SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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SCHEDULE 13D

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 4)

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CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

124830100

(CUSIP Number of Class

of Securities)

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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

September 29, 2020

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box ☐.

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

This Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D is being filed solely to correct a scrivener’s error as to the number of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) of CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”) reported in Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13D filed by Exeter Capital Investors, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Exeter Capital GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, WEM Exeter LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Michael L. Ashner with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 29, 2020. The principal executive offices of the Issuer are located at 2030 Hamilton Place Blvd., Suite 500, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37421. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the 13D. 

Item 5. Interest of Securities of the Issuer.

Item 5 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

(a) and (b) Beneficial Ownership

As of the date of this Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own 15,250,000 shares of Common Stock, 15,216,909 shares of which are held directly by Exeter Capital Investors, L.P. and 33,091 shares of which are held by Michael L. Ashner for the benefit of Exeter Capital Investors, L.P. The 15,250,000 shares of Common Stock represent approximately 7.9% of the Common Stock outstanding. The percentages set forth above and on the cover pages hereto represent percentages of the outstanding shares of Common Stock based on a total of 194,073,103 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of August 11, 2020, which amount is derived from amount reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2020.

Each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to exercise the shared voting and dispositive authority over 15,250,000 shares of Common Stock.

(c)       Transactions during the past sixty days

None

(d)       Right to receive dividends or proceeds

Not applicable.

(e)       Beneficial ownership of less than five percent

Not applicable.

Signatures

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated as of:  November 2, 2020

Attention:  Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).