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Form 4 MACERICH CO For: Dec 20 Filed by: COPPOLA EDWARD C

January 4, 2017 8:17 PM EST
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
COPPOLA EDWARD C
(Last) (First) (Middle)
THE MACERICH COMPANY
401 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 700
(Street)
SANTA MONICA CA 90401
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MACERICH CO [ MAC ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
President
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/20/2016
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/20/2016   G   350 (1) D $ 0 257,274 (2) (3) (4) D  
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
LTIP Units (5) (5) 01/01/2017   A   12,704     (5) (6)   (5) Common Stock 12,704 $ 0 34,096 (7) D  
Explanation of Responses:
1. This gift was made to two individuals.
2. 5,221 shares are also held indirectly by the reporting person through the Company's 401(k) Plan.
3. 5,053 shares are also held by Mr. Coppola for his children. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares held by his children and this report should not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such shares for purposes of Section 16 or otherwise.
4. 39,969 shares are also held by E.C. Coppola Limited Partnership. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares held through this partnership for his wife and children and this report should not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such shares for purposes of Section 16 or otherwise.
5. Represents units of limited partnership interest in The Macerich Partnership, L.P. (the "Partnership"), of which the Issuer is the general partner, issued as long term incentive compensation pursuant to the Issuer's equity based compensatory programs. Conditioned upon minimum allocations to the capital accounts of the LTIP Units for federal income tax purposes and time vesting, each LTIP Unit may be converted into a common unit of limited partnership interest in the Partnership (a "Common Unit"). Each Common Unit acquired upon conversion of a LTIP Unit may be presented for redemption, at the election of the holder, for cash equal to the then fair market value of a share of the Issuer's Common Stock, except that the Issuer may, at its election, acquire each Common Unit so presented for one share of Common Stock. The rights to convert LTIP Units into Common Units and redeem Common Units do not have expiration dates.
6. LTIP Units vest one-third on December 29, 2017, one-third on December 31, 2018 and one-third on December 31, 2019.
7. In addition, the reporting person holds the following limited partnership units in the Partnership, which are generally redeemable upon certain circumstances for an equal number of shares of The Macerich Company's common stock: 1,375,492 OP Units held directly by the reporting person and 155,952 OP Units held through a grantor trust for the benefit of his children.
Thomas J. Leanse for EDWARD C. COPPOLA 01/04/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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SECTION 16 REPORTS

                              CONFIRMING STATEMENT


         This statement confirms that the undersigned, Edward C. Coppola, has
authorized and designated THOMAS J. LEANSE and/or LISA PENA (the
"Agents") to execute and file on the undersigned's behalf all Forms 4 and 5
(including any amendments thereto) that the undersigned may be required to file
with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a result of the
undersigned's ownership of or transactions in securities of THE MACERICH COMPANY
(the "Corporation"). The authority of the Agents under this Statement shall
continue until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 4 and 5
with regard to the undersigned's ownership of or transactions in securities of
the Corporation, unless earlier revoked in writing. The undersigned acknowledges
that the Agents are not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



Date: April 20, 2016              Signature: /s/ Edward C. Coppola
                                             ----------------------------
                                             Edward C. Coppola

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