| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES INC [ CBL ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 09/20/2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock | 09/20/2023 | J(4) | 70,001 | A | (4) | 8,466,294 | I | See footnotes(1)(2)(3) | ||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. This Form 4 is being filed jointly by Canyon Capital Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("CCA"), Mitchell R. Julis, a citizen of the United States of America, and Joshua S. Friedman, a citizen of the United States of America (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"), each of whom may be deemed to have a pecuniary interest in securities reported on this Form 4 (the "Subject Securities"). The business address of each of the Reporting Persons is 2728 North Harwood Street, 2nd Floor, Dallas, Texas 75201. |
| 2. CCA, as the investment advisor to certain managed funds and accounts that directly hold the Subject Securities, including Canyon-ASP Fund, L.P., Canyon Balanced Master Fund, Ltd., Canyon Distressed Opportunity Master Fund III, L.P., Canyon ESG Credit Master Fund, L.P., Canyon Distressed TX (A) LLC, Canyon Distressed TX (B) LLC, The Canyon Value Realization Master Fund, L.P., Canyon-EDOF (Master) L.P., Canyon NZ-DOF Investing, L.P., EP Canyon Ltd. and Canyon Value Realization Fund, L.P. (collectively, the "Accounts"), may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the Subject Securities for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
| 3. Mitchell R. Julis and Joshua S. Friedman, as persons who manage CCA and control the entities which own 100% of CCA, may each be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the Subject Securities for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a). Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the Subject Securities except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. |
| 4. On September 20, 2023, the Reporting Persons received 70,001 shares of the Issuer's common stock pursuant to the provisions of the Third Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. and its Affiliated Debtors (With Technical Modifications) (the "Plan"), which was confirmed by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas on August 11, 2021. The Reporting Persons' right to receive additional shares became fixed and irrevocable on August 11, 2021, the effective date of the Plan. |
| Canyon Capital Advisors LLC, By: /s/ Doug Anderson, Chief Compliance Officer | 09/22/2023 | |
| /s/ Mitchell R. Julis | 09/22/2023 | |
| /s/ Joshua S. Friedman | 09/22/2023 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||