Current Report Filing (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 5, 2020

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 37421-6000

(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):

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



Title of each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	CBL	New York Stock Exchange
7.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value	CBLprD	New York Stock Exchange
6.625% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value	CBLprE	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 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing

On February 5, 2020, CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (the "Company") received notice (the “Notice”) from the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) that it is no longer in compliance with NYSE continued listing criteria set forth in Section 802.01C of the Listed Company Manual of the NYSE, which require listed companies to maintain an average closing share price of at least $1.00 over a period of 30 consecutive trading days.

Pursuant to Section 802.01C, the Company has a period of six months from the receipt of the Notice to regain compliance with the minimum share price requirement, or until the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders if stockholder approval is required to cure the share price non-compliance, as would be the case to effectuate a reverse stock split. The Company has notified the NYSE of receipt of the notification and its intent to cure the deficiency. The Company is in compliance with all other NYSE continued listing standard rules.

The Company can regain compliance with the minimum share price requirement at any time during the six month cure period if, on the last trading day of any calendar month during the cure period or on the last day of the cure period, the Company has a closing share price of at least $1.00, and an average closing share price of at least $1.00 over the 30 trading-day period ending on such date. If the Company effectuates a reverse stock split following stockholder approval at its next meeting of stockholders to cure the condition, the condition will be deemed cured if the share price promptly exceeds $1.00, and the share price remains above that level for at least the following 30 trading days.

The Notice has no immediate impact on the listing of the Company’s stock, which will continue to be listed and traded on the NYSE during the cure period. Additionally, the NYSE notification does not affect the Company’s business operations or its Securities and Exchange Commission reporting requirements and does not conflict with or cause an event of default under any of the Company’s material debt agreements.

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		News Release issued February 6, 2020.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibits 101.*). (Filed herewith)

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.


	/s/ Farzana Khaleel

	Farzana Khaleel
	Executive Vice President -
	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer


	CBL & ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

	By: CBL HOLDINGS I, INC., its general partner


	/s/ Farzana Khaleel

	Farzana Khaleel
	Executive Vice President -
	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Date: February 10, 2020