ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. (e) EffectiveDecember 15, 2021 , the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors ofCBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (herein the "Company" or "CBL") approved grants of new restricted stock awards related to the Company's recent emergence from Chapter 11 reorganization, pursuant to the Company's 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the "EIP"), to its non-employee directors and its officers, including the following individuals who currently qualify as "named executive officers" of the Company pursuant to Item 402(a)(3) ofSecurities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Regulation S-K: Number of Shares ofName and Current Title of Each Restricted Named Executive Officer Stock GrantedStephen D. Lebovitz , Chief Executive Officer 300,000Farzana Khaleel , Executive Vice President - 60,000 Chief Financial Officer and TreasurerCharles B. Lebovitz , 25,000 Chairman - EmeritusMichael I. Lebovitz , President 50,000
The terms and conditions of the restricted stock awards to the Company's executive officers, including each of the named executive officers listed above, may be summarized as follows:
• The shares vest over a four (4) year period, with restrictions expiring on 25% of the shares subject to each award annually beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant. • The grantee generally has all of the rights of a stockholder during the vesting/restricted period, including the right to receive dividends on the same basis and at the same rate as all other outstanding shares of common stock and the right to vote such shares on any matter on which holders of the Company's common stock are entitled to vote. • The shares generally are not transferable during the restricted period, except for any transfers which may be required by law (such as pursuant to a domestic relations order). • If the grantee's employment terminates during the restricted period for any reason other than (i) termination by the Company without "cause" (as defined in the award), (ii) death or disability (as defined in the award) or (iii) termination by the Company upon a Change in Control (as defined in the EIP), the award agreements provide that any non-vested portion of the restricted stock award will be immediately forfeited by the grantee. • If employment terminates during the restricted period due to a termination by the Company without "cause" (as defined in the award), fifty percent (50%) of any portion of the restricted stock award that is not vested as of such date shall immediately become fully vested in the grantee, and the balance of such shares will immediately be forfeited. • If employment terminates during the restricted period due to death or disability (as defined in the award), or due to termination by the Company upon a Change in Control (as defined in the EIP), the award agreements provide that any portion of the restricted stock award that is not vested as of such date shall immediately become fully vested in the grantee or his or her estate, as applicable.
The foregoing description of such restricted stock awards is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the full text of the Company's 2021 Equity Incentive
Plan and the applicable form of award agreement, each of which is filed or
incorporated by reference as an exhibit to this report. The form of award
agreement for the restricted stock awards to the Company's non-employee
directors, which is required to be filed as a material contract of the Company
pursuant to
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ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits Exhibit Number DescriptionCBL & Associates Properties, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan. 10.1 Incorporated by reference from the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed onNovember 16, 2021 . Form of Executive Officer Time-Vested Award Stock Restriction 10.2 Agreement underCBL & Associates Properties, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan. Form of Non-Employee Director Emergence Award Stock Restriction 10.3 Agreement underCBL & Associates Properties, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan. 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
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