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CBL & Associates Properties Reports Fourth Quarter and Annual 2008 Results

02/04/2009

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (NYSE:CBL):

    --  FFO per share was $0.80 and $3.22 in the fourth quarter and year ended
        December 31, 2008, respectively.
    --  Portfolio occupancy was 92.3% as of December 31, 2008 compared with
        93.2% as of December 31, 2007.
    --  Same Center NOI declined 1.5% for the year ended December 31, 2008.
    --  The Company entered into more than $1.0 billion of new financings and
        loan extensions in the year ended December 31, 2008.

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (NYSE:CBL) announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008. A description of each non-GAAP financial measure and the related reconciliation to the comparable GAAP measure is located at the end of this news release.

Funds from Operations ("FFO") allocable to common shareholders for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008 was $52,774,000 or $0.80 per diluted share, compared with $54,519,000, or $0.83 per diluted share for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007. FFO allocable to common shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2008 was $212,933,000, or $3.22 per diluted share, compared with $203,613,000, or $3.10 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2007, representing an increase of 3.9% on a per diluted share basis. FFO allocable to common shareholders for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008 was impacted by an increase in abandoned projects expense of $8,146,000 and $10,135,000, respectively, related to the write-off of predevelopment costs for projects the Company is no longer pursuing. The write-offs were related to projects in various stages of pre-development, but did not impact any projects that are currently under construction.

FFO of the operating partnership for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008, was $93,207,000, compared with $96,614,000 for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007. FFO of the operating partnership for the year ended December 31, 2008, was $376,273,000, compared with $361,528,000 for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Net loss available to common shareholders for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008, was ($10,055,000), or ($0.15) per diluted share, compared with net income of $13,418,000, or $0.20 per diluted share for the prior-year period. Net income available to common shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2008, was $9,768,000, or $0.15 per diluted share, compared with $59,372,000, or $0.90 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Net income (loss) available to common shareholders for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008 included $29,298,000 and $40,300,000, respectively, of additional depreciation expense resulting from the write-offs of tenant improvements, deferred lease costs, and in-place lease intangibles for tenants that closed during the fourth quarter 2008. Net income (loss) available to common shareholders for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008 was also impacted by an increase in abandoned projects expense over the prior year periods of $8,146,000 and $10,135,000, respectively, related to the write-off of predevelopment costs for projects the Company is no longer pursuing.

HIGHLIGHTS

    --  Total revenues increased 2.0% during the fourth quarter ended December
        31, 2008, to $299,398,000 from $293,638,000 in the prior-year period.
        Total revenues increased 9.4% during the year ended December 31, 2008 to
        $1,138,218,000 from $1,039,944,000 in the prior year.
    --  Same-center net operating income ("NOI"), for the fourth quarter and
        year ended December 31, 2008, declined 4.0% and 1.5%, respectively, over
        the prior year periods. Same-center NOI was primarily impacted by loss
        of rent and an increase in bad debt expense from bankruptcy and stores
        closures.
    --  Same-store sales for mall tenants of 10,000 square feet or less for
        stabilized malls as of December 31, 2008, declined 4.3% to $331 per
        square foot compared with $346 per square foot in the prior year period.
    --  The debt-to-total-market capitalization ratio as of December 31, 2008,
        was 86.3% based on the common stock closing price of $6.50 and a fully
        converted common stock share count of 117,010,000shares as of the same
        date. The debt-to-total-market capitalization ratio as of December 31,
        2007, was 64.0% based on the common stock closing price of $23.91 and a
        fully converted common stock share count of 116,814,000 shares as of the
        same date.
    --  Consolidated and unconsolidated variable rate debt of $1,629,869,000
        represents 21.2% of the total market capitalization for the Company and
        24.6% of the Company's share of total consolidated and unconsolidated
        debt.

CBL's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Charles B. Lebovitz, said, "While 2008 represented the most challenging year in our history, the underlying strength and resilience of our portfolio reinforces our dominant mall strategy that has generated an impressive thirty year track record. In the face of a record level of bankruptcy activity in 2008, we experienced only a 90 basis point decline in portfolio occupancy and achieved a record level of lease signings at positive spreads due to the collective efforts of the leasing and property level management teams. We will continue this aggressive and proactive approach in the current economic environment and are confident that we will be successful despite the challenges that lay ahead.

"In addition to maximizing the performance of our existing portfolio, strengthening our balance sheet remains a top priority. We completed more than $1.0 billion of new financings in 2008 and are making excellent progress in addressing 2009 loan maturities. We have continued our efforts to reduce operating expenses and achieve efficiencies in our organization with meaningful results to-date. The leadership of CBL will continue to make the prudent and sometimes difficult decisions necessary to preserve CBL's long-term shareholder value."

PORTFOLIO OCCUPANCY   December 31,

                      2008   2007

Portfolio occupancy   92.3%  93.2%

Mall portfolio        92.6%  93.4%

Stabilized malls      92.9%  93.6%

Non-stabilized malls  86.5%  90.0%

Associated centers    92.2%  95.9%

Community centers     92.1%  86.7%



DISPOSITIONS

In December 2008, CBL completed the sale of an office building and adjacent land in Greensboro, NC, for $14.6 million.

In 2008, CBL completed the sale of seven community centers, one community center expansion and two office buildings for approximately $67.8 million.

FINANCING

During the fourth quarter, CBL closed the previously announced $40.0 million term loan secured by Meridian Mall in Lansing, MI.

In 2008, CBL completed more than $1.0 billion of financings including eight new construction loans with total capacity of approximately $331.0 million, more than $365.0 million of new financings or extensions on maturing mortgages and approximately $344.0 million of new term facilities.

OUTLOOK AND GUIDANCE

Based on today's outlook and the Company's fourth quarter results, the Company is providing guidance for 2009 FFO of $3.10 to $3.25 per share. The full year guidance assumes $0.08 to $0.11 of outparcel sales and same-center NOI growth in the range of (1.5%) to (3.5%), excluding the impact of lease termination fees from both applicable periods. The guidance excludes the impact of any future unannounced acquisitions or dispositions. The Company expects to update its annual guidance after each quarter's results.

                                                        Low        High

Expected diluted earnings per common share              $ 0.43     $ 0.58

Adjust to fully converted shares from common shares       (0.18 )    (0.25 )

Expected earnings per diluted, fully converted common     0.25       0.33
share

Add: depreciation and amortization                        2.67       2.67

Add: minority interest in earnings of Operating           0.18       0.25
Partnership

Expected FFO per diluted, fully converted common share  $ 3.10     $ 3.25



INVESTOR CONFERENCE CALL AND SIMULCAST

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. will conduct a conference call at 11:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, February 5, 2009, to discuss the fourth quarter results. The number to call for this interactive teleconference is (303) 262-2130. A seven-day replay of the conference call will be available by dialing (303) 590-3000 and entering the passcode 11111004#. A transcript of the Company's prepared remarks will be furnished on a Form 8-K following the conference call.

To receive the CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., fourth quarter earnings release and supplemental information please visit our website at cblproperties.com or contact Investor Relations at 423-490-8312.

The Company will also provide an online Web simulcast and rebroadcast of its 2008 fourth quarter earnings release conference call. The live broadcast of CBL's quarterly conference call will be available online at the Company's Web site at cblproperties.com, as well as www.streetevents.com and www.earnings.com, Thursday, February 5, 2009, beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. The online replay will follow shortly after the call and continue through February 12, 2009.

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 158 properties, including 87 regional malls/open-air centers. The properties are located in 27 states and total 85.8 million square feet including 2.2 million square feet of non-owned shopping centers managed for third parties. CBL currently has seven projects under construction totaling 3.0 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 one mall expansion. Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, CBL has regional offices in Boston (Waltham), MA, Dallas, TX, and St. Louis, MO. Additional information can be found at cblproperties.com.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

Funds From Operations

FFO is a widely used measure of the operating performance of real estate companies that supplements net income (loss) determined in accordance with GAAP. The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT") defines FFO as net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP) excluding gains or losses on sales of operating properties, plus depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures and minority interests. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures and minority interests are calculated on the same basis. The Company defines FFO allocable to common shareholders as defined above by NAREIT less dividends on preferred stock. The Company's method of calculating FFO allocable to common shareholders may be different from methods used by other REITs and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other REITs.

The Company believes that FFO provides an additional indicator of the operating performance of its properties without giving effect to real estate depreciation and amortization, which assumes the value of real estate assets declines predictably over time. Since values of well-maintained real estate assets have historically risen with market conditions, the Company believes that FFO enhances investors' understanding of its operating performance. The use of FFO as an indicator of financial performance is influenced not only by the operations of the Company's properties and interest rates, but also by its capital structure.

The Company presents both FFO of its operating partnership and FFO allocable to common shareholders, as it believes that both are useful performance measures. The Company believes FFO of its operating partnership is a useful performance measure since it conducts substantially all of its business through its operating partnership and, therefore, it reflects the performance of the properties in absolute terms regardless of the ratio of ownership interests of the Company's common shareholders and the minority interest in the operating partnership. The Company believes FFO allocable to common shareholders is a useful performance measure because it is the performance measure that is most directly comparable to net income (loss) available to common shareholders.

In the reconciliation of net income (loss) available to common shareholders to FFO allocable to common shareholders, the Company makes an adjustment to add back minority interest in earnings of its operating partnership in order to arrive at FFO of its operating partnership. The Company then applies a percentage to FFO of its operating partnership to arrive at FFO allocable to common shareholders. The percentage is computed by taking the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period and dividing it by the sum of the weighted average number of common shares and the weighted average number of operating partnership units outstanding during the period.

FFO does not represent cash flows from operations as defined by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund all cash flow needs and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) for purposes of evaluating the Company's operating performance or to cash flow as a measure of liquidity.

Same-Center Net Operating Income

NOI is a supplemental measure of the operating performance of the Company's shopping centers. The Company defines NOI as operating revenues (rental revenues, tenant reimbursements and other income) less property operating expenses (property operating, real estate taxes and maintenance and repairs).

Similar to FFO, the Company computes NOI based on its pro rata share of both consolidated and unconsolidated properties. The Company's definition of NOI may be different than that used by other companies and, accordingly, the Company's NOI may not be comparable to that of other companies. A reconciliation of same-center NOI to net income (loss) is located at the end of this earnings release.

Since NOI includes only those revenues and expenses related to the operations of its shopping center properties, the Company believes that same-center NOI provides a measure that reflects trends in occupancy rates, rental rates and operating costs and the impact of those trends on the Company's results of operations. Additionally, there are instances when tenants terminate their leases prior to the scheduled expiration date and pay the Company one-time, lump-sum termination fees. These one-time lease termination fees may distort same-center NOI trends and may result in same-center NOI that is not indicative of the ongoing operations of the Company's shopping center properties. Therefore, the Company believes that presenting same-center NOI, excluding lease termination fees, is useful to investors.

Pro Rata Share of Debt

The Company presents debt based on its pro rata ownership share (including the Company's pro rata share of unconsolidated affiliates and excluding minority investors' share of consolidated properties) because it believes this provides investors a clearer understanding of the Company's total debt obligations which affect the Company's liquidity. A reconciliation of the Company's pro rata share of debt to the amount of debt on the Company's consolidated balance sheet is located at the end of this earnings release.

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.

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited; in thousands, except per share amounts)

                          Three Months Ended        Year Ended

                          December 31,              December 31,

                          2008         2007         2008           2007

REVENUES:

Minimum rents             $ 188,300    $ 181,000    $ 716,570      $ 645,753

Percentage rents            8,509        10,632       18,375         22,472

Other rents                 9,372        11,179       22,887         23,121

Tenant reimbursements       85,183       83,056       336,173        318,755

Management, development     2,459        1,418        19,393         7,983
and leasing fees

Other                       5,575        6,353        24,820         21,860

Total revenues              299,398      293,638      1,138,218      1,039,944

EXPENSES:

Property operating          49,274       45,646       190,148        169,489

Depreciation and            102,369      67,576       332,475        243,522
amortization

Real estate taxes           23,658       22,518       95,393         87,552

Maintenance and repairs     17,258       16,285       65,617         58,111

General and                 11,973       8,780        45,241         37,852
administrative

Other                       14,643       6,437        33,333         18,525

Total expenses              219,175      167,242      762,207        615,051

Income from operations      80,223       126,396      376,011        424,893

Interest and other          2,942        3,305        10,076         10,923
income

Interest expense            (79,473 )    (80,154 )    (313,209  )    (287,884  )

Loss on extinguishment      -            -            -              (227      )
of debt

Impairment of marketable    (11,403 )    (18,456 )    (17,181   )    (18,456   )
securities

Gain on sales of real       279          5,005        12,401         15,570
estate assets

Equity in earnings of
unconsolidated              1,523        734          2,831          3,502
affiliates

Income tax provision        (738    )    (4,030  )    (13,495   )    (8,390    )

Minority interest in
(earnings) losses:

Operating partnership       7,700        (10,360 )    (7,495    )    (46,246   )

Shopping center             (6,010  )    (5,797  )    (23,959   )    (12,215   )
properties

Income (loss) from          (4,957  )    16,643       25,980         81,470
continuing operations

Operating income of         347          76           1,809          1,621
discontinued operations

Gain on discontinued        10           2,154        3,798          6,056
operations

Net income (loss)           (4,600  )    18,873       31,587         89,147

Preferred dividends         (5,455  )    (5,455  )    (21,819   )    (29,775   )

Net income (loss)
available to common       $ (10,055 )  $ 13,418     $ 9,768        $ 59,372
shareholders

Basic per share data:

Income (loss) from
continuing operations,    $ (0.16   )  $ 0.17       $ 0.06         $ 0.79
net of preferred
dividends

Discontinued operations     0.01         0.03         0.09           0.12

Net income (loss)
available to common       $ (0.15   )  $ 0.20       $ 0.15         $ 0.91
shareholders

Weighted average common     66,085       65,590       66,005         65,323
shares outstanding

Diluted per share data:

Income (loss) from
continuing operations,    $ (0.16   )  $ 0.17       $ 0.06         $ 0.78
net of preferred
dividends

Discontinued operations     0.01         0.03         0.09           0.12

Net income (loss)
available to common       $ (0.15   )  $ 0.20       $ 0.15         $ 0.90
shareholders

Weighted average common
and potential dilutive      66,085       65,952       66,148         65,913
common shares
outstanding



The Company's calculation of FFO allocable to Company shareholders is as
follows:

(in thousands, except per share data)

                              Three Months Ended        Year Ended

                              December 31,              December 31,

                              2008         2007         2008         2007

Net income (loss) available   $ (10,055 )  $ 13,418     $ 9,768      $ 59,372
to common shareholders

Minority interest in
earnings (losses) of            (7,700  )    10,360       7,495        46,246
operating partnership

Depreciation and
amortization expense of:

Consolidated properties         102,369      67,576       332,475      243,522

Unconsolidated affiliates       8,875        6,776        29,987       17,326

Discontinued operations         -            317          892          1,297

Non-real estate assets          (257    )    (229    )    (1,027  )    (919    )

Minority investors' share of
depreciation and                (15     )    (322    )    (958    )    (132    )
amortization

Gain on discontinued            (10     )    (2,154  )    (3,798  )    (6,056  )
operations

Income tax provision on
disposal of discontinued        -            872          1,439        872
operations

Funds from operations of the  $ 93,207     $ 96,614     $ 376,273    $ 361,528
operating partnership

Funds from operations per     $ 0.80       $ 0.83       $ 3.22       $ 3.10
diluted share

Weighted average common and
potential dilutive common
shares outstanding with         116,806      116,585      116,781      116,584
operating partnership units
fully converted

Reconciliation of FFO of the
operating partnership to FFO
allocable to Company
shareholders:

Funds from operations of the  $ 93,207     $ 96,614     $ 376,273    $ 361,528
operating partnership

Percentage allocable to         56.62   %    56.43   %    56.59   %    56.32   %
Company shareholders (1)

Funds from operations
allocable to Company          $ 52,774     $ 54,519     $ 212,933    $ 203,613
shareholders

(1) Represents the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the
period divided by the sum of the weighted average number of common shares and
the weighted average number of operating partnership units outstanding during
the period. See the reconciliation of shares and operating partnership units on
page 9.

SUPPLEMENTAL FFO
INFORMATION:

Lease termination fees        $ 1,994      $ 612        $ 11,250     $ 6,407

Lease termination fees per    $ 0.02       $ 0.01       $ 0.10       $ 0.05
share

Straight-line rental income   $ 2,056      $ 2,143      $ 6,137      $ 5,876

Straight-line rental income   $ 0.02       $ 0.02       $ 0.05       $ 0.05
per share

Gains on outparcel sales      $ 1,720      $ 5,600      $ 15,963     $ 16,651

Gains on outparcel sales per  $ 0.01       $ 0.05       $ 0.14       $ 0.14
share

Amortization of acquired
above- and below-market       $ 3,850      $ 2,299      $ 10,735     $ 10,579
leases

Amortization of acquired
above- and below-market       $ 0.03       $ 0.02       $ 0.09       $ 0.09
leases per share

Amortization of debt          $ 1,991      $ 1,935      $ 7,909      $ 7,714
premiums

Amortization of debt          $ 0.02       $ 0.02       $ 0.07       $ 0.07
premiums per share

Income tax provision          $ (738    )  $ (3,158  )  $ (12,056 )  $ (7,518  )

Income tax provision per      $ (0.01   )  $ (0.03   )  $ (0.10   )  $ (0.06   )
share

Impairment of marketable      $ (11,403 )  $ (18,456 )  $ (17,181 )  $ (18,456 )
securities

Impairment of marketable      $ (0.10   )  $ (0.16   )  $ (0.15   )  $ (0.16   )
securities per share

Abandoned projects            $ (9,407  )  $ (1,261  )  $ (12,351 )  $ (2,216  )

Abandoned projects per share  $ (0.08   )  $ (0.01   )  $ (0.11   )  $ (0.02   )



(Dollars in thousands)

                              Three Months Ended        Year Ended

                              December 31,              December 31,

                              2008         2007         2008         2007

Net income (loss)             $ (4,600  )  $ 18,873     $ 31,587     $ 89,147

Adjustments:

Depreciation and                102,369      67,576       332,475      243,522
amortization

Depreciation and
amortization from               8,875        6,776        29,987       17,326
unconsolidated affiliates

Depreciation and
amortization from               -            317          892          1,297
discontinued operations

Minority investors' share of
depreciation and                (15     )    (322    )    (958    )    (132    )
amortization in shopping
center properties

Interest expense                79,473       80,154       313,209      287,884

Interest expense from           7,653        7,904        28,525       20,480
unconsolidated affiliates

Minority investors' share of
interest expense in shopping    (135    )    (466    )    (1,492  )    (831    )
center properties

Loss on extinguishment of       -            -            -            227
debt

Abandoned projects expense      9,407        1,261        12,351       2,216

Gain on sales of real estate    (279    )    (5,005  )    (12,401 )    (15,570 )
assets

Gain on sales of real estate
assets of unconsolidated        (832    )    (473    )    (3,548  )    (1,706  )
affiliates

Impairment of marketable        11,403       18,456       17,181       18,456
securities

Minority investors' share of
gain on sales of shopping       -            -            -            621
center real estate assets

Income tax provision            738          4,030        13,495       8,390

Minority interest in
earnings (losses) of            (7,700  )    10,360       7,495        46,246
operating partnership

Gain on discontinued            (10     )    (2,154  )    (3,798  )    (6,056  )
operations

Operating partnership's         206,347      207,287      765,000      711,517
share of total NOI

General and administrative      11,973       8,780        45,241       37,852
expenses

Management fees and             (8,025  )    (10,020 )    (36,607 )    (35,756 )
non-property level revenues

Operating partnership's         210,295      206,047      773,634      713,613
share of property NOI

NOI of non-comparable           (25,317 )    (13,379 )    (89,121 )    (18,934 )
centers

Total same-center NOI         $ 184,978    $ 192,668    $ 684,513    $ 694,679

Malls                         $ 171,871    $ 178,979    $ 630,616    $ 639,439

Associated centers              7,445        8,068        31,340       32,592

Community centers               1,815        1,903        7,682        6,922

Other                           3,847        3,718        14,875       15,726

Total same-center NOI           184,978      192,668      684,513      694,679

Less lease termination fees     (601    )    (600    )    (8,425  )    (6,397  )

Total same-center NOI,
excluding lease termination   $ 184,377    $ 192,068    $ 676,088    $ 688,282
fees

Percentage Change:

Malls                           -4.0    %                 -1.4    %

Associated centers              -7.7    %                 -3.8    %

Community centers               -4.6    %                 11.0    %

Other                           3.5     %                 -5.4    %

Total same-center NOI           -4.0    %                 -1.5    %

Total same-center NOI,
excluding lease termination     -4.0    %                 -1.8    %
fees



Company's Share of Consolidated and Unconsolidated Debt

(Dollars in thousands)

                                    December 31, 2008

                                    Fixed Rate     Variable Rate  Total

Consolidated debt                   $ 4,608,347    $ 1,487,329    $ 6,095,676

Minority investors' share of          (23,648   )    (928      )    (24,576   )
consolidated debt

Company's share of unconsolidated     418,761        143,468        562,229
affiliates' debt

Company's share of consolidated     $ 5,003,460    $ 1,629,869    $ 6,633,329
and unconsolidated debt

Weighted average interest rate        5.96      %    2.02      %    4.99      %

                                    December 31, 2007

                                    Fixed Rate     Variable Rate  Total

Consolidated debt                   $ 4,543,515    $ 1,325,803    $ 5,869,318

Minority investors' share of          (24,236   )    (2,517    )    (26,753   )
consolidated debt

Company's share of unconsolidated     335,903        49,475         385,378
affiliates' debt

Company's share of consolidated     $ 4,855,182    $ 1,372,761    $ 6,227,943
and unconsolidated debt

Weighted average interest rate        5.79      %    6.14      %    5.87      %

Debt-To-Total-Market
Capitalization Ratio as of
December 31, 2008

(In thousands, except stock price)  Shares

                                    Outstanding    Stock Price    Value
                                                   (1)

Common stock and operating            117,010      $ 6.50         $ 760,565
partnership units

7.75% Series C Cumulative             460            250.00         115,000
Redeemable Preferred Stock

7.375% Series D Cumulative            700            250.00         175,000
Redeemable Preferred Stock

Total market equity                                                 1,050,565

Company's share of                                                  6,633,329
total debt

Total market                                                      $ 7,683,894
capitalization

Debt-to-total-market                                                86.3      %
capitalization ratio

(1) Stock price for common stock and operating partnership units equals the
closing price of the common stock on December 31, 2008. The stock price for the
preferred stock represents the liquidation preference of each respective series
of preferred stock.

Reconciliation of Shares and Operating Partnership Units Outstanding

(In thousands)

                      Three Months Ended           Year Ended

                      December 31,                 December 31,

2008:                 Basic         Diluted        Basic          Diluted

Weighted average        66,085        66,085         66,005         66,148
shares - EPS

Weighted average
dilutive shares for     -             93             -              -
FFO (1)

Weighted average
operating               50,628        50,628         50,633         50,633
partnership units

Weighted average        116,713       116,806        116,638        116,781
shares- FFO

2007:

Weighted average        65,590        65,952         65,323         65,913
shares - EPS

Weighted average
operating               50,637        50,633         50,671         50,671
partnership units

Weighted average        116,227       116,585        115,994        116,584
shares- FFO

Dividend Payout       Three Months Ended           Year Ended
Ratio

                      December 31,                 December 31,

                      2008          2007           2008           2007

Weighted average      $ 0.37255     $ 0.55047      $ 2.02396      $ 2.08260
dividend per share

FFO per diluted,
fully converted       $ 0.80        $ 0.83         $ 3.22         $ 3.10
share

Dividend payout         46.7    %     66.3      %    62.8      %    67.2      %
ratio

(1) Because the Company incurred a net loss during the three months ended
December 31, 2008, there are no potentially dilutive shares recognized in the
number of diluted weighted average shares for EPS purposes for that period due
to their anti-dilutive nature. However, because FFO was positive during the
fourth quarter of 2008, the dilutive shares are recognized in the number of
diluted weighted average shares for purposes of calculating FFO per share.



Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited, in thousands except share data)

                                                  December 31,    December 31,

                                                  2008            2007

ASSETS

Real estate assets:

Land                                              $ 902,504       $ 917,578

Buildings and improvements                          7,503,334       7,263,907

                                                    8,405,838       8,181,485

Accumulated depreciation                            (1,310,173 )    (1,102,767 )

                                                    7,095,665       7,078,718

Developments in progress                            225,815         323,560

Net investment in real estate assets                7,321,480       7,402,278

Cash and cash equivalents                           51,227          65,826

Cash in escrow                                      2,700           -

Receivables:

Tenant, net of allowance                            74,402          72,570

Other                                               12,145          10,257

Mortgage and other notes receivable                 58,961          135,137

Investments in unconsolidated affiliates            207,618         142,550

Intangible lease assets and other assets            305,802         276,429

                                                  $ 8,034,335     $ 8,105,047

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Mortgage and other notes payable                  $ 6,095,676     $ 5,869,318

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities            329,991         394,884

Total liabilities                                   6,425,667       6,264,202

Commitments and contingencies

Minority interests                                  815,010         920,297

Shareholders' equity:

Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, 15,000,000
shares authorized:

7.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred      5               5
Stock, 460,000 shares outstanding

7.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred     7               7
Stock, 700,000 shares outstanding

Common Stock, $.01 par value, 180,000,000 shares
authorized, 66,394,844 and 66,179,747 issued and    664             662
outstanding in 2008 and 2007, respectively

Additional paid-in capital                          1,008,883       990,048

Accumulated other comprehensive loss                (22,594    )    (20        )

Accumulated deficit                                 (193,307   )    (70,154    )

Total shareholders' equity                          793,658         920,548

                                                  $ 8,034,335     $ 8,105,047



 

 

    Source: CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
Contact: CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. Katie Reinsmidt, 423-490-8301 Director of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations katie_reinsmidt@cblproperties.com

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