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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-17-345679
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20171114
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171116
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171116

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CBRE GROUP, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001138118
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE [6500]
		IRS NUMBER:				943391143
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32205
		FILM NUMBER:		171208806

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		400 SOUTH HOPE STREET
		STREET 2:		25TH FLOOR
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90071
		BUSINESS PHONE:		213-613-3333

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		400 SOUTH HOPE STREET
		STREET 2:		25TH FLOOR
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90071

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20040217

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CBRE HOLDING INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20010411
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 OR 15(d) of the </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November&nbsp;14, 2017 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CBRE GROUP, INC. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">94-3391143</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">613-3333</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registrant&#146;s Telephone Number, Including Area Code </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box below
if the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-12</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14a-12(b))</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14d-2(b)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14d-2(b))</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13e-4(c)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13e-4(c))</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company, as
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#167;240.12b-2</FONT> of this chapter).
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Emerging growth company&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or
revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> is filed by CBRE Group, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), in connection with the matters described herein. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On November&nbsp;14, 2017, the Board of Directors of the Company (the &#147;Board&#148;) appointed Arlin E. Gaffner as the
Company&#146;s Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, effective November&nbsp;17, 2017. Mr.&nbsp;Gaffner will also continue to serve as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company&#146;s Americas business. Additional information about
Mr.&nbsp;Gaffner may be found in the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) on October&nbsp;27, 2017. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Effective November&nbsp;1, 2017, Mr.&nbsp;Gaffner will earn an annual salary of $400,000 (prorated for any partial periods), be eligible for
an annual target bonus of $400,000 (prorated for any partial periods) and an annual target equity award of $350,000. Mr.&nbsp;Gaffner will also be eligible to receive a $300,000 retention bonus, payable January&nbsp;31, 2019, subject to the
execution of a standard restrictive covenants agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On November&nbsp;14, 2017, the Board appointed Sanjiv Yajnik to the
Board, effective November&nbsp;14, 2017, to serve until the Company&#146;s 2018 annual meeting of stockholders. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr.&nbsp;Yajnik and any other person pursuant to which the Board selected
Mr.&nbsp;Yajnik as a director, and Mr.&nbsp;Yajnik has not participated in any &#147;related-party transactions&#148; with the Company as set forth in Item 404(a) of Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-K.</FONT> The Board has also
determined that Mr.&nbsp;Yajnik is &#147;independent&#148; as defined under New York Stock Exchange and SEC rules and guidance as well as under the Board&#146;s Corporate Governance Guidelines and its Categorical Independence Standards. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Yajnik will receive the Company&#146;s standard compensation package for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-employee</FONT>
directors. A description of this standard compensation package can be found in the Company&#146;s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April&nbsp;4, 2017. Mr.&nbsp;Yajnik and the Company will also enter into the
Company&#146;s standard form of Indemnification Agreement for members of its Board. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Regulation FD Disclosure. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On November&nbsp;16, 2017, the Company issued a press
release announcing the appointment of Mr.&nbsp;Yajnik to the Board. A copy of that press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information included in this Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> under this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit
99.1 hereto) is being &#147;furnished&#148; and shall not be deemed &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)&nbsp;Exhibits </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ JAMES R. GROCH</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-size:18pt"><B>P&nbsp;R&nbsp;E&nbsp;S&nbsp;S&nbsp; R&nbsp;E&nbsp;L&nbsp;E&nbsp;A&nbsp;S&nbsp;E</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Steve Iaco</P> <P STYLE="font-size:3pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SANJIV YAJNIK JOINS CBRE GROUP, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Los Angeles, November&nbsp;16, 2017 &#151; CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG) today announced that Sanjiv Yajnik, President of Capital One Financial Services, has
joined the company&#146;s Board of Directors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;We are pleased to welcome Mr.&nbsp;Yajnik to CBRE,&#148; said Ray Wirta, the company&#146;s Chairman
of the Board. &#147;We will benefit greatly from his broad business background and, in particular, his experience in leading the transformation of a large, service-oriented global organization through technology enablement. His experience makes
Sanjiv a great addition to our Board.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Since 2009, Mr.&nbsp;Yajnik has served as President of Capital One Financial Services, a Division of Capital
One. Mr.&nbsp;Yajnik is also President and Director of Capital One National Association, one of Capital One&#146;s two national bank subsidiaries, and serves on Capital One&#146;s Executive Committee. In addition, Mr.&nbsp;Yajnik oversees Capital
One&#146;s community relations throughout Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana as President of the company&#146;s South Central Region. Since joining Capital One in 1998, he has held a number of senior leadership positions in Europe, Canada and the United
States. Prior to Capital One, he held leadership positions at PepsiCo and Circuit City and was a Chief Engineer for Mobil Oil Corporation&#146;s shipping business. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Yajnik also serves on several Boards. In November 2015, he was appointed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott to be Chairman of the Texas Economic
Development Corporation. He is also the Chairman of the Dallas Symphony Association, and leads the Board of Governors in overseeing the direction and governance for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;I am very excited to join CBRE&#146;s Board,&#148; Mr.&nbsp;Yajnik said. &#147;CBRE is the clear leader in its sector and has a strong track record of
growth. I look forward to working with my fellow Directors to help create additional value for our shareholders and great outcomes for all our constituents.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Yajnik received an MBA with honors from the University of Western Ontario, Canada, and completed the Executive Management Program at Stanford
University. He is a medalist Chartered Engineer (I), and graduated with distinction from the Marine Engineering Research Institute, India. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG), a Fortune 500 and S&amp;P 500 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world&#146;s largest commercial real estate services
and investment firm (based on 2016 revenue).&nbsp;The company has more than 75,000 employees (excluding affiliates), and serves real estate investors and occupiers through approximately 450 offices (excluding affiliates) worldwide.&nbsp;CBRE offers
a broad range of integrated services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and
development services.&nbsp;Please visit our website at <U>www.cbre.com</U>. </P>
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