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 March 31, 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 36,060,566 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of May 1, 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 March 31, 2006 (unaudited) and December 31, 2005

 

 

3

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 (unaudited)

 

 

4

 

 

 

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

 

 

5

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005(unaudited)

 

 

6

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 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

 

 

28

 

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

 

38

 

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

 

 

39

 

PART II.

 

Other Information

 

 

40

 

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

 

40

 

Item 2.

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

 

40

 

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

 

 

41

 

 

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)

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Note 1)

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

$

40,561

 

 

 

$

76,919

 

 

Restricted cash

 

 

4,476

 

 

 

1,416

 

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,262 in 2006 and $3,235 in 2005

 

 

111,270

 

 

 

127,784

 

 

Receivables from affiliates

 

 

3,178

 

 

 

2,146

 

 

Notes and other receivables

 

 

19,747

 

 

 

16,303

 

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

3,941

 

 

 

3,935

 

 

Real estate under development

 

 

162,475

 

 

 

129,963

 

 

Real estate and other assets held for sale

 

 

3,133

 

 

 

21,281

 

 

Available for sale securities

 

 

1,723

 

 

 

542

 

 

Other current assets

 

 

30,496

 

 

 

27,399

 

 

Total current assets

 

 

381,000

 

 

 

407,688

 

 

Furniture and equipment, net

 

 

20,087

 

 

 

19,787

 

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

15,803

 

 

 

16,270

 

 

Real estate under development

 

 

113,957

 

 

 

117,210

 

 

Real estate held for investment

 

 

104,636

 

 

 

89,416

 

 

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

185,444

 

 

 

175,411

 

 

Goodwill, net

 

 

75,238

 

 

 

75,239

 

 

Receivables from affiliates

 

 

6,466

 

 

 

7,458

 

 

Available for sale securities

 

 

16,901

 

 

 

18,089

 

 

Other assets

 

 

26,557

 

 

 

21,599

 

 

 

 

 

$

946,089

 

 

 

$

948,167

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

 

$

31,356

 

 

 

$

31,698

 

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

92,244

 

 

 

155,744

 

 

Payables to affiliates

 

 

9

 

 

 

4

 

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

2,048

 

 

 

16,313

 

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

 

2,391

 

 

 

1,302

 

 

Current portion of notes payable on real estate

 

 

161,119

 

 

 

133,941

 

 

Liabilities related to real estate and other assets held for sale

 

 

1,268

 

 

 

17,524

 

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

9,041

 

 

 

5,944

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

299,476

 

 

 

362,470

 

 

Long-term debt, less current portion

 

 

85,046

 

 

 

35,034

 

 

Notes payable on real estate, less current portion

 

 

126,364

 

 

 

106,216

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

14,518

 

 

 

13,448

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

525,404

 

 

 

517,168

 

 

Minority interest

 

 

35,185

 

 

 

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 and 35,935,170 shares outstanding in 2006 and 37,903,058 shares issued and 36,040,317 shares outstanding in 2005

 

 

379

 

 

 

379

 

 

Paid-in-capital

 

 

186,940

 

 

 

205,084

 

 

Retained earnings

 

 

244,572

 

 

 

240,887

 

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

1,876

 

 

 

1,713

 

 

Less:

Treasury stock

 

 

(48,267

)

 

 

(32,776

)

 

 

Unearned stock compensation, net

 

 

 

 

 

(13,816

)

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

385,500

 

 

 

401,471

 

 

 

 

 

$

946,089

 

 

 

$

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
Ended March 31,

 

 

 

       2006       

 

       2005       

 

REVENUES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

User Services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facilities management

 

 

$

65,034

 

 

 

$

55,137

 

 

Corporate advisory services

 

 

45,833

 

 

 

24,673

 

 

Project management services

 

 

29,679

 

 

 

25,324

 

 

 

 

 

140,546

 

 

 

105,134

 

 

Investor Services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property management

 

 

33,852

 

 

 

34,087

 

 

Brokerage

 

 

30,760

 

 

 

27,780

 

 

Construction management

 

 

3,012

 

 

 

2,215

 

 

 

 

 

67,624

 

 

 

64,082

 

 

Development and construction

 

 

8,850

 

 

 

7,837

 

 

 

 

 

217,020

 

 

 

177,053

 

 

Gain on disposition of real estate

 

 

1,070

 

 

 

1,568

 

 

TOTAL REVENUES

 

 

218,090

 

 

 

178,621

 

 

COSTS AND EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries, wages and benefits

 

 

146,090

 

 

 

125,711

 

 

Commissions

 

 

34,139

 

 

 

22,658

 

 

General and administrative

 

 

37,101

 

 

 

30,024

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

2,700

 

 

 

2,399

 

 

Interest

 

 

1,498

 

 

 

680

 

 

TOTAL EXPENSES

 

 

221,528

 

 

 

181,472

 

 

Operating loss

 

 

(3,438

)

 

 

(2,851

)

 

Interest and other income

 

 

869

 

 

 

921

 

 

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

 

 

(2,569

)

 

 

(1,930

)

 

Income tax benefit

 

 

1,002

 

 

 

737

 

 

Minority interest, net of income tax (expense) benefit of $147 and $(1,227) in 2006 and 2005, respectively

 

 

(231

)

 

 

1,988

 

 

Income from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries, net of income tax expense of $1,384 and $977 in 2006 and 2005, respectively

 

 

2,167

 

 

 

1,583

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

 

369

 

 

 

2,378

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income tax (expense) benefit of $(1,473) and $200 in 2006 and 2005, respectively

 

 

2,305

 

 

 

(325

)

 

Income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

 

 

2,674

 

 

 

2,053

 

 

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

 

 

1,011

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

$

3,685

 

 

 

$

2,053

 

 

Basic earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

 

$

0.01

 

 

 

$

0.07

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

 

0.07

 

 

 

(0.01

)

 

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

 

 

0.03

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

$

0.11

 

 

 

$

0.06

 

 

Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding:

 

 

34,367,244

 

 

 

33,690,507

 

 

Diluted earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

 

$

0.01

 

 

 

$

0.07

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

 

0.06

 

 

 

(0.01

)

 

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

 

 

0.03

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

$

0.10

 

 

 

$

0.06

 

 

Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding:

 

 

36,905,745

 

 

 

36,144,031

 

 

 

See accompanying notes.

4




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

 

 

Common Shares

 

Common
Stock Par

 

Paid-In

 

Retained

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive

 

Treasury

 

Unearned
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

)

Unrealized holding gains/(losses) 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,685

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,685

 

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

 

 

 

 

 

 

(15,473

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,816

 

 

(1,657

)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

(756,853

)

 

 

 

(2,671

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,407

 

 

 

 

 

10,736

 

Stock repurchase

 

 

862,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(28,898

)

 

 

 

 

(28,898

)

Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

111

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

111

 

Unrealized holding gains/(losses) on available for sale securities, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52

 

Balance at March 31, 2006

 

37,903,058

 

1,967,888

 

 

$

379

 

 

$

186,940

 

 

$

244,572

 

 

 

$

1,876

 

 

 

$

(48,267

)

 

 

$

 

 

$

385,500

 

 

See accompanying notes.

5




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

 

 

For the
Three Months
Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

Operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

$

3,685

 

$

2,053

 

Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

2,700

 

2,684

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

2,042

 

1,715

 

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

 

(1,657

)

 

Amortization of employment contracts

 

602

 

426

 

Amortization of contract intangibles

 

244

 

372

 

Bad debt expense

 

274

 

84

 

Gain on disposition of real estate held for investment

 

(65

)

(28

)

Minority interest

 

1,203

 

(3,215

)

Deferred income tax provision

 

355

 

(199

)

Income from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

(3,551

)

(2,560

)

Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

202

 

223

 

Net cash provided by earnings

 

6,034

 

1,555

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted cash

 

(3,060

)

2,828

 

Accounts receivable

 

19,456

 

12,526

 

Receivables from affiliates

 

(40

)

(1,519

)

Notes receivable and other assets

 

(15,989

)

(6,635

)

Real estate held for sale

 

(10,772

)

(36,346

)

Notes payable on real estate held for sale

 

5,854

 

28,414

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

(66,365

)

(63,049

)

Payables to affiliates

 

5

 

112

 

Income taxes payable

 

(14,167

)

(20,142

)

Other liabilities

 

4,088

 

1,111

 

Net cash flows from changes in working capital

 

(80,990

)

(82,700

)

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(74,956

)

(81,145

)

Investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Expenditures for furniture and equipment

 

(1,558

)

(1,862

)

Proceeds from sales and maturities of securities

 

1,209

 

130

 

Payment for purchase of securities

 

(1,119

)

(17,759

)

Additions to real estate held for investment

 

(13,590

)

(17,588

)

Net proceeds from disposition of real estate held for investment

 

529

 

28

 

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

(8,081

)

(8,035

)

Distributions from unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

2,914

 

2,272

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(19,696

)

(42,814

)

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Principal payments on long-term debt and capital lease obligations

 

(49,420

)

(192

)

Proceeds from long-term debt

 

100,521

 

 

Contributions from minority interest

 

3,809

 

2,271

 

Distributions to minority interest

 

(1,076

)

(11,005

)

Proceeds from notes payable on real estate held for investment

 

23,051

 

17,126

 

Payments on notes payable on real estate held for investment

 

(63

)

(44

)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

8,429

 

272

 

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

 

391

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

1,550

 

1,503

 

Purchase of common stock

 

(28,898

)

(11,123

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

58,294

 

(1,192

)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(36,358

)

(125,151

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

76,919

 

163,637

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

40,561

 

$

38,486

 

 

See accompanying notes.

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

 

 

For the
Three Months

 

 

 

Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

Net income

 

$

3,685

 

$

2,053

 

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax (expense) benefit of $(75) in 2006 and $7 in 2005

 

111

 

(11

)

Unrealized holding gains/(losses) on available for sale securities, net of tax (expense) benefit of $(31) in 2006 and $47 in 2005

 

52

 

(111

)

Comprehensive income

 

$

3,848

 

$

1,931

 

 

See accompanying notes.

7




TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 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 Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. 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 three months ended March 31, 2005, were reclassified to conform to the presentation at and for the three months ended March 31, 2006 (see Notes 8 and 10). As a result, certain balances differ from the amounts reported in previously filed documents. Also, certain distributions from unconsolidated subsidiaries were reclassified in the Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows. Therefore, cash flows from operating activities and investing activities differ from previously filed documents. These reclassifications had no impact on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations or earnings per share amounts.

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

8




TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

1.   General (Continued)

purposes and the amounts used for federal income tax purposes, and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences reverse.

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

 

 

 

Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding

 

34,367,244

 

33,690,507

 

Diluted effect of common stock equivalents

 

2,538,501

 

2,453,524

 

Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding

 

36,905,745

 

36,144,031

 

 

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 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 March 31, 2006, the estimated settlement value of non-controlling interests in the Company’s consolidated limited life subsidiaries was $4,811, as compared to book value (included in minority interest on the Company’s balance sheet) of $4,722. The excess of settlement value over book value is driven by an even larger estimated appreciation of certain consolidated real estate assets and investments from the Company’s book value, offset by estimated selling costs and debt prepayment penalties, if any.

Effect of Adopting New Accounting Pronouncements

Consolidation

In June 2005, the FASB ratified the consensus in 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

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

1.   General (Continued)

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.

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. The Company has 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 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 liabilities

 

2,172

 

Minority interest

 

1,721

 

Cash from consolidation of previously unconsolidated entities

 

$

345

 

 

Stock-Based Compensation

On December 16, 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

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

1.   General (Continued)

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 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. In the three months ended March 31, 2006, the Company recorded a cumulative effect of a change in accounting 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 $391 in the first quarter of 2006.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

1.   General (Continued)

For the first quarter of 2006, the Company recognized total stock-based compensation expense of $2,042, with a related income tax benefit realized of $802. Pro forma information regarding net income and net income per share for the three months ended March 31, 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.

 

 

For the Three
Months Ended
March 31, 2005

 

Net income, as reported

 

 

$

2,053

 

 

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

 

 

1,061

 

 

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

 

 

1,793

 

 

Pro forma net income

 

 

$

1,321

 

 

Net income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic—as reported

 

 

$

0.06

 

 

Basic—pro forma

 

 

$

0.04

 

 

Net income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted—as reported

 

 

$

0.06

 

 

Diluted—pro forma

 

 

$

0.04

 

 

 

The Company typically issues shares related to stock-based compensation plans from its treasury. In 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. As of March 31, 2006, the Company’s remaining availability to purchase shares related to this authorization totaled approximately $21,200.

2.   Variable Interest Entities

The Company was involved in 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 license 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 its evaluation, the Company consolidates this entity as the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity (“VIE”) under FASB Interpretation No. 46 (revised December 2003), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (“FIN 46R”). As of March 31, 2006, the Company had $3,909 recorded in restricted cash and $315 recorded in available for sale securities

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

2.   Variable Interest Entities (Continued)

(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 consolidates this entity as the primary beneficiary of a VIE. The entity’s note payable balance of $28,951 at March 31, 2006, is non-recourse to the Company and is collateralized by the underlying real estate project.

In 2005, the Company acquired $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 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. The CDEs’ equity used to fund the loans was contributed by its 99.99% to 100% third-party investor members. Through March 31, 2006, the CDEs have made qualified loans totaling approximately $59,875. 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 $35,500. 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

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TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

2.   Variable Interest Entities (Continued)

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 March 31, 2006.

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 13). Real estate owned by the Company consisted of the following:

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

Real estate under development (current)

 

$

162,475

 

 

$

129,963

 

 

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

 

3,118

 

 

21,024

 

 

Real estate under development (non-current)

 

113,957

 

 

117,210

 

 

Real estate held for investment(1)

 

104,636

 

 

89,416

 

 

 

 

$

384,186

(2)

 

$

357,613

(2)

 


(1)                 Net of accumulated depreciation of $3,176 and $2,075 at March 31, 2006, and December 31, 2005, respectively.

(2)                 Includes balances for lease intangibles and tenant origination costs of $(1,782) and $1,674 at March 31, 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. If the Company exercises its repurchase option, the Company would repay the amount it received from the buyer, plus a return on the buyer’s investment. Because of the Company’s continuing involvement in and option to repurchase the property, the transaction was recorded as a financing transaction rather than a sale. As of March 31, 2006, real estate under development (non-current) included $1,647 and current portion of notes payable on real estate included $1,750 related to this parcel of land.

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TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

4.   Investments in Unconsolidated Subsidiaries

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries consisted of the following:

 

 

March 31,
2006

 

December 31,
2005

 

Real estate

 

$ 51,814

 

 

$ 44,496

 

 

Other

 

133,630

 

 

130,915

 

 

 

 

$ 185,444

 

 

$ 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 5,243,229 shares by Savills at a price of 701.28 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 1,677,970 of Savills’ Ordinary Shares in open market purchases at an average price of 650.00 pence per share, having the effect of reducing the 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.

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. 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 unconsolidated subsidiaries accounted for on the equity method were as follows:

 

 

For the Three Months

 

 

 

Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

Total revenues

 

$ 24,021

 

$ 19,549

 

Total expenses

 

22,586

 

17,763

 

Net income

 

$ 1,435

 

$ 1,786

 

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

5.   Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consisted of the following:

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

Payroll and bonuses

 

 

$ 19,988

 

 

 

$ 68,683

 

 

Commissions

 

 

20,765

 

 

 

34,449

 

 

Development costs

 

 

19,766

 

 

 

24,016

 

 

Deferred income

 

 

13,932

 

 

 

13,193

 

 

Interest

 

 

592

 

 

 

398

 

 

Insurance

 

 

2,623

 

 

 

2,144

 

 

Restructuring charges

 

 

1,629

 

 

 

1,810

 

 

Other

 

 

12,963

 

 

 

12,574

 

 

 

 

 

92,258

 

 

 

157,267

 

 

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

 

 

14

 

 

 

1,523

 

 

 

 

 

$ 92,244

 

 

 

$ 155,744

 

 

 

6.   Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

 

 

March 31,
2006

 

December 31,
2005

 

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

 

 

$ 85,000

 

 

 

$ 35,000

 

 

Borrowings under $25,000 short-term revolving line of credit with a bank (the “Swing Line”)

 

 

2,000

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

370

 

 

 

1,286

 

 

Other

 

 

67

 

 

 

50

 

 

Total long-term debt

 

 

87,437

 

 

 

36,336

 

 

Less: Current portion of long-term debt

 

 

2,391

 

 

 

1,302

 

 

 

 

 

$ 85,046

 

 

 

$ 35,034

 

 

 

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

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

6.   Long-Term Debt (Continued)

an amount up to $100,000 through December 31, 2006 and to reduce the minimum required net worth covenant. At March 31, 2006, the Company is 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 March 31, 2006, the Company has unused borrowing capacity of $81,943 (taking in account borrowings and letters of credit outstanding) under its Credit Facility. Borrowings under the Swing Line are unsecured and reduce borrowing capacity under the Credit Facility.

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:

 

 

March 31,
2006

 

December 31,
2005

 

Current portion of notes payable on real estate

 

$ 161,119

 

 

$ 133,941

 

 

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

 

1,254

 

 

16,001

 

 

Total notes payable on real estate, current portion

 

162,373

 

 

149,942

 

 

Notes payable on real estate, non-current portion

 

126,364

 

 

106,216

 

 

Total notes payable on real estate

 

$ 288,737

 

 

$ 256,158

 

 

 

At March 31, 2006, $12,913 of the current portion and $5,584 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). With respect to a project to which $3,322 of the current recourse obligations related, the Company has an agreement to sell the project upon completion, the proceeds of which will be used to repay the related note payable.

The Company has a participating mortgage loan obligation related to a real estate project classified as real estate under development. 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 and the related debt discount are $13,617 and $945, respectively, at March 31, 2006 and $12,809 and $1,835, respectively, at December 31, 2005. In the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company amortized $1,697 and $1,329, respectively, of the debt discount, which has been capitalized to real estate under development.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

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 balance sheet. In accordance with FAS 144, balances related to assets classified as held for sale at March 31, 2006, or sold in the three months ended March 31, 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 balance sheet as of December 31, 2005.

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

 

 

March 31,
2006

 

December 31,
2005

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate held for sale (see Note 3)

 

 

$ 3,118

 

 

 

$ 21,024

 

 

Other current assets

 

 

15

 

 

 

72

 

 

Other assets

 

 

 

 

 

185

 

 

Total real estate and other assets held for sale

 

 

3,133

 

 

 

21,281

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued expenses (see Note 5)

 

 

14

 

 

 

1,523

 

 

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

 

 

1,254

 

 

 

16,001

 

 

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

 

 

1,268

 

 

 

17,524

 

 

Net real estate and other assets held for sale

 

 

$ 1,865

 

 

 

$ 3,757

 

 

 

9.   Stock-based Compensation

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 10 years from the date of grant and are not contingent on continued employment with the Company. At March 31, 2006, common shares reserved for future issuance under the Assumed Option Plan totaled 293,679.

The Trammell Crow Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Long-Term Plan”) originally provided for the issuance of up to 5,334,878 shares of common stock. In May 1999, the Long-Term Plan was amended to increase the number of shares available for future awards 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 7 to 10 years from the date of grant.

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TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

9.   Stock-based Compensation (Continued)

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.

The Long-Term Plan also provided 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.

At March 31, 2006, common shares reserved for future issuance under the Long-Term Plan totaled 4,708,684 shares, of which 874,575 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 2,131,606 had been issued through March 31, 2006. For the quarter ended March 31, 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)
March 31, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

9.   Stock-based Compensation (Continued)

The Company’s stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 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

 

 

(110,635

)

 

 

(424,652

)

 

 

(194,325

)

 

 

 

 

(729,612

)

Forfeited

 

 

(7,941

)

 

 

(5,879

)

 

 

(3,046

)

 

 

(4,076

)

 

(20,942

)

March 31, 2006

 

 

293,679

 

 

 

2,310,055

 

 

 

1,391,009

 

 

 

140,545

 

 

4,135,288

 

Weighted-average exercise price of options:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

$

3.85

 

 

 

$

11.62

 

 

 

$

17.65

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

$

3.85

 

 

 

$

12.59

 

 

 

$

17.50

 

 

 

$

29.44

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at March 31, 2006

 

 

$

3.85

 

 

 

$

11.83

 

 

 

$

17.73

 

 

 

$

28.64

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average fair value of options granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average remaining contractual life

 

 

1.3 years

 

 

 

3.2 years

 

 

 

2.4 years

 

 

 

2.1 years

 

 

 

 

Options exercisable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of options

 

 

293,679

 

 

 

2,050,847

 

 

 

1,391,009

 

 

 

140,545

 

 

3,876,080

 

Weighted-average exercise price 

 

 

$

3.85

 

 

 

$

11.63

 

 

 

$

17.73

 

 

 

$

28.64

 

 

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2006, the aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding was $90,320. The aggregate intrinsic value of exercisable stock options as of March 31, 2006 was $84,545. During the three months ended March 31, 2006, the total intrinsic value of options exercised was $15,228. The amount of the tax benefit realized related to those exercises for the same period was $323.

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TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

9.   Stock-based Compensation (Continued)

The Company’s restricted stock activity for the three months ended March 31, 2006, was as follows:

 

 

Shares

 

Weighted average
grant-date fair value
per share

 

Restricted Stock outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2005

 

1,857,151

 

 

$

13.61

 

 

Granted

 

9,525

 

 

34.98

 

 

Vested

 

(177,624

)

 

8.55

 

 

Forfeited

 

(53,376

)

 

8.35

 

 

March 31, 2006

 

1,635,676

 

 

$

14.45

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2006, the total compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock awards not yet recognized was $10,042, net of expected forfeitures, and the weighted-average period over which these awards are expected to be recognized was 2.7 years. The total fair value of restricted stock that vested in the first quarter of 2006 was $7,680.

10.   Gain on Disposition of Real Estate and Discontinued Operations

During the first quarter of 2006, the Company sold three real estate projects (excluding those accounted for as discontinued operations) for an aggregate net sales price of $2,118 resulting in an aggregate gain on disposition of $908. The Company also recognized $162 of deferred gain from previous period dispositions. During the first quarter of 2005, the Company recognized total gain on disposition of real estate (excluding those accounted for as discontinued operations) of $1,568. This gain was comprised of a sale of a real estate project with a net sales price of $820 and a settlement related to the estimated cost to complete construction related to a previous period disposition.

The Company’s income (loss) 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 three months ended March 31, 2005, have been reclassified to conform to the presentation for the three months ended March 31, 2006.

In the first quarter of 2006, the Company sold three real estate projects that were considered discontinued operations under FAS 144. The aggregate net sales price for these projects was $22,745, and the Company recognized an aggregate gain on disposition of $4,881. In the first quarter of 2005, theCompany sold one real estate project that was considered a discontinued operation under FAS 144. The net sales price for this project was $1,834, and the Company recognized a gain on disposition of $84. The gain on disposition related to these projects has been reported as discontinued operations, net of applicable income taxes, in the consolidated statements of income.

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TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

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

The components of discontinued operations were as follows:

 

 

For the Three Months
Ended March 31,

 

 

 

   2006   

 

   2005   

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Development and construction

 

$

 

 

$

1,232

 

 

Gain on disposition of real estate

 

4,881

 

 

84

 

 

Total Revenues

 

4,881

 

 

1,316

 

 

Costs and Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries, wages, and benefits

 

3

 

 

33

 

 

Commissions

 

306

 

 

 

 

General and administrative

 

113

 

 

901

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

285

 

 

Interest

 

 

 

638

 

 

Total Expenses

 

422

 

 

1,857

 

 

Operating income (loss)

 

4,459

 

 

(541

)

 

Interest and other income

 

145

 

 

16

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, before income taxes

 

4,604

 

 

(525

)

 

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

(1,473

)

 

200

 

 

Minority Interest

 

(826

)

 

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

 

$

2,305

 

 

$

(325

)

 

 

11.   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 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 quarter of 2005, the Company had such agreements with notional amounts ranging from $2,498 to $11,400 and the Company was to receive payments if the 30-day LIBOR-based floating interest rate exceeded rates ranging from 3.25% to 3.5%. These agreements had expired or had been terminated prior to 2006. In addition, at March 31, 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. Through March 31, 2006, amounts recorded related to these interest rate cap agreements were not material.

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TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

11.   Financial Instruments (Continued)

Accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses and other liabilities are carried at amounts that reasonably approximate their fair values. The fair 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.

12.   Commitments and Contingencies

The Company has guaranteed repayment of a maximum of $7,131 of real estate notes payable of its unconsolidated subsidiaries, of which $7,090 is outstanding at March 31, 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 March 31, 2006.

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.

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TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

12.   Commitments and Contingencies (Continued)

At March 31, 2006, the Company had outstanding letters of credit totaling $18,653, including $2,992, $4,307 and $8,290 of which collateralize amounts recorded in accrued expenses, other current liabilities and other liabilities, respectively. The letters of credit expire at varying dates through March 2007.

In addition, at March 31, 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.

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.

As of March 31, 2006, the Company had made non-refundable earnest money deposits totaling $5,710 in conjunction with contracts to acquire approximately $154,997 of real estate from other entities.

The Company and one of its subsidiaries were defendants in a lawsuit styled Bank One Oklahoma, N.A., et al. (the “Bank”) v. Trammell Crow Services, Inc. and Trammell Crow Company, No. 03 C 3624, filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, originally filed on April 2, 2003. On January 25, 2006, the Company and the Bank resolved the lawsuit between them. The claims filed by each party have been dismissed. The Company accrued the amount required under the terms of the settlement as of December 31, 2005.

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.

13.   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

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TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

13.   Segment Information (Continued)

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 among 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 organization 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 three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, approximately 95% and 96%, respectively, of the Company’s revenues were from clients located in the United States. For the three months ended March 31, 2006, one individual client accounted for $22,705, or 10%, of the Company’s consolidated revenues. For the three months ended March 31, 2005, the same client accounted for $23,948, or 13%, 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)
March 31, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

13.   Segment Information (Continued)

Summarized financial information for reportable segments was as follows:

 

 

For the Three Months
Ended March 31,

 

 

 

   2006   

 

    2005    

 

Global Services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

$

208,213

 

 

$

169,216

 

 

Costs and expenses

 

202,626

 

 

165,249

 

 

Operating income

 

5,587

 

 

3,967

 

 

Interest and other income

 

684

 

 

777

 

 

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

 

6,271

 

 

4,744

 

 

Minority interest, before income taxes

 

126

 

 

189

 

 

Income from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries, before income taxes

 

2,830

 

 

701

 

 

Income from continuing operations, before income taxes

 

9,227

 

 

5,634

 

 

Income from discontinued operations, before income taxes

 

464

 

 

 

 

Income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

 

9,691

 

 

5,634

 

 

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

 

984

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

$

10,675

 

 

$

5,634

 

 

Development and Investment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

$

9,877

 

 

$

9,405

 

 

Costs and expenses

 

18,902

 

 

16,223

 

 

Operating loss

 

(9,025

)

 

(6,818

)

 

Interest and other income

 

185

 

 

144

 

 

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

 

(8,840

)

 

(6,674

)

 

Minority interest, before income taxes

 

(504

)

 

3,026

 

 

Income from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries, before income taxes

 

721

 

 

1,859

 

 

Loss from continuing operations, before income taxes

 

(8,623

)

 

(1,789

)

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, before income taxes

 

3,314

 

 

(525

)

 

Loss before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

 

(5,309

)

 

(2,314

)

 

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

 

673

 

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

 

$

(4,636

)

 

$

(2,314

)

 

Total:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

$

218,090

 

 

$

178,621

 

 

Costs and expenses

 

221,528

 

 

181,472

 

 

Operating loss

 

(3,438

)

 

(2,851

)

 

Interest and other income

 

869

 

 

921

 

 

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

 

(2,569

)

 

(1,930

)

 

Minority interest, before income taxes

 

(378

)

 

3,215

 

 

Income from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries, before income taxes

 

3,551

 

 

2,560

 

 

Income from continuing operations, before income taxes

 

604

 

 

3,845

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, before income taxes

 

3,778

 

 

(525

)

 

Income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

 

4,382

 

 

3,320

 

 

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

 

1,657

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

$

6,039

 

 

$

3,320

 

 

 

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TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2006
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

13.   Segment Information (Continued)

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

Total Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Services

 

$

416,493

 

 

$

434,712

 

 

Development and Investment

 

529,596

 

 

513,455

 

 

Total consolidated assets

 

$

946,089

 

 

$

948,167

 

 

 

14.   Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Supplemental cash flow information is summarized below:

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

Non-cash activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted stock forfeitures, net of issuances

 

$

(1,441

)

$

(1,822

)

 

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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.

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, who 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, who include pension funds, advisors and others who 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 6,300 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 (when the Company is engaged as the owner’s leasing agent for renewals, expansions and leasing of vacant space in investor-owned properties) and capital markets (investment sales and capital sourcing) services. 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 and Asia; 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 250 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 (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 all

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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).

Results of Operations—Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 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 three months ended March 31, 2005, have been reclassified to conform to the presentation for the three months ended March 31, 2006. As a result, certain balances differ from the amounts reported in previously filed documents. See Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Income Taxes, below, for additional information.

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For the Three Months
Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

REVENUES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

User Services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facilities management

 

$

65,034

 

$

55,137

 

$

9,897

 

 

17.9

%

 

Corporate advisory services

 

45,833

 

24,673

 

21,160

 

 

85.8

%

 

Project management services

 

29,679

 

25,324

 

4,355

 

 

17.2

%

 

 

 

140,546

 

105,134

 

35,412

 

 

33.7

%

 

Investor Services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property management

 

33,852

 

34,087

 

(235

)

 

(0.7

)%

 

Brokerage

 

30,760

 

27,780

 

2,980

 

 

10.7

%

 

Construction management

 

3,012

 

2,215

 

797

 

 

36.0

%

 

 

 

67,624

 

64,082

 

3,542

 

 

5.5

%

 

Development and construction

 

8,850

 

7,837

 

1,013

 

 

12.9

%

 

 

 

217,020

 

177,053

 

39,967

 

 

22.6

%

 

Gain on disposition of real estate

 

1,070

 

1,568

 

(498

)

 

(31.8

)%

 

TOTAL REVENUES

 

218,090

 

178,621

 

39,469

 

 

22.1

%

 

COST AND EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries, wages and benefits

 

146,090

 

125,711

 

20,379

 

 

16.2

%

 

Commissions

 

34,139

 

22,658

 

11,481

 

 

50.7

%

 

General and administrative

 

37,101

 

30,024

 

7,077

 

 

23.6

%

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

2,700

 

2,399

 

301

 

 

12.5

%

 

Interest

 

1,498

 

680

 

818

 

 

120.3

%

 

TOTAL EXPENSES

 

221,528

 

181,472

 

40,056

 

 

22.1

%

 

Operating Loss

 

(3,438

)

(2,851

)

(587

)

 

(20.6

)%

 

Interest and other income

 

869

 

921

 

(52

)

 

(5.6

)%

 

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

 

(2,569

)

(1,930

)

(639

)

 

(33.1

)%

 

Income tax benefit

 

1,002

 

737

 

265

 

 

36.0

%

 

Minority interest, net of income taxes

 

(231

)

1,988

 

(2,219

)

 

(111.6

)%

 

Income from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries, net of income taxes

 

2,167

 

1,583

 

584

 

 

36.9

%

 

Income from continuing operations

 

369

 

2,378

 

(2,009

)

 

(84.5

)%

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of
income taxes

 

2,305

 

(325

)

2,630

 

 

809.2

%

 

Income before cumulative effect of a change in
accounting principle

 

2,674

 

2,053

 

621

 

 

30.2

%

 

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

 

1,011

 

 

1,011

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

3,685

 

$

2,053

 

$

1,632

 

 

79.5

%

 

 

Segment Performance.   The Global Services segment income before income taxes increased 91% from $5.6 million in the first quarter of 2005 to $10.7 million in the first quarter of 2006. Revenues for this segment increased 23%, from $169.2 million in the first quarter of 2005 to $208.2 million in the first quarter of 2006. Increases in all of the user services revenues lines (facilities management up 18%, corporate advisory services up 86%, and project management up 17%) contributed to the increase in income before income taxes, as did the 11% increase in brokerage revenues from investor customers. The

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revenue increases reflect the impact of the Company’s success 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 $2.3 million in the first quarter of 2005 as compared to a $4.6 million loss in the first quarter of 2006. Segment operating expenses increased 17%, from $16.2 million in the first quarter of 2005 to $18.9 million in the first quarter of 2006. The increase 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.

Revenues.   Facilities management revenue increased from the first quarter of 2005 to the first quarter of 2006. This increase is primarily the result of the addition of several new customers as well as the expansion of existing client relationships subsequent to the first quarter of 2005. 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 first quarter of 2006 over the first quarter of 2005, 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 revenue growth in project management was the result of the addition of new clients and the expansion of services provided to existing clients (due to increases in clients’ portfolios, the scope of the Company’s services under certain outsourcing contracts and transaction volume).

Property management revenue remained relatively flat for the three months ended March 31, 2006 as compared to the same period in 2005. Square footage under management decreased slightly, primarily due to sales of buildings in the Company’s management portfolio to REITs or other investors that self-manage their properties or use other service providers. In addition, some square footage decreases resulted from existing clients taking services in-house or to other service providers. These decreases were partially offset by additions to square footage related to new business.

Brokerage revenue increased in the first quarter of 2006 from the same period in 2005, primarily due to increases in project leasing commissions. Project leasing increased due to improving market fundamentals, such as decreasing vacancies and increasing rents in certain markets. Investment sales revenues also increased slightly as real estate remains a favored asset class among certain investors as a result of improving leasing fundamentals and relatively low interest rates.

Construction management revenue increased in the first quarter of 2006 compared to the first quarter of 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 are directly related to tenants’ real estate demands. The increase in construction management revenue resulted from a higher volume of construction projects as tenant leasing activity increased and is consistent with the increase in brokerage revenue.

Development and construction revenue increased in the first quarter of 2006 as compared to the first quarter of 2005, driven in part by an increase in development fees. In addition, development and construction revenue increased slightly due to an increase in 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 in 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 $4.0 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2006, up from $3.1 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2005.

The Company’s gain on disposition of real estate decreased in the first quarter 2006 as compared to the first quarter of 2005. In the first quarter of 2006, the Company sold three real estate projects with an aggregate net sales price of $2.1 million, resulting in an aggregate gain on disposition of $0.9 million, and recognized deferred gain of $0.2 million relating to previous period dispositions. In the first quarter of 2005, the Company recognized total gain on disposition of real estate of $1.6 million. This gain was comprised of a sale of a real estate project with a net sales price of $0.8 million and a settlement related to the estimated cost to complete construction related to a previous period disposition.

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 Income from Investments in Unconsolidated Subsidiaries, Net of Income Taxes and Income (Loss) 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 income from discontinued operations. Salaries, wages and benefits expense for both reimbursed and unreimbursed employees increased in the first quarter 2006 from the first quarter 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 a sharp increase of $4.1 million in employee medical costs in the first quarter 2006 as compared to the first quarter of 2005. This increase was unusual based on the Company’s historical experience and the Company does not see any factors that lead it to believe this trend will be sustained on a go forward basis. 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 first quarter 2006 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 first quarter of 2006 as compared to the first quarter of 2005, due in part to increased client-reimbursed out-of-pocket general and administrative expenses, due to growth in the Company’s facilities management and project management service lines.

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The increase in the first quarter of 2006 is also due in part to an increase in legal and professional fees. 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”).

Depreciation and amortization expenses remained relatively flat in the first quarter of 2006 as compared to the first quarter of 2005. Interest expense increased in the first quarter of 2006, primarily as a result of higher average outstanding balances under the Company’s revolving line of credit as compared to the first quarter of 2005. This increased interest expense was primarily due to amounts drawn to fund the Company’s acquisition of an additional ownership interest in Savills in the second quarter of 2005, as well as to fund the Company’s first quarter 2006 stock repurchases.

Minority Interest, Net of Income Taxes.   Minority interest fluctuated from income in the first quarter of 2005 to expense in the first quarter of 2006. This fluctuation is primarily due to expense recognized in the first quarter of 2006 related to a gain on disposition of a consolidated real estate project in Fund V, which is shared with outside partners. In addition, a portion of the first quarter 2005 income relates to the minority interest owners’ share of fees earned by the Company related to certain real estate projects.

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 transactions carried out by the underlying unconsolidated subsidiaries. The increase in income from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries in the first quarter of 2006 as compared to 2005, reflects, among other things, the Company’s increased investment in Savills (made in April 2005). For the first quarter 2006, income from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries also includes the Company’s share of the operating results of Trammell Crow Meghraj, the Company’s Indian affiliate (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). In the first quarter of 2006, income from the Company’s investment in Savills was partially offset by amortization of the portion of the Savills purchase price allocated to certain intangible assets.

Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Income Taxes.   Income (loss) 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 was significantly less than the amount shown as income from discontinued operations. During the first quarter of 2006, the Company sold three real estate projects that were considered discontinued operations for an aggregate net sales price of $22.7 million, resulting in an aggregate gain on disposition (before income taxes) of $4.9 million. The Company sold one real estate project in the first quarter of 2005 that was considered a discontinued operation for a net sales price of $1.8 million, resulting in a gain on disposition of $0.1 million.

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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. In the three months ended March 31, 2006, 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.

Net Income.   Net income increased due to the fluctuations in revenues and expenses described above. In addition, net income for the first quarter 2006 was adversely impacted due to an increase in the Company’s effective income tax rate. This increase reflects projected 2006 real estate sales occurring in states with higher state income tax rates as compared to the rates applied to 2005 sales.

New Accounting Pronouncement

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 first quarter of 2006, the Company recognized total stock-based compensation expense of $2.0 million, with a related income tax benefit realized of $0.8 million.

As of March 31, 2006, the total compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock awards not yet recognized was $10.0 million, net of expected forfeitures, and the weighted-average period over which these awards are expected to be recognized was 2.7 years.

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 (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.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company’s liquidity and capital resources requirements include the funding of working capital needs, 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 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 $75.0 million for the first quarter of 2006, compared to $81.1 million in the first quarter of 2005. This decrease in cash used was due to greater collections of accounts receivable in the first quarter of 2006 as compared to the first quarter of 2005. In addition, there was a decrease in income tax payments in the first quarter of 2006 on account of 2005 activity, as compared to such payments in the first quarter of 2005 on account of 2004 activity, primarily due to the timing of payments made for each period. These cash inflows were offset by an increase in restricted cash, primarily due to an increase in cash that is restricted for use by the Company’s consolidated insurance company to pay insurance premiums to third-party insurance companies. In addition, cash used in real estate activities, net of related borrowings, was $4.9 million in the first quarter of 2006, compared to $7.9 million for the same period of 2005 as a result of decreased real estate investment activity in the first quarter of 2006.

Net cash used in investing activities totaled $19.7 million for the first quarter of 2006, compared to $42.8 million for the first quarter of 2005. This decrease in cash used is primarily due to the Company’s wholly-owned captive insurance company making purchases, net of sales proceeds, of $17.6 million in marketable securities in 2005, as compared to receiving $0.1 million of proceeds from sales, net of purchases, in 2006. Also, expenditures made in the first quarter of 2006 related to real estate classified as “held for investment” were $13.6 million during the first quarter of 2006, as compared to $17.6 million during the first quarter of 2005. In addition, cash used decreased due to a decrease in investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries, net of distributions, to $5.2 million in the first quarter of 2006 as compared to $5.8 million in the same period of 2005.

Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $58.3 million during the first quarter of 2006 as compared to cash used of $1.2 million during the same period of 2005. The increase in cash provided in 2006 is primarily due to borrowings, net of principal debt payments, under the Company’s line of credit of $51.1 million, compared to principal debt payments, net of borrowings, of $0.2 million in the comparable 2005 period. The Company used the 2006 borrowings to fund its purchase of shares of its own stock, and income tax and incentive payments on account of 2005 results. In addition, the Company received proceeds from the exercise of employee stock options of $8.4 million in 2006, as compared to $0.3 million in 2005. Also contributing to the increase in cash was an increase in proceeds from borrowings, net of payments, of $23.0 million on notes payable related to real estate held for investment as compared to $17.1 million in the same period of 2005. In addition, the Company received contributions, net of distributions, from minority interest holders of $2.7 million in the first quarter of 2006, compared to distributions, net of contributions, of $8.7 million in the first quarter of 2005. Also, the Company repurchased shares of its own stock totaling $28.9 million in the first quarter of 2006, as compared to $11.1 million of stock repurchases in the comparable period in 2005.

In June 2005, the Company obtained a $175.0 million revolving line of credit (the “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

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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 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 a 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 agreement, the Credit Facility requires the Company to enter into one or more interest rate agreements for the Company’s floating rate indebtedness in excess of $30.0 million (other than construction loans under which interest is capitalized in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States) ensuring the net interest on such excess is fixed, capped or hedged.

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 March 31, 2006, the Company had outstanding borrowings of $85.0 million under the Credit Facility and $2.0 million 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 $81.9 million at March 31, 2006. Since many of the financial covenants in the Credit Facility are dependent on the Company’s “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 March 31, 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%.

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These agreements expire on January 2, 2008 and April 1, 2009. Through March 31, 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.

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. Through March 31, 2006, the Company had repurchased 862,000 shares of stock for an aggregate cost of $28.9 million.

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 in the three months ended March 31, 2006 or 2005. The Company has guaranteed a maximum of $7.13 million of such notes payable, of which $7.09 million was outstanding at March 31, 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 or incorporated by reference in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, 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,” “forsee,” “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 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 retain its major clients and renew its contracts, (ii) the ability of the Company to attract new user and investor clients, (iii) 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, (iv) the Company’s ability to continue to pursue its growth strategy, (v) the Company’s ability to pursue strategic acquisitions on favorable terms and manage challenges and issues commonly encountered as a result of those acquisitions, (vi) the Company’s ability to compete in highly competitive national and local business lines, (vii) the Company’s ability to attract and

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retain qualified personnel in all areas of its business (particularly senior management), (viii) the timing of individual transactions, (ix) the ability of the Company to identify, implement and maintain the benefit of cost reduction measures and achieve economies of scale, and (x) 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 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.

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 three months of 2006, the Company borrowed $85.0 million, net of principal debt payments, under the Credit Facility, primarily to fund incentive compensation and income tax payments 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. Due to the increase in the Company’s ownership interest in Savills from approximately 10.0% to 19.6% in April 2005, the impact of fluctuations in currency exchange rates may become more significant to the Company’s results of operations.

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ITEM 4.            Controls and Procedures

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 on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that material 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

The Company and one of its subsidiaries were defendants in a lawsuit styled Bank One Oklahoma, N.A., et al. (the “Bank”) v. Trammell Crow Services, Inc. and Trammell Crow Company, No. 03 C 3624, filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, originally filed on April 2, 2003. On January 25, 2006, the Company and the Bank resolved the lawsuit between them. The claims filed by each party have been dismissed.

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 2.                Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Purchases under the Company’s stock repurchase programs in the first quarter of 2006 were as follows:

Period

 

 

 

Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased

 

Average
Price Paid
per Share

 

Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs

 

Maximum Number (or
Approximate Dollar
Value) of Shares that
May Yet Be Purchased
Under the Plans or
Programs

 

January 1, 2006 – January 31, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 1, 2006 – February 28, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 1, 2006 – March 31, 2006

 

 

862,000

(1)

 

 

$

33.43

 

 

 

862,000

 

 

 

$

21,200,000

 

 

Total

 

 

862,000

 

 

 

$

33.43

 

 

 

862,000

 

 

 

$

21,200,000

 

 


(1)                 On February 22, 2006, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had authorized it to repurchase up to $50.0 million of its common stock from time to time in open market purchases or in privately negotiated transactions.

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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)

 

First Amendment of Credit Agreement dated February 22, 2006, between the Company and Bank of America, N.A.

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 February 28, 2006, and 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: May 10, 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)

 

First Amendment of Credit Agreement dated February 22, 2006, between the Company and Bank of America, N.A.

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 February 28, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference.

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