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):  February 1, 2022

CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	1-12494	62-1545718
(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 37421-6000

(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):

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Act:

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.:

Title of each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value	CBL	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐    

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

ITEM 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

On December 1, 2021, CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, CBL & Associates Holdco II, LLC (the “Issuer”), exercised the Issuer’s optional exchange right (the “Issuer-Elected Exchange”) with respect to all of the $150 million aggregate principal amount of the Issuer’s 7.0% Exchangeable Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (the “Exchangeable Notes”). The exchange date for the Issuer-Elected Exchange was January 28, 2022, and settlement of the Issuer-Elected Exchange occurred on February 1, 2022. Per the terms of the indenture governing the Exchangeable Notes, the Issuer elected to settle the Issuer-Elected Exchange in shares of common stock, par value $0.001, of the Company (“Common Stock”), plus cash in lieu of fractional shares. As a result, on February 1, 2022, the Company issued 10,982,795 shares of Common Stock to holders of the Exchangeable Notes in satisfaction of principal, accrued interest and the makewhole payment, and all of the Exchangeable Notes were cancelled in accordance with the terms of the indenture.

ITEM 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On February 1, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the above transaction. A copy of such press release has been furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to, and incorporated by reference into, this Current Report.

The information contained in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof and regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings, except to the extent expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. The filing of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including the exhibits hereto or any information included herein or therein) is not deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information herein that is required to be disclosed solely by reason of Regulation FD.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated February 1, 2022.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

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.
Date: February 1, 2022	/s/ Farzana Khaleel
	Farzana Khaleel
	Executive Vice President -
	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

News Release  

Investor Contact: Katie Reinsmidt, Executive Vice President & Chief Investment Officer, 423.490.8301, Katie.Reinsmidt@cblproperties.com

Media Contact:  Stacey Keating, Vice President– Corporate Communications, 423.490.8361, Stacey.Keating@cblproperties.com

CBL PROPERTIEs COMPLETES EXCHANGE OF 7% EXCHANGEABLE SECURED NOTES

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (February 1, 2022) – CBL Properties (“CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.,” “CBL” or the “Company”) (NYSE: CBL) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, CBL & Associates Holdco II, LLC (the “Issuer”), had completed the exchange of all of the $150 million aggregate principal amount of the Issuer’s 7% Exchangeable Secured Notes due 2028 (the “Exchangeable Notes”).

Stephen D. Lebovitz, CBL’s chief executive officer commented, “We are pleased to reduce interest costs and convert debt to equity through this exchange within 90 days of our emergence. A key priority for CBL is to pursue additional opportunities to further strengthen our balance sheet throughout our capital structure.”

On December 1, 2021, the Company announced that the Issuer had exercised the Issuer’s optional exchange right (the “Issuer-Elected Exchange”) with respect to all of the Exchangeable Notes. The exchange date for the Issuer-Elected Exchange was January 28, 2022, and settlement of the Issuer-Elected Exchange occurred on February 1, 2022. Per the terms of the indenture governing the Exchangeable Notes, the Issuer elected to settle the Issuer-Elected Exchange in shares of common stock, par value $0.001, of the Company (“Common Stock”), plus cash in lieu of fractional shares. As a result, on February 1, 2022, the Company issued 10,982,795 shares of Common Stock to holders of the Exchangeable Notes in satisfaction of the principal, accrued interest and makewhole payment, and all of the Exchangeable Notes were cancelled in accordance with the terms of the indenture.

About CBL Properties

Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, CBL Properties owns and manages a national portfolio of market‑dominant properties located in dynamic and growing communities. CBL’s owned and managed portfolio is comprised of 99 properties totaling 63.0 million square feet across 24 states, including 61 high-quality enclosed malls, outlet and lifestyle retail centers as well as open-air centers and other assets. CBL seeks to continuously strengthen its company and portfolio through active management, aggressive leasing and profitable reinvestment in its properties. For more information visit cblproperties.com.

Information included herein contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Such statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which cannot be predicted with accuracy and some of which might not even be anticipated. Future events and actual events, financial and otherwise, may differ materially from the events and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. The reader is directed to the Company’s various filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included therein, for a discussion of such risks and uncertainties.

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