CBL & Associates Properties Announces New Common Dividend Rate
November 04 2008 - 4:00PM
Business Wire
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (NYSE: CBL) today announced a
revision to its common dividend rate. The continuing volatility in
the financial markets and the challenges in the general economy
have further increased the Company�s focus on maximizing financial
flexibility. As a result, the Company�s Board of Directors has
declared a quarterly cash dividend for the Company's Common Stock
of $0.37 per share for the quarter ending December 31, 2008. The
dividend is payable on January 14, 2009, to shareholders of record
as of December 30, 2008. The quarterly cash dividend equates to an
annual dividend of $1.48 per share compared with the previous
annual dividend of $2.18 per share. The reduction in the dividend
rate should generate additional free cash flow of approximately
$80.0 million on an annual basis. The Board declared a quarterly
cash dividend of $0.484375 per depositary share for the quarter
ending December 31, 2008, for the Company's 7.75% Series C
Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. The dividend, which equates
to an annual dividend payment of $1.9375 per depositary share, is
payable on December 30, 2008, to shareholders of record as of
December 15, 2008. The Board also declared a quarterly cash
dividend of $0.4609375 per depositary share for the quarter ending
December 31, 2008, for the Company's 7.375% Series D Cumulative
Redeemable Preferred Stock. The dividend, which equates to an
annual dividend payment of $1.84375 per depositary share, is
payable on December 30, 2008, to shareholders of record as of
December 15, 2008. About CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. CBL
is one of the largest and most active owners and developers of
malls and shopping centers in the United States. CBL owns, holds
interests in or manages 159 properties, including 87 regional
malls/open-air centers. The properties are located in 27 states and
total 84.7 million square feet including 2.2 million square feet of
non-owned shopping centers managed for third parties. CBL currently
has ten projects under construction totaling 3.6 million square
feet including Settlers Ridge in Pittsburgh, PA; The Pavilion at
Port Orange in Port Orange, FL; Hammock Landing in West Melbourne,
FL; The Promenade in D�Iberville, MS; two lifestyle/associated
centers, and four expansions/redevelopments. Headquartered in
Chattanooga, TN, CBL has regional offices in Boston (Waltham), MA,
Dallas, TX, and St. Louis, MO. Additional information can be found
at http://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" incorporated by reference therein, for a discussion of
such risks and uncertainties.
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