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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-15-031354
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150429

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MACERICH CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000912242
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				954448705
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		401 WILSHIRE BLVD
		STREET 2:		STE 700
		CITY:			SANTA MONICA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90401
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3103946000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		401 WILSHIRE BLVD SUITE 700
		CITY:			SANTA MONICA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90401
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Ms.&nbsp;Tiffany Piland Posil</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Office of Mergers and Acquisitions</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Division of Corporate Finance</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">United States Securities and Exchange Commission</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">100 F Street, NE</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Re:</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The Macerich Company</b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A</font></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Filed April&nbsp;21, 2015</font></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">File No.&nbsp;001-12504</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Dear Ms. Posil:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">This letter is submitted on behalf of The Macerich Company (the &#147;<b><i style="font-weight:bold;">Compan</i></b>y&#148; or &#147;<b><i style="font-weight:bold;">we</i></b>&#148;) in response to comments from the staff of the Office of Mergers and Acquisitions of the Division of Corporation Finance (the &#147;<b><i style="font-weight:bold;">Staff</i></b>&#148;) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<b><i style="font-weight:bold;">Commission</i></b>&#148;) in a letter dated April 24, 2015 (the &#147;<b><i style="font-weight:bold;">Comment Letter</i></b>&#148;) with respect to the Company&#146;s Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (File No. 001-12504) filed with the Commission on April 21, 2015 (the &#147;<b><i style="font-weight:bold;">Preliminary Proxy Statement</i></b>&#148;).&#160; The Company is concurrently filing an amended Preliminary Proxy Statement (the &#147;<b><i style="font-weight:bold;">Amended Submission</i></b>&#148;), which includes changes in response to the Staff&#146;s comments.&#160; We have enclosed with this letter a marked copy of the Amended Submission, which was submitted today by the Company via EDGAR, reflecting all changes to the Preliminary Proxy Statement.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">For your convenience, the Staff&#146;s numbered comments set forth in the Comment Letter have been reproduced in italics herein with responses immediately following each comment.&#160; Unless otherwise indicated, page references in the descriptions of the Staff&#146;s comments refer to the Preliminary Proxy Statement, and page references in the responses refer to the Amended Submission.&#160; Defined terms used herein but not otherwise defined have the meanings given to them in the Amended Submission.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Ms. Tiffany Piland Posil</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Office of Mergers and Acquisitions</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">April 29, 2015</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">General</font></u></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i>Please clearly mark your form of proxy as preliminary.&#160; See Rule 14a-6(e)(1).</i></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><u><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Response to Comment No. 1</font></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">In response to the Staff&#146;s comment, the Company has revised the form of proxy attached to the Amended Submission to clearly mark that it is preliminary.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i>In the forefront of your proxy statement, please discuss the potential consequences of the pending litigation involving the submission of nominees of Land and Buildings, including if Land and Buildings prevails.&#160; In doing so, please discuss how the company intends to treat votes submitted by Orange Capital and Land and Buildings pursuant to proxy authority granted by shareholders using the gold proxy card.</i></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><u><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Response to Comment No. 2</font></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">In response to the Staff&#146;s comment, the Company has revised the disclosure on page i of the Amended Submission.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">What vote is required to approve each matter? Page 5</font></u></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i>Disclosure indicates that brokers may exercise discretionary authority to vote on Proposal 2 in the absence of voting instructions.&#160; It is our understanding that in a contested election a broker does not have a discretionary authority to vote on any proposals to be voted on at the meeting, whether routine or not.&#160; Please provide support for your assertion, or revise your disclosure as necessary.</i></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><u><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Response to Comment No. 3</font></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">In response to the Staff&#146;s comment, the Company has revised the disclosure on page 5 of the Amended Submission.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposal 1: Election of Class I Directors, page 6</font></u></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i>Disclosure indicates that &#147;[v]otes for the purported nominees named on the [&#160; ] proxy card will not be recognized at our Annual Meeting.&#148;&#160; Please revise to clarify whether votes for the Land and Buildings&#146; nominees will be recognized if the Baltimore City Circuit Court denies the declaratory relief sought by the company or otherwise finds in favor of Land and Buildings regarding its lawsuit.</i></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Ms. Tiffany Piland Posil</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Office of Mergers and Acquisitions</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Division of Corporation Finance</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">April 29, 2015</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><u><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Response to Comment No. 4</font></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">In response to the Staff&#146;s comment, the Company has revised the disclosure on page 7 of the Amended Submission.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">5.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i>Please confirm to us that in the event the board of directors identifies or nominates a substitute nominee prior to the annual meeting, the company will file an amended proxy statement that (1) identifies the substitute nominee, (2) discloses whether the nominee has consented to being named in the revised proxy statement and to serve, if elected, and (3) includes disclosure required by Items 5(b) and 7 of Schedule 14A with respect to the nominee.</i></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><u><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Response to Comment No. 5</font></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">The Company confirms that, in the event the board of directors identifies or nominates a substitute nominee prior to the annual meeting, it will file an amended proxy statement that (1) identifies the substitute nominee, (2) discloses whether the nominee has consented to being named in the amended proxy statement and to serve, if elected, and (3) includes disclosure required by Items 5(b) and 7 of Schedule 14A with respect to the nominee.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Solicitation of Proxies, page 75</font></u></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">6.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i>Please provide the information required by Item 4(b)(3)(iii) and 4(b)(4) of Schedule 14A.</i></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><u><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Response to Comment No. 6</font></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:3.0pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">In response to the Staff&#146;s comment, the Company has revised the disclosure on page 75 of the Amended Submission.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Annex A -- Information Regarding Participants</font></u></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">7.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i>Please revise to clarify the amount of each class of securities which the participant owns of record but not beneficially.&#160; See Item 5(b)(1)(v) of Schedule 14A.</i></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><u><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Response to Comment No. 7</font></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">In response to the Staff&#146;s comment, the Company has revised the disclosure on Annex A to the Amended Submission.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">April 29, 2015</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">In response to the Staff&#146;s comment, the Company has revised the disclosure on Annex A to the Amended Submission.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Ms. Tiffany Piland Posil</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">April 29, 2015</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">The Company respectfully believes that the proposed revisions to the Preliminary Proxy Statement, and the supplemental information contained herein, are responsive to the Staff&#146;s comments.&#160; If you have any questions or would like further information concerning the Company&#146;s responses to your Comment Letter, please do not hesitate to contact me at (617) 570-1531 or John T. Haggerty of Goodwin Procter LLP at (617) 570-1526.</font></p>
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