Edgar Filing: MACERICH CO

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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)
10/06/2006

(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

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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

⁽¹⁾

10/06/2006

155 ⁽²⁾

03/16/1995

⁽³⁾

Common Stock

155

$ 0

1,135,603

I ⁽⁴⁾

By 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		11/09/2006
^**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)	Redeemable for an equal number of common stock or, at the election of Macerich, cash equal to the fair market value of such shares.
(2)	These securities were transferred from a Grantor Retained Annuity Trust where the reporting person's wife and children are trustees, and that trust now holds 157,029 OP Units. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held in the trust, 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.
(3)	None.
(4)	In addition, the reporting person is the beneficial owner of 7,808 shares of common stock of which 6,693 shares are held by the Anderson Family Trust for the benefit of the reporting person and his wife. This amount also includes 1,115 shares which were acquired through the Macerich Employee Stock Purchase Plan and reinvestment program.

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