Press Release

CBL Properties Retires Two Loans Totaling $206 Million

09/06/2017

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (NYSE: CBL) today announced that it paid off two property-specific secured loans totaling $206 million.

CBL paid off a $144.3 million loan secured by its Tier 1 property, Hanes Mall, in Winston-Salem, NC, which bore an interest rate of 6.99% and was scheduled to mature in October 2018. The loan was retired with a minimal prepayment fee.

CBL also retired at par the $61.6 million ($46.2 million at CBL’s 75% share) loan secured by its Tier 1 joint venture outlet center, The Outlet Shoppes at El Paso, in El Paso, TX. The loan was scheduled to mature on December 5, 2017, and bore an interest rate of 7.06%. CBL is currently early in the process of placing a new loan secured by the property, which is anticipated to close in 2018.

“We are pleased to utilize excess cash resulting from our recent bond issuance and availability on our lines of credit to prepay higher interest rate loans on two high-quality properties, generating significant interest rate savings,” said Farzana Khaleel, CBL’s Chief Financial Officer. “Our balance sheet and credit metrics continue to improve as we strengthen our unencumbered asset base, lengthen our maturity schedule and lower borrowing costs.”

About CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, 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 121 properties, including 78 regional malls/open-air centers. The properties are located in 27 states and total 75.5 million square feet including 6.3 million square feet of non-owned shopping centers managed for third parties. Additional information can be found at cblproperties.com.

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