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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 , 2020 OR □ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ΤΟ Maryland ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 401 Wilshire Boulevard , Suite 700 , Santa Monica , THE MACERICH COMPANY ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) ( Address of principal executive office , including zip code ) Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.01 Par Value Commission File No. 1-12504 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Securities Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) Large accelerated filer California ( 310 ) 394-6000 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) MAC Accelerated Filer ( I.R.S. Employer Identification Number ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act Yes > Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act Yes Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes > No 95-4448705 Non - Accelerated Filer Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes > NO □ 90401 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act : No | DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 1 If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Smaller Reporting Company Emerging Growth Company Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . < No | Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes □ The aggregate market value of voting and non - voting common equity held by non - affiliates of the registrant was approximately $ 1.3 billion as of the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter based upon the price at which the common stock was last sold on that day . Number of shares outstanding of the registrant's common stock , as of February 22 , 2021 : 154,768,031 shares Portions of the proxy statement for the annual stockholders meeting to be held in 2021 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10 - K .