UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

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 15, 2010

THE MACERICH COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

(310) 394-6000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not applicable

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 240.425)

o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01               Other Events.

On April 15, 2010, The Macerich Company (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters listed on Schedule I thereto (the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell up to 30,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, to the Underwriters.  In addition, the Company granted the Underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 4,500,000 additional shares to cover over-allotments, if any.  The transaction contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement is expected to close on April 20, 2010, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.  Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC acted as joint book-running managers and underwriters for the offering.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to repay indebtedness and/or for general corporate purposes.  Affiliates of each of Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC are lenders under the Company’s revolving line of credit and lenders for certain of the mortgages on the Company’s properties, and therefore will receive their pro rata share of any net proceeds from this offering that the Company uses to repay any such indebtedness under which they are lenders.

The Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by this reference.  The description of the material terms of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.

The press release announcing the pricing of the offering is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01               Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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SIGNATURE

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, thereunto duly authorized.

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