insurance company, we estimate the ultimate cost of these claims by way of specific claim reserves developed through periodic reviews of the circumstances of individual claims, as well as reserves against current year exposures on the basis of our historic loss ratio. The increase in the level of risk retained by the captive means we would expect that the amount and the volatility of our estimate of reserves will be increased over time. With respect to the consolidated financial statements, when a potential loss event occurs, management estimates the ultimate cost of the claims and accrues the related cost when probable and estimable.

 

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The reserves for professional indemnity insurance claims facilitated through our captive insurance company, which relate to multiple years, were $4.4 million and $2.1 million, net of receivables from third party insurers, as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

Income Taxes

We account for income taxes under the asset and liability method. We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future tax consequences attributable to (i) differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, and (ii) operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. We measure deferred tax assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which we expect those temporary differences to be recovered or settled. We recognize into income the effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates in the period that includes the enactment date.

Because of the global and cross border nature of our business, our corporate tax position is complex. We generally provide for taxes in each tax jurisdiction in which we operate based on local tax regulations and rules. Such taxes are provided on net earnings and include the provision of taxes on substantively all differences between financial statement amounts and amounts used in tax returns, excluding certain non-deductible items and permanent differences.

Our global effective tax rate is sensitive to the complexity of our operations as well as to changes in the mix of our geographic profitability, as local statutory tax rates range from 10% to 42% in the countries in which we have significant operations. We evaluate our estimated annual effective tax rate on a quarterly basis to reflect forecasted changes in:

 

  (i) Our geographic mix of income;
  (ii) Legislative actions on statutory tax rates;
  (iii) The impact of tax planning to reduce losses in jurisdictions where we cannot recognize the tax benefit of those losses; and
  (iv) Tax planning for jurisdictions affected by double taxation.

We reflect the benefit from tax planning when we believe that it is probable that it will be successful, which usually requires that certain actions have been initiated. We provide for the effects of income taxes on interim financial statements based on our estimate of the effective tax rate for the full year.

Based on our forecasted results for the full year, we have estimated an effective tax rate of approximately 25.0% for 2011 due to the mix of our income and the impact of tax planning activities.

 

Items Affecting Comparability

Macroeconomic Conditions

Our results of operations and the variability of these results are significantly influenced by macroeconomic trends, the global and regional real estate markets and the financial and credit markets. These macroeconomic conditions have had, and we expect to continue to have, a significant impact on the variability of our results of operations.

LaSalle Investment Management Revenue

Our investment management business is in part compensated through the receipt of incentive fees where performance of underlying funds’ investments exceeds agreed-to benchmark levels. Depending upon performance and the contractual timing of measurement periods with clients, these fees can be significant and vary substantially from period to period.

“Equity in (losses) earnings from real estate ventures” also may vary substantially from period to period for a variety of reasons, including as a result of: (i) impairment charges, (ii) realized gains on asset dispositions, or (iii) incentive fees recorded as equity earnings. The timing of recognition of these items may impact comparability between quarters, in any one year, or compared to a prior year.

The comparability of these items can be seen in Note 4 of the notes to consolidated financial statements and is discussed further in Segment Operating Results included herein.

 

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Transactional-Based Revenue

Transactional-based services for real estate investment banking, capital markets activities and other transactional-based services within our RES businesses increase the variability of the revenue we receive that relate to the size and timing of our clients’ transactions. For example, during 2008 and into 2009, capital market transactions decreased significantly due to deteriorating economic conditions and the global credit crisis; in 2010, capital market transactions grew as economic conditions improved. The timing and the magnitude of these fees can vary significantly from year to year and quarter to quarter.

Foreign Currency

We conduct business using a variety of currencies, but report our results in U.S. dollars, as a result of which the volatility of currencies against the U.S. dollar may positively or negatively impact our reported results. This volatility can make it more difficult to perform period-to-period comparisons of the reported U.S. dollar results of operations, as such results demonstrate a rate of growth or decline that might not have been consistent with the real underlying rate of growth or decline in the local operations. As a result, we provide information about the impact of foreign currencies in the period-to-period comparisons of the reported results of operations in our discussion and analysis of financial condition in the Results of Operations section below.

Seasonality

Historically, our revenue and profits have tended to be higher in the third and fourth quarters of each year than in the first two quarters. This is the result of a general focus in the real estate industry on completing or documenting transactions by calendar-year-end and the fact that certain of our expenses are constant throughout the year.

Our Investment Management segment generally earns investment-generated performance fees on clients’ real estate investment returns and co-investment equity gains when assets are sold, the timing of which is geared towards the benefit of our clients.

Within our RES segments, revenue for capital markets activities relates to the size and timing of our clients’ transactions and can fluctuate significantly from period to period. Non-variable operating expenses, which we treat as expenses when they are incurred during the year, are relatively constant on a quarterly basis. Consequently, the results for the periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are not indicative of the results to be obtained for the full fiscal year.

Results of Operations

Reclassifications

We report “Equity in (losses) earnings from real estate ventures” in the consolidated statement of operations after “Operating income (loss).” However, for segment reporting we reflect “Equity in (losses) earnings from real estate ventures” within “Total revenue.” See Note 4 of the notes to consolidated financial statements for “Equity in (losses) earnings from real estate ventures” reflected within segment revenue, as well as discussion of how the Chief Operating Decision Maker (as defined in Note 4) measures segment results with “Equity in (losses) earnings from real estate ventures” included in segment revenue.

 

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2010

In order to provide more meaningful year-to-year comparisons of our reported results, we have included in the table below both the U.S. dollar and local currency movements in the consolidated statements of earnings ($ in millions).

 

($ in millions)  

Three Months

Ended

March 31, 2011

   

Three Months

Ended

March 31, 2010

   

Change in

U.S. dollars

   

% Change

in Local

Currency

 

Revenue

         

Real Estate Services:

         

Leasing

  $ 210.1        170.4        39.7        23%        22%   

Capital Markets and Hotels

    66.0        52.3        13.7        26%        22%   

Property & Facilities Management

    186.5        160.5        26.0        16%        12%   

Project & Development Services

    93.7        68.2        25.5        37%        36%   

Advisory, Consulting and Other

    64.9        63.9        1.0        2%        0%   

LaSalle Investment Management

    66.7        65.4        1.3        2%        (1%

Total revenue

  $ 687.9        580.7        107.2        18%        16%   

Compensation and benefits

    461.4        387.4        74.0        19%        17%   

Operating, administrative and other

    196.1        156.5        39.6        25%        23%   

Depreciation and amortization

    18.3        17.7        0.6        3%        2%   

Restructuring charges

    —          1.1        (1.1     n.m.        n.m.   

Total operating expenses

    675.8        562.7        113.1        20%        18%   

Operating income

  $ 12.1        18.0        (5.9     (33%     (37%

(n.m. - not meaningful)

Revenue for the first quarter of 2011 was $688 million, an increase of 18% in U.S. dollars, 16% in local currency, compared with the first quarter of 2010, reflecting continued year-over-year growth in all Real Estate Services (“RES”) segments.

Operating expenses were $676 million for the first quarter, an increase of 20%, 18% in local currency, compared with operating expenses excluding Restructuring charges in the first quarter of 2010. The year-over-year increase was principally driven by variable costs to support revenue growth and by certain unusual expense items. These unusual items, while not classified as Restructuring charges, totaled more than $9 million and included accelerated compensation costs from acquisitions, reserves for third-party claims and a large contribution to Japanese disaster relief. Since these unusual items were incurred in the seasonally slowest quarter of the year, they impacted operating income and margins more significantly than if they had been incurred in a later quarter.

Equity in losses from real estate ventures improved, with $2 million of losses in the first quarter of 2011 compared to losses of $6 million in the first quarter of 2010, driven by fewer non-cash impairment charges in 2011. Interest expense also improved to $8 million in the first quarter of 2011 compared to $11 million in the first quarter of 2010, driven by an average borrowing rate of 2.3% in the quarter ended March 31, 2011 compared with 4.2% in the comparable prior year quarter. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2011 was 25.0% based on our forecasted results for the full year.

Segment Operating Results

We manage and report our operations as four business segments:

The three geographic regions of Real Estate Services (“RES”):

 

  (i) Americas,
  (ii) Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”),
  (iii) Asia Pacific; and
  (iv) Investment Management, which offers investment management services on a global basis.

Each geographic region offers our full range of Real Estate Services including agency leasing and tenant representation, capital markets and hotels, property management, facilities management, project and development management, energy management and sustainability, construction management, and advisory, consulting and valuation services.

The Investment Management segment provides investment management services to institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals.

 

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We have not allocated “Restructuring charges” to the business segments for segment reporting purposes; therefore, we do not include these costs in the discussions below. Also, for segment reporting we show “Equity in earnings (losses) from real estate ventures” within our revenue line since it is an integral part of our Investment Management segment.

Real Estate Services

Americas

 

($ in millions)   

Three Months

Ended

March 31, 2011

    

Three Months

Ended

March 31, 2010

    

Change in

U.S. dollars

   

Change in

Local

Currency

 

Leasing

   $ 143.1         106.2         36.9        35%        34%   

Capital Markets and Hotels

     19.8         9.5         10.3        108%        107%   

Property & Facility Management

     66.7         58.2         8.5        15%        14%   

Project & Development Services

     37.2         31.5         5.7        18%        18%   

Advisory, Consulting and Other

     20.7         22.8         (2.1     (9%     (10%

Equity earnings

     0.6         0.2         0.4        n.m.        n.m.   

Total segment revenue

   $ 288.1         228.4         59.7        26%        26%   

Operating expense

     279.5         219.3         60.2        27%        27%   

Operating income

   $ 8.6         9.1         (0.5     (5%     (5%

(n.m. - not meaningful)

First-quarter revenue in the Americas region was $288 million, an increase of $60 million, or 26%, over the prior year. Leasing revenue grew 35%, demonstrating the strength and scale of Americas’ leasing business. Capital Markets & Hotels also generated strong growth in the quarter, more than doubling to $20 million.

Operating expenses were $279 million in the first quarter, 27% higher than a year ago. The increase was largely due to higher incentive compensation expense and, to a lesser extent, the accounting treatment of approximately $3 million of accelerated compensation costs associated with acquisitions. Variable operating expenses such as Travel & Entertainment and Marketing also were higher as revenue-generating activities increased commensurate with stronger pipelines of future business.

EMEA

 

($ in millions)   

Three Months

Ended

March 31, 2011

   

Three Months

Ended

March 31, 2010

   

Change in

U.S. dollars

   

Change in

Local

Currency

 

Leasing

   $ 37.2        38.8        (1.6     (4%     (5%

Capital Markets and Hotels

     28.7        26.2        2.5        10%        6%   

Property & Facility Management

     35.9        34.5        1.4        4%        2%   

Project & Development Services

     38.4        26.0        12.4        48%        47%   

Advisory, Consulting and Other

     28.0        25.9        2.1        8%        7%   

Equity losses

     (0.1     —          (0.1     n.m.        n.m.   

Total segment revenue

   $ 168.1        151.4        16.7        11%        10%   

Operating expense

     181.2        161.0        20.2        13%        11%   

Operating loss

   $ (13.1     (9.6     (3.5     (36%     (41%

(n.m. - not meaningful)

EMEA’s revenue in the first quarter of 2011 was $168 million compared with $151 million in 2010, an increase of 11%, 10% in local currency. The most significant component of the revenue increase was in Project & Development Services (“PDS”), which includes the Tetris fit-out business where gross contracts include subcontractor costs. Market recoveries across the region continued to be mixed, resulting in varied performance from one country to the next. Performance in our three biggest countries, Germany, England and France, continued to be strong.

Operating expenses were $181 million in the first quarter, an increase of 13% from the prior year, 11% in local currency. Subcontractor costs related to the PDS business line increased by over $8 million compared to the prior year. Variable compensation, driven by higher revenue, and operating costs, driven by a greater level of revenue-generating activities, also contributed to the increase.

 

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Asia Pacific

 

($ in millions)   

Three Months

Ended

March 31, 2011

    

Three Months

Ended

March 31, 2010

    

Change in

U.S. dollars

    

Change in

Local

Currency

 

Leasing

   $ 29.8         25.4         4.4         17%         11%   

Capital Markets and Hotels

     17.5         16.6         0.9         5%         (1%

Property & Facility Management

     83.9         67.8         16.1         24%         16%   

Project & Development Services

     18.1         10.7         7.4         69%         62%   

Advisory, Consulting and Other

     16.2         15.2         1.0         7%         1%   

Equity earnings

     —           —           —           n.m.         n.m.   

Total segment revenue

   $ 165.5         135.7         29.8         22%         15%   

Operating expense

     159.9         130.3         29.6         23%         15%   

Operating income

   $ 5.6         5.4         0.2         4%         4%   

(n.m. - not meaningful)

Revenue in Asia Pacific was $165 million for the first quarter of 2011, compared with $136 million for the same period in 2010, an increase of 22%, 15% in local currency. The year-over-year increase was largely driven by growth in India, Greater China and Australia.

Operating expenses for the region were $160 million for the quarter, an increase of 23%, 15% in local currency on a year-over-year basis. The increase was principally due to staff and vendor costs that related to a higher volume of PDS work as well as other corporate client activities. Unusual expense items related to the region included the firm’s $1.3 million donation for disaster relief in Japan.

Investment Management

 

($ in millions)   

Three Months

Ended

March 31, 2011

   

Three Months

Ended

March 31, 2010

   

Change in

U.S. dollars

   

Change in

Local

Currency

 

Advisory fees

   $ 61.3        58.4        2.9        5%        2%   

Transaction and Incentive fees

     5.4        7.0        (1.6     (23%     (27%

Equity losses

   $ (2.5     (6.3     3.8        n.m.        n.m.   

Total segment revenue

     64.2        59.1        5.1        9%        5%   

Operating expense

     55.2        50.9        4.3        8%        6%   

Operating income

   $ 9.0        8.2        0.8        10%        0%   

(n.m. -not meaningful)

LaSalle Investment Management’s first-quarter Advisory fees were $61 million, 5% higher compared with the first quarter of 2010, primarily related to favorable valuation increases in the securities business. The business also recognized $2 million of Transaction fees from asset purchases in the first quarter of 2011.

During the quarter, LaSalle Investment Management raised $1.5 billion of net equity primarily in equity commitments from separate account clients and in the public securities business. Assets under management were $43.0 billion, compared with $41.3 billion at December 31, 2010.

Consolidated Cash Flows

Cash Flows Used In Operating Activities

During the first quarter of 2011, we used $197 million of cash for operating activities, an increase of $51 million from the $146 million used in the first quarter of 2010. Almost all annual incentive compensation for the prior year was paid in the first quarter of the year, in both 2011 and 2010, accounting for the majority of the cash used for operating activities in both years. The year-over-year increase in cash used for operating activities also was impacted by continued year-over-year revenue growth and the timing of receivable collections, as the decrease in receivables from December 31, 2010 to March 31, 2011 was $50 million less than the decrease in receivables from December 31, 2009 to March 31, 2010.

 

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Cash Flows Used In Investing Activities

We used $32 million of cash for investing activities in the first quarter of 2011, an $8 million increase from the $24 million used in the first quarter of 2010. The $8 million increase was driven by a $13 million increase in capital expenditures, a $3 million increase in cash used for acquisitions and a net $8 million decrease in cash outflows related to co-investment activity. In the first quarter of 2011, we paid $12 million for new acquisitions, primarily for two acquisitions in the United States.

Cash Flows Provided By Financing Activities

Financing activities provided $78 million of net cash in the first quarter of 2011, an $83 million decrease over the $161 million provided by financing activities in the first quarter of 2010. This decrease was primarily due to a net $89 million decrease in borrowings under our credit facility, driven in part by higher than normal cash balances in hand as of December 31, 2010 after having paid the credit facility down to its minimum borrowing level at the end of 2010.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Historically, we have financed our operations, co-investment activities, dividend payments and share repurchases, capital expenditures and acquisitions with internally generated funds, issuances of our common stock and borrowings under our credit facilities.

Credit Facilities

At March 31, 2011, we had the ability to borrow up to a total of $1.1 billion on our unsecured credit facility (the “Facility”), consisting of $900.0 million of revolving credit and a $195.0 million term loan. The Facility matures in September 2015 and there are currently 18 banks participating in the Facility. As of March 31, 2011, we had $278.0 million outstanding on the Facility ($83.0 million of revolving debt and $195.0 million of term debt). The average outstanding borrowings under the Facility were $228.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011.

Our term loan requires us to make quarterly principal repayments of $2.5 million, four quarterly principal payments of $5.0 million commencing December 31, 2013, three principal repayments of $6.25 million commencing December 31, 2014 and the balance payable September 28, 2015.

In addition to our Facility, we have the capacity to borrow up to an additional $53.5 million under local overdraft facilities. At March 31, 2011 we had short-term borrowings (including capital lease obligations and local overdraft facilities) of $42.5 million outstanding, of which $33.0 million was attributable to local overdraft facilities.

Pricing on the Facility ranges from LIBOR plus 150 basis points to LIBOR plus 300 basis points, based on market rates. As of March 31, 2011, pricing on the Facility was LIBOR plus 200 basis points. The effective interest rate on our debt was 2.3% in the first quarter of 2011, compared with 4.2% in the first quarter of 2010. We are authorized to use interest rate swaps to convert a portion of the floating rate indebtedness to a fixed rate; however, none were used during 2010 or the first three months of 2011, and none were outstanding as of March 31, 2011.

Under the Facility, we must maintain a leverage ratio not exceeding 3.50 to 1 through September 2012 and 3.25 to 1 thereafter, and a minimum cash interest coverage ratio of 2.25 to 1.

Included in debt for the calculation of the leverage ratio is the present value of deferred business acquisition obligations and included in Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the Facility) are, among other things, (1) an add-back for stock compensation expense, (2) the addition of the EBITDA of acquired companies earned prior to acquisition, as well as (3) add-backs for certain impairment and non-recurring charges. Rent expense is added back to both Adjusted EBITDA and cash paid interest for the calculation of the cash interest coverage ratio. In addition, we are restricted from, among other things, incurring certain levels of indebtedness to lenders outside of the Facility and disposing of a significant portion of our assets. Lender approval or waiver is required for certain levels of cash acquisitions and co-investment. The deferred business acquisition obligation provisions of the Staubach Merger Agreement also contain certain conditions which are considerably less restrictive than those we have under our Facility. We are in compliance with all covenants as of March 31, 2011.

We will continue to use the Facility for working capital needs (including payment of accrued incentive compensation), co-investment activities, dividend payments, share repurchases, capital expenditures and acquisitions.

We believe that the Facility, together with our local borrowing facilities and cash flow generated from operations, will provide adequate liquidity and financial flexibility to meet our current needs.

 

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Co-investment Activity

As of March 31, 2011, we had total investments in real estate ventures of $178.2 million that were accounted for under the equity method of accounting. These equity investments are primarily investments in approximately 40 separate property or fund co-investments with which we have an advisory agreement. Our ownership percentages in these co-investments range from less than 1% to approximately 10%.

We utilize two investment vehicles to facilitate the majority of our co-investment activity. LaSalle Investment Company I (“LIC I”) is a series of four parallel limited partnerships which serve as our investment vehicle for substantially all co-investment commitments made through December 31, 2005. LIC I is fully committed to underlying real estate ventures. At March 31, 2011, our maximum potential unfunded commitment to LIC I is euro 7.5 million ($10.5 million). LaSalle Investment Company II (“LIC II”), formed in January 2006, is comprised of two parallel limited partnerships which serve as our investment vehicle for most new co-investments. At March 31, 2011, LIC II has unfunded capital commitments to the underlying funds for future fundings of co-investments of $239.1 million, of which our 48.78% share is $116.7 million. The $116.7 million commitment is part of our maximum potential unfunded total commitment to LIC II at March 31, 2011 of $314.4 million.

LIC I and LIC II invest in certain real estate ventures that own and operate commercial real estate. We have an effective 47.85% ownership interest in LIC I, and an effective 48.78% ownership interest in LIC II; primarily institutional investors hold the remaining 52.15% and 51.22% interests in LIC I and LIC II, respectively. We account for our investments in LIC I and LIC II under the equity method of accounting in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Additionally, a non-executive Director of Jones Lang LaSalle is an investor in LIC I on equivalent terms to other investors.

LIC I’s and LIC II’s exposures to liabilities and losses of the ventures are limited to their existing capital contributions and remaining capital commitments. We expect that LIC I will draw down on our commitment over the next one to two years to satisfy its existing commitments to underlying funds, and we expect that LIC II will draw down on our commitment over the next four to eight years as it enters into new commitments. Our Board of Directors has endorsed the use of our co-investment capital in particular situations to control or bridge finance existing real estate assets or portfolios to seed future investments within LIC II. The purpose is to accelerate capital raising and growth in assets under management. Approvals for such activity are handled consistently with those of the firm’s co-investment capital. At March 31, 2011, no bridge financing arrangements were outstanding.

As of March 31, 2011, LIC II maintains a $60.0 million revolving credit facility (the “LIC II Facility”), principally for working capital needs.

The LIC II Facility contains a credit rating trigger and a material adverse condition clause. If either of the credit rating trigger or the material adverse condition clauses becomes triggered, the facility would be in default and outstanding borrowings would need to be repaid. Such a condition would require us to fund our pro-rata share of the then outstanding balance on LIC II, which is the limit of our liability. The maximum exposure to Jones Lang LaSalle, assuming that the LIC II Facility was fully drawn, would be $29.3 million. The exposure is included within and cannot exceed our maximum potential unfunded commitment to LIC II of $314.4 million. As of March 31, 2011, LIC II had $48.9 million of outstanding borrowings on the facility.

Exclusive of our LIC I and LIC II commitment structures, we have potential obligations related to unfunded commitments to other real estate ventures, the maximum of which is $8.6 million as of March 31, 2011.

For the full year of 2010, funding of co-investments exceeded return of capital by $17.8 million. We expect to continue to pursue co-investment opportunities with our real estate investment management clients in the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific. Co-investment remains very important to the continued growth of Investment Management. We anticipate that our net co-investment funding for 2011 will be between $40 and $50 million (planned co-investment less return of capital from liquidated co-investments).

Share Repurchase and Dividend Programs

Since October 2002, our Board of Directors has approved five share repurchase programs. At March 31, 2011, we have 1,563,100 shares that we are authorized to repurchase under the current share repurchase program. We made no share repurchases in 2010 or in the first three months of 2011. Our current share repurchase program allows the Company to purchase our common stock in the open market and in privately negotiated transactions. The repurchase of shares is primarily intended to offset dilution resulting from both stock and restricted stock unit grants made under our existing stock plans.

The Company announced on April 26, 2011 that its Board of Directors has declared a semi-annual cash dividend of $0.15 per share of its common stock. The dividend payment will be made on June 15, 2011, to holders of record at the close of business on May 16, 2011. A dividend-equivalent in the same per share amount also will be paid simultaneously on outstanding but unvested shares of restricted stock units granted under the Company’s Stock Award and Incentive Plan.

There can be no assurance that future dividends will be declared since the actual declaration of future dividends and the establishment of record and payment dates remains subject to final determination by the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

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Capital Expenditures and Business Acquisitions

Capital expenditures for the first three months of 2011 were $17 million, compared to $4 million for the first quarter of 2010. Our capital expenditures are primarily for ongoing improvements to computer hardware and information systems and improvements to leased space.

In the first three months of 2011, we used $12 million in connection with acquisitions, primarily for two new acquisitions completed in the United States. We also paid $13 million for deferred business acquisition obligations related to acquisitions we completed in prior years. Terms for our acquisitions completed in prior years included some or all of the following; cash paid at closing, provisions for additional consideration and earn-outs subject to certain contract provisions and performance. Deferred business acquisition obligations totaling $292 million at March 31, 2011 on our consolidated balance sheet represent the current discounted values of payments to sellers of businesses for which our acquisition has closed as of the balance sheet date and for which the only remaining condition on those payments is the passage of time. At March 31, 2011, we had the potential to make earn-out payments on 13 acquisitions that are subject to the achievement of certain performance conditions. The maximum amount of the potential earn-out payments for these acquisitions was $164 million at March 31, 2011. These amounts could come due at various times over the next four years assuming the achievement of the applicable performance conditions.

Our 2007 acquisition of Indian real estate services company Trammell Crow Meghraj (TCM) has provisions for a payment to be made in 2012 for the repurchase of shares exchanged in the legal merger of TCM into the Company’s India operations. This payment will be based on formulas and independent valuations, and accordingly is not quantifiable at this time. An estimate of this obligation based on the original value of shares exchanged is reflected on our consolidated balance sheet within the Minority shareholder redemption liability.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Market and Other Risk Factors

Market Risk

The principal market risks (namely, the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices) we face are:

 

 

Interest rates on our credit Facility; and

 

 

Foreign exchange risks

In the normal course of business, we manage these risks through a variety of strategies, including hedging transactions using various derivative financial instruments such as foreign currency forward contracts. We enter into derivative instruments with high credit-quality counterparties and diversify our positions across such counterparties in order to reduce our exposure to credit losses. We do not enter into derivative transactions for trading or speculative purposes.

Interest Rates

We centrally manage our debt, considering investment opportunities and risks, tax consequences and overall financing strategies. We are primarily exposed to interest rate risk on our credit facility, consisting of $900 million of revolving credit and a $195 million term loan. Our average outstanding borrowings under the Facility were $229 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011, and the effective interest rate was 2.3%. As of March 31, 2011, we had $278 million outstanding under the Facility. The Facility bears a variable rate of interest based on market rates. The interest rate risk management objective is to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to lower overall borrowing costs. To achieve this objective, in the past we have entered into derivative financial instruments such as interest rate swap agreements when appropriate and we may do so in the future. We entered into no such agreements in 2010 or the first three months of 2011, and we had no such agreements outstanding at March 31, 2011.

Foreign Exchange

Foreign exchange risk is the risk that we will incur economic losses due to adverse changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Our revenue outside of the United States totaled 56% of our total revenue for each of the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010. Operating in international markets means that we are exposed to movements in foreign exchange rates, primarily the euro (14% of revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2011) and the British pound (11% of revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2011).

We mitigate our foreign currency exchange risk principally by establishing local operations in the markets we serve and invoicing customers in the same currency as the source of the costs; that is, the impact of translating expenses incurred in foreign currencies back into U.S. dollars tends to offset the impact of translating revenue earned in foreign currencies back into U.S. dollars. In addition, British pound and Singapore dollar expenses incurred as a result of our regional headquarters being located in London and Singapore, respectively, act as a partial operational hedge against our translation exposures to British pounds and Singapore dollars.

We enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to manage currency risks associated with intercompany loan balances.

 

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In the first quarter of 2011, we recognized a net gain of $8.4 million from the revaluation of these forward contracts, as well as a net loss associated with the revaluation of intercompany loans hedged by these forward contracts such that the net impact to earnings was not significant. At March 31, 2011, these forward exchange contracts had a gross notional value of $1.5 billion ($527.0 million on a net basis). The net payable value of these forward contracts, $8.4 million, was recorded on our balance sheet as a current asset of $8.9 million and a current liability of $0.5 million at March 31, 2011.

Disclosure of Limitations

As the information presented above includes only those exposures that exist as of March 31, 2011, it does not consider those exposures or positions which could arise after that date. The information we present has limited predictive value. As a result, the ultimate realized gain or loss with respect to interest rate and foreign currency fluctuations will depend on the exposures that arise during the period, the hedging strategies at the time and interest and foreign currency rates.

For other risk factors inherent in our business, see Item 1A. Risk Factors in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

The Company has established disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to the officers who certify the Company’s financial reports and to the other members of senior management and the Board of Directors.

Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report. There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2011 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Part II. Other Information

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We are a defendant or plaintiff in various litigation matters arising in the ordinary course of business, some of which involve claims for damages that are substantial in amount. Many of these litigation matters are covered by insurance (including insurance provided through a captive insurance company), although they may nevertheless be subject to large deductibles or retentions and the amounts being claimed may exceed the available insurance. Although the ultimate liability for these matters cannot be determined, based upon information currently available, we believe the ultimate resolution of such claims and litigation will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

 

Item 5. Other Information

Corporate Governance

Our policies and practices reflect corporate governance initiatives that we believe comply with the listing requirements of the New York Stock Exchange, on which our common stock is traded, the corporate governance requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as currently in effect, various regulations issued by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and certain provisions of the General Corporation Law in the State of Maryland, where Jones Lang LaSalle is incorporated.

We maintain a corporate governance section on our public website which includes key information about our corporate governance initiatives, such as our Corporate Governance Guidelines, Charters for the three Committees of our Board of Directors, a Statement of Qualifications of Members of the Board of Directors and our Code of Business Ethics. The Board of Directors regularly reviews corporate governance developments and modifies our Guidelines and Charters as warranted. The corporate governance section can be found on our website at www.joneslanglasalle.com by clicking “Investor Relations” and then “Board of Directors and Corporate Governance.”

 

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Corporate Officers

The names and titles of our corporate executive officers are as follows:

Global Executive Committee

Colin Dyer

Chief Executive Officer and President

Lauralee E. Martin

Executive Vice President, Chief Operating and Financial Officer

Alastair Hughes

Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific

Jeff A. Jacobson

Chief Executive Officer, LaSalle Investment Management

Peter C. Roberts

Chief Executive Officer, Americas

Christian Ulbrich

Chief Executive Officer, Europe, Middle East and Africa

Additional Global Corporate Officers

Charles J. Doyle

Chief Marketing and Communications Officer

Mark K. Engel

Controller

James S. Jasionowski

Chief Tax Officer

David A. Johnson

Chief Information Officer

J. Corey Lewis

Director of Internal Audit

Mark J. Ohringer

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Nazneen Razi

Chief Human Resources Officer

Joseph J. Romenesko

Treasurer

 

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this filing and elsewhere (such as in reports, other filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, press releases, presentations and communications by Jones Lang LaSalle or its management and written and oral statements) regarding, among other things, future financial results and performance, achievements, plans and objectives, dividend payments and share repurchases may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Jones Lang LaSalle’s actual results, performance, achievements, plans and objectives to be materially different from any of the future results, performance, achievements, plans and objectives expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

We discuss those risks, uncertainties and other factors in (i) our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 in Item 1A. Risk Factors; Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations; Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk; Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements; and elsewhere, (ii) in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q in Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations; Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk; and elsewhere, and (iii) the other reports we file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ from those in our forward-looking statements include (without limitation):

 

   

The effect of political, economic and market conditions and geopolitical events;

   

The logistical and other challenges inherent in operating in numerous different countries;

   

The actions and initiatives of current and potential competitors;

   

The level and volatility of real estate prices, interest rates, currency values and other market indices;

   

The outcome of pending litigation; and

   

The impact of current, pending and future legislation and regulation.

Moreover, there can be no assurance that future dividends will be declared since the actual declaration of future dividends, and the establishment of record and payment dates, remain subject to final determination by the Company’s Board of Directors.

Accordingly, we caution our readers not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. Jones Lang LaSalle expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect any changes in events or circumstances or in its expectations or results.

 

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Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on the 6th day of May, 2011.

 

JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED

/s/ Lauralee E. Martin

By: Lauralee E. Martin
Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating and Financial Officer
(Authorized Officer and
Principal Financial Officer)

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number
   Description
  31.1*    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  31.2*    Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  32.1*    Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101*    The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, (iii) Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2011, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, and (v) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as block of text.

 

* Filed herewith

 

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