The information set forth under Item 2.03, "Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant" is incorporated herein by reference.

On February 22, 2013, CBL & Associates Limited Partnership (the "Operating Partnership"), the operating partnership of CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (the "Company"), closed on an extension and modification of its $105.0 million credit facility. The facility was converted from secured to unsecured and now consists of a credit facility with a capacity of $100.0 million and an unsecured term loan of $50.0 million. First Tennessee Bank National Association serves as administrative agent for the lender group of the facility. The Company has customary corporate and commercial banking relationships with several of the lenders as well as with the administrative agent.
The $100.0 million facility will mature on February 5, 2016 and will bear interest at an annual rate equal to the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") plus a spread of 155 to 210 basis points, depending on the Operating Partnership's leverage ratio. The Operating Partnership is required to pay an annual fee, to be paid quarterly, of either 0.25% or 0.30%, based upon any unused amount of the facility. The Operating Partnership paid a one-time fee of 0.30% of the facility at closing.
The $100.0 million facility also provides that in the event the Operating Partnership obtains an investment grade rating by either Moody's or Standard & Poor's, the Operating Partnership may make a one-time irrevocable election to use its credit rating to determine the interest rate on the facility. If the Operating Partnership were to make such an election, the facility will bear interest at an annual rate equal to one-month LIBOR plus a spread of 100 to 175 basis points. Once the Operating Partnership elects to use its credit rating to determine the interest rate on the facility, it will begin to pay an annual facility fee that ranges from 0.15% to 0.35% (depending on the rating) of the total capacity of the facility and will no longer pay the annual fee based on any unused amount of the facility, as described above.
The $50.0 million unsecured term loan will mature on February 5, 2018 and will bear interest an annual rate equal to the one-month LIBOR plus 190 basis points. The Operating Partnership paid a one-time fee of 0.30% of the term loan amount at closing.
The agreement to the $100.0 million credit facility and the $50.0 million unsecured term loan contains, among other restrictions, certain financial covenants including the maintenance of certain financial coverage ratios, minimum net worth requirements, minimum unencumbered asset ratios, and maximum secured indebtedness ratios. The agreement contains default provisions customary for transactions of this nature (with applicable customary grace periods). Additionally, any default in the payment of any recourse indebtedness greater than or equal to $50.0 million or any non-recourse indebtedness greater than $150.0 million (for the Company's ownership share) of the Company, the Operating Partnership or any Subsidiary, as defined, will constitute an event of default under the agreement. The agreement also restricts the Company's ability to enter into any transaction that could result in certain changes in its ownership or structure as described under the heading "Change of Control/Change in Management" in the agreement. The obligations of the Operating Partnership under the agreement also will be unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by any subsidiary of the Operating Partnership to the extent such subsidiary becomes a material subsidiary and is not otherwise an excluded subsidiary, as defined in the agreement.
The amended and restated loan agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.15.3.

(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired

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(b) Pro Forma Financial Information

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(c) Shell Company Transactions

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(d) Exhibits

    Exhibit
     Number      Description
    10.15.3      Amended and Restated Loan Agreement by and among the Operating
                 Partnership, the Company and First Tennessee Bank National
                 Association, et al, dated February 22, 2013