Trammell Crow Company (NYSE: TCC) today announced that it has been
advised by the Federal Trade Commission that early termination of
the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976 has been granted with respect to the
Company�s previously announced proposed merger with a wholly owned
subsidiary of CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (�CBRE�; NYSE: CBG). The
early termination of the waiting period is effective as of November
22, 2006. The Company anticipates that the proposed acquisition
will be completed on or about December 20, 2006, subject to
obtaining the required approval of the Company�s stockholders and
the satisfaction of other closing conditions specified in the
merger agreement entered into on October 30, 2006, among the
Company, CBRE and its wholly owned subsidiary. As previously
announced, the special meeting of the Company�s stockholders to
vote upon a proposal to approve and adopt the merger agreement will
be held at 9:00 a.m., Central time on December 18, 2006, at the
Fairmont Hotel, 1717 North Akard Street, Dallas, Texas, 75201. All
Trammell Crow Company common stockholders of record at the close of
business on November 10, 2006 are entitled to vote at the meeting.
Under the terms of the merger agreement, Trammell Crow Company�s
stockholders will receive $49.51 in cash for each share of Trammell
Crow Company common stock they hold. The Board of Directors of
Trammell Crow Company has unanimously approved the merger agreement
and has recommended to its stockholders that they approve and adopt
the merger agreement. The transaction is not conditioned on the
receipt of financing by CBRE. About Trammell Crow Company Founded
in 1948, Trammell Crow Company is one of the largest diversified
commercial real estate services companies in the world. The company
provides building management, brokerage, project management, and
development and investment services to both investors in and users
of commercial real estate. In addition to its full service offices
located throughout the United States, the company has offices in
Canada, Europe, Asia and Latin/South America focused on the
delivery of real estate services to user clients. The company
delivers brokerage services outside the United States through
strategic alliances with leading providers - in Europe and Asia,
through Savills, plc, a leading property services company based in
the United Kingdom; and in Canada, through JJ Barnicke, a leading
Canadian real estate services provider. The company delivers
building management, brokerage, and project management services in
India through Trammell Crow Meghraj, India�s leading property
services company jointly owned by the company and certain
international partners. Trammell Crow Company is traded on the New
York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol �TCC� and is located on
the Internet at www.trammellcrow.com Additional Information and
Where to Find It In connection with the proposed merger, Trammell
Crow Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
a proxy statement and other relevant documents in connection with
the proposed merger. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF TRAMMELL
CROW COMPANY ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER
RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC, BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN
IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and security holders may obtain
free copies of the proxy statement and other documents by
contacting Investor Relations at ir@trammellcrow.com, or by mail at
Investor Relations, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3400, Dallas, Texas
75201, or by telephone: (214) 863-3020. In addition, documents
filed with the SEC by Trammell Crow Company are available free of
charge at the Securities and Exchange Commission�s web site at
http://www.sec.gov. Trammell Crow and its directors, executive
officers and other members of its management and employees may be
deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the
stockholders of the Company in connection with the proposed
transaction. Information concerning the special interests of these
directors, executive officers and other members of the Company�s
management and employees in the proposed transaction is included in
the proxy statement of the Company described above. Information
regarding Trammell Crow�s directors and executive officers is also
available in its proxy statement for its 2006 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 17, 2006, and
also in its proxy statement for a Special Meeting of Stockholders,
which was filed with the SEC on July 5, 2006. This document is
available free of charge at the SEC�s website at www.sec.gov and
from Investor Relations at the Company as described above. Safe
Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995 Certain statements contained in this press release,
including without limitation statements containing the words
�will,� �proposed,�, �expect(s)(ed),� �anticipate(s)(d),�
�conditioned,� 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 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 (i) 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 Trammell Crow Company stockholder approval, regulatory
approvals and other customary conditions, (ii) the ability of the
Company to retain its major customers and renew its contracts,
(iii) the ability of the Company to attract new user and investor
customers, (iv) 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, (v) the
Company's ability to continue to pursue its growth strategy, (vi)
the Company's ability to pursue strategic acquisitions on favorable
terms and manage challenges and issues commonly encountered as a
result of those acquisitions, (vii) the Company's ability to
compete in highly competitive national and local business lines,
(viii) the Company's ability to attract and retain qualified
personnel in all areas of its business (particularly senior
management), (ix) the timing of individual transactions, (x) the
ability of the Company to identify, implement and maintain the
benefit of cost reduction measures and achieve economies of scale
and (xi) 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. Trammell Crow Company (NYSE:
TCC) today announced that it has been advised by the Federal Trade
Commission that early termination of the waiting period under the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 has been
granted with respect to the Company's previously announced proposed
merger with a wholly owned subsidiary of CB Richard Ellis Group,
Inc. ("CBRE"; NYSE: CBG). The early termination of the waiting
period is effective as of November 22, 2006. The Company
anticipates that the proposed acquisition will be completed on or
about December 20, 2006, subject to obtaining the required approval
of the Company's stockholders and the satisfaction of other closing
conditions specified in the merger agreement entered into on
October 30, 2006, among the Company, CBRE and its wholly owned
subsidiary. As previously announced, the special meeting of the
Company's stockholders to vote upon a proposal to approve and adopt
the merger agreement will be held at 9:00 a.m., Central time on
December 18, 2006, at the Fairmont Hotel, 1717 North Akard Street,
Dallas, Texas, 75201. All Trammell Crow Company common stockholders
of record at the close of business on November 10, 2006 are
entitled to vote at the meeting. Under the terms of the merger
agreement, Trammell Crow Company's stockholders will receive $49.51
in cash for each share of Trammell Crow Company common stock they
hold. The Board of Directors of Trammell Crow Company has
unanimously approved the merger agreement and has recommended to
its stockholders that they approve and adopt the merger agreement.
The transaction is not conditioned on the receipt of financing by
CBRE. About Trammell Crow Company Founded in 1948, Trammell Crow
Company is one of the largest diversified commercial real estate
services companies in the world. The company provides building
management, brokerage, project management, and development and
investment services to both investors in and users of commercial
real estate. In addition to its full service offices located
throughout the United States, the company has offices in Canada,
Europe, Asia and Latin/South America focused on the delivery of
real estate services to user clients. The company delivers
brokerage services outside the United States through strategic
alliances with leading providers - in Europe and Asia, through
Savills, plc, a leading property services company based in the
United Kingdom; and in Canada, through JJ Barnicke, a leading
Canadian real estate services provider. The company delivers
building management, brokerage, and project management services in
India through Trammell Crow Meghraj, India's leading property
services company jointly owned by the company and certain
international partners. Trammell Crow Company is traded on the New
York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "TCC" and is located on
the Internet at www.trammellcrow.com Additional Information and
Where to Find It In connection with the proposed merger, Trammell
Crow Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
a proxy statement and other relevant documents in connection with
the proposed merger. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF TRAMMELL
CROW COMPANY ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER
RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC, BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN
IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and security holders may obtain
free copies of the proxy statement and other documents by
contacting Investor Relations at ir@trammellcrow.com, or by mail at
Investor Relations, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3400, Dallas, Texas
75201, or by telephone: (214) 863-3020. In addition, documents
filed with the SEC by Trammell Crow Company are available free of
charge at the Securities and Exchange Commission's web site at
http://www.sec.gov. Trammell Crow and its directors, executive
officers and other members of its management and employees may be
deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the
stockholders of the Company in connection with the proposed
transaction. Information concerning the special interests of these
directors, executive officers and other members of the Company's
management and employees in the proposed transaction is included in
the proxy statement of the Company described above. Information
regarding Trammell Crow's directors and executive officers is also
available in its proxy statement for its 2006 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 17, 2006, and
also in its proxy statement for a Special Meeting of Stockholders,
which was filed with the SEC on July 5, 2006. This document is
available free of charge at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and
from Investor Relations at the Company as described above. Safe
Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995 Certain statements contained in this press release,
including without limitation statements containing the words
"will," "proposed,", "expect(s)(ed)," "anticipate(s)(d),"
"conditioned," 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 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 (i) 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 Trammell Crow Company stockholder approval, regulatory
approvals and other customary conditions, (ii) the ability of the
Company to retain its major customers and renew its contracts,
(iii) the ability of the Company to attract new user and investor
customers, (iv) 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, (v) the
Company's ability to continue to pursue its growth strategy, (vi)
the Company's ability to pursue strategic acquisitions on favorable
terms and manage challenges and issues commonly encountered as a
result of those acquisitions, (vii) the Company's ability to
compete in highly competitive national and local business lines,
(viii) the Company's ability to attract and retain qualified
personnel in all areas of its business (particularly senior
management), (ix) the timing of individual transactions, (x) the
ability of the Company to identify, implement and maintain the
benefit of cost reduction measures and achieve economies of scale
and (xi) 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.
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