UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x                              QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006

Or

o                                 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 1-13531


Trammell Crow Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

 

75-2721454

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

2001 Ross Avenue
Suite 3400
Dallas, Texas

 

75201

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(214) 863-3000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name, former address and former
fiscal year, if changed since last report)


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 o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check One): Large accelerated filer x    Accelerated filer o    Non-accelerated filer o

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

There were 36,350,819 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of October 31, 2006.

 




TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX

 

 

 

Page
Number

 

PART I.

 

Financial Information

 

 

3

 

 

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2006 (unaudited) and December 31, 2005 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 (unaudited)

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 (unaudited) and the year ended December 31, 2005

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 (unaudited)

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 (unaudited)

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

8

 

 

Item 2.

 

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

 

 

31

 

 

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

 

 

45

 

 

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

 

 

45

 

 

PART II.

 

Other Information

 

 

47

 

 

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

 

47

 

 

Item 1A

 

Risk Factors

 

 

47

 

 

Item 4.

 

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

 

48

 

 

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

 

 

48

 

 

 

2




PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.                Financial Statements

TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Note 1)

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

$

70,523

 

 

 

$

76,919

 

 

Restricted cash

 

 

3,024

 

 

 

1,416

 

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,983 in 2006 and $3,235 in 2005

 

 

143,477

 

 

 

127,784

 

 

Receivables from affiliates

 

 

2,915

 

 

 

2,146

 

 

Notes and other receivables

 

 

27,871

 

 

 

15,922

 

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

3,855

 

 

 

3,935

 

 

Real estate under development

 

 

98,684

 

 

 

120,697

 

 

Real estate and other assets held for sale

 

 

144,171

 

 

 

55,434

 

 

Marketable securities

 

 

1,356

 

 

 

542

 

 

Other current assets

 

 

29,903

 

 

 

26,870

 

 

Total current assets

 

 

525,779

 

 

 

431,665

 

 

Furniture and equipment, net

 

 

20,386

 

 

 

19,787

 

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

12,175

 

 

 

16,270

 

 

Real estate under development

 

 

162,640

 

 

 

106,659

 

 

Real estate held for investment

 

 

116,208

 

 

 

76,145

 

 

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

207,230

 

 

 

175,411

 

 

Goodwill

 

 

75,246

 

 

 

75,239

 

 

Receivables from affiliates

 

 

7,227

 

 

 

7,458

 

 

Marketable securities

 

 

18,719

 

 

 

18,089

 

 

Other assets

 

 

30,774

 

 

 

21,444

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,176,384

 

 

 

$

948,167

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

 

$

36,840

 

 

 

$

31,698

 

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

147,141

 

 

 

155,294

 

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

6,551

 

 

 

16,313

 

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

 

21

 

 

 

1,302

 

 

Current portion of notes payable on real estate

 

 

134,418

 

 

 

122,932

 

 

Liabilities related to real estate and other assets held for sale

 

 

120,455

 

 

 

40,916

 

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

8,542

 

 

 

5,842

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

453,968

 

 

 

374,297

 

 

Long-term debt, less current portion

 

 

140,126

 

 

 

35,034

 

 

Notes payable on real estate, less current portion

 

 

115,857

 

 

 

94,389

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

18,671

 

 

 

13,448

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

728,622

 

 

 

517,168

 

 

Minority interest

 

 

37,144

 

 

 

29,528

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock; $0.01 par value; 30,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock; $0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 37,903,058 shares issued; 36,337,204 shares and 36,040,317 shares outstanding in 2006 and 2005

 

 

379

 

 

 

379

 

 

Paid-in capital

 

 

182,761

 

 

 

205,084

 

 

Retained earnings

 

 

265,666

 

 

 

240,887

 

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

4,927

 

 

 

1,713

 

 

Less: Treasury stock

 

 

(43,115

)

 

 

(32,776

)

 

  Unearned stock compensation, net

 

 

 

 

 

(13,816

)

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

410,618

 

 

 

401,471

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,176,384

 

 

 

$

948,167

 

 

 

See accompanying notes.

3




TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)

 

For the Three Months

 

For the Nine Months

 

 

 

Ended September 30,

 

Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

REVENUES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

User Services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facilities management

 

$

67,105

 

$

59,076

 

$

198,305

 

$

173,604

 

Corporate advisory services

 

57,584

 

49,498

 

155,241

 

114,287

 

Project management services

 

38,133

 

28,216

 

101,595

 

85,503

 

 

 

162,822

 

136,790

 

455,141

 

373,394

 

Investor Services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property management

 

33,730

 

34,246

 

100,521

 

102,801

 

Brokerage

 

34,274

 

35,296

 

105,785

 

96,752

 

Construction management

 

3,134

 

3,207

 

9,144

 

8,381

 

 

 

71,138

 

72,749

 

215,450

 

207,934

 

Development and construction

 

13,130

 

9,223

 

31,551

 

24,168

 

TOTAL REVENUES

 

247,090

 

218,762

 

702,142

 

605,496

 

COSTS AND EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries, wages and benefits

 

160,173

 

140,787

 

451,382

 

399,089

 

Commissions

 

43,705

 

41,834

 

119,907

 

98,790

 

General and administrative

 

39,301

 

35,736

 

118,586

 

100,763

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

3,500

 

2,335

 

8,419

 

6,870

 

Interest

 

2,976

 

1,320

 

6,405

 

3,270

 

TOTAL EXPENSES

 

249,655

 

222,012

 

704,699

 

608,782

 

Gain on disposition of real estate

 

16,132

 

7,285

 

19,370

 

9,759

 

Operating income

 

13,567

 

4,035

 

16,813

 

6,473

 

Interest and other income

 

1,765

 

672

 

3,710

 

2,073

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interest and income from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

15,332

 

4,707

 

20,523

 

8,546

 

Income tax expense

 

(5,667

)

(1,726

)

(7,714

)

(3,111

)

Minority interest, net of income tax (expense) benefit of $241, $1,078, $155 and ($756)  

 

(388

)

(1,930

)

(256

)

1,321

 

Income from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries, net of income tax expense of $3,044, $896, $6,999 and $3,472

 

5,463

 

1,497

 

11,569

 

6,064

 

Income from continuing operations

 

14,740

 

2,548

 

24,122

 

12,820

 

Income from discontinued operations, net of income tax expense of $597, $6,853, $1,940 and $6,879

 

1,133

 

11,969

 

3,207

 

12,014

 

Income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

 

15,873

 

14,517

 

27,329

 

24,834

 

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of income tax expense of $646 

 

 

 

1,011

 

 

Net income

 

$

15,873

 

$

14,517

 

$

28,340

 

$

24,834

 

Basic earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

$

0.43

 

$

0.08

 

$

0.70

 

$

0.38

 

Income from discontinued operations

 

0.03

 

0.35

 

0.09

 

0.36

 

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

 

 

 

0.03

 

 

Net income

 

$

0.46

 

$

0.43

 

$

0.82

 

$

0.74

 

Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding

 

34,518,936

 

33,873,952

 

34,471,414

 

33,663,140

 

Diluted earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

$

0.40

 

$

0.07

 

$

0.65

 

$

0.35

 

Income from discontinued operations

 

0.03

 

0.33

 

0.09

 

0.33

 

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

 

 

 

0.03

 

 

Net income

 

$

0.43

 

$

0.40

 

$

0.77

 

$

0.68

 

Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding

 

36,668,451

 

36,679,610

 

36,778,640

 

36,292,969

 

 

See accompanying notes.

4




TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 (Unaudited) and Year Ended December 31, 2005 (Note 1)
(in thousands, except share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

Unearned

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares

 

Stock Par

 

Paid-In

 

Retained

 

Comprehensive

 

Treasury

 

Stock

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

Treasury

 

Value

 

Capital

 

Earnings

 

Income

 

Stock

 

Compensation

 

Total

 

Balance at January 1, 2005

 

37,902,998

 

2,297,991

 

 

$

379

 

 

$

196,314

 

 

$

190,252

 

 

 

$

2,043

 

 

 

$

(36,921

)

 

 

$

(11,117

)

 

$

340,950

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

59,407

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

59,407

 

Stock-based compensation

 

60

 

(1,405,392

)

 

 

 

8,770

 

 

(8,772

)

 

 

 

 

 

24,195

 

 

 

(2,699

)

 

21,494

 

Stock repurchase

 

 

970,142

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(20,050

)

 

 

 

 

(20,050

)

Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(475

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(475

)

Net unrealized holding gains on available for sale securities, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

145

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

145

 

Balance at December 31, 2005

 

37,903,058

 

1,862,741

 

 

379

 

 

205,084

 

 

240,887

 

 

 

1,713

 

 

 

(32,776

)

 

 

(13,816

)

 

401,471

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,340

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,340

 

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

 

 

 

 

 

 

(15,473

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,816

 

 

(1,657

)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

(1,784,387

)

 

 

 

(6,850

)

 

(3,561

)

 

 

 

 

 

39,781

 

 

 

 

 

29,370

 

Stock repurchase

 

 

1,487,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(50,120

)

 

 

 

 

(50,120

)

Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,042

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,042

 

Net unrealized holding gains on available for sale securities, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

172

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

172

 

Balance at September 30, 2006

 

37,903,058

 

1,565,854

 

 

$

379

 

 

$

182,761

 

 

$

265,666

 

 

 

$

4,927

 

 

 

$

(43,115

)

 

 

$

 

 

$

410,618

 

 

 

See accompanying notes.

5




TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)

 

 

For the
Nine Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

Operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

$

28,340

 

$

24,834

 

Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

9,445

 

7,975

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

6,843

 

5,030

 

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

 

(1,657

)

 

Amortization of employment contracts

 

2,586

 

2,202

 

Amortization of contract intangibles

 

986

 

1,540

 

Bad debt expense

 

507

 

506

 

Provision for real estate impairment

 

425

 

23

 

Gain on disposition of real estate held for investment

 

(124

)

(9,866

)

Minority interest

 

1,237

 

(2,077

)

Deferred income tax provision

 

2,127

 

2,760

 

Income from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

(18,568

)

(9,536

)

Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

5,721

 

5,325

 

Net cash provided by earnings

 

37,868

 

28,716

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted cash

 

(1,608

)

7,140

 

Accounts receivable

 

(12,963

)

(10,528

)

Receivables from affiliates

 

(538

)

(7,450

)

Notes receivable and other assets

 

(37,688

)

1,928

 

Marketable securities

 

(984

)

 

Real estate held for sale and under development

 

(113,939

)

(79,137

)

Notes payable on real estate held for sale and under development

 

72,017

 

45,421

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

1,915

 

(10,280

)

Payable to affiliates

 

525

 

104

 

Income taxes payable

 

(12,351

)

(16,990

)

Other liabilities

 

7,329

 

(2,436

)

Net cash flows from changes in working capital

 

(98,285

)

(72,228

)

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(60,417

)

(43,512

)

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Expenditures for furniture and equipment

 

(6,909

)

(7,262

)

Proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities

 

6,818

 

3,673

 

Payment for purchase of marketable securities

 

(6,995

)

(21,889

)

Additions to real estate held for investment

 

(34,841

)

(32,256

)

Net proceeds from disposition of real estate held for investment

 

532

 

32,777

 

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

(21,158

)

(102,494

)

Distributions from unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

5,017

 

10,129

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(57,536

)

(117,322

)

Financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Principal payments on long-term debt and capital lease obligations

 

(186,709

)

(116,376

)

Proceeds from long-term debt

 

290,520

 

167,390

 

Contributions from minority interest

 

9,511

 

14,479

 

Distributions to minority interest

 

(6,910

)

(12,993

)

Proceeds from notes payable on real estate held for investment

 

32,736

 

32,175

 

Payments on notes payable on real estate held for investment

 

(6,916

)

(16,046

)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

21,930

 

9,355

 

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

 

4,016

 

2,274

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

3,499

 

3,009

 

Purchase of common stock

 

(50,120

)

(20,050

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

111,557

 

63,217

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(6,396

)

(97,617

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

76,919

 

163,637

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

70,523

 

$

66,020

 

 

See accompanying notes.

6




TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)

 

For the
Three Months

 

For the
Nine Months

 

 

 

Ended September 30,

 

Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

Net income

 

$

15,873

 

$

14,517

 

$

28,340

 

$

24,834

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

764

 

(252

)

4,979

 

673

 

Tax (expense) benefit

 

(300

)

91

 

(1,937

)

(243

)

Net foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax

 

464

 

(161

)

3,042

 

430

 

Net unrealized holding gains on available for sale securities

 

496

 

29

 

283

 

204

 

Tax (expense) benefit

 

(194

)

6

 

(111

)

(74

)

Net unrealized holding gains on available for sale securities, net of tax   

 

302

 

35

 

172

 

130

 

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

 

766

 

(126

)

3,214

 

560

 

Comprehensive income

 

$

16,639

 

$

14,391

 

$

31,554

 

$

25,394

 

 

See accompanying notes.

7




TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

1.   General

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements of Trammell Crow Company and subsidiaries (the “Company”) included herein have been prepared in accordance with the requirements for interim financial statements and do not include all disclosures required under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2005 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the opinion of management, all adjustments and eliminations, consisting only of recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial statements for the interim periods have been made. Interim results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

The Company has experienced and expects to continue to experience quarterly variations in revenues and net income as a result of several factors. The Company’s quarterly revenues tend to increase throughout the year, particularly in the last quarter of the year, because its clients have demonstrated a tendency to close transactions toward the end of the year. The timing and introduction of new contracts, the disposition of investments in real estate assets, the recognition of incentive fees (often in the latter part of the fiscal year as contractual targets are met) and other factors may also cause quarterly fluctuations in the Company’s results of operations.

Reclassifications

In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (“FAS 144”), certain assets and liabilities at December 31, 2005, and certain revenues and expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2006, and the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, were reclassified to conform to the presentation at and for the three months ended September 30, 2006 (see Notes 8 and 11). As a result, certain balances differ from the amounts reported in previously filed documents. Also, the Company has reclassified gains on disposition of real estate from revenue to a separate component of operating income. Therefore, the Company’s total revenues of previous periods differ from previously filed documents. This reclassification had no impact on operating income, net income, earnings per share or stockholders’ equity in any period.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes using the liability method. Deferred income taxes result from temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for federal and state income tax purposes and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences reverse.

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TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

1.   General (Continued)

Earnings Per Share

The weighted-average common shares outstanding used to calculate diluted earnings per share reflect the dilutive effect of common stock equivalents, including unvested restricted stock and options to purchase shares of common stock. Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding included the following:

 

 

For the Three Months

 

For the Nine Months

 

 

 

Ended September 30,

 

Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding

 

34,518,936

 

33,873,952

 

34,471,414

 

33,663,140

 

Diluted effect of common stock equivalents

 

2,149,515

 

2,805,658

 

2,307,226

 

2,629,829

 

Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding

 

36,668,451

 

36,679,610

 

36,778,640

 

36,292,969

 

 

Non-Controlling Interests in Consolidated Limited Life Subsidiaries

In May 2003, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 150, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity (“FAS 150”). Certain provisions of FAS 150 would have required the Company to classify non-controlling interests in consolidated limited life subsidiaries as liabilities adjusted to their settlement values in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. In November 2003, the FASB indefinitely deferred application of the measurement and recognition provisions (but not the disclosure requirements) of FAS 150 with respect to these non-controlling interests. As of September 30, 2006, the estimated settlement value of non-controlling interests in the Company’s consolidated limited life subsidiaries was $4,483, as compared to book value (included in minority interest on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet) of $4,663.

Effect of Adopting New Accounting Pronouncements

Consolidation

In June 2005, the FASB ratified the consensus of the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) 04-5, Determining Whether a General Partner, or the General Partners as a Group, Controls a Limited Partnership or Similar Entity When the Limited Partners Have Certain Rights (“EITF 04-5”), which states that the general partner in a limited partnership is presumed to control that limited partnership. That presumption may be overcome if the limited partners have either (1) the substantive ability-either by a single limited partner or through a simple majority vote-to dissolve (liquidate) the limited partnership or otherwise remove the general partner without cause or (2) substantive participating rights. Substantive participating rights provide the limited partners with the ability to effectively participate in significant decisions that would be expected to be made in the ordinary course of the limited partnership’s business and thereby preclude the general partner from exercising unilateral control over the partnership.

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TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

1.   General (Continued)

The effective date for applying the guidance in EITF 04-5 to the Company’s general partner interests was June 29, 2005, for all new limited partnerships or limited partnerships amended after that date, and January 1, 2006, for all other limited partnerships. In the first quarter of 2006, the Company completed its evaluation of the impact of EITF 04-5 for all of its general partner interests existing prior to June 29, 2005. As a result of this evaluation, the Company consolidated two real estate partnerships that had previously been accounted for using the equity method. These consolidations as of January 1, 2006 did not impact net income, net income per share or stockholders’ equity, but did result in the following non-cash changes to the Company’s consolidated balance sheet:

ASSETS

 

 

 

Real Estate

 

$

4,551

 

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

(1,102

)

Other current assets

 

90

 

Other assets

 

9

 

Net non-cash change in assets

 

$

3,548

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

Notes payable on real estate

 

$

2,040

 

Accrued expenses

 

118

 

Other current liabilities

 

14

 

Net non-cash change in liabilties

 

2,172

 

Minority interest

 

1,721

 

Cash from consolidation of previously unconsolidated entities

 

$

345

 

 

Stock-Based Compensation

In December 2004, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (“FAS 123R”), which is a revision of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (“FAS 123”). Generally, the approach in FAS 123R is similar to the approach described in FAS 123. However, FAS 123R requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the income statement based on their fair values. Pro forma disclosure is no longer an alternative.

Prior to adoption of FAS 123R, the Company elected to use the intrinsic method under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (“APB 25”), to account for its stock-based compensation arrangements (see Note 9 for further discussion on the Company’s stock-based compensation plans). Compensation expense for stock options was recognized to the extent the market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant exceeded the exercise price of the option. The Company recognized compensation expense related to restricted stock grants over the vesting period of the underlying grant in an amount equal to the fair market value of the Company’s stock on the date of grant. No compensation expense was recognized related to the difference between the employee’s cost and the

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TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

1.   General (Continued)

market value of stock purchased under the Company’s employee stock purchase plan.

The Company adopted FAS 123R effective January 1, 2006 using the modified-prospective transition method, and results for prior periods were not adjusted. Under this method, the Company recognizes compensation cost for both unvested stock-based awards outstanding at January 1, 2006 (based on the grant-date fair value determined in accordance with FAS 123) and stock-based awards made subsequent to January 1, 2006 (based on the grant-date fair value determined in accordance with FAS 123R). For awards with pro rata vesting, the Company recognizes compensation expense using the accelerated expense attribution method described in FASB Interpretation No. 28, Accounting for Stock Appreciation Rights and Other Variable Stock Option or Award Plans.

FAS 123R also requires the Company to estimate forfeitures of stock-based awards upon grant and to reevaluate this estimate during the requisite service period. Prior to the adoption of FAS 123R, the Company’s policy had been to reverse expense related to forfeitures of restricted stock as they occurred. Upon adoption, the Company recorded a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle of $1,657, less income taxes of $646, which represented a reversal of expense taken for those shares of unvested restricted stock granted prior to adoption that the Company estimates will be forfeited before vesting. All other impacts of adopting FAS 123R to the Company’s consolidated statement of income and net income per share were not material.

FAS 123R also requires the benefits of tax deductions in excess of recognized compensation cost to be reported as a financing cash flow, rather than as an operating cash flow as previously required. This requirement reduces net operating cash flows and increases net financing cash flows. The amount of financing cash flows recognized for such excess tax deductions related to the exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock was $4,016 and $2,274 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Pro forma information regarding net income and net income per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, shown in the table below, was determined as if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of FAS 123 prior to January 1, 2006.

 

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TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

1.   General (Continued)

 

 

For the Three Months
Ended

 

For the Nine Months
Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2005

 

September 30, 2005

 

Net income, as reported

 

 

$

14,517

 

 

 

$

24,834

 

 

Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense included in net income, net of related tax effects

 

 

1,171

 

 

 

3,198

 

 

Deduct: Stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects

 

 

1,462

 

 

 

4,387

 

 

Pro forma net income

 

 

$

14,226

 

 

 

$

23,645

 

 

Net income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic—as reported

 

 

$

0.43

 

 

 

$

0.74

 

 

Basic—pro forma

 

 

$

0.42

 

 

 

$

0.70

 

 

Net income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted—as reported

 

 

$

0.40

 

 

 

$

0.68

 

 

Diluted—pro forma

 

 

$

0.39

 

 

 

$

0.65

 

 

 

The Company typically issues shares related to stock-based compensation plans from its treasury. In February 2006, the Company received authorization from its Board of Directors to repurchase up to $50,000 of its common stock from time to time in open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions. In June 2006, the Company completed its $50,000 share repurchase program. A total of 1,487,500 shares were repurchased at an average price of $33.61 per share.

Income Taxes

In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“FIN 48”), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the Company’s consolidated financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes (“FAS 109”). FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 creates a two-step process in evaluating a tax position. The first step, recognition, requires the Company to determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation, based on the technical merits of the position. The second step, measurement, states that a tax position that meets the more likely than not recognition threshold should be measured to determine the amount of benefit to be recognized in the Company’s consolidated financial statements with the tax position measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

1.   General (Continued)

Upon initial adoption, all tax positions should be reviewed and only positions that meet the “more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold may be recognized or continue to be recognized. The cumulative effect of applying FIN 48 shall be reported as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings (or other appropriate components of equity or net assets). The amount of the cumulative adjustment is the difference between the net assets and liabilities recognized prior to the adoption of FIN 48 and the net assets and liabilities recognized as a result of applying FIN 48. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company has not yet determined the impact of FIN 48 on its consolidated financial statements.

2.   Variable Interest Entities

In June 2006, the Company was involved in the formation of a limited partnership established to acquire land and develop residential and retail projects. The limited partnership, through its two wholly-owned subsidiaries, acquired land and obtained a loan to finance the entire project. No equity was contributed by the owners of the entity. The entity’s note payable balance of $40,189 is non-recourse to the Company and is collateralized by the underlying real estate. The Company and other partners of the limited partnership may be required to make equity contributions to the entity to fund certain cost overruns and upgrades to project plans from the original project budget agreed to by the partners. Based upon the Company’s evaluation, this entity is a variable interest entity (“VIE”) under FASB Interpretation No. 46 (revised December 2003), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (“FIN 46R”). However, based upon its evaluation, the Company is not the primary beneficiary of the entity. As of September 30, 2006, the Company cannot estimate its maximum exposure to loss, but believes that its exposure to loss under this arrangement is not material.

The Company sponsored the formation of a legal entity to act primarily as an agent of the Company to enter into policies with insurance carriers. The policies are for various types of insurance, including general liability, workers’ compensation and automotive. The entity is wholly-owned by an employee of the Company who holds the appropriate local insurance agent’s licenses required to issue these insurance policies on behalf of the insurance carriers. The entity collects premiums and remits them to the insurance carriers. In exchange, the entity receives commissions from the insurance carriers and remits a portion of the commission revenue to the Company (determined at the Company’s full discretion) in accordance with a facilities and services agreement. Based upon the Company’s evaluation, the entity is a VIE with the Company being the primary beneficiary. As such, the VIE has been consolidated into the Company’s financial statements. As of September 30, 2006, the Company had $2,740 recorded in restricted cash and $298 recorded in marketable securities (non-current) that are held by the VIE and serve as collateral for the VIE’s obligations to the insurance carriers.

In 2005, the Company restructured a consolidated entity established to develop an office building by admitting a majority interest partner. Based upon its evaluation at this reconsideration event, the Company consolidated this entity as the primary beneficiary of a VIE. The entity’s note payable balance of $40,738 at September 30, 2006, is non-recourse to the Company and is collateralized by the underlying real estate project.

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TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

2.   Variable Interest Entities (Continued)

In 2005, the Company obtained $110,000 of tax credits through a program enacted by the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000. This program creates tax credits for equity investments in Community Development Entities (“CDEs”). The CDEs make qualified loans or equity investments to Qualified Active Low-Income Community Businesses. Also in 2005, the Company obtained 0% to 0.01% managing interests in various CDEs established to make these loans and investments. The CDEs’ equity used to fund the loans and investments was contributed by its 99.98% to 100% third-party investor members or through loans from qualified lenders. Through September 30, 2006, the CDEs have made qualified loans totaling approximately $75,870 and qualified equity investments of $4,951. The Company has determined that each of these CDEs is a VIE. However, based upon its evaluation, the Company is not the primary beneficiary of the entities. The Company believes that its maximum exposure to loss as a result of its involvement with these VIEs is not material. Additionally, in 2005, the Company obtained a 49% membership interest in a related entity that acts as the administrative member performing loan servicing and tax matters for the CDEs. Based upon the Company’s evaluation, this entity is also a VIE since the entity’s equity was funded from up-front fees received from the CDEs. However, based upon its evaluation, the Company is not the primary beneficiary of the entity. The Company believes that its maximum exposure to loss as a result of its involvement with this VIE is not material.

In 2004, the Company issued a budget guaranty relating to a development project. Under the budget guaranty, the Company is responsible for all costs in excess of an approved budget of approximately $35,700 at September 30, 2006. The Company was involved in the design of the underlying entity and has determined that its budget guaranty represents a variable interest in a VIE for which the Company is not the primary beneficiary. The Company cannot estimate its actual maximum exposure to loss as a result of its involvement with this VIE because the budget guaranty is unlimited. However, based on the Company’s experience of minimal payments under similar arrangements and the existence of a guaranteed maximum price contract between the general contractor and the owner of the project that mitigates the Company’s risk, the Company believes that its exposure to loss is not material.

The Company is part of a co-lender group with an independent third party that issued a mezzanine loan to the owner of two office buildings. In 2000, the Company provided $567 of the total $5,667 mezzanine loan. At that time, another independent third-party lender provided the senior financing of $19,100 to the owner. The Company also provides building management and leasing services for the buildings under a long-term contract at market rates for such services. The mezzanine loan arrangement is considered to be a variable interest in the entity that owns the property, which the Company believes is a VIE. However, based upon the Company’s evaluation, the Company is not the primary beneficiary of the entity, and, therefore, the Company has not consolidated the VIE. The VIE sold one of its buildings in 2004 and paid a portion of the Company’s note receivable at that time. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss as a result of its involvement with this VIE is limited to its outstanding note balance of $430 as of September 30, 2006.

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TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

3.   Real Estate

Certain real estate assets owned by the Company secure the outstanding balances of underlying mortgage or construction loans. All real estate is included in the Company’s Development and Investment segment (see Note 14). Real estate owned by the Company consisted of the following:

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

Real estate under development (current)

 

 

$

98,684

 

 

 

$

120,697

 

 

Real estate included in assets held for sale (see Note 8)

 

 

141,420

 

 

 

54,112

 

 

Real estate under development (non-current)

 

 

162,640

 

 

 

106,659

 

 

Real estate held for investment(1)

 

 

116,208

 

 

 

76,145

 

 

 

 

 

$

518,952

(2)

 

 

$

357,613

 

 


(1)                Net of accumulated depreciation of $4,312 and $1,568 at September 30, 2006, and December 31, 2005, respectively.

(2)                Includes balances for lease intangibles and tenant origination costs of $(277) and $2,932 at September 30, 2006, and $(1,627) and $1,833 at December 31, 2005, respectively. The Company records lease intangibles and tenant origination costs upon acquiring buildings with in-place leases. The balances are shown net of amortization (recorded as an increase to or a reduction of rental income for lease intangibles and as amortization expense for tenant origination costs).

In 2003, the Company sold a parcel of land for $1,750 of which $1,125 of the consideration received was in the form of an interest-bearing note from the buyer. The Company retained a unilateral right to repurchase the property at any time through 2006, in addition to maintaining the right to approve any plans for development on the property. During the third quarter of 2006, the Company decided not to exercise its option to repurchase the property and recorded the transaction as a sale resulting in a gain on the transaction of $322.

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TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

3.   Real Estate (Continued)

In the second quarter of 2006, the Company consolidated an operating real estate project that had previously been accounted for under the equity method. The Company is the general partner of the partnership. The Company reassessed the accounting treatment of the entity as required under EITF 04-5 and determined that the limited partners lacked the substantive participating rights necessary to overcome the presumption of control by the general partner. As a result of this consolidation, the Company recorded the following non-cash changes in its consolidated balance sheet:

ASSETS

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

$

21

 

Real estate

 

7,401

 

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

(88

)

Other current assets

 

457

 

Other assets

 

 

Net non-cash change in assets

 

$

7,791

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

Notes payable

 

$

5,626

 

Accrued expenses

 

126

 

Other current liabilities

 

39

 

Net non-cash change in liabilities

 

5,791

 

Minority interest

 

2,057

 

Cash from consolidation of previously unconsolidated entities

 

$

57

 

 

4.   Investments in Unconsolidated Subsidiaries

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries consisted of the following:

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

Real estate

 

 

$

63,539

 

 

 

$

44,496

 

 

Other

 

 

143,691

 

 

 

130,915

 

 

 

 

 

$

207,230

 

 

 

$

175,411

 

 

 

In April 2005, the Company exercised its option to acquire additional shares of Savills plc (“Savills”), a property services firm headquartered in the United Kingdom and a leading provider of real estate services in Europe, Asia-Pacific and Australia. The exercise of the option resulted in the issuance of 10,486,458 shares by Savills at a price of 350.64 pence per share, for a total cost of £36,770 ($70,392). The exercise price represented a 20% premium to the average mid-market closing price of the shares in trading on the London Stock Exchange for the five trading days preceding the exercise of the option. Preceding its exercise of the option, also in April 2005, the Company acquired 3,355,940 of Savills’ Ordinary Shares in open market purchases at an average price of 325.00 pence per share, having the effect of reducing the

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TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

4.   Investments in Unconsolidated Subsidiaries (Continued)

number of shares purchasable under the option. The option exercise and the market purchase together increased the Company’s ownership stake to approximately 19.6% of Savills’ Ordinary Shares then outstanding. The aggregate cost of the market purchases and the shares issued upon exercise of the option was $91,272. The purchases were funded by borrowings under the Company’s line of credit. The investment is classified as an “other” investment in the table above. The number of shares and per share prices related to Savills have been adjusted for Savills’ two-for-one stock split in May 2006.

Of the total Savills’ purchase price, approximately $3,251 has been allocated to the value of customer relationships, property and facilities management contracts and backlog. These allocated amounts are being amortized over periods up to ten years from the date the Company purchased the shares. The estimated difference between the carrying value of the investment and the amount of underlying equity in net assets of $67,371 will be evaluated for impairment as part of the investment as a whole when evidence of a loss in value occurs.

The summarized financial information below does not include the results of Savills because Savills qualifies as a foreign private issuer. Summarized operating results for other unconsolidated subsidiaries accounted for on the equity method were as follows:

 

 

For the Three Months

 

For the Nine Months

 

 

 

Ended September 30,

 

Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

Total revenues

 

$

40,438

 

$

22,741

 

$

100,318

 

$

69,806

 

Total expenses

 

31,458

 

22,405

 

86,221

 

61,306

 

Net income

 

$

8,980

 

$

336

 

$

14,097

 

$

8,500

 

5.   Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consisted of the following:

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

Payroll and bonuses

 

 

$

52,185

 

 

 

$

68,683

 

 

Commissions

 

 

26,076

 

 

 

34,449

 

 

Development costs

 

 

37,980

 

 

 

24,016

 

 

Deferred income

 

 

16,788

 

 

 

13,193

 

 

Interest

 

 

543

 

 

 

398

 

 

Insurance

 

 

2,648

 

 

 

2,144

 

 

Restructuring charges

 

 

1,318

 

 

 

1,810

 

 

Other

 

 

15,739

 

 

 

12,574

 

 

 

 

 

153,277

 

 

 

157,267

 

 

Less: Accrued expenses included in liabilities related to real estate and other assets held for sale (see Note 8)

 

 

6,136

 

 

 

1,973

 

 

 

 

 

$

147,141

 

 

 

$

155,294

 

 

 

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TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

6.   Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

Borrowings under $175,000 line of credit with a bank (the “Credit Facility”)

 

 

$

140,100

 

 

 

$

35,000

 

 

Borrowings under £1,100 short-term borrowing facility with a bank (the “European Facility”)

 

 

 

 

 

1,286

 

 

Other

 

 

47

 

 

 

50

 

 

Total long-term debt

 

 

140,147

 

 

 

36,336

 

 

Less: Current portion of long-term debt

 

 

21

 

 

 

1,302

 

 

 

 

 

$

140,126

 

 

 

$

35,034

 

 

The interest rate for borrowings under the Credit Facility was 7.3% and 5.4% at September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

The Company is subject to various covenants associated with the Credit Facility, such as maintenance of minimum net worth and liquidity and certain key financial data. There are also certain restrictions on investments and acquisitions that can be made by the Company. In addition, the Company may not pay dividends or make other distributions on account of its common stock exceeding 50% of the previous year’s net income before depreciation and amortization. In February 2006, the Company amended its Credit Facility to allow for additional repurchases or other distributions on account of its common stock in an amount up to $100,000 through December 31, 2006 and to reduce the minimum required net worth covenant. At September 30, 2006, the Company was in compliance with all covenants of the Credit Facility.

The covenants associated with the Credit Facility and the amount of the Company’s other borrowings and contingent liabilities may have the effect of limiting the credit available to the Company under the Credit Facility to an amount less than the $175,000 commitment. At September 30, 2006, the Company had unused borrowing capacity of $29,892 (taking into account borrowings and letters of credit outstanding) under its Credit Facility.

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TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

7.   Notes Payable on Real Estate

The Company had loans (the majority of which were construction loans) secured by real estate, which consisted of the following:

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

Current portion of notes payable on real estate

 

 

$

134,418

 

 

 

$

122,932

 

 

Notes payable on real estate included in liabilities related to real estate and other assets held for sale (see Note 8)

 

 

114,140

 

 

 

38,837

 

 

Total notes payable on real estate, current portion

 

 

248,558

 

 

 

161,769

 

 

Notes payable on real estate, non-current portion

 

 

115,857

 

 

 

94,389

 

 

Total notes payable on real estate

 

 

$

364,415

 

 

 

$

256,158

 

 

 

At September 30, 2006, $17,937 of the current portion and $6,308 of the non-current portion of notes payable on real estate are recourse to the Company (beyond being recourse to the single-purpose entity that held the real estate asset and was the obligor on the note payable).

The Company has a participating mortgage loan obligation related to a real estate project. The participating mortgage loan is subordinate to a construction loan on the underlying project. The mortgage lender participates in net operating cash flow of the mortgaged real estate project, if any, and capital proceeds, net of related expenses, upon the sale of the project, after payment of amounts due under the construction loan. The lender receives 6% fixed interest on the outstanding balance of its note, compounded monthly, and participates in 35% to 80% of proceeds remaining after the construction loan is paid, based on reaching various internal rates of return. The amount of the participating liability was $13,729 and $12,809, at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. The related debt discount was fully amortized at September 30, 2006 and was $1,835 at December 31, 2005. During the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company amortized $2,754 and $4,243, respectively, of the debt discount, which has been capitalized to real estate.

8.   Real Estate and Other Assets Held for Sale and Related Liabilities

Real estate and other assets held for sale include completed real estate projects or land for sale in their present condition that have met all of the “held for sale” criteria of FAS 144 and other assets directly related to such projects. Liabilities related to real estate and other assets held for sale have been included as a single line item in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. In accordance with FAS 144, certain assets classified as held for sale at September 30, 2006, or sold in the nine months ended September 30, 2006, that were not classified as held for sale at December 31, 2005, were reclassified to real estate and other assets held for sale in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2005.

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TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

8.   Real Estate and Other Assets Held for Sale and Related Liabilities (Continued)

Real estate and other assets held for sale and related liabilities were as follows:

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes and other receivables

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

381

 

 

Real estate held for sale (see Note 3)

 

 

141,420

 

 

 

54,112

 

 

Other current assets

 

 

2,078

 

 

 

601

 

 

Other assets

 

 

673

 

 

 

340

 

 

Total real estate and other assets held for sale

 

 

144,171

 

 

 

55,434

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued expenses (see Note 5)

 

 

6,136

 

 

 

1,973

 

 

Notes payable on real estate held for sale (see Note 7)

 

 

114,140

 

 

 

38,837

 

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

137

 

 

 

106

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

42

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities related to real estate and other assets held for sale

 

 

120,455

 

 

 

40,916

 

 

Net real estate and other assets held for sale

 

 

$

23,716

 

 

 

$

14,518

 

 

9.   Stock-Based Compensation

The Company has two share-based compensation plans and an employee stock purchase plan, which are described below. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company recognized total stock-based compensation expense of $6,843 and $5,030, with a related income tax benefit realized of $2,689 and $1,832, respectively. The Company typically issues shares related to stock-based compensation plans from its treasury.

Under the Trammell Crow Company 1997 Option Plan (the “Assumed Option Plan”), the Company issued options to purchase 2,423,769 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $3.85 per share. All options available under the Assumed Option Plan were granted on August 1, 1997. The options vested at the closing of the Company’s initial public offering on December 1, 1997, and became exercisable 30 days after that date. The options expire ten years from the date of grant and are not contingent on continued employment with the Company.  At September 30, 2006, common shares reserved for future issuance under the Assumed Option Plan totaled 204,392.

The Trammell Crow Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Long-Term Plan”) provides for the issuance of up to 8,634,878 shares of common stock. Options to acquire shares of common stock granted by the Company under the Long-Term Plan have exercise prices equal to the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant and expire seven to ten years from the date of grant.

Except for options granted to members of the Board of Directors and options granted in connection with acquisitions of real estate service companies, options vest over periods ranging from three to five years, and generally have partial vesting on anniversaries of the grant date. The Company has not granted any options since 2003.

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TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

9.   Stock-Based Compensation (Continued)

The Long-Term Plan also provides for the awards of Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock and Performance Units. The Restricted Stock that has been issued under this plan vests over periods of up to five years from the date of grant. No Stock Appreciation Rights have been granted by the Company as of September 30, 2006. As of September 30, 2006, the Company had outstanding Performance Units representing the right to receive, at the election of the grantee, an aggregate of up to 34,424 shares of the Company’s common stock or cash in the amount equal to the fair market value of such shares of common stock on the distribution date or dates.

At September 30, 2006, common shares reserved for future issuance under the Long-Term Plan totaled 3,811,518 shares, of which 553,270 common shares were available for future awards.

The Company has also established the Trammell Crow Company Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”). Employees may elect to have bi-weekly payroll deductions of 1% to 10% of gross earnings, which is used to purchase, on a semi-annual basis, stock of the Company at a 15% discount from market value, which is established on the date of issuance. The ESPP is available to all employees and requires a twelve-month holding period for stock purchased under the plan. The Company has reserved 3,000,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the ESPP, of which 803,187 had been issued through September 30, 2006. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, activity related to the ESPP plan was not material.

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TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

9.   Stock-Based Compensation (Continued)

The Company’s stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, was as follows:

 

 

Exercise Price
of $3.85 (below
market price
at grant date)

 

Exercise price
of $9.74 to
$14.50 (at
market price
at grant date)

 

Exercise price of
$14.51 to $22.75
(at market price
at grant date)

 

Exercise price of
$22.76 to $36.00
(at market price
at grant date)

 

Total

 

Options outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2005

 

 

412,255

 

 

 

2,740,586

 

 

 

1,588,380

 

 

 

144,621

 

 

4,885,842

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(180,532

)

 

 

(674,243

)

 

 

(477,896

)

 

 

(34,950

)

 

(1,367,621

)

Forfeited

 

 

(27,331

)

 

 

(8,313

)

 

 

(5,319

)

 

 

(7,118

)

 

(48,081

)

September 30, 2006

 

 

204,392

 

 

 

2,058,030

 

 

 

1,105,165

 

 

 

102,553

 

 

3,470,140

 

Weighted-average exercise price of options:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

$

3.85

 

 

 

$

11.57

 

 

 

$

17.64

 

 

 

$

29.54

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

$

3.85

 

 

 

$

12.65

 

 

 

$

17.61

 

 

 

$

31.65

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at September 30, 2006

 

 

$

3.85

 

 

 

$

11.87

 

 

 

$

17.76

 

 

 

$

28.87

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average fair value of options granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average remaining contractual life

 

 

0.8 years

 

 

 

2.7 years

 

 

 

2.0 years

 

 

 

1.5 years

 

 

 

 

Options exercisable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of options

 

 

204,392

 

 

 

2,041,780

 

 

 

1,105,165

 

 

 

102,553

 

 

3,453,890

 

Weighted-average exercise price

 

 

$

3.85

 

 

 

$

11.89

 

 

 

$

17.76

 

 

 

$

28.87

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2006, the aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding was $74,245. The aggregate intrinsic value of exercisable stock options as of September 30, 2006 was $73,832. During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the total intrinsic value of options exercised was $30,487. The amount of the tax benefit realized related to those exercises for the same period was $4,445.

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TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

9.   Stock-Based Compensation (Continued)

The Company’s restricted stock activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, was as follows:

 

 

Shares

 

Weighted-average
grant-date fair
value per share

 

Restricted Stock:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2005

 

1,857,151

 

 

$

13.61

 

 

Granted

 

383,984

 

 

35.45

 

 

Vested

 

(365,987

)

 

10.59

 

 

Forfeited

 

(139,621

)

 

11.08

 

 

September 30, 2006

 

1,735,527

 

 

$

19.28

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2006, the total compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock awards not yet recognized was $16,780, net of expected forfeitures, and the weighted-average period over which these awards are expected to be recognized was 2.6 years. The total fair value of restricted stock that vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $17,074.

10.   Deferred Compensation Plan

Effective January 1, 2006, the Company established a non-qualified deferred compensation plan for certain key employees of the Company through a Rabbi Trust. A portion of the eligible employees’ compensation can be directed into the plan. In accordance with EITF 97-14, Accounting for Deferred Compensation Arrangements Where Amounts Are Held in a Rabbi Trust and Invested, assets of the Rabbi Trust are consolidated by the Company. The Company has elected to account for the investments as trading securities, in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities. As a result, investments are marked to market through the statement of income, with an offsetting increase in the deferred compensation liability. No investments in the Rabbi Trust can consist of the Company’s stock. The investments are included in current marketable securities and a deferred compensation liability is included in other current liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. The investment balance and the deferred compensation liability were both $984 at September 30, 2006.

11.   Gain on Disposition of Real Estate and Discontinued Operations

Real estate dispositions, excluding those accounted for as discontinued operations, were as follows:

 

 

For the Nine Months

 

 

 

Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

Projects sold

 

9

 

4

 

Net sale price

 

$

96,420

 

$

14,962

 

Gain on sale

 

$

19,370

 

$

9,759

 

 

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TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

11.   Gain on Disposition of Real Estate and Discontinued Operations (Continued)

The Company’s income from discontinued operations consists of the operations and gains on disposition of real estate projects held for sale or sold subsequent to the adoption of FAS 144, effective January 1, 2002, that are considered “components of an entity” as defined by FAS 144 and for which the Company does not have or expect to have any significant involvement in the operations of the project after the disposal. As required by FAS 144, certain revenues and expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2006, and the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, have been reclassified to conform to the presentation for the three months ended September 30, 2006.

Real estate dispositions accounted for as discontinued operations were as follows:

 

 

For the Nine Months

 

 

 

Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

Projects sold

 

5

 

13

 

Net sale price

 

$

35,831

 

$

80,315

 

Gain on sale

 

$

7,231

 

$

22,005

 

 

The components of discontinued operations were as follows:

 

 

For the Three Months

 

For the Nine Months

 

 

 

Ended September 30,

 

Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Development and construction

 

$

1,120

 

$

1,567

 

$

3,129

 

$

5,425

 

Total Revenues

 

1,120

 

1,567

 

3,129

 

5,425

 

Costs and Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries, wages, and benefits

 

81

 

120

 

233

 

419

 

Commissions

 

89

 

350

 

395

 

350

 

General and administrative

 

715

 

1,325

 

1,999

 

4,297

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

294

 

274

 

1,026

 

1,105

 

Interest

 

510

 

672

 

1,159

 

2,402

 

Total Expenses

 

1,689

 

2,741

 

4,812

 

8,573

 

Gain on disposition of real estate

 

2,163

 

19,985

 

7,231

 

22,005

 

Operating income

 

1,594

 

18,811

 

5,548

 

18,857

 

Interest and other income

 

136

 

11

 

425

 

36

 

Income from discontinued operations, before income taxes

 

1,730

 

18,822

 

5,973

 

18,893

 

Income tax expense

 

(597

)

(6,853

)

(1,940

)

(6,879

)

Minority interest

 

 

 

(826

)

 

Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

 

$

1,133

 

$

11,969

 

$

3,207

 

$

12,014

 

 

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TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

12.   Financial Instruments

The Company’s participation in derivative transactions has been limited to risk management purposes. Derivative instruments are not held or issued for trading purposes. From time to time, the Company enters into interest rate cap agreements in order to limit its interest expense on the Credit Facility, mortgages on assets acquired for investment purposes or on certain construction loans related to consolidated real estate projects. These interest rate cap agreements are not designated as effective hedges and therefore are marked to market each period with the change in fair market value recognized in current period earnings.

In the first nine months of 2005, the Company had an agreement with a notional amount of $7,686 and the Company was to receive payments if the 30-day LIBOR-based floating interest rate exceeded 3.5%. This agreement terminated prior to 2006. The amounts recorded in 2005 related to these agreements were not material. In addition, at September 30, 2006, the Company held two such agreements with notional amounts of $25,650 and $18,500 and under both agreements, the Company receives payments if the 30-day LIBOR-based floating interest rate exceeds 5.5%. These agreements expire on January 2, 2008 and April 1, 2009, respectively. Through September 30, 2006, amounts recorded related to these interest rate cap agreements were not material.

Accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses and other liabilities are carried at amounts that reasonably approximate their fair values. The current values of the Company’s long-term debt and notes payable on real estate reasonably approximate their fair values based on the Company’s incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements.

13.   Commitments and Contingencies

The Company has guaranteed repayment of a maximum of $7,138 of real estate notes payable of its unconsolidated subsidiaries, of which $7,108 was outstanding at September 30, 2006. These notes are secured by the underlying real estate projects and have maturity dates through December 2009.

In 2004, the Company issued a debt repayment guaranty of an unconsolidated subsidiary in conjunction with a $30,000 loan agreement. As part of this loan agreement, the Company issued a repayment guaranty of up to 50% of the loan balance plus any accrued and unpaid interest. In accordance with the terms of the guaranty, at such time as the principal balance has been reduced to $15,000 or less and a target loan-to-value ratio has been reached, the Company’s guaranty is reduced to 25% of the loan balance. In exchange for the guaranty, the Company receives a priority return with respect to its capital contribution based on the outstanding amount of principal on the loan. The Company estimates that its likely exposure under the guaranty is not material and has determined that the present value of the priority return is the best estimate of the fair value of the guaranty under FASB Interpretation No. 45, Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Direct Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others (“FIN 45”). The Company initially recorded a liability offset by an increase in its investment in unconsolidated subsidiary balance of $1,886. The underlying note was paid down to $15,000 in the second quarter of 2005, resulting in a decrease in the Company’s guaranty. As a result, the Company decreased the liability balance, with a corresponding decrease to the investment balance. The liability balance was $472 at September 30, 2006.

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TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

13.   Commitments and Contingencies (Continued)

In 2004, the Company also issued a $1,000 debt repayment guaranty on a $10,185 construction loan in order to obtain a development fee contract and allow a third-party owner to obtain financing for a construction project. The guaranty expires upon project completion and achievement of a specified leasing target. The third-party owner has agreed to transfer a separate parcel of land to the Company, should the Company be required to perform under the guaranty. The loan matures in November 2009. The Company estimates that its likely exposure under the guaranty is not material and has recorded the fair value of the guaranty in an amount equivalent to the consideration received, or $102.

The Company issued several other debt repayment guarantees of unconsolidated subsidiaries that are subject to the provisions of FIN 45. The Company estimates that its likely exposure under these guarantees is not material. On this basis, the Company estimates that the fair value of these guarantees is equivalent to the amount necessary to secure the guarantees using letters of credit from a bank, and the aggregate amount is nominal.

At September 30, 2006, the Company had outstanding letters of credit totaling $19,697, including $2,255 and $12,434 of which collateralize amounts recorded in accrued expenses and other liabilities, respectively. The letters of credit expire at varying dates through August 2008.

In addition, at September 30, 2006, the Company had numerous completion and budget guarantees relating to development projects. These guarantees are made with third-party owners in the normal course of business. Each of these guarantees requires the Company to complete construction of the relevant project within a specified time frame and/or within a specified budget, with the Company potentially being liable for costs to complete in excess of such budget. However, the Company generally has “guaranteed maximum price” contracts with reputable general contractors with respect to projects for which the Company provides these guarantees. These contracts are intended to pass the budget risk to such contractors. Management does not expect to incur any material losses under these guarantees.

The Company owns several real estate buildings that contain asbestos. The Company plans to demolish one of these buildings and has recorded a conditional asset retirement obligation of $3,000, in accordance with FASB Interpretation No. 47, Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations (“FIN 47”). With respect to these other buildings, the Company has not recorded any related asset retirement obligation, as the fair value of the liability cannot be reasonably estimated, due to uncertainties in the timing and manner of settlement of the obligations.

From time to time, the Company acts as a general contractor with respect to construction projects. The Company does not consider these activities to be a material part of its business. In connection with these activities, the Company seeks to subcontract construction work for certain projects to reputable subcontractors. Should construction defects arise related to the underlying projects, the Company could potentially be liable to the client for the costs to repair such defects, but the Company would generally look to the subcontractor that performed the work to remedy the defect. Management does not expect to incur material losses with respect to construction defects.

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TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

13.   Commitments and Contingencies (Continued)

As of September 30, 2006, the Company had made non-refundable earnest money deposits totaling  $2,438 in conjunction with contracts to acquire approximately $145,418 of real estate from other entities.

From time to time, the Company is involved in litigation matters that arise in the ordinary course of its business, some of which involve claims for damages that are substantial in amount. The ultimate liability for these matters cannot be determined. However, based on the information currently available, the Company does not believe that the resolution of any such matters to which it is currently a party will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition or liquidity.

14.   Segment Information

Description of Services by Segment

The Global Services segment includes property and facilities management, brokerage and corporate advisory, and project and construction management services delivered to both user and investor clients. The Development and Investment segment includes development activities performed on behalf of investor and user clients on a fee basis, as well as development and investment activities pursuant to which the Company takes an ownership position. The Development and Investment segment results also include activities related to the Company’s operating real estate projects prior to disposition.

Measurement of Segment Profit or Loss and Segment Assets

The Company evaluates performance and allocates resources between its two reportable segments based on income before income taxes. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies.

Factors Management Used to Identify the Company’s Reportable Segments

The Company’s reportable segments are defined by the nature of the service provided and activities conducted. Because development services require specialized knowledge, the Company’s organizational structure allows the group of individuals with specialized knowledge and experience in development activities to perform these services with greater focus through the Company’s Development and Investment segment. The organizational structure of the Global Services segment allows the Company to leverage resources in specific geographic areas, as non-development services provided to user and investor clients often require similar expertise.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, approximately 95% and 96%, respectively, of the Company’s revenues were from clients located in the United States. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, one individual client accounted for $27,052 (11%) and $81,357 (12%), respectively, of the Company’s consolidated revenues. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, the same client accounted for $27,090 (12%) and $77,840 (13%), respectively, of the Company’s consolidated revenues. Revenues from this client are included primarily in the Company’s Global Services segment.

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TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

14.   Segment Information (Continued)

Summarized financial information for reportable segments was as follows:

 

 

For the Three Months

 

For the Nine Months

 

 

 

Ended September 30,

 

Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

Global Services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

$

233,960

 

$

209,539

 

$

670,591

 

$

581,328

 

Costs and expenses

 

(224,135

)

(200,237

)

(640,790

)

(555,226

)

Gain on disposition of real estate

 

10

 

1,264

 

53

 

1,264

 

Operating income

 

9,835

 

10,566

 

29,854

 

27,366

 

Interest and other income

 

1,028

 

440

 

2,368

 

1,590

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interest and income from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

10,863

 

11,006

 

32,222

 

28,956

 

Minority interest, before income taxes

 

163

 

(260

)

442

 

282

 

Income from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries, before income taxes

 

5,194

 

1,856

 

13,175

 

5,755

 

Income from continuing operations, before income taxes

 

16,220

 

12,602

 

45,839

 

34,993

 

Income from discontinued operations, before income taxes

 

209

 

565

 

673

 

565

 

Income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

 

16,429

 

13,167

 

46,512

 

35,558

 

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, before income taxes

 

 

 

984

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

$

16,429

 

$

13,167

 

$

47,496

 

$

35,558

 

Development and Investment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

$

13,130

 

$

9,223

 

$

31,551

 

$

24,168

 

Costs and expenses

 

(25,520

)

(21,775

)

(63,909

)

(53,556

)

Gain on disposition of real estate

 

16,122

 

6,021

 

19,317

 

8,495

 

Operating income (loss)

 

3,732

 

(6,531

)

(13,041

)

(20,893

)

Interest and other income

 

737

 

232

 

1,342

 

483

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interest and income from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

4,469

 

(6,299

)

(11,699

)

(20,410

)

Minority interest, before income taxes

 

(792

)

(2,748

)

(853

)

1,795

 

Income from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries, before income taxes

 

3,313

 

537

 

5,393

 

3,781

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations, before income taxes

 

6,990

 

(8,510

)

(7,159

)

(14,834

)

Income from discontinued operations, before income taxes

 

1,521

 

18,257

 

4,474

 

18,328

 

Income (loss) before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

 

8,511

 

9,747

 

(2,685

)

3,494

 

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, before income taxes

 

 

 

673

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

$

8,511

 

$

9,747

 

$

(2,012

)

$

3,494

 

Total:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

$

247,090

 

$

218,762

 

$

702,142

 

$

605,496

 

Costs and expenses

 

(249,655

)

(222,012

)

(704,699

)

(608,782

)

Gain on disposition of real estate

 

16,132

 

7,285

 

19,370

 

9,759

 

Operating income

 

13,567

 

4,035

 

16,813

 

6,473

 

Interest and other income

 

1,765

 

672

 

3,710

 

2,073

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interest and income from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

15,332

 

4,707

 

20,523

 

8,546

 

Minority interest, before income taxes

 

(629

)

(3,008

)

(411

)

2,077

 

Income from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries, before income taxes

 

8,507

 

2,393

 

18,568

 

9,536

 

Income from continuing operations, before income taxes

 

23,210

 

4,092

 

38,680

 

20,159

 

Income from discontinued operations, before income taxes

 

1,730

 

18,822

 

5,147

 

18,893

 

Income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

 

24,940

 

22,914

 

43,827

 

39,052

 

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, before income taxes

 

 

 

1,657

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

$

24,940

 

$

22,914

 

$

45,484

 

$

39,052

 

 

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TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

14.   Segment Information (Continued)

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

Total Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Services

 

 

$

518,878

 

 

 

$

434,712

 

 

Development and Investment

 

 

657,506

 

 

 

513,455

 

 

Total consolidated assets

 

 

$

1,176,384

 

 

 

$

948,167

 

 

 

15.   Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Supplemental cash flow information is summarized below:

 

 

For the Nine Months

 

 

 

Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

Non-cash activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of restricted stock, net of forfeitures

 

5,820

 

7,045

 

 

16.   Subsequent Event

Merger with CB Richard Ellis

On October 31, 2006, the Company announced that it had entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (“CB Richard Ellis”) whereby CB Richard Ellis would acquire the Company in a transaction valued at approximately $2.2 billion, including the assumption of corporate debt and transaction and integration costs. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company’s stockholders will receive $49.51 in cash for each share of the Company’s common stock they hold.

The Merger Agreement has been approved by the boards of directors of both the Company and CB Richard Ellis, and the Company’s board of directors has recommended to the Company’s stockholders that they approve and adopt the Merger Agreement, subject to the board’s right to change its recommendation to permit the board to comply with its fiduciary duties. The Company and CB Richard Ellis have each agreed to certain covenants in the Merger Agreement, including, among other things, that, subject to certain exceptions to permit the Company’s board of directors to comply with its fiduciary duties, the Company will not solicit, negotiate, provide information in furtherance of, approve, recommend or enter into any alternative transaction. The Merger Agreement also contains customary covenants relating to the Company’s conduct of business prior to the closing of the transaction.

Completion of the merger is conditioned on, among other things, regulatory review and approval by the Company’s stockholders, and other customary closing conditions. The merger is not conditioned on the receipt of financing by CB Richard Ellis, and the merger is expected to close in late 2006 or early 2007. The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its

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TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

16.   Subsequent Event (Continued)

entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, which is filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on October 31, 2006, and is incorporated by reference herein.

The Merger Agreement requires the Company to suspend payroll deductions to fund purchases under the ESPP at the end of the payroll period ending November 10, 2006. Employees will still be entitled to purchase shares under the ESPP for the current purchase period, but the amounts available to purchase shares will be frozen at the amount that has been withheld through November 10, 2006, which will now be the end of the current purchase period.

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

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Business Overview

Trammell Crow Company (the “Company”) is one of the largest diversified commercial real estate service companies in the world. The Company delivers brokerage, project management and building management services through its Global Services group and undertakes development and investment activities through its Development and Investment group. The Company serves two different types of clients: user clients, which include large corporations, healthcare systems, public sector clients and other end users that occupy commercial property in connection with their business operations; and investor clients, which include pension funds, advisors and others that own or manage real estate assets primarily for investment purposes.

Services provided to user clients by the Company’s Global Services group, which has approximately 6,900 employees, consist of corporate advisory services, project management and facilities management. Corporate advisory services are brokerage and brokerage-related services that include primarily tenant representation brokerage services, as well as other transaction or portfolio services such as acquisition/disposition brokerage, lease administration and lease audits. Project management services include facility planning, construction oversight, space planning, site consolidations, multi-location expansion programs, facilities design, signage conversions, portfolio-wide operational refits and upgrades, and workplace moves, adds and changes. Facilities management services are building management services that include administration and day-to-day operation, maintenance and repair of client-occupied facilities, office services and call center services.

Services provided to investor clients by the Company’s Global Services group consist of brokerage, construction management and property management. Brokerage services include project leasing and capital markets services. Project leasing is when the Company is engaged as the owner’s leasing agent for renewals, expansions and leasing of vacant space in investor-owned properties while capital markets services include investment sales and capital sourcing. Construction management services are project management services that primarily include space planning and tenant finish coordination, typically in conjunction with property management and leasing assignments. Property management services are building management services that include all aspects of building operations, maintenance and repair, tenant relations and oversight of building improvement processes.

Global Services clients are served through a network of offices in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin/South America. Operations outside of the United States are primarily focused on the provision of services to user clients, which generally include U.S.-based multi-nationals who have outsourced their services requirements to the Company on a portfolio basis. The Company’s international service delivery is enhanced by its affiliations and alliances with Savills plc (“Savills”), a leading property services company based in the United Kingdom with operations throughout Europe, Asia Pacific and Australia; Trammell Crow Meghraj, a leading property services company in India; and JJ Barnicke, a leading Canadian real estate services provider.

The Development and Investment group, with approximately 280 employees, provides development services to users and investors and pursues opportunistic but risk-mitigated development and investment in commercial real estate across a wide spectrum of product types, including industrial, office and retail properties; healthcare facilities of all types including medical office buildings, hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers; higher education facilities, including student housing; and residential/mixed-use projects. The Company acts as the general manager of the development process providing services that are vital in

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all stages of the process, including: (i) site identification, due diligence and acquisition; (ii) evaluating project feasibility, budgeting, scheduling and cash flow analysis; (iii) procurement of approvals and permits, including zoning and other entitlements; (iv) project finance advisory services; (v) coordination of project design and engineering; (vi) construction bidding and management and tenant finish coordination; and (vii) project close-out and tenant move coordination. The Company may pursue development and investment activity on behalf of its user and investor clients (with no ownership), in partnership with its clients (through co-investment-either on an individual project basis or through a fund or program) or for its own account (100% Company ownership).

Financial Overview

Merger with CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.   On October 31, 2006, the Company announced that it had entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (“CB Richard Ellis”) whereby CB Richard Ellis would acquire the Company in a transaction valued at approximately $2.2 billion, including the assumption of corporate debt and transaction and integration costs. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company’s stockholders will receive $49.51 in cash for each share of the Company’s common stock they hold.

The Merger Agreement has been approved by the boards of directors of both the Company and CB Richard Ellis, and the Company’s board of directors has recommended to the Company’s stockholders that they approve and adopt the Merger Agreement, subject to the board’s right to change its recommendation to permit the board to comply with its fiduciary duties. The Company and CB Richard Ellis have each agreed to certain covenants in the Merger Agreement, including, among other things, that, subject to certain exceptions to permit the Company’s board of directors to comply with its fiduciary duties, the Company will not solicit, negotiate, provide information in furtherance of, approve, recommend or enter into any alternative transaction. The Merger Agreement also contains customary covenants relating to the Company’s conduct of business prior to the closing of the transaction.

Completion of the merger is conditioned on, among other things, regulatory review and approval by the Company’s stockholders, and other customary closing conditions. The merger is not conditioned on the receipt of financing by CB Richard Ellis, and the merger is expected to close in late 2006 or early 2007. The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, which is filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on October 31, 2006, and is incorporated by reference herein.

Consolidated Results.   The Company’s net income for the third quarter and first nine months of 2006 was up 9% and 14% from the third quarter and first nine months of 2005, from $14.5 million and $24.8 million to $15.9 million and $28.3 million, respectively. Global Services segment profit growth was partially offset by the increased year-to-date Development and Investment loss. The Development and Investment loss for 2006 is attributable to costs associated with the significant increase in project activity that are expected to generate revenues in future periods. The Company’s diluted earnings per share for the third quarter and first nine months of 2006 was $0.43 and $0.77, up from $0.40 and $0.68 reported for the third quarter and first nine months of 2005, respectively. Consolidated revenues increased $28.3 million (13%) and $96.6 million (16%) for the third quarter and first nine months of 2006 as compared to the same periods of 2005, respectively.

Segment Performance.   The Global Services segment income before income taxes increased 34% from $35.6 million for the first nine months of 2005 to $47.5 million for the first nine months of 2006. Revenues for this segment increased 15%, from $581.3 million for the first nine months of 2005 to $670.6 million for the first nine months of 2006. Increases in all of the user services revenues lines (facilities management up 14%, corporate advisory services up 36% and project management up 19%) contributed to the increase in income before income taxes, as did the 9% increase in brokerage and construction management revenues

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from investor customers. The revenue increases reflect the impact of the Company’s success in winning new outsourcing business, both through new contract awards and expansions with existing customers, and its continued efforts to grow its brokerage business.

The Development and Investment segment posted a loss before income taxes of $2.0 million in the first nine months of 2006 as compared to income of $3.5 million for the first nine months of 2005. Revenues for this segment increased 31% from $24.2 million for the first nine months of 2005 to $31.6 million for the first nine months of 2006. The increase in revenues was offset by a 19% increase in segment operating expenses which were $53.6 million for the first nine months of 2005 compared to $63.9 million for the first nine months of 2006. The increase in expenses reflects investments in additional personnel to drive and support growth and increases in real estate operating expense, interest, and depreciation and amortization associated with increased real estate development and investment activity. Gains on disposition of real estate, income from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries (through which the Company conducts many of its development projects) and income from discontinued operations make significant contributions to Development and Investment segment results but are excluded from GAAP revenues.

Results of Operations—Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 Compared to Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005

In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (“FAS 144”), certain revenues and expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, have been reclassified to conform to the presentation for the three months ended September 30, 2006. As a result, certain balances differ from the amounts reported in previously filed documents. See Income from Discontinued Operations, Net of Income Taxes, below, for additional information.

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For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

REVENUES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

User Services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facilities management

 

$

198,305

 

$

173,604

 

$

24,701

 

 

14.2

%

 

Corporate advisory services

 

155,241

 

114,287

 

40,954

 

 

35.8

%

 

Project management services

 

101,595

 

85,503

 

16,092

 

 

18.8

%

 

 

 

455,141

 

373,394

 

81,747

 

 

21.9

%

 

Investor Services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property management

 

100,521

 

102,801

 

(2,280

)

 

-2.2

%

 

Brokerage

 

105,785

 

96,752

 

9,033

 

 

9.3

%

 

Construction management

 

9,144

 

8,381

 

763

 

 

9.1

%

 

 

 

215,450

 

207,934

 

7,516

 

 

3.6

%

 

Development and construction

 

31,551

 

24,168

 

7,383

 

 

30.5

%

 

TOTAL REVENUES

 

702,142

 

605,496

 

96,646

 

 

16.0

%

 

COST AND EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries, wages and benefits

 

451,382

 

399,089

 

52,293

 

 

13.1

%

 

Commissions

 

119,907

 

98,790

 

21,117

 

 

21.4

%

 

General and administrative

 

118,586

 

100,763

 

17,823

 

 

17.7

%

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

8,419

 

6,870

 

1,549

 

 

22.5

%

 

Interest

 

6,405

 

3,270

 

3,135

 

 

95.9

%

 

TOTAL EXPENSES

 

704,699

 

608,782

 

95,917

 

 

15.8

%

 

Gain on disposition of real estate

 

19,370

 

9,759

 

9,611

 

 

98.5

%

 

Operating income

 

16,813

 

6,473

 

10,340

 

 

159.7

%

 

Interest and other income

 

3,710

 

2,073

 

1,637

 

 

79.0

%

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interest and income from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

20,523

 

8,546

 

11,977

 

 

140.1

%

 

Income tax expense

 

(7,714

)

(3,111

)

(4,603

)

 

-148.0

%

 

Minority interest, net of income taxes

 

(256

)

1,321

 

(1,577

)

 

-119.4

%

 

Income from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries, net of income taxes

 

11,569

 

6,064

 

5,505

 

 

90.8

%

 

Income from continuing operations

 

24,122

 

12,820

 

11,302

 

 

88.2

%

 

Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

 

3,207

 

12,014

 

(8,807

)

 

-73.3

%

 

Income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

 

27,329

 

24,834

 

2,495

 

 

10.0

%

 

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of income taxes

 

1,011

 

 

1,011

 

 

0.0

%

 

Net income

 

$

28,340

 

$

24,834

 

$

3,506

 

 

14.1

%

 

 

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For the Three Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

REVENUES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

User Services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facilities management

 

$

67,105

 

$

59,076

 

$

8,029

 

 

13.6

%

 

Corporate advisory services

 

57,584

 

49,498

 

8,086

 

 

16.3

%

 

Project management services

 

38,133

 

28,216

 

9,917

 

 

35.1

%

 

 

 

162,822

 

136,790

 

26,032

 

 

19.0

%

 

Investor Services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property management

 

33,730

 

34,246

 

(516

)

 

-1.5

%

 

Brokerage

 

34,274

 

35,296

 

(1,022

)

 

-2.9

%

 

Construction management

 

3,134

 

3,207

 

(73

)

 

-2.3

%

 

 

 

71,138

 

72,749

 

(1,611

)

 

-2.2

%

 

Development and construction

 

13,130

 

9,223

 

3,907

 

 

42.4

%

 

TOTAL REVENUES

 

247,090

 

218,762

 

28,328

 

 

12.9

%

 

COST AND EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries, wages and benefits

 

160,173

 

140,787

 

19,386

 

 

13.8

%

 

Commissions

 

43,705

 

41,834

 

1,871

 

 

4.5

%

 

General and administrative

 

39,301

 

35,736

 

3,565

 

 

10.0

%

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

3,500

 

2,335

 

1,165

 

 

49.9

%

 

Interest

 

2,976

 

1,320

 

1,656

 

 

125.5

%

 

TOTAL EXPENSES

 

249,655

 

222,012

 

27,643

 

 

12.5

%

 

Gain on disposition of real estate

 

16,132

 

7,285

 

8,847

 

 

121.4

%

 

Operating income

 

13,567

 

4,035

 

9,532

 

 

236.2

%

 

Interest and other income

 

1,765

 

672

 

1,093

 

 

162.6

%

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interest and income from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

15,332

 

4,707

 

10,625

 

 

225.7

%

 

Income tax expense

 

(5,667

)

(1,726

)

(3,941

)

 

-228.3

%

 

Minority interest, net of income taxes

 

(388

)

(1,930

)

1,542

 

 

79.9

%

 

Income from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries, net of income taxes

 

5,463

 

1,497

 

3,966

 

 

264.9

%

 

Income from continuing operations

 

14,740

 

2,548

 

12,192

 

 

478.5

%

 

Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

 

1,133

 

11,969

 

(10,836

)

 

-90.5

%

 

Income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

 

15,873

 

14,517

 

1,356

 

 

9.3

%

 

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

0.0

%

 

Net income

 

$

15,873

 

$

14,517

 

$

1,356

 

 

9.3

%

 

 

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Revenues.   Facilities management revenue increased from the third quarter and first nine months of 2005 to the third quarter and first nine months of 2006. This increase is primarily the result of the addition of several new customers as well as the expansion of existing client relationships. Reimbursement of salaries, wages, benefits and out-of-pocket general and administrative costs, a component of facilities management revenue, comprised the majority of the revenue increases from 2005. The composition of facilities management revenue, including management fees and reimbursements, can vary significantly from period to period based on the terms of the underlying management agreements in effect each period.

Corporate advisory services revenue increased for the third quarter and first nine months of 2006 over the third quarter and first nine months of 2005. The year-to-date increase was driven largely by increases in commissions generated from tenant representation transactions. The increase in commission revenues was in part the result of an increase in the number of tenant representation brokers as the Company has focused on expanding its brokerage network. In addition, transaction volumes have increased as clients continue to show a willingness to make real estate commitments. The third quarter increase in corporate advisory services revenue was primarily the result of an increase in capital markets transactions for user customers.

The revenue growth in project management was the result of the addition of new clients and the expansion of services provided to existing clients such as increases in clients’ portfolios, the scope of the Company’s services under certain outsourcing contracts and transaction volume.

Property management revenue decreased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 as compared to the same periods in 2005. Square footage under management has increased since September 30, 2005, although this increase is due to square footage increases associated with new business won just prior to the end of the third quarter 2006 (thus contributing little to revenue for either the three months or nine months ended September 30, 2006). Prior to this late third quarter square footage addition, the Company had experienced decreases in square footage from the comparable period in 2005 due the sales of buildings in the Company’s management portfolio to real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) or other investors that self-manage their properties or use other service providers and from existing clients taking services in-house or to other service providers.

Brokerage revenue from investor clients increased for the first nine months of 2006 from the first nine months of 2005, due to increases in project leasing commissions. Project leasing revenue increased due to improving market fundamentals, such as decreasing vacancies and increasing rents in certain markets. Investment sales revenue decreased slightly for the year-to-date period in 2006. The increase in project leasing during the third quarter of 2006 (versus the comparable period in the prior year) was more than offset by the quarter-to-quarter decrease in investment sales revenue, resulting in a slight decrease in total brokerage revenue on a quarter-to-quarter basis. The small percentage decrease in total brokerage revenues for the third quarter of 2006 follows a very strong third quarter of 2005.

Construction management revenue increased for the first nine months of 2006 as compared to 2005 and remained relatively flat between the third quarter of 2006 and 2005. Construction management revenue is generated from services including space planning and tenant finish coordination for investor clients in conjunction with property management and leasing assignments and is directly related to tenants’ real estate demands. The increase in construction management revenue year over year resulted from a higher volume of construction projects as tenant leasing activity increased and is consistent with the increase in project leasing revenue.

Development and construction revenue increased for the third quarter and first nine months of 2006 as compared 2005, driven in part by an increase in development fees due to higher activity levels. In addition, development and construction revenue also increased due to higher rental revenue from acquisitions of operating real estate properties.

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Through approximately 1990, the Company focused its commercial real estate development business on office, industrial and retail projects primarily for investor clients. Since that time, the Company has expanded its focus to include other types of commercial development and development for user clients. National initiative teams source development and acquisition opportunities with both user and investor clients in healthcare, higher education, on-airport distribution and residential/mixed-use, and initiative personnel support local development teams in the execution of the resulting projects. By expanding its focus to include development for user clients and through these initiatives, particularly those in the healthcare sector, the Company seeks to mitigate the cyclicality traditionally inherent in the commercial development business. The Company seeks to establish funds and programs with capital partners and to channel increasing amounts of development and investment activity into those funds and programs. The Company’s in-process inventory of projects has grown to $5.3 billion at September 30, 2006, up from $3.5 billion at September 30, 2005.

In addition, Development and Investment income is generated from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and from the operation and/or disposition of real estate classified as “discontinued operations.”  The impact of Development and Investment project sales accounted for as income from the Company’s unconsolidated subsidiaries or as income from discontinued operations is a regular part of, and can contribute significantly to, Development and Investment results in any given period. See Gain on Disposition of Real Estate, Income from Investments in Unconsolidated Subsidiaries, Net of Income Taxes and Income from Discontinued Operations, Net of Income Taxes, below, for additional information.

Costs and Expenses.   Salaries, wages and benefits expense includes all compensation paid to Company employees other than brokerage commissions. As such, it includes salaries, benefits and annual incentive bonuses for employees whose compensation is reimbursed by clients (“reimbursed employees”); salaries, benefits and annual incentive bonuses for employees whose compensation is not so reimbursed (“unreimbursed employees”); long-term incentive compensation associated with stock-based awards to certain employees; and transaction-related incentive compensation other than brokerage commissions, primarily paid in connection with development and investment transactions, including those transactions recorded as gain on disposition of real estate, income from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and income from discontinued operations. Salaries, wages and benefits expense for both reimbursed and unreimbursed employees increased in the third quarter and first nine months of 2006 from the third quarter and first nine months of 2005. Salaries, wages and benefits for reimbursed employees grew as the Company increased its facilities management and project management headcount to service client expansions and new clients. The increased expense for unreimbursed employees resulted from an increase in personnel to support the Company’s overall growth. In addition, the Company experienced an unusual increase in employee medical costs in the first and third quarters of 2006 when compared to recent historical experience. The Company is self-insured for employee medical costs with third-party stop-loss insurance for large individual claims.

The increase in commission expense during the third quarter and first nine months of 2006 over the same periods of 2005 was directly attributable to the increases in the Company’s corporate advisory services and brokerage revenue discussed above.

General and administrative expenses increased in the third quarter and first nine months of 2006 as compared to the same periods of 2005, due in part to increased client-reimbursed out-of-pocket general and administrative expenses associated with growth in the Company’s facilities management and project management service lines. The 2006 increase is also due in part to an increase in unreimbursed expenses such as travel and entertainment. In addition, the acquisition of several operating real estate properties has led to increased real estate operating expenses in 2006. These properties, which the Company plans to redevelop, lease and sell, include acquisitions made through the Company’s fifth discretionary development and investment fund (“Fund V”).

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Depreciation and amortization expenses increased in the third quarter and first nine months of 2006 as compared to 2005 mainly due to increased depreciation on acquired operating real estate as mentioned above. Interest expense increased in the third quarter and first nine months of 2006 partially as a result of higher outstanding balances and interest rates under the Company’s revolving line of credit as compared to the third quarter and first nine months of 2005 and an increase in notes payable related to operating real estate properties in 2006 as compared to 2005. The higher balances under the Credit Facility were incurred to fund the Company’s stock repurchases and additional real estate investments made during 2006.

Gain on Disposition of Real Estate.   The Company’s gain on disposition of real estate, excluding those accounted for as discontinued operations, increased in the third quarter and first nine months of 2006 as compared to the third quarter and first nine months of 2005 as shown in the following table:

 

 

For the Three Months
Ended September 30,

 

For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Projects sold

 

4

 

3

 

9

 

4

 

Net sale price

 

$

89,236

 

$

13,347

 

$

96,420

 

$

14,962

 

Gain on sale

 

$

16,132

 

$

7,285

 

$

19,370

 

$

9,759

 

 

Minority Interest, Net of Income Taxes.   Minority interest decreased from income for the first nine months of 2005 to expense for the first nine months of 2006. This change is primarily due to more minority interest income in 2005 for the minority interest owners’ share of fees earned by the Company related to certain consolidated real estate projects, as compared to 2006. Minority interest expense decreased from the third quarter of 2005 to the third quarter of 2006. This decrease is mainly due to the Company having more sales of real estate projects with outside partners in the third quarter of 2005 as compared to 2006, resulting in greater minority interest expense in 2005 for the outside partners’ share of such gains.

Income from Investments in Unconsolidated Subsidiaries, Net of Income Taxes.   In the ordinary course of business, a significant portion of the Company’s development and investment activities are conducted, and are expected to be conducted in future periods, through unconsolidated subsidiaries. The Company also has certain investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries which are not related to its development and investment activities. Income from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries fluctuates from period to period based on the volume and profitability of the business and transactions carried out by the underlying unconsolidated subsidiaries. The increase in income from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries in 2006 as compared to 2005 reflects, among other things, the Company’s increased investment in Savills made in April 2005. In 2006, income from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries also includes the Company’s share of the operating results of Trammell Crow Meghraj, the Company’s affiliate operating in India (investment made in October 2005) and of Trammell Crow Company Krombach Partners, the affiliate through which the Company provides services in the St. Louis area (formed in October 2005).

Income from Discontinued Operations, Net of Income Taxes.   Income from discontinued operations consists of the operations of real estate properties and gain on disposition of real estate properties held for sale or sold, that were considered components of an entity under FAS 144 and in which the Company had not retained or did not expect to retain significant continuing involvement. Dispositions of real estate assets have been and continue to be a significant part of the Company’s activities and, as a result of applying the provisions of FAS 144, the Company expects a significant amount of these activities to be classified as discontinued operations in future periods. Because gains on sale of real estate projects accounted for as income from discontinued operations give rise to indirect costs, such as incentive and other compensation expense of Development and Investment segment personnel and fund-level minority interest associated with the gains, the portion of the Company’s net income attributable to sales of real estate projects was significantly less than the amount shown as income from discontinued operations.

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The following table depicts the sales of real estate considered discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005:

 

 

For the Three Months
Ended September 30,

 

For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Projects sold

 

1

 

7

 

5

 

13

 

Net sale price

 

$

12,262

 

$

51,071

 

$

35,831

 

$

80,315

 

Gain on sale

 

$

2,163

 

$

19,985

 

$

7,231

 

$

22,005

 

 

Cumulative Effect of a Change in Accounting Principle, Net of Income Taxes.   The income from cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle is due to the implementation of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment, effective January 1, 2006 (“FAS 123R”). FAS 123R requires the Company to estimate forfeitures of share-based payments upon grant and to reevaluate this estimate during the requisite service period. Prior to the adoption of FAS 123R, the Company’s policy had been to reverse expense related to forfeitures of restricted stock as they occurred. Upon adoption, the Company recorded a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of income taxes, which represented a reversal of expense taken for those shares of unvested restricted stock granted prior to adoption that the Company estimates will be forfeited before vesting. See New Accounting Pronouncements, below, for additional information.

Net Income.   Net income increased due to the fluctuations in revenues and expenses described above. In addition, net income for the third quarter and first nine months of 2006 was adversely impacted due to an increase in the Company’s effective income tax rate.

New Accounting Pronouncements

The Company adopted FAS 123R effective January 1, 2006, using the modified-prospective transition method, and results for prior periods were not adjusted. Prior to adoption of FAS 123R, the Company elected to use the intrinsic method under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, to account for its stock-based compensation arrangements. Compensation expense for stock options was recognized to the extent the market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant exceeded the exercise price of the option. The Company recognized compensation expense related to restricted stock grants over the vesting period of the underlying award in an amount equal to the fair market value of the Company’s stock on the date of grant. No compensation expense was recognized related to the difference between the employee’s cost and the market value of stock purchased under the Company’s employee stock purchase plan.

FAS 123R requires all stock-based awards to employees to be recognized in the income statement based on their fair values. FAS 123R also requires the Company to estimate forfeitures of share-based payments upon grant and to reevaluate this estimate during the requisite service period. Prior to the adoption of FAS 123R, the Company’s policy had been to reverse expense related to forfeitures of restricted stock as they occurred. See Cumulative Effect of a Change in Accounting Principle, Net of Income Taxes. All other impacts of adopting FAS 123R to the Company’s consolidated statement of income and net income per share were not material.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company recognized total stock-based compensation expense of $6.8 million and $5.0 million with a related income tax benefit realized of $2.7 million and $1.8 million, respectively.

As of September 30, 2006, the total compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock awards not yet recognized was $16.8 million, net of expected forfeitures, and the weighted-average period over which these awards are expected to be recognized was 2.6 years.

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In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“FIN 48”), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the Company’s consolidated financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes (“FAS 109”). FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 creates a two-step process in evaluating a tax position. The first step, recognition, requires the Company to determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation, based on the technical merits of the position. The second step, measurement, states that a tax position that meets the more likely than not recognition threshold should be measured to determine the amount of benefit to be recognized in the Company’s consolidated financial statements with the tax position measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement.

Upon initial adoption, all tax positions should be reviewed and only positions that meet the “more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold may be recognized or continue to be recognized. The cumulative effect of applying FIN 48 shall be reported as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings (or other appropriate components of equity or net assets). The amount of the cumulative adjustment is the difference between the net assets and liabilities recognized prior to the adoption of FIN 48 and the net assets and liabilities recognized as a result of applying FIN 48. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company has not yet determined the impact of FIN 48 on its consolidated financial statements.

Quarterly Results of Operations and Seasonality

The results of operations for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of results for any future period. The Company’s revenues and net income during the fourth fiscal quarter historically have been significantly greater than in each of the first three fiscal quarters, primarily because its clients have demonstrated a tendency to close transactions toward the end of the fiscal year. The timing and introduction of new contracts, the disposition of investments in real estate assets, the recognition of incentive fees which often occur in the latter part of the fiscal year as contractual targets are met, and other factors may also cause quarterly fluctuations in the Company’s results of operations.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company’s liquidity and capital resources requirements include the funding of working capital needs that are primarily costs incurred in providing services to its clients before collection of related billings; the funding of capital investments including the acquisition of or investments in other real estate service companies; the repurchase of its shares if authorized by the Board of Directors; expenditures for real estate and payments on notes payable associated with its development and investment activities; and expenditures related to upgrading the Company’s management information systems. The Company finances its operations with internally generated funds and borrowings under the $175.0 million revolving line of credit (the “Credit Facility”) described below. The portion of the Company’s development and investment business that includes the acquisition and development of real estate is financed with loans secured by underlying real estate, external equity, internal sources of funds, or a combination thereof.

Net cash used in operating activities totaled $60.4 million for the first nine months of 2006, compared to $43.5 million in the first nine months of 2005. This increase in cash used was due in part to cash used in real estate activities, net of related borrowings of $41.9 million in the first nine months of 2006 compared to $33.7 million for the same period of 2005 as a result of increased real estate investment activity in the first nine months of 2006. In addition, the Company experienced higher accounts receivable balances in 2006 as compared to the first nine months of 2005 due to an increase in project and facilities management, along with the closing of several brokerage transactions at the end of September 2006. There was also an

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increase in notes receivable in the first nine months of 2006 related to higher amounts loaned by the Company with regard to real estate projects as compared to 2005. Also, restricted cash increased $1.6 million in 2006, as compared to a decrease of $7.1 million in 2005. The majority of the fluctuation in restricted cash is due to greater disbursements in 2005 out of restricted cash held by the Company to fund client development costs on projects performed by the Company on behalf of its clients. In addition, cash restricted for use to pay insurance premiums to third-party insurance companies increased in 2006. These cash outflows were partially offset by the change in receivables from affiliates activity. Receivables from affiliates increased $7.5 million in 2005 compared to an increase of only $0.5 million in 2006 due to amounts loaned to an unconsolidated subsidiary in 2005. The outflows were further reduced by a decrease in income tax payments in the first nine months of 2006 on account of 2005 activity, as compared to such payments in the first nine months of 2005 on account of 2004 activity, primarily due to the timing of payments made for each period.

Net cash used in investing activities totaled $57.5 million for the first nine months of 2006, compared to $117.3 million for the first nine months of 2005. This decrease in cash used is primarily due to a decrease in investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries, net of distributions, to $16.1 million for the first nine months of 2006 as compared to $92.4 million in the same period of 2005. The 2005 investments primarily related to the Company’s additional investment in Savills. In addition, cash used decreased due to the Company’s wholly-owned captive insurance company making purchases of marketable securities, net of sales proceeds, of $18.2 million in 2005 as compared to net purchases of only $0.2 million in 2006. Also, during 2005, the Company received $32.8 million related to dispositions of real estate held for investment as compared to only $0.5 million in 2006.

Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $111.6 million during the first nine months of 2006 as compared to $63.2 million during the same period of 2005. The increase in cash provided in 2006 is in part due to borrowings, net of principal debt payments, under the Company’s line of credit of $105.1 million, compared to borrowings, net of principal debt payments, of $51.0 million in the comparable 2005 period. The Company used the 2006 borrowings to fund its purchase of shares of its own stock, for income tax and incentive payments on account of 2005 results and for additional real estate investments. The Company used the 2005 borrowings, together with cash on hand, to fund its purchase of additional shares of Savills in 2005. In addition, the Company received proceeds from the exercise of employee stock options of $21.9 million in 2006, as compared to $9.4 million in 2005. There was also less cash used for payments on notes payable related to real estate held for investment totaling $6.9 million in 2006 as compared to $16.0 million in 2005. Also, the Company repurchased shares of its own stock totaling $50.0 million in 2006, as compared to $20.1 million of stock repurchases in the comparable period in 2005.

In June 2005, the Company obtained the $175.0 million Credit Facility arranged by Bank of America, N.A., as the administrative agent, which replaced the Company’s previous $150.0 million revolving line of credit. The Company can obtain loans under the terms of the Credit Facility, which are Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans. Base Rate Loans bear interest at a base rate plus a margin up to 0.25% depending on the Company’s leverage ratio. The base rate is the higher of the prime lending rate or an average federal funds rate plus 0.5%. Eurodollar Rate Loans bear interest at the Eurodollar rate plus a margin, which ranges from 1.75% to 2.0%, depending upon the Company’s leverage ratio. The Eurodollar rate is based on the British Bankers Association LIBOR rate.

The Credit Facility contains various covenants such as the maintenance of minimum equity, liquidity, revenues, interest coverage ratios and fixed charge ratios. The Credit Facility also includes restrictions on recourse indebtedness and total indebtedness, restrictions on liens and certain restrictions on investments and acquisitions that can be made by the Company. In addition, the Company may not pay dividends, repurchase common shares, or make other distributions on account of its common stock exceeding 50% of the previous year’s net income before depreciation and amortization. In February 2006, the Company amended its Credit Facility to allow for repurchases or other distributions on account of its common stock

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in an amount up to $100.0 million through December 31, 2006 and to reduce the minimum required net worth covenant. The Credit Facility is guaranteed by certain significant subsidiaries of the Company and is secured by a pledge of the stock of such significant subsidiaries and a pledge of certain intercompany indebtedness.

The Company’s participation in derivative transactions has been limited to risk management purposes, and derivative instruments are not held for trading purposes. If a certain interest coverage ratio is not maintained, as defined in the Credit Facility, the Company is required to enter into one or more interest rate agreements for the Company’s floating rate indebtedness in excess of $30.0 million ensuring the net interest on such excess is fixed, capped or hedged. Certain construction loans under which interest is capitalized in accordance with GAAP are excluded from the excess of $30.0 million calculation.

The Company also has a $25.0 million short-term revolving line of credit (the “Swing Line”) with Bank of America, N.A. Each loan obtained by the Company under the Swing Line matures in five business days, but no later than June 28, 2008, and bears interest at a 30-day LIBOR-based rate plus an applicable margin as defined per the agreement. Borrowings under the Swing Line are unsecured and reduce borrowing capacity under the Credit Facility.

At September 30, 2006, the Company had outstanding borrowings of $140.1 million under the Credit Facility and no borrowings outstanding under the Swing Line. The covenants contained in the Credit Facility and the amount of the Company’s other borrowings and contingent liabilities may have the effect of limiting the borrowing capacity available to the Company under the Credit Facility to an amount less than the $175.0 million commitment. The Company’s unused borrowing capacity, taking into account borrowings and letters of credit outstanding, under the Credit Facility was $29.9 million at September 30, 2006. Since many of the financial covenants in the Credit Facility are dependent on the Company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, “EBITDA,” as defined in the Credit Facility agreement and calculated on a trailing four-quarter basis, a decline in the Company’s overall operations could adversely impact the Company’s ability to comply with these financial covenants and, in turn, the Company’s borrowing capacity.

At September 30, 2006, the Company was in compliance with all covenants of the Credit Facility. The Company expects to continue to borrow under the Credit Facility to finance future strategic acquisitions and investments, fund its co-investment activities and provide the Company with an additional source of working capital.

In 2005 and 2006, the Company entered into two interest rate cap agreements in order to limit its interest expense on construction loans with 30-day LIBOR-based floating interest rates related to consolidated real estate projects. The interest rate cap agreements have notional amounts of $25.7 million and $18.5 million, and the Company receives payments if the LIBOR-based interest rate exceeds 5.5%. These agreements expire on January 2, 2008 and April 1, 2009. Through September 30, 2006, amounts recorded related to these interest rate cap agreements were not material.

The Company does not anticipate paying any dividends in the foreseeable future. The Company believes that funds generated from operations, together with existing cash and available credit under the Credit Facility and loans secured by underlying real estate, will be sufficient to finance its current operations, planned capital expenditure requirements, payment obligations for development purchases, investments in development and investment funds and programs, share repurchases, acquisitions of and investments in service companies, signing bonuses or loans for new employees and internal growth for the foreseeable future. The Company’s need, if any, to raise additional funds to meet its working capital and capital requirements will depend upon numerous factors, including the success and pace of implementation of its growth strategy. The Company regularly considers capital raising alternatives to be able to take advantage of available avenues to supplement its working capital, including strategic corporate partnerships or other alliances, bank borrowings and the sale of equity and/or debt securities.

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In February 2006, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had authorized the purchase of up to $50.0 million of its common stock from time to time in open market purchases or in privately negotiated transactions. The repurchase of shares is intended to be accretive to future earnings per share for holders who retain their shares. The Company’s intent with respect to its stock repurchase programs is to reserve the repurchased shares for issuance in connection with the Company’s equity-based incentive plans, as well as for other corporate purposes. In June 2006, the Company completed its $50.0 million share repurchase program. A total of 1,487,500 shares were repurchased at an average price of $33.61 per share

Merger with CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.   On October 31, 2006, the Company announced that it had entered into the Merger Agreement with CB Richard Ellis whereby CB Richard Ellis would acquire the Company in a transaction valued at approximately $2.2 billion, including the assumption of corporate debt and transaction and integration costs. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company’s stockholders will receive $49.51 in cash for each share of the Company’s common stock they hold.

The Merger Agreement has been approved by the boards of directors of both the Company and CB Richard Ellis, and the Company’s board of directors has recommended to the Company’s stockholders that they approve and adopt the Merger Agreement, subject to the board’s right to change its recommendation to permit the board to comply with its fiduciary duties. The Company and CB Richard Ellis have each agreed to certain covenants in the Merger Agreement, including, among other things, that, subject to certain exceptions to permit the Company’s board of directors to comply with its fiduciary duties, the Company will not solicit, negotiate, provide information in furtherance of, approve, recommend or enter into any alternative transaction. The Merger Agreement also contains customary covenants relating to the Company’s conduct of business prior to the closing of the transaction.

Completion of the merger is conditioned on, among other things, regulatory review and approval by the Company’s stockholders, and other customary closing conditions. The merger is not conditioned on the receipt of financing by CB Richard Ellis, and the merger is expected to close in late 2006 or early 2007. The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, which is filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on October 31, 2006, and is incorporated by reference herein.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company has off-balance sheet arrangements consisting of certain debt repayment guarantees that have been provided by the Company as security for the obligations of others, primarily unconsolidated subsidiaries of the Company, in the normal course of the Company’s real estate development business. The Company has not made any material payments under such arrangements during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 or 2005. The Company has guaranteed a maximum of $7.14 million of such notes payable, of which $7.11 million was outstanding at September 30, 2006. Payments required under these arrangements, if any, could be indicative of impairment in the Company’s investments in the underlying unconsolidated subsidiaries and therefore could result in additional expense to the Company.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this press release, including without limitation statements containing the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “attainable,” “forecast,” “will,” “may,” “expect(ation),” “envision,” “project,” “budget,” “objective,” “goal,” “target(ing),” “estimate,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “conceivable,” “intend,” “possible,” “prospects,” “foresee”, “look(ing) for,” “look to” and words of similar import, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other matters which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company or industry results to be materially different

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from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other matters include, but are not limited to:

·       the ability of the Company to complete the proposed transaction with CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. due to a number of factors, including but not limited to, the ability of the Company and CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. to satisfy the various conditions contained in the merger agreement between the parties, including Company stockholder approval, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions;

·       the ability of the Company to retain its major customers and renew its contracts;

·       the ability of the Company to attract new user and investor customers;

·       the ability of the Company to manage fluctuations in net earnings and cash flow which could result from the company’s participation as a principal in real estate investments;

·       the Company’s ability to continue to pursue its growth strategy;

·       the Company’s ability to pursue strategic acquisitions on favorable terms and manage challenges and issues commonly encountered as a result of those acquisitions;

·       the Company’s ability to compete in highly competitive national and local business lines;

·       the Company’s ability to attract and retain qualified personnel in all areas of its business (particularly senior management);

·       the timing of individual transactions;

·       the ability of the Company to identify, implement and maintain the benefit of cost reduction measures and achieve economies of scale; and

·       the ability of the Company to compete effectively in the international arena and manage the risks of operating in the international arena (including foreign currency exchange risk).

In addition, the Company’s ability to achieve certain anticipated results will be subject to other factors affecting the company’s business that are beyond the Company’s control, including but not limited to:

·       general economic conditions (including interest rates, the cost and availability of capital for investment in real estate, clients’ willingness to make real estate commitments and other factors impacting the value of real estate assets);

·       the effect of government regulation on the conduct of the company’s business; and

·       the threat of terrorism and acts of war.

Given these uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The Company disclaims any obligation to update any such statements or publicly announce any updates or revisions to any of the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company’s expectation with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions, circumstances or assumptions underlying such statements. Reference is hereby made to the disclosures contained under in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2006 and “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of this report.

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ITEM 3.                Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company’s primary market risk exposure is to changes in interest rates. The Company is exposed to market risk related to its Credit Facility and loans secured by real estate properties as discussed in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources” and in Notes 6 and 7 to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The Credit Facility and the majority of the loans secured by real estate bear interest at variable rates and are subject to fluctuations in the market. During the first nine months of 2006, the Company’s borrowings under the Credit Facility increased $105.1 million, net of principal debt payments, primarily to fund incentive compensation and income tax payments, investment in real estate and repurchases of its common stock. From time to time, the Company purchases interest rate agreements to hedge, cap or lock a portion, but not all, of its exposure to fluctuations in interest rates, and, as such, the effects of interest rate changes may be limited.

The Company’s earnings are also somewhat affected by fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar as compared to foreign currencies as a result of the operations of the Company and its consolidated and unconsolidated subsidiaries in Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia. There have been no significant changes in foreign currency market risks since December 31, 2005.

ITEM 4.                Controls and Procedures

The Company accounts for its interest in Savills on the equity method. See Note 4, “Investments in Unconsolidated Subsidiaries.”  For the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company’s share of Savills’ income from continuing operations before income taxes represented approximately 22% of the Company’s income from continuing operations before income taxes, calculated in accordance with Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X. As this exceeds the 20% threshold under Rule 3-09 of Regulation S-X, the Company was required to file Savills’ audited financial statements on a Form 10-K/A by June 29, 2006. The Company believes that the use of income from continuing operations as the measure of recurring income by which Savills’ significance is calculated overstates Savills’ significance because the Company’s income from continuing operations does not include a category of income that is routinely generated by sales of properties created through its development operations—“income from discontinued operations” that is categorized as such solely as a result of the application of FAS 144. If this type of recurring income from property sales transactions were included as income from continuing operations, Savills would have accounted for approximately 16% of the Company’s 2005 recurring income (measured on this basis), and the filing of Savills’ financial statements would not have been required. Nonetheless, because the Company’s share of Savills’ 2005 income from continuing operations calculated in accordance with Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X exceeded the 20% threshold, the Company requested Savills to take the actions required of it to facilitate the Company’s filing of Savills’ audited financial statements on a Form 10-K/A by June 29, 2006. Savills refused to take such actions. While  the Company was unable to file the required financial statements, Savills did provide the Company with all information required to properly account for its interest in Savills (which information was reflected in the Company’s 2005 10-K) and the Company did file a Form 10-K/A to provide certain information regarding Savills, including summarized unaudited financial information of Savills as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and for the years then ended and to provide a reference to where Savills’ full audited financial statements may be viewed or obtained. The Company will be unable to determine if it is required to file Savills’ audited financial statements with respect to the 2006 calendar year until the year has ended and the Company and Savills have finalized their full year financial results. If so required, the Company will seek Savills’ cooperation in taking the actions required of it to facilitate the Company’s filing of Savills’ audited financial statements, but the Company has no contractual or other right to require Savills to so cooperate and, accordingly, gives no assurances that the Company’s efforts will be successful. The result of this circumstance is that, based solely on the Company’s inability to provide the financial statements of Savills, the Company was not in

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compliance with Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to its 10-K/A filing. The primary effect of this non-compliance is that the Company may be limited in its ability to effect registered sales of its securities until it can comply with the requirement to file Savills’ financial statements, or the requirement ceases to apply to the Company. The Company has not sought to effect registered sale of its securities since 1999, other than in connection with its employee benefit plans.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as defined in 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). Based solely on the Company’s inability to provide the financial statements of Savills described above (and no other aspects of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures), the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective in ensuring that all information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, required to be included in the Company’s periodic filings or submissions with the Securities and Exchange Commission is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission. There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the Company’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.                Legal Proceedings

From time to time, the Company is involved in litigation matters that arise in the ordinary course of its business, some of which involve claims for damages which are substantial in amount. The ultimate liability for these matters cannot be determined. However, based on the information currently available, the Company does not believe that the resolution of any such matters to which it is currently a party will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition or liquidity.

ITEM 1A.        Risk Factors

The risk factors included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 2005 have not materially changed with the exception of the addition of risk factors related to the proposed merger with CB Richard Ellis. Some of the risks which may be relevant to the Company include:

·       Business Uncertainties and Contractual Restrictions While Merger is Pending—Uncertainty about the effect of the merger on employees, suppliers, partners, regulators and customers may have an adverse effect on the Company. These uncertainties may impair the Company’s ability to attract, retain and motivate key personnel until the merger is consummated, and could cause suppliers, customers and others that deal with the Company to defer decisions concerning the Company, or seek to change existing business relationships with the Company. Employee retention may be particularly challenging while the merger is pending, as employees may experience uncertainty about their future roles with CB Richard Ellis. In addition, the merger agreement restricts the Company from taking certain specified actions that are generally outside the ordinary course of business, without CB Richard Ellis’s approval. These restrictions could prevent the Company from pursuing attractive business opportunities that are generally outside the ordinary course of business that may arise prior to the completion of the merger.

·        Failure to Complete Merger Could Negatively Impact Stock Price, Future Business and Financial Results—Although the Company has agreed that its board of directors will, subject to fiduciary exceptions, recommend that its stockholders approve and adopt the merger agreement, there is no assurance that the merger agreement and the merger will be approved, and there is no assurance that the other conditions to the completion of the merger will be satisfied. If the merger is not completed, the Company will be subject to several risks, including the following:

·        The Company may be required to pay CB Richard Ellis a termination fee of $40 million in the aggregate if the merger agreement is terminated under certain circumstances and the Company enters into or completes an alternative transaction;

·        The current market price of the Company’s common stock may reflect a market assumption that the merger will occur, and a failure to complete the merger could result in a negative perception by the stock market of the Company generally and a resulting decline in the market price of the Company’s common stock;

·        Certain costs relating to the merger (such as legal, accounting and financial advisory fees) are payable by the Company whether or not the merger is completed;

·        There may be substantial disruption to the Company’s business and a distraction of its management and employees from day-to-day operations, because matters related to the merger (including integration planning) may require substantial commitments of time and resources, which could otherwise have been devoted to other opportunities that could have been beneficial to the Company;

·        The Company’s business could be adversely affected if it is unable to retain key employees or attract qualified replacements; and

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·        The Company would continue to face the risks that it currently faces as an independent company.

ITEM 4.                Submissions of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

At a Special Meeting of Stockholders held on August 3, 2006, the shareholders were asked to ratify and approve certain performance-based award provisions of the Trammell Crow Company Long-Term Incentive Plan. The vote was as follows:

 

 

Number of Shares

 

For

 

 

31,504,449

 

 

Against

 

 

1,562,864

 

 

Abstain

 

 

127,940

 

 

 

ITEM 6.     Exhibits

(a)           Exhibits:

3.1(1)

 

Certificate of Incorporation of the Company

3.2(1)

 

Bylaws of the Company

3.2.1(2)

 

First Amendment to the Bylaws of the Company

3.2.1(3)

 

Second Amendment to the Bylaws of the Company

3.2.1(4)

 

Third Amendment to the Bylaws of the Company

4.1(5)

 

Form of Certificate for Shares of Common Stock of the Company

10.1(6)

 

Performance Unit Award Agreement

31.1

 

Certification by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2

 

Certification by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.1

 

Certification by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.2

 

Certification by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


(1)                 Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File Number 333-34859) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 3, 1997, and incorporated herein by reference.

(2)                 Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 11, 2000, and incorporated herein by reference.

(3)                 Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference.

(4)                 Previously filed as Exhibit 3.2.3 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2004, and incorporated herein by reference.

(5)                 Previously filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File Number 333-34859) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 23, 1997, and incorporated herein by reference.

(6)                 Previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 15, 2006, as incorporated herein by reference.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY

 

 

 

By:

/s/ DEREK R. MCCLAIN

 

 

Derek R. McClain

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer and duly authorized to sign this report on behalf of the Registrant)

Date: November 9, 2006

 

 

 

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

 

3.1

(1)

 

Certificate of Incorporation of the Company

 

 

3.2

(1)

 

Bylaws of the Company

 

 

3.2.1

(2)

 

First Amendment to the Bylaws of the Company

 

 

3.2.1

(3)

 

Second Amendment to the Bylaws of the Company

 

 

3.2.1

(4)

 

Third Amendment to the Bylaws of the Company

 

 

4.1

(5)

 

Form of Certificate for Shares of Common Stock of the Company

 

 

10.1

(6)

 

Performance Unit Award Agreement

 

 

31.1

 

 

Certification by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

31.2

 

 

Certification by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

32.1

 

 

Certification by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

32.2

 

 

Certification by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 


(1)                 Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File Number 333-34859) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 3, 1997, and incorporated herein by reference.

(2)                 Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 11, 2000, and incorporated herein by reference.

(3)                 Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference.

(4)                 Previously filed as Exhibit 3.2.3 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2004, and incorporated herein by reference.

(5)                 Previously filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File Number 333-34859) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 23, 1997, and incorporated herein by reference.

(6)                 Previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 15, 2006, as incorporated herein by reference.

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