SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): September 16, 1997
LASALLE PARTNERS INCORPORATED
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Maryland
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-13145 36-4150422
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(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
200 East Randolph Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(312) 782-5800
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On September 16, 1997, the Board of Directors of LaSalle Partners
Incorporated (the "Company") elected Mr. John R. Walter a Class II Director
of the Company. The size of the Board of Directors was increased to twelve
Directors. A Company press release regarding Mr. Walter's election is
filed as an exhibit hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
A list of exhibits is set forth in the Exhibit Index which
immediately precedes the exhibits and which is incorporated by reference
herein.
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SIGNATURES
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 hereunto duly authorized.
LASALLE PARTNERS INCORPORATED
By: /S/ WILLIAM E. SULLIVAN
William E. Sullivan
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Date: September 18, 1997
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
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Exhibit 99.1 Press Release, dated September 17, 1997, regarding the
election of Mr. John R. Walter as a Class II Director of the Registrant.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Magnes Welsh
LaSalle Partners, Inc.
PHONE: 312/228-2471
JOHN WALTER ELECTED DIRECTOR OF LA SALLE PARTNERS
CHICAGO, September 17, 1997 -- LaSalle Partners Incorporated (NYSE:
LAP) announced today that its Board of Directors has elected John R. Walter
as the company's third outside director since going public in July.
"We are pleased to have John join our board because of his many years
of experience in senior management and as a board member of leading
publicly held companies," said Stuart L. Scott, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of LaSalle Partners. "He will provide valuable guidance
to our board, both from a corporate governance and a corporate real estate
users perspective."
Mr. Walter, 50, was formerly President and Chief Operating Officer of
American Telephone & Telegraph. Prior to that, he was Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, a worldwide leader in
the printing industry, for six years. Mr. Walter began his career at R.R.
Donnelley in sales in 1969 and rose to President of the company in 1987.
He also serves on the boards of Abbott Laboratories, Deere & Company
and Dayton Hudson Corporation. He is a trustee of the Chicago Symphony
Orchestra and Northwestern University. Mr. Walter serves on the
International Advisory Council of the Singapore Economic Development Board
and is a director of Evanston Hospital, The Executives Club of Chicago,
Chicago Council on Foreign Relations and Steppenwolf Theatre.
LaSalle Partners, founded in 1968, is a leading, vertically-
integrated global real estate services firm providing management services,
corporate and financial services, and investment management services for
public and private corporations and other real estate owners and investors
worldwide.
