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☑ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 , 2020 Or ◉ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ΤΟ COMMISSION FILE NO . 1-12494 ( CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES , INC . ) COMMISSION FILE NO . 333-182515-01 ( CBL & ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ) CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES , INC . CBL & ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter ) Delaware ( CBL & Associates Properties , Inc. ) Delaware ( CBL & Associates Limited Partnership ) ( State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization ) 2030 Hamilton Place Blvd. , Suite 500 Chattanooga , TN ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) 62-1545718 62-1542285 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 37421 ( Zip Code ) 423.855.0001 Registrant's telephone number , including area code : Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : CBL & Associates Properties , Inc .: Securities registered under Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each Class Common Stock , $ 0.01 par value Trading Symbol ( s ) CBLAQ Name of each exchange on which registered 7.375 % Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock , $ 0.01 par value ( represented by depositary shares each representing a 1 / 10th fractional share ) 6.625 % Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock , $ 0.01 par value ( represented by depositary shares each representing a 1 / 10th fractional share ) CBLDQ CBLEQ * On November 2 , 2020 , the NYSE announced that ( i ) it had suspended trading in the Company's stock and ( ii ) it had determined to commence proceedings to delist the Company's common stock , as well as the depositary shares each representing a 1 / 10th fractional share of the Company's 7.375 % Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock ( “ Series D Preferred Stock " ) and the depositary shares each representing a 1 / 10th fractional share of the Company's 6.625 % Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock ( “ Series E Preferred Stock " ) , due to such securities no longer being suitable for listing on " abnormally low " trading price levels , pursuant to Section 802.01D of the NYSE Listed Company Manual . Since November 3 , 2020 , the Company's common stock and such depositary shares are currently trading on the OTC Markets , operated by the OTC Markets Group , Inc. , under the respective trading symbols listed in the preceding table . CBL & Associates Limited Partnership : None Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : CBL & Associates Properties , Inc .: None CBL & Associates Limited Partnership : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act .