UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 19, 2017

CBRE GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-32205	94-3391143
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
400 South Hope Street, 25th Floor Los Angeles, California		90071
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(213) 613-3333

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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This Current Report on Form 8-K is filed by CBRE Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (which we may refer to as “we,” “us,” “our” or the “company”), in connection with the matters described herein:

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The company held its Annual Meeting on May 19, 2017 at approximately 8:30 a.m. (Mountain Time).

The voting results from the Annual Meeting were as follows:

1. Each of the following 11 directors was elected to our Board of Directors, to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders in 2018 or until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Each director received the number of votes set forth below. For each director, there were 14,930,756 broker non-votes.

Name	For		Against		Abstain
Brandon B. Boze		233,673,876		62,903,631		428,065
Beth F. Cobert		295,771,709		827,614		406,249
Curtis F. Feeny		233,422,524		63,157,817		425,231
Bradford M. Freeman		233,130,050		63,439,387		436,135
Christopher T. Jenny		231,052,670		65,517,022		435,880
Gerardo I. Lopez		209,596,023		86,978,847		430,702
Frederic V. Malek		288,584,709		7,987,309		433,554
Paula R. Reynolds		289,716,819		6,854,320		434,433
Robert E. Sulentic		293,382,014		3,249,761		373,797
Laura D. Tyson		294,379,047		2,186,177		440,348
Ray Wirta		291,617,447		4,955,459		432,666

2. The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2017 was approved by a vote of 304,322,352 shares in favor, 7,178,662 shares against and 435,314 shares abstaining. There were no broker non-votes on this proposal.

3. The advisory approval of named executive officer compensation for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 was approved by a vote of 289,150,668 shares in favor, 7,344,133 shares against and 510,771 shares abstaining. There were 14,930,756 broker non-votes on this proposal.

4. The advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the company’s named executive compensation was held and the frequency that received the most votes was 1 year. The results of the vote were as follows: 278,348,307 shares in favor of 1 year, 61,056 shares in favor of 2 years, 18,195,824 shares in favor of 3 years and 400,385 shares abstaining. There were 14,930,756 broker non-votes. In light of the voting results with respect to the frequency of stockholder votes on executive compensation, our Board of Directors has decided that the company will hold an annual advisory vote on the compensation of named executive officers.

5. The 2017 Equity Incentive Plan was approved by a vote of 282,219,585 shares in favor, 14,603,700 shares against and 182,287 shares abstaining. There were 14,930,756 broker non-votes on this proposal.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 23, 2017	CBRE GROUP, INC.
	By:	/s/ GIL BOROK
		Gil Borok
		Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer