Edgar Filing: GALLAGHER ARTHUR J & CO

Form 10-Q

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x	Quarterly report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2008 or

¨	Transition report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

for the transition period from to

Commission File Number 1-9761

ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE

36-2151613

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

Two Pierce Place, Itasca, Illinois 60143-3141

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(630) 773-3800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES x NO ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer x Accelerated filer ¨

Non-accelerated filer ¨ Smaller reporting company ¨

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES ¨ NO x

The number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, $1.00 par value, as of June 30, 2008 was 93,300,000.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Index


			Page No.
Part I.	Financial Information

	Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited):

		Consolidated Statement of Earnings for the Three-month and Six-month Periods Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007	3

		Consolidated Balance Sheet at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007	4

		Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Six-month Periods Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007	5

		Notes to June 30, 2008 Consolidated Financial Statements	6-28

		Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	29

	Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	30-45

	Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk	45-46

	Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	46

Part II.	Other Information

	Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	46

	Item 1A.	Risk Factors	46

	Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	47

	Item 4.	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders	47-48

	Item 6.	Exhibits	48

	Signature		49

	Exhibit Index		50

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Part I – Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Consolidated Statement of Earnings

(Unaudited - in millions, except per share data)


	Three-month period ended June 30,						Six-month period ended June 30,
	2008			2007			2008			2007
Commissions	$	246.0		$	228.1		$	452.3		$	416.8
Fees		172.5			166.5			333.0			310.4
Investment income:
Brokerage and Risk Management		8.9			7.8			16.3			14.8
Financial Services and Corporate		1.7			28.2			3.3			59.5
Investment gains (losses)		(0.2	)		(3.0	)		(0.2	)		1.1

Total revenues		428.9			427.6			804.7			802.6

Compensation		246.2			228.6			483.4			442.5
Operating		85.2			84.5			173.1			162.1
Investment expenses		2.7			37.0			4.2			81.4
Interest		7.3			3.2			13.8			3.8
Depreciation		7.9			7.2			14.8			14.8
Amortization		10.3			7.1			19.2			14.2

Total expenses		359.6			367.6			708.5			718.8

Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes		69.3			60.0			96.2			83.8
Provision for income taxes		27.6			14.2			38.2			16.7

Earnings from continuing operations		41.7			45.8			58.0			67.1

Discontinued operations:
Loss on discontinued operations before income taxes		(1.6	)		(2.8	)		(32.7	)		(5.1	)
Gain on disposal of operations		—			—			12.4			—
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		(0.7	)		(0.8	)		2.9			(1.6	)

Loss from discontinued operations		(0.9	)		(2.0	)		(23.2	)		(3.5	)

Net earnings	$	40.8		$	43.8		$	34.8		$	63.6

Basic net earnings (loss) per share:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	0.45		$	0.47		$	0.63		$	0.68
Loss from discontinued operations		(0.01	)		(0.02	)		(0.25	)		(0.03	)

Net earnings	$	0.44		$	0.45		$	0.38		$	0.65

Diluted net earnings (loss) per share:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	0.45		$	0.46		$	0.62		$	0.68
Loss from discontinued operations		(0.01	)		(0.02	)		(0.25	)		(0.04	)

Net earnings	$	0.44		$	0.44		$	0.37		$	0.64

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Consolidated Balance Sheet

(In millions)


	June 30, 2008		December 31, 2007
	(Unaudited)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	232.9	$	255.9
Restricted cash		674.6		601.4
Investments - current		5.7		7.5
Premiums and fees receivable		1,104.7		1,303.7
Other current assets		114.9		107.3

Total current assets		2,132.8		2,275.8
Investments - noncurrent		25.1		26.3
Fixed assets related to consolidated investments - net		—		1.9
Other fixed assets - net		87.5		86.0
Deferred income taxes		282.2		292.6
Other noncurrent assets		128.7		118.0
Goodwill - net		468.5		440.6
Amortizable intangible assets - net		384.7		315.6

Total assets	$	3,509.5	$	3,556.8

Premiums payable to insurance and reinsurance companies	$	1,756.8	$	1,874.0
Accrued compensation and other accrued liabilities		211.8		281.3
Unearned fees		53.4		44.1
Income taxes payable		5.5		—
Other current liabilities		29.9		32.8
Corporate related borrowings - current		105.0		—

Total current liabilities		2,162.4		2,232.2
Corporate related borrowings - noncurrent		400.0		400.0
Other noncurrent liabilities		220.9		209.1

Total liabilities		2,783.3		2,841.3

Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock - issued and outstanding 93.3 shares in 2008 and 92.0 shares in 2007		93.3		92.0
Capital in excess of par value		154.1		120.2
Retained earnings		470.9		495.9
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings		7.9		7.4

Total stockholders’ equity		726.2		715.5

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	3,509.5	$	3,556.8

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(Unaudited - in millions)


	Six-month period ended June 30,
	2008			2007
Cash flows from operating activities:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	58.0		$	67.1
Adjustments to reconcile earnings from continuing operations to net cash provided by operating activities:
Net (gain) loss on investments and other		0.2			(1.1	)
Depreciation and amortization		34.0			29.0
Amortization of deferred compensation and restricted stock		3.9			3.7
Stock-based compensation expense		5.6			6.2
Increase in restricted cash		(81.6	)		(88.7	)
Increase in premiums receivable		(236.4	)		(53.9	)
Increase in premiums payable		313.5			173.9
(Increase) decrease in other current assets		(11.0	)		15.2
Net change in accrued compensation and other accrued liabilities		(80.2	)		(60.3	)
Net change in fees receivable/unearned fees		21.2			0.7
Net change in income taxes payable		0.4			(1.3	)
Net change in deferred income taxes		15.6			(5.3	)
Net change in other noncurrent assets and liabilities		(5.7	)		(10.4	)

Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations		37.5			74.8
Loss from discontinued operations		(23.2	)		(3.5	)
Depreciation and amortization from discontinued operations		13.5			1.7
Other noncash items related to discontinued operations		3.6			—
Net gain on disposal of discontinued operations		(12.4	)		—

Net cash provided by operating activities		19.0			73.0

Cash flows from investing activities:
Net additions to fixed assets		(16.4	)		(17.1	)
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(131.7	)		(97.5	)
Proceeds from sales of discontinued operations		31.8			—
Proceeds from sale of consolidated operation		—			0.7
Net proceeds from investment transactions		13.4			0.4

Net cash used by investing activities		(102.9	)		(113.5	)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		12.9			13.0
Tax benefit from issuance of common stock		2.3			2.4
Repurchases of common stock		(1.1	)		(137.9	)
Dividends paid		(58.2	)		(60.2	)
Borrowings on line of credit facilities		134.0			245.9
Repayments on line of credit facilities		(29.0	)		(16.4	)
Repayments of investment related long-term debt		—			(3.4	)

Net cash provided by financing activities		60.9			43.4

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		(23.0	)		2.9
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		255.9			208.0

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	232.9		$	210.9

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Interest paid	$	13.6		$	3.8
Income taxes paid		24.2			18.8

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to June 30, 2008 Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

1. Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (Gallagher) provides insurance brokerage and risk management services to a wide variety of commercial, industrial, institutional and governmental organizations. Commission and fee revenue generated by the Brokerage Segment is primarily related to the negotiation and placement of insurance for Gallagher’s clients. Fee revenue generated by the Risk Management Segment is primarily related to claims management, information management, risk control services and appraisals in the property/casualty (P/C) market. Investment income and other revenue is generated from Gallagher’s investment portfolio, which includes invested cash, fiduciary funds, tax advantaged and other investments. Gallagher is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, has operations in fourteen countries and does business in more than 100 countries globally through a network of correspondent brokers and consultants.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared by Gallagher pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. Gallagher believes the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The unaudited consolidated financial statements included herein are, in the opinion of management, prepared on a basis consistent with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007 and include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the information set forth. The quarterly results of operations are not necessarily indicative of results of operations for subsequent quarters or the full year. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in Gallagher’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

2. Effect of New Accounting Pronouncements

Fair Value Measurements

In 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurement,” which provides enhanced guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities. SFAS 157 also responds to investors’ requests for expanded information about the extent to which entities measure assets and liabilities at fair value, the information used to measure fair value, and the effect of fair value measurements on earnings. SFAS 157 applies whenever other standards require or permit assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value but does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances.

Under SFAS 157, fair value refers to the price that would be received from the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the market in which the reporting entity transacts business. SFAS 157 clarifies the principle that fair value should be based on the assumptions market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. In support of this principle, the standard establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the information used to develop those assumptions. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets and the lowest priority to unobservable data, for example, the reporting entity’s own data. Fair value measurements are required to be separately disclosed by level within the fair value hierarchy.

SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and for all interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of SFAS 157 did not have any impact on the amounts reported in Gallagher’s 2008 consolidated financial statements.

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Fair Value Option

In 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities,” which provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value. The objective of SFAS 159 is to reduce both the complexity in accounting for financial instruments and the volatility in earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently.

Different measurement attributes have been required under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for different assets and liabilities that can create artificial volatility in earnings. SFAS 159 helps to mitigate this type of accounting-induced volatility by enabling companies to report related assets and liabilities at fair value. SFAS 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between companies that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities.

SFAS 159 requires a company to provide additional information that will help investors and other users of financial statements to more easily understand the effect of the company’s choice to use fair value on its earnings. SFAS 159 also requires entities to display the fair value of those assets and liabilities for which the company has chosen to use fair value on the face of the balance sheet. SFAS 159 does not eliminate disclosure requirements included in other accounting standards, including requirements for disclosures about fair value measurements included in SFAS 157 and SFAS No. 107, “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments.”

SFAS 159 is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007. Gallagher elected not to report any financial assets or liabilities at fair value under SFAS 159 in its 2008 consolidated financial statements.

Business Combinations

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007) (SFAS 141(R)), “Business Combinations,” which is a revision of SFAS 141, “Business Combinations.” The primary requirements of SFAS 141(R) are as follows:

•

Upon initially obtaining control, the acquiring entity in a business combination must recognize 100% of the fair value of the acquired assets, including goodwill, and assumed liabilities, with only limited exceptions, even if the acquirer has not acquired 100% of the target entity. As a consequence, the current step acquisition model will be eliminated.

•

Contingent consideration arrangements will be fair valued at the acquisition date and included on that basis in the purchase price consideration. The concept of recognizing contingent consideration at a later date, when the amount of that consideration is determinable beyond a reasonable doubt, will no longer be applicable.

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All transaction costs will be expensed as incurred.

SFAS 141(R) is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2008. Adoption is prospective and early adoption is not permitted. Gallagher is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of SFAS 141(R) will have on its consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.

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3. Investments

The following is a summary of Gallagher’s investments and the related outstanding letters of credit (LOCs) and funding commitments (in millions):


	June 30, 2008						December 31, 2007
	Current		Noncurrent		Funding Commitments		Current		Noncurrent
Investments:

Investments in Asset Alliance Corporation (AAC):
Common stock	$	—	$	8.9	$	—	$	—	$	9.3
Preferred stock		0.1		0.2		—		5.3		0.3
Distribution receivable		3.1		—		—		—		—

Total AAC investments		3.2		9.1		—		5.3		9.6

Alternative energy investments:
IRC Section 29 Syn/Coal production net receivables		2.3		—		—		1.6		—
Equity interest in biomass projects and pipeline		—		8.8		—		0.3		8.8
Clean energy related ventures		0.1		0.8		0.5		0.1		0.8

Total alternative energy investments		2.4		9.6		0.5		2.0		9.6

Real estate and venture capital investments		0.1		6.4		0.5		0.2		7.1

Total investments	$	5.7	$	25.1	$	1.0	$	7.5	$	26.3

Asset Alliance Corporation - Through common stock and preferred stock investments, Gallagher effectively owns 20% of AAC, an investment management company that owns up to a two-thirds interest in nine private investment management firms (the Firms). AAC and the Firms collectively manage domestic and international investment hedge fund portfolios for various institutions and individuals, which portfolios totaled approximately $3.3 billion at June 30, 2008. AAC has a proportional interest in the Firms’ revenues or net earnings that result principally from fees and participation in investment returns from the managed investment portfolios. Gallagher accounts for the common stock portion of its holdings in AAC’s common stock using equity method accounting and accounts for the dividend income on its preferred stock investments as it is earned.

In 2002, Beacon Hill Asset Management LLC (Beacon Hill) withdrew from managing hedge fund portfolios for AAC due to various legal, contractual and business issues. In 2003, investors in a Beacon Hill investment partnership filed a lawsuit to recover investment losses, naming AAC as a co-defendant. In fourth quarter 2006, all parties to this lawsuit entered into a settlement agreement, which was approved by the court in second quarter 2008. There was no financial impact to AAC or Gallagher as a result of the settlement and approval.

On January 15, 2008, AAC redeemed $2.3 million of Gallagher’s AAC preferred stock investment. AAC was contractually obligated to repurchase substantially all of the remaining balance of Gallagher’s preferred stock investment in AAC by January 25, 2009. In lieu thereof, effective June 30, 2008, Gallagher and AAC entered into an agreement whereby AAC assigned a portion of its rights to the remaining proceeds in the fund formerly managed by Beacon Hill that will be released as a result of the settlement discussed above. The assignment gives Gallagher first priority to 60% of the distributions from the fund until the balance due Gallagher from the redemption of Gallagher’s AAC preferred stock is collected in full. The distribution receivable, which is guaranteed by AAC, is expected to be paid to Gallagher by the end of third quarter 2008.

Alternative Energy Investments - Gallagher made investments in partnerships formed to develop energy that qualified for tax credits under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 29. These consist of (i) waste-to-energy (Biomass) partnerships which own the rights to gas emissions (Biogas) from landfills and the wells and infrastructure necessary to capture the Biogas and (ii) synthetic coal (Syn/Coal) partnerships which own and lease equipment that processed qualified fuel under IRC Section 29. Gallagher has an interest in five IRC Section 29-related Biomass limited partnerships and five IRC Section 29-related Syn/Coal limited partnerships or

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limited liability companies that generated tax benefits to Gallagher in the form of both tax deductions for operating losses and tax credits. At June 30, 2008, one of the IRC Section 29-related Syn/Coal limited partnerships was consolidated into Gallagher’s financial statements due to Gallagher’s percentage ownership in the partnership. The remainder of these investments were carried at amortized cost. Gallagher recognized the tax credits as a component of the provision for income taxes as they were allocated by the partnerships.

The law that provided for IRC Section 29-related tax credits expired on December 31, 2007. Effective December 31, 2007, all of the IRC Section 29-related Syn/Coal facilities were idled and the production of synthetic coal was stopped. Gallagher has been winding down its IRC Section 29 Syn/Coal partnerships since December 31, 2007 and management intends to liquidate these remaining investments in 2008. At December 31, 2007, there was no remaining carrying value for the five IRC Section 29-related Syn/Coal facilities and other related assets.

Four of the Biomass projects have been determined to be variable interest entities (VIEs), as defined by FASB Interpretation No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities,” but are not required to be consolidated. Gallagher is a limited partner in each investment. The investments were entered into by Gallagher between 1991 and 1998. At June 30, 2008, total assets and total debt of these investments were approximately $5.0 million and $3.0 million, respectively. Gallagher’s maximum exposure to a potential loss from these VIEs was zero at June 30, 2008, which equaled the net aggregate carrying value of its investments.

IRC Section 29 Syn/Coal Production Net Receivables represent the net of the uncollected installment sale proceeds as of each balance sheet date related to Gallagher’s sales of several IRC Section 29-related operations (Biomass and Syn/Coal) that have been either partially or completely sold to third parties.

As part of selling its interests in IRC Section 29-related Biomass and Syn/Coal partnerships, Gallagher provided indemnifications to the buyers for taxes that may arise as a result of incorrect representations. Gallagher obtained legal, tax, and other expert services and advice when making these representations, and for the Syn/Coal partnerships, also obtained private letter rulings (PLRs) from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). At June 30, 2008, the maximum potential amount of future payments that Gallagher could be required to make under these indemnifications for the Biomass partnerships totaled approximately $16.6 million, net of the applicable income tax benefit. At June 30, 2008, with respect to the Syn/Coal partnerships, Gallagher had exposure on $198.0 million of tax credits earned through December 31, 2007, and has insurance policies in place, the scope of which would provide up to $42.0 million of after-tax coverage in the event IRC Section 29-related Syn/Coal tax credits are disallowed. There can be no assurance that such coverage and/or the full amount of the policies would ultimately be available. These policies provide coverage on a claims-made basis through various dates up to December 31, 2009. Gallagher also has a maximum after-tax indemnification exposure of $263.1 million at June 30, 2008 to the purchasers of certain Syn/Coal facilities, if it was found that Gallagher had misrepresented IRC Section 29 facts or had breached its representations or warranties provided in the respective sale agreements. Gallagher has not recorded any liability in its June 30, 2008 consolidated balance sheet for these potential indemnification obligations. See IRC Section 29-related Syn/Coal Matters below for a discussion of the potential exposures related to Syn/Coal at June 30, 2008.

IRC Section 29-related Syn/Coal Matters - Any future tax audits of the IRC Section 29-related Syn/Coal partnerships in which Gallagher has an ownership interest, or future administrative or judicial decisions, could adversely affect Gallagher’s ability to claim IRC Section 29-related Syn/Coal tax credits on Gallagher’s tax returns, or cause Gallagher to be subject to liability under indemnification obligations related to the prior sale of interests in partnerships claiming IRC Section 29-related Syn/Coal tax credits.

Through December 31, 2007, IRC Section 29 had a phase-out provision that was triggered when the “Market Wellhead Price” of domestic crude oil reached certain “Phase-out Prices,” as determined by the IRS. The IRC Section 29 phase-out percentage for 2007 was 67% (33% for 2006).

During 2007, Gallagher had an arrangement with an unaffiliated third party which constituted call spreads on oil futures that created financial hedges which were designed to generate gains to Gallagher in the event of certain levels of increased oil prices. These hedges were not intended to be “perfect hedges” for accounting purposes, but were intended to mitigate a substantial portion of the negative impact to Gallagher of increased oil prices. Any hedging gains were designed to offset a portion of the expenses associated with operating Gallagher’s IRC Section 29-Syn/Coal facilities in the event of a phase-out of IRC Section 29-related tax credits. In January 2007, Gallagher made an up-front payment of $2.7 million to enter into a financial hedge, which was marked to market

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value each period throughout 2007 as part of the Financial Services and Corporate Segment operating results. In the six-month period ended June 30, 2007, a $0.8 million gain was recognized by Gallagher as a result of the market valuation of the financial hedge as of June 30, 2007. In November 2007, Gallagher sold this oil price derivative for $17.2 million and realized a gain of $14.5 million in fourth quarter 2007.

In connection with its Headwaters licensing agreement, Gallagher recorded a $0.2 million credit and $9.9 million of expense in the six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, which were included in investment expenses of the Financial Services and Corporate Segment. The 2008 credit was a result of adjusting royalty expense accrued in 2007 for the actual phase-out percentage published by the IRS in April 2008.

Equity Interest in Biomass Projects and Pipeline consists of a Biomass “parent” company and related partnerships which own the rights to Biogas from landfills and the wells, infrastructure and a pipeline to capture, distribute and sell Biogas.

Clean Energy Related Ventures represent Gallagher’s ownership interests in two privately-owned entities.

Chem-Mod LLC (Chem-Mod), a multi-pollutant reduction venture, possesses rights, information and technology for the reduction of unwanted emissions created during the combustion of coal. As reported by Chem-Mod in a press release dated February 8, 2006, Chem-Mod has developed and is the exclusive licensee of a new proprietary emissions technology it refers to as The Chem-Mod™ Solution, which uses a dual injection sorbent system to reduce mercury, sulfur dioxide and other toxic emissions at coal-fired power plants. Substantial testing of The Chem-Mod™ Solution has been completed both in a laboratory environment and at seven full-scale commercial power plants, all yielding positive test results. Although Chem-Mod is in the early stages of commercializing the technology, the principal potential market for The Chem-Mod™ Solution is coal-fired power plants owned by utility companies. On October 17, 2007, Chem-Mod signed its first commercial license agreement with a utility company for use of The Chem-Mod™ Solution. Chem-Mod has indicated publicly that it believes The Chem-Mod™ Solution is a more cost-effective technology for reducing emissions in a manner consistent with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Air Mercury Rules than other technologies currently in the marketplace. Gallagher, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, initially owned a 10% direct equity interest in Chem-Mod and had an option to acquire an additional 32% indirect equity interest in Chem-Mod. On December 28, 2007, Gallagher exercised one-half of its option for $5.5 million to acquire an additional indirect ownership of 16% from existing owners of Chem-Mod. On May 23, 2008, Gallagher exercised a portion of its option for $250,000 to acquire an additional indirect ownership of 0.7% from existing owners of Chem-Mod. The remaining option ($5.25 million for 15.3% indirect ownership) has been extended to August 15, 2008. The direct and indirect interests are accounted for using equity method accounting. In addition, Gallagher, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, owns a 20% direct equity interest in Chem-Mod International LLC, the exclusive licensee of The Chem-Mod™ Solution on a global basis, excluding the U.S. and Canada (Gallagher’s interests in Chem-Mod and Chem-Mod International LLC are collectively referred to herein as Chem-Mod Interests). Gallagher first began providing funding to Chem-Mod in June 2004. Currently, Gallagher’s carrying value with respect to its Chem-Mod Interests is approximately $0.9 million. Gallagher also has additional funding commitments of approximately $0.5 million. Chem-Mod continues to test and market its technology in an effort to secure more commercial licenses. While Gallagher currently believes that its Chem-Mod Interests may prove to have substantial value, there can be no assurance given as to timing or amount, if any, with respect to any realization on this investment.

On April 19, 2006, Gallagher funded $4.7 million related to another clean energy venture formed by the founders of Chem-Mod, C-Quest Technologies LLC (C-Quest). C-Quest possesses rights, information and technology for the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions created by burning fossil fuels. Preliminary laboratory testing of C-Quest’s technologies has been completed, yielding promising results. Gallagher, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, currently owns a 5% direct equity interest in C-Quest and has an option to acquire an additional 22% direct interest in C-Quest. In addition, Gallagher, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, currently owns a 5% direct equity interest in C-Quest Technologies International LLC (C-Quest International), and has an option to acquire an additional 22% direct interest in C-Quest International, which possesses rights to use information and technology of C-Quest on a global basis, excluding the U.S. and Canada (the equity interest and option rights in C-Quest and C-Quest International are collectively referred to herein as C-Quest Interests). Currently, Gallagher’s carrying value with respect to its C-Quest Interests is $0.1 million. Gallagher’s options to acquire the additional 22% direct interest in C-Quest and C-Quest International are exercisable at any time on or prior to April 18, 2010 at an exercise price of $5.5 million for each option ($11.0 million total). While Gallagher currently believes that its C-Quest Interests may prove to have substantial value, there can be no assurance given as to timing or amount, if any, with respect to any realization on this investment.

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Real Estate and Venture Capital Investments - At June 30, 2008, Gallagher had investments in three real estate ventures with a net carrying value of $0.3 million in the aggregate, the largest of which was $0.3 million. In addition, at June 30, 2008, Gallagher had ownership interests in twenty-one completed and certified low income housing developments with zero carrying value. Gallagher also had investments in four venture capital investment funds that invest in debt and equity of development-stage and turn-around companies, with an aggregate net carrying value of $6.1 million, the largest of which was $5.1 million. Eleven of the twenty-eight investments discussed above have been determined to be VIEs, but are not required to be consolidated. These were originally invested in between 1997 and 2006. At June 30, 2008, total assets and total debt of these eleven investments were approximately $64.0 million and $66.0 million, respectively. Gallagher’s maximum exposure to a potential loss related to these investments was $0.3 million at June 30, 2008, which equaled the net aggregate carrying value of these investments.

Consolidated Investments - Gallagher has an equity ownership interest of 99% in one IRC Section 29-related Syn/Coal facility, which is consolidated into Gallagher’s consolidated financial statements With the expiration of IRC Section 29 at December 31, 2007, Gallagher intends to liquidate and dissolve its ownership interest in this operation in 2008.

Impairment Reviews - Gallagher has a management investment committee that meets four to six times per year to review Gallagher’s investments. For investments that do not have quoted market prices, Gallagher utilizes various valuation techniques to estimate fair value and proactively looks for indicators of impairment. Factors, among others, that may indicate that an impairment could exist include defaults on interest and/or principal payments, reductions or changes to dividend payments, sustained operating losses or a trend of poor operating performance, recent refinancings or recapitalizations, unfavorable press reports, untimely filing of financial information, significant customer or revenue loss, litigation, tax audits, losses by other companies in a similar industry, overall economic conditions, management and expert advisor changes and significant changes in strategy. In addition, in cases where the ultimate value of an investment is directly dependent on Gallagher for future financial support, Gallagher assesses its willingness and intent to provide future funding.

If an indicator of impairment exists, Gallagher compares the investment’s carrying value to an estimate of its fair value. To estimate the fair value of its equity investments, Gallagher compares values established in recent recapitalizations or appraisals conducted by third parties. In some cases, no such recapitalizations or appraisals exist and Gallagher must perform its own valuations. This also requires Gallagher to exercise significant judgment. Even if impairment indicators exist, no write-down may be required if the estimated fair value is not less than the current carrying value or if the decline in value is determined to be temporary and Gallagher has the ability and intent to hold the investment for a period of time sufficient for the value to recover. When Gallagher determines that the decline in fair value is other-than-temporary, and therefore that an impairment is required, the impairment is recorded as a realized loss against current period earnings.

Both the process to review for indicators of impairment and, if such indicators exist, the method to compute the amount of impairment, incorporate quantitative data and qualitative criteria, including the receipt of new information that can dramatically change the decision about the valuation of an investment in a short period of time. The determination of whether a decline in fair value is other-than-temporary is necessarily a matter of subjective judgment. The timing and amount of realized losses reported in earnings could vary if management’s conclusions were different.

Due to the inherent risk of investments, Gallagher cannot give assurance that there will not be impairments in the future should economic and other conditions change.

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4. Business Combinations

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2008, Gallagher acquired substantially all of the net assets of the following brokerage firms in exchange for its common stock and/or cash. These acquisitions have been accounted for using the purchase accounting method for recording business combinations (in millions except share data):


Name and Effective Date of Acquisition	Common Shares Issued	Common Share Value		Cash Paid		Accrued Liability		Escrow Deposited		Recorded Purchase Price		Potential Earnout Payable
	(000s)
Crist Elliott Machette Insurance Services, Inc. (CEM) January 1, 2008	82	$	1.1	$	7.4	$	—	$	1.0	$	9.5	$	2.0
Petty Burton Associates, Inc. January 1, 2008	—		—		1.8		—		0.2		2.0		0.5
Yanni Partners, Inc. (YPI) January 31, 2008	—		—		7.6		—		0.5		8.1		3.4
The Commonwealth Consulting Group, Inc. February 1, 2008	9		0.1		4.1		—		0.1		4.3		1.4
Doeren Mayhew Risk Management, LLC February 1, 2008	—		—		5.2		—		—		5.2		—
Leicht General Agency (LGA) February 1, 2008	20		—		10.3		—		1.2		11.5		2.5
The Splinter Group, Inc. February 1, 2008	19		—		1.4		—		0.5		1.9		1.1
Taylor Benefits February 1, 2008	35		0.6		4.1		—		0.2		4.9		3.1
Bankers Financial Benefits March 1, 2008	—		—		2.4		—		0.1		2.5		1.1
Healthcare Risk Solutions, LLC (HRS) March 1, 2008	115		2.0		7.3		—		0.7		10.0		3.5
Providium Consulting Group, LLC (PCG) March 1, 2008	—		—		13.5		—		0.5		14.0		8.0
Life Insurance Strategies April 1, 2008	—		—		5.1		—		0.1		5.2		5.5
Reimbursement Services, Inc. (RSI) May 1, 2008	204		4.0		31.2		—		1.0		36.2		17.6
Specialty Risk, Inc. May 1, 2008	—		—		2.2		—		0.2		2.4		2.0
The Lance Group Employee Benefits Specialist, LLC June 1, 2008	—		—		2.5		—		0.5		3.0		2.9
Voluntary Benefits Solutions, LLC (VBS) June 1, 2008	—		—		7.1		—		0.5		7.6		11.4
Four other acquisitions completed in second quarter	—		—		7.3		—		0.2		7.5		3.0

	484	$	7.8	$	120.5	$	—	$	7.5	$	135.8	$	69.0

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Common shares issued in connection with acquisitions are valued at closing market prices as of the effective date of the respective acquisition. Escrow deposits that are returned to Gallagher as a result of adjustments to net assets acquired are recorded as reductions of goodwill when the escrows are settled. The potential earnout payables disclosed in the foregoing table represent the maximum amount of additional consideration that could be paid pursuant to the terms of the respective purchase agreement related to each applicable acquisition. These potential earnout obligations are primarily based upon future earnings of the acquired entities and were not included in the purchase price that was recorded for each applicable acquisition at its acquisition date because such obligations are not fixed and determinable. Future payments made under these arrangements, if any, will generally be recorded as additional goodwill when the earnouts are settled. The aggregate amount of unrecorded earnout payables outstanding as of June 30, 2008 was $195.2 million related to acquisitions made by Gallagher during the period from 2004 to 2008.

The following is a summary of the estimated fair values of the assets acquired at the date of each acquisition based on preliminary purchase price allocations (in millions):


	CEM		YPI		LGA		HRS		PCG		RSI		VBS		Thirteen Other Acquisitions		Total
Current assets	$	7.0	$	0.8	$	3.7	$	0.2	$	0.2	$	0.5	$	—	$	2.1	$	14.5
Fixed assets		0.1		0.2		—		—		0.2		0.4		—		0.1		1.0
Goodwill		4.5		2.4		5.8		4.2		3.4		10.2		0.6		12.5		43.6
Expiration lists		4.7		5.2		5.2		5.5		10.3		25.0		6.9		25.7		88.5
Non-compete agreements		0.1		0.1		0.2		0.1		0.2		0.4		0.1		0.3		1.5

Total assets acquired		16.4		8.7		14.9		10.0		14.3		36.5		7.6		40.7		149.1

Current liabilities		6.9		0.6		3.4		—		—		0.3		—		1.8		13.0
Noncurrent liabilities		—		—		—		—		0.3		—		—		—		0.3

Total liabilities assumed		6.9		0.6		3.4		—		0.3		0.3		—		1.8		13.3

Total net assets acquired	$	9.5	$	8.1	$	11.5	$	10.0	$	14.0	$	36.2	$	7.6	$	38.9	$	135.8

These acquisitions allow Gallagher to expand into desirable geographic locations, further extend its presence in the retail and wholesale insurance brokerage services industries and increase the volume of general services currently provided. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the tangible net assets acquired at the acquisition date was allocated within the Brokerage Segment to goodwill, expiration lists and non-compete agreements in the amounts of $43.6 million, $88.5 million and $1.5 million, respectively. Purchase price allocations are preliminarily established at the time of the acquisition and are subsequently reviewed within the first year of operations to determine the necessity for allocation adjustments.

Expiration lists and non-compete agreements related to these acquisitions are currently being amortized on a straight-line basis over useful lives of ten to fifteen years and five years, respectively. Goodwill is not amortized, but is subject to periodic reviews for impairment. Gallagher reviews intangible assets for impairment periodically (at least annually) and whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable. In reviewing intangible assets, if the fair value were less than the carrying amount of the respective (or underlying) asset, an indicator of impairment would exist and further analysis would be required to determine whether or not a loss would need to be charged against current period earnings. No such indicators were noted in the six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 related to continuing operations. See Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements for a discussion on discontinued operations. All of the $88.5 million of expiration lists and $1.5 million of non-compete agreements related to the 2008 acquisitions are expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. Accordingly, Gallagher did not record a deferred tax liability or a corresponding amount of goodwill in 2008 related to nondeductible amortizable intangible assets.

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During the six-month period ended June 30, 2008, Gallagher paid $5.5 million in cash related to earnout obligations for acquisitions made prior to 2008 and recorded additional goodwill of $3.3 million. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2007, Gallagher issued 126,000 shares of its common stock, paid $12.8 million in cash and accrued $1.6 million in current liabilities related to earnout obligations of acquisitions made prior to 2007 and recorded additional goodwill of $11.6 million.

Gallagher’s consolidated financial statements for the six-month period ended June 30, 2008 include the operations of the entities acquired from the dates of their respective acquisitions. The following is a summary of the unaudited pro forma historical results, as if these purchased entities had been acquired at January 1, 2007 (in millions, except per share data):


	Three-month period ended June 30,				Six-month period ended June 30,
	2008		2007		2008		2007
Total revenues	$	432.0	$	444.7	$	817.3	$	835.6
Earnings from continuing operations		41.8		47.6		58.4		70.0
Basic earnings from continuing operations per share		0.45		0.49		0.63		0.71
Diluted earnings from continuing operations per share		0.45		0.48		0.63		0.70

The unaudited pro forma results above have been prepared for comparative purposes only and do not purport to be indicative of the results of operations which actually would have resulted had these acquisitions occurred at January 1, 2007, nor are they necessarily indicative of future operating results. Annualized revenues of the entities acquired during the six-month period ended June 30, 2008 totaled approximately $57.5 million.

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5. Discontinued Operations

In fourth quarter 2007, Gallagher undertook a strategic review of certain of its operations and made a determination to exit its global reinsurance operations and its Irish wholesale brokerage operation. In January 2008, Gallagher announced plans to sell these operations. Accordingly, in the accompanying consolidated statement of earnings, the revenues and expenses of these operations have been reclassified from continuing operations to discontinued operations for all periods presented. In Gallagher’s previously reported financial information, the operating results for these discontinued operations were included in the Brokerage Segment.

In first quarter 2008, Gallagher signed definitive agreements to sell substantially all of its on-going reinsurance brokerage business. Under the agreements, Gallagher received initial proceeds of $31.8 million in cash and a $1.3 million note receivable to be paid by December 31, 2008 and potential additional contingent proceeds of up to $14.6 million that are based on revenues generated in the twelve months subsequent to March 2008. In addition, Gallagher is continuing its efforts to sell its small Irish wholesale brokerage operation during 2008.

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2008, Gallagher recorded the following related to its discontinued operations (in millions):


Gain on Disposal of Operations
Cash proceeds from sale	$	31.8
Estimated additional sale proceeds to be received		6.3
Book value of net assets sold, principally goodwill and other intangible assets		(19.8	)
Severance and other compensation costs		(5.9	)

Gain on disposal of operations		12.4


Loss from Discontinued Operations Before Income Taxes
Write-off of goodwill related to Irish wholesale brokerage operation		(13.0	)
Severance and other compensation costs		(14.3	)
Accrual of service obligations costs for accounts not sold		(4.9	)
Write-off of fixed assets and lease costs		(3.5	)
Other		3.0

Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes		(32.7	)
Provision for income taxes		2.9

Loss from discontinued operations	$	(23.2	)

Throughout 2008, Gallagher will adjust its estimate of the sales proceeds to be received and will also record approximately $15.0 million in related lease termination costs in third or fourth quarter 2008 when it winds down the leased facilities of its reinsurance brokerage operations. In addition, at June 30, 2008, Gallagher had restricted cash, receivables and payables recorded in its consolidated balance sheet related to obligations to provide future claims handling and certain administrative services for client accounts not sold in these transactions and to other reinsurance clients. Gallagher also had a claims handling obligation liability accrued at June 30, 2008 in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet that is based on the estimated costs to provide future services to these former reinsurance clients. This liability is based on estimates and assumptions using historical data to project future experience. Gallagher is currently evaluating alternatives with respect to how these obligations will be handled in the future, which includes the potential sale of this run-off obligation to an independent party.

Total revenues reclassified to discontinued operations related to Gallagher’s reinsurance brokerage and Irish wholesale brokerage businesses for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 were $0.8 million and $13.2 million, respectively. Total revenues reclassified to discontinued operations related to Gallagher’s reinsurance brokerage and Irish wholesale brokerage businesses for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 were $9.3 million and $26.4 million, respectively.

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The assets and liabilities included in the accompanying June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 consolidated balance sheets related to these discontinued operations were as follows (in millions):


	June 30, 2008		December 31, 2007
Restricted cash	$	40.3	$	39.5
Premiums and fees receivables		196.1		587.2
Other current assets		0.9		3.2
Fixed assets - net		2.0		2.8
Other noncurrent assets		5.3		5.8
Goodwill - net		—		25.8
Amortizable intangible assets - net		—		4.3

Total assets	$	244.6	$	668.6

Premiums payable to insurance and reinsurance companies	$	228.4	$	622.2
Other current liabilities		3.1		2.5
Noncurrent liabilities		14.2		9.7

Total liabilities	$	245.7	$	634.4

6. Credit and Other Debt Agreements

Note Purchase Agreement - On August 3, 2007, Gallagher entered into a Note Purchase Agreement, as amended and restated (Note Purchase Agreement), with certain accredited institutional investors (the Purchasers), pursuant to which Gallagher issued and sold to the Purchasers $100.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Gallagher’s 6.26% Senior Notes, Series A, due August 3, 2014 (the Series A Notes) and $300.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Gallagher’s 6.44% Senior Notes, Series B, due August 3, 2017 (the Series B Notes and, together with the Series A Notes, the Notes), in a private placement. In connection with entering into the Note Purchase Agreement, Gallagher incurred approximately $1.3 million of debt acquisition costs that were capitalized and are being amortized on a pro rata basis over a seven-year period.

Under the terms of the Note Purchase Agreement, the Notes are redeemable by Gallagher at any time, in whole or in part, at 100% of the principal amount of such Notes being redeemed, together with accrued and unpaid interest and a “make-whole amount”. The “make-whole amount” is derived from a net present value computation of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest using a discount rate based on U.S. Treasury yields plus 0.5% and is designed to compensate the Purchasers for their investment risk in the event prevailing interest rates at the time of prepayment are less favorable than the interest rates under the Notes. Gallagher currently has no intention of prepaying the Notes.

The Note Purchase Agreement contains customary provisions for transactions of this type, including representations and warranties regarding Gallagher and its subsidiaries and various covenants, including covenants that require Gallagher to maintain specified financial ratios. Gallagher was in compliance with these covenants at June 30, 2008. The Note Purchase Agreement provides customary events of default, generally with corresponding grace periods, including, without limitation, payment defaults with respect to the Notes, covenant defaults, cross-defaults to other agreements evidencing indebtedness of Gallagher or its subsidiaries, certain judgments against Gallagher or its subsidiaries and events of bankruptcy involving Gallagher or its material subsidiaries.

The Notes are senior unsecured obligations of Gallagher and rank equal in right of payment with Gallagher’s unsecured multicurrency credit agreement. The Note Purchase Agreement and related Notes were amended and restated on December 19, 2007, primarily to provide for several of Gallagher’s wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries to become co-obligors to the Notes.

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Credit Agreement - On October 5, 2005, Gallagher entered into an unsecured multicurrency credit agreement, as amended and restated (Credit Agreement), which expires on October 4, 2010, with a group of ten financial institutions. The Credit Agreement provides for a revolving credit commitment of up to $450.0 million, of which up to $125.0 million may be used for issuances of standby or commercial LOCs and up to $30.0 million may be used for the making of swing loans. Gallagher may from time-to-time request, subject to certain conditions, an increase in the revolving credit commitment up to a maximum aggregate revolving credit commitment of $550.0 million.

The Credit Agreement provides that Gallagher may elect that each borrowing in U.S. dollars be either base rate loans or Eurocurrency loans, as defined in the Credit Agreement. All loans denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars shall be Eurocurrency loans. Interest rates on base rate loans and outstanding drawings on LOCs in U.S. dollars under the Credit Agreement are based on the base rate, as defined in the Credit Agreement. Interest rates on Eurocurrency loans or outstanding drawings on LOCs in currencies other than U.S. dollars under the Credit Agreement are based on adjusted LIBOR, as defined in the Credit Agreement, plus a margin of .400%, .500%, .600% or .800%, depending on the financial leverage ratio maintained by Gallagher. Interest rates on swing loans are based, at the election of Gallagher, on either the base rate, as defined in the Credit Agreement, or such alternate rate as may be quoted by the lead lender. The annual facility fee related to the Credit Agreement is either .100%, .125%, .150% or .200% of the used and unused portions of the revolving credit commitment, depending on the financial leverage ratio maintained by Gallagher. In connection with entering into the Credit Agreement, Gallagher incurred approximately $1.4 million of debt acquisition costs that were capitalized and are being amortized on a pro rata basis over the term of the Credit Agreement.

The terms of the Credit Agreement include various covenants, including covenants that require Gallagher to maintain specified levels of net worth and financial leverage ratios. Gallagher was in compliance with these covenants at June 30, 2008. The Credit Agreement also includes customary events of default, with corresponding grace periods, including, without limitation, payment defaults, cross-defaults to other agreements evidencing indebtedness and bankruptcy-related defaults. The Credit Agreement was amended and restated on December 19, 2007, primarily to provide for several of Gallagher’s wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries to become co-obligors under the Credit Agreement.

At June 30, 2008, $16.9 million of LOCs (for which Gallagher had $9.8 million of liabilities recorded at June 30, 2008) were outstanding under the Credit Agreement. There were $105.0 million of borrowings outstanding under the revolving credit commitment at June 30, 2008. Accordingly, as of June 30, 2008, $328.1 million remained available for potential borrowings, of which $108.1 million may be in the form of additional LOCs. The weighted average interest rate on $105.0 million of outstanding borrowings, which is based on a spread over short-term LIBOR, was 3.18%.

The following is a summary of Gallagher’s corporate and investment related debt (in millions):


	June 30, 2008		December 31, 2007
Corporate related borrowings:
Note Purchase Agreement:
Semi-annual payments of interest, fixed rate of 6.26%, balloon due 2014	$	100.0	$	100.0
Semi-annual payments of interest, fixed rate of 6.44%, balloon due 2017		300.0		300.0

Total Note Purchase Agreement		400.0		400.0
Credit Agreement:
Periodic payments of interest and principal, prime or LIBOR plus up to 0.80%, expires 2010		105.0		—

	$	505.0	$	400.0

See Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements for additional discussion on commitments and contingencies.

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7. Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net earnings per share (in millions, except per share data):


	Three-month period ended June 30,						Six-month period ended June 30,
	2008			2007			2008			2007
Earnings from continuing operations	$	41.7		$	45.8		$	58.0		$	67.1
Loss from discontinued operations		(0.9	)		(2.0	)		(23.2	)		(3.5	)

Net earnings	$	40.8		$	43.8		$	34.8		$	63.6

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding		93.0			97.4			92.7			98.1
Dilutive effect of stock options using the treasury stock method		0.5			1.3			0.5			1.3

Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding		93.5			98.7			93.2			99.4

Basic net earnings (loss) per share:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	0.45		$	0.47		$	0.63		$	0.68
Loss from discontinued operations		(0.01	)		(0.02	)		(0.25	)		(0.03	)

Net earnings	$	0.44		$	0.45		$	0.38		$	0.65

Diluted net earnings (loss) per share:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	0.45		$	0.46		$	0.62		$	0.68
Loss from discontinued operations		(0.01	)		(0.02	)		(0.25	)		(0.04	)

Net earnings	$	0.44		$	0.44		$	0.37		$	0.64

Options to purchase 11.1 million and 6.9 million shares of common stock were outstanding at June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, but were not included in the computation of the dilutive effect of stock options for the three-month periods then ended. Options to purchase 11.5 million and 6.9 million shares of common stock were outstanding at June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, but were not included in the computation of the dilutive effect of stock options for the six-month periods then ended. These options were excluded from the computation because the options’ exercise prices were greater than the average market price of Gallagher’s common shares during the respective periods, and therefore would be antidilutive to earnings per share under the treasury stock method.

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8. Stock Option Plans

Gallagher has four stock option-based employee compensation plans. In May 2008, all of these plans expired and thus Gallagher can no longer grant any new stock options under these plans. All remaining shares that were available for grant under these plans at the date of expiration (3.7 million shares) have expired. Gallagher primarily granted stock options for a fixed number of shares to employees, with an exercise price equal to the fair value of the underlying shares of Gallagher common stock at the date of grant. All options granted under the plans had to be approved by either the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the Compensation Committee), which consists entirely of independent directors within the meaning of the listing rules of the New York Stock Exchange, or the Chief Executive Officer of Gallagher under a limited delegation of authority from the Compensation Committee.

Gallagher granted both incentive and nonqualified stock options to officers and key employees of Gallagher and its subsidiaries. Most options granted under the incentive plan prior to 2007 become exercisable at the rate of 10% per year beginning the calendar year after the date of grant. Most options granted under the nonqualified plan prior to 2007 become exercisable at the rate of 10% per year beginning the calendar year after the date of grant or earlier in the event of death, disability or retirement (if the retirement eligible age requirement is met). On March 5, 2008, the Compensation Committee granted 653,000 options to officers and key employees of Gallagher that become exercisable at the rate of 20% per year on the anniversary date of the grant. On May 13, 2008, the Compensation Committee granted 265,000 options to officers and key employees of Gallagher that become exercisable at the rate of 10% per year beginning the calendar year after the date of grant. Options expire ten years from the date of grant, or earlier in the event of termination of the employee (if the retirement eligible age requirement is not met). Stock options granted after May 15, 2007 do not provide for accelerated vesting upon retirement.

In addition, Gallagher has a non-employee directors’ stock option plan, under which, in 2007 and prior years, Discretionary Options were granted at the direction of the Compensation Committee and Retainer Options were granted in lieu of the directors’ annual retainer. Discretionary Options are exercisable at such rates as shall be determined by the Compensation Committee on the date of grant. Retainer Options are cumulatively exercisable at the rate of 25% of the total Retainer Option at the end of each full fiscal quarter following the date of grant. Options granted under the non-employee directors’ plan contain provisions where the vesting of the stock options accelerates to 100% on the termination of the director. At June 30, 2008, 0.3 million shares were available for grant under this plan.

Gallagher also has an incentive stock option plan for its officers and key employees resident in the U.K. The U.K. plan is essentially the same as Gallagher’s domestic employee stock option plans, with certain modifications to comply with U.K. law and to provide potentially more favorable tax treatment for grantees who are resident in the U.K.

All of the aforementioned stock option plans provide for the immediate vesting of all outstanding stock option grants in the event of a change in control of Gallagher, as defined in the plan documents.

During the three-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, Gallagher recognized $2.8 million and $3.0 million, respectively, of compensation expense related to its stock option grants. During the six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, Gallagher recognized $4.7 million and $5.2 million, respectively of compensation expense related to its stock option grants.

For purposes of expense recognition in 2008 and 2007, the estimated fair values of the stock option grants are amortized to expense over the options’ expected lives. The fair value of stock options at the date of grant was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:


	2008		2007
Expected dividend yield	4.0	%	4.0	%
Expected risk-free interest rate	3.0	%	4.4	%
Volatility	25.7	%	25.6	%
Expected life (in years)	5.6		5.2

The Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options which have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. In addition, option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected stock price volatility. Because Gallagher’s

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employee and director stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options, and because changes in the selective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in management’s opinion, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of its employee and director stock options. The weighted average fair value per option for all options granted during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, as determined on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option valuation model, was $4.24 and $5.47, respectively.

The following is a summary of Gallagher’s stock option activity and related information for 2008 (in millions, except exercise price and years data):


	Six-month period ended June 30, 2008
	Shares Under Option		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Beginning balance	14.7		$	25.36
Granted	0.9			24.43
Exercised	(0.5	)		14.16
Forfeited or canceled	(0.7	)		26.93

Ending balance	14.4		$	25.66	5.35	$	15.6

Exercisable at end of period	7.9		$	24.93	4.35	$	13.6

Ending vested and expected to vest	14.2		$	25.64	5.33	$	15.6

Options with respect to 0.3 million shares were available for grant at June 30, 2008.

The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 amounted to $6.0 million and $6.2 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2008, there was approximately $42.7 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested options. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately five years.

Other information regarding stock options outstanding and exercisable at June 30, 2008 is summarized as follows (in millions, except exercise price and years data):


	Options Outstanding				Options Exercisable
Range of Exercise Prices	Number Outstanding	Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Number Exercisable	Weighted Average Exercise Price
$ 1.11 - $ 22.70	2.9	2.65	$	18.77	2.2	$	17.95
23.72 - 24.90	2.6	5.98		24.54	1.2		24.74
24.99 - 27.10	2.6	4.85		26.41	1.7		26.42
27.11 - 28.00	2.5	7.02		27.31	0.9		27.31
28.18 - 29.42	2.7	6.70		29.22	1.1		29.31
29.45 - 36.94	1.1	5.04		32.16	0.8		32.28

$ 1.11 - $ 36.94	14.4	5.35	$	25.66	7.9	$	24.93

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9. Deferred Compensation

Gallagher has a Deferred Equity Participation Plan, which is a non-qualified plan that provides for distributions to certain key executives of Gallagher when they attain age 62 or upon or after their actual retirement. Under the provisions of the plan, Gallagher contributes shares of its common stock or cash, in an amount approved by the Compensation Committee, to a rabbi trust on behalf of the executives participating in the plan. Distributions under the plan may not normally be made until the participant reaches age 62 and are subject to forfeiture in the event of voluntary termination of employment prior to age 62. All distributions of stock contributions from the plan, except for accumulated non-invested dividends, are made in the form of Gallagher’s common stock and all distributions of cash contributions are distributed in cash.

The Gallagher common stock that is issued under the plan to the rabbi trust is valued at historical cost (fair market value at the date of grant). The unearned deferred compensation obligation is recorded as a reduction of capital in excess of par value in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet and is being amortized to compensation expense ratably over the vesting period of the participants. Future changes in the fair market value of the Gallagher common stock that is owed to the participants do not have any impact on Gallagher’s consolidated financial statements. During the three-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, $0.4 million and $0.6 million, respectively, were charged to compensation expense related to this plan. During the six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, $1.1 million and $1.2 million, respectively, were charged to compensation expense related to this plan. At June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, $12.7 million (related to 720,000 shares) and $13.9 million (related to 780,000 shares), respectively, of unearned deferred compensation was recorded as an offset to capital in excess of par value in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The total intrinsic value of unvested Gallagher common stock under the plan at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 was $17.4 million and $18.9 million, respectively.

In first quarter 2008 and 2007, the Compensation Committee approved $5.0 million and $4.7 million, respectively, of cash awards in the aggregate to certain key executives under the Deferred Equity Participation Plan that were contributed to the rabbi trust in second quarter 2008 and 2007, respectively. The fair value of the funded cash award assets at June 30, 2008 was $8.4 million and has been included in other noncurrent assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. During the three-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively, was charged to compensation expense related to these awards. During the six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, $0.7 million and $0.2 million, respectively, was charged to compensation expense related to these awards.

During 2008, cash and equity awards with an aggregate fair value of $1.8 million were vested and distributed to employees under this plan.

10. Restricted Stock and Cash Awards

Restricted Stock Awards

Gallagher has adopted a restricted stock plan for its directors, officers and certain other employees. Under the provisions of the plan, Gallagher is authorized to issue 4.0 million restricted shares or related stock units of Gallagher common stock. The Compensation Committee is responsible for the administration of the plan. Each award granted under the plan represents a right of the holder of the award to receive shares of Gallagher common stock, cash or a combination of shares and cash, subject to the holder’s continued employment with Gallagher for a period of time after the date the award is granted. The Compensation Committee determines each recipient of an award under the plan, the number of shares of common stock subject to such award and the period of continued employment required for the vesting of such award. These terms are included in an award agreement between Gallagher and the recipient of the award. At June 30, 2008, 2.5 million shares were available for grant under this plan.

In first quarter 2008 and 2007, Gallagher granted 202,000 and 70,000 shares, respectively, of its common stock to employees related to incentive compensation plans, with an aggregate fair value of $4.8 million and $2.0 million, respectively, at the date of grant. In second quarter 2008 and 2007, Gallagher granted 37,000 and 178,000 shares, respectively, of its common stock to employees related to incentive compensation plans, with an aggregate fair value of $1.0 million and $5.1 million, respectively, at the date of grant.

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The 2008 and 2007 restricted stock awards generally vest annually on a pro rata basis; however, 177,000 shares granted in first quarter 2008 and 116,000 shares granted in second quarter 2007 vest in full based on continued employment through March 5, 2012 and May 15, 2011, respectively. The vesting periods of the 2008 and 2007 restricted stock awards are as follows (in actual shares):


	Shares Granted
Vesting Period	2008	2007
Three years	62,000	61,000
Four years	177,000	137,000
Five years	—	50,000

Total shares granted	239,000	248,000

Gallagher accounts for restricted stock at historical cost, which equals its fair market value at the date of grant. When restricted shares are issued, an unearned restricted stock obligation is recorded as a reduction of capital in excess of par value in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet and is amortized to compensation expense ratably over the vesting period of the participants. Prior to June 30, 2006, the restricted stock awards granted by Gallagher typically contained provisions where participants will continue to vest in the awards through the vest dates if they leave Gallagher and have met the retirement eligible age requirement. Thus, the recognition of stock compensation expense related to these restricted stock awards will not follow the vesting schedules presented above. Future changes in the fair value of the Gallagher common stock that is owed to the participants do not have any impact on Gallagher’s consolidated financial statements. During the three-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, $1.9 million and $1.7 million, respectively, was charged to compensation expense related to restricted stock awards granted in 2004 through 2008. During the six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, $2.8 million and $2.5 million, respectively, was charged to compensation expense related to restricted stock awards granted in 2004 through 2008. At June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, $5.0 million (related to 192,000 shares) and $5.6 million (related to 346,000 shares), respectively, of unearned restricted stock outstanding was recorded as an offset to capital in excess of par value in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The total intrinsic value of unvested restricted stock at June 30, 2008 and 2007 was $4.6 million and $10.3 million, respectively.

Cash Awards

On May 15, 2007, pursuant to a Performance Unit Program, the Compensation Committee approved the future grant of provisional cash awards of $13.5 million in the aggregate to officers and key employees of Gallagher that are denominated in units (470,000 units in the aggregate), each of which was equivalent to the value of one share of Gallagher’s common stock on the approval date of grant. The Performance Unit Program consisted of a one-year performance period based on financial performance and a two-year vesting period. At the discretion of the Compensation Committee and determined based on company performance, the officer or key employee was granted a percentage of the provisional cash award units that equates to the EBITA (as defined in the Program) growth achieved. At the end of the performance period (December 31, 2007 for the 2007 awards), eligible employees were granted an amount of units based on achievement of the performance goal which was approved by the Compensation Committee. Granted units fully vest based on continuous employment through January 1, 2010. The ultimate award value will be equal to the trailing twelve month stock price on December 31, 2009, multiplied by the number of units subject to the award, but limited to between 0.5 and 1.5 times the original value of the units determined as of the grant date. The fair value of the grant will be paid out in cash as soon as practicable in 2010. If an eligible employee leaves Gallagher prior to the vesting date, the entire award will be forfeited. Based on company performance for 2007, Gallagher granted 230,000 units under the Performance Unit Program in first quarter 2008 that will fully vest on January 1, 2010. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2008, $1.6 million was charged to compensation expense related to this program.

On March 5, 2008, pursuant to the Performance Unit Program, the Compensation Committee approved the future grant of provisional cash awards of $14.6 million in the aggregate to officers and key employees of Gallagher that are denominated in units (616,000 units in the aggregate), each of which is equivalent to the value of one share of Gallagher’s common stock on the approval date of grant. Terms of the 2008 grants are similar to the terms discussed above for the 2007 grants; however, the 2008 granted units will fully vest based on continuous employment through January 1, 2011.

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11. Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Gallagher has an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), under which the sale of 4.0 million shares of Gallagher’s common stock has been authorized. Under the ESPP, eligible employees may contribute up to 15% of their compensation towards the quarterly purchase of Gallagher’s common stock at a purchase price equal to 85% of the lesser of the fair market value of Gallagher’s common stock on the first business day or the last business day of the quarterly offering period. Eligible employees may annually purchase shares of Gallagher’s common stock with an aggregate fair market value of up to $25,000 (measured as of the first day of each quarterly offering period of each calendar year). Gallagher recognizes compensation expense related to the common stock issued under the ESPP. Currently, 2.1 million shares of Gallagher’s common stock are reserved for future issuance under the ESPP.

The 2008 and 2007 quarterly ESPP information is as follows (in millions, except per share and share data):


	1st		2nd
2008
Fair market value per share at date of purchase	$	23.62	$	24.10
Purchase price per share	$	20.08	$	20.49
Shares issued		164,000		94,000
Aggregate purchase price	$	3.3	$	1.9
Stock compensation expense recognized	$	0.6	$	0.3
2007
Fair market value per share at date of purchase	$	28.33	$	27.88
Purchase price per share	$	24.08	$	23.70
Shares issued		146,000		90,000
Aggregate purchase price	$	3.5	$	2.1
Stock compensation expense recognized	$	0.6	$	0.4

12. Retirement Plans

Gallagher has a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan that, prior to July 1, 2005, covered substantially all domestic employees who had attained a specified age and one year of employment. Benefits under the plan were based on years of service and salary history. In 2005, Gallagher amended its defined benefit pension plan to freeze the accrual of future benefits for all domestic employees, effective on July 1, 2005. In the table below, the service cost component represents plan administration costs that are incurred directly by the plan.

The components of the net periodic pension benefit cost for the plan consists of the following (in millions):


	Three-month period ended June 30,						Six-month period ended June 30,
	2008			2007			2008			2007
Service cost	$	0.1		$	0.2		$	0.2		$	0.2
Interest cost on benefit obligation		2.8			2.8			5.6			5.3
Expected return on plan assets		(3.9	)		(3.7	)		(7.8	)		(7.4	)

Net periodic benefit earnings	$	(1.0	)	$	(0.7	)	$	(2.0	)	$	(1.9	)

In 2008, Gallagher does not anticipate making any contributions to the pension plan. This expected level of funding is based on the plan being frozen and overfunded at June 30, 2008. In addition, no minimum contribution is required to be made to the plan by Gallagher under the IRC. During the six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, Gallagher did not make any contributions to the plan.

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13. Commitments, Contingencies and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

In connection with its investing and operating activities, Gallagher has entered into certain contractual obligations as well as commitments. See Notes 3 and 6 to the consolidated financial statements for additional discussion of these obligations and commitments. Gallagher’s future minimum cash payments, excluding interest, associated with its contractual obligations pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement and Credit Agreement, investment related borrowings, operating leases and purchase commitments at June 30, 2008 were as follows (in millions):


	Payments Due by Period
Contractual Obligations	2008			2009			2010			2011			2012			Thereafter			Total
Note Purchase Agreement	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	400.0		$	400.0
Credit Agreement		105.0			—			—			—			—			—			105.0

Total debt obligations		105.0			—			—			—			—			400.0			505.0
Operating lease obligations		33.2			60.5			53.7			46.3			35.1			54.3			283.1
Less sublease arrangements		(0.9	)		(1.5	)		(1.7	)		(1.6	)		(1.4	)		(0.4	)		(7.5	)
Outstanding purchase obligations		4.2			2.0			0.6			0.6			0.4			—			7.8

Total contractual obligations	$	141.5		$	61.0		$	52.6		$	45.3		$	34.1		$	453.9		$	788.4

The amounts presented in the table above may not necessarily reflect Gallagher’s actual future cash funding requirements, because the actual timing of the future payments made may vary from the stated contractual obligation.

Note Purchase Agreement - On August 3, 2007, Gallagher entered into a Note Purchase Agreement, as amended and restated on December 19, 2007, with certain accredited institutional investors (the Purchasers), pursuant to which Gallagher issued and sold to the Purchasers $100.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Gallagher’s 6.26% Senior Notes, Series A, due August 3, 2014 and $300.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Gallagher’s 6.44% Senior Notes, Series B, due August 3, 2017 in a private placement. See Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements for a discussion of the terms of the Note Purchase Agreement.

Credit Agreement - Gallagher has a $450.0 million Credit Agreement that it uses to post LOCs and that it can use from time-to-time to borrow funds to supplement operating cash flows. At June 30, 2008, $16.9 million of LOCs (for which Gallagher had $9.8 million of liabilities recorded as of June 30, 2008) were outstanding under the Credit Agreement, some of which related to Gallagher’s investments as discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements. There were $105.0 million of borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement at June 30, 2008. Accordingly, as of June 30, 2008, $328.1 million remained available for potential borrowings, of which $108.1 million may be in the form of additional LOCs. Gallagher is under no obligation to utilize the Credit Agreement in performing its normal business operations. See Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements for a discussion of the terms of the Credit Agreement.

Operating Lease Obligations - Gallagher’s executive offices and certain subsidiary and branch facilities are located at Two Pierce Place, Itasca, Illinois, where Gallagher leases approximately 306,000 square feet of space, or approximately 60% of the building. The lease commitment on this property expires February 28, 2018.

Gallagher generally operates in leased premises at its other locations. Certain office space leases have options permitting renewals for additional periods. In addition to minimum fixed rentals, a number of leases contain annual escalation clauses which are generally related to increases in an inflation index.

Gallagher has leased certain office space to several non-Gallagher tenants under operating sublease arrangements. In the normal course of business, Gallagher expects that the leases will not be renewed or replaced. Charges for real estate taxes and common area maintenance are adjusted annually based on actual expenses, and the related revenues are recognized in the year in which the expenses are incurred. These amounts are not included in the minimum future rentals to be received in the contractual obligations table above.

Outstanding Purchase Obligations - Gallagher is a service company and thus typically does not have a material amount of outstanding purchase obligations at any point in time. The amount disclosed in the contractual obligations table above represents the aggregate amount of unrecorded purchase obligations that Gallagher had outstanding as of June 30, 2008. These obligations represent agreements to purchase goods or services that were executed in the normal course of business.

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Off-Balance Sheet Commitments - Gallagher’s total unrecorded commitments associated with outstanding letters of credit and funding commitments as of June 30, 2008 were as follows (in millions):


	Amount of Commitment Expiration by Period												Total Amounts Committed
Off-Balance Sheet Commitments	2008		2009		2010		2011		2012		Thereafter		Total Amounts Committed
Letters of credit	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	16.9	$	16.9
Funding commitments		0.5		0.2		—		—		—		0.3		1.0

Total commitments	$	0.5	$	0.2	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	17.2	$	17.9

Since commitments may expire unused, the amounts presented in the table above do not necessarily reflect Gallagher’s actual future cash funding requirements. See Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements for a discussion of Gallagher’s outstanding LOCs and funding commitments related to its Financial Services and Corporate Segment and the Off-Balance Sheet Debt section below for a discussion of other LOCs. All of the LOCs represent multiple year commitments that have annual, automatic renewing provisions and are classified by the latest commitment date.

Since January 1, 2002, Gallagher has acquired 105 companies, all of which were accounted for as business combinations. Substantially all of the purchase agreements related to these acquisitions contain earnout obligations. The earnout obligations related to the 2008 acquisitions are disclosed in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements. These earnout payables represent the maximum amount of additional consideration that could be paid pursuant to the purchase agreements related to these acquisition dates. These potential earnout obligations are primarily based upon future earnings of the acquired entities and were not included in the purchase price that was recorded for these acquisitions at their respective acquisition dates. Future payments made under these arrangements will generally be recorded as additional goodwill when the earnouts are settled. The aggregate amount of unrecorded earnout payables outstanding as of June 30, 2008 was $195.2 million related to acquisitions made by Gallagher during the period from 2004 to 2008.

Off-Balance Sheet Debt - Gallagher’s unconsolidated investment portfolio includes investments in enterprises where Gallagher’s ownership interest is between 1% and 50%, whereby management has determined that Gallagher’s level of economic interest is not sufficient to require consolidation. As a result, these investments are accounted for using either the lower of amortized cost/cost or fair value, or the equity method, as appropriate, depending on the legal form of Gallagher’s ownership interest and the applicable percentage of the entity owned. None of these unconsolidated investments had any outstanding debt at June 30, 2008 or December 31, 2007 that was recourse to Gallagher.

At June 30, 2008, Gallagher had posted a $4.4 million LOC related to the reclamation of a former coal production site, for which it had a recorded liability of $4.4 million. At June 30, 2008, Gallagher had posted two LOCs totaling $6.8 million in the aggregate related to Gallagher’s self-insurance deductibles, for which it had a recorded liability of $5.4 million. Gallagher has an equity investment in a rent-a-captive facility, formed in 1997, which Gallagher uses as a placement facility for certain of its insurance brokerage operations. At June 30, 2008, Gallagher had posted $5.7 million of LOCs to allow the rent-a-captive facility to meet minimum statutory surplus requirements and for additional collateral related to premium and claim funds held in a fiduciary capacity. These LOCs have never been drawn upon.

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Litigation - Gallagher is subject to various legal actions related to claims, lawsuits and proceedings, a summary of which is as follows:

On October 19, 2004, Gallagher was joined as a defendant in a purported class action, originally filed in August 2004, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York by OptiCare Health Systems Inc. (OptiCare) against various large insurance brokerage firms and commercial insurers (OptiCare Health Systems Inc. v. Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., et al., Case No. 04 CV 06954 (DC)). The amended complaint alleges that the defendants used the contingent commission structure of placement service agreements in a conspiracy to deprive policyholders of “independent and unbiased brokerage services, as well as free and open competition in the market for insurance.” Since fourth quarter 2004, similar purported class actions have been filed, alleging claims similar to those alleged by the plaintiff in the OptiCare litigation, and such cases have been included in a Multi-District Litigation (MDL) proceeding before the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. On October 3, 2007, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey entered orders dismissing, with prejudice, the Federal antitrust and RICO claims and dismissing, without prejudice, the state claims made in the MDL amended complaints. On October 10, 2007, the plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal to these orders.

On December 29, 2006, Gallagher reached an agreement to resolve all claims in the MDL (the MDL Settlement). On September 4, 2007, the court granted final approval of the MDL Settlement. The MDL Settlement provides for Gallagher to distribute $28.0 million to current and former clients and others that purchased retail insurance through Gallagher or other brokers named as defendants in the MDL during the period beginning on August 26, 1994 and ending on December 31, 2005. A notice of appeal was filed challenging the final approval of the MDL Settlement. A hearing on the appeal has been scheduled for October 27, 2008. Gallagher also agreed to pay up to $8.9 million in attorneys’ fees, of which Gallagher paid $8.6 million in November 2007.

Gallagher’s former Chief Financial Officer (Former CFO) filed a lawsuit against Gallagher in the Chancery Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois on May 23, 2006, alleging Gallagher’s breach and/or anticipatory breach of the Former CFO’s employment agreement and bonus deferral agreement due to Gallagher’s purported refusal to pay the Former CFO certain salary, bonus and other amounts.

Gallagher is the defendant in various other legal actions incident to the nature of its business. Gallagher believes it has meritorious defenses and intends to defend itself vigorously in all unresolved legal actions. In addition, Gallagher is the plaintiff in actions with and relating to former employees regarding alleged breaches of non-compete or other restrictive covenants, the theft of trade secrets, breaches of fiduciary duties and related causes of action. Neither the outcome of these legal actions nor their effect upon Gallagher’s business, financial condition or results of operations can be determined at this time.

Contingent Commissions and Other Industry Developments - The insurance industry continues to be subject to scrutiny by various regulatory bodies, including State Attorneys General and departments of insurance, with respect to certain contingent commission arrangements (generally known as contingent commission or placement service agreements) between insurance brokers and insurance carriers.

On May 18, 2005, Gallagher and its subsidiaries and affiliates, except for Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc., entered into an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance (the AVC) with the Attorney General of the State of Illinois and the Director of Insurance of the State of Illinois (collectively, the IL State Agencies) to resolve all of the issues related to certain investigations conducted by the IL State Agencies involving contingent commission arrangements. A copy of the AVC was previously disclosed as an exhibit to Gallagher’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 18, 2005.

As has been described in detail in Gallagher’s previous filings, the AVC required Gallagher to pay $26.9 million into a fund (the Fund) to be distributed to certain eligible policyholder clients. These payments are in full satisfaction of Gallagher’s obligations under the AVC and the IL State Agencies have agreed not to impose any other financial obligation or liability on Gallagher in connection with their investigations. No portion of the payments by Gallagher is considered a fine or penalty. As of June 30, 2008, $8.6 million remained in the Fund, which is available to satisfy existing and future AVC related claims and other potential settlement obligations as allowed by the AVC. Gallagher intends to use all amounts remaining in the Fund to satisfy part of its MDL settlement obligation.

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On or before December 31, 2005, Gallagher undertook certain changes to its business practices, including an agreement not to accept any contingent compensation from an insurer in connection with any retail insurance policy covering U.S. clients or risks, except as provided in the AVC. In addition, the AVC provides that Gallagher may not take or receive any material compensation or consideration from an insurer, except as provided in the AVC. As permitted under the AVC, Gallagher has continued to accept contingent compensation in connection with its international operations and certain non-retail business, including business generated by wholesalers, managing general agents and managing general underwriters. In addition, the AVC allows Gallagher to collect retail contingent compensation related to contracts in place at entities acquired by Gallagher for up to three years from the date of each such acquisition.

Gallagher and its subsidiaries continue to be the subject of state investigations concerning various historical business practices in the insurance industry and are fully cooperating with these investigations.

Contingent Liabilities - Gallagher purchases insurance to provide protection from errors and omissions (E&O) claims that may arise during the ordinary course of business. However, insuring 100% of potential claims is not cost effective. Gallagher currently retains the first $5.0 million of each and every E&O claim. Gallagher’s E&O insurance provides aggregate coverage for E&O losses up to $165.0 million in excess of Gallagher’s retained amounts. Gallagher has historically maintained self-insurance reserves for the portion of its E&O exposure that is not insured. Gallagher periodically determines a range of possible reserve levels using actuarial techniques that rely heavily on projecting historical claim data into the future. Gallagher’s E&O reserve in the June 30, 2008 consolidated balance sheet is above the lower end of the most recently determined actuarial range by $2.0 million and below the upper end of the most recently determined actuarial range by $5.0 million. There can be no assurances that the historical claim data used to project the current reserve levels will be indicative of future claim activity. Thus, the actuarial ranges and E&O reserve level could change in the future as more information becomes known, which could materially impact the amounts reported and disclosed herein.

14. Segment Information

Gallagher has identified three operating segments: Brokerage, Risk Management and Financial Services and Corporate.

The Brokerage Segment comprises two operating divisions: Retail Insurance Brokerage and Wholesale Insurance Brokerage. The Brokerage Segment generates revenues through commissions paid by insurance underwriters and through fees charged to its clients. Gallagher’s brokers, agents and administrators act as intermediaries between insurers and their customers and Gallagher does not assume underwriting risks.

The Risk Management Segment provides claim settlement and administration services for enterprises that choose to self-insure some

or all of their P/C coverages and for insurance companies that choose to outsource some or all of their P/C claims departments. These operations also provide claims management, loss control consulting and insurance property appraisal services. Revenues are generally generated on a negotiated per-claim or per-service fee basis.

The Financial Services and Corporate Segment manages Gallagher’s interest in tax-advantaged and clean-energy investments as well as its equity ownership position in an alternative investment fund manager that has ownership interests in private investment management firms. This segment also holds all of Gallagher’s debt.

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Allocations of investment income and certain expenses are based on reasonable assumptions and estimates primarily using revenue, headcount and other information. Gallagher allocates the provision for income taxes to the Brokerage and Risk Management Segments as if those segments were preparing income tax provisions on a separate company basis. As a result, the provision for income taxes for the Financial Services and Corporate Segment reflects the entire benefit to Gallagher of the IRC Section 29-related credits because that is the segment which produced the credits. Reported operating results by segment would change if different methods were applied.

Financial information relating to Gallagher’s segments for 2008 and 2007 is as follows (in millions):


	Three-month period ended June 30,						Six-month period ended June 30,
	2008			2007			2008			2007
Brokerage
Total revenues	$	312.2		$	294.6		$	570.2		$	527.4

Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	$	65.6		$	61.8		$	85.1		$	79.6

Identifiable assets at June 30, 2008 and 2007							$	2,663.3		$	2,874.1

Risk Management
Total revenues	$	115.2		$	107.8		$	231.4		$	214.6

Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	$	12.2		$	13.8		$	26.0		$	30.5

Identifiable assets at June 30, 2008 and 2007							$	367.8		$	327.7

Financial Services and Corporate
Total revenues	$	1.5		$	25.2		$	3.1		$	60.6

Loss from continuing operations before income taxes	$	(8.5	)	$	(15.6	)	$	(14.9	)	$	(26.3	)

Identifiable assets at June 30, 2008 and 2007							$	478.4		$	499.9

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Review by Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The interim consolidated financial statements at June 30, 2008 and for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 have been reviewed by Ernst & Young LLP, Gallagher’s independent registered public accounting firm, and their report is included herein.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Board of Directors and Stockholders

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

We have reviewed the consolidated balance sheet of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. as of June 30, 2008 and the related consolidated statement of earnings for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, and the consolidated statement of cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007. These financial statements are the responsibility of Gallagher’s management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the interim consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) the consolidated balance sheet of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. as of December 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended, not presented herein, and in our report dated February 1, 2008, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2007, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.


		/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
		Ernst & Young LLP

Chicago, Illinois
July 31, 2008

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Introduction

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with Gallagher’s Consolidated Financial Statements and the related notes thereto that are included elsewhere in this quarterly report.

Gallagher is engaged in providing insurance brokerage and third-party property/casualty (P/C) claims settlement and administration services to entities in the U.S. and abroad. Gallagher believes that one of its major strengths is its ability to deliver comprehensively structured insurance and risk management services to its clients. Gallagher’s brokers, agents and administrators act as intermediaries between insurers and their customers and Gallagher does not assume underwriting risks. Gallagher is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, has operations in fourteen countries and does business in more than 100 countries globally through a network of correspondent brokers and consultants. Gallagher generates approximately 86% of revenues from continuing operations domestically, with the remaining 14% derived primarily in Canada, the United Kingdom (U.K.), Australia and Bermuda. Gallagher operates three business segments: Brokerage, Risk Management and Financial Services and Corporate, which contributed 71%, 29% and less than 1%, respectively, to revenues from continuing operations during the six-month period ended June 30, 2008. The two major sources of operating revenues for Gallagher are commissions and fees from brokerage operations and fees from risk management operations. Investment income and other revenue is generated from Gallagher’s investment portfolio, which includes invested cash, fiduciary funds, tax advantaged and other investments.

Insurance Market Overview

Fluctuations in premiums charged by P/C insurance carriers (Carriers) have a direct and potentially material impact on the insurance brokerage industry. Commission revenues are generally based on a percentage of the premiums paid by insureds and normally follow premium levels. Insurance premiums are cyclical in nature and may vary widely based on market conditions. Various factors, including competition for market share among insurance carriers, increased underwriting capacity and improved economies of scale following consolidations, can result in flat or reduced P/C premium rates (a “soft” market). A soft market tends to put downward pressure on commission revenues. Various countervailing factors, such as heavier than anticipated loss experience and capital shortages, can result in increasing P/C premium rates (a “hard” market). A hard market tends to favorably impact commission revenues. Hard and soft markets may be broad-based or more narrowly focused across individual product lines or geographic areas.

As markets harden, there historically has been resistance among certain insureds, who are the buyers of insurance (Gallagher’s brokerage clients), to pay increased premiums and the higher commissions generated by these premiums. Such resistance often causes some buyers to raise their deductibles and/or reduce the overall amount of insurance coverage they purchase. As the market softens, or costs decrease, these trends have historically reversed. During a hard market, buyers may switch to negotiated fee in lieu of commission arrangements to compensate Gallagher for placing their risks, or may consider the alternative insurance market, which includes self-insurance, captives, rent-a-captives, risk retention groups and capital market solutions to transfer risk. According to industry estimates, these mechanisms now account for approximately 50% of the total U.S. commercial P/C market. Gallagher’s brokerage units are very active in these markets as well. While increased use of these alternative markets by the insureds historically has reduced commission revenue to Gallagher, such trends generally have been accompanied by new sales and renewal increases in the areas of risk management, claims management, captive insurance and self-insurance services and related growth in fee revenue.

Inflation tends to increase the levels of insured values and risk exposures, thereby resulting in higher overall premiums and higher commissions. However, the impact of hard and soft market fluctuations historically has had a greater impact on changes in premium rates, and therefore on Gallagher’s revenues, than inflationary pressures.

Following a period of market hardening between 2001 and 2003, beginning in 2004 and continuing into 2008, the P/C insurance market has been relatively soft in most lines and in most geographic areas, notwithstanding an abnormally high level of hurricane activity and other natural disasters in 2005 and 2006. For example, a survey by the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB) indicated that commercial P/C rates fell sharply during first quarter 2008. The average premium decline for all commercial accounts, regardless of size, was 13.5% for

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first quarter. A similar survey by the CIAB indicated that commercial P/C rates fell sharply again during second quarter 2008. The average premium decline for all commercial accounts, regardless of size, was 12.9% for second quarter, continuing the double-digit decline of the prior five quarters. The CIAB represents the leading domestic and international insurance brokers, who write approximately 80% of the commercial P/C premiums in the U.S.

Historically, Gallagher has utilized acquisitions to grow its Brokerage Segment’s commission and fee revenues. Acquisitions allow Gallagher to expand into desirable geographic locations and further extend its presence in the retail and wholesale insurance brokerage services industries. Gallagher expects that its Brokerage Segment’s commission and fee revenues will continue to grow from acquisitions. Gallagher is considering, and intends to continue to consider from time-to-time, additional acquisitions on terms that it deems advantageous. At any particular time, Gallagher generally will be engaged in discussions with multiple acquisition candidates. However, no assurances can be given that any additional acquisitions will be consummated, or, if consummated, that they will be advantageous to Gallagher.

Contingent Commissions and Other Industry Developments

The insurance industry continues to be subject to scrutiny by various regulatory bodies, including State Attorneys General and the departments of insurance for various states with respect to contingent compensation arrangements (generally known as contingent commission or placement service arrangements) and other matters. The Attorney General of the State of New York (the New York AG) issued subpoenas to various insurance brokerage firms and Carriers beginning in April 2004. The investigation by the New York AG led, among other things, to its filing a complaint against Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. and its subsidiary, Marsh Inc. (collectively, Marsh), stating claims for, among other things, fraud and violations of New York State antitrust and securities laws. Following these allegations, Marsh announced that it would permanently eliminate the practice of receiving any form of contingent compensation from Carriers, and shortly thereafter, two other large insurance brokerage firms, Willis Group and Aon Corporation, made similar announcements regarding the discontinuation and unwinding of contingent commission arrangements.

Gallagher’s contingent commissions for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 were $16.5 million and $8.5 million, respectively. The contingent commissions recognized in 2008 and 2007 by Gallagher relate to contingent commission agreements from acquisitions and non-retail business. The amount of contingent commission revenue for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 in which Gallagher participated as a retail broker and which involved volume-based or profit-based contingent commission agreements aggregated to $7.3 million and $3.0 million, respectively.

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In addition, the departments of insurance for various states have proposed new regulations and other state insurance departments have indicated they will propose new regulations that address contingent commission arrangements, including prohibitions involving payments by Carriers in return for business and enhanced disclosure of contingent commission arrangements to insureds.

Gallagher, along with other major insurance brokerage firms, was named as a defendant in various lawsuits brought by private litigants which relate to contingent commission arrangements. Certain of these lawsuits have been included in a Multi-District Litigation (MDL) proceeding before the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. On December 29, 2006 Gallagher reached an agreement to resolve all claims in the MDL (the MDL Settlement). On September 4, 2007, the court granted final approval of the MDL Settlement. The MDL Settlement provides for Gallagher to distribute $28.0 million to current and former clients and others that purchased retail insurance through Gallagher or other brokers named as defendants in the MDL during the period beginning on August 26, 1994 and ending on December 31, 2005. A notice of appeal was filed challenging the final approval of the MDL Settlement. A hearing on the appeal has been scheduled for October 27, 2008. Gallagher also agreed to pay up to $8.9 million in attorneys’ fees, of which Gallagher paid $8.6 million in November 2007.

Gallagher and its subsidiaries continue to be the subject of a number of state investigations concerning various historical business practices in the insurance industry and is fully cooperating with these investigations.

Critical Accounting Policies

Gallagher’s Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Gallagher believes the following significant accounting policies may involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity. See Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Gallagher’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 for other significant accounting policies.

Revenue Recognition

Commission revenues are recognized at the latter of the billing or the effective date of the related insurance policies, net of an allowance for estimated policy cancellations. Commission revenues related to installment premiums are recognized as the installments are billed. Contingent commissions and commissions on premiums directly billed by insurance carriers are recognized as revenue when the data necessary to reasonably determine such amounts has been obtained by Gallagher. Typically, these types of commission revenues cannot be reasonably determined until the cash or the related policy detail is received by Gallagher from the insurance carrier. A contingent commission is a commission paid by an insurance carrier that is based on the overall profit and/or volume of the business placed with that insurance carrier. Commissions on premiums billed directly by insurance carriers to the insureds generally relate to a large number of P/C transactions, each with small premiums, and a substantial portion of the revenues generated by Gallagher’s employee benefit operations. Under these direct bill arrangements, the billing and policy issuance process is controlled entirely by the insurance carrier. The income effects of subsequent premium adjustments are recorded when the adjustments become known.

Fee revenues generated from the Brokerage Segment primarily relate to fees negotiated in lieu of commissions, which are recognized in the same manner as commission revenues. Fee revenues generated from the Risk Management Segment relate to third party claims administration, loss control and other risk management consulting services, which are provided over a period of time, typically one year. These fee revenues are recognized ratably as the services are rendered. The income effects of subsequent fee adjustments are recorded when the adjustments become known.

Premiums and fees receivable in the Consolidated Balance Sheet are net of allowances for estimated policy cancellations and doubtful accounts. The allowance for estimated policy cancellations is established through a charge to revenues, while the allowance for doubtful accounts is established through a charge to other operating expenses. Both of these allowances are based on estimates and assumptions using historical data to project future experience. Gallagher periodically reviews the adequacy of these allowances and makes adjustments as necessary. The use of different estimates or assumptions could produce different results.

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Fair Value of Investments

For investments that do not have quoted market prices, Gallagher utilizes various valuation techniques to estimate fair value and proactively looks for indicators of impairment. Factors that may indicate that an impairment could exist include, among others, defaults on interest and/or principal payments, reductions or changes to dividend payments, sustained operating losses or a trend of poor operating performance, recent refinancings or recapitalizations, unfavorable press reports, untimely filing of financial information, significant customer or revenue loss, litigation, tax audits, losses by other companies in a similar industry, overall economic conditions, management and expert advisor changes and significant changes in strategy. In addition, in cases where the ultimate value of an investment is directly dependent on Gallagher for future financial support, Gallagher assesses its willingness and intent to provide future funding.

If an indicator of impairment exists, Gallagher compares the investment’s carrying value to an estimate of its fair value. To estimate the fair value of its equity investments, Gallagher compares values established in recent recapitalizations or appraisals conducted by third parties. In some cases, no such recapitalizations or appraisals exist and Gallagher must perform its own valuations. This also requires Gallagher to exercise significant judgment. Even if impairment indicators exist, no write-down may be required if the estimated fair value is not less than the current carrying value or the decline in value is determined to be temporary and Gallagher has the ability and intent to hold the investment for a period of time sufficient for the value to recover. When Gallagher determines that the decline in fair value is other-than-temporary, and therefore that a write-down is required, it is recorded as a realized loss against current period earnings.

Both the process to review for indicators of impairment and, if such indicators exist, the method to compute the amount of impairment incorporate quantitative data and qualitative criteria, including the receipt of new information, that can significantly change the decision about the valuation of an investment in a short period of time. The determination of whether a decline in fair value is other-than-temporary is necessarily a matter of subjective judgment. The timing and amount of realized losses reported in earnings could vary if management’s conclusions were different.

Due to the inherent risk of investments, Gallagher cannot give assurance that there will not be impairments in the future should economic and other conditions change.

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets represent the excess of cost over the fair value of net tangible assets of acquired businesses. Gallagher classifies its intangible assets as either goodwill, expiration lists or non-compete agreements. Expiration lists and non-compete agreements are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives (five to fifteen years for expiration lists and five to six years for non-compete agreements), while goodwill is not subject to amortization. Allocation of intangible assets between goodwill, expiration lists and non-compete agreements and the determination of estimated useful lives are based on valuations Gallagher receives from qualified independent appraisers. The calculations of these amounts are based on estimates and assumptions using historical and pro forma data and recognized valuation methods. The use of different estimates or assumptions could produce different results. Intangible assets are carried at cost, less accumulated amortization in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

While goodwill is not amortized, it is subject to periodic reviews for impairment. Gallagher reviews all of its intangible assets for impairment periodically (at least annually) and whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable. Such impairment reviews are performed at the division level (i.e., reporting unit) with respect to goodwill and at the business unit level for amortizable intangible assets. In reviewing intangible assets, if the fair value were less than the carrying amount of the respective (or underlying) asset, an indicator of impairment would exist and further analysis would be required to determine whether or not a loss would need to be charged against current period earnings. No such indicators were noted in the six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 related to continuing operations. See Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion on discontinued operations. The determinations of impairment indicators and fair value are based on estimates and assumptions related to the amount and timing of future cash flows and future interest rates. The use of different estimates or assumptions could produce different results.

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Business Combinations and Dispositions

See Notes 4 and 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of business combinations and dispositions by Gallagher in 2008.

Results of Operations

In the discussion that follows regarding Gallagher’s results of operations, Gallagher provides organic growth percentages with respect to its commission and fee revenues. This information may be considered a “non-GAAP financial measure” because it is derived from Gallagher’s consolidated financial information but is not required to be presented in financial statements that are prepared in conformity with GAAP. Rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) require supplemental explanations and reconciliations of all “non-GAAP financial measures.” When Gallagher refers to organic growth percentages with respect to its commission and fee revenues in its discussion of results of operations, Gallagher excludes the first twelve months of net commission and fee revenues generated from the acquisitions and the net commission and fee revenues related to operations disposed of in each year presented. These commissions and fees are excluded from organic revenues in order to determine the revenue growth that is associated with the operations that were part of Gallagher in both the current and prior year. In addition, organic growth excludes contingent commission revenues. These commission revenues are excluded from organic revenues in order to determine the revenue growth that is associated with the revenue sources that will be continuing in 2008 and beyond. Management has historically utilized organic revenue growth as an important indicator when assessing and evaluating the performance of its Brokerage and Risk Management Segments. Management also believes that the use of this measure allows financial statement users to measure, analyze and compare the growth from its Brokerage and Risk Management Segments in a meaningful and consistent manner. A reconciliation of organic revenue growth percentages to the reported revenue growth percentages for the Brokerage and Risk Management Segments is presented in the paragraphs immediately following each table in which such percentages are presented.

In the discussion that follows regarding Gallagher’s results of operations, Gallagher provides the following ratios with respect to its operating results: pretax profit margin before the impact of pretax retail contingent commission related matters, compensation expense ratio and operating expense ratio. Pretax profit margin before the impact of pretax retail contingent commission related matters represents pretax earnings (loss) from continuing operations before the impact of pretax retail contingent commission related matters divided by total revenues, excluding retail contingent commissions. The compensation expense ratio is derived by dividing compensation expense by total revenues, excluding retail contingent commissions. The operating expense ratio is derived by dividing operating expense by total revenues, excluding retail contingent commissions.

Brokerage

The Brokerage Segment accounted for 71% of Gallagher’s revenue from continuing operations during the six-month period ended June 30, 2008. Gallagher’s Brokerage Segment is primarily comprised of retail and wholesale brokerage operations. Gallagher’s retail brokerage operations negotiate and place P/C, employer-provided health and welfare insurance and retirement solutions, principally for middle-market commercial, industrial, public entity, religious and not-for-profit entities. Many of Gallagher’s retail brokerage customers choose to place their insurance with insurance underwriters, while others choose to use alternative vehicles such as self-insurance pools, risk retention groups or captive insurance companies. In addition, Gallagher’s wholesale brokerage operations assist Gallagher brokers and other unaffiliated brokers and agents in the placement of specialized, unique and hard to place insurance programs.

The primary source of Gallagher’s compensation for its retail brokerage services is commissions paid by insurance companies, which are usually based upon a percentage of the premium paid by insureds, and brokerage and advisory fees paid directly by Gallagher’s clients. For wholesale brokerage services, Gallagher generally receives a share of the commission received by the retail broker from the insurer. Commission rates are dependent on a number of factors, including the type of insurance, the particular insurance company underwriting the policy and whether Gallagher acts as retail or wholesale broker. Advisory fees are dependent on the extent and value of services provided. Under certain circumstances, Gallagher may also receive contingent commissions, which are based on the estimated profit the underwriting insurance company earns and/or the overall volume of business placed by Gallagher in a given period of time.

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Financial information relating to Gallagher’s Brokerage Segment is as follows (in millions, except percentages and workforce data):


	Three-month period ended June 30,						Percent Change		Six-month period ended June 30,						Percent Change
	2008			2007			Percent Change		2008			2007			Percent Change
Commissions	$	246.0		$	228.1		8	%	$	452.3		$	416.8		9	%
Fees		58.4			59.5		(2	%)		103.8			97.5		6	%
Investment income and other		7.8			7.0		11	%		14.1			13.1		8	%

Total revenues		312.2			294.6		6	%		570.2			527.4		8	%

Compensation		175.8			166.3		6	%		342.9			318.0		8	%
Operating		56.0			55.8		0	%		114.7			108.4		6	%
Depreciation		4.7			3.8		24	%		8.6			7.5		15	%
Amortization		10.1			6.9		46	%		18.9			13.9		36	%

Total expenses		246.6			232.8		6	%		485.1			447.8		8	%

Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes		65.6			61.8		6	%		85.1			79.6		7	%
Provision for income taxes		26.4			24.4		8	%		34.0			31.5		8	%

Earnings from continuing operations	$	39.2		$	37.4		5	%	$	51.1		$	48.1		6	%

Growth - revenues		6	%		15	%				8	%		14	%
Organic growth in commissions and fees		(1	%)		6	%				0	%		3	%
Compensation expense ratio		56	%		56	%				60	%		60	%
Operating expense ratio		18	%		19	%				20	%		21	%
Pretax profit margin		21	%		21	%				15	%		15	%
Effective tax rate		40	%		39	%				40	%		40	%
Workforce at end of period (includes acquisitions)										5,440			5,164
Identifiable assets at June 30									$	2,663.3		$	2,874.1

In fourth quarter 2007, Gallagher undertook a strategic review of certain of its operations and made a determination to exit its global reinsurance operations and its Irish wholesale brokerage operation. In January 2008, Gallagher announced plans to sell these operations. Accordingly, in the table above, the revenues and expenses of these operations, for all periods presented, have been reclassified from continuing operations to discontinued operations and have not been included therein. In Gallagher’s previously reported financial information (prior to 2008), the reinsurance and Irish wholesale brokerage operating results were included in the Brokerage Segment.

In first quarter 2008, Gallagher signed definitive agreements to sell substantially all of its reinsurance brokerage business. Under the agreements, Gallagher received initial proceeds of $31.8 million in cash and a $1.3 million note receivable to be paid by December 31, 2008 and potential additional contingent proceeds of up to $14.6 million that are based on revenues generated in the twelve months subsequent to March 2008. In addition, Gallagher is continuing its efforts to sell its small Irish wholesale brokerage operation during 2008. See Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of Gallagher’s discontinued operations.

The aggregate increase in commissions and fees for the three-month period ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007, was primarily due to revenues associated with acquisitions that were made in the last twelve months ($18.3 million), partially offset by negative organic growth from existing operations. New business production in commission and fees was $40.6 million in 2008, which was offset by renewal rate decreases and lost business of $43.9 million. The organic growth in commission and fee revenues for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 was -1% and 6%, respectively. The following net commission and fee revenues were excluded in deriving the organic growth percentages: $23.3 million in 2008 and $24.4 million in 2007.

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Commissions increased 8% and fees decreased 2% in the three-month period ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007. The increase in commissions and fees for the six-month period ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007, was primarily due to revenues associated with acquisitions that were made in the last twelve months ($35.8 million). New business production in commission and fees was $74.6 million in 2008, which was offset by renewal rate decreases and lost business of $76.6 million. The organic growth in commission and fee revenues for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 was 0% and 3%, respectively. The following net commission and fee revenues were excluded in deriving the organic growth percentages: $52.3 million in 2008 and $48.5 million in 2007. Commissions increased 9% and fees increased 6% in the six-month period ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007.

Investment income and other primarily represents interest income earned on cash and restricted funds and one-time gains related to sales of small books of business. The increase in investment income and other in both the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same periods in 2007 was primarily due to an increase in one-time gains related to sales of small books of business. One-time gains related to sales of books of business for the three-month period ended June 30, 2008 were $3.5 million compared to $0.9 million for the same period in 2007. One-time gains related to sales of books of business for the six-month period ended June 30, 2008 were $5.2 million compared to $2.1 million for the same period in 2007.

The increase in compensation expense for the three-month period ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007 was primarily due to an increase in the average number of employees, salary increases and increases in incentive compensation linked to Gallagher’s overall operating results ($9.5 million in the aggregate). The increase in compensation expense for the six-month period ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007 was primarily due to an increase in the average number of employees, salary increases and increases in incentive compensation linked to Gallagher’s overall operating results ($24.9 million in the aggregate). The increase in employee headcount in 2008 primarily relates to the addition of employees associated with the acquisitions that were made in the last twelve months.

The increase in operating expenses for the three-month period ended June 30, 2008 was due primarily to increases in professional fees ($0.7 million), travel and entertainment expenses ($0.5 million) and rent expense ($0.3 million), partially offset by a decrease in business insurance expenses ($0.5 million). Also contributing to the increase in operating expenses in the three-month period ended June 30, 2008 were expenses associated with the acquisitions completed in the last twelve months. The increase in operating expenses for the six-month period ended June 30, 2008 was due primarily to increases in rent expense ($2.4 million), professional fees ($1.9 million), employee direct expense ($1.3 million) and travel and entertainment expense ($1.2 million). Also contributing to the increase in operating expenses in the six-month period ended June 30, 2008 were expenses associated with the acquisitions completed in the last twelve months.

The increase in depreciation expense in both the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same periods in 2007 was due primarily to the acquisitions completed in the last twelve months.

The increase in amortization expense in both the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same periods in 2007 was due primarily to amortization expense of intangible assets associated with acquisitions completed in the last twelve months. Expiration lists and non-compete agreements are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives (five to fifteen years for expiration lists and five to six years for non-compete agreements).

The Brokerage Segment’s effective tax rates for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 were 40.0% and 39.0%, respectively. The Brokerage Segment’s effective tax rates for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 were 40.0%. See the Results of Operations for the Financial Services and Corporate Segment for a discussion on the overall effective income tax rate in 2008 compared to 2007.

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Risk Management

The Risk Management Segment accounted for 29% of Gallagher’s revenue from continuing operations during the six-month period ended June 30, 2008. It provides contract claim settlement and administration services for enterprises that choose to self-insure some or all of their P/C coverages and for insurance companies that choose to outsource some or all of their P/C claims departments. In addition, Gallagher generates revenues from integrated disability management programs, information services, risk control consulting (loss control) services and appraisal services, either individually or in combination with arising claims. This segment’s revenues for risk management services are in the form of fees that are generally negotiated in advance on a per-claim or per-service basis depending upon the type and estimated volume of the services to be performed. Financial information relating to Gallagher’s Risk Management Segment is as follows (in millions, except percentages and workforce data):


	Threes-month period ended June 30,						Percent Change		Six-month period ended June 30,						Percent Change
	2008			2007			Percent Change		2008			2007			Percent Change
Fees	$	114.1		$	107.0		7	%	$	229.2		$	212.9		8	%
Investment income		1.1			0.8		38	%		2.2			1.7		29	%

Total revenues		115.2			107.8		7	%		231.4			214.6		8	%

Compensation		70.4			62.3		13	%		140.5			124.5		13	%
Operating		29.2			28.7		2	%		58.4			53.7		9	%
Depreciation		3.2			2.8		14	%		6.2			5.6		11	%
Amortization		0.2			0.2		0	%		0.3			0.3		0	%

Total expenses		103.0			94.0		10	%		205.4			184.1		12	%

Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes		12.2			13.8		(12	%)		26.0			30.5		(15	%)
Provision for income taxes		4.8			5.5		(13	%)		10.1			12.3		(18	%)

Earnings from continuing operations	$	7.4		$	8.3		(11	%)	$	15.9		$	18.2		(13	%)

Growth - revenues		7	%		10	%				8	%		9	%
Organic growth in fees		7	%		10	%				8	%		9	%
Compensation expense ratio		61	%		58	%				61	%		58	%
Operating expense ratio		25	%		27	%				25	%		25	%
Pretax profit margin		11	%		13	%				11	%		14	%
Effective tax rate		39	%		40	%				39	%		40	%
Workforce at end of period (includes acquisitions)										3,892			3,676
Identifiable assets at June 30									$	367.8		$	327.7

The increase in fees for the three-month period ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007 was due primarily to new business production of $9.6 million, which was partially offset by lost business and renewal rate decreases of $2.5 million. The organic growth in fee revenues for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 was 7% and 10%, respectively. The increase in fees for the six-month period ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007 was due primarily to new business production of $21.0 million, which was partially offset by lost business and renewal rate decreases of $4.7 million. The organic growth in fee revenues for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 was 8% and 9%, respectively. Historically, the Risk Management Segment has made few acquisitions, and these acquisitions have not been material to this Segment’s operations. Thus, there is no material difference between GAAP revenues and organic revenues for the Risk Management Segment.

Investment income primarily represents interest income earned on Gallagher’s cash and cash equivalents. The increase in investment income in both the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same periods in 2007 primarily relates to investment income earned by the foreign operations.

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The increase in compensation expense for the three-month period ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007 was primarily due to an increase in the average number of employees and salary increases ($5.6 million in the aggregate), temporary help ($1.0 million), employee benefit costs ($0.2 million) and the unfavorable impact of foreign currency translation ($1.3 million). The increase in employee headcount relates to the hiring of additional staff to support claims activity related to anticipated new business. The increase in compensation expense for the six-month period ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007 was primarily due to an increase in the average number of employees and salary increases ($10.9 million in the aggregate), employee benefit costs ($1.3 million), temporary help ($1.1 million) and the unfavorable impact of foreign currency translation ($2.7 million). The increase in employee headcount relates to the hiring of additional staff to support claims activity related to anticipated new business.

The increase in operating expenses for the three-month period ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007 was primarily due to increases in professional fees ($0.8 million), rent expense ($0.5 million) and office expenses ($0.5 million), partially offset by lower business insurance expense ($1.1 million). The increase in operating expenses for the six-month period ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007 was primarily due to increases in professional fees ($2.0 million), rent expense ($1.2 million), office expenses ($1.0 million) and travel costs ($0.8 million), partially offset by lower business insurance expense ($0.7 million).

The increase in depreciation expense in both the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same periods in 2007 was due primarily to purchases of furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements related to office expansions and moves and expenditures related to upgrading computer systems.

Amortization expense was relatively unchanged in both the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same periods in 2007. Historically, the Risk Management Segment has made few acquisitions, and no material acquisitions were made by this Segment for the six-month period ended June 30, 2008.

The Risk Management Segment’s effective tax rates for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 were 39.0% and 40.0%, respectively. The Risk Management Segment’s effective tax rates for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 were 39.0% and 40.0%, respectively. See the Results of Operations for the Financial Services and Corporate Segment for a discussion on changes in the overall effective income tax rate in 2008 compared to 2007.

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Financial Services and Corporate

The Financial Services and Corporate Segment manages Gallagher’s interests in tax-advantaged and clean-energy investments as well as its equity ownership position in an alternative investment fund manager that has ownership interests in private investment management firms. Operations of the Financial Services and Corporate Segment are located in Itasca, Illinois. Gallagher has been winding down its financial services activities since 2003, and management intends to liquidate the remaining IRC Section 29 Syn/Coal investments in 2008. The Financial Services and Corporate Segment also includes interest on Gallagher’s $400.0 million Note Purchase Agreement, which was entered into on August 3, 2007, and borrowings made under Gallagher’s unsecured multicurrency credit agreement. See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a summary of Gallagher’s investments as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 and a detailed discussion on the nature of the investments held. See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a summary of Gallagher’s debt as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007. Financial information relating to Gallagher’s Financial and Corporate Services Segment is as follows (in millions):


	Three-month period ended June 30,						Six-month period ended June 30,
	2008			2007			2008			2007
Investment income (loss):
Asset Alliance Corporation (AAC)	$	(0.2	)	$	(1.4	)	$	(0.2	)	$	(3.5	)
IRC Section 29 Syn/Coal facilities:
Unconsolidated facilities		1.9			8.3			4.0			22.9
Consolidated facilities		—			21.1			—			39.4
Other alternative energy investments		0.1			0.1			(0.2	)		0.1
Real estate and venture capital investments		(0.1	)		0.1			(0.3	)		0.6

Total investment income		1.7			28.2			3.3			59.5
Investment gains (losses)		(0.2	)		(3.0	)		(0.2	)		1.1

Total revenues		1.5			25.2			3.1			60.6

Investment expenses:
IRC Section 29 Syn/Coal facilities:
Unconsolidated facilities		(0.5	)		4.4			(1.8	)		11.6
Consolidated facilities		—			29.1			—			62.3
Compensation, professional fees and other		3.2			3.5			6.0			7.5

Total investment expenses		2.7			37.0			4.2			81.4
Interest		7.3			3.2			13.8			3.8
Depreciation		—			0.6			—			1.7

Total expenses		10.0			40.8			18.0			86.9

Loss from continuing operations before income taxes		(8.5	)		(15.6	)		(14.9	)		(26.3	)
Benefit for income taxes		(3.6	)		(15.7	)		(5.9	)		(27.1	)

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$	(4.9	)	$	0.1		$	(9.0	)	$	0.8

Identifiable assets at June 30							$	478.4		$	499.9

Investment income from AAC is primarily derived from Gallagher’s investments in common stock and preferred stock of AAC. Gallagher accounts for the common stock portion of its investment using equity method accounting and accounts for the dividend income on its preferred stock investments as such income is earned. The AAC related loss in both the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 was less than the loss recorded in the same periods in 2007 primarily due to Gallagher’s equity basis portion of AAC losses in 2007, which included an impairment write-down for one of AAC’s investment managers ($2.2 million) and a $1.9 million provision by Gallagher for professional fees capitalized by AAC related to an unsuccessful equity offering.

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Investment income from IRC Section 29-related Syn/Coal facilities consists of two pieces: income from unconsolidated facilities and income from consolidated facilities. Income from the unconsolidated facilities relates to the installment sale gains from the sales of Gallagher’s interest in limited partnerships that operated IRC Section 29-related Syn/Coal facilities. Income from the consolidated facilities relates to Gallagher’s 98% (12% as of May 17, 2007) and 99% equity interests in two IRC Section 29-related Syn/Coal production facilities (only one facility was consolidated as of May 17, 2007) that were held by Gallagher to generate IRC Section 29-related Syn/Coal tax credits. The decrease in income from these investments in both the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same periods in 2007 was due to the expiration of IRC Section 29-related tax credits as of December 31, 2007. The 2008 amounts represent the adjustments from the 2007 amounts recorded based on the estimated 2007 phase-out compared to the phase-out based on the actual factor published by the IRS on April 1, 2008.

Income from other alternative energy investments primarily relates to Gallagher’s equity interest in a “parent” company and related partnerships that own the rights to Biogas from landfills and the wells, infrastructure and a pipeline to capture, distribute and sell Biogas and to installment sale gains from the sales of Biogas partnerships. The decrease in income from these investments in 2008 compared to 2007 is primarily due to the expiration of IRC Section 29-related tax credits as of December 31, 2007 and its impact on the installment sales.

Income from real estate and venture capital investments primarily relates to Gallagher’s portion of the earnings of these entities that are accounted for using equity method accounting and, for 2007, changes in the market value of public company stock. The reduction in income from these investments in both the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same periods in 2007 is primarily related to Gallagher’s equity portion of the reduction in gains related to the largest venture capital fund ($0.7 million).

The investment loss in both the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 was due to a $250,000 loss as a result of equity method accounting related to the investment made to acquire an additional indirect ownership of 0.7% from existing owners of Chem-Mod. Investment gains in the six-month period ended June 30, 2007 consisted primarily of a $0.8 million unrealized gain in the market value of the oil price derivative and a $0.3 million recovery from a venture capital investment previously written off. Investment losses in the three-month period ended June 30, 2007 consisted primarily of a $3.2 million unrealized loss in the market value of the oil price derivative.

Investment expenses primarily include the operating expenses of the IRC Section 29-related Syn/Coal facilities, and include expenses related to the Headwaters Incorporated (Headwaters) royalty. The decreases in investment expenses related to the unconsolidated and consolidated facilities in both the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same periods in 2007 were due to the expiration of IRC Section 29 related tax credits as of December 31, 2007. The 2008 amounts represent the adjustments from the 2007 amounts recorded based on the estimated 2007 phase-out compared to the phase-out based on the actual factor published by the IRS on April 1, 2008.

The decrease in investment expenses related to compensation, professional fees and other expenses in both the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same periods in 2007 was substantially due to a decrease in incentive compensation ($0.5 million and $1.9 million, respectively).

The increase in interest expense in both the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same periods in 2007 was primarily due to the interest ($6.3 million and $12.7 million, respectively) related to Gallagher’s $400.0 million Note Purchase Agreement, which was entered into on August 3, 2007, partially offset by a reduction in interest incurred on borrowings made under Gallagher’s unsecured multicurrency credit agreement ($2.3 million and $2.6 million, respectively).

The decrease in depreciation expense in both the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same periods in 2007 was primarily due to the sale of an airplane leasing company ($0.2 million in first quarter 2007) and the deconsolidation of the Syn/Coal facility in 2007 ($0.6 million and $1.4 million, respectively).

The overall effective tax rate for Gallagher reflects the impact of tax credits generated by investments in limited partnerships that operated alternative energy projects (IRC Section 29), which are partially offset by state and foreign taxes. Gallagher’s consolidated effective tax rate for the three-month period ended June 30, 2008 was 39.8% compared to 23.7% for the same period in 2007. Gallagher’s consolidated effective tax rate for the six-month period ended June 30, 2008 was 39.7% compared to 19.9% for the same period in 2007. The effective tax rates in both the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2007 was substantially lower than the statutory tax rate due to the impact of the IRC Section 29-related tax credits.

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The law that provided for IRC Section 29 tax credits expired on December 31, 2007. Gallagher’s consolidated effective tax rate in 2008 will likely be approximately 39.0% to 41.0%. Gallagher also anticipates reporting an effective tax rate of approximately 39.0% to 41.0% in both its Brokerage Segment and its Risk Management Segment for the foreseeable future.

Gallagher is an investor in two privately-owned clean energy related ventures:

Chem-Mod LLC (Chem-Mod) and C-Quest Technologies LLC (C-Quest). Chem-Mod, a multi-pollutant reduction venture, possesses rights, information and technology for the reduction of unwanted emissions created during the combustion of coal. As reported by Chem-Mod in a press release dated February 8, 2006, Chem-Mod has developed and is the exclusive licensee of a new proprietary emissions technology it refers to as The Chem-Mod™ Solution, which uses a dual injection sorbent system to reduce mercury, sulfur dioxide and other toxic emissions at coal-fired power plants. Substantial testing of The Chem-Mod™ Solution has been completed both in a laboratory environment and at seven full-scale commercial power plants, all yielding positive test results. Although Chem-Mod is in the early stages of commercializing the technology, the principal potential market for The Chem-Mod™ Solution is coal-fired power plants owned by utility companies. On October 17, 2007, Chem-Mod signed its first commercial license agreement with a utility company for use of The Chem-Mod™ Solution. Chem-Mod has indicated publicly that it believes The Chem-Mod™ Solution is a more cost-effective technology for reducing emissions in a manner consistent with the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Air Mercury Rules than other technologies currently in the marketplace. Gallagher, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, initially owned a 10% direct equity interest in Chem-Mod and had an option to acquire an additional 32% indirect equity interest in Chem-Mod. On December 28, 2007, Gallagher exercised one-half of its option for $5.5 million to acquire an additional indirect ownership of 16% from existing owners of Chem-Mod. On May 23, 2008, Gallagher exercised a portion of its option for $250,000 to acquire an additional indirect ownership of 0.7% from existing owners of Chem-Mod. The remaining option ($5.25 million for 15.3% indirect ownership) has been extended to August 15, 2008. The direct and indirect interests are accounted for using equity method accounting. In addition, Gallagher, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, owns a 20% direct equity interest in Chem-Mod International LLC, the exclusive licensee of The Chem-Mod™ Solution on a global basis, excluding the U.S. and Canada (Gallagher’s interests in Chem-Mod and Chem-Mod International LLC are collectively referred to herein as Chem-Mod Interests). Gallagher first began providing funding to Chem-Mod in June 2004. Currently, Gallagher’s carrying value with respect to its Chem-Mod Interests is approximately $0.9 million. Gallagher also has additional funding commitments of approximately $0.5 million. Chem-Mod continues to test and market its technology in an effort to secure more commercial licenses. While Gallagher currently believes that its Chem-Mod Interests may prove to have substantial value, there can be no assurance given as to timing or amount, if any, with respect to any realization on this investment.

On April 19, 2006, Gallagher funded $4.7 million related to C-Quest, another clean energy venture formed by the founders of Chem-Mod. C-Quest possesses rights, information and technology for the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions created by burning fossil fuels. Preliminary laboratory testing of C-Quest’s technologies has been completed, yielding promising results. Gallagher, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, currently owns a 5% direct equity interest in C-Quest and has an option to acquire an additional 22% direct interest in C-Quest. In addition, Gallagher, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, currently owns a 5% direct equity interest in C-Quest Technologies International LLC (C-Quest International), and has an option to acquire an additional 22% direct interest in C-Quest International, which possesses rights to use information and technology of C-Quest on a global basis, excluding the U.S. and Canada (the equity interest and option rights in C-Quest and C-Quest International are collectively referred to herein as C-Quest Interests). Currently, Gallagher’s carrying value with respect to its C-Quest Interests is $0.1 million. Gallagher’s options to acquire the additional 22% direct interest in C-Quest and C-Quest International are exercisable at any time on or prior to April 18, 2010 at an exercise price of $5.5 million for each option ($11.0 million total). While Gallagher currently believes that its C-Quest Interests may prove to have substantial value, there can be no assurance given as to timing or amount, if any, with respect to any realization on this investment.

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Financial Condition and Liquidity

Liquidity describes the ability of a company to generate sufficient cash flows to meet the cash requirements of its business operations. The insurance brokerage industry is not capital intensive. Historically, Gallagher’s capital requirements have primarily included dividend payments on its common stock, repurchases of its common stock, funding of its investments, acquisitions of brokerage and risk management operations and capital expenditures.

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

Gallagher’s primary source for meeting its cash requirements historically has depended upon Gallagher’s ability to generate positive cash flows from its operating activities. However, to fund acquisitions made in the six-month period ended June 30, 2008, Gallagher relied to a large extent on proceeds from borrowings under its Credit Agreement. Management believes that Gallagher will have adequate resources to meet its liquidity needs in the foreseeable future.

Cash provided by operating activities was $19.0 million and $73.0 million for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The decrease in cash provided by operating activities in 2008 compared to 2007 was primarily due to interest paid on the $400.0 million of notes issued under the Note Purchase Agreement, an increase in income taxes paid and an increase in errors and omissions claim payments. Gallagher’s cash flows from operating activities are primarily derived from its earnings from operations, as adjusted for realized gains and losses and its noncash expenses, which include depreciation, amortization, deferred compensation, restricted stock and stock-based compensation expenses.

Net cash outflows related to charges incurred for litigation and retail contingent commission related matters had a negative impact on Gallagher’s net cash provided by operating activities in 2007. Gallagher anticipates that any contingent commission matters in 2008 will be funded by net cash flows from operating activities. If net cash flows from operating activities do not provide the necessary cash flow to cover the contingent commission matters, then Gallagher may use borrowings under its Credit Agreement to meet its short-term cash flow needs.

When assessing the overall liquidity of Gallagher, the focus should be on earnings from operations, adjusted for noncash items, in the statement of earnings and cash provided by operating activities in the statement of cash flows as indicators of trends in liquidity. From a balance sheet perspective, the focus should not be on premium and fees receivable, premiums payable or restricted cash for trends in liquidity. Because of the variability in the timing of premiums and fees receivable and premiums payable, net cash flows provided by operations will vary substantially from quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year related to these items. In order to consider these items in assessing trends in liquidity for Gallagher, they should be looked at in a combined manner, because changes in these balances are interrelated and are based on the timing of premium payments, both to and from Gallagher. In addition, funds legally restricted as to Gallagher’s use relating to premiums and clients’ claim funds held as fiduciary funds are presented in Gallagher’s Consolidated Balance Sheet as “Restricted cash” and have not been included in determining Gallagher’s overall liquidity.

Cash Flows From Financing Activities

At June 30, 2008, Gallagher had $400.0 million of corporate related borrowings outstanding under its Note Purchase Agreement and a cash and cash equivalent balance of $232.9 million. Gallagher also has a $450.0 million Credit Agreement it uses from time-to-time to borrow funds to supplement operating cash flows. There were $105.0 million of borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement at June 30, 2008. Due to outstanding letters of credit and borrowings, $328.1 million remained available for potential borrowings under the Credit Agreement at June 30, 2008.

On August 3, 2007, Gallagher entered into a Note Purchase Agreement, as amended, with certain accredited institutional investors (the Purchasers), pursuant to which Gallagher issued and sold to the Purchasers $100.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Gallagher’s 6.26% Senior Notes, Series A, due August 3, 2014 and $300.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Gallagher’s 6.44% Senior Notes, Series B, due August 3, 2017 in a private placement (collectively the Notes). See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of the terms of the Note Purchase Agreement. In the six-month period ended June 30, 2008, Gallagher borrowed and repaid $134.0 million and $29.0 million, respectively, under the Credit Agreement. Principal uses of the 2008 borrowings under the Credit Agreement were to fund acquisitions completed in 2008 and earn-out payments related to acquisitions completed prior to 2008. In the six-month period ended June 30, 2007, Gallagher borrowed and repaid $245.9 million and $16.4 million, respectively, under the Credit Agreement.

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Principal uses of the 2007 borrowings under the Credit Agreement were to fund acquisitions completed in 2007 and earn-out payments related to acquisitions completed prior to 2007 and stock repurchases. Borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement in 2007 were fully repaid in third quarter 2007 using proceeds from the Note Purchase Agreement. The remaining net proceeds from the Note Purchase Agreement were principally used for acquisitions and stock repurchases.

The Note Purchase Agreement and the Credit Agreement contain various covenants that require Gallagher to maintain specified levels of net worth and financial leverage ratios. Gallagher was in compliance with these covenants at June 30, 2008.

Dividends - In the six-month period ended June 30, 2008, Gallagher declared $59.7 million in cash dividends on its common stock, or $.64 per common share. Gallagher’s dividend policy is determined by the Board of Directors. Quarterly dividends are declared after considering Gallagher’s available cash from earnings and its anticipated cash needs. On July 15, 2008, Gallagher paid a second quarter dividend of $.32 per common share to shareholders of record at June 30, 2008, a 3.2% increase over the second quarter dividend per share in 2007. If each quarterly dividend declared in 2008 is $.32 per common share, this increase in the dividend will result in an annualized increase in this component of net cash used by financing activities in 2008 of approximately $3.7 million.

Common Stock Repurchases - Gallagher has a common stock repurchase plan that has been approved by the Board of Directors. Under the plan, Gallagher did not repurchase shares during the six-month period ended June 30, 2008 and repurchased 4.8 million shares at a cost of $137.2 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2007. Repurchased shares are generally held for reissuance in connection with Gallagher’s equity compensation and stock option plans. Under the provisions of the repurchase plan, as of June 30, 2008, Gallagher was authorized to repurchase approximately 10.0 million additional shares. The plan authorizes the repurchase of Gallagher’s common stock at such times and prices as Gallagher may deem advantageous, in transactions on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. Gallagher is under no commitment or obligation to repurchase any particular amount of common stock, and the share repurchase plan can be suspended at any time at Gallagher’s discretion. Funding for share repurchases may come from a variety of sources, including cash from operations, short-term or long-term borrowings under Gallagher’s Credit Agreement or other sources. The common stock repurchases reported in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the six-month period ended June 30, 2008 represent 46,000 shares (at a cost of $1.1 million) that were repurchased by Gallagher from its employees to cover their income tax withholding obligations in connection with 2008 restricted stock distributions. Under these circumstances, Gallagher will withhold the proceeds from the repurchases and remit them to the taxing authorities on the employees’ behalf to cover their income tax withholding obligations. The common stock repurchases reported in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the six-month period ended June 30, 2007 also include 25,000 shares (at a cost of $0.7 million) that were repurchased by Gallagher to cover employee income tax withholding obligations in connection with 2007 restricted stock distributions.

Another source of liquidity to Gallagher is the issuance of its common stock pursuant to its stock option and employee stock purchase plans. Proceeds from issuance of common stock under these plans for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 were $12.9 million and $13.0 million, respectively. Gallagher has four stock option plans for directors, officers and key employees of Gallagher and its subsidiaries. The options are primarily granted at the fair value of the underlying shares at the date of grant and generally become exercisable at the rate of 10% per year beginning the calendar year after the date of grant. In addition, Gallagher has an employee stock purchase plan which allows Gallagher’s employees to purchase its common stock at 85% of its fair market value. Proceeds from the issuance of its common stock related to these plans have contributed favorably to net cash provided by financing activities and Gallagher believes this favorable trend will continue in the foreseeable future.

Cash Flows From Investing Activities

Capital Expenditures - Net capital expenditures were $16.4 million and $17.1 million for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. In 2008, Gallagher expects total expenditures for capital improvements to be approximately $40.0 million, primarily related to office moves and expansions and updating computer systems and equipment.

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Acquisitions - Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired, was $131.7 million and $97.5 million in the six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Gallagher completed twenty acquisitions and eleven acquisitions in the six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2008, Gallagher paid $5.5 million in cash related to earnout obligations for acquisitions made prior to 2008 and recorded additional goodwill of $3.3 million. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2007, Gallagher issued 126,000 shares of its common stock, paid $12.8 million in cash and accrued $1.6 million in current liabilities related to earnout obligations for acquisitions made prior to 2007 and recorded additional goodwill of $11.6 million.

Dispositions - During the six-month period ended June 30, 2008, Gallagher signed definitive agreements to sell substantially all of its reinsurance brokerage business. Under the agreements, Gallagher received initial proceeds of $31.8 million in cash and a $1.3 million note receivable to be paid by December 31, 2008 and potential additional contingent proceeds of $14.6 million that are based on revenues generated in the twelve months subsequent to March 2008.

During the six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, Gallagher sold several small books of business and recognized one-time gains of $5.2 million and $2.1 million, respectively, which approximated the cash proceeds received related to these transactions.

Prior to January 25, 2007, Gallagher owned 90% of an airplane leasing company that leases two cargo airplanes to the French Postal Service. On December 22, 2006, Gallagher agreed to sell its 90% interest in the airplane leasing company and recognized a $2.7 million pretax loss in the Financial Services and Corporate Segment in its 2006 Consolidated Financial Statements. On January 25, 2007, the transaction closed and Gallagher received cash of $0.7 million and extinguished related debt of $27.9 million.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

In connection with its investing and operating activities, Gallagher has entered into certain contractual obligations and commitments. See Notes 3, 6 and 13 to the June 30, 2008 Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion of these obligations and commitments. In addition, see Notes 3, 8 and 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Gallagher’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 for additional discussion of these obligations and commitments.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

See Notes 3, 6 and 13 to the June 30, 2008 Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of Gallagher’s off-balance sheet arrangements. In addition, see Notes 3, 8 and 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Gallagher’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 for additional discussion of these off-balance sheet arrangements.

Information Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of that term in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the Act) found at Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). Additional written or oral forward-looking statements may be made by Gallagher from time-to-time in information provided to the Securities and Exchange Commission, press releases, its website or otherwise. Statements contained in this report that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Act and the Exchange Act.

Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, discussions concerning revenues, expenses, earnings, cash flow, capital structure, financial losses, as well as market and industry conditions, premium rates, financial markets, interest rates, foreign exchange rates, contingencies and matters relating to Gallagher’s operations and income taxes. In addition, when used in this report, the words “anticipates,” “believes,” “should,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans” and variations thereof and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of Gallagher are subject to risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to the following: Gallagher’s commission revenues are highly dependent on premiums charged by insurers, which are subject to fluctuation; lower interest rates reduce Gallagher’s income earned on invested funds;

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alternative insurance market continues to grow, which could unfavorably impact commission and favorably impact fee revenue, though not necessarily to the same extent; Gallagher’s revenues vary significantly from period-to-period as a result of the timing of policy inception dates and the net effect of new and lost business production; the insurance brokerage industry is subject to a great deal of uncertainty due to investigations into its business practices by various governmental authorities and related private litigation; the general level of economic activity can have a substantial impact on Gallagher’s renewal business; Gallagher’s operating results, returns on investments and financial position may be adversely impacted by exposure to various market risks such as interest rates, equity pricing, foreign exchange rates and the competitive environment; Gallagher’s revenues and net earnings will continue to be subject to the impact of the elimination of certain contingent commission arrangements on January 1, 2005 and related developments in the insurance industry; and Gallagher’s effective income tax rate may be subject to increase as a result of changes in income tax laws, unfavorable interpretations of past, current or future tax laws or developments resulting in the loss or unavailability of historically claimed IRC Section 29-related Syn/Coal tax credits. Gallagher’s ability to grow has been enhanced through acquisitions, which may or may not be available on acceptable terms in the future and which, if consummated, may or may not be advantageous to Gallagher. Accordingly, actual results may differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. For a further discussion of certain of the matters described above see Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in Gallagher’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements contained in this report, which speak only as of the date set forth on the signature page hereto. Gallagher undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after such date or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

Gallagher is exposed to various market risks in its day-to-day operations. Market risk is the potential loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices, such as interest and foreign currency exchange rates and equity prices. The following analyses present the hypothetical loss in fair value of the financial instruments held by Gallagher at June 30, 2008 that are sensitive to changes in interest rates and equity prices. The range of changes in interest rates used in the analyses reflects Gallagher’s view of changes that are reasonably possible over a one-year period. This discussion of market risks related to Gallagher’s Consolidated Balance Sheet includes estimates of future economic environments caused by changes in market risks. The effect of actual changes in these market risk factors may differ materially from Gallagher’s estimates. In the ordinary course of business, Gallagher also faces risks that are either nonfinancial or unquantifiable, including credit risk and legal risk. These risks are not included in the following analyses.

Gallagher’s invested assets are primarily held as cash and cash equivalents, which are subject to various market risk exposures such as interest rate risk. The fair value of Gallagher’s cash and cash equivalents investment portfolio at June 30, 2008 approximated its carrying value due to its short-term duration. Market risk was estimated as the potential decrease in fair value resulting from a hypothetical one-percentage point increase in interest rates for the instruments contained in the cash and cash equivalents investment portfolio. The resulting fair values were not materially different from the carrying values at June 30, 2008.

Gallagher has other investments that have valuations that are indirectly influenced by equity market and general economic conditions, which can change rapidly. In addition, some investments require direct and active financial and operational support from Gallagher. A future material adverse effect may result from changes in market conditions or if Gallagher elects to withdraw financial or operational support.

At June 30, 2008, Gallagher had $400.0 million of borrowings outstanding under its Note Purchase Agreement. The fair value of these borrowings at June 30, 2008 was $395.8 million due to their long-term duration and fixed interest rates. Market risk was estimated as the potential increase in fair value resulting from a hypothetical one-percentage point decrease in Gallagher’s weighted average borrowing rate at June 30, 2008 and the resulting fair values would be $26.2 million higher than their carrying value.

At June 30, 2008, Gallagher had $105.0 million of borrowings outstanding under its Credit Agreement. The fair value of these borrowings approximate their carrying value due to their short-term duration and variable interest rates. Market risk would be estimated as the potential increase in fair value resulting from a hypothetical one-percentage point decrease in Gallagher’s weighted average short-term borrowing rate at June 30, 2008 and the resulting fair values would not be materially different from their carrying value.

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Gallagher is subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk primarily from its U.K. based subsidiaries that incur expenses denominated primarily in British pounds while receiving a substantial portion of their revenues in U.S. dollars. In addition, Gallagher is subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk from its Canadian and Australian operations due to transacting business in their local denominated currencies. Foreign currency gains (losses) related to this market risk are recorded in earnings from continuing operations before income taxes as they are incurred. Assuming a hypothetical adverse change of 10% in the average foreign currency exchange rate for 2008 (a weakening of the U.S. dollar), earnings from continuing operations before income taxes would decrease by approximately $1.5 million. Gallagher is also subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk associated with the translation of local currencies of its foreign subsidiaries into U.S. dollars. However, it is management’s opinion that this foreign currency exchange risk is not material to Gallagher’s consolidated operating results or financial position. Gallagher manages the balance sheets of its foreign subsidiaries, where practical, such that foreign liabilities are matched with equal foreign assets, thereby maintaining a “balanced book” which minimizes the effects of currency fluctuations. Historically, Gallagher has rarely entered into derivatives or other similar financial instruments for hedging, trading or speculative purposes. However, with respect to managing foreign currency exchange rate risk in the U.K., Gallagher has periodically purchased financial instruments when market opportunities arose to minimize its exposure to this risk. The impact of this hedging strategy was not material to Gallagher’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the six-month period ended June 30, 2008.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

As of June 30, 2008, Gallagher’s management, including Gallagher’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), has conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) of the Exchange Act. Based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that Gallagher’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of June 30, 2008.

There has been no change in Gallagher’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the six-month period ended June 30, 2008 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Gallagher’s internal control over financial reporting.

Part II – Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

See Note 13 (Commitments, Contingencies and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements) to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There were no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” included in Gallagher’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

(in thousands, except per share data)


Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (1)	Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
April 1 to April 30, 2008	—	$	—	—	10,000
May 1 to May 31, 2008	—		—	—	10,000
June 1 to June 30, 2008	—		—	—	10,000

Total	—	$	—	—

(1)

As set forth in its public filings, Gallagher has a common stock repurchase plan that was adopted by the Board of Directors on May 10, 1988 and has been periodically amended (the last amendment was on January 24, 2008) since that date to authorize additional shares for repurchase. Under the provisions of the repurchase plan, as of June 30, 2008, Gallagher continues to have the capacity to repurchase approximately 10.0 million shares of Gallagher’s common stock. There is no expiration date for the plan and Gallagher is under no commitment or obligation to repurchase any particular amount of common stock under the plan. At its discretion Gallagher may suspend the repurchase plan at any time.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. held on May 13, 2008, 82,547,803 shares of Gallagher’s Common Stock, or 89.3% of the total Common Stock outstanding on the record date for such meeting, were represented.

The stockholders elected Mr. Elbert O. Hand, Ms. Kay W. McCurdy and Mr. Norman L. Rosenthal as Class III Directors with terms expiring in 2011. Of the shares voted with respect to the election of Mr. Hand, 82,158,334 were voted in favor and 389,469 were withheld. Of the shares voted with respect to the election of Ms. McCurdy, 73,429,155 were voted in favor and 9,119,648 were withheld. Of the shares voted with respect to the election of Mr. Rosenthal, 82,310,014 were voted in favor and 237,789 were withheld.

Continuing as Class I Directors with terms expiring in 2009 are Mr. J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr., Ms. Ilene S. Gordon and Mr. James R. Wimmer. Continuing as Class II Directors with terms expiring in 2010 are Mr. William L. Bax, Mr. T. Kimball Brooker and Mr. David S. Johnson.

The stockholders also ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Gallagher’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008. Of the shares voted with respect to the ratification of Ernst & Young LLP, 82,077,839 were voted in favor, 440,403 were voted against and 29,561 were withheld.

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The stockholders also approved the following four proposals pertaining to an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Gallagher which:

(i)

Eliminated all supermajority voting requirements from the then-current Certificate of Incorporation (81,254,892 were voted in favor, 1,106,086 were voted against and 186,825 were withheld);

(ii)

Phased-out the staggered board and implemented annual election of directors beginning with the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (81,314,304 were voted in favor, 1,120,659 were voted against and 112,840 were withheld);

(iii)

Provided that any amendments to Delaware law which further limit or eliminate director liability will automatically apply to the Company’s directors (81,525,087 were voted in favor, 853,607 were voted against and 169,109 were withheld); and

(iv)

Updated certain provisions of the then-current Certificate of Incorporation (81,566,600 were voted in favor, 789,345 were voted against and 191,858 were withheld).

Item 6. Exhibits


3.1		Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

15.1		Letter of acknowledgement from Ernst & Young LLP concerning unaudited interim financial information.

31.1		Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer.

31.2		Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer.

32.1		Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer.

32.2		Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer.

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Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


		Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Date: July 31, 2008		/s/ Douglas K. Howell
		Douglas K. Howell
		Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer and duly authorized officer)

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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

For The Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2008

Exhibit Index


3.1		Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

15.1		Letter of acknowledgement from Ernst & Young LLP concerning unaudited interim financial information.

31.1		Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer.

31.2		Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer.

32.1		Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer.

32.2		Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer.

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