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 AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 10, 2012
CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
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1-12494
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62-154718
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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Suite 500, 2030 Hamilton Place Blvd, Chattanooga, TN 37421
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(Address of principal executive office, including zip code)
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(423) 855-0001
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(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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N/A
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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(c) At a meeting held on September 10, 2012, the Board of Directors of CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the promotion of Farzana K. Mitchell to the positions of Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company, effective immediately. Ms. Mitchell joined CBL in September 2000 as Senior Vice President – Finance and was promoted to Executive Vice President – Finance in January 2010 in recognition of her leadership position within the Company. Additional information concerning Ms. Mitchell is incorporated herein by reference from those sections of the Company’s Proxy Statement for its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders entitled “Directors and Executive Officers” and “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions.” To provide continuity, the Company’s current Vice Chairman of the Board, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary, John N. Foy, will continue to serve on in the near term as executive Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and as a member of the Board’s Executive Committee.
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Item 7.01
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Regulation FD Disclosure.
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In conjunction with the promotion of Farzana K. Mitchell to the positions of Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company, the Board of Directors also determined that Jeffery V. Curry, Chief Legal Officer of the Company, will assume the role of Secretary of the Company, effective immediately. The Board also approved, effective immediately, the promotion of Katie A. Reinsmidt, current Vice President – Corporate Communications and Investor Relations, to the new position of Senior Vice President – Investor Relations and Corporate Investments.
The Company’s press release announcing these executive promotions is furnished as an exhibit to this report.
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Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit
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Description
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99.1
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Press Release – CBL Announces Farzana Mitchell Appointed Chief Financial Officer
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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.
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CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC. |
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/s/ |
John N. Foy |
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John N. Foy |
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Vice Chairman of the Board |
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Date: September 10, 2012