CBL & Associates Properties (CBL) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Stephen D. Lebovitz, Director, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $4.6M in 2025, up 5% from $4.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 64:1, on median employee pay of $71,397.

Filed
April 22, 2026
Annual meeting
May 21, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$4.6M+5% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
64:1median $71,397
CEO pay in equity
37%$1.7M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
99%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$4,604,6452025 total compensation
CEO to Median Employee Pay Ratio
64:1Based on median employee pay of $71,397
Say-on-Pay Approval
99%2025 advisory vote support
Gross Disposition Proceeds
$240.7MGenerated from 2025 property sales

How Lebovitz was paid

$4.6M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary16%Bonus12%Stock awards37%Non-equity incentive29%All other compensation6%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Stephen D. LebovitzDirector, Chief Executive Officer$4,604,645
Benjamin A. JaenickeExecutive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer$2,673,752
Michael I. LebovitzPresident$1,777,567
Katie A. ReinsmidtExecutive Vice President – Chief Operating Officer$1,720,262
Jeffery V. CurryChief Legal Officer and Secretary$1,585,719

What changed and why

  • $4.6MCEO total compensation increased to $4,604,645 in 2025 from $4,391,267 in 2024.
  • 99%Shareholder support for say-on-pay reached over 99% of votes cast in favor.
  • $240.7MCBL closed on dispositions generating approximately $240.7 million of gross proceeds in 2025.
  • Long-term incentive awards consist of performance stock units and annual restricted stock.
  • Executive employment agreements were updated in February 2026.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.