8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 15, 2015

CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC.

CBL & ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)





Delaware	1-12494	62-1545718
Delaware	333-182515-01	62-1542285
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2030 Hamilton Place Blvd., Suite 500, Chattanooga, TN 37421
(Address of principal executive office, including zip code)

423.855.0001
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):


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Item 8.01	Other Events.

On September 15, 2015, CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company was assigned an investment grade rating of BBB- by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services ("S&P") with a stable outlook. S&P also assigned a BBB- issue-level rating to CBL & Associates Limited Partnership's outstanding senior unsecured notes. The full text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 8.01.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.



(a)	Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired

	Not applicable

(b)	Pro Forma Financial Information

	Not applicable

(c)	Shell Company Transactions

	Not applicable

(d)	Exhibits



Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	CBL Receives An Investment Grade Rating From S&P Ratings Services

SIGNATURE

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

CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC.

/s/ Farzana K. Mitchell

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Farzana K. Mitchell

Executive Vice President -

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer