UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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) May 26, 2011

THE MACERICH COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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

N/A

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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

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ITEM 5.07.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a)  The Macerich Company (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 26, 2011 (the “Annual Meeting”).

(b)  At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (i) elected the ten nominees listed below to serve as directors for a term of one year expiring at the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, (ii) ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent accountants for the year ending December 31, 2011, (iii) approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, and (iv) selected the option of once every year as the preferred frequency for future advisory votes on executive compensation.

Item 1:  The election of ten directors for a one-year term expiring at the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Item 2:  The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent accountants for the year ending December 31, 2011

There were no broker non-votes for Item 2.

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Item 3:                      Advisory Vote Regarding the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers

Item 4:                      Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation

(d)  The Board of Directors of the Company has considered the views of its stockholders and has decided that it will include a stockholder vote on the compensation of executives in its proxy materials annually until the next required vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on the compensation of executives.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, The Macerich Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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