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EX-31.2 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - MACERICH COa2196442zex-31_2.htm
EX-10.39 - EXHIBIT 10.39 - MACERICH COa2196442zex-10_39.htm

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Exhibit 32.1

THE MACERICH COMPANY (The Company)
WRITTEN STATEMENT PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

        The undersigned, Arthur M. Coppola and Thomas E. O'Hern, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, of The Macerich Company (the "Company"), pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, each hereby certify that, to the best of his knowledge:

    (i)
    the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 of the Company (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

    (ii)
    the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: February 26, 2010   /s/ ARTHUR M. COPPOLA

Arthur M. Coppola
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

/s/ THOMAS E. O'HERN

Thomas E. O'Hern
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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THE MACERICH COMPANY (The Company) WRITTEN STATEMENT PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350