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): June 15, 2005 CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware 1-12494 62-154718 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) Number) Indetification No.) Suite 500, 2030 Hamilton Place Blvd, Chattanooga, TN 37421 (Address of principal executive office, including zip code) (423) 855-0001 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) N/A (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement Effective June 15, 2005, CBL & Associates Limited Partnership, which is the operating partnership of CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (the "Company"), executed the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of CBL & Associates Limited Partnership (the "Agreement"). The purpose of the Agreement was (i) to simplify the operating partnership's limited partnership agreement by combining the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of CBL & Associates Limited Partnership and four subsequent amendments thereto into one agreement and (ii) to revise the Agreement to reflect the impact of the previously announced two-for-one stock split of the Company that was effective on June 15, 2005. The Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits (a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired Not applicable (b) Pro Forma Financial Information Not applicable (c) Exhibits 10.1 Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of CBL & Associates Limited Partnership, dated June 15, 2005 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. CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC. /s/ John N. Foy ---------------------------------------- John N. Foy Vice Chairman, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Authorized Officer of the Registrant, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) Date: June 21, 2005