FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  April 19, 2018

401 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 700, Santa Monica, California 90401
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (310) 394-6000

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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On April 19, 2018, Arthur M. Coppola, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Macerich Company (the "Company") informed the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") of his retirement from the Company.  Mr. Coppola's retirement from his position of Chairman of the Board will become effective as of the date of the Company's 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "2018 Annual Meeting") and Mr. Coppola's retirement from his position of Chief Executive Officer of the Company will become effective as of December 31, 2018.  Mr. Coppola also informed the Board that he will not stand for re-election to the Board at the 2018 Annual Meeting, and the Board's size is accordingly being reduced by one seat to nine directors instead of ten directors, with such reduction effective as of immediately prior to the 2018 Annual Meeting, to reflect Mr. Coppola's departure from the Board.  Steven R. Hash, who has been an independent member of the Board since May 2015 and the Board's Lead Independent Director since August 2017, has been appointed to the role of Independent Chairman, a non-executive role, effective as of the 2018 Annual Meeting.

A copy of the Company's press release announcing the retirement of Mr. Coppola and related matters is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.