Sec Form 4 Filing - Oaktree Capital Group Holdings GP, LLC @ CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES INC - 2024-04-24

FORM 4 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 Oaktree Capital Group Holdings GP, 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 X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE,, 28TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 04/24/2024 (Street) LOS ANGELES, CA90071 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 04/24/2024 S 7,131 D $ 21.75 ( 1 ) 0 ( 2 ) I See Footnotes ( 4 ) Common Stock 4,005,127 ( 3 ) I See Footnotes ( 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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Oaktree Capital Group Holdings GP, LLC 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES, CA90071 X Oaktree Value Opportunities Fund Holdings, L.P. 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES, CA90071 X OCM Xb CBL-E Holdings, LLC 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES, CA90071 X Oaktree Capital Holdings, LLC 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES, CA90071 X Brookfield Oaktree Holdings, LLC 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES, CA90071 X BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/ BROOKFIELD PLACE, SUITE 100 181 BAY ST. TORONTO, A6M5J2T3 X BAM Partners Trust BROOKFIELD PLACE, SUITE 100 181 BAY ST. TORONTO, A6M5J2T3 X Signatures /s/ See Signatures Included in Exhibit 99.1 04/26/2024 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $21.75 to $21.77. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide to the Issuer, any security holders of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each price within this range. ( 2 )The reported securities, which were previously received in a pro rata distribution exempt from reporting pursuant to Rule 16a-9, consisted of shares of Common Stock held by Oaktree Value Opportunities Fund Holdings, L.P. ("VOF Holdings"). ( 3 )Consists of shares of Common Stock held by OCM Xb CBL-E Holdings, LLC ("Xb CBL-E"), inclusive of 21,160 shares of Common Stock received in a pro rata distribution exempt from reporting pursuant to Rule 16a-9. ( 4 )Oaktree Capital Holdings, LLC (f/k/a Atlas OCM Holdings LLC) ("OCH") is the indirect manager of VOF Holdings, and therefore may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock held by VOF Holdings. Brookfield Oaktree Holdings, LLC (f/k/a Oaktree Capital Group, LLC) ("BOH") is the indirect manager of both VOF Holdings and Xb CBL-E. Oaktree Capital Group Holdings GP, LLC ("OCGH GP") is the indirect owner of the class B units of each of BOH and OCH. Brookfield Corporation ("BN") is the indirect owner of the class A units of each of BOH and OCH. BAM Partners Trust ("BAM Partnership") is the sole owner of Class B Limited Voting Shares of BN. As a result of the foregoing relationships, each of BOH, OCGH GP, BN, and BAM Partnership may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock held by VOF Holdings and Xb CBL-E.

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