David Blood and Al Gore, the managers of Generation Investment Management, have decided to increase their fund’s bet on Jones Lang Lasalle Inc (NYSE:JLL). According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Generation Investment Management now holds a little over 2.3 million shares of the company, up from 1.18 million shares reported in its 13F filing for the March 31 reporting period. The fund’s current position accounts for 5.1% of the company’s outstanding stock.
A provider of real estate and investment management services, Jones Lang Lasalle Inc (NYSE:JLL) has a market cap of $5.28 billion and pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share, providing investors with an annual yield of 0.52%. Shares are currently trading at a trailing price-to-earnings multiple of 13, lower than the industry average of 28, per data compiled by Yahoo! Finance. On August 2, Jones Lang Lasalle reported its second quarter financial results, missing Wall Street’s estimates. The company posted adjusted earnings of $1.93 per share and revenue of $1.60 billion, the latter figure up by 16% year-over-year. Analysts, in turn, were looking for $1.98 in earnings per share on the back of $1.47 billion in revenue. The stock ended Friday’s session at $116.97 per share, down by 25% year-to-date.
Hedge fund interest in Jones Lang Lasalle Inc (NYSE:JLL) cooled down a bit during the first quarter of 2016, as the number of long positions in the stock held by hedge funds in our database dropped to 28 at the end of March, from 31 a quarter earlier. John W. Rogers‘ Ariel Investments held 1.45 million shares of Jones Lang Lasalle at the end of March, up by 29% over the quarter, while Harris Associates, run by Natixis Global Asset Management, established a fresh position during the quarter that amassed 737,495 shares on March 31.
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Ownership Summary Table
Name | Sole Voting Power | Shared Voting Power | Sole Dispositive Power | Shared Dispositive Power | Aggregate Amount Owned Power | Percent of Class |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Generation Investment Management LLP | 1,571,755 | 68,609 | 2,302,227 | 0 | 2,302,227 | 5.1% |
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Page 1 of 6 – SEC Filing
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. |
(Name of Issuer) |
Common Stock |
(Title of Class of Securities) |
48020Q107 |
(CUSIP Number) |
July 26, 2016 |
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) |
Check the appropriate box to designate the
rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
o Rule
13d-1(b)
x Rule
13d-1(c)
o Rule
13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be
filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for
any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of
this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions
of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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CUSIP No. 48020Q107 | SCHEDULE 13G | Page 2 of 6 Pages |
1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS Generation Investment Management LLP | |||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) o (b) o | | ||
3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION London, United Kingdom | |||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER 1,571,755 | ||
6 | SHARED VOTING POWER 68,609 | |||
7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,302,227 | |||
8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |||
9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,302,227 | |||
10 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) | o | ||
11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 5.1% | |||
12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) IA |
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CUSIP No. 48020Q107 | SCHEDULE 13G | Page 3 of 6 Pages |
Item 1. | (a) Name of Issuer |
Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices |
200
East Randolph Drive, Chicago, IL 60601, USA
Item 2. | (a) Name of Person Filing |
Generation Investment Management LLP
(b) Address of Principal Business Office, or, if none, Residence |
20 Air Street, 7th Floor
London W1B 5AN
United Kingdom
(c) Citizenship |
Please
refer to Item 4 on each cover sheet for each filing person
(d) Title of Class of Securities |
Common Stock
(e) CUSIP No.: |
48020Q107
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CUSIP No. 48020Q107 | SCHEDULE 13G | Page 4 of 6 Pages |
Item 3. If |
(a) | ¨ | Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o); | |
(b) | ¨ | Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); | |
(c) | ¨ | Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); | |
(d) | ¨ | Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8); | |
(e) | ¨ | An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); | |
(f) | ¨ | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); | |
(g) | ¨ | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); | |
(h) | ¨ | A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); | |
(i) | ¨ | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); | |
(j) | ¨ | A non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J); | |
(k) | ¨ | A group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: | |
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CUSIP No. 48020Q107 | SCHEDULE 13G | Page 5 of 6 Pages |
Item
4. Ownership
Provide the following information
regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.
(a) Amount beneficially owned:
2,302,227
(b) Percent of class: 5.1%
(c) Number of shares as to which
the person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or
to direct the vote: 1,571,755
(ii) Shared power to vote
or to direct the vote: 68,609
(iii) Sole power to dispose
or to direct the disposition of: 2,302,227
(iv) Shared power to dispose
or to direct the disposition of: 0
Item
5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
Not Applicable
Item
6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
Not Applicable
Item
7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent
Holding Company or Control Person
Not Applicable
Item
8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
Not Applicable
Item
9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not Applicable
Item
10. Certification
By
signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are
not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were
not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
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CUSIP No. 48020Q107 | SCHEDULE 13G | Page 6 of 6 Pages |
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry
and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: August 5, 2016
Generation Investment Management LLP | |||
By: | David Blood | ||
Name: | David Blood | ||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |