Edgar Filing: ANDERSON DANA K

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

ANDERSON DANA K

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)
Vice Chairman of the Board

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

THE MACERICH COMPANY, 401 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 700

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/04/2013

(Street)

SANTA MONICA, CA 90401

4. If Amendment, Date 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

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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	04/04/2013		J⁽¹⁾		30,000	D	⁽¹⁾	124,283	I	By Anderson Family Trust

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

OP Units

⁽²⁾

04/04/2013

J⁽¹⁾

30,000

03/16/1995

⁽³⁾

Common Stock

30,000

⁽¹⁾

1,245,946

By Anderson Family Trust

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ANDERSON DANA K THE MACERICH COMPANY 401 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 700 SANTA MONICA, CA 90401	X		Vice Chairman of the Board

Signatures

Madonna R. Shannon for DANA K. ANDERSON		04/05/2013
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On April 4, 2013, the Anderson Family Trust exchanged 30,000 shares of the issuer's common stock for 30,000 OP Units that were owned by The Dana K. Anderson 2011 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust ("2011 GRAT"). The reporting person's wife and children are the trustees of the 2011 GRAT. After this transaction, the 2011 GRAT is the owner of 88,268 OP Units and 30,000 shares of the issuer's common stock. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of securities held in the 2011 GRAT, and this report should not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or otherwise. On April 4, 2013, the closing price of the issuer's common stock was $65.15.
(2)	Redeemable for an equal number of common stock or, at the election of the issuer, cash equal to the fair market value of such shares.
(3)	None.

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