CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES INC
10-Q, 1999-11-15
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                            Securities Exchange Act of 1934 -- Form 10-Q

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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

       (Mark One)
  [X]  QUARTERLY  REPORT  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  13 OR 15(d)  OF THE  SECURITIES
       EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
       For the quarterly period ended     September 30, 1999
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                                       OR

  [ ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
       SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
       For the quarterly period ended              to
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       Commission File Number   1-12494
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                        CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                      Delaware                    62-1545718
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           (State or other jurisdiction of      (IRS Employer
           incorporation or organization)       Identification No.)

             One Park Place, 6148 Lee Highway, Chattanooga, TN 37421
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              (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)

       (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)(423) 855-0001
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                     (Former name, former address and former
                   fiscal year, if changed since last report)

     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
                                             -----     -----


     The  number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  registrants  classes of
common stock,  as of October 31, 1999 : Common Stock,  par value $.01 per share,
24,730,160 shares.

<PAGE>


                         CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

                                     INDEX



PART I       FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                PAGE NUMBER
                                                                  -----------

             ITEM 1:       FINANCIAL INFORMATION                       3

             CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - AS OF SEPTEMBER 30,         4
             1999 AND DECEMBER 31, 1998

             CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - FOR               5
             THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 AND
             1998 AND FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
             1999 AND 1998

             CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR                 6
             THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 AND 1998

             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS                7

             ITEM 2:       MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND                10
                           ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                           AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

PART II      OTHER INFORMATION

             ITEM 1:       LEGAL PROCEEDINGS                          23

             ITEM 2:       CHANGES IN SECURITIES                      23

             ITEM 3:       DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES            23

             ITEM 4:       SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO HAVE A            23
                           VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

             ITEM 5:       OTHER INFORMATION                          23

             ITEM 6:       EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K           23

SIGNATURE                                                             24




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                       CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.




ITEM 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

     The accompanying  financial  statements are unaudited;  however,  they have
been prepared in accordance with generally  accepted  accounting  principles for
interim financial  information and in conjunction with the rules and regulations
of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Accordingly, they do not include all
of the  disclosures  required by generally  accepted  accounting  principles for
complete  financial  statements.  In the opinion of management,  all adjustments
(consisting   solely  of  normal  recurring   matters)   necessary  for  a  fair
presentation  of the financial  statements  for these interim  periods have been
included.  The results for the interim  period ended  September 30, 1999 are not
necessarily indicative of the results to be obtained for the full fiscal year.

     These  financial  statements  should be read in conjunction  with the CBL &
Associates Properties,  Inc. (the "Company") December 31, 1998 audited financial
statements and notes thereto included in the CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.


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<PAGE>


<TABLE>

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

<CAPTION>

                                                                     September 30,    December 31,
                                                                         1999            1998
                                                                     -------------    ------------
<S>                                                                  <C>             <C>
ASSETS
Real estate assets:
  Land                                                                 $277,157        $265,521
  Buildings and improvements                                          1,729,542       1,609,831
                                                                      ---------       ---------
                                                                      2,006,699       1,875,352
    Less: Accumulated depreciation                                     (211,009)       (177,055)
                                                                      ---------       ---------
                                                                      1,795,690       1,698,297
  Developments in progress                                              152,711         107,491
                                                                      ---------       ---------
    Net investment in real estate assets                              1,948,401       1,805,788
Cash and cash equivalents                                                 6,542           5,827
Receivables:
  Tenant                                                                 21,136          17,337
  Other                                                                   1,747           2,076
Mortgage notes receivable                                                 9,504           9,118
Other assets                                                             19,270          15,201
                                                                     ----------      ----------
                                                                     $2,006,600      $1,855,347
                                                                     ==========      ==========
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Mortgage and other notes payable                                     $1,345,560      $1,208,204
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                                 49,501          62,466
                                                                     ----------      ----------
  Total liabilities                                                   1,395,061       1,270,670
Distributions and losses in excess of investment
 in unconsolidated affiliates                                             3,861             855
                                                                     ----------      ----------
Minority interest                                                       175,141         168,040
                                                                     ----------      ----------
Commitments and contingencies (Note 2)
Shareholders' Equity:
  Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized,
    2,875,000 outstanding in 1999 and 1998                                   29              29
  Common stock, $.01 par value, 95,000,000 shares authorized,
    24,713,566 and 24,590,936 shares issued and outstanding
    in 1999 and 1998, respectively                                          247             246
  Additional paid - in capital                                          455,296         452,252
  Accumulated deficit                                                   (22,627)        (36,235)
  Deferred compensation                                                    (408)           (510)
                                                                     ----------      ----------
    Total shareholders' equity                                          432,537         415,782
                                                                     ----------      ----------
                                                                     $2,006,600      $1,855,347
                                                                     ==========      ==========



               The accompanying notes are an integral part of these balance sheets.
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
                        CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
                      Consolidated Statements Of Operations
                      (In thousands, except per share data)
                                   (Unaudited)

<CAPTION>

                                                             Three Months Ended            Nine Months Ended
                                                                September 30,                 September 30,
                                                           ------------------------     -----------------------
                                                             1999            1998         1999           1998
                                                           --------        --------     --------       --------
<S>                                                        <C>             <C>          <C>            <C>
REVENUES:
Rentals:
   Minimum                                                 $50,688         $44,525      $147,240       $118,545
   Percentage                                                1,595           1,146         6,497          3,975
   Other                                                       590             462         1,998          1,282
Tenant reimbursements                                       23,436          20,238        65,091         52,241
Management, development  and leasing fees                    4,493             639         6,502          2,058
Interest and other                                             920             703         3,133          2,067
                                                           -------         -------       -------        -------
  Total revenues                                            81,722          67,713       230,461        180,168
                                                           -------         -------       -------        -------
EXPENSES:
Property operating                                          13,110          11,187        36,275         29,511
Depreciation and amortization                               13,309          11,659        38,875         30,534
Real estate taxes                                            6,981           6,355        20,268         16,607
Maintenance and repairs                                      4,648           3,928        12,918         10,223
General and administrative                                   3,958           2,775        11,315          8,506
Interest                                                    20,705          19,019        60,141         47,836
Other                                                           82             113           970            122
                                                           -------         -------       -------        -------
  Total expenses                                            62,793          55,036       180,762        143,339
                                                           -------         -------       -------        -------
Income from operations                                      18,929          12,677        49,699         36,829
Gain on sales of real estate assets                            937             398         9,505          2,910
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates                678             521         2,419          1,689
Minority interest in earnings:
  Operating partnership                                     (6,068)         (3,499)      (18,183)       (11,276)
  Shopping center properties                                  (279)           (101)         (941)          (409)
                                                           -------         -------       -------        -------
Income before extraordinary item                            14,197           9,996        42,499         29,743
Extraordinary loss on extinguishment of debt                    --            (676)           --          (676)
                                                           -------         -------       -------        -------
Net income                                                  14,197           9,320        42,499         29,067
Preferred dividends                                         (1,617)         (1,617)       (4,851)        (1,617)
                                                           -------         -------       -------        -------
Net income available to common shareholders                 12,580           7,703        37,648         27,450
Basic per share data:
   Income before extraordinary item                        $  0.51         $  0.35       $  1.53        $  1.17
                                                           =======         =======       =======        =======
   Net income                                              $  0.51         $  0.32       $  1.53        $  1.14
                                                           =======         =======       =======        =======
Weighted average common shares outstanding                  24,677          24,117        24,628         24,089
Diluted per share data:
    Income before extraordinary item                       $  0.50         $  0.34       $  1.51        $  1.16
                                                           =======         =======       =======        =======
    Net income                                             $  0.50         $  0.32       $  1.51        $  1.13
                                                           =======         =======       =======        =======
Weighted average common shares and potential
 dilutive common shares outstanding                         24,935          24,409        24,869         24,345


              The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
</TABLE>



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<TABLE>
                        CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
                      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                             (Dollars in thousands)
                                    (UNAUDITED)
<CAPTION>

                                                                                           Nine Months
                                                                                       Ended September 30,
                                                                                      ----------------------
                                                                                        1999           1998
                                                                                      -------        -------
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
<S>                                                                                   <C>            <C>
Net income                                                                            $42,499        $29,067
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
  Minority interest in earnings                                                        19,124         11,685
  Depreciation                                                                         32,071         26,032
  Amortization                                                                          7,697          5,369
  Gain on sales of real estate assets                                                  (9,505)        (2,910)
  Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates                                      (2,419)        (1,689)
  Issuance of stock under incentive plan                                                   80            287
  Amortization of deferred compensation                                                   360            392
  Write-off of development projects                                                       970            122
  Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates                                          9,621          2,768
  Distributions to minority investors                                                 (17,563)       (13,193)
Changes in assets and liabilities -
  Tenant and other receivables                                                         (3,470)        (5,158)
  Other assets                                                                         (5,394)        (6,187)
  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                                              3,998         12,833
                                                                                      -------       --------
          Net cash provided by operating activities                                    78,069         59,418
                                                                                      -------       --------

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
    Construction of real estate assets and land acquisition                          (110,292)       (81,290)
    Acquisition of real estate assets                                                 (68,545)      (501,156)
    Capitalized interest                                                               (4,879)        (3,858)
    Other capital expenditures                                                        (25,023)       (16,186)
    Deposits in escrow                                                                     --         66,108
    Proceeds from sales of real estate assets                                          36,412          6,730
    Additions to mortgage notes receivable                                             (1,425)        (1,497)
    Payments received on mortgage notes receivable                                      1,039          1,435
    Advances and investments in unconsolidated affiliates                              (3,237)          (967)
                                                                                      -------       --------
          Net cash used in investing activities                                      (175,950)      (530,681)
                                                                                      -------       --------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
    Proceeds from mortgage and other notes payable                                    219,656        586,832
    Principal payments on mortgage and other notes payable                            (82,300)      (143,278)
    Additions to deferred financing costs                                                (779)        (2,025)
    Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock                                              --         70,112
    Proceeds from issuance of common stock                                                878            240
    Proceeds from exercise of stock options                                             1,469          1,391
    Purchase of minority interest                                                          --         (3,012)
    Prepayment penalties on extinguishment of debt                                         --           (676)
    Dividends paid                                                                    (40,328)       (34,658)
                                                                                      -------       --------
          Net cash provided by financing activities                                    98,596        474,926
                                                                                      -------       --------
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                                                   715          3,663

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period                                          5,827          3,124
                                                                                      -------       --------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period                                              $ 6,542        $ 6,787
                                                                                      =======       ========
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized                                    $60,351        $42,147
                                                                                      =======       ========

            The  accompanying  notes are an integral  part of these statements.
</TABLE>


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<PAGE>
                          CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
                      Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


Note 1 - Unconsolidated Affiliates

     At September 30, 1999, the Company had investments in five partnerships all
of which are reflected using the equity method of accounting. Condensed combined
results of operations for the unconsolidated affiliates are presented as follows
(dollars in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    Company's Share
                                            Total For The               For The
                                          Nine Months Ended        Nine Months Ended
                                            September 30,            September 30,
                                        --------------------      --------------------

                                          1999         1998        1999          1998
                                        -------      -------      ------        ------
<S>                                     <C>          <C>          <C>           <C>
Revenues                                $19,885      $16,535      $9,812        $8,125
                                        -------      -------      ------        ------
Depreciation and amortization             2,548        2,158       1,251         1,057
Interest expense                          6,271        5,910       3,087         2,904
Other operating expenses                  6,168        5,003       3,055         2,475
                                        -------      -------      ------        ------
Net income                              $ 4,898      $ 3,464      $2,419        $1,689
                                        =======      =======      ======        ======
</TABLE>



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<PAGE>

Note 2 - Contingencies

     The  Company is  currently  involved in certain  litigation  arising in the
ordinary  course  of  business.  In  the  opinion  of  management,  the  pending
litigation will not materially  affect the financial  statements of the Company.
Additionally,  based  on  environmental  studies  completed  to date on the real
estate  properties,  management  believes any exposure  related to environmental
cleanup  will not be  significant  to the  financial  position  and  results  of
operations of the Company.


Note 3 - Credit Agreements

     The Company has credit facilities of $230 million of which $59.7 million is
available at September 30, 1999. Outstanding amounts under the credit facilities
bear  interest at a weighted  average  interest  rate of 6.40% at September  30,
1999.  The  Company's  variable  rate debt as of  September  30, 1999 was $588.8
million with a weighted  average  interest rate of 6.56% as compared to 6.73% as
of September 30, 1998.  Through the execution of interest rate swap  agreements,
the Company has fixed the interest  rates on $314 million of variable  rate debt
on operating properties at a weighted average interest rate of 6.61%. There were
no fees charged to the Company  related to these swap  agreements.  In addition,
the  Company's  has interest rate caps in place on $150 million of variable rate
debt leaving  $124.8  million of debt subject to variable  rates.  The Company's
remaining  variable  rate debt of $124.8  million  is  limited  to  construction
properties with no debt subject to variable rates on operating  properties.  The
Company's swap agreements in place at September 30, 1999 are as follows:
<TABLE>

      Swap Amount          Fixed LIBOR
     (in millions)          Component     Effective Date        Expiration Date
     -------------          ---------     --------------        ---------------
         <S>                   <C>             <C>                  <C>
         $65                   5.72%           01/07/98             01/07/2000
          81                   5.54%           02/04/98             02/04/2000
          50                   5.70%           06/15/98             06/15/2001
          38                   5.73%           06/26/98             06/30/2001
          80                   5.49%           09/01/98             09/01/2001
</TABLE>

     At September  30, 1999,  the Company had interest rate caps of $100 million
at 7.5% and $50 million at 6.5% on LIBOR-based variable rate debt.


Note 4 - Segment Information

     Management of the Company  measures  performance  and  allocates  resources
according to property type,  which are determined  based on differences  such as
nature of tenants,  capital  requirements,  economic  risks and  leasing  terms.
Rental income and tenant  reimbursements from tenant leases provide the majority
of revenues from all segments.  Information on management's  reportable segments
is presented as follows (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                          Associated       Community
 Three Months Ended September 30, 1999        Malls         Centers         Centers        All Other        Total
 -------------------------------------       -------     ------------    -----------       ---------       -------
<S>                                          <C>              <C>           <C>              <C>           <C>
Revenues                                     $58,290          $3,007        $15,224          $5,201        $81,722
Property operating expenses (1)              (21,769)           (507)        (2,681)            218        (24,739)
Interest expense                             (15,768)           (663)        (3,032)         (1,242)       (20,705)
Gain on sales of real estate assets             (426)              -            797             566            937
                                             -------          ------        -------          ------        -------
Segment profit and loss                      $20,327          $1,837        $10,308          $4,743         37,215
                                             =======          ======        =======          ======
Depreciation and amortization                                                                              (13,309)
General and administrative and other                                                                        (4,040)
Equity in earnings and minority
interest adjustment                                                                                         (5,669)
                                                                                                           -------
Income before extraordinary item                                                                           $14,197
                                                                                                           =======
Capital expenditures (2)                     $70,178          $2,118         $5,238          $16,762       $94,296

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</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                           Associated      Community
 Three Months Ended September 30, 1998        Malls         Centers         Centers        All Other        Total
 -------------------------------------       -------       ----------      ---------       ---------       -------
<S>                                          <C>              <C>           <C>              <C>           <C>
Revenues                                     $49,426          $2,704        $14,206          $1,377        $67,713
Property operating expenses (1)              (17,575)           (479)        (2,898)           (518)       (21,470)
Interest expense                             (14,323)           (525)        (3,228)           (943)       (19,019)
Gain on sales of real estate assets                -               -              -             398            398
                                             -------          ------         ------          ------        -------
Segment profit and loss                      $17,528          $1,700         $8,080            $314         27,622
                                             =======          ======         ======          ======
Depreciation and amortization                                                                              (11,659)
General and administrative and other                                                                        (2,888)
Equity in earnings and minority
interest adjustment                                                                                         (3,079)
                                                                                                            ------
Income before extraordinary item                                                                            $9,996
                                                                                                            ======
Capital expenditures (2)                     $379,319         $13,667        $18,717         $12,333      $424,036
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                           Associated      Community
  Nine Months Ended September 30, 1999        Malls          Centers        Centers        All Other        Total
  ------------------------------------      --------       ----------      ---------       ---------      --------
<S>                                         <C>               <C>           <C>              <C>           <C>
Revenues                                    $168,306          $8,948        $43,982          $9,225       $230,461
Property operating expenses (1)              (60,355)         (1,468)        (8,283)            645        (69,461)
Interest expense                             (45,316)         (1,937)        (9,168)         (3,720)       (60,141)
Gain on sales of real estate assets             (426)              -            797           9,134          9,505
                                             -------          ------        -------        --------        -------
Segment profit and loss                      $62,209          $5,543        $27,328         $15,284        110,364
                                             =======          ======        =======         =======
Depreciation and amortization                                                                              (38,875)
General and administrative and other                                                                       (12,285)
Equity in earnings and minority
interest adjustment                                                                                        (16,705)
                                                                                                           -------
Income before extraordinary item                                                                           $42,499
                                                                                                           =======
Total assets (2)                           $1,307,844        $100,585       $450,987        $147,184    $2,006,600
Capital expenditures (2)                      $81,642          $4,289        $21,654         $68,981      $176,566
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                            Associated      Community
  Nine Months Ended September 30, 1998         Malls         Centers         Centers       All Other        Total
  ------------------------------------      --------        ----------      ---------      ---------      --------
<S>                                          <C>              <C>           <C>              <C>           <C>
Revenues                                    $128,600          $7,095        $40,398          $4,075       $180,168
Property operating expenses (1)              (45,706)         (1,283)        (8,129)         (1,223)       (56,341)
Interest expense                             (34,560)         (1,214)        (9,219)         (2,843)       (47,836)
Gain on sales of real estate assets              216               -              -           2,694          2,910
                                            --------          ------        -------          ------         ------
Segment profit and loss                     $ 48,550          $4,598        $23,050          $2,703         78,901
                                            ========          ======        =======          ======
Depreciation and amortization                                                                              (30,534)
General and administrative and other                                                                        (8,628)
Equity in earnings and minority
interest adjustment                                                                                         (9,996)
                                                                                                            ------
Income before extraordinary item                                                                           $29,743
                                                                                                           =======
Total assets (2)                           $1,251,142         $63,116       $345,407        $174,801    $1,834,466
Capital expenditures (2)                     $581,046         $25,394        $36,728         $25,701      $668,869


</TABLE>
[FN]

(1)  Property  operating  expenses include property  operating  expenses,  real
     estate taxes, and maintenance and repairs.

(2) Developments in progress are included in the "All Other" category. </FN>



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<PAGE>
                       CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
               Item 2: Management's Discussion And Analysis Of
                Financial Condition And Results Of Operations


     The  following  discussion  and  analysis of the  financial  condition  and
results  of  operations  should  be read in  conjunction  with CBL &  Associates
Properties, Inc. Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto.

     Information  included herein contains  "forward-looking  statements" within
the meaning of the federal  securities  laws.  Such  statements  are  inherently
subject  to risks and  uncertainties,  many of which  cannot be  predicted  with
accuracy  and some of which  might not even be  anticipated.  Future  events and
actual results,  financial and otherwise,  may differ materially from the events
and results discussed in the  forward-looking  statements.  We direct you to the
Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange  Commission,  including
without   limitation   the  Company's   Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  and  the
"Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis of Financial  Condition  and Results of
Operations"  incorporated by reference  therein,  for a discussion of such risks
and uncertainties.


GENERAL BACKGROUND

     CBL & Associates  Properties,  Inc. (the "Company")  Consolidated Financial
Statements and Notes thereto reflect the consolidated financial results of CBL &
Associates Limited  Partnership (the "Operating  Partnership") which includes at
September 30, 1999,  the  operations of a portfolio of properties  consisting of
twenty-five  regional malls,  fifteen associated centers,  eighty-two  community
centers,  an office building,  joint venture  investments in four regional malls
and one associated center, and income from six mortgages (the "Properties"). The
Operating  Partnership  also  has one  mall,  three  community  centers  and two
expansions  currently under construction and options to acquire certain shopping
center development sites. The consolidated financial statements also include the
accounts of CBL & Associates Management, Inc. (the "Management Company").

     The Company classifies its regional malls into two categories - malls which
have completed their initial lease-up  ("Stabilized  Malls") and malls which are
in  their  initial  lease-up  phase  ("New  Malls").  The New Mall  category  is
presently  comprised  of a  redevelopment  project,  Springdale  Mall in Mobile,
Alabama,  Bonita  Lakes Mall in  Meridian,  Mississippi  which opened in October
1997,  and  Parkway  Place Mall in  Huntsville,  Alabama  which was  acquired in
December 1998 and is being redeveloped in a joint venture with a third party.

     In July 1999, the Company acquired York Galleria in York, Pennsylvania. The
purchase price of $68.5 million was funded from a mortgage loan in the amount of
$51.1  million  and in part from $30  million  in  proceeds  from the  Company's
disposition of two department stores, and two free-standing community centers. A
portion of such  proceeds were  allocated to a like-kind  exchange of properties
under  section 1031 of the Internal  Revenue Code of 1986 as amended.  The $12.6
million balance of the proceeds from the  dispositions  was used to pay down the
Company's credit lines.
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<PAGE>

     The State of Tennessee has recently  enacted  legislation that would extend
franchise and excise taxes to limited liability entities generally for tax years
beginning on or after July 1, 1999.  The effect of this new  legislation  on the
Company's  operations in Tennessee is currently estimated to be approximately $2
million.


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     Operational highlights for the three months and nine months ended September
30, 1999 as compared to September 30, 1998 are as follows:


SALES

     Mall shop sales,  for those tenants who have  reported,  in the  twenty-six
Stabilized  Malls in the Company's  portfolio  increased by 5.2% on a comparable
per square foot basis.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         Nine Months Ended September 30,
                                         -------------------------------
                                            1999                 1998
                                         ---------           -----------
         <S>                              <C>                 <C>
         Sales per square foot            $184.16              $175.04
</TABLE>

     Total sales volume in the mall  portfolio,  including New Malls,  increased
9.1% to $1.053 billion for the nine months ended  September 30, 1999 from $964.7
million for the nine months ended September 30, 1998.

     Occupancy  costs  as a  percentage  of  sales  for the  nine  months  ended
September  30,  1999 and 1998 for the  Stabilized  Malls  were  13.0% and 12.3%,
respectively.  Occupancy  costs were 11.2%,  11.2% and 11.5% for the years ended
December 31, 1998, 1997, and 1996, respectively. Occupancy costs as a percentage
of sales  are  generally  higher  in the  first  three  quarters  of the year as
compared to the fourth quarter due to the seasonality of retail sales.

OCCUPANCY

         Occupancy for the Company's overall portfolio was as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            At September 30,
                                         ---------------------
                                         1999             1998
                                         ----             ----
      <S>                                <C>              <C>
      Stabilized malls                   92.7%            91.7%
      New malls                          85.9             92.0
      Associated centers                 91.1             91.0
      Community centers                  96.5             96.5
      Total Portfolio                    93.8%            93.7%

</TABLE>
                                      -11-
<PAGE>

     Occupancy in the New Mall  category has been  affected by the  inclusion of
two properties that are being redeveloped,  Parkway Place in Huntsville, Alabama
and Springdale Mall in Mobile, Alabama.  Excluding Parkway Place and Springdale,
new mall  occupancy  at the end of the  quarter  would have been 98.0% and total
portfolio occupancy would have been 94.2%.

AVERAGE BASE RENT

     Average base rents for the Company's  three  portfolio  categories  were as
follows:
<TABLE>

                                                 At September 30,
                                               --------------------
                                                1999          1998
                                               ------        ------
<S>                                            <C>           <C>
                 Malls                         $19.96        $19.75
                 Associated centers              9.39          9.41
                 Community centers               8.31          8.00
</TABLE>


LEASE ROLLOVERS

     On spaces previously  occupied,  the Company achieved the following results
from rollover  leasing for the nine months ended  September 30, 1999 compared to
the base and percentage rent previously paid:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                              Per Square           Per Square
                               Foot Rent             Foot Rent       Percentage
                            Prior Lease (1)        New Lease (2)      Increase
                            ---------------        -------------      --------
<S>                              <C>                  <C>               <C>
Malls                            $23.27               $26.49            13.8%
Associated centers                 9.51                10.58            11.2%
Community centers                  8.18                 9.11            11.4%
</TABLE>
[FN]

  (1) -  Rental achieved for spaces previously occupied at the end of the lease
         including percentage rent.
  (2) -  Average base rent over the term of the lease. </FN>

     For the nine months ended September 30, 1999,  malls  represented  75.6% of
total revenues from all properties; revenues from associated centers represented
3.8%;  revenues from  community  centers  represented  17.9%;  and revenues from
mortgages,   development  fees  and  the  office  building   represented   2.7%.
Accordingly,  revenues and results of operations are disproportionately impacted
by the malls' achievements.

     The  shopping  center  business is somewhat  seasonal in nature with tenant
sales  achieving  the highest  levels during the fourth  quarter  because of the
holiday  season.  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.

                                      -12-
<PAGE>

     COMPARISON  OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS  FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED  SEPTEMBER
30, 1999 TO THE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS  FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED  SEPTEMBER 30,
1998

     Total  revenues for the three months ended  September 30, 1999 increased by
$14.0 million,  or 20.7%, to $81.7 million as compared to $67.7 million in 1998.
Minimum rents increased by $6.2 million,  or 13.8%, to $50.7 million as compared
to $44.5 million in 1998, and tenant  reimbursements  increased by $3.2 million,
or  15.8%,  to $23.4  million  in 1999 as  compared  to $20.2  million  in 1998.
Percentage  rents  increased  by $0.5  million,  or 39.2%,  to $1.6  million  as
compared to $1.1 million in 1998.

     Management, leasing and development fees increased by $3.9 million, to $4.5
million as compared to $0.6 million in 1998.  This increase was primarily due to
a fee of $3.1 million from a co-development property and increases in management
fees on managed properties.

     Approximately  $6.3  million of the  increase  in  revenues  resulted  from
operations at the seven new centers  opened or acquired  during the past fifteen
months. These centers consist of:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                      Opening/
Project Name                    Location                          Total GLA  Type of Addition      Acquisition Date
- ------------                    --------                          ---------  ----------------      ----------------
<S>                             <C>                                <C>       <C>                     <C>
Janesville Mall                 Janesville, Wisconsin               609,000  Acquisition             August 1998
Meridian Mall                   Lansing, Michigan                   767,000  Acquisition             August 1998
Sterling Creek Commons          Portsmouth, Virginia                 65,000  New Development         September 1998
Fiddler's Run                   Morganton, North Carolina           203,000  New Development         March 1999
Sand Lake Corners               Orlando, Florida                    559,000  New Development         July 1999
York Galleria                   York, Pennsylvania                  767,000  Acquisition             July 1999
The Landing at Arbor Place      Douglasville, Georgia               163,000  New Development         August 1999

</TABLE>


     Approximately  $4.6  million of the  increase  in  revenues  resulted  from
improved  operations and  occupancies in the existing  centers.  The majority of
these increases was generated at Cortlandt  Towne Center in Cortlandt,  New York
and St. Clair Square in Fairview Heights,  Illinois and $3.1 million in revenues
from a fee earned in the co-development program.

     Property  operating  expenses,  including real estate taxes and maintenance
and repairs,  increased in the third quarter of 1999 by $3.3 million or 15.2% to
$24.7 million as compared to $21.5 million in the second  quarter of 1998.  This
increase  was  primarily  the result of the  addition  of the seven new  centers
referred to above.

     Depreciation  and  amortization  increased in the third  quarter of 1999 by
$1.7  million or 14.1% to $13.3  million  as  compared  to $11.6  million in the
second  quarter of 1998.  This  increase is primarily due to the addition of the
seven new centers referred to above.

     Interest expense increased in the third quarter of 1999 by $1.7 million, or
8.9% to $20.7  million as compared to $19.0  million in 1998.  This increase was
primarily due to the  additional  interest on the seven centers added during the
last fifteen months referred to above.




                                      -13-
<PAGE>

     The gain on sales of real estate  assets  increased in the third quarter of
1999 by $0.5 million,  to $0.9 million as compared to $0.4 million in 1998.  The
majority of gain on sales in the third quarter of 1999 was from outparcel  sales
at The  Landing  at  Arbor  Place  in  Douglasville,  Georgia  and  sales of two
completed centers, offset by losses on the sales of two department store pads.

     Equity in  earnings of  unconsolidated  affiliates  increased  in the third
quarter of 1999 by $0.2  million to $0.7  million from $0.5 million in the third
quarter of 1998  primarily due to the  acquisition  of a 50% interest in Parkway
Place in Huntsville, Alabama.


     COMPARISON OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
1999 TO THE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1998

     Total  revenues for the nine months ended  September 30, 1999  increased by
$50.3  million,  or 27.9%,  to $230.5  million as compared to $180.2  million in
1998. Of this increase,  minimum rents increased by $28.7 million,  or 24.2%, to
$147.2 million as compared to $118.5 million in 1998, and tenant  reimbursements
increased by $12.9  million,  or 24.6%,  to $65.1 million in 1999 as compared to
$52.2 million in 1998.  Percentage rents increased by $2.5 million,  or 63.4% to
$6.5 million as compared to $4.0 million in 1998.

     Improved  occupancies  and operations and increased  rents in the Company's
operating portfolio  generated $9.6 million of increased revenues.  The majority
of these  increases  was generated at Cortlandt  Towne Center in Cortlandt,  New
York and St.  Clair  Square in  Fairview  Heights,  Illinois.  Revenues  of $3.1
million  were  generated  from  a fee  earned  in the  Company's  co-development
program.  New revenues of $37.6  resulted  from  operations  at the fourteen new
centers opened or acquired during the past twenty-one months.  These centers are
as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                      Opening/
Project Name                    Location                          Total GLA  Type of Addition      Acquisition Date
- ------------                    --------                          ---------  ----------------      -----------------
<S>                             <C>                                <C>        <C>                    <C>
Burnsville Center               Minneapolis (Burnsville),          1,070,000  Acquisition            February 1998
                                Minnesota
Stroud Mall                     Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania            427,000  Acquisition            April 1998
Hickory Hollow Mall             Nashville, Tennessee               1,096,000  Acquisition            July 1998
Courtyard at Hickory Hollow     Nashville, Tennessee                  77,000  Acquisition            July 1998
Rivergate Mall                  Nashville, Tennessee               1,074,000  Acquisition            July 1998
Village at Rivergate            Nashville, Tennessee                 166,000  Acquisition            July 1998
Lions Head Village              Nashville, Tennessee                  93,000  Acquisition            July 1998
Janesville Mall                 Janesville, Wisconsin                609,000  Acquisition            August 1998
Meridian Mall                   Lansing, Michigan                    767,000  Acquisition            August 1998
Sterling Creek Commons          Portsmouth, Virginia                  65,000  New Development        September 1998
Fiddler's Run                   Morganton, North Carolina            203,000  New Development        March 1999
Sand Lake Corners               Orlando, Florida                     559,000  New Development        July 1999
York Galleria                   York, Pennsylvania                   767,000  Acquisition            July 1999
The Landing at Arbor Place      Douglasville, Georgia                163,000  New Development        August 1999
</TABLE>



                                      -14-
<PAGE>

     Management,  leasing and development fees increased by $4.4 million to $6.5
million in the first nine months of 1999 as  compared  to $2.1  million in 1998.
This increase was  primarily due to a fee of $3.1 million from a  co-development
property,  increases  in fees from  co-development  properties  in  general  and
increases in management fees on managed properties.

     Property  operating  expenses,  including real estate taxes and maintenance
and  repairs,  increased in the first nine months of 1999 by $13.1  million,  or
23.3%,  to $69.5 million as compared to $56.3 million in 1998. This increase was
primarily  the result of the addition of the  fourteen  new centers  referred to
above.

     Depreciation and amortization increased in the first nine months of 1999 by
$8.3 million,  or 27.3%,  to $38.9 million as compared to $30.5 million in 1998.
This  increase  was  primarily  the result of the  addition of the  fourteen new
centers referred to above.

     Interest  expense  increased  in the  first  nine  months  of 1999 by $12.3
million,  or 25.7%,  to $60.1 million as compared to $47.8 million in 1998. This
increase was primarily the result of interest on debt related to the addition of
the fourteen new centers referred to above.

     The gain on sales of real estate assets increased for the nine months ended
September  30, 1999 by $6.6  million to $9.5 million as compared to $2.9 million
in 1998.  Gain on sales in the first nine months of 1999 was in connection  with
outparcel sales at the Sand Lake Corners development in Orlando, Florida and The
Landing  at  Arbor  Place in  Douglasville,  Georgia  and  anchor  pad  sales at
Chesterfield Crossing in Richmond, Virginia which is now under construction. The
gain on sales in the first nine  months of 1998 was for  outparcel  sales at the
Company's  developments in Springhurst Towne Center in Louisville,  Kentucky and
Sterling Creek Commons in Portsmouth, Virginia.

     Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates increased in the first nine
months of 1999 by $0.7  million to $2.4  million  from $1.7 million in the first
nine  months of 1998  primarily  due to the  acquisition  of a 50%  interest  in
Parkway Place in Huntsville,  Alabama and improved operations at existing equity
centers.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

     The principal  uses of the Company's  liquidity and capital  resources have
historically been for property  development,  expansion and renovation programs,
acquisitions and debt repayment.  To maintain its qualification as a real estate
investment  trust under the Internal  Revenue  Code,  the Company is required to
distribute to its shareholders at least 95% of its "Real Estate Investment Trust
Taxable Income" as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code").

     As of November 1, 1999, the Company had $46.1 million available in unfunded
construction  and  redevelopment   loans  to  be  used  for  completion  of  the
construction  and  redevelopment  projects and  replenishment of working capital
previously  used for  construction.  Additionally,  as of November 1, 1999,  the
Company had  obtained  revolving  credit  lines and term loans  totaling  $230.0
million of which $33.9 million was available.  As a publicly traded company, the
Company has access to capital  through both the public  equity and debt markets.
The Company has filed a Shelf  Registration  authorizing shares of the Company's
preferred  stock  and  common  stock  and  warrants  to  purchase  shares of the
Company's  common stock with an aggregate  public  offering  price of up to $350
million with $278 million remaining after the Company's preferred stock offering
on June 30, 1998. The Company  anticipates that the combination of these sources
will, for the foreseeable  future,  provide  adequate  liquidity to enable it to
continue  its  capital   programs   substantially   as  in  the  past  and  make
distributions  to its  shareholders in accordance  with the Code's  requirements
applicable to real estate investment trusts.

                                      -15-
<PAGE>

     Management  expects to refinance the majority of the mortgage notes payable
maturing over the next five years with replacement loans.

     The  Company's  policy is to maintain a  conservative  debt to total market
capitalization  ratio in order to enhance  its access to the  broadest  range of
capital  markets,  both  public  and  private.  The  Company's  current  capital
structure   includes   property   specific   mortgages,   which  are   generally
non-recourse,  revolving  lines of credit,  common stock,  preferred stock and a
minority  interest in the Operating  Partnership.  The minority  interest in the
Operating  Partnership  represents the 25.7% ownership interest in the Operating
Partnership  held by the Company's  executive and senior  officers  which may be
exchanged for  approximately  9.4 million shares of common stock.  Additionally,
Company executive officers and directors own approximately 1.7 million shares of
the  outstanding  common stock of the Company,  for a combined total interest in
the Operating Partnership of approximately 30.4%.  Ownership interests issued to
fund  acquisitions in 1998 may be exchanged for approximately 2.4 million shares
of common stock which  represents a 6.5% interest in the Operating  Partnership.
Assuming the  exchange of all limited  partnership  interests  in the  Operating
Partnership  for common stock,  there would be  outstanding  approximately  36.6
million  shares of common  stock  with a market  value of  approximately  $894.8
million at September  30, 1999 (based on the closing price of $24.4375 per share
on September 30,  1999).  The  Company's  total market equity is $957.9  million
which  includes 2.9 million  shares of preferred  stock at the closing  price of
$21.9375 per share on September 30, 1999. Company executive and senior officers'
ownership  interests  had a market  value of  approximately  $271.8  million  at
September 30, 1999.

     Mortgage debt consists of debt on certain  consolidated  properties as well
as on four properties in which the Company owns a  non-controlling  interest and
is accounted for under the equity method of  accounting.  At September 30, 1999,
the  Company's  share of funded  mortgage  debt on its  consolidated  properties
adjusted for minority investors' interests in nine properties was $1.324 billion
and its pro rata share of mortgage debt on unconsolidated  properties (accounted
for under the equity  method) was $45.8  million for total debt  obligations  of
$1.370 billion with a weighted average interest rate of 7.04%.

     The Company's total  conventional  fixed rate debt as of September 30, 1999
was $781.1 million with a weighted average interest rate of 7.41% as compared to
8.07% as of September 30, 1998.

     The  Company's  variable  rate debt as of  September  30,  1999 was  $588.8
million with a weighted  average  interest rate of 6.56% as compared to 6.73% as
of September 30, 1998. Through the execution of swap agreements, the Company has
fixed the interest  rates on $314 million of debt on operating  properties  at a
weighted average  interest rate of 6.60%. In addition,  the Company has interest
rate caps in place on $150.0  million  of  variable  rate  debt  leaving  $124.8
million of debt subject to variable rates. The Company's remaining variable rate
debt of $124.8 million is capitalized to projects  currently under  construction
leaving no variable rate debt  exposure on operating  properties as of September
30, 1999. There were no fees charged to the Company related to its swap
agreements. The Company's swap and cap agreements in place at September 30, 1999
are as follows:

                                      -16-
<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     Swap /Cap Amount
      (in millions)   Fixed LIBOR Component    Effective Date    Expiration Date
      -------------   ---------------------    --------------    ---------------
           <S>             <C>                    <C>              <C>
           $65             5.72%                  01/07/98         01/07/2000
            81             5.54%                  02/04/98         02/04/2000
            50             5.70%                  06/15/98         06/15/2001
            38             5.73%                  06/26/98         06/26/2001
            80             5.49%                  09/01/98         09/01/2001
           100             7.50%                  01/01/99         01/05/2000
            50             6.50%                  09/27/99         09/27/2000

</TABLE>

     Based on the debt (including construction projects) and the market value of
equity described above, the Company's debt to total market  capitalization (debt
plus market value equity) ratio was 58.9% at September 30, 1999.

     During the quarter the Company closed a $14 million  re-development loan on
Sutton Plaza in Mt. Olive,  New Jersey.  The initial funding of $4.9 million was
used to pay-down the Company's credit facilities.  The Company also extended the
maturity of its $120 million credit facility with Wells Fargo to September 2001.

DEVELOPMENT, EXPANSIONS AND ACQUISITIONS

     On October 13, 1999 the Company  opened  Arbor Place Mall in  Douglasville,
Georgia,  (west  Atlanta).  This  1,035,000-square-foot  regional  mall includes
Dillard's,  Parisian and Sears and big-box retailers such as Border's Books, Bed
Bath & Beyond and Old Navy. The Company  developed and in July 1999 sold a Regal
Cinema in Jacksonville,  Florida, an 83,000-square-foot  free-standing building,
which will open in November 1999.

     The Company also has under construction  Chesterfield Crossing in Richmond,
Virginia, a 441,000-square-foot community center, Coastal Way Shopping Center in
Spring   Hill,    Florida,    a    233,000-square-foot    community   center   a
28,000-square-foot  expansion  of Sutton  Plaza in Mt.  Olive,  New Jersey and a
171,000 square foot expansion to Asheville  Mall in Asheville,  North  Carolina.
Subsequent  to the  end of the  quarter  in  October  1999,  the  Company  began
construction  on The Lakes Mall in  Muskegon,  Michigan,  a  610,000-square-foot
regional   mall   and   Gunbarrel   Pointe   in   Chattanooga,    Tennessee,   a
282,000-square-foot   associated   center.   The  Company  currently  has  under
development  The Mall of South  Carolina  in Myrtle  Beach,  South  Carolina,  a
1,095,000-square-foot regional mall and Parkway Place in Huntsville, Alabama, an
822,000-square-foot  redevelopment  that was acquired in December 1998.  Both of
these mall  projects  depend on the  Company's  ability to obtain tax  increment
financing and other governmental approvals.

     In July  1999,  the  Company  opened  a new  Sears  department  store as an
addition to Lakeshore Mall in Sebring,  Florida and, in August 1999, the balance
of phase I of Sand Lake  Corners  in  Orlando,  Florida,  a  594,000-square-foot
community  center. A  38,000-square-foot  second phase of Sand Lake Corners will
open in June 2000.  In August  1999,  the  Company  opened The Landing at Arbor
Place in Douglasville, Georgia, a 165,000-square-foot associated center adjacent
to Arbor Place Mall.

                                      -17-
<PAGE>

     The Company has entered into standby  purchase  agreements with third-party
developers (the  "Developers") for the  construction,  development and potential
ownership  of  community  centers  in  Georgia  and Texas  (the  "Co-Development
Projects").  The Developers have utilized these standby  purchase  agreements to
assist in obtaining  financing to fund the  construction  of the  Co-Development
Projects.  The  standby  purchase  agreements,  which  expire  in 1999 and 2000,
provide for certain  requirements or  contingencies  to occur before the Company
becomes obligated to fund its equity contribution or purchase the Co-Development
Project.   These  requirements  or  contingencies   include  certain  completion
requirements,  rental levels, the inability of the Developers to obtain adequate
permanent  financing and the inability to sell the  Co-Development  Project.  In
return for its  commitment to purchase a  Co-Development  Project  pursuant to a
standby  purchase   agreement,   the  Company  receives  a  fee  as  well  as  a
participation  interest  in  either  the cash  flow or gains  from  sale on each
Co-Development  Project.  The outstanding amount on standby purchase  agreements
was $66.2 million at September 30, 1999. In August 1999 the Company was released
from a commitment of $43.1  million and the Company  received a $3.1 million fee
for this release.

     The  Company  has  entered  into a  number  of  option  agreements  for the
development  of future  regional malls and community  centers.  Except for these
projects and as further  described  below,  the Company  currently  has no other
material capital commitments.

     It is  management's  expectation  that the  Company  will  continue to have
access to the capital  resources  necessary to expand and develop its  business.
Future development and acquisition  activities will be undertaken by the Company
as  suitable  opportunities  arise.  Such  activities  are  not  expected  to be
undertaken unless adequate sources of financing are available and a satisfactory
budget with targeted returns on investment has been internally approved.

     The Company  will fund its major  development,  expansion  and  acquisition
activities  with its  traditional  sources of  construction  and permanent  debt
financing  as well as from other debt and equity  financings,  including  public
financings,  and its credit facilities in a manner consistent with its intention
to operate with a conservative debt to total market capitalization ratio.


OTHER CAPITAL EXPENDITURES

     Management  prepares an annual capital expenditure budget for each property
which is intended  to provide  for all  necessary  recurring  and  non-recurring
capital improvements.  Management believes that its annual operating reserve for
maintenance and recurring capital  improvements and reimbursements  from tenants
will provide the necessary funding for such requirements. The Company intends to
distribute  approximately  60% - 90% of  its  funds  from  operations  with  the
remaining  10% - 40% to be  held  as a  reserve  for  capital  expenditures  and
continued growth  opportunities.  The Company believes that this reserve will be
sufficient  to cover (I) tenant  finish  costs  associated  with the  renewal or
replacement  of current  tenant  leases as their leases  expire and (II) capital
expenditures which will not be reimbursed by tenants.

     Major  tenant  finish costs for  currently  vacant space are expected to be
funded with working  capital,  operating  reserves,  or the  revolving  lines of
credit, and a return on the funds so invested is expected to be earned.

                                      -18-
<PAGE>

     For the first nine months of 1999, revenue generating capital  expenditures
or  tenant  allowances  for  improvements  were  $8.0  million.   These  capital
expenditures  generate increased rents from these tenants over the term of their
leases.  Revenue  neutral  capital  expenditures,  which are recovered  from the
tenants,  were $7.2 million for the first nine months of 1999. Revenue enhancing
capital expenditures,  or remodeling and renovation costs, were $8.7 million for
the nine months ended September 30, 1999.

     The Company  believes that the 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.  However,
certain  environmental  conditions  are  being  evaluated  at  Parkway  Place in
Huntsville,   Alabama.  There  appears  to  be  a  high  potential  for  adverse
environmental  conditions,  specifically  Total Petroleum  Hydrocarbons,  in the
vicinity of an auto service  center which had  underground  storage  tanks.  The
Company ordered additional  engineering studies and as part of the redevelopment
will correct the environmental  conditions at the site. The Company has not been
notified by any  governmental  authority,  and is not  otherwise  aware,  of any
material  noncompliance,  liability  or claim  relating  to  hazardous  or toxic
substances  in  connection  with any of its  present or former  properties.  The
Company has not recorded in its financial  statements any material  liability in
connection with environmental matters.


CASH FLOWS

     Cash flows  provided by operating  activities  for the first nine months of
1999,  increased by $18.7 million, or 31.4%, to $78.1 million from $59.4 million
in 1998.  This  increase was  primarily  due to the fourteen  centers  opened or
acquired over the last twenty-one months and improved operations in the existing
centers.  Cash flows used in investing  activities  for the first nine months of
1999 decreased by $354.7 million,  to $176.0 million  compared to $530.7 million
in 1998.  This decrease was due primarily to a decrease in acquisitions of $68.5
million as compared to the $501.2 million of  acquisitions  in 1998.  Cash flows
provided by financing  activities for the first nine months of 1999 decreased by
$376.3  million,  to $98.6 million  compared to $474.9 million in 1998 primarily
due to decreased borrowings related to the development and acquisition program.


IMPACT OF INFLATION

     In the last three years,  inflation has not had a significant impact on the
Company because of the relatively low inflation rate.  Substantially  all tenant
leases do, however,  contain provisions designed to protect the Company from the
impact of inflation.  Such provisions  include  clauses  enabling the Company to
receive  percentage  rentals  based on tenant's  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 ten  years  which may  enable  the  Company  to  replace
existing  leases  with new leases at higher base  and/or  percentage  rentals if
rents of the existing  leases are below the then- existing  market rate. Most of
the  leases  require  the  tenants  to pay their  share of  operating  expenses,
including  common area  maintenance,  real estate taxes and  insurance,  thereby
reducing the  Company's  exposure to increases in costs and  operating  expenses
resulting from inflation.

                                      -19-
<PAGE>


YEAR 2000

     The Year 2000 problem results from the use of a two digit year date instead
of a four  digit  date  in the  programs  that  operate  computers,  information
processing  technology  and  systems  and other  devices  (i.e.  non-information
processing systems such as elevators, utility monitoring systems and time clocks
that use computer  chips).  Systems with a Year 2000 problem have  programs that
were  written  to  assume  that the first  two  digits  for any date used in the
program would always be "19".  Unless  corrected,  this assumption may result in
computer programs  misinterpreting  the date January 1, 2000 as January 1, 1900.
This  could  cause  systems  to  incorrectly   process  critical  financial  and
operational information, generate erroneous information or fail altogether.

     The Company's  State of Readiness For Year 2000 - The Company has completed
a program  to  identify  both its  information  and  non-information  processing
applications   that  are  not  Year  2000   compliant.   As  a  result  of  this
identification   program,   the  Company   believes  that  its  core  accounting
applications  and the majority of  non-information  processing  applications are
Year 2000  compliant.  Certain  of its  other  information  and  non-information
processing applications were not yet Year 2000 compliant.  The Company corrected
or replaced  all  non-compliant  systems  and  applications  including  embedded
systems,  by the end of 1998. The Company has completed  communications with its
significant  suppliers  and tenants to determine the extent to which the Company
is  vulnerable  to the  failure  of such  parties  to  correct  their  Year 2000
compliance  issues.  In addition,  the Company has formed a Year 2000 Compliance
Team that includes  senior  personnel from the financial,  leasing,  accounting,
management  information  systems  and  operations  management  divisions  of the
Company.  These  individuals are charged with the duty of determining the extent
of the Company's ongoing exposure and taking the appropriate  action to minimize
any impact of the Year 2000 problem on the Company's operations.

     Costs to  Address  the  Company's  Year 2000 Issue - The  Company  does not
expect to incur any significant  costs to ensure the Year 2000 compliance of all
information processing systems and non-information  processing systems including
embedded systems.

     Risks Relating to The Year 2000 Issue And Contingency  Plans - Although the
Company is not currently  aware of any specific  significant  Year 2000 problems
involving third party vendors or suppliers,  the Company  believes that its most
significant  potential risk relating to the Year 2000 issue is in regard to such
third parties.  For example,  the Company believes there could be failure in the
information  systems of certain  service  providers that the Company relies upon
for  electrical,  telephone  and data  transmission  and banking  services.  The
Company believes that any service disruption with respect to these providers due
to a Year 2000 issue would be of a short-term  nature.  The Company has existing
back-up systems and procedures,  developed primarily for natural disasters, that
could be utilized on a short-term basis to address any service interruptions. In
addition,  with respect to tenants, a failure of their information systems could
delay the payment of rents or even impair their ability to operate. These tenant
problems are likely to be isolated and would likely not impact the operations of
any  particular  shopping  center  or the  Company  as a whole.  While it is not
possible at this time to determine the likely  impact of any of these  potential
problems,  the  Company  will  continue  to  evaluate  these  areas and  develop
additional  contingency plans, as appropriate.  Therefore,  although the Company
believes  that its Year  2000  issues  have  been  addressed  and that  suitable
remediation and/or contingency procedures will be in place by December 31, 1999,
there can be no assurance that Year 2000 issues will not have a material adverse
effect on the Company's results of operations or financial condition.


                                      -20-
<PAGE>

FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS

     Management   believes  that  Funds  from  Operations  ("FFO")  provides  an
additional  indicator of the financial  performance  of the  Properties.  FFO is
defined by the Company as net income (loss) before  depreciation  of real estate
assets,  other non-cash items  (including the write-off of development  projects
not being  pursued)  gains or losses on sales of real estate and gains or losses
on investments in marketable  securities.  FFO also includes the Company's share
of FFO in unconsolidated  properties and excludes  minority  interests' share of
FFO in consolidated properties other than the Operating Partnership. The Company
computes  FFO in  accordance  with  the  National  Association  of  Real  Estate
Investments  Trusts  ("NAREIT")  recommendation  concerning  finance  costs  and
non-real  estate  depreciation.  Beginning  with the first  quarter  of 1998 the
Company included straight line rent in its FFO calculation. The Company excludes
gains or losses on outparcel  sales,  even though NAREIT permits their inclusion
when  calculating  FFO. Gains or losses on outparcel sales would have added $0.9
million in the third  quarter of 1999 as compared to $0.4 million in 1998 and in
the nine months ended September 30, 1999 would have added $9.5 million  compared
to $2.9 million in 1998.

     The use of FFO as an indicator of financial  performance  is influenced not
only by the operations of the Properties,  but also by the capital  structure of
the Operating Partnership and the Company. Accordingly,  management expects that
FFO will be one of the significant  factors considered by the Board of Directors
in determining the amount of cash  distributions the Operating  Partnership will
make to its partners (including the REIT). FFO does not represent cash flow from
operations  as  defined  by  GAAP  and is not  necessarily  indicative  of  cash
available  to fund all cash  flow  needs  and  should  not be  considered  as an
alternative  to net  income(loss)  for  purposes  of  evaluating  the  Company's
operating performance or to cash flow as a measure of liquidity.

     For the three months ended  September 30, 1999,  excluding the $3.1 million
fee earned in the  co-development  program,  FFO increased by $4.7  million,  or
20.4%,  to $28.0  million as  compared  to $23.2  million for the same period in
1998.  For the nine months ended  September 30, 1999,  again  excluding the $3.1
million  fee  earned  in the  co-development  program,  FFO  increased  by $15.8
million,  or 23.5%,  to $82.9  million as compared to $67.1 million for the same
period in 1998. The increases in FFO for both periods was primarily attributable
to the new developments opened during 1998 and in the first nine months of 1999,
the  acquisitions  during 1998 and 1999 and improved  operations in the existing
portfolio.
                                      -21-
<PAGE>

<TABLE>
         The Company's calculation of FFO is as follows: (in thousands)
<CAPTION>

                                                         Three Months Ended               Nine Months Ended
                                                            September 30,                    September 30,
                                                       ------------------------         ------------------------
                                                        1999              1998            1999            1998
                                                       -------          -------         -------          -------

<S>                                                    <C>              <C>             <C>              <C>
Income from operations                                 $18,929          $12,677         $49,699          $36,829
ADD:
Depreciation & amortization from consolidated
 properties                                             13,309           11,659          38,875           30,534
Income from operations of
 unconsolidated affiliates                                 678              521           2,419            1,689
Depreciation & amortization from
 unconsolidated affiliates                                 431              357           1,251            1,057
Write-off of development costs
 charged to net income                                      82              113             970              122

SUBTRACT:
Preferred dividend                                      (1,617)          (1,617)         (4,851)          (1,617)
Minority investors' share of
 income from operations in
 nine properties                                          (279)            (101)           (941)            (409)
Minority investors share of
  depreciation and amortization
  in nine properties                                      (250)            (216)           (708)            (649)
Depreciation and amortization of
  non-real estate assets and finance costs                (218)            (168)           (735)            (446)
                                                       -------          -------         -------          -------
TOTAL FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS                            $31,065          $23,225         $85,979          $67,110
                                                       =======          =======         =======          =======
</TABLE>


                                      -22-
<PAGE>


                       PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


ITEM 1:  Legal Proceedings

             None

ITEM 2:  Changes in Securities

             None

ITEM 3:  Defaults Upon Senior Securities

             None

ITEM 4:  Submission of Matter to a Vote of Security Holders

             None

ITEM 5:  Other Information

             None

ITEM 6:  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

             A.   Exhibits

                  27     Financial Data Schedule

             B.   Reports on Form 8-K

                  The following items were reported:

                  The  outline  from the  Company's  October 27,  1999
                  conference  call with analysts  and  investors  regarding
                  earnings  (Item 5) was filed on October 27, 1999.



                                      -23-
<PAGE>

                                   SIGNATURE





     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                  CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC.

                                           /s/ John N. Foy
                                      ---------------------------
                                             John N. Foy
                       Vice Chairman of the Board, Chief Financial Officer and
                                              Treasurer
                               (Authorized Officer of the Registrant,
                                   Principal Financial Officer and
                                    Principal Accounting Officer)




Date: November 15, 1999





                                      -24-
<PAGE>

                              EXHIBIT INDEX



  Exhibit
    No.


    27      Financial Data Schedule


<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 1999 (unaudited) and the
Consolidated Statement of Operations for the nine months ended
September 30, 1999 (unaudited) and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000

<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START>                              JAN-1-1999
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1999
<CASH>                                           6,542
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                   22,883
<ALLOWANCES>                                         0<F1>
<INVENTORY>                                          0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                19,270
<PP&E>                                       2,159,410
<DEPRECIATION>                                 211,009
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               2,006,600
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                           49,501
<BONDS>                                              0
                                0
                                         29
<COMMON>                                           247
<OTHER-SE>                                     455,296
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                 2,006,600
<SALES>                                              0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               230,461
<CGS>                                                0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                   69,461
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                51,160
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                              60,141
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                 42,499
<INCOME-TAX>                                         0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                             42,499
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                    42,499
<EPS-BASIC>                                     1.53
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     1.51
<FN>
<F1>Receivables are stated net of allowances.
</FN>


</TABLE>


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