12. Employee Benefit Plans

Stock Incentive Plans

Second Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan. Our 2004 stock incentive plan was adopted by our board of directors and approved by our stockholders on April 21, 2004, and was amended several times subsequently. The 2004 stock incentive plan authorized the grant of stock-based awards to our employees, directors or independent contractors. However, our 2004 stock incentive plan was terminated in May 2012 in connection with the adoption of our 2012 equity incentive plan, which is described below. At termination, all unissued shares from the 2004 stock incentive plan were allocated to the 2012 equity incentive plan for potential future issuance. Since our 2004 stock incentive plan has been terminated, no new awards may be granted under it. However, as of December 31, 2016, outstanding stock options granted under the 2004 stock incentive plan to acquire 26,076 shares of our Class A common stock remain outstanding according to their terms, and we will continue to issue shares to the extent required under the terms of such outstanding awards. Shares underlying awards that expire, terminate or lapse under the 2004 stock incentive plan will become available for grant under the 2012 equity incentive plan.

2012 Equity Incentive Plan. Our 2012 equity incentive plan was adopted by our board of directors and approved by our stockholders on May 8, 2012. The 2012 equity incentive plan authorizes the grant of stock-based awards to our employees, directors or independent contractors. Unless terminated earlier, the 2012 equity incentive plan will terminate on February 13, 2022. A total of 16,000,000 shares of our Class A common stock plus 2,205,887 unissued shares that remained under the 2004 stock incentive plan were reserved for issuance under the 2012 equity incentive plan. Additionally, shares underlying awards that expire, terminate or lapse under the 2012 equity incentive plan or under the 2004 stock incentive plan will become available for issuance under the 2012 equity incentive plan. No person is eligible to be granted performance-based awards in the aggregate covering more than 3,300,000 shares during any fiscal year or cash awards in excess of $5.0 million for any fiscal year. The number of shares issued or reserved pursuant to the 2012 equity incentive plan, or pursuant to outstanding awards, is subject to adjustment on account of a stock split of our outstanding shares, stock dividend, dividend payable in a form other than shares in an amount that has a material effect on the price of the shares, consolidation, combination or reclassification of the shares, recapitalization, spin-off, or other similar occurrence. Stock options and stock appreciation rights granted under the 2012 equity incentive plan are subject to a maximum term of ten years from the date of grant. Restricted share and restricted stock unit (RSU) awards that have only time-based service vesting conditions are generally subject to a minimum three year vesting schedule. Restricted share and RSU awards that have performance-based vesting conditions are generally subject to a minimum one year vesting schedule. As of December 31, 2016, assuming the maximum number of shares under our performance-based awards will later be issued, 10,232,486 shares remained available for future grants under this plan.

Stock Options

As of December 31, 2016, no shares were subject to options issued under our 2012 equity incentive plan. No options were granted during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014. All options that have been granted under the 2004 stock incentive plan have a term of five or seven years from the date of grant.

The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 was $1.6 million, $13.1 million and $7.6 million, respectively. We recorded cash received from stock option exercises of $0.9 million, $7.5 million and $6.2 million during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and related tax benefit of $0.4 million, $2.3 million and $1.2 million during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Upon option exercise, we issue new shares of stock. Excess tax benefits exist when the tax deduction resulting from the exercise of options exceeds the compensation cost recorded.

Non-Vested Stock Awards

We have issued non-vested stock awards, including restricted stock units and restricted shares, in our Class A common stock to certain of our employees, independent contractors and members of our board of directors. The following is a summary of the awards granted during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014.

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During the year ended December 31, 2016, we granted RSUs that are performance vesting in nature, with 60,098 reflecting the maximum number of RSUs that may be issued if all of the performance targets are satisfied at their highest levels, and 1,436,310 RSUs that are time vesting in nature.

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During the year ended December 31, 2015, we granted RSUs that are performance vesting in nature, with 1,281,267 reflecting the maximum number of RSUs that may be issued if all of the performance targets are satisfied at their highest levels, and 1,535,940 RSUs that are time vesting in nature.

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During the year ended December 31, 2014, we granted RSUs that are performance vesting in nature, with 1,027,786 reflecting the maximum number of RSUs that may be issued if all of the performance targets are satisfied at their highest levels, and 1,604,744 RSUs that are time vesting in nature.

Our performance-vesting awards generally vest in full three years from the grant date, based on our achievement against various adjusted income per share performance targets, or in some cases against adjusted EBITDA performance targets of our consolidated business, business lines or regions. Our time-vesting awards generally vest 25% per year over four years from the grant date.

A summary of the status of our non-vested stock awards is presented in the table below:


	Shares / Units			Weighted Average Market Value Per Share
Balance at December 31, 2013		7,541,509		$	20.76
Granted		2,118,637			30.78
Vested		(1,976,587	)		19.02
Forfeited		(141,463	)		20.15

Balance at December 31, 2014		7,542,096			22.53
Granted		2,195,638			36.80
Vested		(2,033,263	)		21.29
Forfeited		(237,406	)		26.10

Balance at December 31, 2015		7,467,065			29.08
Granted		1,496,408			29.24
Vested		(3,840,379	)		25.09
Forfeited		(279,821	)		28.62

Balance at December 31, 2016		4,843,273			31.66

Total compensation expense related to non-vested stock awards was $63.5 million, $74.7 million and $59.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. At December 31, 2016, total unrecognized estimated compensation cost related to non-vested stock awards was approximately $101.0 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 1.7 years.

Bonuses. We have bonus programs covering select employees, including senior management. Awards are based on the position and performance of the employee and the achievement of pre-established financial, operating and strategic objectives. The amounts charged to expense for bonuses were $248.1 million, $231.9 million and $206.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

401(k) Plan. Our CBRE 401(k) Plan (401(k) Plan) is a defined contribution savings plan that allows participant deferrals under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Most of our U.S. employees, other than qualified real estate agents having the status of independent contractors under section 3508 of the Internal Revenue Code, are eligible to participate in the plan. The 401(k) Plan provides for participant contributions as well as a company match. A participant is allowed to contribute to the 401(k) Plan from 1% to 75% of his or her compensation, subject to limits imposed by applicable law. Effective January 1, 2007, all participants hired post January 1, 2007 vest in company match contributions 20% per year for each plan year they work 1,000 hours. All participants hired before January 1, 2007 are immediately vested in company match contributions. For 2016, 2015, and 2014, we contributed a 50% match on the first 6%, 5% and 4%, respectively, of annual compensation (up to $150,000 of compensation) deferred by each participant. In connection with the 401(k) Plan, we charged to expense $44.3 million, $29.0 million and $21.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Participants are entitled to invest up to 25% of their 401(k) account balance in shares of our common stock. As of December 31, 2016, approximately 1.3 million shares of our common stock were held as investments by participants in our 401(k) Plan.

Pension Plans. We have two contributory defined benefit pension plans in the United Kingdom (U.K.). The London-based firm of Hillier Parker May & Rowden, which we acquired in 1998, had a contributory defined benefit pension plan. A subsidiary of Insignia, which we acquired in connection with the Insignia Acquisition in 2003, also had a contributory defined benefit pension plan in the U.K. Our subsidiaries based in the U.K. maintain the plans to provide retirement benefits to existing and former employees participating in these plans. With respect to these plans, our historical policy has been to contribute annually to the plans, an amount to fund pension liabilities as actuarially determined and as required by applicable laws and regulations. Our contributions to these plans are invested by the plan trustee and, if these investments do not perform well in the future, we may be required to provide additional contributions to cover any pension underfunding. Effective July 1, 2007, we reached agreements with the active members of these plans to freeze future pension plan benefits. In return, the active members became eligible to enroll in a defined contribution plan. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the fair values of pension plan assets were $286.6 million and $305.5 million, respectively, and the fair values of projected benefit obligations in aggregate were $416.9 million and $377.5 million, respectively. As a result, the plans were underfunded by approximately $130.3 million and $72.0 million at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and were recorded as net liabilities included in other long term liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Items not yet recognized as a component of net periodic pension (benefit) cost were $209.6 million and $132.8 million at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and were included in accumulated other comprehensive loss in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Net periodic pension (benefit) cost was not material for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014.