UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 28, 2008
JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland 001-13145 36-4150422
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(State or other juris- (Commission File (IRS Employer
diction of incorporation) Number) Identification
No.)
200 East Randolph Drive, Chicago, IL 60601
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (312) 782-5800
Not Applicable
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ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS;
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS;
COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS
In a press release issued on April 29, 2008, Jones Lang LaSalle
Incorporated (the "Company") announced that Sir Derek Higgs, a member of
its Board of Directors, had died suddenly in London on Monday, April 28,
2008, at the age of 64. Sir Derek had served as a Director since March
1999 and also served as Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board.
Additionally, Sir Derek had served as a member of each of the Compensation
Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board. A copy
of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
The Company's Board of Directors has elected David B. Rickard,
already a member of the Board of Directors and of the Audit Committee of
the Board, to serve as Chairman of the Audit Committee, effective
immediately. As previously disclosed, the Board has determined that Mr.
Rickard qualifies as an "audit committee financial expert" for purposes of
the applicable Securities and Exchange Commission rule.
Sir Derek was a nominee for election to the Company's Board of
Directors at the Company's 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held
on May 29, 2008. Because of Sir Derek's unexpected death, the Board of
Directors has temporarily reduced the size of the Company's Board of
Directors from nine to eight. The Board of Directors will therefore
present only the remaining eight nominees for election to the Company's
Board of Directors at the 2008 Annual Meeting. The proxy cards furnished
with the Company's 2008 proxy statement remain effective and the shares
represented by those proxy cards will be voted in accordance with the
shareholder's instructions with respect to these eight nominees.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit is included with this Report:
99.1. Press Release dated April 29, 2008 entitled
"Jones Lang LaSalle Mourns the Death of
Board Member Sir Derek Higgs."
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: May 2, 2008 JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED
By: /s/ Mark J. Ohringer
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Name: Mark J. Ohringer
Title: Global General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. Description
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99.1. Press Release dated April 29, 2008 entitled
"Jones Lang LaSalle Mourns the Death of
Board Member Sir Derek Higgs."
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