UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                                                    
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
 

                                    FORM 8-K

                                                                    
                                 CURRENT REPORT
                                                                    
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                                                    
         Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 1, 2005
                                                                    

                        CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC.

             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
         Delaware                      1-12494                  62-154718
(State or Other Jurisdiction       (Commission File         (I.R.S. Employer 
     of Incorporation)                 Number)             Indentification No.)
                                              
           Suite 500, 2030 Hamilton Place Blvd, Chattanooga, TN 37421
           (Address of principal executive office, including zip code)

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

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ITEM 1.01   ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT

     CBL & Associates  Properties,  Inc.  (the  "Company")  announced on June 2,
2005, that it had closed on the  acquisition of a 70% joint venture  interest in
Laurel Park Place in Livonia  (Detroit),  MI, from Schostak  Brothers & Company,
effective  June 1,  2005.  The  Company  issued  special  common  units of CBL &
Associates  Limited  Partnership  (the  "Operating   Partnership")  to  Schostak
Brothers  & Company  as part of the total  consideration  paid for  Laurel  Park
Place.

     The Company issued  285,850  Series L Special Common Units  ("L-SCUs") at a
25% premium to the average  closing price of the Company's  common stock for the
five trading days  immediately  preceding the effective date of June 1, 2005, or
$100.96  per unit.  As a result  of the  issuance  of the  L-SCUs,  the  limited
partnership  agreement of the Operating Partnership was amended to set forth the
terms of the L-SCUs.

     In  accordance  with the Fourth  Amendment  to Second  Amended and Restated
Agreement of Limited  Partnership of CBL & Associates Limited  Partnership,  the
L-SCUs are  exchangeable  at any time on a  one-for-one  basis for shares of the
Company's  common stock or, at the Company's  election,  their cash  equivalent.
When an exchange  occurs,  the Company assumes the limited  partner's  ownership
interest in the  Operating  Partnership.  The L-SCUs are  entitled to receive an
initial  annual  distribution  of 6.0%,  or $6.0576 per unit.  At the earlier to
occur  of (i)  when  the  distribution  on the  common  units  of the  Operating
Partnership  equals or exceeds the annual L-SCU distribution rate of $6.0576 for
four  consecutive  quarters  or (ii)  June 1,  2020,  the  L-SCUs  will  receive
distributions thereafter at the rate equal to that paid on the common units. All
other rights of the L-SCUs will remain unchanged.

     Apart  from  the  transactions   described  herein,  the  Company  and  its
affiliates have no other material relationships with Schostak Brothers & Company
or any of its affiliates.


ITEM 9.01   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS


(a)      Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired

         Not applicable

(b)      Pro Forma Financial Information

         Not applicable

(c)      Exhibits

         None


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                                    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 hereunto duly authorized.



                                        CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC.


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


Date: June 7, 2005