Sec Form 3 Filing - CANYON CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC @ CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES INC - 2021-11-01

FORM 3 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person CANYON CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES INC [ CBL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) X __ Other (specify below) Member of 10% owner group (Last) (First) (Middle) 2728 NORTH HARWOOD STREET, 2ND FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 11/01/2021 (Street) DALLAS, TX75201 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 4,396,411 I See footnotes ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 )

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Exchangeable Notes $ 16.67 ( 4 ) 11/01/2021 11/15/2028 Common Stock 3,277,752 I See footnotes ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other CANYON CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC 2728 NORTH HARWOOD STREET, 2ND FLOOR DALLAS, TX75201 Member of 10% owner group Julis Mitchell R 2728 NORTH HARWOOD STREET, 2ND FLOOR DALLAS, TX75201 Member of 10% owner group Friedman Joshua S 2728 NORTH HARWOOD STREET, 2ND FLOOR DALLAS, TX75201 Member of 10% owner group Signatures Canyon Capital Advisors LLC, By: /s/ Doug Anderson, Chief Compliance Officer 11/08/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Mitchell R. Julis 11/08/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Joshua S. Friedman 11/08/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )This Form 3 is being filed jointly by Canyon Capital Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("CCA"), Mitchell R. Julis, a citizen of the United States of America, and Joshua S. Friedman, a citizen of the United States of America (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"), each of whom may be deemed to have a pecuniary interest in securities reported on this Form 3 (the "Subject Securities"). The business address of each of the Reporting Persons is 2728 North Harwood Street, 2nd Floor, Dallas, Texas 75201. ( 2 )CCA, as the investment advisor to certain managed funds and accounts that directly hold the Subject Securities, including Canyon-ASP Fund, L.P., Canyon Balanced Master Fund, Ltd., Canyon Distressed Opportunity Master Fund III, L.P., Canyon ESG Credit Master Fund, L.P., Canyon Distressed TX (A) LLC, Canyon Distressed TX (B) LLC, The Canyon Value Realization Master Fund, L.P., Canyon-EDOF (Master) L.P., Canyon-GRF Master Fund II, L.P., Canyon NZ-DOF Investing, L.P., EP Canyon Ltd. and Canyon Value Realization Fund, L.P. (collectively, the "Accounts"), may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the Subject Securities for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. ( 3 )Mitchell R. Julis and Joshua S. Friedman, as persons who manage CCA and control the entities which own 100% of CCA, may each be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the Subject Securities for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a). Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the Subject Securities except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. ( 4 )Exchangeable Notes may be exchanged into Common Stock of CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. at any time prior to maturity by the holders at the initial exchange rate, subject to adjustment in the manner set forth in that certain exchangeable notes indenture, dated November 1, 2021, of 60 shares of Common Stock for each $1,000 in aggregate principal amount of Exchangeable Notes. Ownership of the Exchangeable Notes does not constitute beneficial ownership of Common Stock under Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 because the Reporting Persons do not have the right to require the issuer of the Exchangeable Notes (which may consummate the exchange in cash, Common Stock or a combination thereof) to exchange the Exchangeable Notes for shares of Common Stock. The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock that may be issuable upon exchange of the Exchangeable Notes.

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