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): August 2, 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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On August 2,  2005,  CBL &  Associates  Properties,  Inc.  (the  "Company")
reported its results for the second  quarter ended June 30, 2005.  The Company's
earnings  release  for the second  quarter  ended June 30,  2005 is  attached as
Exhibit 99.1. On August 3, 2005,  the Company held a conference  call to discuss
the second quarter results. The transcript of the conference call is attached as
Exhibit  99.2.  The  Company  has  posted to its  website  certain  supplemental
financial  and operating  information  for the three months and six months ended
June 30, 2005, which is attached as Exhibit 99.3.

     The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibits attached hereto shall not
be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange Act of
1934, nor shall it be deemed  incorporated  by reference in any filing under the
Securities  Act  1933,  except  as  shall be  expressly  set  forth by  specific
reference in such filing.

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)  Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired

     Not applicable

(b)  Pro Forma Financial Information

     Not applicable

(c)  Exhibits

Exhibit
Number                          Description

99.1    Earnings Release - Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2005
99.2    Investor Conference Call Script - Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2005
99.3    Supplemental Financial and Operating Information - For the Three 
        Months and Six Months Ended June 30, 2005








                                    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 thereunto 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: August 3, 2005