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Macerich Announces Third Quarter Results

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Macerich Company (NYSE: MAC) today announced results of operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 which included net income available to common stockholders of $47.0 million or $.66 per share-diluted compared to $4.1 million or $.07 per share-diluted for the quarter ended September 30, 2005. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, net income increased to $80.1 million compared to $28.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. Funds from operations ("FFO") diluted was $86.6 million or $.98 per share compared to $81.1 million or $1.04 per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2005. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, FFO-diluted was $262.0 million compared to $234.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. The Company's definition of FFO is in accordance with the definition provided by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT"). A reconciliation of net income to FFO and net income per common share-diluted ("EPS") to FFO per share-diluted is included in the financial tables accompanying this press release.

    Recent Highlights:
    * During the quarter, Macerich signed 326,000 square feet of specialty
      store leases at average initial rents of $40.88 per square foot.
      Starting base rent on new lease signings was 23.7% higher than the
      expiring base rent.
    * Total same center tenant sales, for the quarter ended September 30,
      2006, were up 5.3% compared to sales for the quarter ended September 30,
      2005.
    * Portfolio occupancy at September 30, 2006 was 93.0% compared to 93.4% at
      September 30, 2005.  On a same center basis, occupancy was 93.0% at
      September 30, 2006 compared to 93.6% at September 30, 2005.
    * During the third quarter, Great Falls Marketplace, Greeley Mall, Holiday
      Village Mall, and Parklane Mall were sold for a combined sale price of
      approximately $132 million.  The Macerich total gain on sale of these
      assets recognized during the quarter was in excess of $46 million.

Commenting on results, Arthur Coppola president and chief executive officer of Macerich stated, "The quarter was highlighted by continued strong core operations. Occupancy remained high, leasing spreads were excellent and mall tenant sales growth continued at a healthy level.

In addition during the quarter we were active in selling non-core assets and improving our balance sheet. The ultimate use of the sale proceeds will be for our upcoming developments and redevelopments which is a very effective recycling of our capital. The strengthening of our balance sheet leaves us well positioned to take advantage of the pipeline of development and redevelopment opportunities in our existing portfolio."

Redevelopment and Development Activity

The grand opening of the first phase of Twenty-Ninth Street, an 805,000 square foot shopping district in Boulder, Colorado, took place on October 13. The balance of the project is scheduled for completion in the summer 2007. Phase I of the project is 87% leased with another 7% of the space in negotiation. Tenants include Ann Taylor Loft, Apple, Bath and Body Works, Borders, California Pizza Kitchen, Century Theatres, Coldwater Creek, Home Depot, J. Jill, Macy's, Muttropolis, Puma, Purple Martini, Victoria's Secret and Wild Oats Market.

The grand re-opening of Carmel Plaza took place on October 21. The center underwent an $11 million renovation which included the reconfiguring of a former department store space. New high-profile luxury tenants include San Francisco based Wilkes Bashford, Tiffany & Co., Cos Bar and Anthropologie.

On November 1, we received City Council approval for our application to add up to four or five mixed use towers of up to 165 feet at Biltmore Fashion Park. Biltmore Fashion Park is an established luxury destination for first-to-market, high-end and luxury tenants in the metropolitan Phoenix market. The mixed use towers are planned to be built over time based upon demand.

In Thousand Oaks, California, the planning commission voted on October 23 to approve the first comprehensive renovation and expansion plan of The Oaks Mall since it was first opened in 1978. The expansion will add 230,000 square feet of building area to the approximately 1 million square feet of space that currently exists. Construction is projected to start in January 2007. The expansion, including a new 144,000 square foot Nordstrom is scheduled to open at the center in fall 2008.

At Westside Pavilion in Los Angeles, construction continues on the redevelopment of the western portion of the center that will include a 12 screen, state of the art Landmark Theatre, a Barnes & Noble and restaurants. The estimated completion of the redevelopment is fall 2007.

In February, construction began on the SanTan Village regional shopping center in Gilbert, Arizona. The center is an outdoor open air streetscape project planned to contain in excess of 1.2 million square feet on 120 acres. The center is currently 70% leased and will be anchored by Dillard's, Harkins Theatres and will contain a lifestyle shopping district featuring retail, office and restaurants. Additional tenants include American Eagle Outfitters, Ann Taylor Loft, Borders, Charlotte Russe, Chico's, Coldwater Creek, J. Jill, Lucy, Pac Sun and Soma. The project is scheduled to open in phases starting in the fall of 2007, with the retail phases expected to be completed by late 2008.

Asset Sales

Macerich continued its strategy of selling non-core assets with the third quarter sales of Great Falls Marketplace, Greeley Mall, Holiday Village Mall and Parklane Mall. The aggregate total purchase price was approximately $132 million. The gain on the sale of these four assets was in excess of $46 million. These centers totaled 1.0 million square feet and averaged $239 per square foot in annual tenant sales.

Financing Activity

In July, the Company's line of credit was upsized from $1.0 billion to $1.5 billion. The borrowing spread was reduced by .25% to 1.15% over LIBOR at the current leverage level. The maturity was extended from July 2007 to April 2010. In September, Macerich swapped $400 million of the line to a fixed rate of 5.08% plus the applicable line of credit borrowing spread.

In July, a $61 million, 6.26% fixed rate, 10-year loan was placed on Crossroads Mall. The loan proceeds were used primarily to pay-down floating rate debt.

Primarily as a result of the above transactions and the application of the asset sale proceeds to reduce the line of credit indebtedness, the percentage of unhedged floating rate debt to total debt was reduced to 18.65%.

Macerich is a fully integrated self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust, which focuses on the acquisition, leasing, management, development and redevelopment of regional malls throughout the United States. The Company is the sole general partner and owns an 84% ownership interest in The Macerich Partnership, L.P. Macerich now owns approximately 79 million square feet of gross leaseable area consisting primarily of interests in 73 regional malls. Additional information about The Macerich Company can be obtained from the Company's web site at www.macerich.com.

Investor Conference Call

The Company will provide an online Web simulcast and rebroadcast of its quarterly earnings conference call. The call will be available on The Macerich Company's website at www.macerich.com and through CCBN at www.earnings.com. The call begins today, November 3, 2006 at 10:30 AM Pacific Time. To listen to the call, please go to either of these web sites at least 15 minutes prior to the call in order to register and download audio software if needed. An online replay at www.macerich.com will be available for one year after the call.

The Company will publish a supplemental financial information package which will be available at www.macerich.com in the Investing Section. It will also be furnished to the SEC as part of a Current Report on Form 8-K.

Note: This release contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements. Stockholders are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to vary materially from those anticipated, expected or projected. Such factors include, among others, general industry, economic and business conditions, which will, among other things, affect demand for retail space or retail goods, availability and creditworthiness of current and prospective tenants, anchor or tenant bankruptcies, closures, mergers or consolidations, lease rates and terms, interest rate fluctuations, availability and cost of financing and operating expenses; adverse changes in the real estate markets including, among other things, competition from other companies, retail formats and technology, risks of real estate development and redevelopment, acquisitions and dispositions; governmental actions and initiatives (including legislative and regulatory changes); environmental and safety requirements; and terrorist activities which could adversely affect all of the above factors. The reader is directed to the Company's various filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, for a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which discussion is incorporated herein by reference.

                            (See attached tables)



                               THE MACERICH COMPANY
                               FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
                     (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

                                           Results before        Impact of
                                            SFAS 144 (e)        SFAS 144 (e)
                                              For the               For the
                                            Three Months        Three Months
                                               Ended               Ended
                                            September 30,       September 30,
                                                       Unaudited
    Results of Operations:                 2006      2005       2006     2005
    Minimum rents                        $123,314  $124,738    ($895) ($4,737)
    Percentage rents                        4,880     5,291      (14)      13
    Tenant recoveries                      67,541    65,645     (186)  (1,585)
    Management Companies' revenues          8,023     6,921       --       --
    Other income                            9,469     5,505      (26)    (201)
    Total revenues                        213,227   208,100   (1,121)  (6,510)

    Shopping center and operating
     expenses                              71,553    70,824     (595)  (2,553)
    Management Companies' operating
     expenses                              14,455    12,914       --       --
    Income tax expense < benefit >            535    (1,166)      --       --
    Depreciation and amortization          56,120    57,941     (277)  (1,730)
    General, administrative and other
     expenses                               2,551     3,420       --       --
    Interest expense                       70,272    71,354     (117)  (1,294)
    Loss on early extinguishment of debt       29        --       --       --
    Gain (loss) on sale or writedown of
     assets                                46,560        10  (46,022)      --
    Pro rata income (loss) of
     unconsolidated entities (c)           18,490    18,831       --       --
    Minority interests in consolidated
     joint ventures                          (694)       90     (176)    (168)

    Income (loss) from continuing
     operations                            62,068    11,744  (46,330)  (1,101)

    Discontinued Operations:
        Gain (loss) on sale of asset           --        --   46,214       --
        Income from discontinued
         operations                            --        --      116    1,101
     Income before minority interests
      of OP                                62,068    11,744       --       --
    Income allocated to minority
     interests of OP                        8,901     1,406       --       --
    Net income before preferred
     dividends                             53,167    10,338       --       --
    Preferred dividends and
     distributions (a)                      6,199     6,274       --       --
    Net income to common stockholders     $46,968    $4,064       $0       $0

    Average number of shares outstanding
     - basic                               71,479    59,247
    Average shares outstanding, assuming
        full conversion of OP Units (d)    85,021    73,660
    Average shares outstanding - diluted
     for FFO (d)                           88,648    77,633

    Per share income - diluted before
     discontinued operations                   --        --
    Net income per share - basic            $0.66     $0.07
    Net income per share - diluted (a)      $0.66     $0.07
    Dividend declared per share             $0.68     $0.65
    Funds from operations
     "FFO" (b)(d) - basic                 $84,020   $78,264
    Funds from operations
     "FFO" (a)(b)(d) - diluted            $86,595   $81,090
    FFO per share- basic (b)(d)             $0.99     $1.07
    FFO per share- diluted (a)(b)(d)        $0.98     $1.04


                                                   Results after SFAS 144 (e)
                                                      For the Three Months
                                                       Ended September 30,
                                                           Unaudited
    Results of Operations:                           2006              2005
    Minimum rents                                 $122,419          $120,001
    Percentage rents                                 4,866             5,304
    Tenant recoveries                               67,355            64,060
    Management Companies' revenues                   8,023             6,921
    Other income                                     9,443             5,304
    Total revenues                                 212,106           201,590

    Shopping center and operating expenses          70,958            68,271
    Management Companies' operating expenses        14,455            12,914
    Income tax expense < benefit >                     535            (1,166)
    Depreciation and amortization                   55,843            56,211
    General, administrative and other expenses       2,551             3,420
    Interest expense                                70,155            70,060
    Loss on early extinguishment of debt                29                --
    Gain (loss) on sale or writedown of assets         538                10
    Pro rata income (loss) of
     unconsolidated entities (c)                    18,490            18,831
    Minority interests in consolidated
     joint ventures                                   (870)              (78)

    Income (loss) from continuing operations        15,738            10,643

    Discontinued Operations:
        Gain (loss) on sale of asset                46,214                --
        Income from discontinued
         operations                                    116             1,101
     Income before minority interests of OP         62,068            11,744
    Income allocated to minority
     interests of OP                                 8,901             1,406
    Net income before preferred dividends           53,167            10,338
    Preferred dividends and distributions (a)        6,199             6,274
    Net income to common stockholders              $46,968            $4,064

    Average number of shares outstanding -
     basic                                          71,479            59,247
    Average shares outstanding, assuming
     full conversion of OP Units (d)                85,021            73,660
    Average shares outstanding - diluted
     for FFO (d)                                    88,648            77,633

    Per share income - diluted before
     discontinued operations                         $0.12             $0.06
    Net income per share - basic                     $0.66             $0.07
    Net income per share - diluted (a)               $0.66             $0.07
    Dividend declared per share                      $0.68             $0.65
    Funds from operations "FFO" (b)(d)- basic      $84,020           $78,264
    Funds from operations "FFO" (a)(b)(d) -
     diluted                                       $86,595           $81,090
    FFO per share - basic (b)(d)                     $0.99             $1.07
    FFO per share - diluted (a)(b)(d)                $0.98             $1.04



                               THE MACERICH COMPANY
                               FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
                     (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

                                          Results before        Impact of
                                           SFAS 144 (e)        SFAS 144 (e)
                                             For the             For the
                                           Nine Months         Nine Months
                                              Ended               Ended
                                           September 30,       September 30,
                                                       Unaudited
    Results of Operations:                2006      2005      2006      2005
    Minimum rents                      $384,383  $335,391  ($10,314) ($14,376)
    Percentage rents                     10,601    11,164      (248)     (431)
    Tenant recoveries                   200,879   169,811    (3,954)   (5,179)
    Management Companies' revenues       22,650    18,362        --        --
    Other income                         22,756    16,684      (349)     (517)
    Total revenues                      641,269   551,412   (14,865)  (20,503)

    Shopping center and operating
     expenses                           209,831   179,169    (6,125)   (7,964)
    Management Companies' operating
     expenses                            41,295    37,291        --        --
    Income tax expense (benefit)            219    (2,205)       --        --
    Depreciation and amortization       179,071   149,767    (3,097)   (4,851)
    General, administrative and other
     expenses                             9,540     9,937        --        --
    Interest expense                    213,426   175,636    (2,253)   (3,501)
    Loss on early extinguishment of
     debt                                 1,811        --        --        --
    Gain (loss) on sale or writedown
     of assets                          109,020     1,474  (108,983)     (297)
    Pro rata income (loss) of
     unconsolidated entities (c)         57,367    46,416        --        --
    Minority interests in consolidated
     joint ventures                     (39,101)     (471)   37,229      (173)

    Income (loss) from continuing
     operations                         113,362    49,236   (75,144)   (4,657)

    Discontinued Operations:
        Gain (loss) on sale of asset         --        --    72,167       297
        Income from discontinued
         operations                          --        --     2,977     4,360
     Income before minority interests
      of OP                             113,362    49,236        --        --
    Income allocated to minority
     interests of OP                     15,131     7,085        --        --
    Net income before preferred
     dividends                           98,231    42,151        --        --
    Preferred dividends and
     distributions (a)                   18,139    13,197        --        --
    Net income to common stockholders   $80,092   $28,954        $0        $0

    Average number of shares
     outstanding - basic                 70,587    59,073
    Average shares outstanding,
     assuming full conversion of
     OP Units (d)                        84,216    73,522
    Average shares outstanding -
     diluted for FFO (d)                 87,843    77,349

    Per share income - diluted before
     discontinued operations                 --        --
    Net income per share - basic          $1.13     $0.49
    Net income per share - diluted (a)    $1.13     $0.49
    Dividend declared per share           $2.04     $1.95
    Funds from operations
     "FFO" (b)(d) - basic              $254,523  $226,569
    Funds from operations
     "FFO" (a)(b)(d) - diluted         $262,031  $234,110
    FFO per share - basic (b)(d)           3.03     $3.10
    FFO per share- diluted (a)(b)(d)      $2.98     $3.03


                                                   Results after SFAS 144 (e)
                                                      For the Nine Months
                                                       Ended September 30,
                                                           Unaudited
    Results of Operations:                           2006              2005
    Minimum rents                                 $374,069          $321,015
    Percentage rents                                10,353            10,733
    Tenant recoveries                              196,925           164,632
    Management Companies' revenues                  22,650            18,362
    Other income                                    22,407            16,167
    Total revenues                                 626,404           530,909

    Shopping center and operating expenses         203,706           171,205
    Management Companies' operating expenses        41,295            37,291
    Income tax expense (benefit)                       219            (2,205)
    Depreciation and amortization                  175,974           144,916
    General, administrative and other expenses       9,540             9,937
    Interest expense                               211,173           172,135
    Loss on early extinguishment of debt             1,811                --
    Gain (loss) on sale or writedown of assets          37             1,177
    Pro rata income (loss) of
     unconsolidated entities (c)                    57,367            46,416
    Minority interests in consolidated
     joint ventures                                 (1,872)             (644)

    Income (loss) from continuing operations        38,218            44,579

    Discontinued Operations:
        Gain (loss) on sale of asset                72,167               297
        Income from discontinued
         operations                                  2,977             4,360
     Income before minority interests of OP        113,362            49,236
    Income allocated to minority
     interests of OP                                15,131             7,085
    Net income before preferred dividends           98,231            42,151
    Preferred dividends and distributions (a)       18,139            13,197
    Net income to common stockholders              $80,092           $28,954

    Average number of shares outstanding - basic    70,587            59,073
    Average shares outstanding, assuming
     full conversion of OP Units (d)                84,216            73,522
    Average shares outstanding - diluted
     for FFO (d)                                    87,843            77,349

    Per share income - diluted before
     discontinued operations                         $0.24             $0.43
    Net income per share - basic                     $1.13             $0.49
    Net income per share - diluted (a)               $1.13             $0.49
    Dividend declared per share                      $2.04             $1.95
    Funds from operations "FFO" (b)(d) - basic    $254,523          $226,569
    Funds from operations "FFO" (a)(b)(d) -
     diluted                                      $262,031          $234,110
    FFO per share - basic (b)(d)                     $3.03             $3.10
    FFO per share - diluted (a)(b)(d)                $2.98             $3.03


    (a) On February 25, 1998, the Company sold $100,000 of convertible
        preferred stock representing 3.627 million shares.  The convertible
        preferred shares can be converted on a 1 for 1 basis for common stock.
        These preferred shares are not assumed converted for purposes of net
        income per share - diluted for 2006 and 2005 as they would be
        antidilutive to those calculations.  The weighted average preferred
        shares outstanding are assumed converted for purposes of FFO per
        diluted share as they are dilutive to that calculation for all periods
        presented.

    (b) The Company uses FFO in addition to net income to report its operating
        and financial results and considers FFO and FFO-diluted as
        supplemental measures for the real estate industry and a supplement to
        Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) measures.  NAREIT
        defines FFO as net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP),
        excluding gains (or losses) from extraordinary items and sales of
        depreciated operating properties, plus real estate related
        depreciation and amortization and after adjustments for unconsolidated
        partnerships and joint ventures. Adjustments for unconsolidated
        partnerships and joint ventures are calculated to reflect FFO on the
        same basis.  FFO and FFO on a fully diluted basis are useful to
        investors in comparing operating and financial results between
        periods.  This is especially true since FFO excludes real estate
        depreciation and amortization, as the Company believes real estate
        values fluctuate based on market conditions rather than depreciating
        in value ratably on a straight-line basis over time. FFO on a fully
        diluted basis is one of the measures investors find most useful in
        measuring the dilutive impact of outstanding convertible securities.
        FFO does not represent cash flow from operations as defined by GAAP,
        should not be considered as an alternative to net income as defined by
        GAAP and is not indicative of cash available to fund all cash flow
        needs.  FFO as presented may not be comparable to similarly titled
        measures reported by other real estate investment trusts.

        Effective January 1, 2003, gains or losses on sale of undepreciated
        assets and the impact of SFAS 141 have been included in FFO.  The
        inclusion of gains on sales of undepreciated assets increased FFO
        for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 by
        $2.3 million, $6.0 million, $1.3 million and $3.2 million,
        respectively, or by $.03 per share, $.07 per share, $.02 per share and
        $.04 per share, respectively.  Additionally, SFAS 141 increased FFO
        for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 by
        $4.0 million, $12.9 million, $4.8 million and $10.9 million,
        respectively or by $.04 per share, $.15 per share, $.06 per share and
        $.14 per share, respectively.

    (c) This includes, using the equity method of accounting, the Company's
        prorata share of the equity in income or loss of its unconsolidated
        joint ventures  for all periods presented.

    (d) The Macerich Partnership, LP (the "Operating Partnership" or the "OP")
        has operating partnership units ("OP units"). Each OP unit can be
        converted into a share of Company stock. Conversion of the OP units
        not owned by the Company has been assumed for purposes of calculating
        the FFO per share and the weighted average number of shares
        outstanding.  The computation of average shares for FFO - diluted
        includes the effect of outstanding stock options and restricted stock
        using the treasury method.  Also assumes conversion of MACWH, LP
        units to the extent they are dilutive to the calculation.  For the
        three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, the MACWH, LP
        units were antidilutive to FFO.

    (e) In October 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for the
        Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets" ("SFAS 144").  SFAS 144
        addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or
        disposal of long-lived assets.  The Company adopted SFAS 144 on
        January 1, 2002.  On January 5, 2005, the Company sold Arizona
        Lifestyle Galleries.  The sale of this property resulted in a gain on
        sale of $0.3 million.  On June 9, 2006, Scottsdale 101 in Arizona was
        sold.  The sale of this property resulted in a gain on sale, at the
        Company's prorata share, of $25.8 million.  Additionally, the Company
        reclassified the results of operations for the three and nine months
        ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 to discontinued operations.  On
        July 13, 2006, Parklane Mall in Nevada was sold.  The sale of this
        property resulted in a gain on sale of $5.9 million.  The Company
        reclassified the results of operations for the three and nine months
        ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 to discontinued operations.
        On July 27, 2006, Greeley Mall in Colorado and Holiday Village in
        Montana were sold. The sale of these properties resulted in gains on
        sale of $21.3 million and $7.3 million, respectively.  The Company
        reclassified the results of operations for the three and nine months
        ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 to discontinued operations.
        On August 11, 2006, Great Falls Marketplace in Montana was sold.  The
        sale of this property resulted in a gain on sale of $11.9 million.
        The Company reclassified the results of operations for the three and
        nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 to discontinued
        operations.



                                               September 30,        Dec 31,
    Summarized Balance Sheet Information           2006              2005
                                                         (UNAUDITED)
    Cash and cash equivalents                      $62,047          $155,113
    Investment in real estate, net (h)          $5,675,959        $5,438,496
    Investments in unconsolidated
     entities (i)                               $1,001,051        $1,075,621
    Total Assets                                $7,280,523        $7,178,944
    Mortgage and notes payable                  $4,852,636        $5,424,730
    Pro rata share of debt on
     unconsolidated entities                    $1,644,727        $1,438,960


    Total common shares outstanding at
     quarter end:                                   71,482            59,942
    Total preferred shares outstanding at
     quarter end:                                    3,627             3,627
    Total partnership/preferred units
     outstanding at quarter end:                    16,387            16,647

                                               September 30,     September 30,
    Additional financial data as of:                 2006              2005

    Occupancy of centers (f)                         93.00%            93.40%
    Comparable quarter  change in same
     center sales  (f) (g)                            5.30%             7.00%

    Additional financial data for the
     nine months ended:
    Acquisitions of property and
     equipment - including  joint
     ventures at prorata                          $359,213        $2,476,820
    Redevelopment and expansions of centers -
     including joint ventures at prorata          $141,039          $114,648
    Renovations of centers - including
     joint ventures at prorata                     $44,546           $44,916
    Tenant allowances - including joint
     ventures at prorata                           $28,794           $22,074
    Deferred leasing costs - including
     joint ventures at prorata                     $20,473           $19,939

     (f) excludes redevelopment properties.
     (g) includes mall and freestanding stores.
     (h) includes construction in process on wholly owned assets of $295,852
         at September 30, 2006 and $162,157 at December 31, 2005.
     (i) the Company's prorata share of construction in process on
         unconsolidated entities of $148,800 at September 30, 2006 and $98,180
         at December 31, 2005.




    PRORATA SHARE OF            For the Three Months      For the Nine Months
    JOINT VENTURES               Ended September 30,       Ended September 30,
                                    (UNAUDITED)               (UNAUDITED)
                                  (All amounts in           (All amounts in
       (Unaudited)                   thousands)                thousands)
                                 2006         2005         2006         2005
    Revenues:
        Minimum rents          $59,760      $54,310     $177,230     $150,130
        Percentage rents         2,784        2,391        7,306        5,942
        Tenant recoveries       28,674       23,909       82,680       65,846
        Other                    3,931        2,910       10,607        8,665
        Total revenues          95,149       83,520      277,823      230,583

    Expenses:
         Shopping center
          expenses              32,425       28,818       92,869       77,067
         Interest expense       23,507       16,823       66,260       54,128
         Depreciation and
          amortization          21,045       20,495       62,209       55,243
         Total operating
          expenses              76,977       66,136      221,338      186,438
    Gain on sale or
     writedown of assets             1        1,321          245        1,861
    Equity in income of
     joint ventures                317          126          637          410
         Net income            $18,490      $18,831      $57,367      $46,416


    RECONCILIATION OF           For the Three Months      For the Nine Months
     NET INCOME TO               Ended September 30,      Ended September 30,
     FFO (b)(e)                      (UNAUDITED)              (UNAUDITED)
                                   (All amounts in          (All amounts in
                                      thousands)               thousands)
                                  2006         2005        2006         2005
    Net income - available
     to common stockholders     $46,968       $4,064     $80,092      $28,954

    Adjustments to reconcile
     net income to FFO - basic
       Minority interest in OP    8,901        1,406      15,131        7,085
       (Gain ) loss on sale of
        consolidated assets     (46,560)         (10)   (109,020)      (1,474)
          plus gain on
           undepreciated asset
           sales - consolidated
           assets                 2,339           --       5,715        1,307
          plus minority interest
           share of gain on
           sale of consolidated
           joint ventures          (192)          --      36,816           --
       (Gain) loss on sale
        of assets from
        unconsolidated
        entities (pro rata
        share)                       (1)      (1,321)       (245)      (1,861)
          plus gain on
           undepreciated
           asset sales -
           unconsolidated assets     --        1,323         244        1,867
       Depreciation and
        amortization on
        consolidated assets      56,120       57,941     179,071      149,767
       Less depreciation and
        amortization allocable
        to minority interests
        on consolidated joint
        ventures                 (1,128)      (1,787)     (4,351)      (3,612)
       Depreciation and
        amortization on joint
        ventures (pro rata)      21,045       20,495      62,209       55,243
       Less: depreciation
        on personal property
        and amortization of
        loan costs and
        interest rate caps       (3,472)      (3,847)    (11,139)     (10,707)

          Total FFO - basic      84,020       78,264     254,523      226,569

    Additional adjustment
     to arrive at FFO -
     diluted
        Preferred stock
         dividends earned        2,575        2,503       7,508        7,218
        Non-participating
         preferred units -
         dividends                              323                      323
        Participating
         preferred units -
         dividends               n/a - antidilutive       n/a - antidilutive
          FFO - diluted         86,595       81,090     262,031      234,110


                                For the Three Months      For the Nine Months
                                 Ended September 30,       Ended September 30,
                                    (UNAUDITED)               (UNAUDITED)
                                  (All amounts in           (All amounts in
    Reconciliation of EPS            thousands)                thousands)
     to FFO per diluted share:    2006         2005         2006         2005
    Earnings per share           $0.66        $0.07        $1.13        $0.49
       Per share impact of
        depreciation and
        amortization real
        estate                   $0.86        $0.99        $2.69        $2.60
       Per share impact of
        gain on sale of
        depreciated assets      ($0.52)       $0.00       ($0.79)       $0.00
       Per share impact of
        preferred stock
        not dilutive to EPS     ($0.02)      ($0.02)      ($0.05)      ($0.06)
    Fully Diluted FFO per
     share                       $0.98        $1.04        $2.98        $3.03


    THE MACERICH COMPANY
     RECONCILIATION OF          For the Three Months      For the Nine Months
     NET INCOME TO EBITDA        Ended September 30,       Ended September 30,
                                    (UNAUDITED)               (UNAUDITED)
                                  (All amounts in           (All amounts in
                                     thousands)                thousands)
                                 2006         2005         2006         2005
    Net income - available
     to common stockholders    $46,968       $4,064      $80,092      $28,954

       Interest expense         70,272       71,354      213,426      175,636
       Interest expense -
        unconsolidated
        entities (pro rata)     23,507       16,823       66,260       54,128
       Depreciation and
        amortization -
        consolidated assets     56,120       57,941      179,071      149,767
       Depreciation and
        amortization -
        unconsolidated
        entities (pro rata)     21,045       20,495       62,209       55,243
       Minority interest         8,901        1,406       15,131        7,085
       Less: Interest expense
        and depreciation and
        amortization allocable
        to minority interests
        on consolidated joint
        ventures                (1,264)      (2,559)      (6,191)      (5,163)
       Loss on early
        extinguishment of debt      29           --        1,811           --
       Loss on early
        extinguishment of debt -
        unconsolidated entities
        (pro rata)                  --            7           --            7
       Loss (gain) on sale
        of assets -
        consolidated assets    (46,560)         (10)    (109,020)      (1,474)
       Loss (gain) on sale
        of assets -
        unconsolidated
        entities (pro rata)         (1)      (1,321)        (245)      (1,861)
       Add: Minority interest
        share of gain on sale
        of consolidated joint
        ventures                  (192)          --       36,816           --
       Income tax expense
        (benefit)                  535       (1,166)         219       (2,205)
       Preferred dividends       6,199        6,274       18,139       13,197

             EBITDA (j)       $185,559     $173,308     $557,718     $473,314



    THE MACERICH COMPANY
    RECONCILIATION OF EBITDA TO SAME CENTERS - NET OPERATING INCOME ("NOI")

                                For the Three Months      For the Nine Months
                                 Ended September 30,       Ended September 30,
                                    (UNAUDITED)               (UNAUDITED)
                                  (All amounts in           (All amounts in
                                     thousands)                thousands)
                                 2006         2005         2006         2005

    EBITDA (j)                $185,559     $173,308     $557,718     $473,314

    Add: REIT general and
     administrative expenses     2,551        3,420        9,540        9,937
        Management Companies'
         revenues (c)           (8,023)      (6,921)     (22,650)     (18,362)
        Management Companies'
         operating expenses (c) 14,455       12,914       41,295       37,291
        EBITDA of non-
         comparable centers    (13,017)      (5,898)    (120,501)     (55,679)

        SAME CENTERS - Net
         operating income
         ("NOI")(k)           $181,525     $176,823     $465,402     $446,501


    (j) EBITDA represents earnings before interest, income taxes,
        depreciation, amortization, minority interest, extraordinary items,
        gain (loss) on sale of assets and preferred dividends and includes
        joint ventures at their pro rata share. Management considers EBITDA to
        be an appropriate supplemental measure to net income because it helps
        investors understand the ability of the Company to incur and service
        debt and make capital expenditures. EBITDA should not be construed as
        an alternative to operating income as an indicator of the Company's
        operating performance, or to cash flows from operating activities (as
        determined in accordance with GAAP) or as a measure of liquidity.
        EBITDA, as presented, may not be comparable to similarly titled
        measurements reported by other companies.

    (k) The Company presents same-center NOI because the Company believes it
        is useful for investors to evaluate the operating performance of
        comparable centers. Same-center NOI is calculated using total EBITDA
        and subtracting out EBITDA from non-comparable centers and
        eliminating the management companies and the Company's general and
        administrative expenses.

SOURCE Macerich Company

CONTACT: Arthur Coppola, President and Chief Executive Officer, or
Thomas E. O'Hern, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, both
of The Macerich Company, +1-310-394-6000


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