10-K 1 form10k.htm FORM 10-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

 

 

x

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008

 

 

Or

 

 

o

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ______________ to _________________

Commission File Number 1-12494

CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

62-1545718

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

2030 Hamilton Place Blvd, Suite 500

 

Chattanooga, TN

37421

(Address of principal executive office)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 423.855.0001

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

 

 

Title of each Class

 

Name of each exchange on which
registered

 

 

 

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

 

New York Stock Exchange

7.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value

 

New York Stock Exchange

7.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value

 

New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
Yes o No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Act. (Check one):

 

 

Large accelerated filer x

Accelerated filer o

Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company o




Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).
Yes o No x

The aggregate market value of the 60,880,419 shares of common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2008 was $1,390,508,770, based on the closing price of $22.84 per share on the New York Stock Exchange on June 30, 2008. (For this computation, the registrant has excluded the market value of all shares of its common stock reported as beneficially owned by executive officers and directors of the registrant; such exclusion shall not be deemed to constitute an admission that any such person is an “affiliate” of the registrant.)

As of February 24, 2009, 66,409,599 shares of common stock were outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the Registrant’s Proxy Statement for the 2009 Annual Shareholder’s Meeting are incorporated by reference in Part III.




TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

 

Business

 

2

 

1A.

 

Risk Factors

 

12

 

1B.

 

Unresolved Staff Comments

 

25

 

2.

 

Properties

 

25

 

3.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

46

 

4.

 

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

 

Market For Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

47

 

6.

 

Selected Financial Data

 

48

 

7.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

49

 

7A.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

74

 

8.

 

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

 

75

 

9.

 

Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

 

75

 

9A.

 

Controls and Procedures

 

75

 

9B.

 

Other Information

 

76

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART III

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.

 

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

 

77

 

11.

 

Executive Compensation

 

77

 

12.

 

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

 

77

 

13.

 

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

 

77

 

14.

 

Principal Accounting Fees and Services

 

77

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART IV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15.

 

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

 

78

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signatures

 

79

 

 

 

 

 

Index to Financial Statements and Schedules

 

80

 

 

 

 

 

Index to Exhibits

 

138

 




Cautionary Statement Regarding to Forward-Looking Statements

          Certain statements included or incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K may be deemed “forward looking statements” within the meaning of applicable federal securities laws. In many cases, these forward looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “will,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” “projects,” “goals,” “objectives,” “targets,” “predicts,” “plans,” “seeks,” or similar expressions. Although we believe the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, we cannot give assurance that these expectations will be attained, and it is possible that actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements due to a variety of risks and uncertainties. Including the risk factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A. of this report, such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, general industry, economic and business conditions, interest rate fluctuations, costs of capital and capital requirements, availability of real estate properties, inability to consummate acquisition opportunities, competition from other companies and retail formats, changes in retail rental rates in our markets, shifts in customer demands, tenant bankruptcies or store closings, changes in vacancy rates at our properties, changes in operating expenses, changes in applicable laws, rules and regulations, the ability to obtain suitable equity and/or debt financing and the continued availability of financing in the amounts and on the terms necessary to support our future business. The Company disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect actual results or changes in the factors affecting the forward-looking information.

Part I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

Background

          CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (“CBL”) was organized on July 13, 1993, as a Delaware corporation, to acquire substantially all of the real estate properties owned by CBL & Associates, Inc., and its affiliates (“CBL’s Predecessor”), which was formed by Charles B. Lebovitz in 1978. On November 3, 1993, CBL completed an initial public offering (the “Offering”). Simultaneous with the completion of the Offering, CBL’s Predecessor transferred substantially all of its interests in its real estate properties to CBL & Associates Limited Partnership (the “Operating Partnership”) in exchange for common units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership. The interests in the Operating Partnership contain certain conversion rights that are more fully described in Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements. The terms “we”, “us”, “our” and the “Company” refer to CBL and its subsidiaries.

The Company’s Business

          We are a self-managed, self-administered, fully integrated real estate investment trust (“REIT”). We own, develop, acquire, lease, manage, and operate regional shopping malls, open-air centers, community centers and office properties. Our properties are located in 27 domestic states and in Brazil, but are primarily in the southeastern and midwestern United States. We have elected to be taxed as a REIT for federal income tax purposes.

          We conduct substantially all of our business through the Operating Partnership. We are the 100% owner of two qualified REIT subsidiaries, CBL Holdings I, Inc. and CBL Holdings II, Inc. CBL Holdings I, Inc. is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. At December 31, 2008, CBL Holdings I, Inc. owned a 1.6% general partnership interest and CBL Holdings II, Inc. owned a 55.1% limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership, for a combined interest held by us of 56.7%.

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As of December 31, 2008, we owned:

 

 

 

 

interests in 84 regional malls/open-air centers (the “Malls”), 33 associated centers (the “Associated Centers”), twelve community centers (the “Community Centers”), one mixed-use center and 19 office buildings, including our corporate office (the “Office Buildings”);

 

 

 

 

interests in two shopping center expansions and four community centers that are currently under construction (the “Construction Properties”), as well as options to acquire certain shopping center development sites; and

 

 

 

 

mortgages on 14 properties, 13 that are secured by first mortgages and one that is secured by a wrap-around mortgage on the underlying real estate and related improvements (the “Mortgages”).

          The Malls, Associated Centers, Community Centers, Construction Properties, Mortgages and Office Buildings are collectively referred to as the “Properties” and individually as a “Property.”

          We conduct our property management and development activities through CBL & Associates Management, Inc. (the “Management Company”) to comply with certain technical requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

          The Management Company manages all but four of the Properties. Governor’s Square and Governor’s Plaza in Clarksville, TN, Kentucky Oaks Mall in Paducah, KY, and Plaza Macaé in Macaé, Brazil are all owned by joint ventures and are managed either by the third party managing general partner or a property manager that is affiliated with the third party managing general partner. The managing partner or property manager performs the property management and leasing services for these Properties and receives fees for their services. The managing partners of the Properties control the cash flow distributions, although our approval is required for certain major decisions.

          Revenues are primarily derived from leases with retail tenants and generally include base minimum rents, percentage rents based on tenants’ sales volumes and reimbursements from tenants for expenditures related to property operating expenses, real estate taxes, insurance and maintenance and repairs, as well as certain capital expenditures. We also generate revenues from advertising, sponsorships, sales of peripheral land at the Properties and from sales of operating real estate assets when it is determined that we can realize a premium value for the assets. Proceeds from such sales are generally used to pay off related construction loans or reduce borrowings on our credit facilities.

          The following terms used in this annual report on Form 10-K will have the meanings described below:

 

 

 

 

GLA – refers to gross leasable area of retail space in square feet, including anchors and mall tenants

 

 

 

 

Anchor – refers to a department store or other large retail store

 

 

 

 

Freestanding – property locations that are not attached to the primary complex of buildings that comprise the mall shopping center

 

 

 

 

Outparcel – land used for freestanding developments, such as retail stores, banks and restaurants, on the periphery of the Properties

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Significant Markets and Tenants

Top Five Markets

          Our top five markets, in terms of revenues, were as follows for the year ended December 31, 2008: 

 

 

 

 

Market

 

Percentage
of Total
Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

St. Louis, MO

 

8.9

%

Nashville, TN

 

4.2

%

Greensboro, NC

 

3.3

%

Kansas City (Overland Park), KS

 

3.0

%

Chattanooga, TN

 

2.6

%

Top 25 Tenants

          Our top 25 tenants based on percentage of total revenues were as follows for the year ended December 31, 2008:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenant

 

Number
of Stores

 

Square
Feet

 

Annual Gross
Rentals (1)

 

Percentage of
Total
Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Limited Brands, LLC

 

 

160

 

 

789,265

 

$

32,608,199

 

2.86

%

 

Foot Locker, Inc.

 

 

182

 

 

696,075

 

 

28,524,645

 

2.50

%

 

The Gap Inc.

 

 

103

 

 

1,085,866

 

 

26,852,838

 

2.36

%

 

Abercrombie & Fitch, Co.

 

 

98

 

 

659,673

 

 

24,137,962

 

2.12

%

 

AE Outfitters Retail Company

 

 

85

 

 

490,380

 

 

22,434,607

 

1.97

%

 

Signet Group plc (2)

 

 

120

 

 

210,955

 

 

19,865,357

 

1.74

%

 

Zale Corporation

 

 

147

 

 

156,023

 

 

17,097,659

 

1.50

%

 

Finish Line, Inc.

 

 

90

 

 

442,033

 

 

16,881,695

 

1.48

%

 

Luxottica Group, S.P.A. (3)

 

 

153

 

 

334,977

 

 

16,802,174

 

1.47

%

 

Genesco Inc. (4)

 

 

183

 

 

251,471

 

 

15,722,052

 

1.38

%

 

New York & Company, Inc.

 

 

58

 

 

420,875

 

 

15,443,954

 

1.35

%

 

Express Fashions

 

 

51

 

 

427,356

 

 

14,697,777

 

1.29

%

 

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

 

 

17

 

 

1,024,973

 

 

14,412,196

 

1.26

%

 

JC Penney Co. Inc. (5)

 

 

75

 

 

8,528,507

 

 

14,294,938

 

1.25

%

 

Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc.

 

 

52

 

 

360,274

 

 

13,092,435

 

1.15

%

 

The Regis Corporation

 

 

211

 

 

248,655

 

 

12,891,079

 

1.13

%

 

Aeropostale, Inc.

 

 

76

 

 

258,465

 

 

10,865,496

 

0.95

%

 

Christopher & Banks, Inc.

 

 

87

 

 

297,169

 

 

10,405,514

 

0.91

%

 

Sun Capital Partners, Inc. (6)

 

 

60

 

 

876,722

 

 

10,367,377

 

0.91

%

 

Charming Shoppes, Inc. (7)

 

 

52

 

 

297,806

 

 

9,896,691

 

0.87

%

 

The Buckle, Inc.

 

 

50

 

 

246,746

 

 

9,872,004

 

0.87

%

 

Pacific Sunwear of California

 

 

70

 

 

256,017

 

 

9,870,955

 

0.87

%

 

The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc.

 

 

54

 

 

227,570

 

 

9,389,416

 

0.82

%

 

Claire’s Stores, Inc.

 

 

121

 

 

143,024

 

 

9,134,720

 

0.80

%

 

Tween Brands, Inc. (8)

 

 

65

 

 

263,019

 

 

8,882,745

 

0.78

%

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

2,420

 

 

18,993,896

 

$

394,444,485

 

34.59

%

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(1)

Includes annual minimum rent and tenant reimbursements based on amounts in effect at December 31, 2008.

(2)

Signet Group plc operates Kay Jewelers, Marks & Morgan, JB Robinson, Shaw’s Jewelers, Osterman’s Jewelers, LeRoy’s Jewelers, Jared Jewelers, Belden Jewelers and Rogers Jewelers.

(3)

Luxottica Group, S.P.A. operates Lenscrafters, Sunglass Hut and Pearl Vision.

(4)

Genesco Inc. operates Journey’s, Jarman, Underground Station, Hat World, Lids, Hat Zone and Cap Factory stores.

(5)

JC Penney Co. Inc. owns 30 of these stores.

(6)

Sun Capital Partners, Inc. operates Anchor Blue, Fazoli’s, Friendly’s, Life Uniform, Shopko, Smokey Bones, Souper Salad and The Limited.

(7)

Charming Shoppes, Inc. operates Lane Bryant, Fashion Bug and Catherine’s.

(8)

Tween Brands, Inc. operates Limited Too and Justice. 

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Growth Strategy

          Our objective is to achieve growth in funds from operations by maximizing cash flows through a variety of methods as further discussed below.

Leasing, Management and Marketing

          Our objective is to maximize cash flows from our existing Properties through:

 

 

 

 

aggressive leasing that seeks to increase occupancy and facilitate an optimal merchandise mix,

 

 

 

 

originating and renewing leases at higher base rents per square foot compared to the previous lease,

 

 

 

 

merchandising, marketing, sponsorship and promotional activities and

 

 

 

 

actively controlling operating costs and resulting tenant occupancy costs.

Redevelopments and Renovations

          Redevelopments represent situations where we capitalize on opportunities to add incremental square footage or increase the productivity of previously occupied space through aesthetic upgrades, retenanting and/or changing the retail use of the space. Many times, redevelopments result from acquiring possession of anchor space and subdividing it into multiple spaces. The following presents a redevelopment that we completed during 2008, as well as a redevelopment that is scheduled to be completed in 2009:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property

 

Location

 

Total
Project
Square
Feet

 

Opening
Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Completed in 2008:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parkdale Mall - Former Dillards (Phases I & II)

 

Beaumont,TX

 

70,220

 

January/Fall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scheduled for 2009:

 

 

 

 

 

 

West County - Former Lord & Taylor

 

St. Louis, MO

 

90,620

 

Spring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          Renovations usually include renovating existing facades, uniform signage, new entrances and floor coverings, updating interior décor, resurfacing parking lots and improving the lighting of interiors and parking lots. Renovations can result in attracting new retailers, increased rental rates and occupancy levels and maintaining the Property’s market dominance. During 2008, we completed renovations at Georgia Square in Athens, GA and Brookfield Square in Brookfield, WI. There are no renovations currently scheduled for completion in 2009.

Development of New Retail Properties and Expansions

          In general, we seek development opportunities in middle-market trade areas that we believe are under-served by existing retail operations. These middle-markets must also have sufficient demographics to provide the opportunity to effectively maintain a competitive position. The following presents the new developments we opened during 2008 and those under construction at December 31, 2008:

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Property

 

Location

 

Total
Project
Square
Feet

 

Opening Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Completed in 2008:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alamance Crossing - Theater

 

 

Burlington, NC

 

 

82,997

 

 

Spring

 

Brookfield Square - Corner Development

 

 

Brookfield, WI

 

 

19,745

 

 

Winter

 

CBL Center II

 

 

Chattanooga, TN

 

 

74,598

 

 

January

 

Pearland Town Center (Retail, Hotel, Residential and Office)

 

 

Pearland, TX

 

 

884,774

 

 

Summer

 

Statesboro Crossing

 

 

Statesboro, GA

 

 

160,166

 

 

Fall

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,222,280

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Currently under construction:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hammock Landing (Phase I and Phase 1A)

 

 

West Melbourne, FL

 

 

463,153

 

 

Spring 2009/ Fall 2010

 

Settlers Ridge (Phase I)

 

 

Robinson Township, PA

 

 

389,773

 

 

Fall 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fall 2009/

 

The Pavilion at Port Orange (Phase I and Phase 1A)

 

 

Port Orange, FL

 

 

495,669

 

 

Summer 2010

 

The Promenade

 

 

D’Iberville, MS

 

 

681,317

 

 

Fall 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,029,912

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

          We can also generate additional revenues by expanding a Property through the addition of department stores, mall stores and large retail formats. An expansion also protects the Property’s competitive position within its market. The following presents the expansions that we completed during 2008 and expansions that were under construction at December 31, 2008 and are scheduled to be completed in 2009:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property

 

Location

 

Total
Project
Square Feet

 

Opening Date

 

 

 

Completed in 2008:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brookfield Square - Claim Jumpers

 

 

Brookfield, WI

 

 

12,000

 

 

Summer

 

Cary Towne Center - Mimi’s Café

 

 

Cary, NC

 

 

6,674

 

 

Spring

 

Coastal Grand - JCPenney

 

 

Myrtle Beach, SC

 

 

103,395

 

 

Spring

 

Coastal Grand - Ulta Cosmetics

 

 

Myrtle Beach, SC

 

 

10,000

 

 

Spring

 

High Pointe Commons - Christmas Trees Shops

 

 

Harrisburg, PA

 

 

34,938

 

 

Fall

 

Laurel Park Place - Food Court

 

 

Detroit, MI

 

 

30,031

 

 

Winter

 

Southpark Mall - Food Court

 

 

Colonial Heights, VA

 

 

17,150

 

 

Summer

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

214,188

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scheduled for 2009:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asheville Mall - Barnes & Noble

 

 

Asheville, NC

 

 

40,000

 

 

Spring

 

Oak Park Mall - Barnes & Noble

 

 

Kansas City, KS

 

 

35,539

 

 

Spring

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

75,539

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

          Our total investment in the new and expanded Properties opened in 2008 was $237.6 million and our total investment upon completion in the Properties under construction as of December 31, 2008 is projected to be $342.5 million.

Acquisitions

          We believe there is opportunity for growth through acquisitions of regional malls and other associated properties. We selectively acquire regional mall and open-air properties where we believe we can increase the value of the property through our development, leasing and management expertise. Effective February 1, 2008, we entered into a 50/50 joint venture, CBL-TRS Joint Venture II, LLC, affiliated with CBL-TRS Joint Venture, LLC (collectively, “CBL-TRS”), both of which are joint venture partners with Teachers’ Retirement System of

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the State of Illinois (“TRS”). During the first quarter of 2008, CBL-TRS acquired Renaissance Center, located in Durham, NC, and an anchor parcel at Friendly Center, located in Greensboro, NC to complete the joint ventures’ acquisitions from the Starmount Company or its affiliates (the “Starmount Company”). The joint ventures are recorded using the equity method of accounting.

Environmental Matters

          A discussion of the current effects and potential future impacts on our business and Properties of compliance with federal, state and local environmental regulations is presented in Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K under the subheading “Risks Related to Real Estate Investments.”

Competition

          The Properties compete with various shopping facilities in attracting retailers to lease space. In addition, retailers at our Properties face competition from discount shopping centers, outlet malls, wholesale clubs, direct mail, television shopping networks, the internet and other retail shopping developments. The extent of the retail competition varies from market to market. We work aggressively to attract customers through marketing promotions and campaigns.

Seasonality

          The shopping center business is, to some extent, seasonal in nature with tenants typically achieving the highest levels of sales during the fourth quarter due to the holiday season, which generally results in higher percentage rent income in the fourth quarter. Additionally, the Malls earn most of their “temporary” rents (rents from short-term tenants) during the holiday period. Thus, occupancy levels and revenue production are generally the highest in the fourth quarter of each year. Results of operations realized in any one quarter are not likely to be indicative of the results to be experienced over the course of our fiscal year.

Recent Developments

Acquisitions

          During the first quarter of 2008, CBL-TRS, a combination of two 50/50 joint ventures that we account for using the equity method of accounting, acquired Renaissance Center, located in Durham, NC, for $89.6 million and an anchor parcel at Friendly Center, located in Greensboro, NC, for $5.0 million to complete the joint ventures’ acquisitions from the Starmount Company. The aggregate purchase price consisted of $58.1 million in cash contributed equally by us and TRS and the assumption of $36.5 million of non-recourse debt that bears interest at a fixed interest rate of 5.61% and matures in July 2016.

Dispositions

          During 2008, we completed the sale of seven community centers and two office properties, along with a parcel adjacent to one of the office properties, for an aggregate sales price of $67.1 million and recognized gains of $3.8 million and a deferred gain of $0.3 million related to these sales, as follows:

          In April 2008, we completed the sale of five community centers located in Greensboro, NC to three separate buyers for an aggregate sales price of $24.3 million. In June 2008, we completed the sale of a Greensboro, NC office property for $1.2 million. In August 2008, we completed the sale of an additional community center located in Greensboro, NC for $19.5 million. In December 2008, we completed the sale of an additional office property and adjacent, vacant development land located in Greensboro, NC for $14.6 million. We recorded gains of $2.3 million and a deferred gain of $0.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2008 attributable to these sales. Proceeds received from the dispositions were used to retire a portion of the outstanding balance on the unsecured term facility that was obtained to purchase these properties. These

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properties were originally purchased in the fourth quarter of 2007. They were classified as held-for-sale as of March 31, 2008, prior to their disposition, and their results are included in discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007.

          In June 2008, we sold Chicopee Marketplace III, a recently constructed expansion property in Chicopee, MA to a third party for a sales price of $7.5 million and recognized a gain on the sale of $1.6 million. The results of operations of this property have been reclassified to discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007.

Investments in Joint Ventures

          In September 2008, we entered into a condominium partnership agreement with several individual investors to acquire a 60% interest in a new retail development in Macapa, Brazil. During the fourth quarter of 2008, we incurred total funding of $0.2 million. Tenco Realty (“Tenco”), a retail owner, operator and developer based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, will develop and manage the center. Subsequent to December 31, 2008, we negotiated a divestment agreement with our Macapa partners obligating the Company to fund an additional $0.6 million to reimburse the other partners for previously incurred land acquisition costs in exchange for the termination of any future obligations on our part to fund development costs, and to provide the other partners the option to purchase our interest in this partnership for an amount equal to our investment balance.

          In April 2008, we entered into a 50/50 joint venture, TENCO-CBL Servicos Imobiliarios S.A. (the “Service Company”), with TENCO Realty S.A. to form a property management services organization in Brazil. We obtained our 50% interest in the joint venture by contributing cash of $2.0 million, and agreeing to contribute, as part of the purchase price, any future dividends up to $1.0 million. TENCO Realty S.A. will be responsible for managing the joint venture. Net cash flow and income (loss) will be allocated 50/50 between us and TENCO Realty S.A. We record our investment in this joint venture using the equity method of accounting. Subsequent to December 31, 2008, we negotiated the exercise of our put option right to divest our portion of the investment in the joint venture pursuant to the governing agreement of the Service Company, under which agreement TENCO Realty S.A. would pay us $0.25 million on March 31, 2009, pay monthly installments beginning January 2010 totaling $0.2 million annually with an interest rate of 10% and pay the remaining principal in the form of a balloon payment totaling approximately $1.3 million on December 31, 2011.

          In April 2008, we entered into an 85/15 joint venture, The Promenade at D’Iberville, LLC with certain affiliates of Forum Development Group, LLC (“Forum”) to develop The Promenade, a community center in D’Iberville, MS. We obtained our 85% interest in the joint venture by contributing cash of $36.6 million. We will develop and manage The Promenade. Under the terms of the joint venture agreement, any additional capital contributions are to be funded by us. Likewise, the joint ventures’ net cash flows and income (loss) will be allocated first to any joint venture partner whose capital contributions exceed the pro rata share of ownership in the joint venture and then 85/15 to us and Forum. We record our investment in this joint venture using the consolidation method of accounting, with any interests of Forum reflected as minority interest.

          CBL-TRS, collectively two 50/50 joint ventures, one of which was entered into effective February 1, 2008, CBL-TRS Joint Venture II, LLC, and one of which was entered into effective November 30, 2007, CBL-TRS Joint Venture, both of which are joint venture partnerships with TRS, acquired Renaissance Center, located in Durham, NC, and an anchor parcel at Friendly Center, located in Greensboro, NC during the first quarter of 2008 to complete the joint ventures’ acquisitions from the Starmount Company. The aggregate purchase price consisted of a total of $58.1 million in cash contributed equally by us and TRS and the assumption of $36.5 million of non-recourse debt that bears interest at a fixed interest rate of 5.61% and matures in July 2016. As a result of the terms of the transaction, Renaissance Center is the sole property that is held in CBL-TRS Joint Venture II, LLC. All other properties purchased by the joint ventures from the Starmount Company, including the anchor parcel at Friendly Center and the properties purchased in November 2007, are held in CBL-TRS Joint Venture, LLC. Under the terms of the joint venture agreements, neither partner is generally required to make additional capital contributions and the joint ventures’ net cash flows and

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income (loss) will be allocated 50/50 between us and TRS. We record our investments in these joint ventures using the equity method of accounting.

          Effective January 30, 2008, we entered into two 50/50 joint ventures, West Melbourne I, LLC and West Melbourne II, LLC, with certain affiliates of Benchmark Development (“Benchmark”) to develop Hammock Landing, an open-air shopping center in West Melbourne, Florida that will be developed in two phases. We obtained our 50% interests in the joint ventures by contributing cash of $9.7 million. We will develop and manage Hammock Landing. Under the terms of the joint venture agreement, any additional capital contributions are to be funded on a 50/50 basis. Likewise, the joint ventures’ net cash flows and income (loss) will be allocated 50/50 between us and Benchmark. We record our investments in these joint ventures using the equity method of accounting.

          We have guaranteed 100% of the construction loan for the development of Hammock Landing, of which the maximum guaranteed amount is $67.0 million. The total amount outstanding as of December 31, 2008 on the loan was $31.2 million. The guaranty will expire upon repayment of the debt.  The loan is schedule to mature in August 2010. We have recorded an obligation of $0.7 million in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2008 to reflect the estimated fair value of this guaranty.

          Effective January 30, 2008, we entered into two 50/50 joint ventures, Port Orange I, LLC and Port Orange II, LLC, with Benchmark to develop The Pavilion at Port Orange (the “Pavilion”), an open-air shopping center in Port Orange, Florida that will be developed in two phases. We obtained our 50% interests in the joint ventures by contributing cash of $13.8 million. We will develop and manage the Pavilion. Under the terms of the joint venture agreement, any additional capital contributions are to be funded on a 50/50 basis. Likewise, the joint ventures’ net cash flows and income (loss) will be allocated 50/50 between us and Benchmark. We record our investments in these joint ventures using the equity method of accounting.

          We have guaranteed 100% of the construction loan for the development of the Pavilion, of which the maximum guaranteed amount is $112.0 million. The total amount outstanding at December 31, 2008 on the loan was $33.4 million. The guaranty will expire upon repayment of the debt.  The loan is schedule to mature in June 2011. We have recorded an obligation of $1.1 million in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2008 to reflect the estimated fair value of this guaranty.

          In May 2007, we entered into a joint venture, Village at Orchard Hills, LLC, with certain third parties to develop and operate The Village at Orchard Hills, a lifestyle center in Grand Rapids Township, MI. We hold a 50% ownership interest in the joint venture. We determined that our investment represented a variable interest entity and that we were the primary beneficiary. As a result, we consolidated the joint venture, with the interests of the third parties reflected as minority interest. During the second quarter of 2008, we reconsidered whether this entity was a variable interest entity and determined that it was not. As a result, we ceased consolidating the entity and began accounting for it as an unconsolidated affiliate using the equity method of accounting. During the fourth quarter of 2008, the Company determined that it would not currently pursue the development of this property. As a result, the Company has written down its investment in this joint venture to its net realizable value of $0.7 million, which represents the estimated realizable value of the land.

          In 2003, we formed Galileo America, a joint venture with Galileo America, Inc., the U.S. affiliate of Australia-based Galileo America Shopping Trust, to invest in community centers throughout the United States. In 2005, we transferred all of our ownership interest in the joint venture to Galileo America. In conjunction with this transfer, we sold our management and advisory contracts with Galileo America to New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc. (“New Plan”). New Plan retained us to manage nine properties that Galileo America had recently acquired from a third party for a term of 17 years beginning on August 10, 2008 and agreed to pay us a management fee of $1.0 million per year. Subsequent to the date of this agreement, New Plan was acquired by

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an affiliate of Centro Properties Group (“Centro”). In October 2007, we received notification that Centro had determined to exercise its right to terminate the management agreement by paying us a termination fee, payable on August 10, 2008. Due to uncertainty regarding the collectibility of the fee, we did not recognize the fee as income at that time. In August 2008, we received the termination fee of $8.0 million, including the final installment of an annual advisory fee of $1.0 million, and recorded the amount as management fee income at that time.

Financings

During 2008, we entered into seven additional construction loans totaling $251.1 million. Of the seven construction loans, two represent the capacity available for the development of The Pavilion at Port Orange, a community center under development in Port Orange, FL, totaling $120.3 million and two represent the capacity available for the development of Hammock Landing, a community center under development in West Melbourne, FL, totaling $64.6 million. These loans have variable interest rates and mature in June 2011 and August 2010, respectively. The loans do not have extension options available. These properties are held in 50/50 joint ventures, but we have guaranteed 100% of the debt. The remaining three construction loans are attributable to Phase III of Gulf Coast Town Center in Fort Myers, FL, a lifestyle addition to West County Center in St. Louis, MO and the development of Statesboro Crossing, a community center located in Statesboro, GA.  The stated maturity dates on these loans range from April 2010 through June 2011.  However, including avaiable extension options on each of the loans, which are at the Company's election, the outside maturity dates range from June 2011 through August 2013.

          In addition, in December 2008, we entered into a loan agreement with the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation (“MBFC”) under which we received access to $79.1 million from the issuance of Gulf Opportunity Zone Industrial Development Revenue Bonds (“GO ZONE Bonds”) by the MBFC. The GO ZONE Bonds are fully supported by a letter of credit that we obtained specifically for that purpose. The loan accrues interest payable monthly at a variable rate based on the USD-SIFMA Municipal Swap Index. The GO ZONE Bonds are subject to redemption at our discretion and mature on December 1, 2038. We will repay the GO ZONE Bonds in accordance with the terms stipulated in the loan agreement and the bond issuance proceeds must be used to finance the construction of our interest in a community center development located in the state of Mississippi. As of December 31, 2008, approximately $31.4 million had been drawn from the available funds. The balance of the proceeds, approximately $47.7 million, are currently held in trust and will be released to us as further capital expenditures on the development project are incurred. These funds are recorded in other assets as restricted cash in our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2008.

          During the fourth quarter of 2008, we obtained a loan totaling $40.0 million secured by Meridian Mall in Lansing, MI that matures in November 2010. While the loan bears interest at the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus a margin of 3.00%, we have entered into a $40.0 million pay fixed/receive variable swap to effectively fix the interest rate at 5.175%. The property had a previous loan of $84.6 million that was repaid in September 2008 and had a fixed interest rate of 4.52%.

          During the third quarter of 2008, we obtained two separate loans totaling $251.5 million. The first loan represents a new $164.0 million, ten-year non-recourse loan maturing in October 2018 secured by Hanes Mall in Winston-Salem, NC. The loan bears interest at a fixed rate of 6.99% and replaces a previous loan on the property of $97.6 million that had a fixed interest rate of 7.31%. The second loan represents a new $87.5 million three-year term loan secured by RiverGate Mall and the The Village at Rivergate in Nashville, TN. The loan matures in September 2011, has two, one-year extension options for an outside maturity date in September 2013 and is 50% recourse. While the loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 2.25%, we have entered into an $87.5 million pay fixed/receive variable swap to effectively fix the interest rate at 5.85%. We also entered into a loan modification agreement to modify and extend our existing $36.6 million loan secured by Hickory Hollow Mall and The Courtyard at Hickory Hollow Mall in Nashville, TN. The loan was extended for ten years, maturing in October 2018, is fully recourse and bears interest at a fixed rate of 6.00%. The net proceeds from these loans, combined with the loan modification, replaced an existing $153.2 million loan bearing an interest rate of 6.77% secured by RiverGate Mall, The Village at Rivergate, Hickory Hollow Mall, and The Courtyard at Hickory Hollow.

          During the second quarter of 2008, we announced that we had entered into a one-year extension of our $39.6 million, non-recourse loan secured by Oak Hollow Mall in High Point, NC.  The extension maintained the fixed interest rate of 7.31% and extended the maturity date to February 2009.   We are currently in discussions with the lender to renegotiate the terms and maturity of the loan on a more favorable basis.

          In April 2008, we entered into a new unsecured term facility with total availability of $228.0 million that bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.50% to 1.80% based on our leverage ratio, as defined in the agreement to the facility. The agreement to the facility contains default provisions customary for transactions of this nature and also contains cross-default provisions for defaults of our $560.0 million unsecured line of credit, the $524.9 million secured line of credit and the unsecured term facility with a balance of $209.5 million as of December 31, 2008 that was used for the acquisition of certain properties from the Starmount Company. The balance outstanding on the new unsecured term facility as of December 31, 2008 was $228.0 million. The facility matures in April 2011 and has two one-year extension options with an outside maturity date of April 2013, which are at our election. The facility was used to pay down outstanding balances on our unsecured line of credit.

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Interest Rate Hedging Activity

          We entered into an $80.0 million interest rate cap agreement, effective December 4, 2008, to hedge the risk of changes in cash flows on the letter of credit supporting the GO ZONE Bonds equal to the then-outstanding cap notional. The interest rate cap protects us from increases in the hedged cash flows attributable to overall changes in the USD-SIFMA Municipal Swap Index above the strike rate of the cap on the debt. The strike rate associated with the interest rate cap is 4.00%. The interest rate cap had a nominal value as of December 31, 2008 and matures on December 3, 2010.

          We entered into a $40.0 million pay fixed/receive variable interest rate swap agreement, effective November 19, 2008, to hedge the interest rate risk exposure on the borrowings of one of our operating properties equal to the swap notional amount. This interest rate swap hedges the risk of changes in cash flows on our designated forecasted interest payments attributable to changes in 1-month LIBOR, the designated benchmark interest rate being hedged, thereby reducing exposure to variability in cash flows relating to interest payments on the variable-rate debt. The interest rate swap effectively fixes the interest payments on the portion of debt principal corresponding to the swap notional amount at 5.175%. The swap was valued at ($0.8) million as of December 31, 2008 and matures on November 7, 2010.

          We entered into an $87.5 million pay fixed/receive variable interest rate swap agreement, effective October 1, 2008, to hedge the interest rate risk exposure on the borrowings of one of our operating properties equal to the swap notional amount. This interest rate swap hedges the risk of changes in cash flows on our designated forecasted interest payments attributable to changes in 1-month LIBOR, the designated benchmark interest rate being hedged, thereby reducing exposure to variability in cash flows relating to interest payments on the variable-rate debt. The interest rate swap effectively fixes the interest payments on the portion of debt principal corresponding to the swap notional amount at 5.85%. The swap was valued at $(3.8) million as of December 31, 2008 and matures on September 23, 2010.

          On January 2, 2008, we entered into a $150.0 million pay fixed/receive variable interest rate swap agreement to hedge the interest rate risk exposure on an amount of borrowings on our largest secured line of credit equal to the swap notional amount. This interest rate swap hedges the risk of changes in cash flows on our designated forecasted interest payments attributable to changes in 1-month LIBOR, the designated benchmark interest rate being hedged, thereby reducing exposure to variability in cash flows relating to interest payments on the variable-rate debt. The interest rate swap effectively fixes the interest payments on the portion of debt principal corresponding to the swap notional amount at 4.353%. The swap was valued at $(4.0) million as of December 31, 2008 and matures on December 30, 2009.

Other

          In November 2008, we announced that we would reduce the quarterly dividend rate, effective with the fourth quarter 2008 declaration, on our common stock to $0.37 per share from $0.545 per share. The revised quarterly cash dividend equates to an annual dividend of $1.48 per share compared with the previous annual dividend of $2.18 per share.

          During the year ended December 31, 2008, we recognized other-than-temporary impairments on certain marketable securities totaling $17.2 million. These write-downs resulted in the reduction of the carrying value of those investments to their fair value of $4.2 million as of December 31, 2008.

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Financial Information About Segments

          See Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements for information about our reportable segments.

Employees

          CBL does not have any employees other than its statutory officers. Our Management Company currently has 748 full-time and 628 part-time employees. None of our employees are represented by a union.

Corporate Offices

          Our principal executive offices are located at CBL Center, 2030 Hamilton Place Boulevard, Suite 500, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37421 and our telephone number is (423) 855-0001.

Available Information

          There is additional information about us on our web site at cblproperties.com. Electronic copies of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, as well as any amendments to those reports, are available free of charge by visiting the “investor relations” section of our web site. These reports are posted as soon as reasonably practical after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission. The information on the web site is not, and should not be considered, a part of this Form 10-K.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

          Set forth below are certain factors that may adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Any one or more of the following factors may cause our actual results for various financial reporting periods to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by us, or on our behalf. See “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” contained herein on page 1.

RISKS RELATED TO REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS

Real property investments are subject to various risks, many of which are beyond our control, that could cause declines in the operating revenues and/or the underlying value of one or more of our Properties.

          A number of factors may decrease the income generated by a retail shopping center property, including:

 

 

 

 

National, regional and local economic climates, which may be negatively impacted by loss of jobs, production slowdowns, adverse weather conditions, natural disasters, acts of violence, war or terrorism, declines in residential real estate activity and other factors which tend to reduce consumer spending on retail goods.

 

 

 

 

Local real estate conditions, such as an oversupply of, or reduction in demand for, retail space or retail goods, and the availability and creditworthiness of current and prospective tenants.

 

 

 

 

Increased operating costs, such as increases in repairs and maintenance, real property taxes, utility rates and insurance premiums.

 

 

 

 

Delays or cost increases associated with the opening of new or renovated properties, due to higher than estimated construction costs, cost overruns, delays in receiving zoning, occupancy or other governmental approvals, lack of availability of materials and labor, weather conditions, and similar factors which may be outside our ability to control.

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Perceptions by retailers or shoppers of the safety, convenience and attractiveness of the shopping center.

 

 

 

 

The willingness and ability of the shopping center’s owner to provide capable management and maintenance services.

 

 

 

 

The convenience and quality of competing retail properties and other retailing options, such as the Internet.

          In addition, other factors may adversely affect the value of our Properties without affecting their current revenues, including:

 

 

 

 

Adverse changes in governmental regulations, such as local zoning and land use laws, environmental regulations or local tax structures that could inhibit our ability to proceed with development, expansion, or renovation activities that otherwise would be beneficial to our Properties.

 

 

 

 

Potential environmental or other legal liabilities that reduce the amount of funds available to us for investment in our Properties.

 

 

 

 

Any inability to obtain sufficient financing (including construction financing and permanent debt), or the inability to obtain such financing on commercially favorable terms, to fund repayment of maturing loans, new developments, acquisitions, and property expansions and renovations which otherwise would benefit our Properties.

 

 

 

 

An environment of rising interest rates, which could negatively impact both the value of commercial real estate such as retail shopping centers and the overall retail climate.

Illiquidity of real estate investments could significantly affect our ability to respond to adverse changes in the performance of our Properties and harm our financial condition.

          Substantially all of our total consolidated assets consist of investments in real properties. Because real estate investments are relatively illiquid, our ability to quickly sell one or more properties in our portfolio in response to changing economic, financial and investment conditions is limited. The real estate market is affected by many factors, such as general economic conditions, availability of financing, interest rates and other factors, including supply and demand for space, that are beyond our control. We cannot predict whether we will be able to sell any property for the price or on the terms we set, or whether any price or other terms offered by a prospective purchaser would be acceptable to us. We also cannot predict the length of time needed to find a willing purchaser and to close the sale of a property.

          Before a property can be sold, we may be required to make expenditures to correct defects or to make improvements. We cannot assure you that we will have funds available to correct those defects or to make those improvements, and if we cannot do so, we might not be able to sell the property, or might be required to sell the property on unfavorable terms. In acquiring a property, we might agree to provisions that materially restrict us from selling that property for a period of time or impose other restrictions, such as limitations on the amount of debt that can be placed or repaid on that property. These factors and any others that would impede our ability to respond to adverse changes in the performance of our Properties could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

We may elect not to proceed with certain development or expansion projects once they have been undertaken, resulting in charges that could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations for the period in which the charge is taken.

          We intend to pursue development and expansion activities as opportunities arise. In connection with any development or expansion, we will incur various risks, including the risk that development or expansion opportunities explored by us may be abandoned for various reasons including, but not limited to, credit disruptions that require the Company to conserve its cash until the capital markets stabilize or alternative credit

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or funding arrangements can be made. Developments or expansions also include the risk that construction costs of a project may exceed original estimates, possibly making the project unprofitable. Other risks include the risk that we may not be able to refinance construction loans which are generally with full recourse to us, the risk that occupancy rates and rents at a completed project will not meet projections and will be insufficient to make the project profitable, and the risk that we will not be able to obtain anchor, mortgage lender and property partner approvals for certain expansion activities.

          When we elect not to proceed with a development opportunity, the development costs ordinarily are charged against income for the then-current period. Any such charge could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations for the period in which the charge is taken.

Certain of our Properties are subject to ownership interests held by third parties, whose interests may conflict with ours and thereby constrain us from taking actions concerning these properties which otherwise would be in the best interests of the Company and our stockholders.

          We own partial interests in 24 malls, eleven associated centers, six community centers and eight office buildings. We manage all but four of these properties. Governor’s Square, Governor’s Plaza, Kentucky Oaks and Plaza Macaé are all owned by joint ventures and are managed by either a third party managing general partner or a property manager that is affiliated with the third party managing general partner (the “managing partners”). The managing partners perform the property management and leasing services for these four Properties and receive fees for their services. The managing partners of the Properties control the cash flow distributions, although our approval is required for certain major decisions.

          Where we serve as managing general partner of the partnerships that own our Properties, we may have certain fiduciary responsibilities to the other partners in those partnerships. In certain cases, the approval or consent of the other partners is required before we may sell, finance, expand or make other significant changes in the operations of such Properties. To the extent such approvals or consents are required, we may experience difficulty in, or may be prevented from, implementing our plans with respect to expansion, development, financing or other similar transactions with respect to such Properties.

          With respect to those Properties for which we do not serve as managing general partner, we do not have day-to-day operational control or control over certain major decisions, including leasing and the timing and amount of distributions, which could result in decisions by the managing partners that do not fully reflect our interests. This includes decisions relating to the requirements that we must satisfy in order to maintain our status as a REIT for tax purposes. However, decisions relating to sales, expansion and disposition of all or substantially all of the assets and financings are subject to approval by the Operating Partnership.

We may incur significant costs related to compliance with environmental laws, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flow and the funds available to us to pay dividends.

          Under various federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations, a current or previous owner or operator of real estate may be liable for the costs of removal or remediation of petroleum, certain hazardous or toxic substances on, under or in such real estate. Such laws typically impose such liability without regard to whether the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the presence of such substances. The costs of remediation or removal of such substances may be substantial. The presence of such substances, or the failure to promptly remove or remediate such substances, may adversely affect the owner’s or operator’s ability to lease or sell such real estate or to borrow using such real estate as collateral. Persons who arrange for the disposal or treatment of hazardous or toxic substances may also be liable for the costs of removal or remediation of such substances at the disposal or treatment facility, regardless of whether such facility is owned or operated by such person. Certain laws also impose requirements on conditions and activities that may affect the environment or the impact of the environment on human health. Failure to comply with such requirements could result in the imposition of monetary penalties (in addition to the costs to achieve compliance) and potential liabilities to third parties. Among other things, certain laws require abatement or removal of friable and certain non-friable

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asbestos-containing materials in the event of demolition or certain renovations or remodeling. Certain laws regarding asbestos-containing materials require building owners and lessees, among other things, to notify and train certain employees working in areas known or presumed to contain asbestos-containing materials. Certain laws also impose liability for release of asbestos-containing materials into the air and third parties may seek recovery from owners or operators of real properties for personal injury or property damage associated with asbestos-containing materials. In connection with the ownership and operation of properties, we may be potentially liable for all or a portion of such costs or claims.

          All of our Properties (but not properties for which we hold an option to purchase but do not yet own) have been subject to Phase I environmental assessments or updates of existing Phase I environmental assessments. Such assessments generally consisted of a visual inspection of the Properties, review of federal and state environmental databases and certain information regarding historic uses of the property and adjacent areas and the preparation and issuance of written reports. Some of the Properties contain, or contained, underground storage tanks used for storing petroleum products or wastes typically associated with automobile service or other operations conducted at the Properties. Certain Properties contain, or contained, dry-cleaning establishments utilizing solvents. Where believed to be warranted, samplings of building materials or subsurface investigations were undertaken. At certain Properties, where warranted by the conditions, we have developed and implemented an operations and maintenance program that establishes operating procedures with respect to asbestos-containing materials. The cost associated with the development and implementation of such programs was not material. We have also obtained environmental insurance coverage at certain of our Properties.

          We believe that our Properties are in compliance in all material respects with all federal, state and local ordinances and regulations regarding the handling, discharge and emission of hazardous or toxic substances. We have recorded in our financial statements a liability of $2.6 million related to potential future asbestos abatement activities at our Properties which are not expected to have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations. We have not been notified by any governmental authority, and are not otherwise aware, of any material noncompliance, liability or claim relating to hazardous or toxic substances in connection with any of our present or former Properties. Therefore, we have not recorded any liability related to hazardous or toxic substances. Nevertheless, it is possible that the environmental assessments available to us do not reveal all potential environmental liabilities. It is also possible that subsequent investigations will identify material contamination, that adverse environmental conditions have arisen subsequent to the performance of the environmental assessments, or that there are material environmental liabilities of which management is unaware. Moreover, no assurances can be given that (i) future laws, ordinances or regulations will not impose any material environmental liability or (ii) the current environmental condition of the Properties has not been or will not be affected by tenants and occupants of the Properties, by the condition of properties in the vicinity of the Properties or by third parties unrelated to us, the Operating Partnership or the relevant Property’s partnership.

Possible terrorist activity or other acts of violence could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

          Future terrorist attacks in the United States, and other acts of violence, including terrorism or war, might result in declining economic activity, which could harm the demand for goods and services offered by our tenants and the values of our Properties, and might adversely affect an investment in our securities. A decrease in retail demand could make it difficult for us to renew or re-lease our Properties at lease rates equal to or above historical rates. Terrorist activities also could directly affect the value of our Properties through damage, destruction or loss.

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RISKS RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS AND THE MARKET FOR OUR STOCK

The current decline in economic conditions, including increased volatility in the capital and credit markets, could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

          The United States is in the midst of an economic recession with the capital and credit markets experiencing extreme volatility and disruption. The current economic environment has been affected by dramatic declines in the stock and housing markets, increases in foreclosures, unemployment and costs of living, as well as limited access to credit. This deteriorating economic situation has impacted and is expected to continue to impact consumer spending levels, which can result in decreased revenues for our tenants and related decreases in the values of our Properties. A sustained economic downward trend could impact our tenants’ ability to meet their lease obligations due to poor operating results, lack of liquidity, bankruptcy or other reasons. Our ability to lease space and negotiate rents at advantageous rates could also be affected in this type of economic environment. Additionally, if current levels of market volatility continue to worsen, access to capital and credit markets could be disrupted over a more extended period, which may make it difficult to obtain the financing we may need for future growth and/or to meet our debt service obligations as they mature. Any of these events could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Competition from other retail formats could adversely affect the revenues generated by our Properties, resulting in a reduction in funds available for distribution to our stockholders.

          There are numerous shopping facilities that compete with our Properties in attracting retailers to lease space. In addition, retailers at our Properties face competition for customers from:

 

 

 

 

Discount shopping centers

 

 

 

 

Outlet malls

 

 

 

 

Wholesale clubs

 

 

 

 

Direct mail

 

 

 

 

Telemarketing

 

 

 

 

Television shopping networks

 

 

 

 

Shopping via the Internet

          Each of these competitive factors could adversely affect the amount of rents and tenant reimbursements that we are able to collect from our tenants, thereby reducing our revenues and the funds available for distribution to our stockholders.

Increased operating expenses and decreased occupancy rates may not allow us to recover the majority of our common area maintenance (CAM) and other operating expenses from our tenants, which could adversely affect our financial position, results of operations and funds available for future distributions.

          Energy costs, repairs, maintenance and capital improvements to common areas of our Properties, janitorial services, administrative, property and liability insurance costs and security costs are typically allocable to our Properties’ tenants. Our lease agreements typically provide that the tenant is liable for a portion of the CAM and other operating expenses. While historically our lease agreements provided for variable CAM provisions, the majority of our current leases require an equal periodic tenant reimbursement amount for our cost recoveries which serves to fix our tenants’ CAM contributions to us. In these cases, a tenant will pay a single specified rent amount, or a set expense reimbursement amount, subject to annual increases, regardless of the actual amount of operating expenses. The tenant’s payment remains the same even if operating expenses increase, causing us to be responsible for the excess amount. As a result, the CAM and tenant reimbursements that we receive may not allow us to recover a substantial portion of these operating costs.

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          Additionally, in the event that our Properties are not fully occupied, we would be required to pay the portion of any operating, redevelopment or renovation expenses allocable to the vacant space(s) that would otherwise typically be paid by the residing tenant(s).

The loss of one or more significant tenants, due to bankruptcies or as a result of ongoing consolidations in the retail industry, could adversely affect both the operating revenues and value of our Properties.

          Regional malls are typically anchored by well-known department stores and other significant tenants who generate shopping traffic at the mall. A decision by an anchor tenant or other significant tenant to cease operations at one or more Properties could have a material adverse effect on those Properties and, by extension, on our financial condition and results of operations. The closing of an anchor or other significant tenant may allow other anchors and/or tenants at an affected Property to terminate their leases, to seek rent relief and/or cease operating their stores or otherwise adversely affect occupancy at the Property. In addition, key tenants at one or more Properties might terminate their leases as a result of mergers, acquisitions, consolidations, dispositions or bankruptcies in the retail industry. The bankruptcy and/or closure of one or more significant tenants, if we are not able to successfully re-tenant the affected space, could have a material adverse effect on both the operating revenues and underlying value of the Properties involved, reducing the likelihood that, if decided, we would be able to sell the Properties, or we may be required to incur redevelopment costs in order to successfully obtain new anchors or other significant tenants when such vacancies exist.

Our Properties may be subject to impairment charges which can adversely affect our financial results.

          We periodically evaluate long-lived assets to determine if there has been any impairment in their carrying values and record impairment losses if the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than their carrying amounts or if there are other indicators of impairment. If it is determined that an impairment has occurred, the amount of the impairment charge is equal to the excess of the asset’s carrying value over its estimated fair value, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial results in the accounting period in which the adjustment is made. Our estimates of undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by each property are based on a number of assumptions that are subject to economic and market uncertainties including, but not limited to, demand for space, competition for tenants, changes in market rental rates and costs to operate each property. As these factors are difficult to predict and are subject to future events that may alter our assumptions, the future cash flows estimated in our impairment analyses may not be achieved.

Inflation or deflation may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

          Increased inflation could have a pronounced negative impact on our mortgage and debt interest and general and administrative expenses, as these costs could increase at a rate higher than our rents. Also, inflation may adversely affect tenant leases with stated rent increases, which could be lower than the increase in inflation at any given time. Inflation could also have an adverse effect on consumer spending which could impact our tenants’ sales and, in turn, our percentage rents, where applicable.

          Deflation can result in a decline in general price levels, often caused by a decrease in the supply of money or credit. The predominant effects of deflation are high unemployment, credit contraction and weakened consumer demand. Restricted lending practices could impact our ability to obtain financings or refinancings for our properties and our tenants’ ability to obtain credit. Decreases in consumer demand can have a direct impact on our tenants and the rents we receive.

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Certain agreements with prior owners of Properties that we have acquired may inhibit our ability to enter into future sale or refinancing transactions affecting such Properties, which otherwise would be in the best interests of the Company and our stockholders.

          Certain Properties that we originally acquired from third parties had unrealized gain attributable to the difference between the fair market value of such Properties and the third parties’ adjusted tax basis in the Properties immediately prior to their contribution of such Properties to the Operating Partnership pursuant to our acquisition. For this reason, a taxable sale by us of any of such Properties, or a significant reduction in the debt encumbering such Properties, could result in adverse tax consequences to the third parties who contributed these Properties in exchange for interests in the Operating Partnership. Under the terms of these transactions, we have generally agreed that we either will not sell or refinance such an acquired Property for a number of years in any transaction that would trigger adverse tax consequences for the parties from whom we acquired such Property, or else we will reimburse such parties for all or a portion of the additional taxes they are required to pay as a result of the transaction. Accordingly, these agreements may cause us not to engage in future sale or refinancing transactions affecting such Properties which otherwise would be in the best interests of the Company and our stockholders, or may increase the costs to us of engaging in such transactions.

Uninsured losses could adversely affect our financial condition, and in the future our insurance may not include coverage for acts of terrorism.

          We carry a comprehensive blanket policy for general liability, property casualty (including fire, earthquake and flood) and rental loss covering all of the Properties, with specifications and insured limits customarily carried for similar properties. However, even insured losses could result in a serious disruption to our business and delay our receipt of revenue. Furthermore, there are some types of losses, including lease and other contract claims, as well as some types of environmental losses, that generally are not insured or are not economically insurable. If an uninsured loss or a loss in excess of insured limits occurs, we could lose all or a portion of the capital we have invested in a Property, as well as the anticipated future revenue from the Property. If this happens, we, or the applicable Property’s partnership, may still remain obligated for any mortgage debt or other financial obligations related to the Property.

          The general liability and property casualty insurance policies on our Properties currently include coverage for loss resulting from acts of terrorism, whether foreign or domestic. While we believe that the Properties are adequately insured in accordance with industry standards, the cost of general liability and property casualty insurance policies that include coverage for acts of terrorism has risen significantly subsequent to September 11, 2001. The cost of coverage for acts of terrorism is currently mitigated by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (“TRIA”). If TRIA is not extended beyond its current expiration date of December 31, 2014, we may incur higher insurance costs and greater difficulty in obtaining insurance that covers terrorist-related damages. Our tenants may also experience similar difficulties.

The U.S. federal income tax treatment of corporate dividends may make our stock less attractive to investors, thereby lowering our stock price.

          The maximum U.S. federal income tax rate for dividends received by individual taxpayers has been reduced generally from 38.6% to 15.0% (currently effective from January 1, 2003 through 2010). However, dividends payable by REITs are generally not eligible for such treatment. Although this legislation did not have a directly adverse effect on the taxation of REITs or dividends paid by REITs, the more favorable treatment for non-REIT dividends could cause individual investors to consider investments in non-REIT corporations as more attractive relative to an investment in a REIT, which could have an adverse impact on the market price of our stock.

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RISKS RELATED TO DEBT AND FINANCIAL MARKETS

The deterioration of the capital and credit markets could adversely affect our ability to access funds and the capital needed to refinance debt or obtain new debt.

          We are significantly dependent upon external financing to fund the growth of our business and ensure that we meet our debt servicing requirements. Our access to financing depends on the willingness of lending institutions to grant credit to us and conditions in the capital markets in general. The United States is in the midst of an economic recession with the capital and credit markets experiencing extreme volatility and disruption. If current levels of market volatility continue to worsen, access to capital and credit markets could be disrupted over an extended period of time, which may make it difficult to obtain the financing we may need for future growth and/or to meet our debt service obligations as they mature. As of December 31, 2008, our total share of consolidated and unconsolidated debt maturing in 2009 and 2010, as though all extension options available have been exercised, is $354.5 million and $1.0 billion, respectively. Although we have successfully obtained debt for refinancings of our maturing debt, acquisitions and the construction of new developments in the past, we cannot make any assurances as to whether we will be able to obtain debt in the future, or that the financing options available to us will be on favorable or acceptable terms.

          We rely upon our largest secured and unsecured credit facilities as sources of funding for numerous transactions. Our access to these funds is dependent upon the ability of each of the participants to the credit facilities to meet their funding commitments. Given the tightening of the credit markets, the massive losses suffered recently by many financial institutions, steep declines in the stock markets and the need for government intervention through “bail-out” procedures, many financial institutions simply do not have the available capital to meet their previous commitments. The failure of one or more significant participants to our credit facilities to meet their funding commitments could have an adverse affect on our financial condition and results of operations.

We have a substantial amount of debt that could adversely impact our future operations.

          Our total share of consolidated and unconsolidated debt as of December 31, 2008 was $6.6 billion. As a result of this substantial amount of indebtedness, we are subject to the risks normally associated with debt financing. We are required to use a material portion of our cash flow to service principal and interest on our debt, which limits the amount of cash flow available for other business uses. In addition, our cash flows from operations may be insufficient to meet required debt service levels in the event that we experience reductions in income or cash flows at our Properties contributed by, but not limited to, an economic recession, high unemployment levels, increased tenant bankruptcies, lack of consumer confidence, losses of major tenants or the entry of new competitors. The occurrence of these or similar factors may adversely affect our financial positions and results of operations. Many of our Properties are mortgaged to secure payments of indebtedness, and if income from the Properties is insufficient to pay that indebtedness, the Properties could be foreclosed upon by the mortgagees resulting in a loss of income and a decline in our total asset value.

Rising interest rates could both increase our borrowing costs, thereby adversely affecting our cash flow and the amounts available for distributions to our stockholders, and decrease our stock price, if investors seek higher yields through other investments.

          An environment of rising interest rates could lead holders of our securities to seek higher yields through other investments, which could adversely affect the market price of our stock. One of the factors that may influence the price of our stock in public markets is the annual distribution rate we pay as compared with the yields on alternative investments. Numerous other factors, such as governmental regulatory action and tax laws, could have a significant impact on the future market price of our stock. In addition, increases in market interest rates could result in increased borrowing costs for us, which may adversely affect our cash flow and the amounts available for distributions to our stockholders.

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Certain of our credit facilities, the loss of which could have a material, adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations, are conditioned upon the Operating Partnership continuing to be managed by certain members of its current senior management and by such members of senior management continuing to own a significant direct or indirect equity interest in the Operating Partnership.

          Certain of the Operating Partnership’s lines of credit are conditioned upon the Operating Partnership continuing to be managed by certain members of its current senior management and by such members of senior management continuing to own a significant direct or indirect equity interest in the Operating Partnership (including any shares of our common stock owned by such members of senior management). If the failure of one or more of these conditions resulted in the loss of these credit facilities and we were unable to obtain suitable replacement financing, such loss could have a material, adverse impact on our financial position and results of operations.

RISKS RELATED TO GEOGRAPHIC CONCENTRATIONS

Since our Properties are located principally in the Southeastern and Midwestern United States, our financial position, results of operations and funds available for distribution to shareholders are subject generally to economic conditions in these regions.

          Our Properties are located principally in the southeastern and midwestern United States. Our Properties located in the southeastern United States accounted for approximately 52.0% of our total revenues from all Properties for the year ended December 31, 2008 and currently include 43 malls, 20 associated centers, 6 community centers and 18 office buildings. Our Properties located in the midwestern United States accounted for approximately 30.5% of our total revenues from all Properties for the year ended December 31, 2008 and currently include 27 malls and 4 associated centers. Our results of operations and funds available for distribution to shareholders therefore will be subject generally to economic conditions in the southeastern and midwestern United States. We will continue to look for opportunities to geographically diversify our portfolio in order to minimize dependency on any particular region; however, the expansion of the portfolio through both acquisitions and developments is contingent on many factors including consumer demand, competition and economic conditions.

Our financial position, results of operations and funds available for distribution to shareholders could be adversely affected by any economic downturn affecting the operating results at our Properties in the St. Louis, MO, Nashville, TN, Greensboro, NC, Kansas City (Overland Park), KS, and Chattanooga, TN metropolitan areas, which are our five largest markets.

          Our Properties located in the St. Louis, MO, Nashville, TN, Greensboro, NC, Kansas City (Overland Park), KS, and Chattanooga, TN metropolitan areas accounted for approximately 8.9%, 4.2%, 3.3%, 3.0% and 2.6%, respectively, of our total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2008, respectively. No other market accounted for more than 2.6% of our total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2008. Our financial position and results of operations will therefore be affected by the results experienced at Properties located in these metropolitan areas.

RISKS RELATED TO INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS

We have ownership interests in certain property investments and joint ventures outside the United States that present numerous risks that differ from those of our domestic investments.

          We hold ownership interests in joint ventures and properties in Brazil and China, respectively, that are currently immaterial to our consolidated financial position. International development and ownership activities yield additional risks that differ from those related to our domestic properties and operations. These additional risks include, but are not limited to:

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Impact of adverse changes in exchange rates of foreign currencies;

 

 

Difficulties in the repatriation of cash and earnings;

 

 

Differences in managerial styles and customs;

 

 

Changes in applicable laws and regulations in the United States that affect foreign operations;

 

 

Changes in foreign political, legal and economic environments; and

 

 

Differences in lending practices.

          Our international activities are currently limited in their scope. However, should our investments in international joint ventures and property investments grow, these additional risks could increase in significance and adversely affect our results of operations.

RISKS RELATED TO DIVIDENDS

Our ability to pay dividends on our stock may be limited.

          In the event that we are unable to refinance our debt on acceptable terms, we will be required to repay such debt or pay higher debt service costs in connection with, most likely, less attractive financing terms. In order to obtain the necessary cash for such payments, we may be compelled to take a number of actions, including the reduction of dividends to an amount equal to the minimum amount that is required to maintain our qualification as a REIT or paying dividends through the issuance of a combination of our common stock and cash.

RISKS RELATED TO FEDERAL INCOME TAX LAWS

We conduct a portion of our business through taxable REIT subsidiaries, which are subject to certain tax risks.

          We have established several taxable REIT subsidiaries including our management company. Despite our qualification as a REIT, our taxable REIT subsidiaries must pay income tax on their taxable income. In addition, we must comply with various tests to continue to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, and our income from and investments in our taxable REIT subsidiaries generally do not constitute permissible income and investments for these tests. While we will attempt to ensure that our dealings with our taxable REIT subsidiaries will not adversely affect our REIT qualification, we cannot provide assurance that we will successfully achieve that result. Furthermore, we may be subject to a 100% penalty tax, or our taxable REIT subsidiaries may be denied deductions, to the extent our dealings with our taxable REIT subsidiaries are not deemed to be arm’s length in nature.

If we fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, our funds available for distribution to stockholders will be reduced.

          We intend to continue to operate so as to qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code. Although we believe that we are organized and operate in such a manner, no assurance can be given that we currently qualify and in the future will continue to qualify as a REIT. Such qualification involves the application of highly technical and complex Internal Revenue Code provisions for which there are only limited judicial or administrative interpretations. The determination of various factual matters and circumstances not entirely within our control may affect our ability to qualify. In addition, no assurance can be given that legislation, new regulations, administrative interpretations or court decisions will not significantly change the tax laws with respect to qualification or its corresponding federal income tax consequences. Any such change could have a retroactive effect.

          If in any taxable year we were to fail to qualify as a REIT, we would not be allowed a deduction for distributions to stockholders in computing our taxable income and we would be subject to federal income tax on our taxable income at regular corporate rates. Unless entitled to relief under certain statutory provisions, we also

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would be disqualified from treatment as a REIT for the four taxable years following the year during which qualification was lost. As a result, the funds available for distribution to our stockholders would be reduced for each of the years involved. This would likely have a significant adverse effect on the value of our securities and our ability to raise additional capital. In addition, we would no longer be required to make distributions to our stockholders. We currently intend to operate in a manner designed to qualify as a REIT. However, it is possible that future economic, market, legal, tax or other considerations may cause our board of directors, with the consent of a majority of our stockholders, to revoke the REIT election.

Any issuance or transfer of our capital stock to any person in excess of the applicable limits on ownership necessary to maintain our status as a REIT would be deemed void ab initio, and those shares would automatically be transferred to a non-affiliated charitable trust.

          To maintain our status as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code, not more than 50% in value of our outstanding capital stock may be owned, directly or indirectly, by five or fewer individuals (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code to include certain entities) during the last half of a taxable year. Our certificate of incorporation generally prohibits ownership of more than 6% of the outstanding shares of our capital stock by any single stockholder determined by vote, value or number of shares (other than Charles Lebovitz, our Chief Executive Officer, David Jacobs, Richard Jacobs and their affiliates under the Internal Revenue Code’s attribution rules). The affirmative vote of 66 2/3% of our outstanding voting stock is required to amend this provision.

          Our board of directors may, subject to certain conditions, waive the applicable ownership limit upon receipt of a ruling from the IRS or an opinion of counsel to the effect that such ownership will not jeopardize our status as a REIT. Absent any such waiver, however, any issuance or transfer of our capital stock to any person in excess of the applicable ownership limit or any issuance or transfer of shares of such stock which would cause us to be beneficially owned by fewer than 100 persons, will be null and void and the intended transferee will acquire no rights to the stock. Instead, such issuance or transfer with respect to that number of shares that would be owned by the transferee in excess of the ownership limit provision would be deemed void ab initio and those shares would automatically be transferred to a trust for the exclusive benefit of a charitable beneficiary to be designated by us, with a trustee designated by us, but who would not be affiliated with us or with the prohibited owner. Any acquisition of our capital stock and continued holding or ownership of our capital stock constitutes, under our certificate of incorporation, a continuous representation of compliance with the applicable ownership limit.

In order to maintain our status as a REIT and avoid the imposition of certain additional taxes under the Internal Revenue Code, we must satisfy minimum requirements for distributions to shareholders, which may limit the amount of cash we might otherwise have been able to retain for use in growing our business.

          To maintain our status as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code, we generally will be required each year to distribute to our stockholders at least 90% of our taxable income after certain adjustments. However, to the extent that we do not distribute all of our net capital gain or distribute at least 90% but less than 100% of our REIT taxable income, as adjusted, we will be subject to tax on the undistributed amount at ordinary and capital gains corporate tax rates, as the case may be. In addition, we will be subject to a 4% nondeductible excise tax on the amount, if any, by which certain distributions paid by us during each calendar year are less than the sum of 85% of our ordinary income for such calendar year, 95% of our capital gain net income for the calendar year and any amount of such income that was not distributed in prior years. In the case of property acquisitions, including our initial formation, where individual Properties are contributed to our Operating Partnership for Operating Partnership units, we have assumed the tax basis and depreciation schedules of the entities’ contributing Properties. The relatively low tax basis of such contributed Properties may have the effect of increasing the cash amounts we are required to distribute as dividends, thereby potentially limiting the amount of cash we might otherwise have been able to retain for use in growing our business. This low tax basis may also have the effect of reducing or eliminating the portion of distributions made by us that are treated as a non-taxable return of capital.

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RISKS RELATED TO OUR ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

The ownership limit described above, as well as certain provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws, our stockholder rights plan, and certain provisions of Delaware law may hinder any attempt to acquire us.

          There are certain provisions of Delaware law, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, our bylaws, and other agreements to which we are a party that may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a third party from making an acquisition proposal for us. These provisions may also inhibit a change in control that some, or a majority, of our stockholders might believe to be in their best interest or that could give our stockholders the opportunity to realize a premium over the then-prevailing market prices for their shares. These provisions and agreements are summarized as follows:

 

 

The Ownership Limit – As described above, to maintain our status as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code, not more than 50% in value of our outstanding capital stock may be owned, directly or indirectly, by five or fewer individuals (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code to include certain entities) during the last half of a taxable year. Our certificate of incorporation generally prohibits ownership of more than 6% of the outstanding shares of our capital stock by any single stockholder determined by value (other than Charles Lebovitz, David Jacobs, Richard Jacobs and their affiliates under the Internal Revenue Code’s attribution rules). In addition to preserving our status as a REIT, the ownership limit may have the effect of precluding an acquisition of control of us without the approval of our board of directors.

 

 

Classified Board of Directors; Removal for Cause – Our certificate of incorporation provides for a board of directors divided into three classes, with one class elected each year to serve for a three-year term. As a result, at least two annual meetings of stockholders may be required for the stockholders to change a majority of our board of directors. In addition, our stockholders can only remove directors for cause and only by a vote of 75% of the outstanding voting stock. Collectively, these provisions make it more difficult to change the composition of our board of directors and may have the effect of encouraging persons considering unsolicited tender offers or other unilateral takeover proposals to negotiate with our board of directors rather than pursue non-negotiated takeover attempts.

 

 

Advance Notice Requirements for Stockholder Proposals – Our bylaws establish advance notice procedures with regard to stockholder proposals relating to the nomination of candidates for election as directors or new business to be brought before meetings of our stockholders. These procedures generally require advance written notice of any such proposals, containing prescribed information, to be given to our Secretary at our principal executive offices not less than 60 days nor more than 90 days prior to the meeting.

 

 

Vote Required to Amend Bylaws – A vote of 66 2/3% of the outstanding voting stock is necessary to amend our bylaws.

 

 

Stockholder Rights Plan – We have a stockholder rights plan, which may delay, deter or prevent a change in control unless the acquirer negotiates with our board of directors and the board of directors approves the transaction. The rights plan generally would be triggered if an entity, group or person acquires (or announces a plan to acquire) 15% or more of our common stock. If such transaction is not approved by our board of directors, the effect of the stockholder rights plan would be to allow our stockholders to purchase shares of our common stock, or the common stock or other merger consideration paid by the acquiring entity, at an effective 50% discount.

 

 

Delaware Anti-Takeover Statute – We are a Delaware corporation and are subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. In general, Section 203 prevents an “interested stockholder”

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(defined generally as a person owning 15% or more of a company’s outstanding voting stock) from engaging in a “business combination” (as defined in Section 203) with us for three years following the date that person becomes an interested stockholder unless:


 

 

 

(a) before that person became an interested holder, our board of directors approved the transaction in which the interested holder became an interested stockholder or approved the business combination;

 

 

 

(b) upon completion of the transaction that resulted in the interested stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owns 85% of our voting stock outstanding at the time the transaction commenced (excluding stock held by directors who are also officers and by employee stock plans that do not provide employees with the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer); or

 

 

 

(c) following the transaction in which that person became an interested stockholder, the business combination is approved by our board of directors and authorized at a meeting of stockholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of our outstanding voting stock not owned by the interested stockholder.


 

 

 

Under Section 203, these restrictions also do not apply to certain business combinations proposed by an interested stockholder following the announcement or notification of certain extraordinary transactions involving us and a person who was not an interested stockholder during the previous three years or who became an interested stockholder with the approval of a majority of our directors, if that extraordinary transaction is approved or not opposed by a majority of the directors who were directors before any person became an interested stockholder in the previous three years or who were recommended for election or elected to succeed such directors by a majority of directors then in office.

Certain ownership interests held by members of our senior management may tend to create conflicts of interest between such individuals and the interests of the Company and our Operating Partnership.

 

 

Tax Consequences of the Sale or Refinancing of Certain Properties – Since certain of our Properties had unrealized gain attributable to the difference between the fair market value and adjusted tax basis in such Properties immediately prior to their contribution to the Operating Partnership, a taxable sale of any such Properties, or a significant reduction in the debt encumbering such Properties, could cause adverse tax consequences to the members of our senior management who owned interests in our predecessor entities. As a result, members of our senior management might not favor a sale of a property or a significant reduction in debt even though such a sale or reduction could be beneficial to us and the Operating Partnership. Our bylaws provide that any decision relating to the potential sale of any property that would result in a disproportionately higher taxable income for members of our senior management than for us and our stockholders, or that would result in a significant reduction in such property’s debt, must be made by a majority of the independent directors of the board of directors. The Operating Partnership is required, in the case of such a sale, to distribute to its partners, at a minimum, all of the net cash proceeds from such sale up to an amount reasonably believed necessary to enable members of our senior management to pay any income tax liability arising from such sale.

 

 

Interests in Other Entities; Policies of the Board of Directors – Certain entities owned in whole or in part by members of our senior management, including the construction company that built or renovated most of our properties, may continue to perform services for, or transact business with, us and the Operating Partnership. Furthermore, certain property tenants are affiliated with members of our senior management. Accordingly, although our bylaws provide that any contract or transaction between us or the Operating Partnership and one or more of our directors or officers, or between us or the Operating Partnership and any other entity in which one or more of our directors or officers are directors or officers or have a financial interest, must be approved by our disinterested directors or stockholders

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after the material facts of the relationship or interest of the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to them, these affiliations could nevertheless create conflicts between the interests of these members of senior management and the interests of the Company, our shareholders and the Operating Partnership in relation to any transactions between us and any of these entities.

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

          None.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

          Refer to Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in Item 7 for additional information pertaining to the Properties’ performance.

Malls

          We own a controlling interest in 75 Malls (including large open-air centers) and non-controlling interests in nine Malls. We also own a controlling interest in two Mall expansions that are currently under construction. The Malls are primarily located in middle markets and generally have strong competitive positions because they are the only, or dominant, regional mall in their respective trade areas.

          The Malls are generally anchored by two or more department stores and a wide variety of mall stores. Anchor tenants own or lease their stores and non-anchor stores (20,000 square feet or less) lease their locations. Additional freestanding stores and restaurants that either own or lease their stores are typically located along the perimeter of the Malls’ parking areas.

          We classify our regional malls into two categories – malls that have completed their initial lease-up are referred to as stabilized malls and malls that are in their initial lease-up phase and have not been open for three calendar years are referred to as non-stabilized malls. Alamance Crossing in Burlington, NC, which opened in August 2007, is our only non-stabilized mall as of December 31, 2008.

          We own the land underlying each Mall in fee simple interest, except for Walnut Square, Westgate Mall, St. Clair Square, Brookfield Square, Bonita Lakes Mall, Meridian Mall, Stroud Mall, Wausau Center, Chapel Hill Mall, Eastgate Mall and Eastland Mall. We lease all or a portion of the land at each of these Malls subject to long-term ground leases. We lease all or a portion of the land at Monroeville Mall subject to a short-term ground lease.

          The following table sets forth certain information for each of the Malls as of December 31, 2008:

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Mall / Location

 

Year of
Opening/
Acquisition

 

Year of
Most
Recent
Expansion

 

Our
Ownership

 

Total GLA
(1)

 

Total
Mall Store
GLA (2)

 

Mall
Store
Sales per
Square
Foot (3)

 

Percentage
Mall Store
GLA Leased
(4)

 

Anchors & Junior
Anchors

 

                                         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Stabilized Malls:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alamance Crossing
Burlington, NC

 

2007

 

N/A

 

 

100

%

 

 

601,461

 

 

206,032

 

 

$

190

 

 

83

%

 

Belk, Barnes & Noble, Carousel Cinemas, Dillard’s, JC Penney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stabilized Malls:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arbor Place
Atlanta (Douglasville), GA

 

1999

 

N/A

 

 

100

%

 

 

1,176,454

 

 

378,368

 

 

$

337

 

 

98

%

 

Bed Bath & Beyond, Belk, Borders, Dillard’s, JC Penney, Macy’s, Old Navy, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asheville Mall
Asheville, NC

 

1972/2000

 

2000

 

 

100

%

 

 

948,500

 

 

288,045

 

 

 

337

 

 

98

%

 

Belk, Dillard’s, Dillard’s West, JC Penney, Old Navy, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonita Lakes Mall(5)
Meridian, MS

 

1997

 

N/A

 

 

100

%

 

 

634,104

 

 

185,963

 

 

 

242

 

 

94

%

 

Belk, Dillard’s, JC Penney, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brookfield Square(6)
Brookfield, WI

 

1967/2001

 

2007

 

 

100

%

 

 

1,089,758

 

 

343,797

 

 

 

397

 

 

98

%

 

Barnes & Noble, Boston Store, JC Penney, Old Navy, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Burnsville Center
Burnsville, MN

 

1977/1998

 

N/A

 

 

100

%

 

 

1,088,321

 

 

433,519

 

 

 

362

 

 

97

%

 

Dick’s Sporting Goods, JC Penney, Macy’s, Old Navy, Sears, Steve & Barry’s (19)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cary Towne Center
Cary, NC

 

1979/2001

 

1993

 

 

100

%

 

 

1,014,155

 

 

298,596

 

 

 

275

 

 

94

%

 

Belk, Dillard’s, JC Penney, Macy’s, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapel Hill Mall (7) (10)
Akron, OH

 

1966/2004

 

1995

 

 

62.7

%

 

 

863,406

 

 

278,072

 

 

 

278

 

 

96

%

 

JC Penney, Macy’s, Old Navy, Sears, Steve & Barry’s (19)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CherryVale Mall
Rockford, IL

 

1973/2001

 

2007

 

 

100

%

 

 

849,086

 

 

334,501

 

 

 

344

 

 

98

%

 

Barnes & Noble, Bergner’s, JC Penney, Macy’s, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chesterfield Mall (10)
Chesterfield, MO

 

1976/2007

 

2006

 

 

62.7

%

 

 

1,326,031

 

 

557,795

 

 

 

296

 

 

84

%

 

AMC Theaters, Borders, Dillard’s, H & M, Macy’s, Old Navy, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citadel Mall
Charleston, SC

 

1981/2001

 

2000

 

 

100

%

 

 

1,138,527

 

 

350,356

 

 

 

220

 

 

84

%

 

Belk, Dillard’s, JC Penney, Old Navy, Sears, Sportsman’s Warehouse, Target

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coastal Grand-Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach, SC

 

2004

 

2007

 

 

50

%

 

 

1,173,910

 

 

403,547

 

 

 

330

 

 

98

%

 

Bed Bath & Beyond, Belk, Books A Million, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Dillard’s, Old Navy, Sears, JC Penney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

College Square
Morristown, TN

 

1988

 

1999

 

 

100

%

 

 

486,196

 

 

162,372

 

 

 

248

 

 

90

%

 

Belk, Goody’s, JC Penney, Kohl’s, Sears

 

26



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mall / Location

 

Year of
Opening/
Acquisition

 

Year of
Most
Recent
Expansion

 

Our
Ownership

 

Total GLA
(1)

 

Total
Mall Store
GLA (2)

 

Mall
Store
Sales per
Square
Foot (3)

 

Percentage
Mall Store
GLA Leased
(4)

 

Anchors & Junior
Anchors

 

                                   

Columbia Place
Columbia, SC

 

1977/2001

 

N/A

 

 

100

%

 

 

1,098,401

 

 

329,194

 

 

 

217

 

 

91

%

 

Burlington Coat Factory, Dillard’s (20), Macy’s, Old Navy, Sears, Steve & Barry’s (19)

 

CoolSprings Galleria
Nashville, TN

 

1991

 

1994

 

 

100

%

 

 

1,118,319

 

 

363,683

 

 

 

407

 

 

98

%

 

Belk, Dillard’s, JC Penney, Macy’s, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cross Creek Mall
Fayetteville, NC

 

1975/2003

 

2000

 

 

100

%

 

 

1,048,571

 

 

253,639

 

 

 

527

 

 

97

%

 

Belk, JC Penney, Macy’s, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

East Towne Mall
Madison, WI

 

1971/2001

 

2004

 

 

100

%

 

 

830,315

 

 

340,318

 

 

 

330

 

 

98

%

 

Barnes & Noble, Boston Store, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Gordman’s, JC Penney, Sears, Steve & Barry’s (19)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eastgate Mall (8)
Cincinnati, OH

 

1980/2003

 

1995

 

 

100

%

 

 

921,304

 

 

274,446

 

 

 

293

 

 

97

%

 

Dillard’s, JC Penney, Kohl’s, Sears, Steve & Barry’s (19)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eastland Mall
Bloomington, IL

 

1967/2005

 

N/A

 

 

100

%

 

 

768,862

 

 

226,207

 

 

 

332

 

 

96

%

 

Bergner’s, JC Penney, Kohl’s, Macy’s, Old Navy, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fashion Square
Saginaw, MI

 

1972/2001

 

1993

 

 

100

%

 

 

797,251

 

 

318,055

 

 

 

275

 

 

94

%

 

JC Penney, Macy’s, Sears, Steve &
Barry’s (19)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fayette Mall
Lexington, KY

 

1971/2001

 

1993

 

 

100

%

 

 

1,214,135

 

 

366,061

 

 

 

478

 

 

100

%

 

Dick’s, Dillard’s, JC Penney, Macy’s, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foothills Mall
Maryville, TN

 

1983/1996

 

2004

 

 

95

%

 

 

481,801

 

 

155,105

 

 

 

231

 

 

97

%

 

Belk for Women, Belk for Men Kids & Home, Goody’s, JC Penney, Sears, TJ Maxx

 

Friendly Shopping Center and The Shops at Friendly Center Greensboro, NC

 

1957/ 2006/ 2007

 

1996

 

 

50

%

 

 

1,244,078

 

 

574,198

 

 

 

383

 

 

82

%

 

Barnes & Noble, Belk, Macy’s, Old Navy, Sears, Harris Teeter, REI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frontier Mall
Cheyenne, WY

 

1981

 

1997

 

 

100

%

 

 

538,560

 

 

215,274

 

 

 

270

 

 

89

%

 

Dillard’s I, Dillard’s II, Gart Sports, JC Penney, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Georgia Square
Athens, GA

 

1981

 

N/A

 

 

100

%

 

 

671,934

 

 

250,380

 

 

 

237

 

 

99

%

 

Belk, JC Penney, Macy’s, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Governor’s Square
Clarksville, TN

 

1986

 

1999

 

 

47.5

%

 

 

732,999

 

 

301,374

 

 

 

312

 

 

99

%

 

Belk, Borders, Dillard’s, JC Penney,Old Navy, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greenbrier Mall (10)
Chesapeake, VA

 

1981/2004

 

2004

 

 

62.7

%

 

 

897,626

 

 

305,197

 

 

 

339

 

 

87

%

 

Dillard’s, JC Penney, Macy’s, Sears

 

27



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mall / Location

 

Year of
Opening/
Acquisition

 

Year of
Most
Recent
Expansion

 

Our
Ownership

 

Total GLA
(1)

 

Total
Mall Store
GLA (2)

 

Mall
Store
Sales per
Square
Foot (3)

 

Percentage
Mall Store
GLA Leased
(4)

 

Anchors & Junior
Anchors

 

                                                   

Gulf Coast Town Center
Ft. Meyers, FL

 

2005

 

N/A

 

 

50

%

 

 

1,228,360

 

 

312,280

 

 

 

254

 

 

88

%

 

Babies R Us, Bass Pro Outdoor World, Belk, Best Buy, Borders, Golf Galaxy, JC Penney, Jo-Ann Fabrics, Marshall’s, Petco, Ron Jon Surf Shop, Ross, Staples, Target

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hamilton Place
Chattanooga, TN

 

1987

 

1998

 

 

90

%

 

 

1,170,821

 

 

346,941

 

 

 

369

 

 

99

%

 

Dillard’s for Men Kids & Home, Dillard’s for Women, JC Penney, Belk for Men Kids & Home, Belk for Women, Sears, Barnes & Noble

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hanes Mall
Winston-Salem, NC

 

1975/2001

 

1990

 

 

100

%

 

 

1,548,512

 

 

553,324

 

 

 

315

 

 

98

%

 

Belk, Dillard’s, JC Penney, Macy’s, Old Navy, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harford Mall
Bel Air, MD

 

1973/2003

 

2007

 

 

100

%

 

 

506,460

 

 

204,524

 

 

 

390

 

 

98

%

 

Macy’s, Old Navy, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hickory Hollow Mall
Nashville, TN

 

1978/1998

 

1991

 

 

100

%

 

 

1,105,295

 

 

426,358

 

 

 

187

 

 

82

%

 

Macy’s, Sears, Steve & Barry’s (19)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hickory Point Mall
Decatur, IL

 

1977/2005

 

N/A

 

 

100

%

 

 

825,484

 

 

198,510

 

 

 

225

 

 

85

%

 

Bergner’s, JC Penney, Kohl’s, Old Navy, Sears, Von Maur

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Honey Creek Mall
Terre Haute, IN

 

1968/2004

 

1981

 

 

100

%

 

 

680,003

 

 

188,488

 

 

 

339

 

 

94

%

 

Elder-Beerman, JC Penney, Macy’s, Sears, Steve & Barry’s (19)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Imperial Valley Mall
El Centro, CA

 

2005

 

N/A

 

 

60

%

 

 

762,637

 

 

269,780

 

 

 

348

 

 

96

%

 

Dillard’s, JC Penney, Macy’s, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Janesville Mall
Janesville, WI

 

1973/1998

 

1998

 

 

100

%

 

 

616,861

 

 

169,031

 

 

 

315

 

 

96

%

 

Boston Store, JC Penney, Kohl’s, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jefferson Mall
Louisville, KY

 

1978/2001

 

1999

 

 

100

%

 

 

953,656

 

 

258,017

 

 

 

340

 

 

99

%

 

Dillard’s, JC Penney, Macy’s, Old Navy, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kentucky Oaks Mall
Paducah, KY

 

1982/2001

 

1995

 

 

50

%

 

 

1,135,427

 

 

391,645

 

 

 

283

 

 

89

%

 

Best Buy, Dillard’s, Elder-Beerman, JC Penney, Sears, Hobby Lobby, Circuit City, Office Max, Toys R Us, Shopko, Service Merchandise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Lakes Mall
Muskegon, MI

 

2001

 

N/A

 

 

90

%

 

 

593,432

 

 

262,190

 

 

 

259

 

 

94

%

 

Bed Bath & Beyond, Dick’s Sporting Goods, JC Penney, Sears, Younkers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lakeshore Mall
Sebring, FL

 

1992

 

1999

 

 

100

%

 

 

488,880

 

 

141,052

 

 

 

238

 

 

93

%

 

Beall’s (9), Belk, JC Penney, Kmart, Sears

 

28



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mall / Location

 

Year of
Opening/
Acquisition

 

Year of
Most
Recent
Expansion

 

Our
Ownership

 

Total GLA
(1)

 

Total
Mall Store
GLA (2)

 

Mall
Store
Sales per
Square
Foot (3)

 

Percentage
Mall Store
GLA Leased
(4)

 

Anchors & Junior
Anchors

 

                                                   

Laurel Park Place
Livonia, MI

 

1989/2005

 

1994

 

 

70

%

 

 

502,142

 

 

203,332

 

 

 

340

 

 

95

%

 

Parisian, Von Maur

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Layton Hills Mall
Layton, UT

 

1980/2006

 

1998

 

 

100

%

 

 

635,800

 

 

192,242

 

 

 

389

 

 

100

%

 

JCPenney, Macy’s, Mervyn’s (21), Sports Authority

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Madison Square
Huntsville, AL

 

1984

 

1985

 

 

100

%

 

 

930,713

 

 

297,878

 

 

 

265

 

 

86

%

 

Belk, Dillard’s, JC Penney, Sears, Steve & Barry’s (19)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mall del Norte
Laredo, TX

 

1977/2004

 

1993

 

 

100

%

 

 

1,099,829

 

 

373,562

 

 

 

514

 

 

94

%

 

Beall Bros. (9), Circuit City, Dillard’s, JC Penney, Joe Brand, Macy’s, Macy’s Home Store, Mervyn’s (21), Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mall of Acadiana (10)
Lafayette, LA

 

1979/2005

 

2004

 

 

62.7

%

 

 

990,546

 

 

298,283

 

 

 

439

 

 

95

%

 

Dillard’s, JCPenney, Macy’s, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meridian Mall (11)
Lansing, MI

 

1969/1998

 

2001

 

 

100

%

 

 

978,129

 

 

418,611

 

 

 

264

 

 

80

%

 

Bed Bath & Beyond, Dick’s Sporting Goods, JC Penney, Macy’s, Old Navy, Schuler Books, Younkers, Steve & Barry’s (19)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mid Rivers Mall (11)
St. Peters, MO

 

1987/2007

 

1999

 

 

62.7

%

 

 

1,268,514

 

 

315,380

 

 

 

318

 

 

95

%

 

Borders, Dillard’s, JC Penney, Macy’s, Sears, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc., Wehrenberg Theaters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Midland Mall
Midland, MI

 

1991/2001

 

N/A

 

 

100

%

 

 

514,252

 

 

196,978

 

 

 

286

 

 

96

%

 

Barnes & Noble, Elder-Beerman, JC Penney, Sears, Target

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monroeville Mall (12)
Pittsburgh, PA

 

1969/2004

 

2003

 

 

100

%

 

 

1,180,167

 

 

456,621

 

 

 

305

 

 

90

%

 

Boscov’s, JC Penney, Macy’s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Northpark Mall
Joplin, MO

 

1972/2004

 

1996

 

 

100

%

 

 

967,464

 

 

372,291

 

 

 

295

 

 

88

%

 

JC Penney, Macy’s, Macy’s Home Store, Old Navy, Sears, TJ Maxx, Steve & Barry’s (19)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Northwoods Mall
Charleston, SC

 

1972/2001

 

1995

 

 

100

%

 

 

780,701

 

 

298,224

 

 

 

299

 

 

97

%

 

Belk, Books A Million, Dillard’s, JC Penney, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oak Hollow Mall
High Point, NC

 

1995

 

N/A

 

 

75

%

 

 

1,262,440

 

 

252,087

 

 

 

188

 

 

68

%

 

Belk, Dillard’s, JC Penney, Sears, Steve & Barry’s (19)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oak Park Mall
Overland Park, KS

 

1974/2005

 

1998

 

 

100

%

 

 

1,525,888

 

 

454,774

 

 

 

430

 

 

99

%

 

Dillard’s North, Dillard’s South, JC Penney, Macy’s, Nordstrom, XXI Forever

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Old Hickory Mall
Jackson, TN

 

1967/2001

 

1994

 

 

100

%

 

 

547,601

 

 

167,506

 

 

 

315

 

 

88

%

 

Belk, JC Penney, Macy’s, Sears

 

29



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mall / Location

 

Year of
Opening/
Acquisition

 

Year of
Most
Recent
Expansion

 

Our
Ownership

 

Total GLA
(1)

 

Total
Mall Store
GLA (2)

 

Mall
Store
Sales per
Square
Foot (3)

 

Percentage
Mall Store
GLA Leased
(4)

 

Anchors & Junior
Anchors

 

                                                   

Panama City Mall
Panama City, FL

 

1976/2002

 

1984

 

 

100

%

 

 

605,260

 

 

222,953

 

 

 

231

 

 

95

%

 

Dillard’s, JC Penney, Linens N Things (18), Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Park Plaza (10)
Little Rock, AR

 

1988/2004

 

N/A

 

 

62.7

%

 

 

568,977

 

 

243,612

 

 

 

438

 

 

94

%

 

Dillard’s I, Dillard’s II, XXI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parkdale Mall
Beaumont, TX

 

1972/2001

 

1986

 

 

100

%

 

 

1,331,940

 

 

367,485

 

 

 

326

 

 

88

%

 

Beall Bros. (9), Books A Million, Dillard’s, JC Penney, Macy’s, Old Navy, Sears, XXI Forever, Steve & Barry’s (19)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parkway Place
Huntsville, AL

 

1957/1998

 

2002

 

 

50

%

 

 

631,028

 

 

276,217

 

 

 

301

 

 

92

%

 

Dillard’s, Belk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pemberton Square
Vicksburg, MS

 

1985

 

1999

 

 

100

%

 

 

351,444

 

 

133,641

 

 

 

148

 

 

61

%

 

Belk, Dillard’s, JC Penney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plaza del Sol
Del Rio, TX

 

1979

 

1996

 

 

50.6

%

 

 

261,150

 

 

98,713

 

 

 

165

 

 

91

%

 

Beall Bros. (9), Dress For Less, Federal Public Defenders, JC Penney, Ross

 

Post Oak Mall
College Station, TX

 

1982

 

1985

 

 

100

%

 

 

775,000

 

 

287,474

 

 

 

327

 

 

94

%

 

Beall Bros. (9), Dillard’s, Dillard’s South, JC Penney, Macy’s, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Randolph Mall
Asheboro, NC

 

1982/2001

 

1989

 

 

100

%

 

 

379,097

 

 

143,904

 

 

 

222

 

 

98

%

 

Belk, Books A Million, Dillard’s, JC Penney, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regency Mall
Racine, WI

 

1981/2001

 

1999

 

 

100

%

 

 

854,132

 

 

267,290

 

 

 

265

 

 

92

%

 

Boston Store, JC Penney, Sears, Steve & Barry’s (19), Target, Burlington Coat Factory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Richland Mall
Waco, TX

 

1980/2002

 

1996

 

 

100

%

 

 

709,606

 

 

205,481

 

 

 

314

 

 

95

%

 

Beall Bros. (9), Dillard’s I, Dillard’s II, JC Penney, Sears, XXI Forever

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

River Ridge Mall
Lynchburg, VA

 

1980/2003

 

2000

 

 

100

%

 

 

765,603

 

 

223,886

 

 

 

306

 

 

96

%

 

Belk, JC Penney, Macy’s, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rivergate Mall
Nashville, TN

 

1971/1998

 

1998

 

 

100

%

 

 

1,130,763

 

 

348,932

 

 

 

284

 

 

92

%

 

Dillard’s, JC Penney, Linens N Things (18), Macy’s, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South County Center
St. Louis, MO (10)

 

1963/2007

 

2001

 

 

62.7

%

 

 

1,042,097

 

 

328,811

 

 

 

368

 

 

93

%

 

Dillard’s, JC Penney, Macy’s, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Southaven Towne Center
Southaven, MS

 

2005

 

N/A

 

 

100

%

 

 

495,084

 

 

230,316

 

 

 

303

 

 

100

%

 

Circuit City, Books A Million, Cost Plus, Dillard’s, Gordman’s, JC Penney, Linens N Things (18)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Southpark Mall
Colonial Heights, VA

 

1989/2003

 

2007

 

 

100

%

 

 

685,796

 

 

213,514

 

 

 

304

 

 

99

%

 

Dillard’s, JC Penney, Macy’s, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

St. Clair Square (10) (13)
Fairview Heights, IL

 

1974/1996

 

1993

 

 

62.7

%

 

 

1,108,851

 

 

290,765

 

 

 

396

 

 

96

%

 

Dillard’s, JC Penney, Macy’s, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stroud Mall (14)
Stroudsburg, PA

 

1977/1998

 

2005

 

 

100

%

 

 

419,059

 

 

168,876

 

 

 

282

 

 

94

%

 

JC Penney, Sears, The Bon-Ton

 

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Mall / Location

 

Year of
Opening/
Acquisition

 

Year of
Most
Recent
Expansion

 

Our
Ownership

 

Total GLA
(1)

 

Total
Mall Store
GLA (2)

 

Mall
Store
Sales per
Square
Foot (3)

 

Percentage
Mall Store
GLA Leased
(4)

 

Anchors & Junior
Anchors

 

                                   

Sunrise Mall
Brownsville, TX

 

1979/2003

 

2000

 

 

100

%

 

 

755,851

 

 

332,394

 

 

 

407

 

 

92

%

 

Beall Bros. (9), Dillard’s, JC Penney, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Towne Mall
Franklin, OH

 

1977/2001

 

N/A

 

 

100

%

 

 

457,571

 

 

153,959

 

 

 

207

 

 

49

%

 

Elder-Beerman, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Triangle Town Center
Raleigh, NC

 

2002/2005

 

N/A

 

 

50

%

 

 

1,273,206

 

 

332,819

 

 

 

313

 

 

96

%

 

Barnes & Noble, Belk, Dillard’s, Macy’s, Sak’s Fifth Avenue, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turtle Creek Mall
Hattiesburg, MS

 

1994

 

1995

 

 

100

%

 

 

847,298

 

 

224,204

 

 

 

333

 

 

99

%

 

Belk I, Belk II, Dillard’s, Goody’s, JC Penney, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valley View Mall
Roanoke, VA

 

1985/2003

 

2007

 

 

100

%

 

 

877,065

 

 

317,276

 

 

 

355

 

 

92

%

 

Barnes & Noble, Belk, JC Penney, Macy’s, Old Navy, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volusia Mall
Daytona Beach, FL

 

1974/2004

 

1982

 

 

100

%

 

 

1,058,501

 

 

239,958

 

 

 

347

 

 

94

%

 

Dillard’s East, Dillard’s West, Dillard’s South, JC Penney, Macy’s, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Walnut Square (15)
Dalton, GA

 

1980

 

1992

 

 

100

%

 

 

449,239

 

 

169,943

 

 

 

242

 

 

94

%

 

Belk, Belk Home & Kids, Goody’s, JC Penney, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wausau Center (16)
Wausau, WI

 

1983/2001

 

1999

 

 

100

%

 

 

423,833

 

 

150,633

 

 

 

260

 

 

95

%

 

JC Penney, Sears, Younkers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

West County Center
Des Peres, MO (10)(12)

 

1969/2007

 

2002

 

 

62.7

%

 

 

1,138,813

 

 

398,792

 

 

 

458

 

 

97

%

 

Barnes & Noble, JC Penney, Macy’s, Nordstrom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

West Towne Mall
Madison, WI

 

1970/2001

 

2004

 

 

100

%

 

 

915,663

 

 

271,757

 

 

 

473

 

 

99

%

 

Boston Store, Dick’s Sporting Goods, JC Penney, Sears, Steve & Barry’s (19)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WestGate Mall (17)
Spartanburg, SC

 

1975/1995

 

1996

 

 

100

%

 

 

952,790

 

 

341,091

 

 

 

261

 

 

92

%

 

Bed Bath & Beyond, Belk, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Dillard’s, JC Penney, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Westmoreland Mall (10)
Greensburg, PA

 

1977/2002

 

1994

 

 

62.7

%

 

 

1,013,578

 

 

390,848

 

 

 

314

 

 

97

%

 

JC Penney, Macy’s, Macy’s Home Store, Old Navy, Sears, The Bon-Ton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

York Galleria
York, PA

 

1989/1999

 

N/A

 

 

100

%

 

 

769,437

 

 

232,220

 

 

 

322

 

 

97

%

 

Bon Ton, Boscov’s, JC Penney, Sears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                         

 

 

 

Total Stabilized Malls

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

72,000,350

 

 

23,915,735

 

 

$

331

 

 

93

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                         

 

 

 

Grand total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

72,601,811

 

 

24,121,767

 

 

$

331

 

 

93

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                         

 

 

 

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(1)

Includes total square footage of the anchors (whether owned or leased by the anchor) and mall stores. Does not include future expansion areas.

(2)

Excludes anchors.

(3)

Totals represent weighted averages.

(4)

Includes tenants paying rent for executed leases as of December 31, 2008.

(5)

Bonita Lakes Mall - We are the lessee under a ground lease for 82 acres, which extends through June 30, 2035, including four five-year renewal options. The annual base rent for 2008 was $25,581.

(6)

Brookfield Square – Ground rent is $109,826 per year.

(7)

Chapel Hill Mall - Ground rent is $10,000 per year.

(8)

Eastgate Mall - Ground rent is $24,000 per year.

(9)

Lakeshore Mall, Mall del Norte, Parkdale Mall, Plaza del Sol, Post Oak Mall, Richland Mall, and Sunrise Mall - Beall Bros. operating in Texas is unrelated to Beall’s operating in Florida.

(10)

Mid Rivers Mall, Chapel Hill Mall, Chesterfield Mall, Greenbrier Mall, Mall of Acadiana, Park Plaza Mall, South County Center, St. Clair Square, West County Center, Westmoreland Mall: These properties are owned by a Company-controlled entity of which the Company owns all of the common stock and is entitled to receive 100% of each Property’s cash flow after payment of operating expenses, debt service payments and preferred distributions to its third-party partner.

(11)

Meridian Mall - We are the lessee under several ground leases in effect through March 2067, with extension options. Fixed rent is $18,700 per year plus 3% to 4% of all rents.

(12) Monroeveille Mall - Ground rent is $563,866 per year.

(13)

St. Clair Square - We are the lessee under a ground lease for 20 acres, which extends through January 31, 2073, including 14 five-year renewal options and one four-year renewal option. The rental amount is $40,500 per year. In addition to base rent, the landlord receives .25% of Dillard’s sales in excess of $16,200,000.

(14)

Stroud Mall - We are the lessee under a ground lease, which extends through July, 2089. The current rental amount is $60,000 per year, increasing by $10,000 every ten years through 2059. An additional $100,000 is paid every 10 years.

(15)

Walnut Square - We are the lessee under several ground leases, which extend through March 14, 2078, including six ten-year renewal options and one eight-year renewal option. The rental amount is $149,450 per year. In addition to base rent, the landlord receives 20% of the percentage rents collected. The Company has a right of first refusal to purchase the fee.

(16)

Wausau Center - Ground rent is $76,000 per year plus 10% of net taxable cash flow.

(17)

Westgate Mall - We are the lessee under several ground leases for approximately 53% of the underlying land. The leases extend through October 31, 2084, including six ten-year renewal options. The rental amount is $130,300 per year. In addition to base rent, the landlord receives 20% of the percentage rents collected. The Company percentage rents collected. The Company has a right of first refusal to purchase the fee.

(18)

Linen’s N Things closed all stores December 31, 2008.

(19)

Steve & Barry’s closed all stores December 31, 2008.

(20)

Closed as of December 31, 2008.

(21)

Mervyn’s closed all stores December 31, 2008.

Anchors

          Anchors are an important factor in a Mall’s successful performance. The public’s identification with a mall property typically focuses on the anchor tenants. Mall anchors are generally a department store whose merchandise appeals to a broad range of shoppers and plays a significant role in generating customer traffic and creating a desirable location for the mall store tenants.

          Anchors may own their stores and the land underneath, as well as the adjacent parking areas, or may enter into long-term leases with respect to their stores. Rental rates for anchor tenants are significantly lower than the rents charged to mall store tenants. Anchors account for 10.5% of the total revenues from our Properties. Each anchor that owns its store has entered into an operating and reciprocal easement agreement with us covering items such as operating covenants, reciprocal easements, property operations, initial construction and future expansion.

          During 2008, we added the following anchors and junior anchor boxes (i.e., non-traditional anchors) to the following Malls:

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Name

 

Property

 

Location

 

 

 

 

 

Ashley HomeStore

 

Bonita Crossing

 

Meridian, MS

Sportsman’s Warehouse

 

Citadel Mall

 

Charleston, SC

JC Penney

 

Coastal Grand-Myrtle Beach

 

Myrtle Beach, SC

Barnes & Noble

 

Hamilton Place

 

Chattanooga, TN

Dick's Sporting Goods

 

Mid Rivers Mall

 

St. Peters, MO

XXI Forever

 

Oak Park Mall

 

Overland Park, KS

XXI Forever

 

Parkdale Mall

 

Beaumont, TX

Burlington Coat Factory

 

Regency Mall

 

Racine, WI

XXI Forever

 

Richland Mall

 

Waco, TX

Hobby Lobby

 

Statesboro Crossing

 

Statesboro, GA

T.J. Maxx

 

Statesboro Crossing

 

Statesboro, GA

Barnes & Noble

 

West County Center

 

Des Peres, MO

Hamrick’s

 

WestGate Crossing

 

Spartanburg, SC

Laurel Highlands Event Center

 

Westmoreland Crossing

 

Greensboro, PA

          As of December 31, 2008, the Malls had a total of 457 anchors and junior anchors including 28 vacant anchor locations. The mall anchors and junior anchors and the amount of GLA leased or owned by each as of December 31, 2008 is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anchor

 

Number of
Stores

 

Leased GLA

 

Owned GLA

 

Total GLA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JCPenney

 

 

74

 

 

3,992,213

 

 

4,422,693

 

 

8,414,906

 

Sears

 

 

71

 

 

2,081,127

 

 

7,303,144

 

 

9,384,271

 

Dillard’s

 

 

55

 

 

442,897

 

 

7,471,158

 

 

7,914,055

 

Sak’s

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

83,066

 

 

83,066

 

Macy’s

 

 

47

 

 

1,596,928

 

 

5,497,422

 

 

7,094,350

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Belk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Belk

 

 

36

 

 

976,282

 

 

3,371,330

 

 

4,347,612

 

Parisian

 

 

1

 

 

148,810

 

 

 

 

148,810

 

Subtotal

 

 

37

 

 

1,125,092

 

 

3,371,330

 

 

4,496,422

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bon-Ton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bon-Ton

 

 

3

 

 

186,824

 

 

131,915

 

 

318,739

 

Bergner’s

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

385,401

 

 

385,401

 

Boston Store

 

 

5

 

 

96,000

 

 

599,280

 

 

695,280

 

Younkers

 

 

4

 

 

269,060

 

 

106,131

 

 

375,191

 

Elder-Beerman

 

 

4

 

 

194,613

 

 

117,888

 

 

312,501

 

Subtotal

 

 

19

 

 

746,497

 

 

1,340,615

 

 

2,087,112

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Babies R Us

 

 

1

 

 

30,700

 

 

 

 

30,700

 

Barnes & Noble

 

 

11

 

 

317,309

 

 

 

 

317,309

 

Bass Pro Outdoor World

 

 

1

 

 

130,000

 

 

 

 

130,000

 

Beall Bros.

 

 

6

 

 

229,467

 

 

 

 

229,467

 

Beall’s (Fla)

 

 

1

 

 

45,844

 

 

 

 

45,844

 

Bed, Bath & Beyond

 

 

5

 

 

154,835

 

 

 

 

154,835

 

Best Buy

 

 

2

 

 

64,326

 

 

 

 

64,326

 

Books A Million

 

 

5

 

 

85,265

 

 

 

 

85,265

 

Borders

 

 

5

 

 

116,732

 

 

 

 

116,732

 

Boscov’s

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

384,538

 

 

384,538

 

Burlington Coat Factory

 

 

2

 

 

141,664

 

 

 

 

141,664

 

Circuit City (1)

 

 

2

 

 

55,652

 

 

 

 

55,652

 

Cost Plus

 

 

1

 

 

18,243

 

 

 

 

18,243

 

Dick’s Sporting Goods

 

 

9

 

 

521,886

 

 

 

 

521,886

 

Gart Sports

 

 

1

 

 

24,750

 

 

 

 

24,750

 

Golf Galaxy

 

 

1

 

 

15,096

 

 

 

 

15,096

 

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Anchor

 

Number of
Stores

 

Leased GLA

 

Owned GLA

 

Total GLA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goody’s (1)

 

 

4

 

 

121,154

 

 

 

 

121,154

 

Gordman’s

 

 

2

 

 

107,303

 

 

 

 

107,303

 

H&M

 

 

1

 

 

20,350

 

 

 

 

20,350

 

Harris Teeter

 

 

1

 

 

72,757

 

 

 

 

72,757

 

Jo-Ann Fabrics

 

 

1

 

 

35,330

 

 

 

 

35,330

 

Joe Brand

 

 

1

 

 

29,413

 

 

 

 

29,413

 

Kmart

 

 

1

 

 

86,479

 

 

 

 

86,479

 

Kohl’s

 

 

5

 

 

357,091

 

 

68,000

 

 

425,091

 

Marshall’s

 

 

1

 

 

32,996

 

 

 

 

32,996

 

Nordstrom

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

385,000

 

 

385,000

 

Old Navy

 

 

21

 

 

411,913

 

 

 

 

411,913

 

Petco

 

 

1

 

 

15,256

 

 

 

 

15,256

 

REI

 

 

1

 

 

24,427

 

 

 

 

24,427

 

Ron Jon Surf Shop

 

 

1

 

 

12,000

 

 

 

 

12,000

 

Ross Dress For Less

 

 

2

 

 

60,494

 

 

 

 

60,494

 

Schuler Books

 

 

1

 

 

24,116

 

 

 

 

24,116

 

Shopko/K’s Merchandise Mart

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

85,229

 

 

85,229

 

Sports Authority

 

 

1

 

 

16,537

 

 

 

 

16,537

 

Staples

 

 

1

 

 

20,388

 

 

 

 

20,388

 

Steve & Barry’s (1)

 

 

9

 

 

471,169

 

 

 

 

471,169

 

Target

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

490,476

 

 

490,476

 

TJ Maxx

 

 

2

 

 

56,886

 

 

 

 

56,886

 

Von Maur

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

233,280

 

 

233,280

 

XXI Forever

 

 

4

 

 

94,873

 

 

 

 

94,873

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vacant Anchors:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shopko

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

90,000

 

 

90,000

 

Dillard’s

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

311,696

 

 

311,696

 

Goody’s

 

 

1

 

 

50,455

 

 

 

 

50,455

 

Hudson’s

 

 

1

 

 

20,269

 

 

 

 

20,269

 

Linens N Things

 

 

8

 

 

222,034

 

 

 

 

222,034

 

Mervyn’s

 

 

2

 

 

167,500

 

 

 

 

167,500

 

Steve & Barry’s

 

 

12

 

 

341,831

 

 

 

 

341,831

 

Value City

 

 

1

 

 

97,411

 

 

 

 

97,411

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

457

 

 

14,906,955

 

 

31,537,647

 

 

46,444,602

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 


 

 

(1)

These stores are in process of liquidation.

 

Mall Stores

          The Malls have approximately 8,050 mall stores. National and regional retail chains (excluding local franchises) lease approximately 82.6% of the occupied mall store GLA. Although mall stores occupy only 28.4% of the total mall GLA (the remaining 71.6% is occupied by anchors), the Malls received 83.3% of their revenues from mall stores for the year ended December 31, 2008.

Mall Lease Expirations

          The following table summarizes the scheduled lease expirations for mall stores as of December 31, 2008:

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Year Ending
December 31,

 

Number of
Leases
Expiring

 

Annualized
Base Rent
(1)

 

GLA of
Expiring
Leases

 

Average
Annualized
Base Rent
Per Square
Foot

 

Expiring
Leases as %
of Total
Annualized
Base Rent (2)

 

Expiring
Leases as a %
of Total
Leased GLA
(3)

 

                           

2009

 

 

1,388

 

$

65,060,000

 

 

3,153,000

 

$

20.63

 

 

12.2

%

 

15.6

%

2010

 

 

1,060

 

 

68,521,000

 

 

2,715,000

 

 

25.24

 

 

12.8

%

 

13.4

%

2011

 

 

895

 

 

64,251,000

 

 

2,428,000

 

 

26.46

 

 

12.0

%

 

12.0

%

2012

 

 

827

 

 

64,561,000

 

 

2,256,000

 

 

28.62

 

 

12.1

%

 

11.1

%

2013

 

 

749

 

 

62,709,000

 

 

2,196,000

 

 

28.56

 

 

11.7

%

 

10.8

%

2014

 

 

467

 

 

36,585,000

 

 

1,299,000

 

 

28.16

 

 

6.8

%

 

6.4

%

2015

 

 

439

 

 

38,704,000

 

 

1,351,000

 

 

28.65

 

 

7.2

%

 

6.7

%

2016

 

 

376

 

 

35,203,000

 

 

1,286,000

 

 

27.37

 

 

6.6

%

 

6.4

%

2017

 

 

420

 

 

35,902,000

 

 

1,245,000

 

 

28.84

 

 

6.7

%

 

6.1

%

2018

 

 

439

 

 

41,422,000

 

 

1,430,000

 

 

28.97

 

 

7.8

%

 

7.1

%


 

 

(1)

Total annualized contractual base rent in effect at December 31, 2008 for all leases that were in occupancy as of December 31, 2008, including rent for space that is leased but not occupied.

(2)

Total annualized contractual base rent of expiring leases as a percentage of the total annualized base rent of all leases that were executed as of December 31, 2008.

(3)

Total GLA of expiring leases as a percentage of the total GLA of all leases that were executed as of December 31, 2008.

Mall Tenant Occupancy Costs

          Occupancy cost is a tenant’s total cost of occupying its space, divided by sales. The following table summarizes tenant occupancy costs as a percentage of total mall store sales for the last three years:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mall store sales (in millions)(1)

 

$

5,239.8

 

$

5,095.8

 

$

5,060.1

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Minimum rents

 

 

8.8

%

 

8.3

%

 

8.1

%

Percentage rents

 

 

0.6

%

 

0.6

%

 

0.7

%

Tenant reimbursements (2)

 

 

3.8

%

 

3.4

%

 

3.3

%

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Mall tenant occupancy costs

 

 

13.2

%

 

12.3

%

 

12.1

%

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 


 

 

(1)

Consistent with industry practice, sales are based on reports by retailers (excluding theaters) leasing mall store GLA of 10,000 square feet or less. Represents 100% of sales for the Malls. In certain cases, we own less than a 100% interest in the Malls.

(2)

Represents reimbursements for real estate taxes, insurance, common area maintenance charges and certain capital expenditures.

Associated Centers

          We own a controlling interest in 30 Associated Centers and a non-controlling interest in three Associated Centers as of December 31, 2008.

          Associated Centers are retail properties that are adjacent to a regional mall complex and include one or more anchors, or big box retailers, along with smaller tenants. Anchor tenants typically include tenants such as TJ Maxx and Target. Associated Centers are managed by the staff at the Mall since it is adjacent to and usually benefits from the customers drawn to the Mall.

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          We own the land underlying the Associated Centers in fee simple interest, except for Annex at Monroeville Mall, which is subject to a short-term ground lease, and Bonita Lakes Crossing, which is subject to a long-term ground lease.

          The following table sets forth certain information for each of the Associated Centers as of December 31, 2008:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Associated Center / Location

 

Year of
Opening/ Most
Recent
Expansion

 

Company’s
Ownership

 

Total GLA
(1)

 

Total
Leasable
GLA (2)

 

Percentage
GLA
Occupied
(3)

 

Anchors

 

                                   

Annex at Monroeville (4)
Pittsburgh, PA

 

1969

 

100

%

 

 

186,367

 

 

186,367

 

96

%

 

Burlington Coat Factory, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Guitar Center, Office Max (Vacant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonita Lakes Crossing (5)
Meridian, MS

 

1997/1999

 

100

%

 

 

138,150

 

 

138,150

 

94

%

 

Office Max, Old Navy, Shoe Carnival, TJ Maxx, Toys ‘R’ Us, Ashley HomeStore

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapel Hill Suburban (14)
Akron, OH

 

1969

 

62.7

%

 

 

117,088

 

 

117,088

 

28

%

 

H.H. Gregg, Value City

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coastal Grand Crossing
Myrtle Beach, SC

 

2005

 

50

%

 

 

14,907

 

 

14,907

 

100

%

 

Lifeway Christian Store

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CoolSprings Crossing
Nashville, TN

 

1992

 

100

%

 

 

366,466

 

 

78,825

 

94

%

 

American Signature (6), H.H. Gregg (7), Lifeway Christian Store, Target (6), Toys “R” Us (6), Wild Oats (7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Courtyard at Hickory Hollow
Nashville, TN

 

1979

 

100

%

 

 

54,474

 

 

54,474

 

100

%

 

Carmike Cinemas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The District at Monroeville
Pittsburgh, PA

 

2004

 

100

%

 

 

71,443

 

 

71,443

 

94

%

 

Barnes & Noble, Ulta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eastgate Crossing
Cincinnati, OH

 

1991

 

100

%

 

 

195,111

 

 

171,628

 

76

%

 

Borders, Circuit City (12), Kroger, Office Depot, Office Max (6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foothills Plaza
Maryville, TN

 

1983/1986

 

100

%

 

 

71,174

 

 

71,174

 

100

%

 

Carmike Cinemas, Dollar General, Foothill’s Hardware, Beds To Go

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frontier Square
Cheyenne, WY

 

1985

 

100

%

 

 

186,552

 

 

16,527

 

100

%

 

PetCo (8), Ross (8), Target (6), TJ Maxx (8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Georgia Square Plaza
Athens, GA

 

1984

 

100

%

 

 

15,493

 

 

15,493

 

100

%

 

Georgia Theatre Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Governor’s Square Plaza
Clarksville, TN

 

1985

 

50

%

 

 

189,930

 

 

57,351

 

100

%

 

Best Buy, Lifeway Christian Store, Premier Medical Group, Target (6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gunbarrel Pointe
Chattanooga, TN

 

2000

 

100

%

 

 

281,525

 

 

155,525

 

100

%

 

David’s Bridal, Kohl’s, Target (6), Giant Book Sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hamilton Corner
Chattanooga, TN

 

1990/2005

 

90

%

 

 

69,389

 

 

69,389

 

92

%

 

PetCo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hamilton Crossing
Chattanooga, TN

 

1987/2005

 

92

%

 

 

200,823

 

 

107,710

 

94

%

 

Cost Plus World Market, Home Goods (9), Guitar Center, Lifeway Christian Store, Michaels (9), TJ Maxx, Toys “R” Us (6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harford Annex
Bel Air, MD

 

1973/2003

 

100

%

 

 

107,656

 

 

107,656

 

100

%

 

Best Buy, Dollar Tree, Office Depot, PetsMart

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Landing at Arbor Place
Atlanta(Douglasville), GA

 

1999

 

100

%

 

 

213,874

 

 

136,187

 

80

%

 

Circuit City (12), Lifeway Christian Store, Michael’s, Shoe Carnival, Toys “R” Us (6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Layton Hills Convenience Center
Layton, UT

 

1980

 

100

%

 

 

94,192

 

 

94,192

 

96

%

 

Big Lots, Dollar Tree, Downeast Outfitters

 

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Associated Center / Location

 

Year of
Opening/ Most
Recent
Expansion

 

Company’s
Ownership

 

Total GLA
(1)

 

Total
Leasable
GLA (2)

 

Percentage
GLA
Occupied
(3)

 

Anchors

 

                                   

Layton Hills Plaza
Layton, UT

 

1989

 

100

%

 

 

18,801

 

 

18,801

 

100

%

 

Small shops

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Madison Plaza
Huntsville, AL

 

1984

 

100

%

 

 

153,503

 

 

99,108

 

94

%

 

Haverty’s, Design World, H.H. Gregg (10), TJ Maxx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parkdale Crossing
Beaumont, TX

 

2002

 

100

%

 

 

88,103

 

 

88,103

 

98

%

 

Barnes & Noble, Lifeway Christian Store, Office Depot, PetCo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pemberton Plaza
Vicksburg, MS

 

1986

 

10

%

 

 

77,894

 

 

26,948

 

62

%

 

Blockbuster, Kroger (vacant)(6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Plaza at Fayette Mall
Lexington, KY

 

2006

 

100

%

 

 

158,676

 

 

158,676

 

99

%

 

Cinemark, Gordman’s, Guitar Center, Old Navy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Shoppes at Hamilton Place
Chattanooga, TN

 

2003

 

92

%

 

 

125,301

 

 

125,301

 

99

%

 

Bed Bath & Beyond, Marshall’s, Ross

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Shoppes at Panama City
Panama City, FL

 

2004

 

100

%

 

 

61,221

 

 

61,221

 

93

%

 

Best Buy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Shoppes at St. Clair Square (14)
Fairview Heights, IL

 

2007

 

62.7

%

 

 

84,383

 

 

84,383

 

95

%

 

Barnes & Noble

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunrise Commons
Brownsville, TX

 

2001

 

100

%

 

 

202,012

 

 

100,567

 

100

%

 

K-Mart (6), Marshall’s, Old Navy, Ross

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Terrace
Chattanooga, TN

 

1997

 

92

%

 

 

155,836

 

 

116,564

 

79

%

 

Circuit City (12), Linens ‘N Things (13), Old Navy, Party City, Staples

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Triangle Town Place
Raleigh, NC

 

2004

 

50

%

 

 

149,471

 

 

149,471

 

100

%

 

Bed, Bath & Beyond, Dick’s Sporting Goods, DSW Shoes, Party City

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Village at Rivergate
Nashville, TN

 

1981/1998

 

100

%

 

 

166,366

 

 

66,366

 

86

%

 

Circuit City (12), Target (6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

West Towne Crossing
Madison, WI

 

1980

 

100

%

 

 

436,878

 

 

169,195

 

100

%

 

Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, Kohls (6), Cub Foods (6), Office Max (6), Shopko (6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WestGate Crossing
Spartanburg, SC

 

1985/1999

 

100

%

 

 

157,870

 

 

157,870

 

93

%

 

Old Navy, Toys “R” Us, Hamricks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Westmoreland Crossing (14)
Greensburg, PA

 

2002

 

62.7

%

 

 

283,252

 

 

283,252

 

91

%

 

Carmike Cinema, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Michaels (11), T.J. Maxx (11), Laurel Highlands Event Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

 

Total Associated Centers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,894,181

 

 

3,369,912

 

91

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

 


 

 

(1)

Includes total square footage of the anchors (whether owned or leased by the anchor) and shops. Does not include future expansion areas.

(2)

Includes leasable anchors.

(3)

Includes tenants with executed leases as of December 31, 2008, and includes leased anchors.

(4)

Annex at Monroeville – Ground rent is $86,134 per year.

(5)

Bonita Lakes Crossing - The land is ground leased through 2015 with options to extend through June 2035. The annual rent at December 31, 2008 was $23,112, increasing by an average of 2% each year.

(6)

Owned by the tenant.

(7)

CoolSprings Crossing - Space is owned by an affiliate of Developers Diversified and subleased to H.H. Gregg and Wild Oats.

(8)

Frontier Square - Space is owned by Albertson’s and subleased to PetCo, Ross, and TJ Maxx.

(9)

Hamilton Crossing - Former Service Merchandise space is owned by an affiliate of Developers Diversified and subleased to Home Goods and Michaels.

(10)

Madison Plaza - Former Service Merchandise space is owned by JLPK-Chattanooga LLC and subleased to H.H. Gregg.

(11)

Westmoreland Crossing - Former Service Merchandise space is owned by JLPK-Greensburg, LLC and subleased to Michaels and T.J. Maxx.

(12)

Circuit City stores are in the process of liquidation.

(13)

Linens 'N Things closed all stores December 31, 2008.

(14) Chapel Hill Suburban, The Shoppes at St. Clair Square and Westmoreland Crossing:  These properties are owned by a Company-controlled entity of which the Company owns all of the common stock and is entitled to receive 100% of each Property's cash flow after payment of operating expenses, debt service payments and perferred distributions to its third-party partner.

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Associated Centers Lease Expirations

          The following table summarizes the scheduled lease expirations for Associated Center tenants in occupancy as of December 31, 2008:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ending
December 31,

 

Number of
Leases
Expiring

 

 

Annualized
Base Rent of
Expiring
Leases (1)

 

GLA of
Expiring Leases

 

 

Average
Annualized
Base Rent
Per Square
Foot

 

Expiring Leases
as % of Total
Annualized Base
Rent (2)

 

Expiring
Leases as of %
of Total
Leased GLA
(3)

                             

2009

 

17

 

$

955,000

 

49,000

 

$

19.49

 

2.3

%

1.4

%

2010

 

40

 

 

3,219,000

 

377,000

 

 

8.54

 

7.8

%

10.9

%

2011

 

41

 

 

4,802,000

 

415,000

 

 

11.57

 

11.6

%

11.9

%

2012

 

49

 

 

4,835,000

 

413,000

 

 

11.71

 

11.6

%

11.9

%

2013

 

38

 

 

3,611,000

 

290,000

 

 

12.45

 

8.7

%

8.3

%

2014

 

26

 

 

3,221,000

 

299,000

 

 

10.77

 

7.8

%

8.6

%

2015

 

21

 

 

2,714,000

 

181,000

 

 

14.99

 

6.5

%

5.2

%

2016

 

20

 

 

3,013,000

 

189,000

 

 

15.94

 

7.3

%

5.4

%

2017

 

24

 

 

4,537,000

 

368,000

 

 

12.33

 

10.9

%

10.6

%

2018

 

19

 

 

1,975,000

 

117,000

 

 

16.88

 

4.8

%

3.4

%


 

 

(1)

Total annualized contractual base rent in effect at December 31, 2008 for all leases that were in occupancy as of December 31, 2008, including rent for space that is leased but not occupied.

(2)

Total annualized contractual base rent of expiring leases as a percentage of the total annualized base rent of all leases that were executed as of December 31, 2008.

(3)

Total GLA of expiring leases as a percentage of the total GLA of all leases that were executed as of December 31, 2008.

Community Centers

          We own a controlling interest in eight Community Centers and a non-controlling interest in four Community Centers. We own a controlling interest in four Community Centers that are currently under construction.

          Community Centers typically have less development risk because of shorter development periods and lower costs. While Community Centers generally maintain higher occupancy levels and are more stable, they typically have slower rent growth because the anchor stores’ rents are typically fixed and are for longer terms.

          Community Centers are designed to attract local and regional area customers and are typically anchored by a combination of supermarkets, or value-priced stores that attract shoppers to each center’s small shops. The tenants at our Community Centers typically offer necessities, value-oriented and convenience merchandise.

          We own the land underlying the Community Centers in fee simple interest, except for Massard Crossing and Milford Marketplace, which are subject to long-term ground leases.

          The following table sets forth certain information for each of our Community Centers at December 31, 2008:

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Community Center / Location

 

Year of
Opening/
Most
Recent
Expansion

 

Company’s
Ownership

 

Total GLA
(1)

 

Total
Leasable
GLA (2)

 

Percentage
GLA
Occupied (3)

 

Anchors

                             

Cobblestone Village at Palm Coast
Palm Coast, FL

 

2007

 

100

%

 

114,163

 

40,148

 

95

%

 

Belk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High Pointe Commons
Harrisburg, PA

 

2006/2008

 

50

%

 

341,853

 

118,850

 

93

%

 

JC Penney (4), Target(4),Christmas Tree Shops

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lakeview Point
Stillwater, OK

 

2006

 

100

%

 

207,420

 

207,420

 

96

%

 

Belk, Petco, Ross

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Massard Crossing (5)
Ft. Smith, AR

 

2001

 

10

%

 

300,717

 

98,410

 

70

%

 

CATO, TJ Maxx, Wal*Mart (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Milford Marketpalce
Milford, CT

 

2007

 

100

%

 

101,852

 

101,852

 

100

%

 

Whole Foods Market

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oak Hollow Square
High Point, NC

 

1998

 

100

%

 

138,673

 

138,673

 

98

%

 

Harris Teeter, Stein Mart

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plaza Macaé
Macaé, Brazil

 

2008

 

60

%

 

242,814

 

242,814

 

93

%

 

Lojas Americanas, C&A, Marisa, Cine Ritz, Leader

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Renaissance Center
High Point, NC

 

2003/2007

 

50

%

 

205,439

 

205,439

 

93

%

 

Best Buy, Cost Plus, REI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statesboro Crossing
Statesboro, GA

 

2008

 

100

%

 

137,050

 

137,050

 

96

%

 

Hobby Lobby, TJ Maxx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Westridge Square
Greensboro, NC

 

1984/1987

 

100

%

 

167,741

 

167,741

 

100

%

 

Kohl’s, Harris Teeter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Willowbrook Plaza
Houston, TX

 

1999

 

10

%

 

292,425

 

292,425

 

84

%

 

American Multi-Cinema, Lane Home Furnishings, Linens ‘N Things(6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

York Town Center
York, PA

 

2007

 

50

%

 

293,903

 

293,903

 

99

%

 

Bed, Bath & Beyond, Best Buy, Christimas Tree Shop, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Ross, Staples, Ulta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

 

Total Community Centers

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,544,050

 

2,044,725

 

92

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

 


 

 

(1)

Includes total square footage of the Anchors (whether owned or leased by the Anchor) and shops. Does not include future expansion areas.

(2)

Includes leasable Anchors.

(3)

Includes tenants with executed leases as of December 31, 2008, and includes leased anchors.

(4)

Owned by tenant.

(5)

Massard Crossing – ground rent is $38,425 per year.

(6)

Linens 'N Things closed all stores December 31, 2008.

Community Centers Lease Expirations

          The following table summarizes the scheduled lease expirations for tenants in occupancy at Community Centers as of December 31, 2008:

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Year Ending
December 31,

 

Number of
Leases
Expiring

 

Annualized
Base Rent of
Expiring
Leases (1)

 

GLA of
Expiring
Leases

 

Average
Annualized
Base Rent
Per Square
Foot

 

Expiring
Leases as %
of Total
Annualized
Base Rent(2)

 

Expiring
Leases as
a % of
Total
Leased
GLA(3)

 

                           

2009

 

17

 

$

768,000

 

36,000

 

$

21.33

 

3.1

%

2.4

%

2010

 

24

 

 

1,755,000

 

79,000

 

 

22.22

 

7.1

%

5.2

%

2011

 

39

 

 

2,025,000

 

101,000

 

 

20.05

 

8.2

%

6.7

%

2012

 

28

 

 

1,377,000

 

124,000

 

 

11.10

 

5.6

%

8.2

%

2013

 

30

 

 

2,340,000

 

130,000

 

 

18.00

 

9.4

%

8.6

%

2014

 

18

 

 

1,443,000

 

85,000

 

 

16.98

 

5.8

%

5.6

%

2015

 

  6

 

 

559,000

 

37,000

 

 

15.11

 

2.3

%

2.4

%

2016

 

  5

 

 

389,000

 

21,000

 

 

18.52

 

1.6

%

1.4

%

2017

 

19

 

 

2,304,000

 

121,000

 

 

19.04

 

9.3

%

8.0

%

2017

 

22

 

 

3,703,000

 

222,000

 

 

16.68

 

14.9

%

14.7

%


 

 

(1)

Total annualized contractual base rent in effect at December 31, 2008 for all leases that were in occupancy as of December 31, 2008, including rent for space that is leased but not occupied.

(2)

Total annualized contractual base rent of expiring leases as a percentage of the total annualized base rent of all leases that were executed as of December 31, 2008.

(3)

Total GLA of expiring leases as a percentage of the total GLA of all leases that were executed as of December 31, 2008.

Mixed-Use Center

          We own a controlling interest in one Mixed-Use Center, Pearland Town Center (“Pearland”), which combines retail, hotel, residential and office components. The Property was opened in July 2008 and features a 718,000 square-foot total GLA open-air lifestyle center. Pearland provides a unique lifestyle and shopping experience through its working, shopping and living elements.

          Of the Leasable GLA of 388,988 square feet, 74.7% is occupied. Pearland is anchored by Macy’s and Dillard’s who own their stores.

Mixed-Use Center Lease Expirations

          The following table summarizes the scheduled lease expirations for tenants in occupancy at the Mixed-Use Center as of December 31, 2008:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ending
December 31,

 

Number of
Leases
Expiring

 

Annualized
Base Rent of
Expiring
Leases (1)

 

GLA of
Expiring
Leases

 

Average
Annualized
Base Rent
Per Square
Foot

 

Expiring
Leases as %
of Total
Annualized
Base Rent (2)

 

Expiring
Leases as
a % of
Total
Leased
GLA (3)

 

                           

2009

 

2

 

$

9,000

 

6,000

 

$

1.50

 

0.2

%

2.5

%

2010

 

2

 

 

62,000

 

2,000

 

 

31.00

 

1.1

%

1.0

%

2011

 

1

 

 

65,000

 

2,000

 

 

32.50

 

1.1

%

1.1

%

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.0

%

0.0

%

2013

 

7

 

 

438,000

 

13,000

 

 

33.69

 

7.7

%

5.8

%

2014

 

2

 

 

209,000

 

8,000

 

 

26.13

 

3.6

%

3.4

%

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.0

%

0.0

%

2016

 

1

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

0.0

%

0.6

%

2017

 

1

 

 

95,000

 

3,000

 

 

31.67

 

1.7

%

1.1

%

2017

 

27

 

 

1,944,000

 

70,000

 

 

27.77

 

33.9

%

31.6

%

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(1)

Total annualized contractual base rent in effect at December 31, 2008 for all leases that were in occupancy as of December 31, 2008, including rent for space that is leased but not occupied.

(2)

Total annualized contractual base rent of expiring leases as a percentage of the total annualized base rent of all leases that were executed as of December 31, 2008.

(3)

Total GLA of expiring leases as a percentage of the total GLA of all leases that were executed as of December 31, 2008.

Office Buildings

          We own a controlling interest in thirteen Office Buildings and a non-controlling interest in six Office Buildings.

          We own a 92% interest in the 128,000 square foot office building where our corporate headquarters is located. As of December 31, 2008, we occupied 81.0% of the total square footage of the building.

          The following tables set forth certain information for each of our Office Buildings at December 31, 2008:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Office Building / Location

 

Year of
Opening/
Most
Recent
Expansion

 

Company’s
Ownership

 

Total
GLA
(1)

 

Total
Leasable
GLA

 

Percentage
GLA
Occupied

                         

840 Greenbrier Circle
Chesapeake, VA

 

1983

 

100

%

 

50,820

 

50,820

 

87

%

850 Greenbrier Circle
Chesapeake, VA

 

1984

 

100

%

 

81,318

 

81,318

 

100

%

1500 Sunday Drive
Raleigh, NC

 

2000

 

100

%

 

61,227

 

61,227

 

96

%

Bank of America Building
Greensboro, NC

 

1988

 

50

%

 

49,327

 

49,327

 

100

%

CBL Center
Chattanooga, TN

 

2001

 

92

%

 

127,968

 

127,968

 

96

%

CBL Center II
Chattanooga, TN

 

2008

 

92

%

 

77,212

 

77,212

 

64

%

First National Bank Building
Greensboro, NC

 

1990

 

50

%

 

3,774

 

3,774

 

100

%

First Citizens Bank Building
Greensboro, NC

 

1985

 

50

%

 

43,088

 

43,088

 

71

%

Friendly Center Office Building
Greensboro, NC

 

1972

 

50

%

 

33,650

 

33,650

 

86

%

Green Valley Office Building
Greensboro, NC

 

1973

 

50

%

 

27,604

 

27,604

 

57

%

Lake Pointe Office Building
Greensboro, NC

 

1996

 

100

%

 

88,088

 

88,088

 

91

%

Oak Branch Business Center
Greensboro, NC

 

1990/1995

 

100

%

 

33,622

 

33,622

 

69

%

One Oyster Point
Newport News, VA

 

1984

 

100

%

 

36,097

 

36,097

 

86

%

Peninsula Business Center II
Newport News, VA

 

1985

 

100

%

 

40,430

 

40,430

 

100

%

Peninsula Business Center I
Newport News, VA

 

1985

 

100

%

 

21,886

 

21,886

 

100

%

Richland Office Plaza
Waco, TX

 

1981

 

100

%

 

13,922

 

13,922

 

95

%

Suntrust Bank Building
Greensboro, NC

 

1998

 

100

%

 

108,844

 

108,844

 

87

%

Two Oyster Point
Newport News, VA

 

1985

 

100

%

 

39,283

 

39,283

 

92

%

Wachovia Office Building
Greensboro, NC

 

1992

 

50

%

 

12,000

 

12,000

 

100

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Total Office Buildings

 

 

 

 

 

 

950,160

 

950,160

 

88

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

(1)

Includes total square footage of the offices. Does not include future expansion areas.

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Office Buildings Lease Expirations

          The following table summarizes the scheduled lease expirations for tenants in occupancy at Office Buildings as of December 31, 2008:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ending
December 31,

 

Number of
Leases
Expiring

 

Annualized
Base Rent
of Expiring
Leases (1)

 

GLA of
Expiring
Leases

 

Average
Annualized
Base Rent
Per Square
Foot

 

Expiring
Leases as %
of Total
Annualized
Base Rent (2)

 

Expiring
Leases as
a % of
Total
Leased
GLA (3)

 

                                       

2009

 

34

 

 

$

1,475,000

 

 

88,000

 

$

16.76

 

 

8.3

%

 

9.5

%

2010

 

39

 

 

 

1,768,000

 

 

94,000

 

 

18.81

 

 

9.9

%

 

10.2

%

2011

 

25

 

 

 

1,589,000

 

 

95,000

 

 

16.73

 

 

8.9

%

 

10.3

%

2012

 

11

 

 

 

1,889,000

 

 

108,000

 

 

17.49

 

 

10.6

%

 

11.7

%

2013

 

16

 

 

 

2,021,000

 

 

94,000

 

 

21.50

 

 

11.4

%

 

10.2

%

2014

 

6

 

 

 

1,883,000

 

 

89,000

 

 

21.16

 

 

10.6

%

 

9.7

%

2015

 

4

 

 

 

951,000

 

 

38,000

 

 

25.03

 

 

5.3

%

 

4.1

%

2016

 

6

 

 

 

2,718,000

 

 

141,000

 

 

19.28

 

 

15.3

%

 

15.3

%

2017

 

2

 

 

 

1,392,041

 

 

77,683

 

 

17.92

 

 

7.8

%

 

8.4

%

2018

 

3

 

 

 

1,737,624

 

 

84,674

 

 

20.52

 

 

9.8

%

 

9.2

%


 

 

(1)

Total annualized contractual base rent in effect at December 31, 2008 for all leases that were in occupancy as of December 31, 2008, including rent for space that is leased but not occupied.

(2)

Total annualized contractual base rent of expiring leases as a percentage of the total annualized base rent of all leases that were executed as of December 31, 2008.

(3)

Total GLA of expiring leases as a percentage of the total GLA of all leases that were executed as of December 31, 2008.

Mortgages

          We own 14 mortgages, 13 of which are collateralized by first mortgages and one of which is collateralized by a wrap-around mortgage on the underlying real estate and related improvements. The mortgages are more fully described on Schedule IV in Part IV of this report.

Mortgage Loans Outstanding at December 31, 2008 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property

 

Our
Ownership
Interest

 

Stated Interest
Rate

 

Principal
Balance as
of 12/31/08
(1)

 

Annual
Debt
Service

 

Maturity
Date

 

Optional
Extended
Maturity
Date

 

 

Balloon
Payment
Due on
Maturity

 

Open to
Pre-
payment
Date (2)

 

 

                                   

 

 

Consolidated Debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Malls:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alamance Crossing

 

 

100

%

 

1.72

%

$

74,413

 

$

1,280

 

 

Sep-09

 

 

Sep-11

 

 

$

74,713

 

 

Open

 

(4)

Arbor Place

 

 

100

%

 

6.51

%

 

71,148

 

 

6,610

 

 

Jul-12

 

 

 

 

 

63,397

 

 

Open

 

 

Asheville Mall

 

 

100

%

 

6.98

%

 

64,634

 

 

5,677

 

 

Sep-11

 

 

 

 

 

61,229

 

 

Open

 

 

Bonita Lakes Mall

 

 

100

%

 

6.82

%

 

23,319

 

 

2,503

 

 

Oct-09

 

 

 

 

 

22,539

 

 

Open

 

(18)

Brookfield Square

 

 

100

%

 

5.08

%

 

100,028

 

 

6,822

 

 

Nov-15

 

 

 

 

 

85,601

 

 

Open

 

 

Burnsville Center

 

 

100

%

 

8.00

%

 

63,414

 

 

6,900

 

 

Aug-10

 

 

 

 

 

60,341

 

 

Open

 

 

Cary Towne Center

 

 

100

%

 

6.85

%

 

82,203

 

 

7,077

 

 

Mar-09

 

 

 

 

 

81,961

 

 

Open

 

 

Chapel Hill Mall *

 

 

100

%

 

6.10

%

 

74,743

 

 

5,599

 

 

Aug-16

 

 

 

 

 

64,609

 

 

Aug-09

 

 

CherryVale Mall

 

 

100

%

 

5.00

%

 

89,360

 

 

6,055

 

 

Oct-15

 

 

 

 

 

76,647

 

 

Open

 

 

Chesterfield Mall *

 

 

100

%

 

5.74

%

 

140,000

 

 

8,344

 

 

Sep-16

 

 

 

 

 

140,000

 

 

Sep-09

 

 

Citadel Mall

 

 

100

%

 

5.68

%

 

73,535

 

 

5,226

 

 

Apr-17

 

 

 

 

 

62,525

 

 

Apr-10

 

 

42



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property

 

Our
Ownership
Interest

 

Stated Interest
Rate

 

Principal
Balance as
of 12/31/08
(1)

 

Annual
Debt
Service

 

 

Maturity
Date

 

 

Optional
Extended
Maturity
Date

 

 

Balloon
Payment
Due on
Maturity

 

 

Open to
Pre-
payment
Date (2)

 

 

                                   

 

 

Columbia Place

 

 

100

%

 

5.45

%

 

30,118

 

 

2,493

 

 

Sep-13

 

 

 

 

 

25,512

 

 

Open

 

 

CoolSprings Galleria

 

 

100

%

 

6.22

%

 

123,305

 

 

9,618

 

 

Sep-10

 

 

 

 

 

112,700

 

 

Open

 

 

Cross Creek Mall

 

 

100

%

 

7.40

%

 

60,055

 

 

5,401

 

 

Apr-12

 

 

 

 

 

56,520

 

 

Open

 

 

East Towne Mall

 

 

100

%

 

5.00

%

 

76,163

 

 

5,153

 

 

Nov-15

 

 

 

 

 

65,231

 

 

Open

 

 

Eastgate Mall

 

 

100

%

 

4.55

%

 

53,325

 

 

3,501

 

 

Dec-09

 

 

 

 

 

52,321

 

 

Open

 

(3)

Eastland Mall

 

 

100

%

 

5.85

%

 

59,400

 

 

3,475

 

 

Dec-15

 

 

 

 

 

59,400

 

 

Open

 

 

Fashion Square

 

 

100

%

 

6.51

%

 

54,474

 

 

5,061

 

 

Jul-12

 

 

 

 

 

48,540

 

 

Open

 

 

Fayette Mall

 

 

100

%

 

7.00

%

 

88,662

 

 

7,824

 

 

Jul-11

 

 

 

 

 

84,096

 

 

Open

 

 

Greenbrier Mall *

 

 

100

%

 

5.91

%

 

82,421

 

 

6,055

 

 

Aug-16

 

 

 

 

 

70,965

 

 

Aug-09

 

 

Hamilton Place

 

 

90

%

 

5.86

%

 

113,420

 

 

8,292

 

 

Aug-16

 

 

 

 

 

97,757

 

 

Aug-09

 

 

Hanes Mall

 

 

100

%

 

6.99

%

 

163,730

 

 

13,080

 

 

Oct-18

 

 

 

 

 

141,789

 

 

Oct-10

 

 

Hickory Hollow Mall

 

 

100

%

 

6.00

%

 

34,194

 

 

4,897

 

 

Oct-18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Open

 

(5)

Hickory Point Mall

 

 

100

%

 

5.85

%

 

31,817

 

 

2,347

 

 

Dec-15

 

 

 

 

 

27,690

 

 

Open

 

 

Honey Creek Mall

 

 

100

%

 

6.95

%

 

30,350

 

 

2,786

 

 

May-09

 

 

 

 

 

30,122

 

 

Open

 

 

Janesville Mall

 

 

100

%

 

8.38

%

 

10,152

 

 

1,857

 

 

Apr-16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Open

 

 

Jefferson Mall

 

 

100

%

 

6.51

%

 

39,634

 

 

3,682

 

 

Jul-12

 

 

 

 

 

35,316

 

 

Open

 

 

Laurel Park Place

 

 

100

%

 

8.50

%

 

48,088

 

 

4,985

 

 

Dec-12

 

 

 

 

 

44,096

 

 

Open

 

 

Layton Hills Mall

 

 

100

%

 

5.66

%

 

105,111

 

 

7,453

 

 

Apr-17

 

 

 

 

 

89,327

 

 

Apr-10

 

 

Mall del Norte

 

 

100

%

 

5.04

%

 

113,400

 

 

5,715

 

 

Dec-14

 

 

 

 

 

113,400

 

 

Open

 

 

Mall of Acadiana *

 

 

100

%

 

5.67

%

 

147,061

 

 

10,435

 

 

Apr-17

 

 

 

 

 

124,998

 

 

Apr-10

 

 

Meridian Mall

 

 

100

%

 

5.18

%

 

40,000

 

 

2,072

 

 

Nov-10

 

 

Nov-11

 

 

 

40,000

 

 

Nov-09

 

(11)

Mid Rivers Mall *

 

 

100

%

 

7.24

%

 

78,748

 

 

5,701

 

 

Jul-11

 

 

 

 

 

78,748

 

 

Open

 

 

Midland Mall

 

 

100

%

 

6.10

%

 

36,886

 

 

2,763

 

 

Aug-16

 

 

 

 

 

31,885

 

 

Aug-09

 

 

Milford Marketplace

 

 

100

%

 

2.64

%

 

19,009

 

 

503

 

 

Jan-09

 

 

Jan-12

 

 

 

19,009

 

 

Open

 

(4)(8)

Monroeville Mall

 

 

100

%

 

5.73

%

 

120,831

 

 

10,363

 

 

Jan-13

 

 

 

 

 

105,507

 

 

Open

 

 

Northpark Mall

 

 

100

%

 

5.75

%

 

38,076

 

 

3,171

 

 

Mar-14

 

 

 

 

 

32,250

 

 

Open

 

 

Northwoods Mall

 

 

100

%

 

6.51

%

 

56,744

 

 

5,271

 

 

Jul-12

 

 

 

 

 

50,562

 

 

Open

 

 

Oak Hollow Mall

 

 

75

%

 

7.31

%

 

38,183

 

 

4,709

 

 

Feb-09

 

 

 

 

 

37,549

 

 

Open

 

(9)

Oak Park Mall

 

 

100

%

 

5.85

%

 

275,700

 

 

16,128

 

 

Dec-15

 

 

 

 

 

275,700

 

 

Open

 

 

Old Hickory Mall

 

 

100

%

 

6.51

%

 

31,428

 

 

2,920

 

 

Jul-12

 

 

 

 

 

28,004

 

 

Open

 

 

Panama City Mall

 

 

100

%

 

7.30

%

 

37,741

 

 

3,373

 

 

Aug-11

 

 

 

 

 

36,089

 

 

Open

 

 

Park Plaza Mall *

 

 

100

%

 

8.69

%

 

39,398

 

 

3,943

 

 

May-10

 

 

 

 

 

38,606

 

 

Open

 

 

Parkdale Mall

 

 

100

%

 

5.01

%

 

50,129

 

 

4,003

 

 

Sep-10

 

 

 

 

 

47,408

 

 

Open

 

 

Pearland Town Center

 

 

100

%

 

3.03

%

 

126,776

 

 

3,845

 

 

Jul-09

 

 

Jul-12

 

 

 

126,776

 

 

Open

 

(4)(10)

Randolph Mall

 

 

100

%

 

6.50

%

 

13,703

 

 

1,272

 

 

Jul-12

 

 

 

 

 

12,209

 

 

Open

 

 

Regency Mall

 

 

100

%

 

6.51

%

 

31,078

 

 

2,887

 

 

Jul-12

 

 

 

 

 

27,693

 

 

Open

 

 

Rivergate Mall

 

 

100

%

 

5.85

%

 

87,500

 

 

5,119

 

 

Sep-11

 

 

Sep-13

 

 

 

87,500

 

 

Open

 

(12)

South County Center *

 

 

100

%

 

4.96

%

 

79,025

 

 

5,515

 

 

Oct-13

 

 

 

 

 

70,625

 

 

Open

 

 

43



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property

 

Our
Ownership
Interest

 

Stated Interest
Rate

 

Principal
Balance as
of 12/31/08
(1)

 

Annual
Debt
Service

 

 

Maturity
Date

 

 

Optional
Extended
Maturity
Date

 

 

Balloon
Payment
Due on
Maturity

 

 

Open to
Pre-
payment
Date (2)

 

 

                                   

 

 

Southpark Mall

 

 

100

%

 

7.00

%

 

34,186

 

 

3,308

 

 

May-12

 

 

 

 

 

30,763

 

 

Open

 

 

St. Clair Square *

 

 

100

%

 

7.00

%

 

59,709

 

 

6,361

 

 

Apr-09

 

 

 

 

 

58,975

 

 

Open

 

 

Statesboro Crossing

 

 

50

%

 

1.47

%

 

15,549

 

 

229

 

 

Feb-11

 

 

Feb-13

 

 

 

15,549

 

 

Open

 

(4)(16)

Stroud Mall

 

 

100

%

 

8.42

%

 

30,208

 

 

2,977

 

 

Dec-10

 

 

 

 

 

29,385

 

 

Open

 

 

Valley View Mall

 

 

100

%

 

8.61

%

 

41,845

 

 

4,362

 

 

Sep-10

 

 

 

 

 

40,495

 

 

Open

 

 

Volusia Mall

 

 

100

%

 

6.70

%

 

51,536

 

 

4,259

 

 

Mar-09

 

 

May-09

 

 

 

51,265

 

 

Open

 

 

Wausau Center

 

 

100

%

 

6.70

%

 

11,695

 

 

1,238

 

 

Dec-10

 

 

 

 

 

10,725

 

 

Open

 

 

West County Center *

 

 

100

%

 

5.19

%

 

155,298

 

 

11,189

 

 

Apr-13

 

 

 

 

 

140,958

 

 

Open

 

 

West Towne Mall

 

 

100

%

 

5.00

%

 

107,581

 

 

7,279

 

 

Nov-15

 

 

 

 

 

92,139

 

 

Open

 

 

WestGate Mall

 

 

100

%

 

6.50

%

 

49,228

 

 

4,570

 

 

Jul-12

 

 

 

 

 

43,860

 

 

Open

 

 

Westmoreland Mall *

 

 

100

%

 

5.05

%

 

73,685

 

 

5,993

 

 

Mar-13

 

 

 

 

 

63,175

 

 

Open

 

 

York Galleria

 

 

100

%

 

8.34

%

 

48,267

 

 

4,727

 

 

Dec-10

 

 

 

 

 

46,932

 

 

Open

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,201,419

 

 

316,253

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,843,683

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Associated Centers:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonita Lakes Crossing

 

 

100

%

 

6.82

%

 

7,307

 

 

784

 

 

Oct-09

 

 

 

 

 

7,062

 

 

Open

 

(18)

Courtyard At Hickory Hollow

 

 

100

%

 

6.00

%

 

1,976

 

 

267

 

 

Oct-18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Open

 

(5)

Eastgate Crossing

 

 

100

%

 

5.66

%

 

16,368

 

 

1,159

 

 

May-17

 

 

 

 

 

13,862

 

 

May-10

 

 

Hamilton Corner

 

 

90

%

 

5.67

%

 

16,662

 

 

1,183

 

 

Apr-17

 

 

 

 

 

14,341

 

 

Apr-10

 

 

Parkdale Crossing

 

 

100

%

 

5.01

%

 

7,915

 

 

632

 

 

Sep-10

 

 

 

 

 

7,507

 

 

Open

 

 

The Landing At Arbor Place

 

 

100

%

 

6.51

%

 

8,032

 

 

746

 

 

Jul-12

 

 

 

 

 

7,157

 

 

Open

 

 

The Plaza at Fayette

 

 

100

%

 

5.67

%

 

43,414

 

 

3,081

 

 

Apr-17

 

 

 

 

 

36,819

 

 

Apr-10

 

 

The Shoppes at St. Clair *

 

 

100

%

 

5.67

%

 

22,001

 

 

1,562

 

 

Apr-17

 

 

 

 

 

18,702

 

 

Apr-10

 

 

WestGate Crossing

 

 

100

%

 

8.42

%

 

9,155

 

 

907

 

 

Jul-10

 

 

 

 

 

8,954

 

 

Open

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

132,830

 

 

10,321

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

114,404

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Community Centers:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lakeview Pointe

 

 

100

%

 

1.59

%

 

15,600

 

 

248

 

 

Nov-09

 

 

Nov-10

 

 

 

15,600

 

 

Open

 

(4)

Massard Crossing, Pemberton Plaza and Willowbrook Plaza

 

 

10

%

 

7.54

%

 

36,017

 

 

3,264

 

 

Feb-12

 

 

 

 

 

34,230

 

 

Open

 

(6)

 

Southaven Towne Center

 

 

100

%

 

5.50

%

 

44,782

 

 

3,134

 

 

Jan-17

 

 

 

 

 

37,969

 

 

Jan-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

96,399

 

 

6,646

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

87,799

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Other:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CBL Center

 

 

92

%

 

6.25

%

 

13,677

 

 

1,108

 

 

Aug-12

 

 

 

 

 

12,662

 

 

Open

 

(4)

 

CBL Center II

 

 

92

%

 

3.83

%

 

11,599

 

 

444

 

 

Aug-09

 

 

Aug-10

 

 

 

11,599

 

 

Open

 

(4)

 

Credit Facilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured Credit Facility - $524,850 capacity

 

 

100

%

 

1.29

%

 

524,850

 

 

6,771

 

 

Feb-09

 

 

Feb-10

 

(14)

 

524,850

 

 

Open

 

(4)(14)

Secured Credit Facility - $105,000 capacity

 

 

100

%

 

0.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

Jun-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Open

 

(4)

Secured Credit Facility - $20,000 capacity

 

 

100

%

 

2.23

%

 

20,000

 

 

446

 

 

Mar-10

 

 

 

 

 

20,000

 

 

Open

 

(4)

Secured Credit Facility - $17,200 capacity

 

 

100

%

 

2.70

%

 

4,200

 

 

113

 

 

Apr-10

 

 

 

 

 

4,200

 

 

Open

 

(4)

Unsecured term facility - General

 

 

100

%

 

2.11

%

 

228,000

 

 

4,811

 

 

Apr-11

 

 

Apr-13

 

 

 

228,000

 

 

Open

 

(4)

44



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property

 

Our
Ownership
Interest

 

Stated
Interest
Rate

 

Principal
Balance as
of 12/31/08
(1)

 

Annual
Debt
Service

 

 

Maturity
Date

 

 

Optional
Extended
Maturity
Date

 

 

Balloon
Payment
Due on
Maturity

 

 

Open to
Pre-
payment
Date (2)

 

 

                                         

 

 

Unsecured term facility - Starmount

 

 

100

%

 

1.63

%

 

209,494

 

 

3,415

 

 

Nov-10

 

 

Nov-12

 

 

 

209,494

 

 

Open

 

(4)

Unsecured credit facility -$560,000 capacity

 

 

100

%

 

1.92

%

 

522,500

 

 

10,020

 

 

Aug-09

 

 

Aug-11

 

 

 

522,500

 

 

Open

 

(4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,534,320

 

 

27,128

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,533,305

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Construction Properties:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Promenade

 

 

85

%

 

1.75

%

 

79,085

 

 

1,384

 

 

Dec-10

 

 

Dec-11

 

 

 

79,085

 

 

Open

 

(4)(13)(16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Settler’s Ridge

 

 

60

%

 

5.54

%

 

15,270

 

 

846

 

 

Dec-10

 

 

Dec-12

 

 

 

15,270

 

 

Open

 

(4)

West County - Former Lord and Taylor*

 

 

100

%

 

1.51

%

 

20,984

 

 

316

 

 

Mar-11

 

 

Mar-13

 

 

 

20,984

 

 

Open

 

(4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

115,339

 

 

2,546

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

115,339

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Unamortized Premiums and Other:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,369

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Total Consolidated Debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

6,095,676

 

$

362,894

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

5,694,530

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unconsolidated Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Building

 

 

50

%

 

5.33

%

$

9,250

 

$

493

 

 

Apr-13

 

 

 

 

$

9,250

 

 

Open

 

 

Coastal Grand-Myrtle Beach

 

 

50

%

 

5.09

%

 

90,794

 

 

7,078

 

 

Oct-14

 

 

 

 

 

74,423

 

 

Open

 

(3)

First Citizens Bank Building

 

 

50

%

 

5.33

%

 

5,110

 

 

272

 

 

Apr-13

 

 

 

 

 

5,110

 

 

Open

 

 

First National Bank Building

 

 

50

%

 

5.33

%

 

809

 

 

43

 

 

Apr-13

 

 

 

 

 

809

 

 

Open

 

 

Friendly Center

 

 

50

%

 

5.33

%

 

77,625

 

 

4,137

 

 

Apr-13

 

 

 

 

 

77,625

 

 

Open

 

 

Friendly Center Office Building

 

 

50

%

 

5.33

%

 

2,199

 

 

117

 

 

Apr-13

 

 

 

 

 

2,199

 

 

Open

 

 

Governor’s Square Mall

 

 

48

%

 

8.23

%

 

27,333

 

 

3,476

 

 

Sep-16

 

 

 

 

 

14,144

 

 

Open

 

 

Green Valley Office Building

 

 

50

%

 

5.33

%

 

1,941

 

 

103

 

 

Apr-13

 

 

 

 

 

1,941

 

 

Open

 

 

Gulf Coast Town Center

 

 

50

%

 

5.60

%

 

190,800

 

 

10,685

 

 

Jul-17

 

 

 

 

 

190,800

 

 

Jul-10

 

 

Gulf Coast Town Center Phase III

 

 

50

%

 

2.46

%

 

10,979

 

 

270

 

 

Apr-10

 

 

Apr-12

 

 

 

10,979

 

 

Open

 

(4)

Hammock Landing

 

 

50

%

 

3.69

%

 

31,177

 

 

1,150

 

 

Aug-10

 

 

 

 

 

31,177

 

 

Open

 

(4)(16)

Hammock Landing

 

 

50

%

 

3.83

%

 

3,640

 

 

139

 

 

Aug-10

 

 

 

 

 

3,640

 

 

Open

 

(4)(16)

High Pointe Commons

 

 

50

%

 

5.74

%

 

15,231

 

 

874

 

 

May-17

 

 

 

 

 

12,051

 

 

Open

 

 

High Pointe Commons Phase 2

 

 

50

%

 

6.10

%

 

6,000

 

 

481

 

 

Jul-17

 

 

 

 

 

4,807

 

 

Open

 

 

Imperial Valley Mall

 

 

60

%

 

4.99

%

 

57,031

 

 

3,859

 

 

Sep-15

 

 

 

 

 

49,019

 

 

Open

 

 

Kentucky Oaks Mall

 

 

50

%

 

5.27

%

 

28,335

 

 

2,429

 

 

Jan-17

 

 

 

 

 

19,223

 

 

Jan-10

 

 

Parkway Place

 

 

50

%

 

2.43

%

 

52,684

 

 

1,280

 

 

Jun-09

 

 

Jun-10

 

 

 

52,684

 

 

Open

 

(4)

Plaza del Sol

 

 

51

%

 

9.15

%

 

1,225

 

 

796

 

 

Aug-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Open

 

 

Renaissance Center Phase 1

 

 

50

%

 

5.61

%

 

36,098

 

 

2,569

 

 

Jul-16

 

 

 

 

 

31,297

 

 

Jul-09

 

 

Renaissance Center Phase 2

 

 

50

%

 

5.22

%

 

15,700

 

 

820

 

 

Apr-13

 

 

 

 

 

15,700

 

 

Open

 

 

Shops @ Friendly Center

 

 

50

%

 

5.90

%

 

43,891

 

 

3,203

 

 

Jan-17

 

 

 

 

 

37,639

 

 

Jan-10

 

 

Summit Fair

 

 

27

%

 

3.56

%

 

35,710

 

 

1,270

 

 

Jun-10

 

 

 

 

 

35,710

 

 

Open

 

(4)(15)

The Pavilion at Port Orange Phase 1

 

 

50

%

 

1.86

%

 

33,384

 

 

622

 

 

Jun-11

 

 

 

 

 

33,384

 

 

Open

 

(4)(16)

The Pavilion at Port Orange Phase 2

 

 

50

%

 

2.69

%

 

8,300

 

 

223

 

 

Jun-11

 

 

 

 

 

8,300

 

 

Open

 

(4)(16)

Triangle Town Center

 

 

50

%

 

5.74

%

 

197,029

 

 

14,367

 

 

Dec-15

 

 

 

 

 

170,715

 

 

Open

 

 

45



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property

 

Our
Ownership
Interest

 

Stated
Interest
Rate

 

Principal
Balance as
of 12/31/08
(1)

 

Annual
Debt
Service

 

 

Maturity
Date

 

 

Optional
Extended
Maturity
Date

 

 

Balloon
Payment
Due on
Maturity

 

Open to
Pre-
payment
Date (2)

 

 

                                         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wachovia Office Building

 

 

50

%

 

5.33

%

 

3,066

 

 

163

 

 

Mar-13

 

 

 

 

 

3,066

 

 

Open

 

 

York Towne Center

 

 

50

%

 

3.01

%

 

40,008

 

 

1,205

 

 

Oct-11

 

 

 

 

 

40,008

 

 

Open

 

(4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Total Unconsolidated Debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,025,349

 

$

62,124

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

935,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Consolidated and Unconsolidated Debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,121,025

 

$

425,018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

6,630,230

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company’s Pro-Rata Share of Total Debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

6,633,329

 

$

425,554

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(17)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

*

Properties owned in a Joint Venture of which common stock is owned 100% by CBL.

1.

The amount listed includes 100% of the loan amount even though the Company may have less than a 100% ownership interest in the property.

2.

Prepayment premium is based on yield maintenance or defeasance.

3.

The amounts shown represent a first mortgage securing the property. In addition to the first mortgage, there is also $18,000 of B-notes that are payable to the Company and its joint venture partner, each of which hold $9,000 for Coastal Grand - Myrtle Beach. Also, in addition to the first mortgage, there is a $7,750 B-note that is held by the Company on Eastgate Mall.

4.

The interest rate is variable at various spreads over LIBOR priced at the rates in effect at December 31, 2008. The note is prepayable at any time without prepayment penalty.

5.

The mortgages are cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted and the loan is prepayable at any time without prepayment penalty.

6.

The mortgages are cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted.

7.

Represents premiums related to debt assumed to acquire real estate assets, which had stated interest rates that were above or below the estimated market rates for similar debt instruments at the respective acquisition date.

8.

A loan extension with a maturity date of January 2012 and a principal balance of $17,250 was executed in January 2009. There is a one-year extension option, which, if exercised, will extend the maturity date to January 2013.

9.

The Company previously obtained an option to extend this loan from its original maturity date for an additional five years. Rather than pursue the extension option, the Company has entered into discussions with the lender to renegotiate the terms and maturity of the loan on a more favorable basis.

10.

In January 2009, the Company entered into an interest rate cap on a total notional amount of $129,000 related to it’s Pearland, TX properties to limit the maximum rate of interest that may be applied to the variable-rate loan to 5.55%. The cap terminates in July 2010.

11.

The Company has entered into an interest rate swap on a notional amount of $40,000 related to Meridian Mall to effectively fix the interest rate on that variable-rate loan

12.

The Company has entered into an interest rate swap on a notional amount of $87,500 related to Rivergate Mall to effectively fix the interest rate on that variable-rate loan.

13.

The Company has entered into an interest rate cap on a notional amount of $80,000 related to The Promenade in to limit the maximum interest rate that may be applied to the variable-rate loan to 4.00%. The cap terminates in December 2010. Loan proceeds in the amount of $31,356 of the total debt balance reported have been drawn by the Company and the remainder of the balance has been placed in a restricted cash account to provide for future development costs to be incurred.

14.

The Company has entered into interest rate swaps on a total notional amount of $400,000 related to its largest secured credit facility to effectively fix the interest rate on that portion of the credit line.

15.

Represents the 27% share of the outstanding balance of the construction financing that the Company has guaranteed. The maximum amount that the Company has guaranteed is $31,554.

16.

The Company owns less than 100% of the property but guarantees 100% of the debt.

17.

Represents the Company’s pro rata share of debt, including our share of unconsolidated affiliates’ debt and excluding minority investors’ share of consolidated debt on shopping center properties.

18. Bonita Lakes Mall and Bonita Lakes Crossing are both included in one loan agreement.  The amounts shown above per property are based on allocations to the individual properties of the total loan balance outstanding.

                 The following is a reconciliation of consolidated debt to the Company’s pro rata share of total debt:

 

 

 

 

 

Total consolidated debt

 

$

6,095,676

 

Minority investors share of consolidated debt

 

 

(24,576

)

Company’s share of unconsolidated debt

 

 

562,229

 

 

 

   

 

Company’s pro rata share of total debt

 

$

6,633,329

 

 

 

   

 

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

          We are currently involved in certain litigation that arises in the ordinary course of our business. We believe that the pending litigation will not materially affect our financial position or results of operations.

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

          None.

46



PART II

 

 

ITEM 5.

MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

 

 

Common stock of CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. is traded on the New York Exchange. The stock symbol is “CBL”. Quarterly closing prices and dividends paid per share of Common stock are as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter
Ended

 

 

High

 

 

Low

 

 

Dividend

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31-Mar

 

$

27.46

 

$

21.12

 

$

0.545

 

30-Jun

 

$

27.55

 

$

22.38

 

$

0.545

 

30-Sep

 

$

23.28

 

$

18.64

 

$

0.545

 

31-Dec

 

$

20.02

 

$

2.53

 

$

0.370

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31-Mar

 

$

50.36

 

$

42.05

 

$

0.505

 

30-Jun

 

$

47.9

 

$

35.64

 

$

0.505

 

30-Sep

 

$

37.93

 

$

28.36

 

$

0.505

 

31-Dec

 

$

37.21

 

$

23.45

 

$

0.545

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

There were approximately 631 shareholders of record for our common stock as of February 24, 2009.

 

 

 

Future dividend distributions are subject to our actual results of operations, economic conditions and such other factors as our board of directors deems relevant. Our actual results of operations will be affected by a number of factors, including the revenues received from the Properties, our operating expenses, interest expense, unanticipated capital expenditures and the ability of the anchors and tenants at the Properties to meet their obligations for payment of rents and tenant reimbursements.

 

 

 

See Part III, Item 12 contained herein for information regarding securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans.


 

 

 

                    The following table presents information with respect to repurchases of common stock made by us during the three months ended December 31, 2008:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period

 

Total Number of
Shares
Purchased (1)

 

Average Price
Paid per
Share (2)

 

Total Number of
Shares
Purchased as
Part of a Publicly Announced Plan

 

Approximate Dollar
Value of Shares
that May Yet Be
Purchased Under
the Plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oct. 1–31, 2008

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

Nov. 1–30, 2008

 

 

1,343

 

 

9.275

 

 

 

 

 

Dec. 1–31, 2008

 

 

1,623

 

 

6.195

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

 

Total

 

 

2,966

 

$

7.590

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

                     

 


 

 

(1)

Represents shares surrendered to the Company by employees to satisfy federal and state income tax withholding requirements related to the vesting of shares of restricted stock issued under the CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan, as amended.

(2)

Represents the market value of the common stock on the vesting date for the shares of restricted stock, which was used to determine the number of shares required to be surrendered to satisfy income tax withholding requirements.

47



ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
          (In thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

$

1,138,218

 

$

1,039,944

 

$

995,502

 

$

900,419

 

$

774,336

 

Total expenses

 

 

762,207

 

 

615,051

 

 

581,452

 

 

500,938

 

 

433,670

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Income from operations

 

 

376,011

 

 

424,893

 

 

414,050

 

 

399,481

 

 

340,666

 

Interest and other income

 

 

10,076

 

 

10,923

 

 

9,084

 

 

6,831

 

 

3,355

 

Interest expense

 

 

(313,209

)

 

(287,884

)

 

(257,067

)

 

(208,183

)

 

(177,219

)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

(227

)

 

(935

)

 

(6,171

)

 

 

Impairment of marketable securities

 

 

(17,181

)

 

(18,456

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on sales of real estate assets

 

 

12,401

 

 

15,570

 

 

14,505

 

 

53,583

 

 

29,272

 

Gain on sale of management contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,619

 

 

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

2,831

 

 

3,502

 

 

5,295

 

 

8,495

 

 

10,308

 

Income tax provision

 

 

(13,495

)

 

(8,390

)

 

(5,902

)

 

 

 

 

Minority interest in earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating partnership

 

 

(7,495

)

 

(46,246

)

 

(70,323

)

 

(112,061

)

 

(85,186

)

Shopping center properties

 

 

(23,959

)

 

(12,215

)

 

(4,136

)

 

(4,879

)

 

(5,365

)

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Income from continuing operations

 

 

25,980

 

 

81,470

 

 

104,571

 

 

158,715

 

 

115,831

 

Discontinued operations

 

 

5,607

 

 

7,677

 

 

12,930

 

 

3,760

 

 

5,280

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Net income

 

 

31,587

 

 

89,147

 

 

117,501

 

 

162,475

 

 

121,111

 

Preferred dividends

 

 

(21,819

)

 

(29,775

)

 

(30,568

)

 

(30,568

)

 

(18,309

)

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

9,768

 

$

59,372

 

$

86,933

 

$

131,907

 

$

102,802

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Basic earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations, net of preferred dividends

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.79

 

$

1.16

 

$

2.04

 

$

1.58

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

0.15

 

$

0.91

 

$

1.36

 

$

2.10

 

$

1.67

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

66,005

 

 

65,323

 

 

63,885

 

 

62,721

 

 

61,602

 

Diluted earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations, net of preferred dividends

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.79

 

$

1.13

 

$

1.98

 

$

1.52

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

0.15

 

$

0.90

 

$

1.33

 

$

2.03

 

$

1.61

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Weighted average common and potential dilutive common shares outstanding

 

 

66,148

 

 

65,913

 

 

65,269

 

 

64,880

 

 

64,004

 

Dividends declared per common share

 

$

2.01

 

$

2.06

 

$

1.88

 

$

1.77

 

$

1.49

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE SHEET DATA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment in real estate assets

 

$

7,321,480

 

$

7,402,278

 

$

6,094,251

 

$

5,944,428

 

$

4,894,780

 

Total assets

 

 

8,034,335

 

 

8,105,047

 

 

6,518,810

 

 

6,352,322

 

 

5,204,500

 

Total mortgage and other notes payable

 

 

6,095,676

 

 

5,869,318

 

 

4,564,535

 

 

4,341,055

 

 

3,371,679

 

Minority interests

 

 

815,010

 

 

920,297

 

 

559,450

 

 

609,475

 

 

566,606

 

Shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable preferred stock

 

 

12

 

 

12

 

 

32

 

 

32

 

 

32

 

Other shareholder’s equity

 

 

793,646

 

 

920,536

 

 

1,084,824

 

 

1,081,490

 

 

1,054,119

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Total shareholder’s equity

 

$

793,658

 

$

920,548

 

$

1,084,856

 

$

1,081,522

 

$

1,054,151

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

OTHER DATA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows provided by (used in):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

$

419,093

 

$

470,279

 

$

388,911

 

$

396,098

 

$

337,489

 

Investing activities

 

 

(360,601

)

 

(1,103,121

)

 

(347,239

)

 

(714,680

)

 

(612,892

)

Financing activities

 

 

(71,512

)

 

669,968

 

 

(41,810

)

 

321,654

 

 

280,837

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funds From Operations (FFO) of the Operating Partnership (2)

 

 

376,273

 

 

361,528

 

 

390,089

 

 

389,958

 

 

310,405

 

FFO allocable to Company shareholders

 

 

212,933

 

 

203,613

 

 

215,797

 

 

213,736

 

 

169,725

 


 

 

(1)

Please refer to Notes 3 and 5 to the consolidated financial statements for a description of acquisitions and joint venture transactions that have impacted the comparability of the financial information presented.

(2)

Please refer to Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for the definition of FFO, which does not represent cash flow from operations as defined by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and is not necessarily indicative of the cash available to fund all cash requirements.

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ITEM 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

          The following discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes that are included in this annual report. Capitalized terms used, but not defined, in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations have the same meanings as defined in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. In this discussion, the terms “we”, “us”, “our” and the “Company” refer to CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Executive Overview

          We are a self-managed, self-administered, fully integrated real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that is engaged in the ownership, development, acquisition, leasing, management and operation of regional shopping malls, open-air centers, community centers and office properties. Our shopping centers are located in 27 domestic states and in Brazil, but primarily in the southeastern and midwestern United States. We have elected to be taxed as a REIT for federal income tax purposes.

          As of December 31, 2008, we owned controlling interests in 75 regional malls/open-air centers, 30 associated centers (each adjacent to a regional shopping mall), eight community centers, one mixed-use center and 13 office buildings, including our corporate office building. We consolidate the financial statements of all entities in which we have a controlling financial interest or where we are the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity. As of December 31, 2008, we owned non-controlling interests in nine regional malls, three associated centers, four community centers and six office buildings. Because one or more of the other partners have substantive participating rights, we do not control these partnerships and joint ventures and, accordingly, account for these investments using the equity method. We had two shopping center expansions and four community centers (each of which is owned in a joint venture) under construction at December 31, 2008.

          The year ended December 31, 2008 has been a challenging period for the retail real estate industry overall, primarily due to the downturn in the capital markets and economy in general. As a result, we have placed great emphasis on the need to preserve liquidity and maintain our earnings growth. We are focused on achieving these goals through a number of methods. We completed more than $1,000.0 million of financings during the year 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, and we are making significant progress in addressing our 2009 loan maturities. While we have a pool of unencumbered properties and continue to work closely with lenders to meet our liquidity needs, we also have other potential sources of capital through equity offerings, joint venture investments and issuances of a minority interest in our Operating Partnership. We also generate revenues from sales of peripheral land at the properties and from sales of real estate assets when it is determined that we can realize a premium value for the assets. During the fourth quarter of 2008, we announced a reduction of the quarterly dividend rate on our common stock, which is expected to generate additional cash of approximately $80.0 million annually and on February 27, 2009, we announced that our dividend for the first quarter of 2009 of $0.37 per share will be paid in a combination of cash and shares of our common stock as part of our effort to continue to maximize liquidity. We intend that the aggregate cash component will not exceed 40% of the aggregate dividend amount. We anticipate that this will generate additional available cash of approximately $19.0 million. Our board of directors will evaluate the nature and amount of our dividends each quarter, but if we were to maintain quarterly dividends consistent with that for the first quarter of 2009, we estimate that it would generate additional available cash of approximately $70.0 million on an annual basis. We have reduced our spending, focusing on achieving efficiencies and implementing cost containment actions at all levels of our business, including reducing capital expenditures for renovations and tenant allowances. We have also reexamined our development projects, carefully assessing those that that need to be suspended until a more favorable market environment emerges.

          Store closures and bankruptcies increased to record levels in 2008, and while the majority of our retailers continue to operate with strong financial fundamentals, we continue to see additional bankruptcy and store closure

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activity in 2009. In an effort to minimize the impact from any store closures, during 2008 we dedicated, and continue to dedicate in 2009, a specific group of employees who are responsible for exploring various backfill strategies, including temporary tenants, options for space redevelopment, signing junior anchor replacements, and other alternative uses. We are pleased that due to this proactive approach, which included efforts of the leasing and property level management teams, we experienced only a 90 basis point decline in our portfolio occupancy rates year over year and achieved a record level of lease signings at positive spreads for the year.

          We are pleased that, despite the aforementioned challenges, we continued to experience positive growth in our Funds From Operations (“FFO”) for the year ended December 31, 2008, increasing 3.9% on a per diluted share basis over the prior year. FFO was positively impacted by the properties acquired in late 2007 and early 2008, in addition to higher lease termination fees and management, development and leasing fees. Partially offsetting these increases were higher income tax expense, bad debt expense and abandoned projects expense. FFO is a key performance measure for real estate companies. Please see the more detailed discussion of this measure on page 47.

          Our business is built on a strategy of financial discipline, proactive management and preservation of excellent relationships with our retail and financial partners, each of which contribute to the underlying strength and resiliency of our portfolio of properties. We recognize that we are facing challenging times, and the leadership team of our Company is committed to making the prudent and sometimes difficult decisions necessary to preserve our long-term shareholder value. While we believe that our organization and our properties are positioned to move forward effectively, we will continue this aggressive and proactive approach during the current downturn in the economic environment. We have weathered previous market and economic difficulties and we are confident that our strategy, experience and expertise will serve to help us successfully overcome the challenges that we have faced not only in the past year, but also those that continue to lie ahead.

Results of Operations

Comparison of the Year Ended December 31, 2008 to the Year Ended December 31, 2007

          Properties that were in operation for the entire year during both 2008 and 2007 are referred to as the “2008 Comparable Properties.”Since January 1, 2007, we have acquired or opened a total of six malls/open-air centers, one associated center, 13 community centers, one mixed-use center and 19 office buildings. Of these properties, five malls/open-air centers, one associated center, eleven community centers, one mixed-use center and 13 office buildings are included in the Company’s continuing operations on a consolidated basis (collectively referred to as the “2008 New Properties”). The transactions related to the 2008 New Properties impact the comparison of the results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2008 to the results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2007. The 2008 New Properties are as follows:

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Property

 

Location

 

Date Acquired / Opened

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

Chesterfield Mall

 

St. Louis, MO

 

October 2007

Mid Rivers Mall

 

St. Peters, MO

 

October 2007

South County Center

 

St. Louis, MO

 

October 2007

West County Center

 

St. Louis, MO

 

October 2007

Friendly Center and The Shops at Friendly (4)

 

Greensboro, NC

 

November 2007

Brassfield Square (1)

 

Greensboro, NC

 

November 2007

Caldwell Court (1)

 

Greensboro, NC

 

November 2007

Garden Square (1)

 

Greensboro, NC

 

November 2007

Hunt Village (1)

 

Greensboro, NC

 

November 2007

New Garden Center (2)

 

Greensboro, NC

 

November 2007

Northwest Centre (1)

 

Greensboro, NC

 

November 2007

Oak Hollow Square

 

High Point, NC

 

November 2007

Westridge Square

 

Greensboro, NC

 

November 2007

1500 Sunday Drive Office Building

 

Raleigh, NC

 

November 2007

Portfolio of Six Office Buildings (4)

 

Greensboro, NC

 

November 2007

Portfolio of Five Office Buildings (3)

 

Greensboro, NC

 

November 2007

Portfolio of Two Office Buildings

 

Chesapeake, VA

 

November 2007

Portfolio of Four Office Buildings

 

Newport News, VA

 

November 2007

Renaissance Center (4)

 

Durham, NC

 

February 2008

 

 

 

 

 

New Developments:

 

 

 

 

The Shoppes at St. Clair Square

 

Fairview Heights, IL

 

March 2007

Alamance Crossing East

 

Burlington, NC

 

August 2007

York Town Center (4)

 

York, PA

 

September 2007

Cobblestone Village at Palm Coast

 

Palm Coast, FL

 

October 2007

Milford Marketplace

 

Milford, CT

 

October 2007

CBL Center II

 

Chattanooga, TN

 

January 2008

Pearland Town Center

 

Pearland, TX

 

July 2008

Plaza Macaé (5) Macaé, Brazil September 2008

Statesboro Crossing

 

Statesboro, GA

 

October 2008


 

 

(1)

These properties were sold in April 2008 and are included in Discontinued Operations.

(2)

This property was sold in August 2008 and is included in Discontinued Operations.

(3)

One office building was sold in June 2008 and one office building was sold in December 2008 and are included in Discontinued Operations.

(4)

These properties represent 50/50 joint ventures that are accounted for using the equity method of accounting and are included in equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

(5) This property represents a 60/40 joint venture that is accounted for using the equity method of accounting and is included in equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

Revenues

          The $83.9 million increase in rental revenues and tenant reimbursements was attributable to an increase of $92.9 million from the 2008 New Properties, partially offset by a decrease of $9.0 million from the 2008 Comparable Properties. The decrease in revenues of the 2008 Comparable Properties was driven by reductions of $4.4 million in below-market lease amortization, $4.0 million in percentage rents, $3.1 million in straight line rental income, $2.5 million in short-term rents and $1.4 million in marketing reimbursements from tenants. These decreases were partially offset by increases of $4.9 million in minimum rents and $1.7 million in lease termination fees. Below-market lease amortization decreased primarily due to an increased number of tenant leases becoming fully amortized in the prior year. Percentage rents declined due to reduced sales. Straight line rental income decreased, for the most part, as a result of increased store closures. Short-term rents decreased due to a lower number of seasonal tenants during the fourth quarter of 2008 as compared to the prior year. The reduction in marketing reimbursements from tenants is a result of reduced marketing expenses incurred during the year. The improvement in base rents resulted from our ability to achieve overall positive rental spreads in

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2008 through our new and renewal leasing efforts. The increase in lease termination fees were primarily attributable to one tenant that closed stores at several properties during the latter half of the year.

          Our cost recovery ratio declined to 95.8% for 2008 from 101.1% for 2007. The decline resulted primarily from an increase of $7.9 million in bad debt expense related to a higher number of store closures and bankruptcies in 2008.

          Management, development and leasing fees increased $11.4 million over the prior year, primarily due to higher management and development fee income. During 2008, management fee income increased approximately $9.6 million over the prior year, mainly attributable to fees totaling $8.0 million received from Centro related to a joint venture in 2005 with Galileo America, Inc. Development fees increased approximately $2.3 million in the current year as compared to the prior year, largely due to fees received from two of our unconsolidated joint venture development projects.

          Other revenues increased approximately $3.0 million compared to the prior year due to higher revenues related to our subsidiary that provides security and maintenance services to third parties. Accordingly, there is a corresponding increase in other expenses, as discussed below.

Operating Expenses

          Property operating expenses, including real estate taxes and maintenance and repairs, increased $36.0 million as a result of $26.9 million of expenses attributable to the 2008 New Properties and $9.1 million related to the 2008 Comparable Properties. The increase in property operating expenses of the 2008 Comparable Properties is mainly attributable to higher bad debt expense of $6.6 million due to increased store closures and bankruptcies. The 2008 Comparable Properties also incurred increased maintenance and repairs expense of $2.5 million and utility costs and annual compensation of property management personnel of $1.7 million each, partially offset by a reduction of $2.5 million in marketing expenses.

          The increase in depreciation and amortization expense of $89.0 million resulted from increases of $45.3 million from the 2008 New Properties and $43.7 million from the 2008 Comparable Properties. The increase attributable to the 2008 Comparable Properties is primarily due to write-offs of $40.3 million for certain tenant allowances, deferred lease costs and in-place lease intangible assets related to early lease terminations. The remaining increase in depreciation and amortization related to the 2008 Comparable Properties is attributable to ongoing capital expenditures for renovations, expansions, tenant allowances and deferred maintenance.

          General and administrative expenses increased $7.4 million primarily as a result of increases in payroll and state taxes of $3.7 million and $3.4 million, respectively, and a reduction in capitalized overhead of $2.8 million due to decreased development activity, partially offset by a reduction of $2.0 million in stock-based compensation expense. Included in these expenses for 2008 are certain benefits related to the retirement of several senior officers and severance expenses related to staff reductions in Development and other areas of the Company totaling $3.0 million. The increase in state taxes resulted primarily due to a $2.3 million one-time reduction in the corresponding expense in 2007 related to non-income taxes. As a percentage of revenues, general and administrative expenses were 4.0% in 2008 compared with 3.6% in 2007.

          Other expenses increased $14.8 million primarily due to an increase of $10.1 million in write-offs related to abandoned projects and $4.7 million in expenses related to our subsidiary that provides security and maintenance services to third parties. The increase in abandoned projects expense was a result of our decision to forego further investments in certain projects that were in various stages of pre-development in order to preserve capital. None of the projects included in the write-offs were under construction.

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Other Income and Expenses

          Interest expense increased $25.3 million primarily due to debt on the 2008 New Properties, an unsecured term facility that was obtained for the acquisition of certain properties from the Starmount Company or its affiliates, refinancings that were completed with increased principal amounts in the prior year on the 2008 Comparable Properties and borrowings outstanding that were used to redeem our 8.75% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) in June 2007.

          We recorded non-cash write-downs of $17.2 million and $18.5 million during 2008 and 2007, respectively, related to an investment in marketable real estate securities. The impairments resulted from significant and sustained declines in the market value of the securities.

          During 2008, we recognized gain on sales of real estate assets of $12.4 million related to the sale of 14 parcels of land and one parcel of land for which the gain had previously been deferred. We recognized gain on sales of real estate assets of $15.6 million during 2007 related to the sale of 15 parcels of land and two parcels of land for which the gain had previously been deferred.

          Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates decreased by $0.7 million in 2008, primarily due to higher interest expense on debt and higher depreciation and amortization expense from both the acquisition of new properties by CBL-TRS Joint Venture, LLC and CBL-TRS Joint Venture II, LLC and write-offs associated with various store closures. These decreases were partially offset by gains on outparcel sales.

          The income tax provision of $13.5 million for 2008 relates to the earnings of our taxable REIT subsidiary and consists of provisions for current and deferred income taxes of $11.6 million and $1.9 million, respectively. The income tax provision increased $5.1 million compared to 2007 primarily due to the recognition of the aforementioned $8.0 million fee income and a significantly larger amount of gains during the current year related to sales of outparcels attributable to the taxable REIT subsidiary. We have cumulative share-based compensation deductions that can be used to partially offset the current income tax payable; therefore, the payable for current income taxes has been reduced to $4.2 million by recognizing the remaining benefit of the cumulative stock-based compensation deductions. During 2007, we recorded an income tax provision of $8.4 million, consisting of current and deferred income taxes of $6.0 million and $2.4 million, respectively.

          We recognized gain and income from discontinued operations of $5.6 million during 2008, compared to $7.7 million during 2007. Discontinued operations for 2008 reflects the results of operations and gain on disposal of Chicopee Marketplace III, a community center located in Chicopee, MA and six community centers and two office properties, plus an adjacent, vacant parcel, located in Greensboro, NC. Discontinued operations in 2007 reflects the results of operations and gain on disposal of Twin Peaks Mall and The Shops at Pineda Ridge, plus the results of operations of the properties that were sold in 2008.

Comparison of the Year Ended December 31, 2007 to the Year Ended December 31, 2006

          Properties that were in operation for the entire period during 2007 and 2006 are referred to as the “2007 Comparable Properties.”From January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2007, we acquired or opened a total of six malls/open-air centers, two associated centers, 14 community centers and 18 office buildings. Of these properties, five malls/open-air centers, two associated centers, 12 community centers and 12 office buildings are included in the Company’s continuing operations on a consolidated basis (collectively referred to as the “2007 New Properties”). The transactions related to the 2007 New Properties impact the comparison of the results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2007 to the results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2006. The 2007 New Properties are as follows:

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Property

 

Location

 

Date Acquired /
Opened

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

Chesterfield Mall

 

St. Louis, MO

 

October 2007

Mid Rivers Mall

 

St. Peters, MO

 

October 2007

South County Center

 

St. Louis, MO

 

October 2007

West County Center

 

St. Louis, MO

 

October 2007

Friendly Center and The Shops at Friendly (5)

 

Greensboro, NC

 

November 2007

Brassfield Square (1)

 

Greensboro, NC

 

November 2007

Caldwell Court (1)

 

Greensboro, NC

 

November 2007

Garden Square (1)

 

Greensboro, NC

 

November 2007

Hunt Village (1)

 

Greensboro, NC

 

November 2007

New Garden Center (2)

 

Greensboro, NC

 

November 2007

Northwest Centre (1)

 

Greensboro, NC

 

November 2007

Oak Hollow Square

 

High Point, NC

 

November 2007

Westridge Square

 

Greensboro, NC

 

November 2007

1500 Sunday Drive Office Building

 

Raleigh, NC

 

November 2007

Portfolio of Five Office Buildings (3)

 

Greensboro, NC

 

November 2007

Portfolio of Six Office Buildings (5)

 

Greensboro, NC

 

November 2007

Portfolio of Two Office Buildings

 

Chesapeake, VA

 

November 2007

Portfolio of Four Office Buildings

 

Newport News, VA

 

November 2007

 

 

 

 

 

New Developments:

 

 

 

 

The Plaza at Fayette Mall

 

Lexington, KY

 

October 2006

Lakeview Pointe

 

Stillwater, OK

 

October 2006

High Pointe Commons (5)

 

Harrisburg, PA

 

October 2006

The Shops at Pineda Ridge (4)

 

Melbourne, FL

 

November 2006

The Shoppes at St. Clair Square

 

Fairview Heights, IL

 

March 2007

Alamance Crossing East

 

Burlington, NC

 

August 2007

York Town Center (5)

 

York, PA

 

September 2007

Cobblestone Village at Palm Coast

 

Palm Coast, FL

 

October 2007

Milford Marketplace

 

Milford, CT

 

October 2007


 

 

(1)

These properties were sold in April 2008 and are included in Discontinued Operations.

(2)

This property was sold in August 2008 and is included in Discontinued Operations.

(3)

One office building was sold in June 2008 and one office building was sold in December 2008 and are included in Discontinued Operations.

(4)

This property was sold in December 2007 and is included in Discontinued Operations.

(5)

These properties represent 50/50 joint ventures that are accounted for using the equity method of accounting and are included in equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations

Revenues

          The $43.0 million increase in rental revenues and tenant reimbursements was attributable to increases of $29.1 million from the 2007 New Properties and $13.9 million from the 2007 Comparable Properties. The increase in revenues of the 2007 Comparable Properties was driven by our ability to achieve average gross rents that were higher as compared to 2006 through our new and renewal leasing efforts, as well as an increase of $2.5 million in specialty leasing income. This was partially offset by the impact of a 90 basis points reduction in the occupancy of the 2007 Comparable Properties, a reduction of $1.5 million in percentage rents, and a reduction of $6.0 million in lease termination fees.

          Our cost recovery ratio declined to 101.1% for 2007 from 104.3% for 2006. The decline results primarily from increases of $2.0 million in snow removal expense and $2.6 million in bad debt expense.

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          The increase in management, development and leasing fees of $2.9 million was primarily attributable to increases of $1.4 million in development fees related to joint venture developments, $0.8 million in commissions from outparcel sales at joint venture properties, and $0.8 million in financing fees from joint venture properties, partially offset by a reduction of $0.2 million in management fees.

          Other revenues decreased by $1.5 million primarily because our subsidiary that provides security and maintenance services to third parties did not renew certain contracts. Accordingly, there is a corresponding decrease in other expenses that is discussed below.

Operating Expenses

          Property operating expenses, including real estate taxes and maintenance and repairs, increased $20.9 million as a result of $7.4 million of expenses attributable to the 2007 New Properties and $13.5 million related to the 2007 Comparable Properties. The increase in property operating expenses of the 2007 Comparable Properties is attributable to increases in utility costs, annual compensation increases for property management personnel, bad debt expense and snow removal costs. Additionally, real estate tax expense was higher for the 2007 Comparable Properties as a result of prior year tax settlements and increased assessments on certain properties.

          The increase in depreciation and amortization expense of $15.0 million resulted from increases of $12.5 million from the 2007 New Properties and $2.5 million from the 2007 Comparable Properties. The increase attributable to the 2007 Comparable Properties is due to ongoing capital expenditures for renovations, expansions, tenant allowances and deferred maintenance and for the write-off of certain tenant allowances related to early lease terminations.

          General and administrative expenses decreased $1.7 million primarily as a result of a reduction of $2.3 million in reserves for non-income taxes. This was partially offset by increases related to additional salaries and benefits for the personnel added to manage the 2007 New Properties combined with annual compensation increases for existing personnel. As a percentage of revenues, general and administrative expenses decreased to 3.6% in 2007 compared with 4.0% in 2006.

          We recognized a loss on impairment of real estate assets of $0.5 million during 2006, which resulted from a loss of $0.3 million on the sale of two community centers in May 2006 and a loss of $0.2 million on the sale of land in December 2006. There was no loss on impairment of real estate assets during 2007.

Other Income and Expenses

          Interest expense increased $30.8 million primarily due to the debt on the 2007 New Properties, the refinancings that were completed on the 2007 Comparable Properties and borrowings used to redeem our Series B preferred stock on June 28, 2007. While we experienced a decrease in the weighted average fixed and variable interest rates as compared to 2006, the total outstanding principal amounts increased.

          During 2007, we recorded an $18.5 million non-cash write-down related to an investment in marketable real estate securities. The impairment resulted from a significant and sustained decline in the market value of the securities. There were no corresponding charges in 2006.

          During 2007, we recognized gain on sales of real estate assets of $15.6 million related to the sale of 15 parcels of land and two parcels of land for which the gain had previously been deferred, while the gain of $14.5 million in 2006 related to the sale of 13 land parcels.

          Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates decreased by $1.8 million in 2007, primarily due to our share of losses in Gulf Coast Town Center and High Pointe Commons. During the fourth quarter of 2007, we reconsidered the variable interest entity status of the joint venture that owns Gulf Coast Town Center and determined that it should be accounted for as an unconsolidated affiliate using the equity method of accounting. Therefore, we stopped accounting for it as a consolidated entity and began recording our share of its results as

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equity in earnings. At High Pointe Commons, the anchors opened earlier in 2006, but many of the small shops did not take occupancy until later in the year. The decrease described above was partially offset by continued growth in the operations of our remaining joint ventures.

          The income tax provision of $8.4 million for 2007 relates to the earnings of our taxable REIT subsidiary and consists of provisions for current and deferred income taxes of $6.0 million and $2.4 million, respectively. During 2006, we recorded an income tax provision of $5.9 million, consisting of current and deferred income taxes of $5.7 million and $0.2 million, respectively. We had cumulative share-based compensation deductions that could be used to offset the current income tax payable; therefore, the payable for current income taxes was reduced to zero by recognizing a portion of the benefit of the cumulative stock-based compensation deductions.

          We recognized gain and income from discontinued operations of $7.7 million during 2007, which represents a decline of $5.2 million from the $12.9 million of gain and income from discontinued operations that we recognized during 2006. Discontinued operations in 2007 reflects the results of operations and gain on disposal of Twin Peaks Mall and The Shops at Pineda Ridge, the results of operations of the properties that were sold in 2008 and the true up of estimated expenses to actual amounts for properties sold during previous years. Discontinued operations in 2006 reflect the results of operations and gain on disposal of five community centers that were sold during May 2006 plus the results of operations of the mall and community center that were sold in 2007.

Operational Review

          The shopping center business is, to some extent, seasonal in nature with tenants typically achieving the highest levels of sales during the fourth quarter due to the holiday season, which generally results in higher percentage rent income in the fourth quarter. Additionally, the malls earn most of their “temporary” rents (rents from short-term tenants) during the holiday period. Thus, occupancy levels and revenue production are generally the highest in the fourth quarter of each year. Results of operations realized in any one quarter may not be indicative of the results likely to be experienced over the course of the fiscal year.

          We classify our regional malls into two categories – malls that have completed their initial lease-up are referred to as stabilized malls and malls that are in their initial lease-up phase and have not been open for three calendar years are referred to as non-stabilized malls. Alamance Crossing in Burlington, NC, which opened in August 2007, is our only non-stabilized mall as of December 31, 2008.

          We derive a significant amount of our revenues from the mall properties. The sources of our revenues by property type were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

Malls

 

 

89.7

%

 

92.0

%

Associated centers

 

 

3.8

%

 

4.1

%

Community centers

 

 

1.3

%

 

0.9

%

Mortgages, office building and other

 

 

5.2

%

 

3.0

%

 

 

 

 

Sales and Occupancy Costs

          Same-store sales (for those tenants who occupy 10,000 square feet or less and have reported sales) in the stabilized malls declined 4.3% on a comparable per square foot basis to $331 per square foot for 2008 compared to $346 per square foot for 2007. Current year sales numbers have been negatively impacted by the general weakness in the economy and a reduction in our mall occupancy.

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          Occupancy costs as a percentage of sales for the stabilized malls were 13.2% and 12.3% for 2008 and 2007, respectively. The increase in occupancy costs was primarily due to a decline in overall sales in the stabilized mall portfolio.

Occupancy

          Our portfolio occupancy is summarized in the following table:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

Total portfolio

 

 

92.3

%

 

93.2

%

Total 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

%

          Due to the challenging economic conditions, store closures and bankruptcies increased significantly in 2008 and we continue to see this activity in 2009.Weak holiday sales have contributed to additional bankruptcy announcements as well as certain retailers deciding to liquidate. Steve & Barry’s, Linens n’ Things, Goody’s, Circuit City, B. Moss, KB Toys, The Disney Store, Whitehall and Friedman’s are the major retailers that have declared bankruptcy. Steve & Barry’s, Goody’s, Circuit City and B. Moss announced liquidations of their stores.

          Our largest exposure was Steve & Barry’s. We had 21 Steve & Barry’s locations in our portfolio totaling 813,000 square feet and representing $7.3 million of annual gross rents. These stores began closing in September 2008.

          The remaining bankruptcies in our portfolio represented a combined total of 1,213,000 square feet and approximately $20.6 million of annual gross rents. We are working diligently to minimize the resulting available occupancies through our extensive releasing efforts.

Leasing

          During 2008, we completed approximately 6.1 million square feet of new and renewal leases at overall positive rental spreads and achieved a new record for lease signings in our operating portfolio with more than 4.1 million square feet signed. Our leasing activity also included approximately 2.0 million square feet of development leases. The 4.1 million square feet in our operating portfolio was comprised of 1.0 million square feet of new leases and 3.1 million square feet of renewal leases. This compares with a total of approximately 6.6 million square feet of leases signed during 2007, including approximately 3.3 million square feet of development leasing and 3.3 million square feet of leases in our operating portfolio. The 3.3 million square feet in our operating portfolio was comprised of 1.3 million square feet of new leases and 2.0 million square feet of renewal leases. To date, we have completed the renewals of approximately 67% of our 2009 lease expirations.

          Average annual base rents per square foot for small shop spaces less than 10,000 square feet were as follows for each property type:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

Stabilized malls

 

$

29.46

 

$

29.20

 

Non-stabilized malls

 

 

25.81

 

 

26.70

 

Associated centers

 

 

11.91

 

 

11.78

 

Community centers

 

 

14.46

 

 

11.76

 

Office Buildings

 

 

18.50

 

 

16.97

 

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          Results from new and renewal leasing of comparable small shop space during the year ended December 31, 2008 for spaces that were previously occupied are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property Type

 

Square
Feet

 

Prior
Gross
Rent PSF

 

New
Initial
Gross
Rent
PSF

 

%Change
Initial

 

New
Average
Gross Rent
PSF (2)

 

%Change
Average

 

 

 

All Property Types (1)

 

 

3,037,176

 

$

36.18

 

 

37.55

 

 

3.8

%

$

38.58

 

 

6.6

%

Stabilized Malls

 

 

2,771,999

 

 

37.76

 

 

39.30

 

 

4.1

%

 

40.39

 

 

7.0

%

New leases

 

 

703,370

 

 

43.87

 

 

49.81

 

 

13.5

%

 

52.29

 

 

19.2

%

Renewal leases

 

 

2,068,629

 

 

35.68

 

 

35.72

 

 

0.1

%

 

36.34

 

 

1.8

%


 

 

 

 

(1)

Includes Stabilized Malls, Associated Centers, Community Centers and Office Buildings.

 

(2)

Average Gross Rent does not incorporate allowable future increases for recoverable common area expenses.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

          We derive a majority of our revenues from leases with retail tenants, which has historically been the primary source for funding short-term liquidity and capital needs such as operating expenses, debt service, tenant construction allowances, recurring capital expenditures and dividends and distributions. To the extent that cash flows from operating activities are not sufficient to fund longer-term liquidity needs such as acquisitions, new developments, renovations and expansions, we typically have, and expect to continue, to finance such activities with our revolving credit facilities, property specific mortgages (which are generally non-recourse), construction and term loans, equity offerings, joint venture investments and issuances of a minority interest in our Operating Partnership. We also generate revenues from sales of peripheral land at the properties and from sales of real estate assets when it is determined that we can realize a maximized value for the assets. Proceeds from such sales are generally used to reduce borrowings on our credit facilities.

          We expect that the current economic downturn will continue to create pressure on the fundamentals of our business, including our ability to collect rental revenues from tenants in a timely manner, maintain current occupancy levels, and achieve positive growth in rents from renewals of existing tenant leases or from leases with new tenants. These conditions could negatively impact our future cash flows and financial condition. Additionally, the deteriorating economic conditions have resulted in increased volatility and uncertainty in the financial markets. As a result, there has been a reduction in the availability of financing as lenders have become more conservative when granting credit, which generally results in lower loan-to-value ratios and higher interest rates.

Cash Flows From Operations

          There was $51.2 million of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2008, a decrease of $14.6 million from December 31, 2007. Cash provided by operating activities during the year ended December 31, 2008, decreased $51.2 million to $419.1 million from $470.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2007. The decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in cash flows from the 2008 Comparable Properties due to lower occupancy and higher bad debt expense, higher interest expense, an increase in general and administrative expenses and an increase in the number of tenants that paid rents for January 2009 subsequent to December 31, 2008, as compared to the number of tenants that paid rents for January 2008 in December 2007.  This was partially offset by increases in cash flow as a result of the 2008 New Properties.

Debt

          We completed more than $1,000.0 million of financings during the year 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, and we are making significant progress in addressing our 2009 loan maturities.

          Of the approximately $1,657.1 million of our pro rata share of consolidated and unconsolidated debt that is scheduled to mature in 2009, we have extensions of approximately $1,301.2 million available at our option,

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leaving approximately $355.9 million of maturities in 2009 that must be retired or refinanced. We have 13 operating property loans that have original maturity dates in 2009 of which our share totals approximately $609.7 million. However, five of these loans totaling approximately $253.8 million have extensions available at our option that we intend to exercise. In addition, we completed an extension in January 2009 on one loan totaling $19.0 million that extended the maturity date until January 2012. This loan has an additional one-year extension at our option. We also have a loan with a stated February 2009 maturity totaling $28.5 million for which we originally had an extension option for an additional five years; however, we are currently in discussions with the lender to renegotiate the terms and maturity of the loan on a more favorable basis.

          All of the remaining loans, totaling $308.4 million, are non-recourse and property-specific and are held by life insurance companies, with the exception of a $53.3 million commercial mortgage-backed securities loan that matures in December 2009. We closed in March 2009 on the refinancing of a loan totaling $82.2 million. We have three loans totaling $113.0 million that are with the same lender and have original maturity dates ranging from March 2009 to October 2009. We have obtained an extension of the loan with the March maturity date to May 2009 to provide additional time to complete our negotiations with the lender on all three of the loans. We are also in active negotiations with the lender of our loan that matures in April 2009 totaling $59.7 million. Based on the existing loan amounts and conservative estimates of valuations, the current average loan-to-value ratios of our mortgages with 2009 maturities are believed to be less than 50%. Further, the quality of each property is considered good with a long history of stable net operating income.

          Our largest secured and unsecured lines of credit with balances as of December 31, 2008 totaling $524.9 million and $522.5 million, respectively, have original maturity dates of February 2009 and August 2009, respectively. The secured line of credit, with a capacity of $524.9 million has a one-year extension option for an outside maturity date of February 2010 and the unsecured line of credit, with a capacity of $560.0 million, has two one-year extension options for an outside maturity date of August 2011. Both facilities are led by Wells Fargo (“Wells”). We have extended the maturity date of the secured line of credit to February 2010. We are already in discussions with Wells and the additional syndicate participants regarding the refinancing of this line of credit.

          Based on the status of our discussions with the lenders and the quality of the underlying properties, we believe that we will be successful in refinancing the loans maturing in 2009 and that the proceeds from those refinancings combined with cash flows generated from our operations, our equity and debt sources and the availability under our lines of credit will, for the foreseeable future, provide adequate liquidity to make distributions to our shareholders in accordance with the requirements applicable to real estate investment trusts. If we are not successful in achieving the anticipated level of proceeds from the refinancing of loans maturing in 2009, we have options available to us to generate additional liquidity, including but not limited to, equity offerings, joint venture investments, issuances of a minority interest in our Operating Partnership, modifying the nature and amount of dividends and distributions to be paid, decreasing the amount of expenditures we make related to tenant construction allowances and other capital expenditures and implementing further cost containment initiatives. We also generate revenues from sales of peripheral land at the properties and from sales of real estate assets when it is determined that we can realize a maximized value for the assets.

          The secured and unsecured lines of credit contain, among other restrictions, certain financial covenants including the maintenance of certain coverage ratios, minimum net worth requirements, and limitations on cash flow distributions. As of December 31, 2008, we are in compliance with our debt covenants. Our debt to gross asset value at December 31, 2008 was 56.5%, well under the required maximum of 65%. Our interest coverage ratio was 2.30 compared to the required minimum of 1.75 and our debt service coverage ratio was 1.91 compared to the required minimum of 1.55. We have also performed stress tests on our covenant calculations assuming changes in cap rate assumptions and interest rates that would negatively impact our calculation results. Based on the results of these tests, we believe that we currently have adequate capacity to continue meeting the requirements of our debt covenants. However, if necessary, we may pay down a portion of the lines of credit.

          The weighted average remaining term of our total share of consolidated and unconsolidated debt was 3.9 years at December 31, 2008 and 4.6 years at December 31, 2007. The weighted average remaining term of our pro rata share of fixed-rate debt was 4.6 years and 5.3 years at December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.

          As of December 31, 2008 and 2007, our pro rata share of consolidated and unconsolidated variable-rate debt represented 24.6% and 22.0%, respectively, of our total pro rata share of debt. As of December 31, 2008, our share of consolidated and unconsolidated variable-rate debt represented 21.2% of our total market capitalization (see Equity below) as compared to 14.7% as of December 31, 2007.

          The following tables summarize debt based on our pro rata ownership share, including our pro rata share of unconsolidated affiliates and excluding minority investors’ share of consolidated properties, because we

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believe this provides investors and lenders a clearer understanding of our total debt obligations and liquidity (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

Minority
Interests

 

Unconsolidated
Affiliates

 

Total Pro
Rata Share

 

Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2008:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed-rate debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-recourse loans on operating properties

 

$

4,208,347

 

$

(23,648

)

$

418,761

 

$

4,603,460

 

 

6.08

%

Secured line of credit (2)

 

 

400,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

400,000

 

 

4.45

%

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Total fixed-rate debt

 

 

4,608,347

 

 

(23,648

)

 

418,761

 

 

5,003,460

 

 

5.96

%

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Variable-rate debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recourse term loans on operating properties

 

 

262,946

 

 

(928

)

 

46,346

 

 

308,364

 

 

2.52

%

Construction loans

 

 

115,339

 

 

 

 

85,182

 

 

200,521

 

 

2.19

%

Land loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,940

 

 

11,940

 

 

3.04

%

Unsecured lines of credit

 

 

522,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

522,500

 

 

1.92

%

Secured lines of credit

 

 

149,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

149,050

 

 

1.45

%

Unsecured term facilities

 

 

437,494

 

 

 

 

 

 

437,494

 

 

1.88

%

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Total variable-rate debt

 

 

1,487,329

 

 

(928

)

 

143,468

 

 

1,629,869

 

 

2.02

%

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Total

 

$

6,095,676

 

$

(24,576

)

$

562,229

 

$

6,633,329

 

 

4.99

%

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

Minority
Interests

 

Unconsolidated
Affiliates

 

Total Pro
Rata Share

 

Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2007:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed-rate debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-recourse loans on operating properties

 

$

4,293,515

 

$

(24,236

)

$

335,903

 

$

4,605,182

 

 

5.90

%

Secured line of credit (2)

 

 

250,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

250,000

 

 

4.51

%

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Total fixed-rate debt

 

 

4,543,515

 

 

(24,236

)

 

335,903

 

 

4,855,182

 

 

5.83

%

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Variable-rate debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recourse term loans on operating properties

 

 

81,767

 

 

 

 

44,104

 

 

125,871

 

 

6.19

%

Construction loans

 

 

79,004

 

 

(2,517

)

 

5,371

 

 

81,858

 

 

6.28

%

Unsecured lines of credit

 

 

490,232

 

 

 

 

 

 

490,232

 

 

5.98

%

Secured lines of credit

 

 

326,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

326,000

 

 

5.71

%

Unsecured term facilities

 

 

348,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

348,800

 

 

5.95

%

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Total variable-rate debt

 

 

1,325,803

 

 

(2,517

)

 

49,475

 

 

1,372,761

 

 

5.95

%

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Total

 

$

5,869,318

 

$

(26,753

)

$

385,378

 

$

6,227,943

 

 

5.86

%

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 


 

 

 

 

(1)

Weighted average interest rate including the effect of debt premiums and discounts, but excluding amortization of deferred financing costs.

 

(2)

We have interest rate swaps on notional amounts totaling $400,000 and $250,000 as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, related to our largest secured line of credit to effectively fix the interest rate on that portion of the line of credit. Therefore, this amount is currently reflected in fixed-rate debt.

Unsecured Lines of Credit

          We have an unsecured line of credit with total availability of $560.0 million that bears interest at the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus a margin of 0.75% to 1.20% based on our leverage ratio, as defined in the agreement to the facility. Additionally, we pay an annual fee of 0.1% of the amount of total availability under the unsecured line of credit. The line of credit matures in August 2009 and has two one-year extension options, which are at our election, for an outside maturity date of August 2011. At December 31, 2008, the outstanding borrowings of $522.5 million under the unsecured line of credit had a weighted average interest rate of 1.92%.

          We also have unsecured lines of credit with total availability of $38.4 million that are used only to issue letters of credit. There was $15.1 million outstanding under these lines at December 31, 2008.

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Unsecured Term Facilities

          In April 2008, we entered into a new unsecured term facility with total availability of $228.0 million that bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.50% to 1.80% based on our leverage ratio, as defined in the agreement to the facility. At December 31, 2008, the outstanding borrowings of $228.0 million under the unsecured term facility had a weighted average interest rate of 2.11%. The agreement to the facility contains default provisions customary for transactions of this nature and also contains cross-default provisions for defaults of our $560.0 million unsecured line of credit, our $524.9 million secured line of credit and our unsecured term facility with a balance of $209.5 million that was used for the acquisition of certain properties from the Starmount Company or its affiliates. The facility matures in April 2011 and has two one-year extension options, which are at our election, for an outside maturity date of April 2013. The facility was used to pay down outstanding balances on our unsecured line of credit.

          We have an unsecured term facility that was obtained for the exclusive purpose of acquiring certain properties from the Starmount Company or its affiliates. At December 31, 2008, the outstanding borrowings of $209.5 million under this facility had a weighted average interest rate of 1.63%. We completed our acquisition of the properties in February 2008 and, as a result, no further draws can be made against the facility. The unsecured term facility bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 0.95% to 1.40% based on our leverage ratio, as defined in the agreement to the facility. Net proceeds from a sale, or our share of excess proceeds from any refinancings, of any of the properties originally purchased with borrowings from this unsecured term facility must be used to pay down any remaining outstanding balance. The agreement to the facility contains default provisions customary for transactions of this nature and also contains cross-default provisions for defaults of our $560.0 million unsecured line of credit, $524.9 million secured line of credit and $228.0 million unsecured term facility. The facility matures in November 2010 and has two one-year extension options, which are at our election, for an outside maturity date of November 2012.

Secured Lines of Credit

          We have four secured lines of credit with total availability of $667.1 million, of which $549.1 million was outstanding as of December 31, 2008. The secured lines of credit bear interest at LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 0.80% to 0.95%. Borrowings under the secured lines of credit had a weighted average interest rate of 3.64% at December 30, 2008.

Development Bonds

          In December 2008, we entered into a loan agreement with the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation (“MBFC”) under which we received access to $79.1 million from the issuance of Gulf Opportunity Zone Industrial Development Revenue Bonds (“GO ZONE Bonds”) by the MBFC. The GO ZONE Bonds are fully supported by an $80.0 million letter of credit that we obtained specifically for that purpose. The loan accrues interest payable monthly at a variable rate based on the USD-SIFMA Municipal Swap Index. The GO ZONE Bonds are subject to redemption at our discretion and mature on December 1, 2038. We will repay the GO ZONE Bonds in accordance with the terms stipulated in the loan agreement and the bond issuance proceeds must be used to finance the construction of our interest in a community center development located in the state of Mississippi. As of December 31, 2008, approximately $31.4 million had been drawn from the available funds. The balance of the proceeds, approximately $47.7 million, are currently held in trust and will be released to us as further capital expenditures on the development project are incurred. The funds currently held in trust are recorded in other assets as restricted cash in our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2008.

Interest Rate Hedging Instruments

          We entered into an $80.0 million interest rate cap agreement, effective December 4, 2008, to hedge the risk of changes in cash flows on the letter of credit supporting the GO ZONE Bonds equal to the then-outstanding cap notional. The interest rate cap protects us from increases in the hedged cash flows attributable to overall

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changes in the USD-SIFMA Municipal Swap Index above the strike rate of the cap on the debt. The strike rate associated with the interest rate cap is 4.00%. The interest rate cap had a nominal value as of December 31, 2008 and matures on December 3, 2010.

          We entered into a $40.0 million pay fixed/receive variable interest rate swap agreement, effective November 19, 2008, to hedge the interest rate risk exposure on the borrowings of one of our operating properties equal to the swap notional amount. This interest rate swap hedges the risk of changes in cash flows on our designated forecasted interest payments attributable to changes in 1-month LIBOR, the designated benchmark interest rate being hedged, thereby reducing exposure to variability in cash flows relating to interest payments on the variable-rate debt. The interest rate swap effectively fixes the interest payments on the portion of debt principal corresponding to the swap notional amount at 5.175%. The swap was valued at ($0.8) million as of December 31, 2008 and matures on November 7, 2010.

          We entered into an $87.5 million pay fixed/receive variable interest rate swap agreement, effective October 1, 2008, to hedge the interest rate risk exposure on the borrowings of one of our operating properties equal to the swap notional amount. This interest rate swap hedges the risk of changes in cash flows on our designated forecasted interest payments attributable to changes in 1-month LIBOR, the designated benchmark interest rate being hedged, thereby reducing exposure to variability in cash flows relating to interest payments on the variable-rate debt. The interest rate swap effectively fixes the interest payments on the portion of debt principal corresponding to the swap notional amount at 5.85%. The swap was valued at $(3.8) million as of December 31, 2008 and matures on September 23, 2010.

          We entered into a $150.0 million pay fixed/receive variable interest rate swap agreement to hedge the interest rate risk exposure on an amount of borrowings on our largest secured line of credit equal to the swap notional amount. This interest rate swap hedges the risk of changes in cash flows on our designated forecasted interest payments attributable to changes in 1-month LIBOR, the designated benchmark interest rate being hedged, thereby reducing exposure to variability in cash flows relating to interest payments on the variable-rate debt. The interest rate swap effectively fixes the interest payments on the portion of debt principal corresponding to the swap notional amount at 4.353%. The swap was valued at $(4.0) million as of December 31, 2008 and matures on December 30, 2009.

          On December 31, 2007, we entered into a $250.0 million pay fixed/receive variable interest rate swap agreement to hedge the interest rate risk exposure on an amount of borrowings on our largest secured line of credit equal to the swap notional amount. The interest rate swap effectively fixes the interest payments on the portion of debt principal corresponding to the swap notional amount at 4.505%. The swap was valued at $(7.0) million as of December 31, 2008 and matures on December 30, 2009.

Equity

          During the year ended December 31, 2008, we received $0.9 million in proceeds from issuances of common stock related to exercises of employee stock options and from our dividend reinvestment plan. In addition, we paid dividends of $166.3 million to holders of our common stock and our preferred stock, as well as $137.4 million in distributions to the minority interest investors in our Operating Partnership and certain shopping center properties.

          On November 4, 2008, we announced a reduction in the quarterly dividend rate, effective with the fourth quarter 2008 declaration, on our common stock to $0.37 per share from $0.545 per share. The quarterly cash dividend equates to an annual dividend of $1.48 per share compared with the previous annual dividend of $2.18 per share. The reduction is expected to generate approximately $80.0 million of additional free cash flow on an annual basis. On February 27, 2009, we announced that our dividend for the first quarter of 2009 of $0.37 per share will be paid in a combination of cash and shares of our common stock as part of our effort to continue to maximize liquidity. We intend that the aggregate cash component will not exceed 40% of the aggregate dividend amount. We anticipate that this will generate additional available cash of approximately $19.0 million in the first

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quarter of 2009. Our board of directors will evaluate the nature and amount of our dividends each quarter, but if we were to maintain quarterly dividends consistent with that for the first quarter of 2009, we estimate that it would generate additional available cash of approximately $70.0 million on an annual basis.

          During 2008, holders of 24,226 special common units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership exercised their conversion rights. We exchanged our common stock for these units.

          As a publicly traded company, we have access to capital through both the public equity and debt markets. However, due to current economic conditions, we believe it is difficult to access these capital markets on terms that are economically attractive. We currently have a shelf registration statement on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission authorizing us to publicly issue shares of preferred stock, common stock and warrants to purchase shares of common stock. There is no limit to the offering price or number of shares that we may issue under this shelf registration statement.

          Our strategy is to maintain a conservative debt-to-total-market capitalization ratio in order to enhance our access to the broadest range of capital markets, both public and private. However, the ratio had significantly increased as of December 31, 2008 due to a decline in the market price of our common stock. Based on our share of total consolidated and unconsolidated debt and the market value of equity, our debt-to-total-market capitalization (debt plus market value equity) ratio was as follows at December 31, 2008 (in thousands, except stock prices):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares
Outstanding

 

Stock Price (1)

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock and operating partnership units

 

 

117,010

 

$

6.50

 

$

760,565

 

7.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock

 

 

460

 

 

250.00

 

 

115,000

 

7.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock

 

 

700

 

 

250.00

 

 

175,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Total market equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,050,565

 

Company’s share of total debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,633,329

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Total market capitalization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,683,894

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Debt-to-total-market capitalization ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

86.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 


 

 

(1)

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

  

 

        Subsequent to December 31, 2008, our common stock price has experienced further declines. Based on the closing price of $3.46 per share for our common stock as of February 25, 2009, and assuming no other changes in the variables included in the table above, our debt-to-total market capitalization ratio would be approximately 90.5%. Our bank covenants are based on our gross asset value compared to our debt levels and are not subject to market fluctuations in our stock price.

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Contractual Obligations

          The following table summarizes our significant contractual obligations as of December 31, 2008 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments Due By Period

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Less Than
1 Year

 

1-3
Years

 

3-5
Years

 

More Than
5 Years

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total consolidated debt service (1)

 

$

7,306,485

 

$

1,946,804

 

$

1,937,618

 

$

1,279,024

 

$

2,143,039

 

 

Minority investors’ share in shopping center properties

 

 

(30,478

)

 

(11,650

)

 

(2,072

)

 

(2,965

)

 

(13,791

)

Our share of unconsolidated affiliates debt service (2)

 

 

711,081

 

 

58,427

 

 

176,451

 

 

111,263

 

 

364,940

 

 

 

                             

Our share of total debt service obligations

 

 

7,987,088

 

 

1,993,581

 

 

2,111,997

 

 

1,387,322

 

 

2,494,188

 

 

 

                             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating leases: (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ground leases on consolidated properties

 

 

89,967

 

 

2,428

 

 

4,972

 

 

4,981

 

 

77,586

 

 

Minority investors’ share in shopping center properties

 

 

(2,276

)

 

(36

)

 

(76

)

 

(83

)

 

(2,081

)

 

 

                             

Our share of total ground lease obligations

 

 

87,691

 

 

2,392

 

 

4,896

 

 

4,898

 

 

75,505

 

 

 

                             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase obligations: (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction contracts on consolidated properties

 

 

46,677

 

 

46,677

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our share of construction contracts on unconsolidated properties

 

 

39,417

 

 

39,417

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             

 

 

 

86,094

 

 

86,094

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             

Total contractual obligations

 

$

8,160,873

 

$

2,082,067

 

$

2,116,893

 

$

1,392,220

 

$

2,569,693

 

 

 

                             

 

 

(1)

Represents principal and interest payments due under the terms of mortgage and other notes payable and includes $1,919,138 of variable-rate debt on four operating Properties, three construction loans, four secured credit facilities, one unsecured credit facility and two unsecured term facilities. The variable-rate loans on the operating Properties call for payments of interest only with the total principal due at maturity. The construction loans and credit facilities do not require scheduled principal payments. The future contractual obligations for all variable-rate indebtedness reflect payments of interest only throughout the term of the debt with the total outstanding principal at December 31, 2008 due at maturity. The future interest payments are projected based on the interest rates that were in effect at December 31, 2008. See Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding the terms of long-term debt.

(2)

Includes $151,122 of variable-rate indebtedness. Future contractual obligations have been projected using the same assumptions as used in (1) above.

(3)

Obligations where we own the buildings and improvements, but lease the underlying land under long-term ground leases. The maturities of these leases range from 2010 to 2089 and generally provide for renewal options.

(4)

Represents the remaining balance to be incurred under construction contracts that had been entered into as of December 31, 2008, but were not complete. The contracts are primarily for development, renovation and expansion of Properties.

Capital Expenditures

          Including our share of unconsolidated affiliates’ capital expenditures, we spent $42.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2008 for tenant allowances, which generally generate increased rents from tenants over the terms of their leases. Deferred maintenance expenditures were $18.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 and included $6.1 million for resurfacing and improved lighting of parking lots, $5.5 million for roof repairs and replacements and $6.9 million for various other capital expenditures. Renovation expenditures were $17.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2008.

          Deferred maintenance expenditures are generally billed to tenants as common area maintenance expense, and most are recovered over a 5 to 15-year period. Renovation expenditures are primarily for remodeling and upgrades of malls, of which approximately 30% is recovered from tenants over a 5 to 15-year period. We are recovering these costs through fixed amounts with annual increases or pro rata cost reimbursements based on the tenant’s occupied space.

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          As part of our strategy to strengthen our liquidity position, we are focused on reducing capital expenditures related to renovations and tenant allowances. During 2008, we completed two renovations that began in 2007. Currently, the vast majority of our properties have been renovated within the last ten years and, due to this, we have decided to delay any future renovation plans.

          We have decided to suspend construction on major new projects that are currently in predevelopment and the pursuit of certain other projects until the retail climate becomes more favorable. Due to this, we incurred an increase in abandoned projects expense compared to the prior year of $10.1 million. None of the projects included in the write-offs were under construction. We will take a more conservative approach to development until we believe that the leasing environment has improved.

          An annual capital expenditures budget is prepared for each property that is intended to provide for all necessary recurring and non-recurring capital expenditures. We believe that property operating cash flows, which include reimbursements from tenants for certain expenses, will provide the necessary funding for these expenditures.

Developments and Expansions

          The following tables summarize our development projects as of December 31, 2008:

Properties Opened Year-to-date
(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CBL’s Share of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property

 

Location

 

Total
Project
Square Feet

 

Total Cost

 

Cost To Date

 

Date
Opened

 

Initial
Yield (a)

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mall Expansions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cary Towne Center - Mimi’s Café

 

Cary, NC

 

6,674

 

$

2,243

 

$

1,072

 

 

Spring-08

 

15.0

%

 

Coastal Grand - Ulta Cosmetics

 

Myrtle Beach, SC

 

10,000

 

 

1,494

 

 

1,956

 

 

Spring-08

 

8.7

%

Coastal Grand - JCPenney

 

Myrtle Beach, SC

 

103,395

 

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

 

Spring-08

 

N/A

 (b)

Brookfield Square - Claim Jumpers

 

Brookfield, WI

 

12,000

 

 

3,430

 

 

2,859

 

 

Summer-08

 

9.7

%

Southpark Mall - Foodcourt

 

Colonial Heights, VA

 

17,150

 

 

7,755

 

 

5,530

 

 

Summer-08

 

11.0

%

High Pointe Commons - Christmas Trees Shops

 

Harrisburg, PA

 

34,938

 

 

6,247

 

 

6,130

 

 

Fall-08

 

9.0

%

Laurel Park Place - Food Court

 

Detroit, MI

 

30,031

 

 

4,909

 

 

3,649

 

 

Winter-08

 

10.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mall Renovations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Georgia Square

 

Athens, GA

 

674,738

 

 

16,900

 

 

16,902

 

 

Spring-08

 

N/A

 

Brookfield Square

 

Brookfield, WI

 

1,132,984

 

 

18,100

 

 

17,999

 

 

Fall-08

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redevelopmets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parkdale Mall - Former Dillards (Phase I & II)

 

Beaumont,TX

 

70,220

 

 

29,266

 

 

17,117

 

 

Jan-08/ Fall-08

 

6.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Associated/Lifestyle Centers:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brookfield Square - Corner Development

 

Brookfield, WI

 

19,745

 

 

10,718

 

 

8,638

 

 

Winter-08

 

8.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community/Open-Air Centers:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alamance Crossing - Theater

 

Burlington, NC

 

82,997

 

 

18,882

 

 

11,158

 

 

Spring-08

 

8.4

%

Statesboro Crossing (c)

 

Statesboro, GA

 

160,166

 

 

20,266

 

 

20,573

 

 

Fall-08/ Summer-10

 

8.1

%

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CBL’s Share of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property

 

Location

 

Total
Project
Square Feet

 

Total Cost

 

Cost To Date

 

Date
Opened

 

Initial
Yield (a)

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mixed-Use Center:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pearland Town Center (Retail Portion)

 

Pearland, TX

 

692,604

 

 

151,366

 

 

128,681

 

 

Summer-08

 

8.2

%

Pearland Town Center (Hotel Portion)

 

Pearland, TX

 

72,500

 

 

17,583

 

 

16,142

 

 

Summer-08

 

8.4

%

Pearland Town Center (Residential Portion)

 

Pearland, TX

 

68,110

 

 

10,677

 

 

9,665

 

 

Summer-08

 

9.8

%

Pearland Town Center (Office Portion)

 

Pearland, TX

 

51,560

 

 

10,306

 

 

7,850

 

 

Summer-08

 

8.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Office:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CBL Center II

 

Chattanooga, TN

 

74,598

 

 

17,120

 

 

13,648

 

 

January-08

 

8.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,314,410

 

$

347,262

 

$

289,569

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Announced Property Renovations and Redevelopments
(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CBL’s Share of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property

 

Location

 

Total
Project
Square Feet

 

Total Cost

 

Cost To Date

 

Opening
Date

 

Initial
Yield (a)

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redevelopments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

West County - Former Lord & Taylor

 

St. Louis, MO

 

 

90,620

 

$

34,149

 

$

21,231

 

Spring-09

 

9.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Properties Under Development at December 31, 2008
(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CBL’s Share of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property

 

Location

 

Total
Project
Square Feet

 

Total Cost

 

Cost To Date

 

Opening
Date

 

Initial
Yield (a)

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mall Expansions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asheville Mall - Barnes & Noble

 

Asheville, NC

 

 

40,000

 

$

11,684

 

$

7,260

 

Spring-09

 

5.3

%

Oak Park Mall - Barnes & Noble

 

Kansas City, KS

 

 

35,539

 

 

9,619

 

 

9,948

 

Spring-09

 

6.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community/Open-Air Centers:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hammock Landing (Phase I and Phase 1A) (d)

 

West Melbourne, FL

 

 

463,153

 

 

39,286

 

 

40,660

 

Spring-09/ Fall-10

 

7.5

% *

Settlers Ridge (Phase I) (e)

 

Robinson Township, PA

 

 

389,773

 

 

99,009

 

 

50,040

 

Fall-09

 

6.4

% *

 

The Pavilion at Port Orange (Phase I and Phase 1A) (d)

 

Port Orange, FL

 

 

495,669

 

 

73,813

 

 

39,244

 

Fall-09/ Summer-10

 

6.5

% *

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Promenade (c)

 

D’Iberville, MS

 

 

681,317

 

 

87,058

 

 

46,806

 

Fall-09

 

8.0

%

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,105,451

 

$

320,469

 

$

193,958

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

*

Pro Forma initial yields for phased projects reflect full land cost in Phase I. Combined pro forma yields are higher than Phase I project yields.

(a)

Pro forma initial yields represented here may be lower than actual initial returns as they are reduced for management and development fees.   

(b)

The Company is leasing the land to JCPenney at an annual yield of 17.7% based on land costs.   

(c)

Statesboro Crossing is a 50/50 joint venture. The Promenade is an 85/15 joint venture. Amounts shown are 100% of total cost to date as CBL has funded all costs to date. Costs to date may be gross of applicable reimbursements that have not yet been received.

(d)

50/50 joint venture. Cost to date may be gross of applicable reimbursements that have not yet been received.

(e)

60/40 joint venture. Amounts shown are 100% of total costs and cost to date as CBL has funded all costs to date. Costs to date may be gross of applicable reimbursements that have not yet been received.

          We have four major development projects currently under construction that are scheduled to open in 2009. There is no additional capital currently required for these projects as all equity has been funded. Construction loans are in place for the remaining development costs. We have taken measures to limit our initial exposure on these projects by phasing the small shop portions or converting sections of the small shop portions to

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junior anchor spaces. While the leasing environment is certainly difficult, we anticipate strong openings. We have made good progress on the leasing front, recently announcing more than a dozen new retailers joining The Pavilion at Port Orange (“The Pavilion”) in Port Orange, FL. The first phase of the project is over 85% leased and committed. Hollywood Theaters will open at The Pavilion in Fall 2009 and additional stores and restaurants will follow in 2010.

          In April 2009, we will open the first phase of Hammock Landing, a 750,000 square foot power center located in West Melbourne, FL. Kohl’s, Michaels, Petco, Marshall’s and other retailers will open at the grand opening of the project. The first phase is more than 84% leased and committed.

          Settlers Ridge in Pittsburgh, PA and The Promenade in D’Iberville, MS, will also celebrate grand openings later this year with an array of anchor and junior anchor stores. Settlers Ridge is currently 80% leased and committed and The Promenade is 70% leased and committed.

          We are also enhancing existing centers where we should see a positive effect for the property and our portfolio. Barnes & Noble opened at West County Mall in St. Louis, MO and will soon be joined by McCormick & Schmicks and Bravo. Two additional Barnes & Noble stores will be opening this year at Oak Park Mall in Kansas City and Asheville Mall in Asheville, NC. We will also open two Carmike Cinemas and a Regal Theater in our portfolio this year. Beyond the current slate of construction projects, we are not pursuing any additional new developments.

          We opened our first international development project, Plaza Macaé, in Macaé, Brazil in September 2008. The project opened 92% leased and committed and has been generating very strong traffic and sales. We are very pleased with the results of this project, but we have decided to cease committing capital to additional projects in Brazil as we may have better opportunities domestically and due to our current focus on liquidity preservation.

          Future development and acquisition activities will be carefully considered and undertaken as suitable opportunities arise. We generally obtain construction loans for new developments and major expansions and renovations of our existing properties. We do not expect to pursue these activities unless adequate sources of funding are available and a satisfactory budget with targeted returns on investment has been internally approved.

          We have entered into a number of option agreements for the development of future open-air centers, lifestyle centers and community centers. Except for the projects presented above, we do not have any other material capital commitments as of December 31, 2008.

Acquisitions

          During the first quarter of 2008, CBL-TRS completed its acquisition of properties from the Starmount Company when it acquired Renaissance Center, located in Durham, NC, for $89.6 million and an anchor parcel at Friendly Center, located in Greensboro, NC, for $5.0 million. The aggregate purchase price consisted of $58.1 million in cash and the assumption of $36.5 million of non-recourse debt that bears interest at a fixed interest rate of 5.61% and matures in July 2016.

Dispositions

          We received $17.9 million in net proceeds from the sales of 14 parcels of land during the year ended December 31, 2008.

          In April 2008, we completed the sale of five community centers located in Greensboro, NC to three separate buyers for an aggregate sales price of $24.3 million. In June 2008, we completed the sale of an office property for $1.2 million. In August 2008, we completed the sale of a community center located in Greensboro, NC for $19.5 million. In December 2008, we completed the sale of an office building and an adjacent, vacant parcel located in Greensboro, NC for $14.6 million. We recorded a gain of $2.3 million during the year ended

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December 31, 2008 attributable to these sales. Proceeds from the dispositions were used to retire a portion of the outstanding balance on the unsecured term facility that was obtained to purchase these properties. These properties had been classified as held-for-sale prior to their disposition and their results are included in discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2008 and 2007.

          In June 2008, we sold Chicopee Marketplace III in Chicopee, MA to a third party for a net sales price of $7.5 million and recognized a gain on the sale of $1.5 million. The results of operations of this property have been reclassified to discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2008 and 2007.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Unconsolidated Affiliates

          We have ownership interests in 23 unconsolidated affiliates that are described in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements. The unconsolidated affiliates are accounted for using the equity method of accounting and are reflected in the consolidated balance sheets as “Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates.” The following are circumstances when we may consider entering into a joint venture with a third party:

 

 

Third parties may approach us with opportunities in which they have obtained land and performed some pre-development activities, but they may not have sufficient access to the capital resources or the development and leasing expertise to bring the project to fruition. We enter into such arrangements when we determine such a project is viable and we can achieve a satisfactory return on our investment. We typically earn development fees from the joint venture and provide management and leasing services to the property for a fee once the property is placed in operation.

 

 

We determine that we may have the opportunity to capitalize on the value we have created in a property by selling an interest in the property to a third party. This provides us with an additional source of capital that can be used to develop or acquire additional real estate assets that we believe will provide greater potential for growth. When we retain an interest in an asset rather than selling a 100% interest, it is typically because this allows us to continue to manage the property, which provides us the ability to earn fees for management, leasing, development and financing services provided to the joint venture.

Guarantees

          We may guarantee the debt of a joint venture primarily because it allows the joint venture to obtain funding at a lower cost than could be obtained otherwise. This results in a higher return for the joint venture on its investment, and a higher return on our investment in the joint venture. We may receive a fee from the joint venture for providing the guaranty. Additionally, when we issue a guaranty, the terms of the joint venture agreement typically provide that we may receive indemnification from the joint venture.

          We own a parcel of land that we are ground leasing to a third party developer for the purpose of developing a shopping center. We have guaranteed 27% of the third party’s construction loan and bond line of credit (the “loans”) of which the maximum guaranteed amount is $31.6 million. The total amount outstanding at December 31, 2008 on the loans was $35.7 million of which we have guaranteed $9.6 million. We recorded an obligation of $0.3 million in our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 to reflect the estimated fair value of the guaranty.

          We have guaranteed 100% of the construction loan of West Melbourne, an unconsolidated affiliate in which we own a 50% interest, of which the maximum guaranteed amount is $67.0 million. West Melbourne is currently developing Hammock Landing, an open-air shopping center in West Melbourne, FL. The total amount outstanding at December 31, 2008 on the loan was $31.2 million. The guaranty will expire upon repayment of the debt.  The loan matures in August 2010.  We have recorded an obligation of $0.7 million in the

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 accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2008 to reflect the estimated fair value of this guaranty.

          We have guaranteed 100% of the construction loan of Port Orange, an unconsolidated affiliate in which we own a 50% interest, of which the maximum guaranteed amount is $112.0 million. Port Orange is currently developing The Pavilion at Port Orange, an open-air shopping center in Port Orange, FL. The total amount outstanding at December 31, 2008 on the loan was $33.4 million. The guaranty will expire upon repayment of debt.  The loan matures in June 2011. We have recorded an obligation of $1.1 million in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2008 to reflect the estimated fair value of this guaranty.

          We have guaranteed the lease performance of York Town Center, LP (“YTC”), an unconsolidated affiliate in which we own a 50% interest, under the terms of an agreement with a third party that owns property as part of York Town Center. Under the terms of that agreement, YTC is obligated to cause performance of the third party’s obligations as landlord under its lease with its sole tenant, including, but not limited to, provisions such as co-tenancy and exclusivity requirements. Should YTC fail to cause performance, then the tenant under the third party landlord’s lease may pursue certain remedies ranging from rights to terminate its lease to receiving reductions in rent. We have guaranteed YTC’s performance under this agreement up to a maximum of $22.0 million, which decreases by $0.8 million annually until the guaranteed amount is reduced to $10.0 million. The guaranty expires on December 31, 2020. The maximum guaranteed obligation was $20.4 million as of December 31, 2008. We entered into an agreement with our joint venture partner under which the joint venture partner has agreed to reimburse us 50% of any amounts we are obligated to fund under the guaranty. We did not record an obligation for this guaranty because we determined that the fair value of the guaranty is not material.

          Our guarantees and the related accounting are more fully described in Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements.

Critical Accounting Policies

          Our significant accounting policies are disclosed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. The following discussion describes our most critical accounting policies, which are those that are both important to the presentation of our financial condition and results of operations and that require significant judgment or use of complex estimates.

Revenue Recognition

          Minimum rental revenue from operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the initial terms of the related leases. Certain tenants are required to pay percentage rent if their sales volumes exceed thresholds specified in their lease agreements. Percentage rent is recognized as revenue when the thresholds are achieved and the amounts become determinable.

          We receive reimbursements from tenants for real estate taxes, insurance, common area maintenance, and other recoverable operating expenses as provided in the lease agreements. Tenant reimbursements are recognized as revenue in the period the related operating expenses are incurred. Tenant reimbursements related to certain capital expenditures are billed to tenants over periods of 5 to 15 years and are recognized as revenue when billed.

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          We receive management, leasing and development fees from third parties and unconsolidated affiliates. Management fees are charged as a percentage of revenues (as defined in the management agreement) and are recognized as revenue when earned. Development fees are recognized as revenue on a pro rata basis over the development period. Leasing fees are charged for newly executed leases and lease renewals and are recognized as revenue when earned. Development and leasing fees received from unconsolidated affiliates during the development period are recognized as revenue to the extent of the third-party partners’ ownership interest. Fees to the extent of our ownership interest are recorded as a reduction to our investment in the unconsolidated affiliate.

          Gains on sales of real estate assets are recognized when it is determined that the sale has been consummated, the buyer’s initial and continuing investment is adequate, our receivable, if any, is not subject to future subordination, and the buyer has assumed the usual risks and rewards of ownership of the asset. When we have an ownership interest in the buyer, gain is recognized to the extent of the third party partner’s ownership interest and the portion of the gain attributable to our ownership interest is deferred.

Real Estate Assets

          We capitalize predevelopment project costs paid to third parties. All previously capitalized predevelopment costs are expensed when it is no longer probable that the project will be completed. Once development of a project commences, all direct costs incurred to construct the project, including interest and real estate taxes, are capitalized. Additionally, certain general and administrative expenses are allocated to the projects and capitalized based on the amount of time applicable personnel work on the development project. Ordinary repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. Major replacements and improvements are capitalized and depreciated over their estimated useful lives.

          All acquired real estate assets are accounted for using the purchase method of accounting and accordingly, the results of operations are included in the consolidated statements of operations from the respective dates of acquisition. The purchase price is allocated to (i) tangible assets, consisting of land, buildings and improvements, as if vacant, and tenant improvements and (ii) identifiable intangible assets and liabilities generally consisting of above- and below-market leases and in-place leases. We use estimates of fair value based on estimated cash flows, using appropriate discount rates, and other valuation methods to allocate the purchase price to the acquired tangible and intangible assets. Liabilities assumed generally consist of mortgage debt on the real estate assets acquired. Assumed debt with a stated interest rate that is significantly different from market interest rates is recorded at its fair value based on estimated market interest rates at the date of acquisition.

          Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis over estimated lives of 40 years for buildings, 10 to 20 years for certain improvements and 7 to 10 years for equipment and fixtures. Tenant improvements are capitalized and depreciated on a straight-line basis over the term of the related lease. Lease-related intangibles from acquisitions of real estate assets are amortized over the remaining terms of the related leases. The amortization of above- and below-market leases is recorded as an adjustment to minimum rental revenue, while the amortization of all other lease-related intangibles is recorded as amortization expense. Any difference between the face value of the debt assumed and its fair value is amortized to interest expense over the remaining term of the debt using the effective interest method.

Carrying Value of Long-Lived Assets

           We periodically evaluate long-lived assets to determine if there has been any impairment in their carrying values and record impairment losses if the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than their carrying amounts or if there are other indicators of impairment. If it is determined that impairment has occurred, the amount of the impairment charge is equal to the excess of the asset’s carrying value over its estimated fair value. Our estimates of undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by each property are based on a number of assumptions that are subject to economic and market uncertainties including, but not limited to, demand for space, competition for tenants, changes in market rental rates and costs to operate each property. As these factors are difficult to predict and are subject to future events that may alter our assumptions,

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the future cash flows estimated in our impairment analyses may not be achieved. No impairments were incurred during 2008 and 2007.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

          We periodically perform a detailed review of amounts due from tenants to determine if accounts receivable balances are impaired based on factors affecting the collectibility of those balances. Our estimate of the allowance for doubtful accounts requires significant judgment about the timing, frequency and severity of collection losses, which affects the allowance and net income.

Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates

          Initial investments in joint ventures that are in economic substance a capital contribution to the joint venture are recorded in an amount equal to our historical carryover basis in the real estate contributed. Initial investments in joint ventures that are in economic substance the sale of a portion of our interest in the real estate are accounted for as a contribution of real estate recorded in an amount equal to our historical carryover basis in the ownership percentage retained and as a sale of real estate with profit recognized to the extent of the other joint venturers’ interests in the joint venture. Profit recognition assumes that we have no commitment to reinvest with respect to the percentage of the real estate sold and the accounting requirements of the full accrual method under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 66, Accounting for Sales of Real Estate, are met.

          We account for our investment in joint ventures where we own a non-controlling interest or where we are not the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity using the equity method of accounting. Under the equity method, our cost of investment is adjusted for our share of equity in the earnings of the unconsolidated affiliate and reduced by distributions received. Generally, distributions of cash flows from operations and capital events are first made to partners to pay cumulative unpaid preferences on unreturned capital balances and then to the partners in accordance with the terms of the joint venture agreements.

          Any differences between the cost of our investment in an unconsolidated affiliate and our underlying equity as reflected in the unconsolidated affiliate’s financial statements generally result from costs of our investment that are not reflected on the unconsolidated affiliate’s financial statements, capitalized interest on our investment and our share of development and leasing fees that are paid by the unconsolidated affiliate to us for development and leasing services provided to the unconsolidated affiliate during any development periods. The net difference between our investment in unconsolidated affiliates and the underlying equity of unconsolidated affiliates is generally amortized over a period of 40 years.

          On a periodic basis, we assess whether there are any indicators that the fair value of our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures may be impaired. An investment is impaired only if our estimate of the fair value of the investment is less than the carrying value of the investment, and such decline in value is deemed to be other than temporary. To the extent an impairment has occurred, the loss is measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the investment over the fair value of the investment. Our estimates of fair value for each investment are based on a number of assumptions that are subject to economic and market uncertainties including, but not limited to, demand for space, competition for tenants, changes in market rental rates, and operating costs. As these factors are difficult to predict and are subject to future events that may alter our assumptions, the fair values estimated in the impairment analyses may not be realized. No impairments were incurred during 2008 and 2007.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

          In September 2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS 133-1 and FIN 45-4, Disclosures about Credit Derivatives and Certain Guarantees: An Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 and FASB Interpretation No. 45; and Clarification of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No 161. FSP FAS 133-1 and FIN 45-4 amends SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, to require disclosures by sellers of credit derivatives, including credit derivatives embedded in a hybrid instrument. It also amends FIN 45, Guarantor’s

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Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others, to require an additional disclosure regarding the current status of the payment/performance risk of a guarantee. Further, it clarifies the effective date of SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, for those entities with non-calendar fiscal year-ends. The provisions of FSF FAS 133-1 and FIN 45-4 that amend SFAF No. 133 and FIN 45 are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods ending after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. The adoption will not have an impact on our consolidated balance sheets and statements of operations.

          In June 2008, the FASB issued FSP EITF 03-6-1, Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities. FSP EITF 03-6-1 requires that unvested share-based payment awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends or their equivalent be treated as participating securities for purposes of inclusion in the computation of EPS pursuant to the two-class method. FSP EITF 03-6-1 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those years. All prior-period EPS data presented shall be adjusted retrospectively. The adoption of FSP EITF 03-6-1 is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

          In May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. SFAS No. 162 identifies the source of accounting principles and the order in which to select the principles to be used in the preparation of financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP in the United States. The FASB concluded that the GAAP hierarchy should reside in the accounting literature because reporting entities are responsible for selecting accounting principles for financial statements that are presented in conformity with GAAP. SFAS No. 162 is effective sixty days following the Securities and Exchange Commission’s approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Amendments to AU Section 411, The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The adoption of SFAS No. 162 is not expected to have an impact on our consolidated financial statements.

          In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. SFAS No. 161 improves financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows. SFAS No. 161 requires disclosure of the fair values of derivative instruments and their gains and losses in a tabular format and provides more information about an entity’s liquidity by requiring disclosure of derivative features that are credit risk-related. It also requires cross-referencing within footnotes to enable financial statement users to locate important information about derivative instruments. SFAS No. 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. The adoption will not have an impact on our consolidated balance sheets and statements of operations.

          In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an Amendment of ARB No. 51, which requires that a noncontrolling interest in a consolidated subsidiary be displayed in the consolidated statement of financial position as a separate component of equity. After control is obtained, a change in ownership interests that does not result in a loss of control should be accounted for as an equity transaction. A change in ownership of a consolidated subsidiary that results in a loss of control and deconsolidation is a significant event that triggers gain or loss recognition, with the establishment of a new fair value basis in any remaining ownership interests.SFAS No. 160 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008. We are currently assessing the potential impact that the adoption of SFAS No. 160 will have on our consolidated financial statements.

          In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), Business Combinations, which changes certain aspects of current business combination accounting. SFAS No. 141(R) requires, among other things, that entities generally recognize 100 percent of the fair values of assets acquired, liabilities assumed and noncontrolling interests in acquisitions of less than a 100 percent controlling interest when the acquisition constitutes a change in control of the acquired entity. Shares issued as consideration for a business combination are to be measured at fair value on the acquisition date and contingent consideration arrangements are to be recognized at their fair values

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on the date of acquisition, with subsequent changes in fair value generally reflected in earnings. Pre-acquisition gain and loss contingencies generally are to be recognized at their fair values on the acquisition date and any acquisition-related transaction costs are to be expensed as incurred. SFAS No. 141(R) is effective for business combination transactions for which the acquisition date is in a fiscal year beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The adoption of SFAS No. 141(R) is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Impact of Inflation and Deflation

          During the latter half of 2007 and the majority of 2008, credit availability was virtually unlimited and consumer confidence was at a high. However, due to the current economic crisis that arose primarily in the fourth quarter of 2008 when the credit and investment markets crashed, consumers have experienced drastic decreases in the prices of their equity securities investments, certain savings accounts linked to securities markets and housing values, combined with increases, in most parts of the country, in prices of energy and utilities. Decreased spending due to low consumer confidence, coupled with high energy and utilities prices have left many businesses unprofitable, resulting in necessary cost containment measures including, but not limited to, permanent and temporary lay-offs of employees. This has left the country to face one of the highest unemployment rates in recent history. During this deflationary-type period, generally prices of consumer goods have decreased in an effort to spur consumer spending as one method to assist in the turnaround of the current recession-level conditions.  Consumers are wary of their purchases, especially those that are discretionary in nature, and are seeking lower-cost alternatives when buying both discretionary and necessary goods. This has left many businesses with no alternative but to decrease prices on goods and services simply to stay in business.

          During inflationary periods, substantially all of our tenant leases contain provisions designed to mitigate the impact of inflation. These provisions include clauses enabling us to receive percentage rent based on tenants’ gross sales, which generally increase as prices rise, and/or escalation clauses, which generally increase rental rates during the terms of the leases. In addition, many of the leases are for terms of less than 10 years, which may provide us the opportunity to replace existing leases with new leases at higher base and/or percentage rent if rents of the existing leases are below the then existing market rate. Most of the leases require the tenants to pay a fixed amount subject to annual increases for, or their share of, operating expenses, including common area maintenance, real estate taxes, insurance and certain capital expenditures, which reduces our exposure to increases in costs and operating expenses resulting from inflation.

Funds From Operations

          Funds From Operations (“FFO”) is a widely used measure of the operating performance of real estate companies that supplements net income determined in accordance with GAAP. The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) defines FFO as net income (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. We define FFO allocable to common shareholders as defined above by NAREIT less dividends on preferred stock. Our 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.

          We believe that FFO provides an additional indicator of the operating performance of our 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, we believe that FFO enhances investors’ understanding of our operating performance. The use of FFO as an indicator of financial performance is influenced not only by the operations of our Properties and interest rates, but also by our capital structure.

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          We present both FFO of our operating partnership and FFO allocable to common shareholders, as we believe that both are useful performance measures. We believe FFO of our operating partnership is a useful performance measure since we conduct substantially all of our business through our operating partnership and, therefore, it reflects the performance of the Properties in absolute terms regardless of the ratio of ownership interests of our common shareholders and the minority interest in our operating partnership. We believe FFO allocable to common shareholders is a useful performance measure because it is the performance measure that is most directly comparable to net income available to common shareholders.

          In our reconciliation of net income available to common shareholders to FFO allocable to common shareholders that is presented below, we make an adjustment to add back minority interest in earnings of our operating partnership in order to arrive at FFO of our operating partnership. We then apply a percentage to FFO of our 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 GAAP, is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund all cash flow needs and should not be considered as an alternative to net income for purposes of evaluating our operating performance or to cash flow as a measure of liquidity.

          FFO of the Operating Partnership increased to $376.3 million in 2008 compared to $361.5 million in 2007. The increase in FFO was primarily attributable to the results of the New Properties, partially offset by the decline in results of the Comparable Properties. Although FFO of the Operating Partnership improved year over year, it included an increased write-down of $10.2 million related to abandoned projects expense and an increase of $7.9 million in bad debt expense.

          The reconciliation of FFO to net income available to common shareholders is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

9,768

 

$

59,372

 

$

86,933

 

Minority interest in earnings of operating partnership

 

 

7,495

 

 

46,246

 

 

70,323

 

Depreciation and amortization expense of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Consolidated properties

 

 

332,475

 

 

243,522

 

 

228,531

 

     Unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

29,987

 

 

17,326

 

 

13,405

 

     Discontinued operations

 

 

892

 

 

1,297

 

 

2,307

 

     Non-real estate assets

 

 

(1,027

)

 

(919

)

 

(851

)

Minority investors’ share of depreciation and amortization

 

 

(958

)

 

(132

)

 

(2,286

)

Sales of operating real estate assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

119

 

Gain on discontinued operations

 

 

(3,798

)

 

(6,056

)

 

(8,392

)

Income tax provision on disposal of discontinued operations

 

 

1,439

 

 

872

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Funds from operations of the operating partnership

 

 

376,273

 

 

361,528

 

 

390,089

 

Percentage allocable to Company shareholders (1)

 

 

56.59

%

 

56.32

%

 

55.32

%

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Funds from operations allocable to Company shareholders

 

$

212,933

 

$

203,613

 

$

215,797

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 


 

 

(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


 

 

ITEM 7A.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

          We are exposed to various market risk exposures, including interest rate risk and foreign exchange rate risk. The following discussion regarding our risk management activities includes forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties. Estimates of future performance and economic conditions are reflected assuming certain changes in interest and foreign exchange rates. Caution should be used in evaluating our overall market risk from the information presented below, as actual results may differ. We employ various derivative programs to manage certain portions of our market risk associated with interest rates. See Note 6 of the notes to

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consolidated financial statements for further discussions of the qualitative aspects of market risk, including derivative financial instrument activity.

Interest Rate Risk

          Based on our proportionate share of consolidated and unconsolidated variable-rate debt at December 31, 2008, a 0.5% increase or decrease in interest rates on variable rate debt would increase or decrease annual cash flows by approximately $8.1 million and, after the effect of capitalized interest, annual earnings by approximately $7.1 million.

          Based on our proportionate share of total consolidated and unconsolidated debt at December 31, 2008, a 0.5% increase in interest rates would decrease the fair value of debt by approximately $88.4 million, while a 0.5% decrease in interest rates would increase the fair value of debt by approximately $90.8 million.

 

 

ITEM 8.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

          Reference is made to the Index to Financial statements contained in Item 15 on page 72.

 

 

ITEM 9.

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

          None.

 

 

ITEM 9A.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

          Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, these officers concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Internal Control over Financial Reporting

          Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, and concluded that, as of December 31, 2008, we maintained effective internal control over financial reporting, as stated in our report which is included herein.

          The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008 has been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which is included herein in Item 15.

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Report of Management On Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

          Management of CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries (the “Company”) is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision of the Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the Company’s financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

          Management recognizes that there are inherent limitations in the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, including the potential for human error or the circumvention or overriding of internal controls. Accordingly, even effective internal control over financial reporting cannot provide absolute assurance with respect to financial statement preparation. Because of such limitations, there is a risk that material misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by internal control over financial reporting. In addition, any projection of the evaluation of effectiveness to future periods is subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the polices or procedures may deteriorate.

          Management conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on the framework established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and concluded that, as of December 31, 2008, the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting.

          Deloitte & Touche LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, has audited our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008 as stated in their report which is included herein in Item 15.

 

 

ITEM 9B.

OTHER INFORMATION

None.

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PART III

 

 

ITEM 10.

DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

          Incorporated herein by reference to the sections entitled “Election of Directors,” “Directors and Executive Officers,” “Certain Terms of the Jacobs Acquisition,” “Corporate Governance Matters,” “Board of Directors’ Meetings and Committees – Audit Committee,” and “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” in our most recent definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) with respect to our Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 4, 2009.

          Our board of directors has determined that Winston W. Walker, an independent director and chairman of the audit committee, qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as such term is defined by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 

ITEM 11.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

          Incorporated herein by reference to the sections entitled “Compensation of Directors,” “Executive Compensation,” “Compensation Committee Report” and “Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation” in our most recent definitive proxy statement filed with the Commission with respect to our Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 4, 2009.

 

 

ITEM 12.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

          Incorporated herein by reference to the sections entitled “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” and “Equity Compensation Plan Information as of December 31, 2008”, in our most recent definitive proxy statement filed with the Commission with respect to our Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 4, 2009.

 

 

ITEM 13.

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

           Incorporated herein by reference to the sections entitled “Corporate Governance Matters – Director Independence” and “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” in our most recent definitive proxy statement filed with the Commission with respect to our Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 4, 2009.

 

 

ITEM 14.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

          Incorporated herein by reference to the section entitled “Independent Registered Public Accountants’ Fees and Services” under “RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS” in our most recent definitive proxy statement filed with the Commission with respect to our Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 4, 2009.

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PART IV

ITEM 15.

EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES


 

 

 

 

(1)

Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Page Number

 

 

 

 

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

81

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

82

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

83

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

84

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

86

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

88

 

 

 

 

(2)

Consolidated Financial Statement Schedules

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

 

127

 

Schedule III Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation

 

128

 

Schedule IV Mortgage Loans on Real Estate

 

136

 

 

 

 

 

Financial statement schedules not listed herein are either not required or are not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedule or the information required to be included therein is included in our consolidated financial statements in Item 15 or are reported elsewhere.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3)

Exhibits

 

 

          The Exhibit Index attached to this report is incorporated by reference into this Item 15(a)(3).

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SIGNATURES

           Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC.

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

   /s/ John N. Foy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   John N. Foy

 

 

Vice Chairman of the Board, Chief Financial

 

 

Officer and Treasurer

 

Dated: March 2, 2009

 

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

 

 

Signature

Title

Date

 

 

 

/s/ Charles B. Lebovitz

Chairman of the Board, and Chief Executive
Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

March 2, 2009

 

 

Charles B. Lebovitz

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ John N. Foy

Vice Chairman of the Board, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial
Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

March 2, 2009

 

 

John N. Foy

 

 

 

 

/s/ Stephen D. Lebovitz

Director, President and Secretary

March 2, 2009

 

 

 

Stephen D. Lebovitz

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Claude M. Ballard

Director

March 2, 2009

 

 

 

Claude M. Ballard

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Leo Fields

Director

March 2, 2009

 

 

 

Leo Fields

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Matthew S. Dominski

Director

March 2, 2009

 

 

 

Matthew S. Dominski

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Winston W. Walker

Director

March 2, 2009

 

 

 

Winston W. Walker

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Gary L. Bryenton

Director

March 2, 2009

 

 

 

Gary L. Bryenton

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Martin J. Cleary

Director

March 2, 2009

 

 

 

Martin J. Cleary

 

 

 

 

 

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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

81

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

82

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

83

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

84

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

86

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

88

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

 

127

 

Schedule III Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation

 

128

 

Schedule IV Mortgage Loans on Real Estate

 

136

Financial statement schedules not listed herein are either not required or are not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedule or the information required to be included therein is included in our consolidated financial statements in Item 15 or are reported elsewhere.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2008. Our audits also included the financial statement schedules listed in the Index at Item 15. We also have audited the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. The Company’s management is responsible for these financial statements and financial statement schedules, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Report of Management On Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedules and an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the company’s board of directors, management, and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2008, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, such financial statement schedules, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein. Also, in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, based on the criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
March 2, 2009

81


CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

51,220

 

 

65,826

 

Cash held in escrow

 

 

2,707

 

 

 

Receivables:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenant, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,910 in 2008 and $1,126 in 2007

 

 

74,402

 

 

72,570

 

Other

 

 

12,145

 

 

10,257

 

Mortgage 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 (Notes 3, 5 and 14)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 stock, 460,000 shares outstanding in 2008 and 2007

 

 

5

 

 

5

 

7.375% Series D cumulative redeemable preferred stock, 700,000 shares outstanding in 2008 and 2007

 

 

7

 

 

7

 

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

 

 

664

 

 

662

 

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

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these balance sheets.

82



CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

Year Ended December 31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVENUES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum rents

 

$

716,570

 

$

645,753

 

$

616,147

 

Percentage rents

 

 

18,375

 

 

22,472

 

 

23,825

 

Other rents

 

 

22,887

 

 

23,121

 

 

20,061

 

Tenant reimbursements

 

 

336,173

 

 

318,755

 

 

307,037

 

Management, development and leasing fees

 

 

19,393

 

 

7,983

 

 

5,067

 

Other

 

 

24,820

 

 

21,860

 

 

23,365

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Total revenues

 

 

1,138,218

 

 

1,039,944

 

 

995,502

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property operating

 

 

190,148

 

 

169,489

 

 

159,827

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

332,475

 

 

243,522

 

 

228,531

 

Real estate taxes

 

 

95,393

 

 

87,552

 

 

80,316

 

Maintenance and repairs

 

 

65,617

 

 

58,111

 

 

54,153

 

General and administrative

 

 

45,241

 

 

37,852

 

 

39,522

 

Loss on impairment of real estate assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

480

 

Other

 

 

33,333

 

 

18,525

 

 

18,623

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Total expenses

 

 

762,207

 

 

615,051

 

 

581,452

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Income from operations

 

 

376,011

 

 

424,893

 

 

414,050

 

Interest and other income

 

 

10,076

 

 

10,923

 

 

9,084

 

Interest expense

 

 

(313,209

)

 

(287,884

)

 

(257,067

)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

(227

)

 

(935

)

Impairment of marketable securities

 

 

(17,181

)

 

(18,456

)

 

 

Gain on sales of real estate assets

 

 

12,401

 

 

15,570

 

 

14,505

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

2,831

 

 

3,502

 

 

5,295

 

Income tax provision

 

 

(13,495

)

 

(8,390

)

 

(5,902

)

Minority interest in earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Partnership

 

 

(7,495

)

 

(46,246

)

 

(70,323

)

Shopping center properties

 

 

(23,959

)

 

(12,215

)

 

(4,136

)

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Income from continuing operations

 

 

25,980

 

 

81,470

 

 

104,571

 

Operating income of discontinued operations

 

 

1,809

 

 

1,621

 

 

4,538

 

Gain on discontinued operations

 

 

3,798

 

 

6,056

 

 

8,392

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Net income

 

 

31,587

 

 

89,147

 

 

117,501

 

Preferred dividends

 

 

(21,819

)

 

(29,775

)

 

(30,568

)

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

9,768

 

$

59,372

 

$

86,933

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Basic per share data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations, net of preferred dividends

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.79

 

$

1.16

 

Discontinued operations

 

 

0.09

 

 

0.12

 

 

0.20

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

0.15

 

$

0.91

 

$

1.36

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

66,005

 

 

65,323

 

 

63,885

 

Diluted per share data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations, net of preferred dividends

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.78

 

$

1.13

 

Discontinued operations

 

 

0.09

 

 

0.12

 

 

0.20

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

0.15

 

$

0.90

 

$

1.33

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Weighted average common and potential dilutive common shares outstanding

 

 

66,148

 

 

65,913

 

 

65,269

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

83


CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
(In thousands, except share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred
Stock

 

Common
Stock

 

Additional
Paid-in
Capital

 

Deferred
Compensation

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
(Loss)

 

Retained
Earnings
(Deficit)

 

Total

 

 

 

   

Balance, January 1, 2006

 

$

32

 

$

625

 

$

1,045,424

 

$

(8,895

)

$

288

 

$

44,446

 

$

1,081,920

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

117,501

 

 

117,501

 

Realized gain on available-for-sale securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,073

)

 

 

 

(1,073

)

Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

804

 

 

 

 

804

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

117,232

 

Dividends declared - common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(121,678

)

 

(121,678

)

Dividends declared - preferred stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(30,568

)

 

(30,568

)

Reclassification of deferred compensation upon adoption of SFAS No. 123(R)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8,895

)

 

8,895

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of 244,472 shares of common stock and restricted common stock

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

2,721

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,723

 

Cancellation of 34,741 shares of restricted common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,154

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,154

)

Exercise of stock options

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

8,915

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,922

 

Accrual under deferred compensation arrangements

 

 

 

 

 

 

93

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

93

 

Amortization of deferred compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,987

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,987

 

Income tax benefit from stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,181

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,181

 

Conversion of Operating Partnership units into 1,979,644 shares of common stock

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

21,963

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,983

 

Adjustment for minority interest in Operating Partnership

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,785

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,785

)

 

 

                                         

Balance, December 31, 2006

 

 

32

 

 

654

 

 

1,074,450

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

9,701

 

 

1,084,856

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

89,147

 

 

89,147

 

Net unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(18,495

)

 

 

 

(18,495

)

Impairment of marketable securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,456

 

 

 

 

18,456

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

89,108

 

Dividends declared - common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(135,672

)

 

(135,672

)

Dividends declared - preferred stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(26,145

)

 

(26,145

)

Repurchase of 148,500 shares of common stock

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

(1,612

)

 

 

 

 

 

(3,555

)

 

(5,168

)

Redemption of 8.75% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Stock

 

 

(20

)

 

 

 

(96,350

)

 

 

 

 

 

(3,630

)

 

(100,000

)

Issuance of 98,349 shares of common stock and restricted common stock

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

3,486

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,487

 

Cancellation of 42,611 shares of restricted common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,245

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,245

)

Exercise of stock options

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

11,359

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,367

 

Accrual under deferred compensation arrangements

 

 

 

 

 

 

51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

51

 

Amortization of deferred compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,639

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,639

 

Income tax benefit from stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,631

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,631

 

Adjustment for minority interest in Operating Partnership

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9,361

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9,361

)

 

 

                                         

Balance, December 31, 2007

 

$

12

 

$

662

 

$

990,048

 

$

 

$

(20

)

$

(70,154

)

$

920,548

 

 

 

                                         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

84



CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
(In thousands, except share data)
(Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred
Stock

 

Common
Stock

 

Additional
Paid-in
Capital

 

Deferred
Compensation

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)

 

Retained
Earnings
(Accumulated
Deficit)

 

Total

 

 

 

                         

 

Balance, December 31, 2007

 

$

12

 

$

662

 

$

990,048

 

$

 

$

(20

)

$

(70,154

)

$

920,548

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,587

 

 

31,587

 

Net unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(17,159

)

 

 

 

(17,159

)

Impairment of marketable securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,181

 

 

 

 

17,181

 

Unrealized loss on hedging instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(15,574

)

 

 

 

(15,574

)

Unrealized loss on foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,022

)

 

 

 

(7,022

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,013

 

Dividends declared - common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(132,921

)

 

(132,921

)

Dividends declared - preferred stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(21,819

)

 

(21,819

)

Issuance of 176,842 shares of common stock and restricted common stock

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

851

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

853

 

Cancellation of 26,932 shares of restricted common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

(530

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(530

)

Exercise of stock options

 

 

 

 

 

 

584

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

584

 

Accelerated vesting of share-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

(508

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(508

)

Accrual under deferred compensation arrangements

 

 

 

 

 

 

329

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

329

 

Amortization of deferred compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,712

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,712

 

Income tax benefit from share-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,705

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,705

 

Adjustment for minority interest in Operating Partnership

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,692

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,692

 

 

 

                                       

 

Balance, December 31, 2008

 

$

12

 

$

664

 

$

1,008,883

 

$

 

$

(22,594

)

$

(193,307

)

$

793,658

 

 

 

                                       

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

85



CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

31,587

 

$

89,147

 

$

117,501

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minority interest in earnings

 

 

31,454

 

 

58,461

 

 

74,459

 

Depreciation

 

 

184,088

 

 

159,823

 

 

141,750

 

Amortization

 

 

158,661

 

 

92,266

 

 

96,111

 

Net amortization of above and below market leases

 

 

(10,659

)

 

(10,584

)

 

(12,581

)

Amortization of debt premiums

 

 

(7,909

)

 

(7,714

)

 

(7,501

)

Gains on sales of real estate assets

 

 

(12,401

)

 

(15,570

)

 

(14,505

)

Impairment of marketable securities

 

 

17,181

 

 

18,456

 

 

 

Realized gain on available-for-sale securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,073

)

Gain on discontinued operations

 

 

(3,798

)

 

(6,056

)

 

(8,392

)

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

5,016

 

 

6,862

 

 

6,190

 

Income tax benefit from stock-based compensation

 

 

7,472

 

 

9,104

 

 

5,750

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

(2,831

)

 

(3,502

)

 

(5,295

)

Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

15,661

 

 

9,450

 

 

12,285

 

Write-off of development projects

 

 

12,351

 

 

2,216

 

 

923

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

227

 

 

935

 

Loss on impairment of real estate assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

480

 

Changes in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenant and other receivables

 

 

(3,720

)

 

(3,827

)

 

(20,083

)

Other assets

 

 

(3,573

)

 

(1,787

)

 

(2,788

)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

513

 

 

73,307

 

 

4,745

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

419,093

 

 

470,279

 

 

388,911

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to real estate assets

 

 

(437,765

)

 

(556,600

)

 

(452,383

)

Acquisitions of real estate assets and intangible lease assets

 

 

 

 

(376,444

)

 

 

Proceeds from sales of real estate assets

 

 

93,575

 

 

68,620

 

 

127,117

 

Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,507

 

Purchases of available-for-sale securities

 

 

 

 

(24,325

)

 

(15,464

)

Purchase of municipal bonds

 

 

(13,371

)

 

 

 

 

Additions to mortgage notes receivable

 

 

(749

)

 

(102,933

)

 

(300

)

Payments received on mortgage notes receivable

 

 

105,554

 

 

4,617

 

 

224

 

Additions to restricted cash

 

 

(47,729

)

 

 

 

 

Additions to cash held in escrow

 

 

(2,700

)

 

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

58,712

 

 

18,519

 

 

16,852

 

Additional investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

(107,651

)

 

(112,274

)

 

(18,046

)

Purchase of minority interests in shopping center properties

 

 

 

 

(8,007

)

 

 

Purchase of minority interests in the Operating Partnership

 

 

 

 

(9,502

)

 

(3,610

)

Changes in other assets

 

 

(8,487

)

 

(4,792

)

 

(4,136

)

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(360,608

)

 

(1,103,121

)

 

(347,239

)

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

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CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from mortgage and other notes payable

 

 

1,625,742

 

 

1,354,516

 

 

1,007,073

 

Principal payments on mortgage and other notes payable

 

 

(1,382,417

)

 

(305,356

)

 

(776,092

)

Additions to deferred financing costs

 

 

(7,227

)

 

(8,579

)

 

(5,588

)

Prepayment fees to extinguish debt

 

 

 

 

(227

)

 

(557

)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

 

364

 

 

315

 

 

361

 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

 

584

 

 

11,367

 

 

8,922

 

Income tax benefit from stock-based compensation

 

 

(7,472

)

 

(9,104

)

 

(5,750

)

Additional costs of preferred stock offerings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repurchase of common stock

 

 

 

 

(5,168

)

 

(6,706

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redemption of preferred stock

 

 

 

 

(100,000

)

 

 

Contributions from minority partners

 

 

2,671

 

 

5,493

 

 

 

Distributions to minority interests

 

 

(137,435

)

 

(114,583

)

 

(110,037

)

Dividends paid to holders of preferred stock

 

 

(21,819

)

 

(26,145

)

 

(30,568

)

Dividends paid to common shareholders

 

 

(144,503

)

 

(132,561

)

 

(122,868

)

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

(71,512

)

 

669,968

 

 

(41,810

)

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EFFECT OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH

 

 

(1,579

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(14,599

)

 

37,126

 

 

(138

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

 

65,826

 

 

28,700

 

 

28,838

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

51,227

 

$

65,826

 

$

28,700

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION

          CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (“CBL”), a Delaware corporation, is a self-managed, self-administered, fully-integrated real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that is engaged in the ownership, development, acquisition, leasing, management and operation of regional shopping malls, open-air centers, community centers and office properties. Its shopping centers are located in 27 states and in Brazil, but are primarily in the southeastern and midwestern United States.

          CBL conducts substantially all of its business through CBL & Associates Limited Partnership (the “Operating Partnership”). As of December 31, 2008, the Operating Partnership owned controlling interests in 75 regional malls/open-air centers, 30 associated centers (each located adjacent to a regional mall), eight community centers, one mixed-use center and 13 office buildings, including CBL’s corporate office building. The Operating Partnership consolidates the financial statements of all entities in which it has a controlling financial interest or where it is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity. The Operating Partnership owned non-controlling interests in nine regional malls, three associated centers, four community centers and six office buildings. Because one or more of the other partners have substantive participating rights, the Operating Partnership does not control these partnerships and joint ventures and, accordingly, accounts for these investments using the equity method. The Operating Partnership had two shopping center expansions and four community centers (each of which is owned in a joint venture) under construction as of December 31, 2008. The Operating Partnership also holds options to acquire certain development properties owned by third parties.

          CBL is the 100% owner of two qualified REIT subsidiaries, CBL Holdings I, Inc. and CBL Holdings II, Inc. At December 31, 2008, CBL Holdings I, Inc., the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, owned a 1.6% general partnership interest in the Operating Partnership and CBL Holdings II, Inc. owned a 55.1% limited partnership interest for a combined interest held by CBL of 56.7%.

          The minority interest in the Operating Partnership is held primarily by CBL & Associates, Inc. and its affiliates (collectively “CBL’s Predecessor”) and by affiliates of The Richard E. Jacobs Group, Inc. (“Jacobs”). CBL’s Predecessor contributed their interests in certain real estate properties and joint ventures to the Operating Partnership in exchange for a limited partner interest when the Operating Partnership was formed in November 1993. Jacobs contributed their interests in certain real estate properties and joint ventures to the Operating Partnership in exchange for limited partner interests when the Operating Partnership acquired the majority of Jacobs’ interests in 23 properties in January 2001 and the balance of such interests in February 2002. At December 31, 2008, CBL’s Predecessor owned a 14.9% limited partner interest, Jacobs owned a 19.6% limited partner interest and various third parties owned an 8.8% limited partner interest in the Operating Partnership. CBL’s Predecessor also owned 7.2 million shares of CBL’s common stock at December 31, 2008, for a combined effective interest of 21.0% in the Operating Partnership.

          The Operating Partnership conducts CBL’s property management and development activities through CBL & Associates Management, Inc. (the “Management Company”) to comply with certain requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Operating Partnership owns 100% of both of the Management Company’s preferred stock and common stock.

          CBL, the Operating Partnership and the Management Company are collectively referred to herein as “the Company.”

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NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

          The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Material intercompany transactions have been eliminated.

          Certain historical amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. The financial results of certain properties are reported as discontinued operations in the consolidated financial statements. Except where noted, the information presented in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements excludes discontinued operations. See Note 4 for further discussion.

Real Estate Assets

          The Company capitalizes predevelopment project costs paid to third parties. All previously capitalized predevelopment costs are expensed when it is no longer probable that the project will be completed. Once development of a project commences, all direct costs incurred to construct the project, including interest and real estate taxes, are capitalized. Additionally, certain general and administrative expenses are allocated to the projects and capitalized based on the amount of time applicable personnel work on the development project. Ordinary repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. Major replacements and improvements are capitalized and depreciated over their estimated useful lives.

          All acquired real estate assets have been accounted for using the purchase method of accounting and accordingly, the results of operations are included in the consolidated statements of operations from the respective dates of acquisition. The Company allocates the purchase price to (i) tangible assets, consisting of land, buildings and improvements, as if vacant, and tenant improvements, and (ii) identifiable intangible assets and liabilities, generally consisting of above-market leases, in-place leases and tenant relationships, which are included in other assets, and below-market leases, which are included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The Company uses estimates of fair value based on estimated cash flows, using appropriate discount rates, and other valuation techniques to allocate the purchase price to the acquired tangible and intangible assets. Liabilities assumed generally consist of mortgage debt on the real estate assets acquired. Assumed debt is recorded at its fair value based on estimated market interest rates at the date of acquisition.

          Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis over estimated lives of 40 years for buildings, 10 to 20 years for certain improvements and 7 to 10 years for equipment and fixtures. Tenant improvements are capitalized and depreciated on a straight-line basis over the term of the related lease. Lease-related intangibles from acquisitions of real estate assets are amortized over the remaining terms of the related leases. The amortization of above- and below-market leases is recorded as an adjustment to minimum rental revenue, while the amortization of all other lease-related intangibles is recorded as amortization expense. Any difference between the face value of the debt assumed and its fair value is amortized to interest expense over the remaining term of the debt using the effective interest method.

          The Company’s acquired intangibles and their balance sheet classifications as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, are summarized as follows:

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December 31, 2008

 

December 31, 2007

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Cost

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

Cost

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

 

 

             

 

Other assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Above-market leases

 

$

71,856

 

$

(26,096

)

$

79,566

 

$

(18,337

)

In-place leases

 

 

76,948

 

 

(35,384

)

 

98,315

 

 

(38,725

)

Tenant relationships

 

 

56,803

 

 

(7,137

)

 

49,796

 

 

(4,462

)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Below-market leases

 

 

103,844

 

 

(49,709

)

 

122,367

 

 

(42,751

)

          These intangible assets are related to specific tenant leases. Should a termination occur earlier than the date indicated in the lease, the related intangible assets or liabilities, if any, related to the lease are recorded as expense or income, as applicable. The total net amortization expense of the above acquired intangibles was $7,728, $4,327 and $6,570 in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The estimated total net amortization expense for the next five succeeding years is $7,012 in 2009, $6,860 in 2010, $5,939 in 2011, $5,720 in 2012 and $5,272 in 2013.

          The weighted-average amortization period, in years, for each of these intangible assets as of December 31, 2008 is as follows:

Weighted-average Amortization Period

Above-market leases 10.6
In-place leases 8.3
Tenant relationships 20.3
Below-market leases 7.9
    Total 17.1


          Total interest expense capitalized was $18,457, $19,410 and $15,992 in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Carrying Value of Long-Lived Assets

          The Company evaluates the carrying value of long-lived assets to be held and used when events or changes in circumstances warrant such a review. The carrying value of a long-lived asset is considered impaired when its estimated future undiscounted cash flows are less than its carrying value. If it is determined that impairment has occurred, the amount of the impairment charge is equal to the excess of the asset’s carrying value over its estimated fair value. The Company’s estimates of undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by each property are based on a number of assumptions that are subject to economic and market uncertainties including, but not limited to, demand for space, competition for tenants, changes in market rental rates and costs to operate each property. As these factors are difficult to predict and are subject to future events that may alter the assumptions used, the future cash flows estimated in the Company’s impairment analyses may not be achieved.

          During 2006, the Company recognized a loss of $274 on the sale of two community centers and a loss of $206 on the sale of land. The aggregate loss of $480 was recorded as a loss on impairment of real estate assets. There were no impairment losses on real estate assets during 2008 and 2007.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

          The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less as cash equivalents.

Restricted Cash

          Restricted cash of $80,626 and $35,370 was included in other assets at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Restricted cash consists primarily of cash held in escrow accounts for debt service, insurance, real estate taxes, capital improvements and deferred maintenance as required by the terms of certain mortgage notes payable, as well as contributions from tenants to be used for future marketing activities. As of December 31, 2008, $47,729 of the Company’s restricted cash related to funds held in a trust account for certain construction costs to be incurred in conjunction with one of our development projects.

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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

          The Company periodically performs a detailed review of amounts due from tenants to determine if accounts receivable balances are impaired based on factors affecting the collectibility of those balances. The Company’s estimate of the allowance for doubtful accounts requires management to exercise significant judgment about the timing, frequency and severity of collection losses, which affects the allowance and net income.  The Company recorded a provision for doubtful accounts of $9.4 million and $1.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.  The Company recorded a benefit of $1.1 million during the year eneded December 31, 2006 due to a decrease in the allowance for doubtful accounts.

Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates

          Initial investments in joint ventures that are in economic substance a capital contribution to the joint venture are recorded in an amount equal to the Company’s historical carryover basis in the real estate contributed. Initial investments in joint ventures that are in economic substance the sale of a portion of the Company’s interest in the real estate are accounted for as a contribution of real estate recorded in an amount equal to the Company’s historical carryover basis in the ownership percentage retained and as a sale of real estate with profit recognized to the extent of the other joint venturers’ interests in the joint venture. Profit recognition assumes the Company has no commitment to reinvest with respect to the percentage of the real estate sold and the accounting requirements of the full accrual method under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 66, Accounting for Sales of Real Estate, are met.

          The Company accounts for its investment in joint ventures where it owns a non-controlling interest or where it is not the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity using the equity method of accounting. Under the equity method, the Company’s cost of investment is adjusted for its share of equity in the earnings of the unconsolidated affiliate and reduced by distributions received. Generally, distributions of cash flows from operations and capital events are first made to partners to pay cumulative unpaid preferences on unreturned capital balances and then to the partners in accordance with the terms of the joint venture agreements.

          Any differences between the cost of the Company’s investment in an unconsolidated affiliate and its underlying equity as reflected in the unconsolidated affiliate’s financial statements generally result from costs of the Company’s investment that are not reflected on the unconsolidated affiliate’s financial statements, capitalized interest on its investment and the Company’s share of development and leasing fees that are paid by the unconsolidated affiliate to the Company for development and leasing services provided to the unconsolidated affiliate during any development periods. At December 31, 2008 and 2007, the net difference between the Company’s investment in unconsolidated affiliates and the underlying equity of unconsolidated affiliates was $1,435 and $1,126, respectively, which is generally amortized over a period of 40 years.

          On a periodic basis, the Company assesses whether there are any indicators that the fair value of the Company’s investments in unconsolidated joint ventures may be impaired. An investment is impaired only if the Company’s estimate of the fair value of the investment is less than the carrying value of the investment, and such decline in value is deemed to be other than temporary. To the extent impairment has occurred, the loss is measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the investment over the fair value of the investment. The Company’s estimates of fair value for each investment are based on a number of assumptions that are subject to economic and market uncertainties including, but not limited to, demand for space, competition for tenants, changes in market rental rates, and operating costs. As these factors are difficult to predict and are subject to future events that may alter the Company’s assumptions, the fair values estimated in the impairment analyses may not be realized. See Note 5 for further discussion.

Deferred Financing Costs

          Net deferred financing costs of $14,527 and $14,989 were included in other assets at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Deferred financing costs include fees and costs incurred to obtain financing and are amortized on a straight-line basis to interest expense over the terms of the related notes payable. Amortization expense was $5,731, $4,188 and $4,178 in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Accumulated amortization was $13,725 and $11,719 as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

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Marketable Securities

          Other assets include marketable securities consisting of corporate equity securities that are classified as available for sale. Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities that are deemed to be temporary in nature are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss in shareholders’ equity. Realized gains and losses are included in other income. Gains or losses on securities sold are based on the specific identification method.

          If a decline in the value of an investment is deemed to be other than temporary, the investment is written down to fair value and an impairment loss is recognized in the current period to the extent of the decline in value. In determining when a decline in fair value below cost of an investment in marketable securities is other than temporary, the following factors, among others, are evaluated:

 

 

The probability of recovery.

 

 

The Company’s ability and intent to retain the security for a sufficient period of time for it to recover.

 

 

The significance of the decline in value.

 

 

The time period during which there has been a significant decline in value.

 

 

Current and future business prospects and trends of earnings.

 

 

Relevant industry conditions and trends relative to their historical cycles.

 

 

Market conditions.

          During 2008 and 2007, the Company recognized other-than-temporary impairments of certain marketable equity securities in the amount of $17,181 and $18,456, respectively, to write down the carrying value of the Company’s investments to their fair value.

          The following is a summary of the equity securities held by the Company as of December 31, 2008 and 2007:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Unrealized

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Cost

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2008

 

$

4,207

 

$

2

 

$

 

$

4,209

December 31, 2007

 

$

21,388

 

$

9

 

$

(29

)

$

21,368

Interest Rate Hedging Instruments

          The Company recognizes its derivative financial instruments in either Other Assets or Accrued Liabilities, as applicable, in the consolidated balance sheets and measures those instruments at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value (i.e., gain or loss) of a derivative depends on whether it has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging relationship, and further, on the type of hedging relationship. To qualify as a hedging instrument, a derivative must pass prescribed effectiveness tests, performed quarterly using both qualitative and quantitative methods. The Company had entered into derivative agreements as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 that qualified as hedging instruments and were designated, based upon the exposure being hedged, as cash flow hedges. The fair value of the cash flow hedges as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 was $(15,540) and $0, respectively. To the extent they are effective, changes in the fair values of cash flow hedges are reported in other comprehensive income (loss) and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged item affects earnings. The ineffective portion of the hedge, if any, is recognized in current earnings during the period of change in fair value. The gain or loss on the termination of an effective cash flow hedge is reported in other comprehensive income (loss) and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged item affects earnings. The Company recognized a loss of $61 in 2008 as a component of interest expense due to ineffectiveness on its designated hedging instruments. There was no ineffectiveness in 2007 and 2006. The Company also assesses the credit risk that the counterparty will not perform according to the terms of the contract.

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Revenue Recognition

          Minimum rental revenue from operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the initial terms of the related leases. Certain tenants are required to pay percentage rent if their sales volumes exceed thresholds specified in their lease agreements. Percentage rent is recognized as revenue when the thresholds are achieved and the amounts become determinable.

          The Company receives reimbursements from tenants for real estate taxes, insurance, common area maintenance, and other recoverable operating expenses as provided in the lease agreements. Tenant reimbursements are recognized when earned in accordance with the tenant lease agreements. Tenant reimbursements related to certain capital expenditures are billed to tenants over periods of 5 to 15 years and are recognized as revenue when billed.

          The Company receives management, leasing and development fees from third parties and unconsolidated affiliates. Management fees are charged as a percentage of revenues (as defined in the management agreement) and are recognized as revenue when earned. Development fees are recognized as revenue on a pro rata basis over the development period. Leasing fees are charged for newly executed leases and lease renewals and are recognized as revenue when earned. Development and leasing fees received from unconsolidated affiliates during the development period are recognized as revenue only to the extent of the third-party partners’ ownership interest. Development and leasing fees during the development period to the extent of the Company’s ownership interest are recorded as a reduction to the Company’s investment in the unconsolidated affiliate.

Gain on Sales of Real Estate Assets

          Gains on sales of real estate assets are recognized when it is determined that the sale has been consummated, the buyer’s initial and continuing investment is adequate, the Company’s receivable, if any, is not subject to future subordination, and the buyer has assumed the usual risks and rewards of ownership of the asset. When the Company has an ownership interest in the buyer, gain is recognized to the extent of the third party partner’s ownership interest and the portion of the gain attributable to the Company’s ownership interest is deferred.

Income Taxes

          The Company is qualified as a REIT under the provisions of the Code. To maintain qualification as a REIT, the Company is required to distribute at least 90% of its taxable income to shareholders and meet certain other requirements.

          As a REIT, the Company is generally not liable for federal corporate income taxes. If the Company fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, the Company will be subject to federal and state income taxes on its taxable income at regular corporate tax rates. Even if the Company maintains its qualification as a REIT, the Company may be subject to certain state and local taxes on its income and property, and to federal income and excise taxes on its undistributed income. State tax expense was $5,541, $2,546 and $4,580 during 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The increase in state taxes during 2008 is primarily attributable to tax law changes that were implemented in the state of Tennessee effective June 2007 and the states of Michigan and Texas effective January 2008.

          The Company has also elected taxable REIT subsidiary status for some of its subsidiaries. This enables the Company to receive income and provide services that would otherwise be impermissible for REITs. For these entities, deferred tax assets and liabilities are established for temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of assets and liabilities at the enacted tax rates expected to be in effect when the temporary differences reverse. A valuation allowance for deferred tax assets is provided if the Company believes all or some portion of the deferred tax asset may not be realized. An increase or decrease in the valuation allowance that results from the change in circumstances that causes a change in our judgment about the realizability of the related deferred tax asset is included in income or expense, as applicable. The Company recorded an income tax

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provision of $13,495, $8,390 and $5,902 in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The income tax provision in 2008, 2007 and 2006 consisted of a current income tax provision of $11,627, $9,099 and $5,751, respectively, and a deferred income tax provision (benefit) of $1,868, $(709) and $151, respectively.

          The Company had a net deferred tax asset of $2,464 and $4,332 at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The net deferred tax asset at December 31, 2008 and 2007 is included in other assets and primarily consisted of operating expense accruals and differences between book and tax depreciation.  As of December 31, 2008, the Company's tax years that generally remain subject to examination by its major tax jurisdictions included 2004 and 2005.

Concentration of Credit Risk

          The Company’s tenants include national, regional and local retailers. Financial instruments that subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of tenant receivables. The Company generally does not obtain collateral or other security to support financial instruments subject to credit risk, but monitors the credit standing of tenants.

          The Company derives a substantial portion of its rental income from various national and regional retail companies; however, no single tenant collectively accounted for more than 3.0% of the Company’s total revenues in 2008, 2007 or 2006.

Earnings Per Share

          Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of unrestricted common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS assumes the issuance of common stock for all potential dilutive common shares outstanding. The limited partners’ rights to convert their minority interest in the Operating Partnership into shares of common stock are not dilutive (see Note 8). The following summarizes the impact of potential dilutive common shares on the denominator used to compute earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

         

 

Weighted average common shares

 

 

66,244

 

 

65,713

 

 

64,225

 

Effect of nonvested stock awards

 

 

(239

)

 

(390

)

 

(340

)

 

 

         

 

Denominator – basic earnings per share

 

 

66,005

 

 

65,323

 

 

63,885

 

Dilutive effect of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock options

 

 

69

 

 

456

 

 

1,189

 

Nonvested stock awards

 

 

39

 

 

94

 

 

138

 

Deemed shares related to deferred compensation arrangements

 

 

35

 

 

40

 

 

57

 

 

 

         

 

Denominator – diluted earnings per share

 

 

66,148

 

 

65,913

 

 

65,269

 

 

 

         

 

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

          Comprehensive income (loss) includes all changes in shareholders’ equity during the period, except those resulting from investments by shareholders and distributions to shareholders. Other comprehensive income (loss) includes unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, interest rate hedge agreements and foreign currency translation adjustments.

Use of Estimates

          The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

          In September 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) Financial Accounting Standard (“FAS”) 133-1 and FASB Interpretation (“FIN”) 45-4, Disclosures about Credit Derivatives and Certain Guarantees: An Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 and FASB Interpretation No. 45; and Clarification of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No 161. FSP FAS 133-1 and FIN 45-4 amends Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, to require disclosures by sellers of credit derivatives, including credit derivatives embedded in a hybrid instrument. It also amends FIN 45, Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others, to require an additional disclosure regarding the current status of the payment/performance risk of a guarantee. Further, it clarifies the effective date of SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, for those entities with non-calendar fiscal year-ends. The provisions of FSP FAS 133-1 and FIN 45-4 that amend SFAS No. 133 and FIN 45 are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods ending after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. The adoption will not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets and statements of operations.

          In June 2008, the FASB issued FSP Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) 03-6-1, Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities. FSP EITF 03-6-1 requires that unvested share-based payment awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends or their equivalent be treated as participating securities for purposes of inclusion in the computation of earnings per share (“EPS”) pursuant to the two-class method. FSP EITF 03-6-1 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those years. All prior-period EPS data presented shall be adjusted retrospectively. The adoption of FSP EITF 03-6-1 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

          In May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. SFAS No. 162 identifies the source of accounting principles and the order in which to select the principles to be used in the preparation of financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP in the United States. The FASB concluded that the GAAP hierarchy should reside in the accounting literature because reporting entities are responsible for selecting accounting principles for financial statements that are presented in conformity with GAAP. SFAS No. 162 is effective sixty days following the Securities and Exchange Commission’s approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Amendments to AU Section 411, The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The adoption of SFAS No. 162 is not expected to have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

          In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. SFAS No. 161 improves financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows. SFAS No. 161 requires disclosure of the fair values of derivative instruments and their gains and losses in a tabular format and provides more information about an entity’s liquidity by requiring disclosure of derivative features that are credit risk-related. It also requires cross-referencing within footnotes to enable financial statement users to locate important information about derivative instruments. SFAS No. 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. The adoption will not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets and statements of operations.

          In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an Amendment of ARB No. 51, which requires that a noncontrolling interest in a consolidated subsidiary be displayed in the consolidated statement of financial position as a separate component of equity. After control is obtained, a change in ownership interests that does not result in a loss of control should be accounted for as an equity transaction. A change in ownership of a consolidated subsidiary that results in a loss of control and deconsolidation is a significant event that triggers gain or loss recognition, with the establishment of a new fair value basis in any remaining ownership interests.SFAS No. 160 is effective for fiscal years

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beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The Company is currently assessing the potential impact that the adoption of SFAS No. 160 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

          In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), Business Combinations, which changes certain aspects of current business combination accounting. SFAS No. 141(R) requires, among other things, that entities generally recognize 100 percent of the fair values of assets acquired, liabilities assumed and noncontrolling interests in acquisitions of less than a 100 percent controlling interest when the acquisition constitutes a change in control of the acquired entity. Shares issued as consideration for a business combination are to be measured at fair value on the acquisition date and contingent consideration arrangements are to be recognized at their fair values on the date of acquisition, with subsequent changes in fair value generally reflected in earnings. Pre-acquisition gain and loss contingencies generally are to be recognized at their fair values on the acquisition date and any acquisition-related transaction costs are to be expensed as incurred. SFAS No. 141(R) is effective for business combination transactions for which the acquisition date is in a fiscal year beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The adoption of SFAS No. 141(R) is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 3. ACQUISITIONS

          The Company includes the results of operations of real estate assets acquired in the consolidated statements of operations from the date of the related acquisition.

2008 Acquisitions

          Effective February 1, 2008, the Company entered into a 50/50 joint venture, CBL-TRS Joint Venture II, LLC, affiliated with CBL-TRS Joint Venture, LLC, a 50/50 joint venture entered into by the Company on November 30, 2007 (collectively, “the CBL-TRS joint ventures”), both of which are joint venture partnerships with Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois (“TRS”). During the first quarter of 2008, the CBL-TRS joint ventures acquired Renaissance Center, located in Durham, NC, for $89,639 and an anchor parcel at Friendly Center, located in Greensboro, NC, for $5,000, to complete the joint ventures’ acquisitions from the Starmount Company or its affiliates (the “Starmount Company”). The aggregate purchase price consisted of $58,121 in cash and the assumption of $36,518 of non-recourse debt that bears interest at a fixed rate of 5.61% and matures in July 2016.

2007 Acquisitions

Westfield Acquisition

          The Company closed on two separate transactions with the Westfield Group (“Westfield”) on October 16, 2007, involving four malls located in the St. Louis, MO area. In the first transaction, Westfield contributed three malls to CW Joint Venture, LLC, a Company-controlled entity (“CWJV”), and the Company contributed six malls and three associated centers. Because the terms of CWJV provide for the Company to control CWJV and to receive all of CWJV’s net cash flows after payment of operating expenses, debt service payments, and perpetual preferred joint venture unit distributions, described below, the Company has accounted for the three malls contributed by Westfield as an acquisition. In the second transaction, the Company directly acquired the fourth mall from Westfield.

          The purchase price of the three malls contributed to CWJV by Westfield plus the mall that was directly acquired by the Company was $1,035,325. The total purchase price consisted of $164,055 of cash, including transaction costs, the assumption of $458,182 of non-recourse debt that bears interest at a weighted-average fixed interest rate of 5.73% and matures at various dates from July 2011 to September 2016, and the issuance of $404,113 of perpetual preferred joint venture units (“PJV units”) of CWJV, which is net of a reduction for working capital adjustments of $8,975. The Company recorded a total net discount of $4,045, computed using a

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weighted-average interest rate of 5.78%, since the debt assumed was at a weighted-average below-market interest rate compared to similar debt instruments at the date of acquisition.

          In November 2007, Westfield contributed a vacant anchor location at one of the malls to CWJV in exchange for $12,000 of additional PJV units. The Company has also accounted for this transaction as an acquisition.

          The PJV units of CWJV pay an annual preferred distribution at a rate of 5.0%. Subsequent to October 16, 2008, Westfield has the right to have all or a portion of the PJV units redeemed by CWJV for, at Westfield’s election, cash or property. The Company will have the right, but not the obligation, to purchase the PJV units after October 16, 2012 at their liquidation value, plus accrued and unpaid distributions. On the earliest to occur of June 30, 2013, immediately prior to the redemption of the PJV units, or immediately prior to the liquidation of CWJV or Westfield’s PJV units in CWJV, Westfield’s capital account may be increased by a capital contribution adjustment amount (“CCAA”). The CCAA represents the excess, if any, of the fair value of a share of the Company’s common stock on the above-specified date less $32.00 multiplied by 2.6 million shares. However, in no event shall the CCAA be greater than $26,000. The Company accounts for this contingency using the method prescribed for earnings or other performance measure contingencies. As such, should the CCAA provision result in additional consideration to Westfield, the Company will record the current fair value of the consideration issued as a purchase price adjustment at the time the consideration is paid or payable.

          The Company is responsible for management and leasing of CWJV’s properties and owns all of the common units of CWJV, entitling it to receive 100% of CWJV’s cash flow after operating expenses, debt service payments and PJV unit distributions. Westfield’s preferred interest in CWJV is included in minority interest in the consolidated balance sheet.

Other Acquisitions

          On November 30, 2007, the Company acquired a portfolio of eight community centers located in Greensboro and High Point, NC, and twelve office buildings located in Greensboro and Raleigh, NC and Newport News, VA from the Starmount Company for a total cash purchase price of $183,928.

          The Company also entered into a 50/50 joint venture that purchased a portfolio of additional retail and office buildings in North Carolina from the Starmount Company on November 30, 2007. See Note 5 for additional information.

          The results of operations of the acquired properties from Westfield and the Starmount Company have been included in the consolidated financial statements since their respective dates of acquisition. The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the respective acquisition dates during the year ended December 31, 2007:

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

$

99,609

 

Buildings and improvements

 

 

1,098,404

 

Above—market leases

 

 

39,572

 

In—place leases

 

 

31,745

 

 

 

   

 

Total assets

 

 

1,269,330

 

Mortgage notes payable assumed

 

 

(458,182

)

Net discount on mortgage notes payable assumed

 

 

4,045

 

Below—market leases

 

 

(42,122

)

 

 

   

 

Net assets acquired

 

$

773,071

 

 

 

   

 

          The following unaudited pro forma financial information is for the year ended December 31, 2007. It presents the results of the Company as if each of the 2007 acquisitions had occurred at the beginning of that year. However, the unaudited pro forma financial information does not represent what the consolidated results of operations or financial condition actually would have been if the acquisitions had occurred at the beginning of

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2007. The pro forma financial information also does not project the consolidated results of operations for any future period. The pro forma results for the year ended December 31, 2007 are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

$

1,129,089

 

Total expenses

 

 

(682,392

)

 

 

   

 

Income from operations

 

$

446,697

 

 

 

   

 

Income from continuing operations

 

$

147,721

 

 

 

   

 

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

125,499

 

 

 

   

 

Basic per share data:

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations, net of preferred dividends

 

$

1.80

 

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

1.92

 

Diluted per share data:

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations, net of preferred dividends

 

$

1.79

 

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

1.90

 

2006 Acquisitions

          The Company did not complete any acquisitions in 2006.

NOTE 4. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

          During 2008, we completed the sale of seven community centers and two office properties, along with a parcel adjacent to one of the office properties, for an aggregate sales price of $67,098 and recognized gains of $3,814 and a deferred gain of $281 related to these sales, as follows:

          In June 2008, the Company sold Chicopee Marketplace III in Chicopee, MA to a third party for a sales price of $7,523 and recognized a gain on the sale of $1,560. The results of operations of this property have been reclassified to discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007.

          As of March 31, 2008, the Company determined that 19 of the community center and office properties originally acquired during the fourth quarter of 2007 from the Starmount Company met the criteria to be classified as held-for-sale. In conjunction with their classification as held-for-sale, the results of operations from the properties were reclassified to discontinued operations.

          In April 2008, the Company completed the sale of five of the community centers located in Greensboro, NC to three separate buyers for an aggregate sales price of $24,325. In June 2008, the Company completed the sale of one of the office properties for $1,200. The Company completed the sale of an additional community center located in Greensboro, NC in August 2008 for $19,500. In December 2008, we completed the sale of an additional office property and adjacent, vacant development land located in Greensboro, NC for $14,550. We recorded gains of $2,254 and a deferred gain of $281 during the year ended December 31, 2008 attributable to these sales. Proceeds received from the dispositions were used to retire a portion of the outstanding balance on the unsecured term facility that was obtained to purchase these properties.

          As of December 31, 2008, the Company determined that the properties that had not been sold during the year no longer met the held-for-sale criteria due to the improbability of additional sales related to the depressed real estate market and reclassified the results of operations from the properties to continuing operations for all periods presented, as applicable.

          During August 2007, the Company sold Twin Peaks Mall in Longmont, CO to a third party for an aggregate sales price of $33,600 and recognized a gain on the sale of $3,971. During December 2007, the Company sold The Shops at Pineda Ridge in Melbourne, FL to a third party for an aggregate sales price of $8,500 and recognized a gain on the sale of $2,294.

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          During May 2006, the Company sold three community centers for an aggregate sales price of $42,280 and recognized a gain of $7,215. The Company also sold two community centers in May 2006 for an aggregate sales price of $63,000 and recognized a loss on impairment of real estate assets of $274. All five of these community centers were sold to Galileo America LLC (“Galileo America”) in connection with a put right the Company had previously entered into with Galileo America. The Company, as tenant, entered into separate master lease agreements with Galileo America, as landlord, covering a total of three spaces in the properties sold to Galileo America. Under each master lease agreement, the Company is obligated to pay Galileo America an agreed-upon minimum annual rent, plus a pro rata share of common area maintenance expenses and real estate taxes, for each designated space for a term of two years from the closing date. The Company had a liability of $0 and $56 at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, for the amounts to be paid over the remaining terms of the master lease obligations.

          Total revenues of the centers described above that are included in discontinued operations were $4,416, $5,534 and $11,322 in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. All periods presented have been adjusted to reflect the operations of the centers described above as discontinued operations.

NOTE 5. JOINT VENTURES AND OTHER PARTIALLY OWNED INVESTMENTS

Unconsolidated Affiliates

          At December 31, 2008, the Company had investments in the following 23 entities, which are accounted for using the equity method of accounting:

 

 

 

 

 

Joint Venture

 

Property Name

 

Company’s
Interest

     

 

 

CBL Brazil

 

Plaza Macaé

 

60.0%

CBL Macapa

 

Macapa Shopping

 

60.0%

CBL-TRS Joint Venture, LLC

 

Friendly Center, The Shops at Friendly Center and a portfolio of six office buildings

 

50.0%

CBL-TRS Joint Venture II, LLC

 

Renaissance Center

 

50.0%

Governor’s Square IB

 

Governor’s Plaza

 

50.0%

Governor’s Square Company

 

Governor’s Square

 

47.5%

High Pointe Commons, LP

 

High Pointe Commons

 

50.0%

Imperial Valley Mall L.P.

 

Imperial Valley Mall

 

60.0%

Imperial Valley Peripheral L.P.

 

Imperial Valley Mall (vacant land)

 

60.0%

JG Gulf Coast Town Center

 

Gulf Coast Town Center

 

50.0%

Kentucky Oaks Mall Company

 

Kentucky Oaks Mall

 

50.0%

Mall of South Carolina L.P.

 

Coastal Grand—Myrtle Beach

 

50.0%

Mall of South Carolina Outparcel L.P.

 

Coastal Grand—Myrtle Beach (vacant land)

 

50.0%

Mall Shopping Center Company

 

Plaza del Sol

 

50.6%

Parkway Place L.P.

 

Parkway Place

 

50.0%

Port Orange I, LLC

 

The Pavilion at Port Orange

 

50.0%

Port Orange II, LLC

 

The Landing

 

50.0%

TENCO-CBL Servicos Imobiliarios S.A.

 

Brazilian property management services company

 

50.0%

Triangle Town Member LLC

 

Triangle Town Center, Triangle Town Commons and Triangle Town Place

 

50.0%

Village at Orchard Hills, LLC

 

The Village at Orchard Hills

 

50.0%

West Melbourne I, LLC

 

Hammock Landing Phase I

 

50.0%

West Melbourne II, LLC

 

Hammock Landing Phase II

 

50.0%

York Town Center, LP

 

York Town Center

 

50.0%

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          Condensed combined financial statement information of these unconsolidated affiliates is presented as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in real estate assets

 

$

1,265,236

 

$

1,128,515

 

Less: Accumulated depreciation (160,007 ) (116,430 )
1,105,229 1,012,085
Construction in progress 159,213 7,983
Net investment in real estate assets 1,264,442 1,020,068

Other assets

 

 

95,428

 

 

86,367

 

 

 

         

 

Total assets

 

$

1,359,870

 

$

1,106,435

 

 

 

         

 

LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage and other notes payable

 

$

1,014,622

 

$

875,387

 

Other liabilities

 

 

47,751

 

 

36,376

 

 

 

         

 

Total liabilities

 

 

1,062,373

 

 

911,763

 

 

 

         

 

OWNERS’ EQUITY:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Company

 

 

189,830

 

 

126,071

 

Other investors

 

 

107,667

 

 

68,601

 

 

 

         

 

Total owners’ equity

 

 

297,497

 

 

194,672

 

 

 

         

 

Total liabilities and owners’ equity

 

$

1,359,870

 

$

1,106,435

 

 

 

         

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

$

159,620

 

$

105,256

 

$

94,785

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

(56,312

)

 

(31,177

)

 

(26,488

)

Other operating expenses

 

 

(52,045

)

 

(32,579

)

 

(28,514

)

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Income from operations

 

 

51,263

 

 

41,500

 

 

39,783

 

Interest income

 

 

295

 

 

283

 

 

176

 

Interest expense

 

 

(54,346

)

 

(36,850

)

 

(34,731

)

Loss on impairment of marketable securities

 

 

(189

)

 

 

 

 

Gain on sales of real estate assets

 

 

5,723

 

 

3,118

 

 

5,244

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Net income

 

$

2,746

 

$

8,051

 

$

10,472

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

          Debt on these properties is non-recourse, excluding Parkway Place, West Melbourne and Port Orange. See Note 14 for a description of guarantees the Company has issued related to certain unconsolidated affiliates.

CBL Macapa

          In September 2008, the Company entered into a condominium partnership agreement with several individual investors, to acquire a 60% interest in a new retail development in Macapa, Brazil. As of December 31, 2008, the Company had incurred total funding of $233. Cash flows will be distributed on a pari passu basis among the partners. See Note 18 for information related to the divestment of this partnership subsequent to December 31, 2008.

TENCO-CBL Servicos Imobiliarios S.A.

          In April 2008, the Company entered into a 50/50 joint venture, TENCO-CBL Servicos Imobiliarios S.A. (“TENCO-CBL”), with TENCO Realty S.A. to form a property management services organization in Brazil. The Company obtained its 50% interest in the joint venture by immediately contributing cash of $2,000, and agreeing to contribute, as part of the purchase price, any future dividends up to $1,000. TENCO Realty S.A. will be responsible for managing the joint venture. Net cash flow and income (loss) will be allocated 50/50 to TENCO

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Realty S.A. and the Company. See Note 18 for information related to the divestment of this partnership subsequent to December 31, 2008.

West Melbourne

          Effective January 30, 2008, the Company entered into two 50/50 joint ventures, West Melbourne I, LLC and West Melbourne II, LLC, with certain affiliates of Benchmark Development (“Benchmark”) to develop Hammock Landing, an open-air shopping center in West Melbourne, Florida that will be developed in two phases. The Company obtained its 50% interests in the joint ventures by contributing cash of $9,685. The Company will develop and manage Hammock Landing. Under the terms of the joint venture agreement, any additional capital contributions are to be funded on a 50/50 basis. Likewise, the joint ventures’ net cash flows and income (loss) will be allocated 50/50 to Benchmark and the Company. On August 13, 2008, the joint venture obtained a construction loan with an initial capacity of $67,000 and a land loan in the amount of $3,640 of which $31,177 and $3,640, respectively, was outstanding as of December 31, 2008. The construction loan matures in August 2010, bears interest at the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 2% and has two one-year extension options, which are at the Company’s election, for an outside maturity date of August 2012. The land loan matures in August 2010, bears interest at LIBOR plus 2% and has a one-year extension option, which is at the Company’s election, for an outside maturity date of August 2011.

Port Orange

          Effective January 30, 2008, the Company entered into two 50/50 joint ventures, Port Orange I, LLC and Port Orange II, LLC, with Benchmark to develop The Pavilion at Port Orange (the “Pavilion”), an open-air shopping center in Port Orange, Florida that will be developed in two phases. The Company obtained its 50% interests in the joint ventures by contributing cash of $13,812. The Company will develop and manage the Pavilion. Under the terms of the joint venture agreement, any additional capital contributions are to be funded on a 50/50 basis. Likewise, the joint ventures’ net cash flows and income (loss) will be allocated 50/50 to Benchmark and the Company. On June 30, 2008, the joint venture obtained a construction loan with a capacity of $112,000 and a land loan in the amount of $8,300 of which $33,384 and $8,300, respectively, was outstanding as of December 31, 2008. The construction loan matures in June 2011, bears interest at LIBOR plus 1.25% and has two one-year extension options, which are at the Company’s election, for an outide maturity date of June 2013. The land loan matures in June 2011, bears interest at LIBOR plus 1.25% and has a one-year extension option, which is at the Company’s election, for an outside maturity date of June 2012.

CBL-TRS Joint Ventures

          Effective November 30, 2007, the Company entered into a 50/50 joint venture, CBL-TRS Joint Venture, LLC (“CBL-TRS”), with TRS. CBL-TRS acquired a portfolio of retail and office buildings in North Carolina including Friendly Center and The Shops at Friendly Center in Greensboro and six office buildings located adjacent to Friendly Center. The portfolio was acquired from the Starmount Company. The total purchase price paid by CBL-TRS was $260,679, which consisted of $216,146 in cash, including transaction costs, and the assumption of $44,533 of non-recourse debt at a fixed interest rate of 5.90% that matures in January 2017.

          The Company and TRS each contributed cash of $58,045 to CBL-TRS. The Company also made a short-term loan of $100,000 to CBL-TRS that was repaid through financing obtained independently by CBL-TRS. On April 5, 2008, CBL-TRS obtained a $100,000 non-recourse loan with a fixed interest rate of 5.33% and matures on April 5, 2013.

          Effective February 1, 2008, the Company entered into a second 50/50 joint venture, CBL-TRS Joint Venture II, LLC (“CBL-TRS II”), with TRS. During the first quarter of 2008, CBL-TRS II acquired Renaissance Center, located in Durham, NC, for $89,639 and an anchor parcel at Friendly Center, located in Greensboro, NC, for $5,000, to complete the CBL-TRS joint ventures’ acquisitions from the Starmount Company. The aggregate purchase price consisted of $58,121 in cash and the assumption of $36,518 of non-recourse debt that bears interest at a fixed rate of 5.61% and matures in July 2016. The Company and TRS each contributed cash of $29,089. On

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April 5, 2008, CBL-TRS II obtained a $15,000 non-recourse loan with a fixed interest rate of 5.33% and matures on April 5, 2013.

          Under the terms of the joint venture agreements, neither member is required to make additional capital contributions, except as specifically stated in the agreement governing the joint venture. The CBL-TRS joint ventures’ profits and distributions of cash flows are allocated 50/50 to TRS and the Company.

CBL Brazil

          In October 2007, the Company entered into a condominium partnership agreement with several individual investors and a former land owner to acquire a 60% interest in a new retail development in Macaé, Brazil. The retail center opened in September 2008. At December 31, 2008, the Company had incurred total funding of $18,510. TENCO-CBL developed and manages the center. Cash flows will be distributed on a pari passu basis among the partners.

Galileo America Joint Venture

          In 2003, the Company formed Galileo America, a joint venture with Galileo America, Inc., the U.S. affiliate of Australia-based Galileo America Shopping Trust, to invest in community centers throughout the United States. In 2005, the Company transferred all of its ownership interest in the joint venture to Galileo America. In conjunction with this transfer, the Company sold its management and advisory contracts with Galileo America to New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc. (“New Plan”). New Plan retained the Company to manage nine properties that Galileo America had recently acquired from a third party for a term of 17 years beginning on August 10, 2008 and agreed to pay the Company a management fee of $1,000 per year. Subsequent to the date of this agreement, New Plan was acquired by an affiliate of Centro Properties Group (“Centro”). In October 2007, the Company received notification that Centro had determined to exercise its right to terminate the management agreement by paying the Company a termination fee, payable on August 10, 2008. Due to uncertainty regarding the collectibility of the fee, the Company did not recognize the fee as income at that time. In August 2008, the Company received the termination fee of $8,000, including the final installment of an annual advisory fee of $1,000, which has been recorded as management fee income in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2008.

Variable Interest Entities

          In August 2007, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement with a third party to develop and operate Statesboro Crossing, an open-air shopping center in Statesboro, GA. The Company holds a 50% ownership interest in the joint venture. The Company determined that its investment represents a variable interest in a variable interest entity and that the Company is the primary beneficiary since it is required to fund all of the equity portion of the development costs. The Company earns a preferred return on its investment until it has been returned. As a result, the joint venture is presented in the accompanying financial statements as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 on a consolidated basis, with any interests of the third party reflected as minority interest. At December 31, 2008 and 2007, this joint venture had total assets of $21,644 and $4,921, respectively, and a mortgage note payable of $15,549 as of December 31, 2008.

          In May 2007, the Company entered into a joint venture, Village at Orchard Hills, LLC, with certain third parties to develop and operate The Village at Orchard Hills, a lifestyle center in Grand Rapids Township, MI. The Company holds a 50% ownership interest in the joint venture. The Company determined that its investment represented a variable interest in a variable interest entity and that the Company was the primary beneficiary. As a result, the joint venture was presented in the accompanying financial statements as of December 31, 2007 on a consolidated basis, with the interests of the third parties reflected as minority interest. During the second quarter of 2008, the Company reconsidered whether this entity was a variable interest entity and determined that it was not. As a result, the Company ceased consolidating this variable interest entity and began accounting for it as an unconsolidated affiliate using the equity method of accounting during the second quarter of 2008. During the fourth quarter of 2008, the Company suspended the development of this property. As a result, the Company has

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written down its investment in this joint venture to its net realizable value. At December 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company had a total investment in this project of $700 and $3,000, respectively.

          In March 2007, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement with a third party to develop and operate Settlers Ridge, an open-air shopping center in Robinson Township, PA. The Company holds a 60% ownership interest in the joint venture. The Company determined that its investment represents a variable interest in a variable interest entity and that the Company is the primary beneficiary since it is required to fund all of the equity portion of the development costs. The Company earns a preferred return on its investment until it has been returned. The joint venture is presented in the accompanying financial statements on a consolidated basis, with any interests of the third party reflected as minority interest. At December 31, 2008 and 2007, this joint venture had total assets of $50,042 and $31,549, respectively, and a mortgage note payable of $15,269 and $3,194, respectively.

          The Company has a 10% ownership interest and is the primary beneficiary in a joint venture that owns and operates Willowbrook Plaza in Houston, TX, Massard Crossing in Ft. Smith, AR and Pemberton Plaza in Vicksburg, MS. At December 31, 2008 and 2007, this joint venture had total assets of $63,249 and $53,727, respectively, and a mortgage note payable of $36,017 and $36,535, respectively.

          In April 2005, the Company formed JG Gulf Coast Town Center LLC, a joint venture with Jacobs to develop Gulf Coast Town Center in Lee County (Ft. Myers/Naples), Florida. Under the terms of the joint venture agreement, the Company initially contributed $40,335 for a 50% interest in the joint venture, the proceeds of which were used to refund the aggregate acquisition and development costs incurred with respect to the project that were previously paid by Jacobs. The Company must also provide any additional equity necessary to fund the development of the property, as well as to fund up to an aggregate of $30,000 of operating deficits of the joint venture. The Company receives a preferred return of 11% on its invested capital in the joint venture and will, after payment of such preferred return and repayment of the Company’s invested capital, share equally with Jacobs in the joint venture’s profits.

          In 2007, JG Gulf Coast Town Center obtained a non-recourse mortgage note payable of $190,800, the proceeds of which were used to retire the outstanding borrowings of $143,023 on the construction loan that funded the construction of the property. The net proceeds of $47,777 were first distributed to CBL to the extent of its unreturned capital advances plus accrued and unpaid preferred returns, and then pro rata to the Company and Jacobs.

          As of December 31, 2006, the Company determined that this joint venture was a variable interest entity in which it was the primary beneficiary in accordance with FASB Interpretation No. 46(R), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities and consolidated the joint venture. During the fourth quarter of 2007, the Company reconsidered whether or not this entity was a variable interest entity and determined that it was not. As a result, the Company ceased consolidating this variable interest entity and began accounting for it as an unconsolidated affiliate using the equity method of accounting during the fourth quarter of 2007.

          In October 2006, the Company entered into a loan agreement with a third party under which the Company would loan the third party up to $18,000 to fund land acquisition costs and certain predevelopment expenses for the purpose of developing a shopping center. The loan agreement provided that the Company could convert the loan to a 50% ownership interest in the third party at anytime. The Company determined that its loan to the third party represented a variable interest in a variable interest entity and that the Company was the primary beneficiary. As a result, the Company consolidated this entity. During the first quarter of 2008, the Company agreed to receive title to the underlying land as full payment of the $18,000 loan. The transaction had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

          In October 2006, the Company entered into a loan agreement with a third party under which the Company would loan the third party up to $7,300 to fund land acquisition costs and certain predevelopment expenses for the purpose of developing a shopping center. The loan agreement provides that, in certain circumstances, the Company may convert the loan to a 25% ownership interest in the third party. As of

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December 31, 2006, the Company determined that its loan to the third party was a variable interest in a variable interest entity and that the Company was the primary beneficiary. As a result, the Company consolidated this entity as of December 31, 2006. During 2007, the Company reconsidered its status as the primary beneficiary of this variable interest entity and determined that it no longer was the primary beneficiary. Therefore, the Company ceased consolidating this variable interest entity and has recorded the loan as a mortgage note receivable. The loan bears interest at 9.0% and was scheduled to mature on October 31, 2008. This receivable is currently being renegotiated and it is anticipated that the Company will obtain ownership of the land securing the note and will ground lease the land to the current mortgagee.

Cost Method Investments

          In February 2007, the Company acquired a 6.2% minority interest in subsidiaries of Jinsheng Group (“Jinsheng”), an established mall operating and real estate development company located in Nanjing, China, for $10,125. As of December 31, 2007, Jinsheng owns controlling interests in four home decor shopping malls and two general retail shopping centers.

          Jinsheng also issued to the Company a secured convertible promissory note in exchange for cash of $4,875. The note is secured by 16,565,534 Series 2 Ordinary Shares of Jinsheng. The secured note is non-interest bearing and matures upon the earlier to occur of (i) January 22, 2012, (ii) the closing of the sale, transfer or other disposition of substantially all of Jinsheng’s assets, (iii) the closing of a merger or consolidation of Jinsheng or (iv) an event of default, as defined in the secured note. In lieu of the Company’s right to demand payment on the maturity date, at any time commencing upon the earlier to occur of January 22, 2010 or the occurrence of a Final Trigger Event, as defined in the secured note, the Company may, at its sole option, convert the outstanding amount of the secured note into 16,565,534 Series A-2 Preferred Shares of Jinsheng (which equates to a 2.275% ownership interest).

          Jinsheng also granted the Company a warrant to acquire 5,461,165 Series A-3 Preferred Shares for $1,875. The warrant expires upon the earlier of January 22, 2010 or the date that Jinsheng distributes, as a dividend, shares of Jinsheng’s successor should Jinsheng complete an initial public offering.

          The Company accounts for its minority interest in Jinsheng using the cost method because the Company does not exercise significant influence over Jinsheng and there is no readily determinable market value of Jinsheng’s shares since they are not publicly traded. The Company recorded the secured note at its estimated fair value of $4,513, which reflects a discount of $362 due to the fact that it is non-interest bearing. The discount is amortized to interest income over the term of the secured note using the effective interest method. The minority interest and the secured note are reflected as investment in unconsolidated affiliates in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The Company recorded the warrant at its estimated fair value of $362, which is included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. There have been no significant changes to the fair values of the secured note and warrant.

          During the first quarter of 2008, the Company became aware that a lender to Jinsheng had declared an event of default under its loan, claiming that the loan proceeds had been improperly advanced to a related party entity owned by Jinsheng’s founder. As a result, the lender sought to exercise its rights to register ownership of 100% of the shares of Jinsheng that were pledged as collateral for the loan. The loan was repaid in full, including interest, penalty and other charges, during the second quarter of 2008 and the pledged shares were released by the lender. The Company and its fellow investor subsequently negotiated with Jinsheng’s founder and implemented a restructuring plan during the fourth quarter of 2008 that included, among other things, the settlement of a significant portion of the related party receivable primarily through the contribution to Jinsheng of certain commercial and residential properties. As of December 31, 2008, the Company has determined that its investment in Jinsheng is not impaired.

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NOTE 6. MORTGAGE AND OTHER NOTES PAYABLE

          Mortgage and other notes payable consisted of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2008

 

December 31, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate (1)

 

Amount

 

Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate (1)

 

 

 

     

 

     

 

Fixed-rate debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-recourse loans on operating properties

 

$

4,208,347

 

 

6.13

%

$

4,293,515

 

 

5.93

%

Secured line of credit (2)

 

 

400,000

 

 

4.45

%

 

250,000

 

 

4.51

%

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Total fixed-rate debt

 

 

4,608,347

 

 

5.99

%

 

4,543,515

 

 

5.85

%

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Variable-rate debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recourse term loans on operating properties

 

 

262,946

 

 

2.49

%

 

81,767

 

 

6.15

%

Unsecured line of credit

 

 

522,500

 

 

1.92

%

 

490,232

 

 

5.98

%

Secured lines of credit

 

 

149,050

 

 

1.45

%

 

326,000

 

 

5.71

%

Unsecured term facilities

 

 

437,494

 

 

1.88

%

 

348,800

 

 

5.95

%

Construction loans

 

 

115,339

 

 

1.74

%

 

79,004

 

 

6.20

%

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Total variable-rate debt

 

 

1,487,329

 

 

1.95

%

 

1,325,803

 

 

5.93

%

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

6,095,676

 

 

5.01

%

$

5,869,318

 

 

5.87

%

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 


 

 

(1)

Weighted average interest rate including the effect of debt premiums (discounts), but excluding the amortization of deferred financing costs.

(2)

The Company has entered into interest rate swaps on notional amounts totaling $400,000 and $250,000 as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, related to its largest secured line of credit to effectively fix the interest rate on that portion of the line of credit. Therefore, this amount is currently reflected in fixed-rate debt.

          Non-recourse and recourse term loans include loans that are secured by properties owned by the Company that have a net carrying value of $6,370,927 at December 31, 2008.

Unsecured Line of Credit

          The Company has an unsecured line of credit with total availability of $560,000 that bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 0.75% to 1.20% based on the Company’s leverage ratio, as defined in the agreement to the facility. Additionally, the Company pays an annual fee of 0.1% of the amount of total availability under the unsecured line of credit. The line of credit matures in August 2009 and has two one-year extension options, which are at the Company’s election, for an outside maturity date of August 2011. At December 31, 2008, the outstanding borrowings of $522,500 under the unsecured line of credit had a weighted average interest rate of 1.92%.

Unsecured Term Facilities

          In April 2008, the Company entered into a new unsecured term facility with total availability of $228,000 that bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.50% to 1.80% based on the Company’s leverage ratio, as defined in the agreement to the facility. At December 31, 2008, the outstanding borrowings of $228,000 under the unsecured term facility had a weighted average interest rate of 2.11%. The agreement to the facility contains default provisions customary for transactions of this nature and also contains cross-default provisions for defaults of the Company’s $560,000 unsecured line of credit, the $524,850 secured line of credit and the unsecured term facility with a balance of $209,494 as of December 31, 2008 that was used for the acquisition of certain properties from the Starmount Company or its affiliates. The facility matures in April 2011 and has two one-year extension options, which are at the Company’s election, for an outside maturity date of April 2013. The facility was used to pay down outstanding balances on the Company’s unsecured line of credit.

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          The Company has an unsecured term facility that was obtained for the exclusive purpose of acquiring certain properties from the Starmount Company or its affiliates. At December 31, 2008, the outstanding borrowings of $209,494 under this facility had a weighted average interest rate of 1.63%. The Company completed its acquisition of the properties in February 2008 and, as a result, no further draws can be made against the facility. The unsecured term facility bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 0.95% to 1.40% based on the Company’s leverage ratio, as defined in the agreement to the facility. Net proceeds from a sale, or the Company’s share of excess proceeds from any refinancings, of any of the properties originally purchased with borrowings from this unsecured term facility must be used to pay down any remaining outstanding balance. The agreement to the facility contains default provisions customary for transactions of this nature and also contains cross-default provisions for defaults of the Company’s $560,000 unsecured line of credit, $524,850 secured line of credit and $228,000 unsecured term facility. The facility matures in November 2010 and has two one-year extension options, which are at the Company’s election, for an outside maturity date of November 2012.

Secured Lines of Credit

           The Company has four secured lines of credit that are used for construction, acquisition and working capital purposes, as well as issuances of letters of credit. Each of these lines is secured by mortgages on certain of the Company’s operating properties. Borrowings under the secured lines of credit bear interest at LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 0.80% to 0.95% and had a weighted average interest rate of 3.64% at December 31, 2008. The Company also pays a fee based on the amount of unused availability under its largest secured line of credit at a rate of 0.125% of unused availability. The following summarizes certain information about the secured lines of credit as of December 31, 2008:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total
Available

 

Total
Outstanding

 

Maturity
Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

524,850

 

 

 

$

524,850

 

 

 

 

February 2009

*

 

 

105,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 2010

 

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

 

March 2010

 

 

 

17,200

 

 

 

 

4,200

 

 

 

 

April 2010

 

 

   

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

667,050

 

 

 

$

549,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

* The facility has one, one-year extension option, which was was exercised in February 2009 for an extended maturity date of February 2010.

          The secured lines of credit are collateralized by 23 of the Company’s properties, which had an aggregate net carrying value of $525,291 at December 31, 2008.

Fixed-Rate Debt

          As of December 31, 2008, fixed-rate operating loans bear interest at stated rates ranging from 4.55% to 8.69%. Outstanding borrowings under fixed-rate loans include net unamortized debt premiums of $15,018 that were recorded when the Company assumed debt to acquire real estate assets that was at a net above-market interest rate compared to similar debt instruments at the date of acquisition. Fixed-rate loans generally provide for monthly payments of principal and/or interest and mature at various dates from February 2009 through October 2018, with a weighted average maturity of 4.9 years.

          During the fourth quarter of 2008, the Company obtained a loan totaling $40,000 secured by Meridian Mall in Lansing, MI that matures in November 2010. While the loan bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 3.00%, the Company has entered into a $40,000 pay fixed/receive variable swap to effectively fix the interest rate at 5.175%. The property had a previous loan of $84,588 that was repaid in September 2008 and had a fixed interest rate of 4.52%.

          During the third quarter of 2008, the Company obtained two separate loans totaling $251,500. The first loan represents a new $164,000, ten-year non-recourse loan maturing in October 2018 secured by Hanes Mall in Winston-Salem, NC. The loan bears interest at a fixed rate of 6.99% and replaces a previous loan on the property of $97,600 that had a fixed interest rate of 7.31%. The second loan represents a new $87,500 three-year term loan secured by RiverGate Mall and the Village at Rivergate in Nashville, TN. The loan matures in September 2011 and has two, one-year extension options for an outside maturity date in September 2013 and is 50% recourse. While the loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 2.25%, the Company has entered into an $87,500 pay fixed/receive variable swap to effectively fix the interest rate at 5.85%. The Company also entered into a loan modification agreement to modify and extend its existing $36,600 loan secured by Hickory Hollow Mall and Courtyard at

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Hickory Hollow Mall in Nashville, TN. The loan was extended for ten years, maturing in October 2018, is fully recourse and bears interest at a fixed rate of 6.00%. The net proceeds from these loans, combined with the loan modification, replaced an existing $153,200 loan bearing an interest rate of 6.77% secured by RiverGate Mall, The Village at Rivergate, Hickory Hollow Mall, and Courtyard at Hickory Hollow.

          During the second quarter of 2008, the Company announced that it had entered into a one-year extension of the $39,600, non-recourse loan secured by Oak Hollow Mall in High Point, NC. The extension maintained the fixed interest rate of 7.31% and extended the maturity date to February 2009.

          During the second quarter of 2007, the Company obtained two separate ten-year, non-recourse loans totaling $207,520 that bear interest at fixed rates ranging from 5.60% to 5.66%, with a weighted average of 5.61%. The loans are secured by Gulf Coast Town Center and Eastgate Crossing and mature in July 2017 and May 2017, respectively. The proceeds were used to retire two variable rate loans totaling $143,258 and to reduce outstanding balances on the Company’s credit facilities.

          During the first quarter of 2007, the Company obtained six separate ten-year, non-recourse loans totaling $417,040 that mature in April 2017 and bear interest at fixed rates ranging from 5.66% to 5.68%, with a weighted average of 5.67%. The loans are secured by Mall of Acadiana, Citadel Mall, The Plaza at Fayette Mall, Layton Hills Mall and its associated center, Hamilton Corner and The Shoppes at St. Clair Square. The proceeds were used to retire $92,050 of mortgage notes payable that were scheduled to mature during the succeeding twelve months and to reduce outstanding balances on the Company’s credit facilities. The mortgage notes payable that were retired consisted of two variable rate term loans totaling $51,825 and three fixed rate loans totaling $40,225. The Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of $227 related to prepayment fees and the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs associated with the loans that were retired.

Variable-Rate Debt

          Recourse term loans for the Company’s operating properties bear interest at variable interest rates indexed to the prime lending rate or LIBOR. At December 31, 2008, interest rates on such recourse loans varied from 1.47% to 3.83%. These loans mature at various dates from January 2009 to February 2011, with a weighted average maturity of 2.4 years, and have various extension options ranging from one to three years.

During 2008, the Company entered into seven additional construction loans totaling $251,157. Of the seven construction loans, two represent the capacity available for the development of The Pavilion at Port Orange, a community center under development in Port Orange, FL, totaling $120,300 and two represent the capacity available for the development of Hammock Landing, a community center under development in West Melbourne, FL, totaling $64,571. These loans have variable interest rates and mature in June 2011 and August 2010, respectively. The loans do not have extension options available. These properties are held in 50/50 joint ventures, but the Company has guaranteed 100% of the debt. See Note 5 for additional information. The remaining three construction loans are attributable to Phase III of Gulf Coast Town Center in Fort Myers, FL, a lifestyle addition to West County Center in St. Louis, MO and the development of Statesboro Crossing, a community center located in Statesboro, GA.  The stated maturity dates on these loans range from April 2010 through June 2011.  However, including available extension options on each of the loans, which are at the Company's election, the outside maturity dates range from June 2011 through August 2013.

          In addition, in December 2008, the Company entered into a loan agreement with the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation (“MBFC”) under which the Company received access to $79,085 from the issuance of Gulf Opportunity Zone Industrial Development Revenue Bonds (“GO ZONE Bonds”) by the MBFC. The GO ZONE Bonds are fully supported by a letter of credit obtained by the Company. The loan accrues interest payable monthly at a variable rate based on the USD-SIFMA Municipal Swap Index. The GO ZONE Bonds are subject to redemption at the Company’s discretion and mature on December 1, 2038. They will be repaid by the Company in accordance with the terms stipulated in the loan agreement and the bond issuance proceeds must be used to finance the construction of the Company’s interest in a community center development located in the state of Mississippi. As of December 31, 2008, approximately $31,356 had been drawn from the available funds. The balance of the proceeds, approximately $47,729, are currently held in trust and will be released to the Company as further capital expenditures on the development project are incurred. These funds are recorded in other assets as restricted cash in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2008.

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Letters of Credit

          At December 31, 2008, the Company had additional unsecured lines of credit with a total commitment of $38,410 that are only used for issuing letters of credit. The letters of credit outstanding under these lines of credit totaled $15,133 at December 31, 2008.

Interest Rate Hedging Instruments

          The Company entered into an $80,000 interest rate cap agreement, effective December 4, 2008, to hedge the risk of changes in cash flows on the letter of credit supporting the GO ZONE Bonds equal to the then-outstanding cap notional. The interest rate cap protects the Company from increases in the hedged cash flows attributable to overall changes in the USD-SIFMA Municipal Swap Index above the strike rate of the cap on the debt. The strike rate associated with the interest rate cap is 4.00%. The interest rate cap had a nominal value as of December 31, 2008 and matures on December 3, 2010.

          The Company entered into a $40,000 pay fixed/receive variable interest rate swap agreement, effective November 19, 2008, to hedge the interest rate risk exposure on the borrowings of one of its operating properties equal to the swap notional amount. This interest rate swap hedges the risk of changes in cash flows on the Company’s designated forecasted interest payments attributable to changes in 1-month LIBOR, the designated benchmark interest rate being hedged, thereby reducing exposure to variability in cash flows relating to interest payments on the variable-rate debt. The interest rate swap effectively fixes the interest payments on the portion of debt principal corresponding to the swap notional amount at 5.175%. The swap was valued at ($772) as of December 31, 2008 and matures on November 7, 2010.

          The Company entered into an $87,500 pay fixed/receive variable interest rate swap agreement, effective October 1, 2008, to hedge the interest rate risk exposure on the borrowings of one of our operating properties equal to the swap notional amount. This interest rate swap hedges the risk of changes in cash flows on our designated forecasted interest payments attributable to changes in 1-month LIBOR, the designated benchmark interest rate being hedged, thereby reducing exposure to variability in cash flows relating to interest payments on the variable-rate debt. The interest rate swap effectively fixes the interest payments on the portion of debt principal corresponding to the swap notional amount at 5.85%. The swap was valued at $(3,787) as of December 31, 2008 and matures on September 23, 2010.

          On January 2, 2008, the Company entered into a $150,000 pay fixed/receive variable interest rate swap agreement to hedge the interest rate risk exposure on an amount of borrowings on our largest secured line of credit equal to the swap notional amount. This interest rate swap hedges the risk of changes in cash flows on our designated forecasted interest payments attributable to changes in 1-month LIBOR, the designated benchmark interest rate being hedged, thereby reducing exposure to variability in cash flows relating to interest payments on the variable-rate debt. The interest rate swap effectively fixes the interest payments on the portion of debt principal corresponding to the swap notional amount at 4.353%. The swap was valued at $(3,989) as of December 31, 2008 and matures on December 30, 2009.

          On December 31, 2007, the Company entered into a $250,000 pay fixed/receive variable interest rate swap agreement to hedge the interest rate risk exposure on an amount of borrowings on our largest secured line of credit equal to the swap notional amount. This interest rate swap hedges the risk of changes in cash flows on our designated forecasted interest payments attributable to changes in 1-month LIBOR, the designated benchmark interest rate being hedged, thereby reducing exposure to variability in cash flows relating to interest payments on the variable-rate debt. The interest rate swap effectively fixes the interest payments on the portion of debt principal corresponding to the swap notional amount at 4.505%. The swap was valued at $(7,022) as of December 31, 2008 and matures on December 30, 2009.

Covenants and Restrictions

          The secured and unsecured line of credit agreements contain, among other restrictions, certain financial covenants including the maintenance of certain financial coverage ratios, minimum net worth requirements, and limitations on cash flow distributions. Additionally, certain property-specific mortgage notes payable require the maintenance of debt service coverage ratios on their respective properties. The Company was in compliance with all covenants and restrictions at December 31, 2008.

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          Thirty-nine malls/open-air centers, nine associated centers, three community centers and the corporate office building are owned by special purpose entities that are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The sole business purpose of the special purpose entities is to own and operate these properties, each of which is encumbered by a commercial-mortgage-backed-securities loan. The real estate and other assets owned by these special purpose entities are restricted under the loan agreements in that they are not available to settle other debts of the Company. However, so long as the loans are not under an event of default, as defined in the loan agreements, the cash flows from these properties, after payments of debt service, operating expenses and reserves, are available for distribution to the Company.

Scheduled Principal Maturities

          As of December 31, 2008, the scheduled principal maturities of the Company’s consolidated debt, excluding extensions available at the Company’s option, on all mortgage and other notes payable, including construction loans and lines of credit, are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

$

1,640,679

 

2010

 

 

793,380

 

2011

 

 

621,818

 

2012

 

 

547,492

 

2013

 

 

458,957

 

Thereafter

 

 

2,018,332

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

6,080,658

 

Net unamortized premiums

 

 

15,018

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

$

6,095,676

 

 

 

   

 

          Of the $1,640,679 of scheduled principal maturities in 2009, excluding net unamortized premiums of $522, related to 12 operating properties and the Company’s largest secured and unsecured lines of credit, maturities representing $1,275,738 have extensions available at the Company’s option, leaving approximately $364,941 of maturities in 2009 that must be retired or refinanced. The $364,941 of maturities in 2009 represents non-recourse, property-specific mortgage loans. All of the mortgages are held by life insurance companies, with the exception of a $53,325 commercial mortgage-backed securities loan that matures in December 2009. Of the $311,616 of remaining loans, the Company completed an extension in January 2009 on one loan totaling $19,009 that extended the maturity date until January 2012. This loan has an additional one-year extension option for an outside maturity date of January 2013. The Company also has a loan with a stated February 2009 maturity totaling $38,183 for which it originally had an extension option for an additional five years; however, the Company is currently in discussions with the lender to renegotiate the terms and maturity of the loan on a more favorable basis. The Company closed on the refinancing of a loan totaling $82,203 in March 2009. The Company has three loans totaling $112,512 that are with the same lender and have original maturity dates ranging from March 2009 to October 2009. The Company has obtained an extension of the loan with the March maturity date to May 2009 to provide additional time to complete its negotiations with the lender on all three of the loans. The Company is also in active refinancing negotiations with the lender of its loan that matures in April 2009 totaling $59,709.

NOTE 7. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Common Stock Repurchase Plan

          On August 2, 2007, the Company’s board of directors approved a $100,000 common stock repurchase plan effective for twelve months. Under the August 2007 plan, purchases of shares of the Company’s common stock could be made from time to time, subject to market conditions and at prevailing market prices, through open market purchases. Any stock repurchases were to be funded through the Company’s available cash and credit facilities. The Company was not obligated to repurchase any shares of stock under the plan and the

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Company had the right to terminate the plan at any time. Repurchased shares were deemed retired and were, accordingly, cancelled and no longer considered issued. As of December 31, 2007, the Company had repurchased 148,500 shares at a cost of approximately $5,168. The cost of the repurchased shares was recorded as a reduction in the respective components of shareholders’ equity. No additional repurchases were made during 2008.

Preferred Stock

          On June 28, 2007, the Company redeemed its 2,000,000 outstanding shares of 8.75% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) for $100,000, representing a liquidation preference of $50.00 per share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends of $2,139. In connection with the redemption of the Series B Preferred Stock, the Company incurred a charge of $3,630 to write off direct issuance costs that were recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in capital when the Series B Preferred Stock was issued. The charge is included in preferred dividends in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2007.

          On August 22, 2003, the Company issued 4,600,000 depositary shares in a public offering, each representing one-tenth of a share of 7.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series C Preferred Stock”) with a par value of $0.01 per share. The Series C Preferred Stock has a liquidation preference of $250.00 per share ($25.00 per depositary share). The dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock are cumulative, accrue from the date of issuance and are payable quarterly in arrears at a rate of $19.375 per share ($1.9375 per depositary share) per annum. The Series C Preferred Stock has no stated maturity, is not subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption, and is not convertible into any other securities of the Company. The Series C Preferred Stock cannot be redeemed by the Company prior to August 22, 2008. After that date, the Company may redeem shares, in whole or in part, at any time for a cash redemption price of $250.00 per share ($25.00 per depositary share) plus accrued and unpaid dividends. The net proceeds of $111,227 were used to partially fund certain acquisitions and to reduce outstanding borrowings on the Company’s credit facilities.

          On December 13, 2004, the Company issued 7,000,000 depositary shares in a public offering, each representing one-tenth of a share of 7.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series D Preferred Stock”) with a par value of $0.01 per share. The Series D Preferred Stock has a liquidation preference of $250.00 per share ($25.00 per depositary share). The dividends on the Series D Preferred Stock are cumulative, accrue from the date of issuance and are payable quarterly in arrears at a rate of $18.4375 per share ($1.84375 per depositary share) per annum. The Series D Preferred Stock has no stated maturity, is not subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption, and is not convertible into any other securities of the Company. The Series D Preferred Stock cannot be redeemed by the Company prior to December 13, 2009. After that date, the Company may redeem shares, in whole or in part, at any time for a cash redemption price of $250.00 per share ($25.00 per depositary share) plus accrued and unpaid dividends. The net proceeds of $169,333 were used to reduce outstanding borrowings on the Company’s credit facilities.

          Holders of each series of preferred stock will have limited voting rights if dividends are not paid for six or more quarterly periods and in certain other events.

Dividends

          On November 4, 2008, the Company announced that it would reduce the quarterly dividend rate, effective with the fourth quarter 2008 declaration, on its common stock to $0.37 per share from $0.545 per share. The quarterly cash dividend equates to an annual dividend of $1.48 per share compared with the previous annual dividend of $2.18 per share. The dividend was paid on January 14, 2009, to shareholders of record as of December 28, 2007. The dividend declared in the fourth quarter of 2008, totaling $24,568, is included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities at December 31, 2008. The total dividend included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities at December 31, 2007 was $36,149.

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          The allocations of dividends declared and paid for income tax purposes are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends declared:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

$

1.63500

 

$

2.06000

 

$

1.87750

 

Series B preferred stock

 

$

 

$

1.09375

 

$

4.37500

 

Series C preferred stock

 

$

19.375

 

$

19.375

 

$

19.375

 

Series D preferred stock

 

$

18.4375

 

$

18.4375

 

$

18.4375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allocations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinary income

 

 

76.58

%

 

77.86

%

 

97.56

%

Capital gains 15% rate

 

 

0.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.22

%

Capital gains 25% rate

 

 

0.67

%

 

1.65

%

 

0.22

%

Return of capital

 

 

22.75

%

 

20.49

%

 

0.00

%

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Total

 

 

100.00

%

 

100.00

%

 

100.00

%

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinary income

 

 

99.14

%

 

97.93

%

 

97.56

%

Capital gains 15% rate

 

 

0.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.22

%

Capital gains 25% rate

 

 

0.86

%

 

2.07

%

 

0.22

%

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Total

 

 

100.00

%

 

100.00

%

 

100.00

%

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 


 

            (1) The allocations for income tax purposes are the same for each series of preferred stock for each period presented.

NOTE 8. MINORITY INTERESTS

          Minority interests represent (i) the aggregate partnership interest in the Operating Partnership that is not owned by the Company and (ii) the aggregate ownership interest in 27 of the Company’s shopping center properties that is held by third parties.

Minority Interest in Operating Partnership

          The minority interest in the Operating Partnership is represented by common units and special common units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership (the “Operating Partnership Units”) that the Company does not own.

          The assets and liabilities allocated to the Operating Partnership’s minority interests are based on their ownership percentage of the Operating Partnership at December 31, 2008 and 2007. The ownership percentage is determined by dividing the number of Operating Partnership Units held by the minority interests at December 31, 2008 and 2007 by the total Operating Partnership Units outstanding at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The minority interest ownership percentage in assets and liabilities of the Operating Partnership was 43.3% at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

          Income is allocated to the Operating Partnership’s minority interests based on their weighted average ownership during the year. The ownership percentage is determined by dividing the weighted average number of Operating Partnership Units held by the minority interests by the total weighted average number of Operating Partnership Units outstanding during the year.

          A change in the number of shares of common stock or Operating Partnership Units changes the percentage ownership of all partners of the Operating Partnership. An Operating Partnership Unit is considered to be equivalent to a share of common stock since it generally is redeemable for cash or shares of the

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Company’s common stock. As a result, an allocation is made between shareholders’ equity and minority interest in the Operating Partnership in the accompanying balance sheet to reflect the change in ownership of the Operating Partnership’s underlying equity when there is a change in the number of shares and/or Operating Partnership Units outstanding. During 2008, the Company allocated $9,692 from minority interest to shareholders’ equity. During 2007 and 2006, the Company allocated $9,361 and $1,785, respectively, from shareholders’ equity to minority interest.

          The total minority interest in the Operating Partnership was $391,482 and $493,515 at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

          On November 4, 2008, the Operating Partnership declared a distribution of $19,024 to the Operating Partnership’s limited partners. The distribution was paid on January 14, 2009. This distribution represented a distribution of $0.3700 per unit for each common unit and $0.6346 to $0.7572 per unit for certain special common units in the Operating Partnership. The total distribution is included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities at December 31, 2008.

          On November 6, 2007, the Operating Partnership declared a distribution of $28,235 to the Operating Partnership’s limited partners. The distribution was paid on January 15, 2008. This distribution represented a distribution of $0.5450 per unit for each common unit and $0.7322 to $0.7572 per unit for certain special common units in the Operating Partnership. The total distribution is included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities at December 31, 2007.

Minority Interest in Operating Partnership-Conversion Rights

          Under the terms of the Operating Partnership’s limited partnership agreement, each of the limited partners has the right to exchange all or a portion of its partnership interests for shares of CBL’s common stock or, at CBL’s election, their cash equivalent. When an exchange occurs, CBL assumes the limited partner’s ownership interests in the Operating Partnership. The number of shares of common stock received by a limited partner of the Operating Partnership upon exercise of its exchange rights will be equal, on a one-for-one basis, to the number of Operating Partnership Units exchanged by the limited partner. The amount of cash received by the limited partner, if CBL elects to pay cash, will be based on the five-day trailing average of the trading price at the time of exercise of the shares of common stock that would otherwise have been received by the limited partner in the exchange. Neither the limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership nor the shares of common stock of CBL are subject to any right of mandatory redemption.

          At December 31, 2008, holders of 22,913,538 Series J special common units (“J-SCUs”) are eligible to exchange their units for shares of common stock or cash. The J-SCUs receive a distribution equal to that paid on the common units.

          In July 2004, the Company issued 1,560,940 S-SCUs, all of which are outstanding as of December 31, 2008, in connection with the acquisition of Monroeville Mall. The S-SCUs receive a minimum distribution of $2.53825 per unit per year for the first five years, and receive a minimum distribution of $2.92875 per unit per year thereafter.

          In June 2005, the Company issued 571,700 L-SCUs, all of which are outstanding as of December 31, 2008, in connection with the acquisition of Laurel Park Place. The L-SCUs receive a minimum distribution of $0.7572 per unit per quarter ($3.0288 per unit per year). Upon the earlier to occur of June 1, 2020, or when the distribution on the common units exceeds $0.7572 per unit for four consecutive calendar quarters, the L-SCUs will thereafter receive a distribution equal to the amount paid on the common units.

          In November 2005, the Company issued 1,144,924 K-SCUs, all of which are outstanding as of December 31, 2008, in connection with the acquisition of Oak Park Mall, Eastland Mall and Hickory Point Mall. The K-SCUs received a dividend at a rate of 6.0%, or $2.85 per K-SCU, for the first year following the close of the transaction and will receive a dividend at a rate of 6.25%, or $2.96875 per K-SCU, thereafter.

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When the quarterly distribution on the Operating Partnership’s common units exceeds the quarterly K-SCU distribution for four consecutive quarters, the K-SCUs will receive distributions at the rate equal to that paid on the Operating Partnership’s common units. At any time following the first anniversary of the closing date, the holders of the K-SCUs may exchange them, on a one-for-one basis, for shares of the Company’s common stock or, at the Company’s election, their cash equivalent.

                    During 2008, holders of 24,226 special common units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership exercised their conversion rights. The Company was requested to exchange common stock for these units, and elected to do so.

          During 2007, holders of 220,670 special common units and 2,848 common units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership exercised their conversion rights. The Company elected to exchange cash of $9,502 in exchange for these units.

          During 2006, holders elected to exchange 595,041 special common units and 1,480,066 common units. The Company elected to exchange $3,610 of cash and 1,979,644 shares of common stock for these units.

          Outstanding rights to convert minority interests in the Operating Partnership to common stock were held by the following parties at December 31, 2007 and 2006:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Company

 

 

66,399,494

 

 

66,179,747

 

Jacobs

 

 

22,913,538

 

 

22,937,764

 

CBL’s Predecessor

 

 

17,396,798

 

 

17,493,676

 

Third parties

 

 

10,300,277

 

 

10,203,399

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

Total Operating Partnership Units

 

 

117,010,107

 

 

116,814,586

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

Minority Interest in Shopping Center Properties

          The Company’s consolidated financial statements include the assets, liabilities and results of operations of 22 properties that the Company does not wholly own. The minority interests in shopping center properties represents the aggregate ownership interest of third parties in these properties. The total minority interests in shopping center properties was $423,528 and $426,782 at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The minority interest in shopping center properties as of December 31, 2008 reflects the issuance of PJV units to Westfield as more fully described in Note 3.

          The assets and liabilities allocated to the minority interests in shopping center properties are based on the third parties’ ownership percentages in each shopping center property at December 31, 2008 and 2007. Income is allocated to the minority interests in shopping center properties based on the third parties’ weighted average ownership in each shopping center property during the year.

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NOTE 9. MINIMUM RENTS

          The Company receives rental income by leasing retail shopping center space under operating leases. Future minimum rents are scheduled to be received under noncancellable tenant leases at December 31, 2008, as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

$

614,462

 

2010

 

 

538,300

 

2011

 

 

472,031

 

2012

 

 

403,771

 

2013

 

 

340,612

 

Thereafter

 

 

1,493,925

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

$

3,863,101

 

 

 

   

 

          Future minimum rents do not include percentage rents or tenant reimbursements that may become due.

NOTE 10. MORTGAGE NOTES RECEIVABLE

          Mortgage notes receivable are collateralized by first mortgages, wrap-around mortgages on the underlying real estate and related improvements or by assignment of 100% of the partnership interests that own the real estate assets. Interest rates on notes receivable range from 2.2% to 10.0%, with a weighted average interest rate of 6.79% and 5.93% at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Maturities of notes receivable range from October 2008 to January 2047. The mortgage note receivable with a maturity date of October 2008 has a carrying amount of $8,024 and bears interest at a rate of 9.0%. This receivable is currently being renegotiated and it is anticipated that the Company will obtain ownership of the land securing the note and will ground lease the land to the current mortgagee.

NOTE 11. SEGMENT INFORMATION

          The Company measures performance and allocates resources according to property type, which is determined based on certain criteria such as type of tenants, capital requirements, economic risks, leasing terms, and short- and long-term returns on capital. Rental income and tenant reimbursements from tenant leases provide the majority of revenues from all segments. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in Note 2. Information on the Company’s reportable segments is presented as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2008

 

Malls

 

Associated
Centers

 

Community
Centers

 

All
Other (2)

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

1,020,683

 

$

43,471

 

$

14,753

 

$

59,311

 

$

1,138,218

 

Property operating expenses (1)

 

 

(356,624

)

 

(11,439

)

 

(5,066

)

 

21,971

 

 

(351,158

)

Interest expense

 

 

(252,074

)

 

(9,045

)

 

(4,300

)

 

(47,790

)

 

(313,209

)

Other expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(33,333

)

 

(33,333

)

Gain on sales of real estate assets

 

 

5,227

 

 

28

 

 

1,071

 

 

6,075

 

 

12,401

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Segment profit

 

$

417,212

 

$

23,015

 

$

6,458

 

$

6,234

 

$

452,919

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(332,475

)

General and administrative expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(45,241

)

Interest and other income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,076

 

Impairment of marketable securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(17,181

)

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,831

 

Income tax provision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(13,495

)

Minority interest in earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(31,454

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Income from continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

25,980

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Total assets

 

$

6,884,654

 

$

343,440

 

$

73,508

 

$

732,733

 

$

8,034,335

 

Capital expenditures (3)

 

$

182,049

 

$

7,855

 

$

23,782

 

$

217,237

 

$

430,923

 

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Year Ended December 31, 2007

 

Malls

 

Associated
Centers

 

Community Centers

 

All
Other (2)

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

956,742

 

$

43,213

 

$

9,009

 

$

30,980

 

$

1,039,944

 

Property operating expenses (1)

 

 

(331,476

)

 

(10,184

)

 

(3,075

)

 

29,583

 

 

(315,152

)

Interest expense

 

 

(235,162

)

 

(8,790

)

 

(3,500

)

 

(40,432

)

 

(287,884

)

Other expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(18,525

)

 

(18,525

)

Gain (loss) on sales of real estate assets

 

 

5,219

 

 

(11

)

 

(2,425

)

 

12,787

 

 

15,570

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Segment profit and loss

 

$

395,323

 

$

24,228

 

$

9

 

$

14,393

 

$

433,953

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(243,522

)

General and administrative expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(37,852

)

Interest and other income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,923

 

Impairment of marketable securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(18,456

)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(227

)

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,502

 

Income tax provision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8,390

)

Minority interest in earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(58,461

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Income from continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

81,470

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Total assets

 

$

6,876,842

 

$

351,003

 

$

188,441

 

$

688,761

 

$

8,105,047

 

Capital expenditures (3)

 

$

1,355,257

 

$

17,757

 

$

133,253

 

$

390,208

 

$

1,896,475

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2006

 

Malls

 

Associated
Centers

 

Community
Centers

 

All
Other (2)

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

921,813

 

$

38,659

 

$

7,403

 

$

27,627

 

$

995,502

 

Property operating expenses (1)

 

 

(311,094

)

 

(9,228

)

 

(2,356

)

 

28,382

 

 

(294,296

)

Interest expense

 

 

(214,709

)

 

(4,681

)

 

(2,826

)

 

(34,851

)

 

(257,067

)

Other expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(18,623

)

 

(18,623

)

Gain on sales of real estate assets

 

 

4,405

 

 

1,033

 

 

34

 

 

9,033

 

 

14,505

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Segment profit and loss

 

$

400,415

 

$

25,783

 

$

2,255

 

$

11,568

 

 

440,021

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(228,531

)

General and administrative expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(39,522

)

Interest and other income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,084

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(935

)

Impairment of real estate assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(480

)

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,295

 

Income tax provision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,902

)

Minority interest in earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(74,459

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Income from continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

104,571

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Total assets

 

$

5,823,890

 

$

317,708

 

$

53,457

 

$

323,755

 

$

6,518,810

 

Capital expenditures (3)

 

$

285,560

 

$

42,952

 

$

3,606

 

$

157,399

 

$

489,517

 


 

 

(1)

Property operating expenses include property operating, real estate taxes and maintenance and repairs.

(2)

The All Other category includes mortgage notes receivable, Office Buildings, the Management Company and the Company’s subsidiary that provides security and maintenance services.

(3)

Amounts include acquisitions of real estate assets and investments in unconsolidated affiliates. Developments in progress are included in the All Other category.

NOTE 12. SUPPLEMENTAL AND NONCASH INFORMATION

               The Company paid cash for interest, net of amounts capitalized, in the amount of $319,680, $285,811 and $255,523 during 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

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               The Company’s noncash investing and financing activities for 2008, 2007 and 2006 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued dividends and distributions

 

$

43,592

 

$

64,384

 

$

59,305

 

Additions to real estate assets accrued but not yet paid

 

 

18,504

 

 

35,739

 

 

38,543

 

Conversion of Operating Partnership units into common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,983

 

Notes receivable from sale of real estate assets

 

 

11,258

 

 

8,735

 

 

3,366

 

Reclassification of developments in progress to mortgage and other notes receivable 17,371

Payable related to acquired marketable securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,078

 

Debt assumed to acquire property interests

 

 

 

 

458,182

 

 

 

Issuance of minority interest to acquire property interests

 

 

 

 

416,443

 

 

 

Net deiscount related to debt assumed to acquire property interests

 

 

 

 

4,045

 

 

 

Deconsolidation of joint ventures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Decrease in real estate assets (51,607

)

(181,159

)

Decrease in mortgage notes payable

 

 

(9,058

)

 

(190,800

)

 

 

Increase (decrease) in minority interest

 

 

(3,257

)

 

2,103

 

 

 

    Increase (decrease) in investment in unconsolidated affiliates 33,776 (7,063

)

Decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

(5,516

)

 

(475

)

 

 

Consolidation of Imperial Valley Commons:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in real estate assets

 

 

 

 

17,892

 

 

 

Decrease in investment in unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

 

 

(17,892

)

 

 

Deconsolidation of loan to third party:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in mortgage notes receivable

 

 

 

 

6,527

 

 

 

Decrease in real estate assets

 

 

 

 

(6,527

)

 

 

NOTE 13. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

          CBL’s Predecessor and certain officers of the Company have a significant minority interest in the construction company that the Company engaged to build substantially all of the Company’s development properties. The Company paid approximately $179,517, $235,539 and $221,151 to the construction company in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively, for construction and development activities. The Company had accounts payable to the construction company of $17,924 and $28,955 at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

          The Management Company provides management, development and leasing services to the Company’s unconsolidated affiliates and other affiliated partnerships. Revenues recognized for these services amounted to $9,694, $3,584 and $3,219 in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

NOTE 14. CONTINGENCIES

          The Company is currently involved in certain litigation that arises in the ordinary course of business. It is management’s opinion that the pending litigation will not materially affect the financial position or results of operations of the Company.

          Additionally, management believes that, based on environmental studies completed to date, any exposure to environmental cleanup will not materially affect the financial position and results of operations of the Company.

          As discussed in Note 3 above, the PJV units of CWJV pay an annual preferred distribution at a rate of 5.0%. Subsequent to October 16, 2008, Westfield has the right to have all or a portion of the PJV units redeemed by CWJV for, at Westfield’s election, cash or property. The Company will have the right, but not the obligation, to purchase the PJV units after October 16, 2012 at their liquidation value, plus accrued and unpaid distributions. On the earliest to occur of June 30, 2013, immediately prior to the redemption of the PJV units, or immediately prior to the liquidation of CWJV or Westfield’s PJV units in CWJV, Westfield’s capital account may be increased by a capital contribution adjustment amount (“CCAA”). The CCAA represents the excess, if any, of the fair value of a share of the Company’s common stock on the above-specified date less $32.00 multiplied by 2.6 million shares. However, in no event shall the CCAA be greater than $26,000. The Company accounts for this contingency using the method prescribed for earnings or other performance measure contingencies. As such,

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should the CCAA provision result in additional consideration to Westfield, the Company will record the current fair value of the consideration issued as a purchase price adjustment at the time the consideration is paid or payable.

Guarantees

          We may guarantee the debt of a joint venture primarily because it allows the joint venture to obtain funding at a lower cost than could be obtained otherwise. This results in a higher return for the joint venture on its investment, and a higher return on our investment in the joint venture. We may receive a fee from the joint venture for providing the guaranty. Additionally, when we issue a guaranty, the terms of the joint venture agreement typically provide that we may receive indemnification from the joint venture.

          We own a parcel of land that we are ground leasing to a third party developer for the purpose of developing a shopping center. We have guaranteed 27% of the third party’s construction loan and bond line of credit (the “loans”) of which the maximum guaranteed amount is $31,554. The total amount outstanding at December 31, 2008 on the loans was $35,710 of which we have guaranteed $9,642. We recorded an obligation of $315 in our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 to reflect the estimated fair value of the guaranty.

          We have guaranteed 100% of the construction loan of West Melbourne, an unconsolidated affiliate in which the Company owns a 50% interest, of which the maximum guaranteed amount is $67,000. West Melbourne is currently developing Hammock Landing, an open-air shopping center in West Melbourne, FL. The total amount outstanding at December 31, 2008 on the loan was $31,177. The guaranty will expire upon repayment of the debt.  The loan matures in August 2010. We have recorded an obligation of $670 in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2008 to reflect the estimated fair value of this guaranty.

          We have guaranteed 100% of the construction loan of Port Orange, an unconsolidated affiliate in which the Company owns a 50% interest, of which the maximum guaranteed amount is $112,000. Port Orange is currently developing The Pavilion at Port Orange, an open-air shopping center in Port Orange, FL. The total amount outstanding at December 31, 2008 on the loan was $33,384. The guaranty will expire upon repayment of the debt.  The loan matures in June 2011. We have recorded an obligation of $1,120 in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2008 to reflect the estimated fair value of this guaranty.

                   We have guaranteed the lease performance of York Town Center, LP (“YTC”), an unconsolidated affiliate in which we own a 50% interest, under the terms of an agreement with a third party that owns property as part of York Town Center. Under the terms of that agreement, YTC is obligated to cause performance of the third party’s obligations as landlord under its lease with its sole tenant, including, but not limited to, provisions such as co-tenancy and exclusivity requirements. Should YTC fail to cause performance, then the tenant under the third party landlord’s lease may pursue certain remedies ranging from rights to terminate its lease to receiving reductions in rent. We have guaranteed YTC’s performance under this agreement up to a maximum of $22,000, which decreases by $800 annually until the guaranteed amount is reduced to $10,000. The guaranty expires on December 31, 2020. The maximum guaranteed obligation was $20,400 million as of December 31, 2008. We entered into an agreement with our joint venture partner under which the joint venture partner has agreed to reimburse us 50% of any amounts we are obligated to fund under the guaranty. We did not record an obligation for this guaranty because we determined that the fair value of the guaranty is not material.

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Performance Bonds

          The Company has issued various bonds that it would have to satisfy in the event of non-performance. The total amount outstanding on these bonds was $45,447 and $40,169 at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Ground Leases

          The Company is the lessee of land at certain of its properties under long-term operating leases, which include scheduled increases in minimum rents. The Company recognizes these scheduled rent increases on a straight-line basis over the initial lease terms. Most leases have initial terms of at least 20 years and contain one or more renewal options, generally for a minimum of five- or 10-year periods. Lease expense recognized in the consolidated statements of operations for 2008, 2007 and 2006 was $2,807, $1,441 and $1,323, respectively.

          The future obligations under these operating leases at December 31, 2008, are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

$

2,428

 

2010

 

 

2,433

 

2011

 

 

2,539

 

2012

 

 

2,470

 

2013

 

 

2,511

 

Thereafter

 

 

77,586

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

$

89,967

 

 

 

   

 

NOTE 15. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

          In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value under GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. In February 2008, the FASB issued FSP 157-2 which delays the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for nonfinancial assets and liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in an entity’s financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually), to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 157 for financial assets and financial liabilities on January 1, 2008.

          In accordance with SFAS No. 157, the Company has categorized its financial assets and financial liabilities that are recorded at fair value into a hierarchy based on whether the inputs to valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. The fair value hierarchy, as defined by SFAS No. 157, contains three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value as follows:

 

 

 

Level 1 – Inputs represent quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities as of the measurement date.

 

 

 

Level 2 – Inputs, other than those included in Level 1, represent observable measurements for similar instruments in active markets, or identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and observable measurements or market data for instruments with substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

 

 

 

Level 3 – Inputs represent unobservable measurements, supported by little, if any, market activity, and require considerable assumptions that are significant to the fair value of the asset or liability. Market valuations must often be determined using discounted cash flow methodologies, pricing models or similar techniques based on the Company’s assumptions and best judgment.

          The following table sets forth information regarding the Company’s financial instruments that are measured at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2008:

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Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value at
December 31, 2008

 

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)

 

Significant Other
Observable
Inputs (Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available-for-sale securities

 

$

4,209

 

$

4,209

 

$

 

$

 

Privately held debt and equity securities

 

 

4,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate hedge instruments

 

$

15,540

 

$

 

$

15,540

 

$

 

          Other assets in the consolidated balance sheets include marketable securities consisting of corporate equity securities that are classified as available for sale. Net unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities that are deemed to be temporary in nature are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss in shareholders’ equity. During 2008, it was determined that certain marketable securities were impaired on an other-than-temporary basis. Due to this, the Company recognized total write-downs of $17,181 during the year ended December 31, 2008 to reduce the carrying value of those investments to their total fair value of $4,207. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company did not recognize any realized gains and losses related to sales or disposals of marketable securities. The fair value of the Company’s available-for-sale securities is based on quoted market prices and, thus, is classified under Level 1.

          The Company holds a convertible note receivable from, and a warrant to acquire shares of, Jinsheng Group, in which the Company also holds a cost-method investment. See Note 4 for additional information. The convertible note receivable is non-interest bearing and is secured by shares of the private entity. Since the convertible note receivable is non-interest bearing and there is no active market for the entity’s debt, the Company performed an analysis on the note considering credit risk and discounting factors to determine the fair value. The warrant was valued using estimated share price and volatility variables in a Black Scholes model. Due to the significant estimates and assumptions used in the valuation of the note and warrant, the Company has classified these under Level 3. During the year ended December 31, 2008, there were no changes in the fair values of the note and warrant.

          The Company uses interest rate swaps and caps to mitigate the effect of interest rate movements on its variable-rate debt. The interest rate hedge instruments are accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, and related amendments. The Company currently has four interest rate swaps and one interest rate cap included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets that qualify as hedging instruments and are designated as cash flow hedges. The swaps and cap have predominantly met the effectiveness test criteria since inception and changes in their fair values are, thus, primarily reported in other comprehensive loss and will be reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged item affects earnings. The Company has engaged a third party firm to calculate the valuations for its interest rate swaps. The fair values of the Company’s interest rate hedges, classified under Level 2, are determined using a proprietary model which is based on prevailing market data for contracts with matching durations, current and anticipated LIBOR or other interest basis information, consideration of the Company’s credit standing, credit risk of the counterparties and reasonable estimates about relevant future market conditions.

          SFAS No. 157 requires separate disclosure of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis from those measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. As of December 31, 2008, no assets or liabilities were measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.

          In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. SFAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company adopted SFAS No. 159 on January 1, 2008, and has elected not to apply the fair value option.

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          The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, receivables, accounts payable and accrued liabilities are reasonable estimates of their fair values because of the short maturity of these financial instruments. Based on the interest rates for similar financial instruments, the carrying value of mortgage notes receivable is a reasonable estimate of fair value. The fair value of mortgage and other notes payable was $5,506,725 and $5,640,130 at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The fair value was calculated by discounting future cash flows for the notes payable using estimated market rates at which similar loans would be made currently.

NOTE 16. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

          The Company maintains the CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, which permits the Company to issue stock options and common stock to selected officers, employees and directors of the Company up to a total of 10,400,000 shares. The compensation committee of the board of directors (the “Committee”) administers the plan.

          Historically, the Company accounted for its stock-based compensation plans under the recognition and measurement principles of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (“APB No. 25”), and related interpretations. Effective January 1, 2003, the Company elected to begin recording the expense associated with stock options granted after January 1, 2003, on a prospective basis in accordance with the fair value and transition provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, as amended by SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation – Transition and Disclosure – An Amendment of FASB Statement No. 123.

          Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, using the modified-prospective-transition method. Under that transition method, compensation cost recognized during the year ended December 31, 2006 includes: (a) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as of January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS No. 123 and (b) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted subsequent to January 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R). Under SFAS No. 123(R), share-based payments are not recorded as shareholders’ equity until the related compensation expense is recognized. Accordingly, the Company reclassified $8,895 from the deferred compensation line item in shareholders’ equity to additional-paid in capital as of January 1, 2006. Results for prior periods were not restated.

          The compensation cost that has been charged against income for the plan was $3,961, $5,985 and $5,632 for 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Compensation cost resulting from share-based awards is recorded at the Management Company, which is a taxable entity. The income tax benefit resulting from stock-based compensation of $7,472 and $9,104 in 2008 and 2007, respectively, has been reflected as a financing cash flow in the consolidated statements of cash flows. Compensation cost capitalized as part of real estate assets was $844, $786 and $947 in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Stock Options

          Stock options issued under the plan allow for the purchase of common stock at the fair market value of the stock on the date of grant. Stock options granted to officers and employees vest and become exercisable in equal installments on each of the first five anniversaries of the date of grant and expire 10 years after the date of grant. Stock options granted to independent directors are fully vested upon grant; however, the independent directors may not sell, pledge or otherwise transfer their stock options during their board term or for one year thereafter. No stock options have been granted since 2002.

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          The Company’s stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2008 is summarized as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2008

 

 

652,030

 

$

15.71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(44,015

)

$

13.26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2008

 

 

608,015

 

$

15.89

 

 

2.6

 

$

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vested and exercisable at December 31, 2008

 

 

608,015

 

$

15.89

 

 

2.6

 

$

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


          The total intrinsic value of options exercised during 2008, 2007 and 2006 was $488, $17,581 and $19,898, respectively.

Stock Awards

          Under the plan, common stock may be awarded either alone, in addition to, or in tandem with other stock awards granted under the plan. The Committee has the authority to determine eligible persons to whom common stock will be awarded, the number of shares to be awarded and the duration of the vesting period, as defined. Generally, an award of common stock vests either immediately at grant, in equal installments over a period of five years or in one installment at the end of periods up to five years. The Committee may also provide for the issuance of common stock under the plan on a deferred basis pursuant to deferred compensation arrangements. The fair value of common stock awarded under the plan is determined based on the market price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date and the related compensation expense is recognized over the vesting period on a straight-line basis.

          A summary of the status of the Company’s stock awards as of December 31, 2008, and changes during the year ended December 31, 2008, is presented below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Weighted
Average
Grant-
Date Fair
Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonvested at January 1, 2008

 

 

298,330

 

$

36.73

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

174,080

 

$

20.44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vested

 

 

(200,420

)

$

26.75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

(14,150

)

$

33.26

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Nonvested at December 31, 2008

 

 

257,840

 

$

33.60

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

          The weighted average grant-date fair value of shares granted during 2008, 2007 and 2006 was $20.44, $34.66 and $39.73, respectively. The total fair value of shares vested during 2008, 2007 and 2006 was $3,952, $6,064 and $6,753, respectively.

          As of December 31, 2008, there was $6,052 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock awards granted under the plan, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.4 years.

NOTE 17. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Postretirement Benefits

          Effective March 1, 2008, the Company adopted an unfunded plan to provide medical insurance coverage for up to two years to any retirees with thirty or more years of service and no eligibility for any other group health plan

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coverage or Medicare. The Company accounts for the plan pursuant to SFAS No. 106, Employers’ Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions. The Company elected to account for the obligation using the transition methodology. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company incurred a total charge of $225 related to the plan. Election of the transition methodology resulted in an unrecognized transition cost of $421 as of December 31, 2008.

          During 2008, the Company incurred expenses of approximately $3.0 million related to certain benefits and severance packages granted to several senior officers upon their retirement and severance expenses granted to certain Development and other personnel impacted by the Company’s staff reduction plan.

401(k) Plan

          The Management Company maintains a 401(k) profit sharing plan, which is qualified under Section 401(a) and Section 401(k) of the Code to cover employees of the Management Company. All employees who have attained the age of 21 and have completed at least 90 days of service are eligible to participate in the plan. The plan provides for employer matching contributions on behalf of each participant equal to 50% of the portion of such participant’s contribution that does not exceed 2.5% of such participant’s compensation for the plan year. Additionally, the Management Company has the discretion to make additional profit-sharing-type contributions not related to participant elective contributions. Total contributions by the Management Company were $1,138, $1,172 and $1,157 in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

          The Company maintains an employee stock purchase plan that allows eligible employees to acquire shares of the Company’s common stock in the open market without incurring brokerage or transaction fees. Under the plan, eligible employees make payroll deductions that are used to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock. The shares are purchased at the prevailing market price of the stock at the time of purchase.

Deferred Compensation Arrangements

          The Company has entered into agreements with certain of its officers that allow the officers to defer receipt of selected salary increases and/or bonus compensation for periods ranging from 5 to 10 years. For certain officers, the deferred compensation arrangements provide that when the salary increase or bonus compensation is earned and deferred, shares of the Company’s common stock issuable under the Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan are deemed set aside for the amount deferred. The number of shares deemed set aside is determined by dividing the amount of compensation deferred by the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the deferral date, as defined in the arrangements. The shares set aside are deemed to receive dividends equivalent to those paid on the Company’s common stock, which are then deemed to be reinvested in the Company’s common stock in accordance with the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan. When an arrangement terminates, the Company will issue shares of the Company’s common stock to the officer equivalent to the number of shares deemed to have accumulated under the officer’s arrangement. The Company accrues compensation expense related to these agreements as the compensation is earned during the term of the agreement.

          In October 2008, the Company issued 7,308 shares of common stock to an officer as a result of the termination of that officer’s deferred compensation agreement.

          In December 2007, the Company issued 2,683 shares of common stock to an officer as a result of the termination of that officer’s deferred compensation agreement.

          At December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, there were 51,251 and 47,601 shares that were deemed set aside in accordance with these arrangements.

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          For other officers, the deferred compensation arrangements provide that their bonus compensation is deferred in the form of a note payable to the officer. Interest accumulates on these notes at 5.0%. When an arrangement terminates, the note payable plus accrued interest is paid to the officer in cash. At December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, the Company had notes payable, including accrued interest, of $276 and $224 related to these arrangements.

NOTE 18. OPERATING PARTNERSHIP

          Condensed consolidated financial statement information for the Operating Partnership is presented as follows:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

 

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment in real estate assets

 

$

7,321,480

 

 

 

$

7,402,278

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

 

1,169,093

 

 

 

 

1,006,993

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

8,490,573

 

 

 

$

8,409,271

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage and other notes payable

 

$

6,095,676

 

 

 

$

5,869,318

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

305,262

 

 

 

 

358,566

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

6,400,938

 

 

 

 

6,227,884

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minority Interests

 

 

423,529

 

 

 

 

426,781

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARTNERS' CAPITAL

 

 

1,666,106

 

 

 

 

1,754,606

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and partners’ capital

 

$

8,490,573

 

 

 

$

8,409,271

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

2008

 

 

 

 

2007

 

 

 

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

$

1,138,218

 

 

 

$

1,039,927

 

 

 

$

995,380

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

(332,475

)

 

 

 

(243,522

)

 

 

 

(228,453

)

Other operating expenses

 

 

(429,256

)

 

 

 

(370,953

)

 

 

 

(349,194

)

Income from operations

 

 

376,487

 

 

 

 

425,452

 

 

 

 

417,733

 

Interest and other income

 

 

10,073

 

 

 

 

10,919

 

 

 

 

9,078

 

Interest expense

 

 

(313,207

)

 

 

 

(287,881

)

 

 

 

(257,065

)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

(227

)

 

 

 

(935

)

Impairment of marketable securities

 

 

(17,181

)

 

 

 

(18,456

)

 

 

 

 

Gain on sales of real estate assets

 

 

12,401

 

 

 

 

15,570

 

 

 

 

14,505

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

2,831

 

 

 

 

3,502

 

 

 

 

5,295

 

Income tax provision

 

 

(13,495

)

 

 

 

(8,390

)

 

 

 

(5,902

)

Minority interest in earnings shopping center properties

 

 

(23,959

)

 

 

 

(12,215

)

 

 

 

(4,136

)

Income from continuing operations

 

 

33,950

 

 

 

 

128,274

 

 

 

 

178,573

 

Operating income of discontinued operations

 

 

1,809

 

 

 

 

1,621

 

 

 

 

4,538

 

Gain on discontinued operations

 

 

3,798

 

 

 

 

6,056

 

 

 

 

8,392

 

Net income

 

$

39,557

 

 

 

$

135,951

 

 

 

$

191,503

 

 

NOTE 19. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

          In January 2009, the Company entered into a $129,000 interest rate cap agreement, effective February 1, 2009, to hedge the risk of changes in cash flows on an amount of the Company’s debt principal equal to the outstanding cap notional. The interest rate cap protects the Company from increases in the hedged cash flows attributable to overall changes in 1-month LIBOR above the strike rate of the cap on the debt. The strike rate associated with the interest rate cap is 3.25%. The interest rate cap matures on July 12, 2010. This interest rate cap was not designated as a hedge instrument.

          In February 2009, the Company negotiated a divestment agreement with its Macapa partners obligating the Company to fund an additional $592 to reimburse the other partners for previously incurred land acquisition costs in exchange for the termination of any future obligations on the part of the Company to fund development costs, and to provide the other partners the option to purchase the Company’s interest in this partnership for an amount equal to its investment balance.

          In February 2009, the Company negotiated the exercise of its put option right to divest of its portion of the investment in the TENCO-CBL Servicos Imobiliarios S.A. pursuant to the joint venture’s governing agreement, under which agreement TENCO Realty S.A. will pay the Company $250 on March 31, 2009, pay monthly installments beginning January 2010 totaling $252 annually with an interest rate of 10% and pay the remaining principal in the form of a balloon payment totaling approximately $1,250 on December 31, 2011.

          In February 2009, the Company announced that its dividend for the first quarter of 2009 of $0.37 per share will be paid in a combination of cash and shares of its common stock as part of the Company’s effort to continue to maximize liquidity. The Company intends that the aggregate cash component will not exceed 40% of the aggregate dividend amount. The Company anticipates that this will generate additional available cash of approximately $19.0 million. The board of directors will evaluate the nature and amount of the Company’s dividends each quarter, but if it were to be determined to maintain quarterly dividends consistent with that for the first quarter of 2009, it is estimated that additional available cash of approximately $70.0 million on an annual basis would be generated.

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NOTE 20. QUARTERLY INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

          The following quarterly information differs from previously reported results since the results of operations of certain long-lived assets disposed of subsequent to each quarter end in 2008 have been reclassified to discontinued operations for all periods presented.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2008

 

 

First
Quarter

 

 

Second
Quarter

 

 

Third
Quarter

 

 

Fourth
Quarter

 

 

Total (1)

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

$

280,931

 

$

272,484

 

$

285,405

 

$

299,398

 

$

1,138,218

 

Income from operations

 

 

95,934

 

 

98,770

 

 

101,084

 

 

80,223

 

 

376,011

 

Income (loss) before discontinued operations

 

 

11,343

 

 

10,956

 

 

8,638

 

 

(4,957

)

 

25,980

 

Discontinued operations

 

 

283

 

 

4,165

 

 

802

 

 

357

 

 

5,607

 

Net income (loss) available to common shareholders

 

 

6,172

 

 

9,665

 

 

3,986

 

 

(10,055

)

 

9,768

 

Basic per share data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of preferred dividends

 

$

0.09

 

$

0.08

 

$

0.05

 

$

(0.16

)

$

0.06

 

Net income (loss) available to common shareholders

 

$

0.09

 

$

0.15

 

$

0.06

 

$

(0.15

)

$

0.15

 

Diluted per share data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of preferred dividends

 

$

0.09

 

$

0.08

 

$

0.05

 

$

(0.16

)

$

0.06

 

Net income (loss) available to common shareholders

 

$

0.09

 

$

0.15

 

$

0.06

 

$

(0.15

)

$

0.15

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2007

 

 

First
Quarter

 

 

Second
Quarter

 

 

Third
Quarter

 

 

Fourth
Quarter

 

 

Total (1)

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

$

249,018

 

$

246,289

 

$

250,999

 

$

293,638

 

$

1,039,944

 

Income from operations

 

 

99,572

 

 

97,797

 

 

101,128

 

 

126,396

 

 

424,893

 

Income before discontinued operations

 

 

24,995

 

 

22,098

 

 

17,734

 

 

16,643

 

 

81,470

 

Discontinued operations

 

 

48

 

 

590

 

 

4,809

 

 

2,230

 

 

7,677

 

Net income available to common shareholders

 

 

17,401

 

 

11,465

 

 

17,088

 

 

13,418

 

 

59,372

 

Basic per share data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations, net of preferred dividends

 

$

0.27

 

$

0.17

 

$

0.19

 

$

0.17

 

$

0.79

 

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

0.27

 

$

0.18

 

$

0.26

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.91

 

Diluted per share data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations, net of preferred dividends

 

$

0.26

 

$

0.16

 

$

0.19

 

$

0.17

 

$

0.78

 

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

0.26

 

$

0.17

 

$

0.26

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.90

 


 

 

(1)

The sum of quarterly earnings per share may differ from annual earnings per share due to rounding.

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Schedule II

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of year

 

$

1,126

 

$

1,128

 

$

3,439

 

Additions (reductions) in allowance charged to expense

 

 

9,372

 

 

1,288

 

 

(1,097

)

Bad debts charged against allowance

 

 

(8,588

)

 

(1,290

)

 

(1,214

)

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Balance, end of year

 

$

1,910

 

$

1,126

 

$

1,128

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

125

 

 

CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC.

Schedule III

REAL ESTATE ASSETS AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION

 

At December 31, 2008

 

(In Thousands)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Cost(A)

 

 

 

Gross Amounts at Which Carried at Close of Period

 

 

 

 

 

Description /Location

 

(B) Encumbrances

 

Land

 

Buildings and
Improvements

 

Costs
Capitalized
Subsequent to
Acquisition

 

Sales of
Outparcel
Land

 

Land

 

Buildings and
Improvements

 

Total (C)

 

(D) Accumulated
Depreciation

 

Date of
Construction
/ Acquisition

 

MALLS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alamance Crossing, Burlington, NC

 

$

74,413

 

$

20,853

 

$

62,799

 

$

14,000

 

$

(1,802

)

$

19,051

 

$

76,799

 

$

95,850

 

$

3,724

 

 

2007

 

Arbor Place, Douglasville, GA

 

 

71,148

 

 

7,862

 

 

95,330

 

 

19,327

 

 

 

 

7,862

 

 

114,657

 

 

122,519

 

 

32,744

 

 

1998-1999

 

Asheville Mall, Asheville, NC

 

 

64,634

 

 

7,139

 

 

58,747

 

 

35,528

 

 

(805

)

 

6,334

 

 

94,275

 

 

100,609

 

 

24,662

 

 

1998

 

Bonita Lakes Mall, Meridian, MS

 

 

23,319

 

 

4,924

 

 

31,933

 

 

6,389

 

 

(985

)

 

4,924

 

 

37,337

 

 

42,261

 

 

12,837

 

 

1997

 

Brookfield Square, Brookfield, WI

 

 

100,028

 

 

8,996

 

 

84,250

 

 

39,214

 

 

 

 

9,187

 

 

123,273

 

 

132,460

 

 

19,733

 

 

2001

 

Burnsville Center, Burnsville, MN

 

 

63,414

 

 

12,804

 

 

71,355

 

 

43,533

 

 

(1,157

)

 

16,102

 

 

110,433

 

 

126,535

 

 

28,092

 

 

1998

 

Cary Towne Center, Cary, NC

 

 

82,203

 

 

23,688

 

 

74,432

 

 

22,064

 

 

 

 

23,701

 

 

96,483

 

 

120,184

 

 

19,182

 

 

2001

 

Chapel Hill Mall, Akron, OH

 

 

74,743

 

 

6,578

 

 

68,043

 

 

12,325

 

 

 

 

6,578

 

 

80,368

 

 

86,946

 

 

9,659

 

 

2004

 

CherryVale Mall, Rockford, IL

 

 

89,360

 

 

11,892

 

 

63,973

 

 

47,559

 

 

(1,667

)

 

11,608

 

 

110,149

 

 

121,757

 

 

18,205

 

 

2001

 

Chesterfield Mall, Chesterfield, MO

 

 

137,951

 

 

11,083

 

 

282,140

 

 

(437

)

 

 

 

11,083

 

 

281,703

 

 

292,786

 

 

12,091

 

 

2007

 

Citadel Mall, Charleston, SC

 

 

73,535

 

 

11,443

 

 

44,008

 

 

11,207

 

 

(1,289

)

 

10,607

 

 

54,762

 

 

65,369

 

 

11,297

 

 

2001

 

College Square, Morristown, TN (E)

 

 

 

 

2,954

 

 

17,787

 

 

22,212

 

 

(27

)

 

2,927

 

 

39,999

 

 

42,926

 

 

13,234

 

 

1987-1988

 

Columbia Place, Columbia, SC

 

 

30,118

 

 

10,808

 

 

52,348

 

 

9,906

 

 

(423

)

 

10,385

 

 

62,254

 

 

72,639

 

 

11,320

 

 

2002

 

CoolSprings Galleria, Nashville, TN

 

 

123,305

 

 

13,527

 

 

86,755

 

 

48,120

 

 

 

 

13,527

 

 

134,875

 

 

148,402

 

 

53,807

 

 

1989-1991

 

Cross Creek Mall, Fayetteville, NC

 

 

64,351

 

 

19,155

 

 

104,353

 

 

9,718

 

 

 

 

19,155

 

 

114,071

 

 

133,226

 

 

19,344

 

 

2003

 

Eastland Mall, Bloominton, IL

 

 

59,400

 

 

5,746

 

 

75,893

 

 

2,518

 

 

 

 

6,057

 

 

78,100

 

 

84,157

 

 

9,411

 

 

2005

 

East Towne Mall, Madison, WI

 

 

76,163

 

 

4,496

 

 

63,867

 

 

38,565

 

 

(366

)

 

4,130

 

 

102,432

 

 

106,562

 

 

19,159

 

 

2002

 

Eastgate Mall, Cincinnati, OH

 

 

61,075

 

 

13,046

 

 

44,949

 

 

24,289

 

 

(879

)

 

12,167

 

 

69,238

 

 

81,405

 

 

13,848

 

 

2001

 

Fashion Square, Saginaw, MI

 

 

54,474

 

 

15,218

 

 

64,970

 

 

10,008

 

 

 

 

15,218

 

 

74,978

 

 

90,196

 

 

16,259

 

 

2001

 

Fayette Mall, Lexington, KY

 

 

88,662

 

 

20,707

 

 

84,267

 

 

40,955

 

 

11

 

 

20,718

 

 

125,222

 

 

145,940

 

 

22,877

 

 

2001

 

Frontier Mall, Cheyenne, WY (E)

 

 

 

 

2,681

 

 

15,858

 

 

14,175

 

 

 

 

2,681

 

 

30,033

 

 

32,714

 

 

14,052

 

 

1984-1985

 

Foothills Mall, Maryville, TN (E)

 

 

 

 

4,536

 

 

14,901

 

 

10,990

 

 

 

 

4,536

 

 

25,891

 

 

30,427

 

 

13,525

 

 

1996

 

Georgia Square, Athens, GA (E)

 

 

 

 

2,982

 

 

31,071

 

 

30,883

 

 

(31

)

 

2,951

 

 

61,954

 

 

64,905

 

 

26,022

 

 

1982

 

Greenbriar Mall, Chesapeake, VA

 

 

82,421

 

 

3,181

 

 

107,355

 

 

4,946

 

 

(626

)

 

2,555

 

 

112,301

 

 

114,856

 

 

13,829

 

 

2004

 

Hamilton Place, Chattanooga, TN

 

 

113,420

 

 

2,422

 

 

40,757

 

 

26,471

 

 

(441

)

 

1,981

 

 

67,228

 

 

69,209

 

 

28,077

 

 

1986-1987

 

Hanes Mall, Winston-Salem, NC

 

 

163,730

 

 

17,176

 

 

133,376

 

 

38,541

 

 

(948

)

 

16,808

 

 

171,337

 

 

188,145

 

 

33,470

 

 

2001

 

Harford Mall, Bel Air, MD (E)

 

 

 

 

8,699

 

 

45,704

 

 

20,677

 

 

 

 

8,699

 

 

66,381

 

 

75,080

 

 

7,448

 

 

2003

 

Hickory Hollow Mall, Nashville, TN

 

 

34,194

 

 

13,813

 

 

111,431

 

 

18,935

 

 

 

 

15,163

 

 

129,016

 

 

144,179

 

 

33,385

 

 

1998

 

Hickory Point, Decatur, IL

 

 

31,817

 

 

10,732

 

 

31,728

 

 

7,641

 

 

(292

)

 

10,440

 

 

39,369

 

 

49,809

 

 

6,509

 

 

2005

 

Honey Creek Mall, Terre Haute, IN

 

 

30,623

 

 

3,108

 

 

83,358

 

 

7,694

 

 

 

 

3,108

 

 

91,052

 

 

94,160

 

 

11,156

 

 

2004

 

JC Penney Store, Maryville, TN (E)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,650

 

 

2,650

 

 

1,612

 

 

1983

 

Janesville Mall, Janesville, WI

 

 

10,152

 

 

8,074

 

 

26,009

 

 

5,442

 

 

 

 

8,074

 

 

31,451

 

 

39,525

 

 

9,082

 

 

1998

 

Jefferson Mall, Louisville, KY

 

 

39,634

 

 

13,125

 

 

40,234

 

 

19,420

 

 

 

 

13,125

 

 

59,654

 

 

72,779

 

 

11,613

 

 

2001

 

The Lakes Mall, Muskegon, MI (E)

 

 

 

 

3,328

 

 

42,366

 

 

8,684

 

 

 

 

3,328

 

 

51,050

 

 

54,378

 

 

13,738

 

 

2000-2001

 

Lakeshore Mall, Sebring, FL

 

 

 

 

1,443

 

 

28,819

 

 

4,875

 

 

(169

)

 

1,274

 

 

33,694

 

 

34,968

 

 

13,517

 

 

1991-1992

 

Laurel Park, Livonia, MI

 

 

53,848

 

 

13,289

 

 

92,579

 

 

7,556

 

 

 

 

13,289

 

 

100,135

 

 

113,424

 

 

13,228

 

 

2005

 

Layton Hills Mall, Layton, UT

 

 

105,111

 

 

20,464

 

 

99,836

 

 

2,651

 

 

(275

)

 

20,189

 

 

102,487

 

 

122,676

 

 

14,086

 

 

2005

 

Madison Square, Huntsville, AL (E)

 

 

 

 

17,596

 

 

39,186

 

 

19,721

 

 

 

 

17,596

 

 

58,907

 

 

76,503

 

 

10,896

 

 

1984

 

126



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mall del Norte, Laredo, TX

 

 

113,400

 

 

21,734

 

 

142,049

 

 

42,339

 

 

 

 

21,734

 

 

184,388

 

 

206,122

 

 

22,630

 

 

2004

 

Mall of Acadiana, Lafayette, LA

 

 

147,061

 

 

22,511

 

 

145,769

 

 

2,776

 

 

 

 

22,511

 

 

148,545

 

 

171,056

 

 

25,321

 

 

2005

 

Meridian Mall, Lansing, MI

 

 

40,000

 

 

529

 

 

103,678

 

 

64,928

 

 

 

 

2,232

 

 

166,903

 

 

169,135

 

 

41,538

 

 

1998

 

Midland Mall, Midland, MI

 

 

36,886

 

 

10,321

 

 

29,429

 

 

5,775

 

 

 

 

10,321

 

 

35,204

 

 

45,525

 

 

8,388

 

 

2001

 

Mid Rivers Mall, St. Peters, MO

 

 

82,052

 

 

16,384

 

 

170,582

 

 

4,257

 

 

 

 

16,384

 

 

174,839

 

 

191,223

 

 

7,677

 

 

2007

 

Monroeville Mall, Pittsburgh, PA

 

 

122,636

 

 

21,263

 

 

177,214

 

 

13,123

 

 

 

 

21,271

 

 

190,329

 

 

211,600

 

 

24,326

 

 

2004

 

Northpark Mall, Joplin, MO

 

 

38,473

 

 

9,977

 

 

65,481

 

 

27,380

 

 

 

 

10,962

 

 

91,876

 

 

102,838

 

 

11,961

 

 

2004

 

Northwoods Mall, Charleston, SC

 

 

56,744

 

 

14,867

 

 

49,647

 

 

16,414

 

 

(1,844

)

 

13,023

 

 

66,061

 

 

79,084

 

 

13,583

 

 

2001

 

Oak Hollow Mall, High Point, NC

 

 

38,183

 

 

5,237

 

 

54,775

 

 

-904

 

 

 

 

5,237

 

 

53,871

 

 

59,108

 

 

19,941

 

 

1994-1995

 

Oak Park Mall, Overland Park, KS

 

 

276,051

 

 

23,119

 

 

318,759

 

 

5,910

 

 

 

 

23,119

 

 

324,669

 

 

347,788

 

 

34,477

 

 

2005

 

Old Hickory Mall, Jackson, TN

 

 

31,428

 

 

15,527

 

 

29,413

 

 

4,260

 

 

 

 

15,527

 

 

33,673

 

 

49,200

 

 

7,406

 

 

2001

 

Panama City Mall, Panama City, FL

 

 

37,740

 

 

9,017

 

 

37,454

 

 

15,808

 

 

 

 

12,168

 

 

50,111

 

 

62,279

 

 

8,147

 

 

2002

 

Parkdale Mall, Beaumont, TX

 

 

50,129

 

 

23,850

 

 

47,390

 

 

42,291

 

 

(307

)

 

23,543

 

 

89,681

 

 

113,224

 

 

14,530

 

 

2001

 

Park Plaza Mall, Little Rock, AR

 

 

41,208

 

 

6,297

 

 

81,638

 

 

31,901

 

 

 

 

6,304

 

 

113,532

 

 

119,836

 

 

15,261

 

 

2004

 

Pemberton Square, Vicksburg, MS

 

 

 

 

1,191

 

 

14,305

 

 

519

 

 

(947

)

 

244

 

 

14,824

 

 

15,068

 

 

7,731

 

 

1986

 

Post Oak Mall, College Station, TX (E)

 

 

 

 

3,936

 

 

48,948

 

 

319

 

 

(327

)

 

3,608

 

 

49,268

 

 

52,876

 

 

18,356

 

 

1984-1985

 

Randolph Mall, Asheboro, NC

 

 

13,703

 

 

4,547

 

 

13,927

 

 

7,775

 

 

 

 

4,547

 

 

21,702

 

 

26,249

 

 

4,583

 

 

2001

 

Regency Mall, Racine, WI

 

 

31,078

 

 

3,384

 

 

36,839

 

 

12,257

 

 

 

 

4,188

 

 

48,292

 

 

52,480

 

 

10,373

 

 

2001

 

Richland Mall, Waco, TX (E)

 

 

 

 

9,342

 

 

34,793

 

 

6,552

 

 

 

 

9,355

 

 

41,332

 

 

50,687

 

 

7,458

 

 

2002

 

Rivergate Mall, Nashville, TN

 

 

87,500

 

 

17,896

 

 

86,767

 

 

18,310

 

 

 

 

17,896

 

 

105,077

 

 

122,973

 

 

28,729

 

 

1998

 

River Ridge Mall, Lynchburg, VA

 

 

 

 

4,824

 

 

59,052

 

 

(1,496

)

 

 

 

4,825

 

 

57,555

 

 

62,380

 

 

7,878

 

 

2003

 

South County Center, St. Louis, MO

 

 

77,304

 

 

15,754

 

 

159,249

 

 

936

 

 

 

 

15,754

 

 

160,185

 

 

175,939

 

 

7,003

 

 

2007

 

Southaven Town Center, Southaven, MS

 

 

44,782

 

 

8,255

 

 

29,380

 

 

5,877

 

 

 

 

8,577

 

 

34,935

 

 

43,512

 

 

4,725

 

 

2005

 

Southpark Mall, Colonial Heights, VA

 

 

36,124

 

 

9,501

 

 

73,262

 

 

20,226

 

 

 

 

9,503

 

 

93,486

 

 

102,989

 

 

10,760

 

 

2003

 

Stroud Mall, Stroudsburg, PA

 

 

30,208

 

 

14,711

 

 

23,936

 

 

9,744

 

 

 

 

14,711

 

 

33,680

 

 

48,391

 

 

9,375

 

 

1998

 

St. Clair Square, Fairview Heights, IL

 

 

59,709

 

 

11,027

 

 

75,620

 

 

28,463

 

 

 

 

11,027

 

 

104,083

 

 

115,110

 

 

28,482

 

 

1996

 

Sunrise Mall, Brownsville, TX (E)

 

 

 

 

11,156

 

 

59,047

 

 

1,459

 

 

 

 

11,156

 

 

60,506

 

 

71,662

 

 

12,790

 

 

2003

 

Towne Mall, Franklin, OH

 

 

 

 

3,101

 

 

17,033

 

 

569

 

 

(641

)

 

2,460

 

 

17,602

 

 

20,062

 

 

3,864

 

 

2001

 

Turtle Creek Mall, Hattiesburg, MS (E)

 

 

 

 

2,345

 

 

26,418

 

 

7,920

 

 

 

 

3,535

 

 

33,148

 

 

36,683

 

 

13,647

 

 

1993-1995

 

Valley View Mall, Roanoke, VA

 

 

44,269

 

 

15,985

 

 

77,771

 

 

13,617

 

 

 

 

15,999

 

 

91,374

 

 

107,373

 

 

10,994

 

 

2003

 

Volusia Mall, Daytona, FL

 

 

51,785

 

 

2,526

 

 

120,242

 

 

4,044

 

 

 

 

2,526

 

 

124,286

 

 

126,812

 

 

15,424

 

 

2004

 

Walnut Square, Dalton, GA (E)

 

 

 

 

50

 

 

15,138

 

 

6,836

 

 

 

 

50

 

 

21,974

 

 

22,024

 

 

13,053

 

 

1984-1985

 

Wausau Center, Wausau, WI

 

 

11,695

 

 

5,231

 

 

24,705

 

 

16,233

 

 

(5,231

)

 

 

 

40,938

 

 

40,938

 

 

8,438

 

 

2001

 

West County Center, Des Peres, MO

 

 

172,814

 

 

4,957

 

 

346,819

 

 

654

 

 

 

 

4,957

 

 

347,473

 

 

352,430

 

 

13,157

 

 

2007

 

West Towne Mall, Madison, WI

 

 

107,581

 

 

9,545

 

 

83,084

 

 

34,698

 

 

 

 

9,545

 

 

117,782

 

 

127,327

 

 

22,758

 

 

2002

 

WestGate Mall, Spartanburg, SC

 

 

49,228

 

 

2,149

 

 

23,257

 

 

42,129

 

 

(432

)

 

1,742

 

 

65,361

 

 

67,103

 

 

23,785

 

 

1995

 

Westmoreland Mall, Greensburg, PA

 

 

73,685

 

 

4,621

 

 

84,215

 

 

11,435

 

 

 

 

4,621

 

 

95,650

 

 

100,271

 

 

16,710

 

 

2002

 

York Galleria, York, PA

 

 

48,267

 

 

5,757

 

 

63,316

 

 

8,301

 

 

 

 

5,757

 

 

71,617

 

 

77,374

 

 

17,363

 

 

1995

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIXED USE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pearland Town Center, Pearland, TX

 

 

110,915

 

 

16,300

 

 

108,615

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,300

 

 

108,615

 

 

124,915

 

 

1,721

 

 

2008

 

Pearland Office, Pearland, TX

 

 

7,562

 

 

 

 

7,849

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,849

 

 

7,849

 

 

 

 

2004

 

Pearland Outparcel, Pearland, TX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1989

 

Pearland Hotel, Pearland, TX

 

 

8,298

 

 

 

 

16,149

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,149

 

 

16,149

 

 

216

 

 

1987

 

Pearland Residential, Pearland, TX

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,666

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,666

 

 

9,666

 

 

112

 

 

1989

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSOCIATED CENTERS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annex at Monroeville, Monroeville, PA

 

 

 

 

716

 

 

29,496

 

 

352

 

 

 

 

717

 

 

29,847

 

 

30,564

 

 

4,099

 

 

2004

 

Bonita Crossing, Meridian, MS

 

 

7,307

 

 

794

 

 

4,786

 

 

8,173

 

 

 

 

794

 

 

12,959

 

 

13,753

 

 

3,402

 

 

1997

 

Chapel Hill Subirban, Akron, OH

 

 

 

 

925

 

 

2,520

 

 

1,036

 

 

 

 

925

 

 

3,556

 

 

4,481

 

 

609

 

 

2004

 

CoolSprings Crossing, Nashville, TN (E)

 

 

 

 

2,803

 

 

14,985

 

 

4,354

 

 

 

 

3,554

 

 

18,588

 

 

22,142

 

 

7,634

 

 

1991-1993

 

The Courtyard at Hickory Hollow, Nashville, TN

 

 

1,976

 

 

3,314

 

 

2,771

 

 

420

 

 

 

 

3,314

 

 

3,191

 

 

6,505

 

 

799

 

 

1998

 

127



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The District at Monroeville, Monroeville, PA

 

 

 

 

932

 

 

 

 

18,529

 

 

 

 

934

 

 

18,527

 

 

19,461

 

 

3,143

 

 

2004

 

EastGate Crossing, Cincinnati, OH

 

 

16,368

 

 

707

 

 

2,424

 

 

3,573

 

 

 

 

707

 

 

5,997

 

 

6,704

 

 

762

 

 

2001

 

Foothills Plaza, Maryville, TN (E)

 

 

 

 

132

 

 

2,132

 

 

638

 

 

 

 

148

 

 

2,754

 

 

2,902

 

 

1,653

 

 

1984-1988

 

Foothills Plaza Expansion, Maryville, TN (E)

 

 

 

 

137

 

 

1,960

 

 

240

 

 

 

 

141

 

 

2,196

 

 

2,337

 

 

1,104

 

 

1984-1988

 

Frontier Square, Cheyenne, WY (E)

 

 

 

 

346

 

 

684

 

 

236

 

 

(86

)

 

260

 

 

920

 

 

1,180

 

 

466

 

 

1985

 

Georiga Square Cinema, Athens, GA (E)

 

 

 

 

100

 

 

1,082

 

 

177

 

 

 

 

100

 

 

1,259

 

 

1,359

 

 

907

 

 

1984

 

Gunbarrel Pointe, Chattanooga, TN (E)

 

 

 

 

4,170

 

 

10,874

 

 

285

 

 

 

 

4,170

 

 

11,159

 

 

15,329

 

 

2,306

 

 

2000

 

Hamilton Corner, Chattanooga, TN

 

 

16,662

 

 

630

 

 

5,532

 

 

5,896

 

 

 

 

734

 

 

11,324

 

 

12,058

 

 

3,422

 

 

1986-1987

 

Hamilton Crossing, Chattanooga, TN

 

 

 

 

4,014

 

 

5,906

 

 

6,048

 

 

(1,370

)

 

2,644

 

 

11,954

 

 

14,598

 

 

3,560

 

 

1987

 

Hamilton Place Leather One, Chattanooga, TN

 

 

 

 

1,110

 

 

1,866

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1,110

 

 

1,867

 

 

2,977

 

 

561

 

 

2007

 

Harford Annex, Bel Air, MD (E)

 

 

 

 

2,854

 

 

9,718

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

2,854

 

 

9,725

 

 

12,579

 

 

1,217

 

 

2003

 

The Landing at Arbor Place, Douglasville, GA

 

 

8,031

 

 

4,993

 

 

14,330

 

 

457

 

 

(748

)

 

4,245

 

 

14,787

 

 

19,032

 

 

4,682

 

 

1998-1999

 

Layton Convenience Center, Layton Hills, UT

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

391

 

 

 

 

 

 

399

 

 

399

 

 

27

 

 

2005

 

Layton Hills Plaza, Layton Hills, UT

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

256

 

 

 

258

 

 

258

 

 

55

 

 

 

 

 

2005

Madison Plaza, Huntsville, AL (E)

 

 

 

 

473

 

 

2,888

 

 

3,648

 

 

 

 

473

 

 

6,536

 

 

7,009

 

 

2,296

 

 

1984

 

The Plaza at Fayette Mall, Lexington, KY

 

 

43,414

 

 

9,531

 

 

27,646

 

 

4,083

 

 

 

 

9,531

 

 

31,729

 

 

41,260

 

 

2,591

 

 

2006

 

Parkdale Crossing, Beaumont, TX

 

 

7,915

 

 

2,994

 

 

7,408

 

 

1,937

 

 

(355

)

 

2,639

 

 

9,345

 

 

11,984

 

 

1,449

 

 

2002

 

Pemberton Plaza, Vicksburg, MS

 

 

1,905

 

 

1,284

 

 

1,379

 

 

111

 

 

 

 

1,284

 

 

1,490

 

 

2,774

 

 

279

 

 

2004

 

The Shoppes At Hamilton Place, Chattanooga, TN

 

 

 

 

4,894

 

 

11,700

 

 

350

 

 

 

 

4,894

 

 

12,050

 

 

16,944

 

 

1,673

 

 

2003

 

Sunrise Commons, Brownsville, TX (E)

 

 

 

 

1,013

 

 

7,525

 

 

(153

)

 

 

 

1,013

 

 

7,372

 

 

8,385

 

 

1,074

 

 

2003

 

The Shoppes at Panama City, Panama City, FL

 

 

 

 

1,010

 

 

8,294

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,010

 

 

8,294

 

 

9,304

 

 

993

 

 

2004

 

The Shoppes at St. Clair, St. Louis, MO

 

 

22,001

 

 

8,250

 

 

23,623

 

 

90

 

 

(5,044

)

 

3,206

 

 

23,713

 

 

26,919

 

 

1,841

 

 

2007

 

The Terrace, Chattanooga, TN

 

 

 

 

4,166

 

 

9,929

 

 

(186

)

 

 

 

4,166

 

 

9,743

 

 

13,909

 

 

2,877

 

 

1997

 

The Village at Rivergate, Nashville, TN

 

 

 

 

2,641

 

 

2,808

 

 

2,872

 

 

 

 

2,641

 

 

5,680

 

 

8,321

 

 

1,443

 

 

1998

 

West Towne Crossing, Madison, WI

 

 

 

 

1,151

 

 

2,955

 

 

427

 

 

 

 

1,151

 

 

3,382

 

 

4,533

 

 

610

 

 

1998

 

WestGate Crossing, Spartanburg, SC

 

 

9,155

 

 

1,082

 

 

3,422

 

 

4,608

 

 

 

 

1,082

 

 

8,030

 

 

9,112

 

 

2,393

 

 

1997

 

Westmoreland Crossing, Greensburg, PA

 

 

 

 

2,898

 

 

21,167

 

 

7,141

 

 

 

 

2,898

 

 

28,308

 

 

31,206

 

 

4,014

 

 

2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMUNITY CENTERS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cobblestone Village, Palm Coast, FL

 

 

 

 

5,196

 

 

12,070

 

 

(94

)

 

 

 

5,196

 

 

11,976

 

 

17,172

 

 

383

 

 

2007

 

Lakeview Pointe, Stillwater, OK

 

 

15,600

 

 

3,730

 

 

19,513

 

 

344

 

 

(463

)

 

3,267

 

 

19,857

 

 

23,124

 

 

1,271

 

 

2006

 

Massard Crossing, Ft Smith, AR

 

 

5,577

 

 

2,879

 

 

5,176

 

 

183

 

 

 

 

2,879

 

 

5,359

 

 

8,238

 

 

994

 

 

2004

 

Milford Marketplace, Milford, CT

 

 

19,009

 

 

318

 

 

21,992

 

 

1,448

 

 

 

 

318

 

 

23,440

 

 

23,758

 

 

1,175

 

 

2007

 

Oak Hollow Square, High Point, NC

 

 

 

 

8,609

 

 

9,097

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

8,609

 

 

9,104

 

 

17,713

 

 

917

 

 

2007

 

Westridge Square, Greensboro, NC

 

 

 

 

13,403

 

 

15,837

 

 

(39

)

 

 

 

13,403

 

 

15,798

 

 

29,201

 

 

713

 

 

2007

 

Willowbrook Land, Houston, TX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,367

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,367

 

 

10,367

 

 

514

 

 

2007

 

Willowbrook Plaza, Houston, TX

 

 

28,535

 

 

15,079

 

 

27,376

 

 

353

 

 

(149

)

 

14,930

 

 

27,729

 

 

42,659

 

 

5,052

 

 

2004

 

Statesboro Crossing, Statesboro, GA

 

 

15,549

 

 

 

 

21,312

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,312

 

 

21,312

 

 

116

 

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFFICES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CBL Center, Chattanooga, TN

 

 

13,677

 

 

140

 

 

24,675

 

 

(169

)

 

 

 

140

 

 

24,506

 

 

24,646

 

 

8,046

 

 

2001

 

CBL Center II, Chattanooga, TN

 

 

11,599

 

 

 

 

13,648

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,648

 

 

13,648

 

 

402

 

 

2008

 

Lake Point Office Building, Greensboro, NC

 

 

 

 

1,435

 

 

14,261

 

 

190

 

 

 

 

1,435

 

 

14,451

 

 

15,886

 

 

862

 

 

2007

 

Oak Branch Business Center, Greensboro, NC

 

 

 

 

535

 

 

2,192

 

 

 

 

 

 

535

 

 

2,192

 

 

2,727

 

 

233

 

 

2007

 

One Oyster Point, Newport News, VA

 

 

 

 

1,822

 

 

3,623

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

1,822

 

 

3,632

 

 

5,454

 

 

302

 

 

2007

 

Peninsula Business Center I, Newport News, VA

 

 

 

 

887

 

 

1,440

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

887

 

 

1,445

 

 

2,332

 

 

195

 

 

2007

 

Peninsula Business Center II, Newport News, VA

 

 

 

 

1,654

 

 

873

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

1,654

 

 

891

 

 

2,545

 

 

212

 

 

2007

 

Richland Office Plaza, Waco, TX (E)

 

 

 

 

532

 

 

481

 

 

 

 

 

 

532

 

 

481

 

 

1,013

 

 

98

 

 

2002

 

Sun Trust Bank Building, Greensboro, NC

 

 

 

 

941

 

 

18,417

 

 

122

 

 

 

 

941

 

 

18,539

 

 

19,480

 

 

819

 

 

2007

 

Two Oyster Point, Newport News, VA

 

 

 

 

1,543

 

 

3,974

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1,543

 

 

3,975

 

 

5,518

 

 

263

 

 

2007

 

840 Greenbrier Circle, Chesapeake, VA

 

 

 

 

2,096

 

 

3,091

 

 

136

 

 

 

 

2,096

 

 

3,227

 

 

5,323

 

 

383

 

 

2007

 

850 Greenbrier Circle, Chesapeake, VA

 

 

 

 

3,154

 

 

6,881

 

 

269

 

 

 

 

3,154

 

 

7,150

 

 

10,304

 

 

584

 

 

2007

 

128



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1500 Sunday Drive, Raleigh, NC

 

 

 

 

813

 

 

8,872

 

 

(120

)

 

 

 

813

 

 

8,752

 

 

9,565

 

 

533

 

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISPOSALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

706 Green Valley Road Build, Greensboro, NC

 

 

 

 

1,346

 

 

10,906

 

 

 

 

(12,252

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

 

708 Green Valley Road Build, Greensboro, NC

 

 

 

 

1,011

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,011

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

 

Brassfield Shopping Center, Greensboro, NC

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,900

 

 

 

 

(1,900

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

 

Cauldwell Court, Greensboro, NC

 

 

 

 

222

 

 

1,848

 

 

 

 

(2,070

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

 

Chicopee Marketplace, Chicopee, MA

 

 

 

 

97

 

 

5,357

 

 

 

 

(5,454

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

 

Garden Square, Greensboro, NC

 

 

 

 

2,175

 

 

2,677

 

 

 

 

(4,852

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

 

Hunt Village, Greensboro, NC

 

 

 

 

644

 

 

655

 

 

 

 

(1,299

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

 

New Garden Crossing, Greensboro, NC

 

 

 

 

7,546

 

 

9,661

 

 

 

 

(17,207

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

 

Northwest Centre, Greensboro, NC

 

 

 

 

1,259

 

 

11,181

 

 

 

 

(12,440

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

 

Westridge Suites, Greensboro, NC

 

 

 

 

336

 

 

779

 

 

 

 

(1,115

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other real estate assets

 

 

 

 

22,472

 

 

981

 

 

3,493

 

 

(11,797

)

 

10,674

 

 

4,474

 

 

15,149

 

 

764

 

 

 

 

Developments in progress consisting of construction and development properties (F)

 

 

1,595,652

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

225,815

 

 

225,815

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

6,095,676

 

$

940,230

 

$

6,234,663

 

$

1,332,457

 

$

(101,512

)

$

902,504

 

$

7,729,148

 

$

8,631,653

 

$

1,310,173

 

 

 

 


 

 

(A)

Initial cost represents the total cost capitalized including carrying cost at the end of the first fiscal year in which the property opened or was acquired.

(B)

Encumbrances represent the mortgage note payable balance including debt premium or discount at December 31, 2008.

(C)

The aggregate cost of land and buildings and improvements for federal income tax purposes is approximately $7.027 billion.

(D)

Depreciation for all properties is computed over the useful life which is generally 40 years for buildings, 10-20 years for certain improvements and 7-10 years for equipment and fixtures.

(E)

Property is pledged as collateral on the secured lines of credit used for development properties.

(F)

Includes non-property mortgages and credit line mortgages.

129



CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC.

 

REAL ESTATE ASSETS AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION

 

The changes in real estate assets and accumulated depreciation for the years ending December 31, 2008, 2007, and 2006 are set forth below (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

REAL ESTATE ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

8,505,045

 

$

7,018,548

 

$

6,672,335

 

Additions during the period:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions and improvements

 

 

393,616

 

 

540,419

 

 

469,558

 

Acquisitions of real estate assets

 

 

 

 

1,209,795

 

 

 

Deductions during the period:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deconsolidation of real estate assets as a result of FIN 46(R)

 

 

(51,170

)

 

(179,977

)

 

 

Cost of sales and retirements

 

 

(170,305

)

 

(61,997

)

 

(121,984

)

Transfers to intangible lease assets

 

 

(31,757

)

 

 

 

 

Accumulated depreciation on assets held for sale (A)

 

 

 

 

(19,527

)

 

(438

)

Abandoned projects

 

 

(13,776

)

 

(2,216

)

 

(923

)

Balance at end of period

 

$

8,631,653

 

$

8,505,045

 

$

7,018,548

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

1,102,767

 

$

924,297

 

$

727,907

 

Depreciation expense

 

 

310,697

 

 

228,576

 

 

209,875

 

Deconsolidation of real estate assets as a result of FIN 46(R)

 

 

 

 

(5,949

)

 

 

Accumulated depreciation on assets held for sale (A)

 

 

 

 

(19,527

)

 

(438

)

Accumulated depreciation on real estate assets sold

 

 

 

 

(1,278

)

 

 

Accumulated depreciation on real estate assets retired

 

 

(103,291

)

 

(23,352

)

 

(13,047

)

Balance at end of period

 

$

1,310,173

 

$

1,102,767

 

$

924,297

 

 

 

(A)

Reflects the reclassification of accumulated depreciation against the cost of the assets to reflect assets held for sale at net carrying value.

 

130



Schedule IV

CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC.
MORTGAGE NOTES RECEIVABLE ON REAL ESTATE
AT DECEMBER 31, 2008
(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name Of Center/Location

 

Interest
Rate

 

Final
Maturity
Date

 

Monthly
Payment
Amount (1)

 

Balloon
Payment
At
Maturity

 

Prior
Liens

 

Face
Amount
Of
Mortgage

 

Carrying
Amount
Of
Mortgage (2)

 

Principal
Amount
Of
Mortgage Subject
To
Delinquent
Principal
Or
Interest

 

                                   

FIRST MORTGAGES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coastal Grand-MyrtleBeach

 

 

7.75

%

 

Oct-2014

 

$

58

(3)

$

9,000

 

 

None

 

$

9,000

 

$

9,000

 

$

 

Myrtle Beach, SC

One Park Place

 

 

6.58

%

 

Apr-2012

 

 

23

 

 

2,064

 

 

None

 

 

3,118

 

 

2,486

 

 

 

Chattanooga, TN

Village Square

 

 

5.25

%

 

Mar-2010

 

 

11

(3)

 

2,627

 

 

None

 

 

2,627

 

 

2,627

 

 

 

Houghton Lake, MI
and Village at Wexford
Cadillac, MI

Madison Grandview Development Company, LLC

 

 

9.00

%

 

Oct-2008

(6)

 

60

 

 

8,024

 

 

None

 

 

8,786

 

 

8,024

 

 

8,024

 

Madison, MS

The Shops at Pineda Ridge

 

 

5.75

%

 

Mar-2010

 

 

4

 

 

3,735

 

 

None

 

 

3,735

 

 

3,735

 

 

 

Melbourne, FL

Brookfield Square - Flemings

 

 

6.00

%

 

Oct-2010

 

 

16

 

 

3,250

 

 

None

 

 

3,250

 

 

3,250

 

 

 

Brookfield, WI

West County - Former Lord & Taylor 

 

 

8.00

%

 

Jan-2028

 

 

 

 

9,523

 

 

None

 

 

10,200

 

 

9,523

 

 

 

Des Peres, MO

Shoppes at St. Clair Square - Business District

 

 

variable

 

 

Aug-2028

 

 

7

(4)

 

1,316

 

 

None

 

 

1,316

 

 

1,316

 

 

 

Fairview Heights, IL

Shoppes at St. Clair Square - Tax Financing

 

 

variable

 

 

Dec-2029

 

 

60

(5)

 

3,500

 

 

None

 

 

3,728

 

 

3,500

 

 

 

Fairview Heights, IL

Mid Rivers Mall, LLC

 

 

7.00

%

 

Jun-2028

 

 

 

 

1,398

 

 

None

 

 

1,398

 

 

1,398

 

 

 

St. Peters, MO

Gulf Coast Town Center

 

 

6.32

%

 

Mar-2017

 

 

 

 

2,059

 

 

None

 

 

3,000

 

 

2,059

 

 

 

Ft. Myers, FL

CBL Lee’s Summit Peripheral, LLC Lee

 

 

variable

 

 

Dec-2018

 

 

13

(3)

 

4,119

 

 

None

 

 

4,119

 

 

4,119

 

 

 

Summit, MO

CBL Lee’s Summit Peripheral, LLC Lee

 

 

variable

 

 

Mar-2018

 

 

10

(3)

 

3,150

 

 

None

 

 

3,150

 

 

3,150

 

 

 

Summit, MO

CBL-706 Building, LLC

 

 

6.00

%

 

Dec-2011

 

 

6

(3)

 

1,100

 

 

None

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,100

 

 

 

Greensboro, NC

OTHER

 

 

6.00% - 9.50

%

 

Aug-2010/
Jan-2047

 

 

18

 

 

3,144

 

 

None

 

 

6,848

 

 

3,674

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

286

 

$

58,009

 

 

 

 

$

65,375

 

$

58,961

 

$

8,024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                   

(1) Equal monthly installments comprised of principal and interest unless otherwise noted.

(2) The aggregate carrying value for federal income tax purposes was $58,961 at December 31, 2008.

(3) Payment represents interest only.

(4) Represents sum of semi-annual interest only payments received in 2008 calculated to report as a monthly amount. As noted above the interest rate is variable; thus, interest will vary accordingly.

(5) Represents sum of semi-annual principal and interest payments received in 2008 calculated to report as a monthly amount. $19 represents the calculated monthly payments received from the district that were applied to principal. This does not represent a fixed payment. Principal payments are discrectionary until the maturity date of note. As noted above, the interest rate is variable; thus, interest will vary accordingly.

(6) Note matured in October 2008 and the Company is currently in negotiations with the mortgagee.  It is anticipated that the Company will obtain ownership of the land and ground lease to the mortgagee.

131


CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC.
MORTGAGE NOTES RECEIVABLE ON REAL ESTATE
AT DECEMBER 31, 2008
(In thousands) (continued)

 


                    The changes in mortgage notes receivable were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

   

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

           

Beginning balance

 

$

135,157

 

$

21,559

 

$

18,117

 

Additions

 

 

29,359

 

 

118,195

 

 

3,666

 

Payments

 

 

(105,555

)

 

(4,617

)

 

(224

)

 

 

                 

Ending balance

 

$

58,961

 

$

135,137

 

$

21,559

 

 

 

                 

132



EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

 

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.1

 

Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, dated May 10, 2005 (q)

 

 

 

 

 

3.2

 

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended through May 10, 2005 (q)

 

 

 

 

 

3.3

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended effective November 6, 2007 (aa)

 

 

 

 

 

4.1

 

See Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended, and Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company relating to the Common Stock, Exhibits 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 above

 

 

 

 

 

4.2

 

Certificate of Designations, dated June 25, 1998, relating to the 9.0% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (f)

 

 

 

 

 

4.3

 

Certificate of Designation, dated April 30, 1999, relating to the Series 1999 Junior Participating Preferred Stock (f)

 

 

 

 

 

4.4

 

Terms of Series J Special Common Units of the Operating Partnership, pursuant to Article 4.4 of the Second Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement of the Operating Partnership (f)

 

 

 

 

 

4.5

 

Certificate of Designations, dated June 11, 2002, relating to the 8.75% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (g)

 

 

 

 

 

4.6

 

Acknowledgement Regarding Issuance of Partnership Interests and Assumption of Partnership Agreement (i)

 

 

 

 

 

4.7

 

Certificate of Designations, dated August 13, 2003, relating to the 7.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (h)

 

 

 

 

 

4.8

 

Certificate of Correction of the Certificate of Designations relating to the 7.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (l)

 

 

 

 

 

4.9

 

Certificate of Designations, dated December 10, 2004, relating to the 7.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (l)

 

 

 

 

 

4.10

 

Terms of the Series S Special Common Units of the Operating Partnership, pursuant to the Third Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement of the Operating Partnership (m)

 

 

 

 

 

4.11

 

Terms of the Series L Special Common Units of the Operating Partnership, pursuant to the Fourth Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement of the Operating Partnership (q)

 

 

 

 

 

4.12

 

Terms of the Series K Special Common Units of the Operating Partnership, pursuant to the First Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement of the Operating Partnership (s)

133



 

 

 

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.1.1

 

Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Operating Partnership, dated June 15, 2005 (p)

 

 

 

 

 

10.1.2

 

First Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Operating Partnership, dated as of November 16, 2005 (s)

 

 

 

 

 

10.2.1

 

Rights Agreement by and between the Company and BankBoston, N.A., dated as of April 30, 1999 (c)

 

 

 

 

 

10.2.2

 

Amendment No. 1 to Rights Agreement by and between the Company and SunTrust Bank (successor to BankBoston), dated January 31, 2001 (f)

 

 

 

 

 

10.3

 

Property Management Agreement between the Operating Partnership and the Management Company (a)

 

 

 

 

 

10.4

 

Property Management Agreement relating to Retained Properties (a)

 

 

 

 

 

10.5.1

 

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan† (j)

 

 

 

 

 

10.5.2

 

Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for all participants† (i)

 

 

 

 

 

10.5.3

 

Form of Stock Restriction Agreement for restricted stock awards† (i)

 

 

 

 

 

10.5.4

 

Form of Stock Restriction agreement for restricted stock awards with annual installment vesting† (j)

 

 

 

 

 

10.5.5

 

Amendment No. 1 to CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan† (m)

 

 

 

 

 

10.5.6

 

Amendment No. 2 to CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan† (m)

 

 

 

 

 

10.5.7

 

Form of Senior Executive Deferred Compensation Arrangements, dated as of January 1, 2004, between the Company and Charles B. Lebovitz, Stephen D. Lebovitz, John N. Foy and Ben Landress† (u)

 

 

 

 

 

10.5.8

 

Form of Stock Restriction Agreement for restricted stock awards in 2004 and 2005† (o)

 

 

 

 

 

10.5.9

 

Form of Stock Restriction Agreement for restricted stock awards in 2006 and subsequent years† (v)

 

 

 

 

 

10.6

 

Form of Indemnification Agreements between the Company and the Management Company and their officers and directors (a)

 

 

 

 

 

10.7.1

 

Employment Agreement for Charles B. Lebovitz (a)†

 

 

 

 

 

10.7.2

 

Employment Agreement for John N. Foy (a)†

 

 

 

 

 

10.7.3

 

Employment Agreement for Stephen D. Lebovitz (a)†

 

 

 

 

 

10.7.4

 

Summary Description of CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. Director Compensation Arrangements(cc)†

134



 

 

 

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.7.5

 

Summary Description of November 5, 2007 Compensation Committee Action Approving 2008 Executive Base Salary Levels(aa) †

 

 

 

 

 

10.7.6

 

Summary Description of November 5, 2007 Compensation Committee Action Approving 2008 Executive Bonus Opportunities(aa) †

 

 

 

 

 

10.7.7

 

Letter Agreement, dated March 3, 2008 between the Company and Eric P. Snyder (dd) †

 

 

 

 

 

10.7.8

 

Summary Description of November 3, 2008 Compensation Committee Action Revising 2008 Executive Bonus Opportunities †

 

 

 

 

 

10.8

 

Subscription Agreement relating to purchase of the Common Stock and Preferred Stock of the Management Company (a)

 

 

 

 

 

10.9.1

 

Option Agreement relating to certain Retained Properties (a)

 

 

 

 

 

10.9.2

 

Option Agreement relating to Outparcels (a)

 

 

 

 

 

10.10.1

 

Property Partnership Agreement relating to Hamilton Place (a)

 

 

 

 

 

10.10.2

 

Property Partnership Agreement relating to CoolSprings Galleria (a)

 

 

 

 

 

10.11.1

 

Acquisition Option Agreement relating to Hamilton Place (a)

 

 

 

 

 

10.11.2

 

Acquisition Option Agreement relating to the Hamilton Place Centers (a)

 

 

 

 

 

10.12.1

 

Unsecured Credit Agreement by and among the Operating Partnership and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., et al., dated as of August 27, 2004 (k)

 

 

 

 

 

10.12.2

 

First Amendment to Unsecured Credit Agreement by and among the Operating Partnership and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., et al., dated as of September 21, 2005 (r)

 

 

 

 

 

10.12.3

 

Second Amendment to Unsecured Credit Agreement by and among the Operating Partnership and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., et al., dated as of February 14, 2006 (u)

 

 

 

 

 

10.12.4

 

Amended and Restated Unsecured Credit Agreement by and among the Operating Partnership and the Company, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, et al., dated as of August 22, 2006 (x)

 

 

 

 

 

10.12.5

 

First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Unsecured Credit Agreement by and among the Operating Partnership and the Company, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, et al., dated as of November 30, 2007 (cc)

 

 

 

 

 

10.13

 

Loan agreement between Rivergate Mall Limited Partnership, The Village at Rivergate Limited Partnership, Hickory Hollow Mall Limited Partnership, and The Courtyard at Hickory Hollow Limited Partnership and Midland Loan Services, Inc., dated July 1, 1998 (b)

 

 

 

 

 

10.14.1

 

Master Contribution Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2000, by and among the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Jacobs entities (d)

135



 

 

 

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.14.2

 

Amendment to Master Contribution Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2000, by and among the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Jacobs entities (t)

 

 

 

 

 

10.15.1

 

Share Ownership Agreement by and among the Company and its related parties and the Jacobs entities, dated as of January 31, 2001 (e)

 

 

 

 

 

10.15.2

 

Voting and Standstill Agreement dated as of September 25, 2000 (t)

 

 

 

 

 

10.15.3

 

Amendment, effective as of January 1, 2006, to Voting and Standstill Agreement dated as of September 25, 2000 (u)

 

 

 

 

 

10.16.1

 

Registration Rights Agreement by and between the Company and the Holders of SCU’s listed on Schedule A thereto, dated as of January 31, 2001 (e)

 

 

 

 

 

10.16.2

 

Registration Rights Agreement by and between the Company and Frankel Midland Limited Partnership, dated as of January 31, 2001 (e)

 

 

 

 

 

10.16.3

 

Registration Rights Agreement by and between the Company and Hess Abroms Properties of Huntsville, dated as of January 31, 2001 (e)

 

 

 

 

 

10.16.4

 

Registration Rights Agreement by and between the Company and the Holders of Series S Special Common Units of the Operating Partnership listed on Schedule A thereto, dated July 28, 2004 (m)

 

 

 

 

 

10.16.5

 

Form of Registration Rights Agreements between the Company and Certain Holders of Series K Special Common Units of the Operating Partnership, dated as of November 16, 2005 (s)

 

 

 

 

 

10.17.1

 

Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by and among the Operating Partnership and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, et al., dated February 28, 2003 (m)

 

 

 

 

 

10.17.2

 

First Amendment to Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement between the Operating Partnership and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, et al., dated May 3, 2004 (m)

 

 

 

 

 

10.17.3

 

Second Amendment to Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement between the Operating Partnership and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, et al., dated September 21, 2005 (r)

 

 

 

 

 

10.17.4

 

Third Amendment to Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement between the Operating Partnership and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, et al., dated February 14, 2006 (u)

 

 

 

 

 

10.17.5

 

Fourth Amendment to Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement between CBL & Associates Limited Partnership and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, et al., dated August 29, 2006 (y)

 

 

 

 

 

10.17.6

 

Fifth Amendment to Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement between CBL & Associates Limited Partnership and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, et al., dated September 24, 2007 (bb)

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Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.17.7

 

Sixth Amendment to Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement between CBL & Associates Limited Partnership and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, et al., dated November 30, 2007 (cc)

 

 

 

 

 

10.18.1

 

Amended and Restated Loan Agreement between the Operating Partnership, The Lakes Mall, LLC, Lakeshore Sebring Limited Partnership and First Tennessee Bank National Association, dated December 30, 2004 (m)

 

 

 

 

 

10.18.2

 

Amended and Restated Loan Agreement between the Operating Partnership, The Lakes Mall, LLC, Lakeshore Sebring Limited Partnership and First Tennessee Bank National Association, dated July 29, 2004 (m)

 

 

 

 

 

10.18.3

 

Amended and Restated Loan Agreement between the Operating Partnership, The Lakes Mall, LLC, Lakeshore/Sebring Limited Partnership and First Tennessee Bank National Association, dated March 9, 2005 (n)

 

 

 

 

 

10.18.4

 

Amended and Restated Loan Agreement between the Operating Partnership, The Lakes Mall, LLC, Lakeshore/Sebring Limited Partnership and First Tennessee Bank National Association, dated December 16, 2005 (u)

 

 

 

 

 

10.18.5

 

Amended and Restated Loan Agreement between the Operating Partnership, The Lakes Mall, LLC, Lakeshore/Sebring Limited Partnership and First Tennessee Bank National Association, dated June 6, 2006 (w)

 

 

 

 

 

10.18.6

 

Amended and Restated Loan Agreement between the Operating Partnership, The Lakes Mall, LLC, Lakeshore/Sebring Limited Partnership and First Tennessee Bank National Association, dated May 15, 2007 (z)

 

 

 

 

 

10.18.7

 

Amended and Restated Loan Agreement between the Operating Partnership, The Lakes Mall, LLC, Lakeshore/Sebring Limited Partnership and First Tennessee Bank National Association, dated December 31, 2007 (cc)

 

 

 

 

10.18.8 Amended and Restated Loan Agreement between the Operating Partnership, The Lakes Mall, LLC, Lakeshore/Sebring Limited Partnership and First Tennessee Bank National Association, dated April 30, 2008 (ee)

 

10.19

 

Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of JG Gulf Coast Town Center LLC by and between JG Gulf Coast Member LLC, an Ohio limited liability company and CBL/Gulf Coast, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, dated April 27, 2005 (q)

 

 

 

 

 

10.20.1

 

Contribution Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions between the Company and the owners of Oak Park Mall named therein, dated as of October 17, 2005 (s)

 

 

 

 

 

10.20.2

 

First Amendment to Contribution Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions between the Company and the owners of Oak Park Mall named therein, dated as of November 8, 2005 (s)

 

 

 

 

 

10.20.3

 

Contribution Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions between the Company and the owners of Eastland Mall named therein, dated as of October 17, 2005 (s)

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Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.20.4

 

First Amendment to Contribution Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions between the Company and the owners of Eastland Mall named therein, dated as of November 8, 2005 (s)

 

 

 

 

 

10.20.5

 

Purchase and Sale Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions between the Company and the owners of Hickory Point Mall named therein, dated as of October 17, 2005 (s)

 

 

 

 

 

10.20.6

 

Purchase and Sale Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions between the Company and the owner of Eastland Medical Building, dated as of October 17, 2005 (s)

 

 

 

 

 

10.20.7

 

Letter Agreement, dated as of October 17, 2005, between the Company and the other parties to the acquisition agreements listed above for Oak Park Mall, Eastland Mall, Hickory Point Mall and Eastland Medical Building (s)

 

 

 

 

 

10.21.1

 

Master Transaction Agreement by and among REJ Realty LLC, JG Realty Investors Corp., JG Manager LLC, JG North Raleigh L.L.C., JG Triangle Peripheral South LLC, and the Operating Partnership, effective October 24, 2005 (u)

 

 

 

 

 

10.21.2

 

Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Triangle Town Member, LLC by and among CBL Triangle Town Member, LLC and REJ Realty LLC, JG Realty Investors Corp. and JG Manager LLC, effective as of November 16, 2005 (u)

 

 

 

 

 

10.22.1

 

Contribution Agreement among Westfield America Limited Partnership, as Transferor, and CW Joint Venture, LLC, as Transferee, and CBL & Associates Limited Partnership, dated August 9, 2007 (bb)

 

 

 

 

 

10.22.2

 

Contribution Agreement among CBL & Associates Limited Partnership, as Transferor, St. Clair Square, GP, Inc. and CW Joint Venture, LLC, as Transferee, and Westfield America Limited Partnership, dated August 9, 2007 (bb)

 

 

 

 

 

10.22.3

 

Purchase and Sale Agreement between Westfield America Limited Partnership, as Transferor, and CBL & Associates Limited Partnership, as Transferee, dated August 9, 2007 (bb)

 

 

 

 

 

10.23

 

Unsecured Credit Agreement, dated November 30, 2007, by and among CBL & Associates Limited Partnership, as Borrower, and CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., as Parent, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, U.S. Bank National Association, Bank of America, N.A., and Aareal Bank AG (cc)

 

 

 

 

10.24.1 Unsecured Term Loan Agreement, dated April 22, 2008, by and among CBL & Associates Limited Partnership, as Borrower, and CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., as Parent, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and Lead Arranger, Accrual Capital Corporation, as Syndication Agent, U.S. Bank National Association and Fifth Third Bank (ee)
10.24.2 Joinder in Unsecured Term Loan Agreement, dated April 30, 2008, by and among CBL & Associates Limited Partnership, as Borrower, and CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., as Parent, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and Lead Arranger, and Raymond James Bank FSB (ee)
10.24.3 Joinder in Unsecured Term Loan Agreement, dated May 7, 2008, by and among CBL & Associates Limited Partnership, as Borrower, and CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. as Parent, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and Lead Arranger, and Regions Bank (ee)
10.25 Loan Agreement by and among Meridian Mall Limited Partnership, as Borrower, CBL & Associates Limited Partnership, as Guarantor, and CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., as Parent, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, et al.

 

12

 

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends

 

 

 

 

 

14.1

 

Second Amended And Restated Code Of Business Conduct And Ethics Of CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., CBL & Associates Management, Inc. And Their Affiliates (aa)

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

Subsidiaries of the Company

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP

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Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) by the Chief Executive Officer, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) by the Chief Financial Officer, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(b) by the Chief Executive Officer, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

 

 

32.2

 

Certification pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(b) by the Chief Financial Officer as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


 

 

(a)

Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 33-67372), as filed with the Commission on January 27, 1994.*

 

 

(b)

Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998.*

 

 

(c)

Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 4, 1999.*

 

 

(d)

Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A, filed on October 27, 2000.*

 

 

(e)

Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 6, 2001.*

 

 

(f)

Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001.*

 

 

(g)

Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated June 10, 2002, filed on June 17, 2002.*

 

 

(h)

Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed on August 21, 2003.*

 

 

(i)

Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002.*

 

 

(j)

Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003.*

 

 

(k)

Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 21, 2004.*

 

 

(l)

Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed on December 10, 2004.*

 

 

(m)

Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004.*

 

 

(n)

Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005.*

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(o)

Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 13, 2005.*

 

 

(p)

Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 21, 2005.*

 

 

(q)

Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005.*

 

 

(r)

Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005.*

 

 

(s)

Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on November 22, 2005.*

 

 

(t)

Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Proxy Statement dated December 19, 2000 for the Special Meeting of Shareholders held January 19, 2001.*

 

 

(u)

Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005.*

 

 

(v)

Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 24, 2006.*

 

 

(w)

Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006.*

 

 

(x)

Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on August 25, 2006.*

 

 

(y)

Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on September 1, 2006.*

 

 

(z)

Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for quarter ended June 20, 2007.*

 

 

(aa)

Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on November 9, 2007.*

 

 

(bb)

Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007.*

 

 

(cc)

Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.*

(dd) Incorporated by reference from the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008.*
(ee) Incorporated by reference from the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008.*

 

 

A management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be filed pursuant to Item 15(b) of this report.

 

 

 

* Commission File No. 1-12494

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