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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):                                  March 1, 2016
 
 
TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
 
Michigan
(State of Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
 
 
1-11530
38-2033632
 
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
200 East Long Lake Road, Suite 300,
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

48304-2324
 
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
(Zip Code)
 
 
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (248) 258-6800
 
None
 
(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
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Item 8.01.    OTHER EVENTS.
    
On March 1, 2016, Taubman Centers, Inc. (Taubman) issued a press release announcing the completion of the purchase of Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri from Highwoods Properties, Inc. with The Macerich Company (Macerich). Consideration for the mixed-use retail and office property was $660 million cash, excluding transaction costs. Taubman and Macerich each own a 50% interest in the center.

A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d)    Exhibits


Exhibit
Description
 
 
99
Press Release, dated March 1, 2016, entitled “Taubman and Macerich Complete Purchase of Country Club Plaza."






SIGNATURES

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 hereunto duly authorized.


Date: March 1, 2016
TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Simon J. Leopold
 
 
Simon J. Leopold
 
 
Chief Financial Officer





EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Description
 
 
99
Press Release, dated March 1, 2016, entitled “Taubman and Macerich Complete Purchase of Country Club Plaza."