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Macerich Announces 13% Increase in FFO Per Share

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Macerich Company (NYSE: MAC) today announced results of operations for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2005 which included funds from operations ("FFO") per share - diluted increasing 13% to $1.32 compared to $1.16 for the quarter ended December 31, 2004 and increasing to $4.35 for the year ended December 31, 2005 compared to $3.90 for 2004. Total FFO - diluted increased to $106 million for the quarter compared to $90 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2004 and to $337 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 compared to $299 million for 2004. 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 per common share-diluted ("EPS") to FFO per share-diluted is included in the financial tables accompanying this press release.

Net income available to common stockholders for the quarter ended December 31, 2005 was $23.6 million or $.39 per share-diluted compared to $30.0 million or $.51 per share-diluted for the quarter ended December 31, 2004. For the year ended December 31, 2005 net income available to common stockholders was $52.6 million or $.88 per share-diluted compared to $82.5 million or $1.40 per share-diluted for the year ended December 31, 2004. A reconciliation of net income to FFO is included in the financial highlights section of this press release.

    Recent highlights:

      * During the quarter, Macerich signed 325,000 square feet of specialty
        store leases at average initial rents of $37.41 per square foot.
        First year rents on mall and freestanding store leases signed during
        the quarter were 22% higher than average expiring rents.
      * This quarter's FFO per diluted share increased 13% to $1.32 from
        $1.16 for the quarter ended December 31, 2004.  For the year, FFO per
        diluted share was up 12% to $4.35 compared to $3.90 during 2004.
      * Total same center tenant sales, for the quarter ended December 31,
        2005, were up 5.5% compared to sales for the quarter ended
        December 31, 2004.
      * Portfolio occupancy at December 31, 2005 was 93.5% compared to
        92.5% at December 31, 2004.  On a same center basis occupancy
        increased to 93.3% at December 31, 2005 compared to 92.5% at
        December 31, 2004.
      * Same center earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
        amortization were up 3.4% compared to the quarter ended
        December 31, 2004.
      * The Company issued 10.95 million shares of common stock on January 19,
        2006.  The net proceeds of $747 million were used primarily to pay
        down floating rate debt.
      * In December, 2005 the mortgage on Valley View Mall of $51 million
        bearing interest at 7.89% was refinanced with a new loan of
        $125 million with a fixed interest rate of 5.72% for five years.  As a
        result of this advantageous refinancing, the Company incurred a
        $1.7 million prepayment penalty which adversely impacted earnings and
        FFO for the quarter.

Commenting on results, Arthur Coppola president and chief executive officer of Macerich stated, "The quarter was highlighted by another quarter of double digit growth in FFO per share. We continue to see very strong fundamentals in our business with high occupancy levels and solid leasing activity. This was illustrated by good leasing volume and excellent releasing spreads. Our recent equity offering was very well received and the proceeds have allowed us to significantly strengthen our balance sheet and be in position to take advantage of the pipeline of development and redevelopment opportunities in our existing portfolio."

Redevelopment and Development Activity

At Washington Square in suburban Portland, the Company had a grand opening on November 18, 2005 of a lifestyle oriented expansion project which consists of the addition of 76,000 square feet of shop space. New tenants include Cheesecake Factory, Pottery Barn Kids, Williams-Sonoma, Bebe, Godiva and Papyrus. In addition, an agreement has been reached with Mervyn's to recapture their 100,000 square foot location and recycle that square footage over the next two years.

At Fresno Fashion Fair, an 87,000 square foot lifestyle center expansion to the existing mall continues on schedule. The first section, which included The Cheesecake Factory opened on December 3, 2005. Completion of the balance of the project is expected in summer 2006. New tenants in the expansion include Anthropologie, Bebe, Bebe Sport, Cheesecake Factory, Chico's, Fleming's Steakhouse, Lucky Brand Jeans and Sephora. Currently, over 95% of this new space is committed.

Construction continues on the Twenty Ninth Street project, a signature, outdoor retail development on 62 acres in the heart of Boulder. Leasing has been strong and the project is currently 81% committed. Retail tenants include Ann Taylor Loft, Apple, Bath and Body Works, Clark's Shoes, Puma, JJill, Victoria Secret, and White House/Black Market joining anchors Macy's department store, Wild Oats, Home Depot, and Century Theatres and an array of additional specialty stores and restaurants. Twenty Ninth Street is scheduled to open in phases starting in the fall 2006.

Construction will begin in the first quarter of 2006 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 will be anchored by Dillard's, Harkins Theatres and will contain a lifestyle shopping district featuring retail, office, residential and restaurants. It is also anticipated that an additional department store will also anchor this center. The project is scheduled to open in phases starting in fall 2007 with all phases completed by 2008.

Plans for Estrella Falls, a major regional shopping center and mixed use project, are progressing according to plan. The mall component of the project is located on approximately 125 acres in Goodyear, Arizona. The Company will develop the regional mall, which will consist of approximately 1.2 million square feet, and will co-develop associated commercial uses surrounding the shopping center. The regional shopping center is anticipated to be completed in 2009.

Acquisition Activity

On February 1, 2006, Macerich closed on the previously announced acquisition of Valley River Center in Eugene, Oregon. The gross purchase price was $187.5 million. Valley River Center is a 916,000 square foot super-regional mall anchored by Meier & Frank, Macy's and JC Penney. The mall includes 254,000 square feet of mall shop space and also includes a planned development of a Regal Cinema 15 screen stadium style theater complex. Annual 2005 tenant sales per square foot were approximately $420.

Financing Activity

The Company has refinanced the mortgage on Valley View Mall in Dallas, Texas. The former mortgage of $51 million with interest at 7.89% was replaced with a $125 million, five-year fixed rate loan bearing interest at 5.72%. The excess proceeds were used to pay down floating rate unsecured corporate debt.

In November the $72 million loan secured by Greece Ridge Mall in Rochester, New York was refinanced with a drop in the interest rate from LIBOR plus 2.625% down to LIBOR plus .65%.

Earnings Guidance

Management is issuing its guidance for EPS and FFO per share for 2006. This guidance reflects the recent capital activity including the 10.95 million share common stock issuance on January 19, 2006 and the recent refinancing and interest rate swap activity.



     Guidance for 2006 and reconciliation of EPS to FFO per share and to
                              EBITDA per share:

                                                         Range per share:
     Fully Diluted EPS                                  $1.24         $1.34
     Plus: Real Estate Depreciation and Amortization     3.36          3.36
     Less: other items including gain on asset sales     (.10)         (.10)
     Fully Diluted FFO per share                        $4.50         $4.60

     Plus: Interest Expense per share                    4.28          4.38
     Plus: effect of preferred stock dividends            .39           .39
     Plus: Non real estate depreciation, income taxes,
      ground rent expense and land sales per share        .22           .22

     EBITDA per share                                   $9.39         $9.59



    This range is based on many assumptions, including the following:

Management expects 2006 same center EBITDA to grow at a 3.0% to 3.5% rate compared to 2005 results. 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 has assumed short-term LIBOR interest rates will increase to 5.0 % by year-end 2006. Obviously a negative impact on 2006 vs. 2005 is the fact that short term rates are up 200 basis points compared to a year ago. Even though the Company's floating rate debt has decreased significantly in the past 90 days, the rate increase will have a negative impact on the comparison to 2005.

The guidance is based on management's current view of the current market conditions in the regional mall business. Due to the uncertainty in the timing and economics of acquisitions and dispositions, the guidance ranges do not include any potential property acquisitions or dispositions other than those that have closed or are under contract as of February 14, 2006. The Company is not able to assess at this time the potential impact of such exclusions on future EPS and FFO. FFO does not include gains or losses on sales of depreciated operating assets

The Macerich Company 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 80 million square feet of gross leaseable area consisting primarily of interests in 76 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, February 14, 2006 at 10:30 AM Pacific Time. To listen to the call, please go to any 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.

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, for a discussion of such risks and uncertainties.



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



                        Results before     Impact of         Results after
                         SFAS 144 (e)    SFAS 144 (e)        SFAS 144 (e)

    Results of             For the          For the             For the
    Operations:         Three Months     Three Months        Three Months
                            Ended            Ended               Ended
                         December 31      December 31         December 31
                                 Unaudited                     Unaudited
                        2005      2004    2005     2004      2005    2004
    Minimum
     Rents          $132,972  $100,181  ($1,763) ($2,625)  $131,209  $97,556
    Percentage
     Rents            15,093    10,071     (123)    (348)    14,970    9,723
    Tenant
     Recoveries       63,219    43,792     (773)    (969)    62,446   42,823
    Management
     Companies
     Revenues (c)      7,766     5,892       --       --      7,766    5,892
    Other Income       7,898     6,876      (87)    (101)     7,811    6,775
    Total Revenues   226,948   166,812   (2,746)  (4,043)   224,202  162,769
                                                                 --       --
    Shopping center
     and operating
     expenses         68,981    51,707   (1,269)  (1,626)    67,712   50,081
    Management
     Companies'
     operating
     expenses (c)     15,722    12,333       --       --     15,722   12,333
    Depreciation and
     amortization     59,171    41,126     (682)    (951)    58,489   40,175
    General,
     administrative
     and other
     expenses          2,168     2,993       --       --      2,168    2,993
    Interest
     expense          74,281    40,787       --       53     74,281   40,840
    Loss on early
     extinguishment
     of debt           1,666        --       --       --      1,666       --
    Gain (loss) on sale
     or writedown
     of assets            56     7,048       55   (6,822)       111      226
    Pro rata
     income (loss) of
     unconsolidated
     entities (c)     29,887    14,631       --       --     29,887   14,631
    Income (loss) of
     the Operating
     Partnership from                                            --      --
     continuing
     operations       34,902    39,545     (740)  (8,341)    34,162   31,204

    Discontinued
    Operations:
    Gain (loss) on
     sale of asset        --        --      (55)   6,822        (55)   6,822
    Income from
     discontinued
     operations           --        --      795    1,519        795    1,519
    Income before
     minority
     interests        34,902    39,545       --       --     34,902   39,545
    Income allocated
     to minority
     interests         5,365     7,220       --       --      5,365    7,220
    Net income before
     preferred
     dividends        29,537    32,325       --       --     29,537   32,325
    Preferred
     dividends (a)     5,900     2,358       --       --      5,900    2,358
    Net income to
     common
     stockholders    $23,637   $29,967       $0       $0    $23,637  $29,967

    Average number
     of shares
     outstanding -
     basic            59,916    58,772                       59,916   58,772
    Average shares
     outstanding,
     assuming full
     conversion of
     OP Units (d)     73,728    73,300                       73,728   73,300
    Average shares
     outstanding -
     diluted for
     FFO (d)          80,496    76,928                       80,496   76,928

    Per share income-
     diluted before
     discontinued
     operations           --        --                        $0.38    $0.40
    Net income
     per share-
     basic             $0.39     $0.51                        $0.39    $0.51
    Net income
     per share-
     diluted           $0.39     $0.51                        $0.39    $0.51
    Dividend declared
     per share         $0.68     $0.65                        $0.68    $0.65
    Funds from
     operations
     "FFO" (b) (d)-
      basic          $99,976   $87,198                      $99,976  $87,198
    Funds from
     operations
     "FFO"
     (a) (b) (d) -
     diluted        $105,876   $89,556                     $105,876  $89,556
    FFO per share-
     basic (b) (d)     $1.36     $1.20                        $1.36    $1.20
    FFO per share-
     diluted
     (a) (b) (d)       $1.32     $1.16                        $1.32   $1.16
        percentage change                                     12.98%



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


                        Results before     Impact of          Results after
                         SFAS 144 (e)     SFAS 144 (e)         SFAS 144 (e)

    Results of          For the Year      For the Year        For the Year
    Operations:             Ended            Ended               Ended
                         December 31       December 31         December 31
                                   Unaudited                    Unaudited
                      2005      2004      2005     2004       2005      2004
    Minimum
     Rents         $468,363  $340,282  ($6,935)  ($10,593)  $461,428  $329,689
    Percentage
     Rents           26,258    18,236     (173)      (582)    26,085    17,654
    Tenant
     Recoveries     233,029   163,827   (3,566)    (4,822)   229,463   159,005
    Management
     Companies (c)   26,128    21,549       --         --     26,128    21,549
    Other
     Income          24,581    19,642     (300)      (473)    24,281    19,169
    Total
     Revenues       778,359   563,536  (10,974)   (16,470)   767,385   547,066

    Shopping center
     and operating
     expenses       248,621   170,857   (4,854)    (6,392)   243,767   164,465
    Management
     Companies'
     operating
     expenses (c)    50,808    38,614       --         --      50,808   38,614
    Depreciation and
     amortization   208,938   146,383   (2,855)    (4,287)    206,083  142,096
    General,
     administrative
     and other
     expenses        12,106    11,077       --         --      12,106   11,077
    Interest
     expense        249,917   146,382       (7)       (55)    249,910  146,327
    Loss on early
     extinguishment
     of debt          1,666     1,642       --         --       1,666    1,642
    Gain (loss)
     on sale or
     writedown of
     assets           1,530     8,041     (242)    (7,114)      1,288      927
    Pro rata
     income (loss) of
     unconsolidated
     entities (c)    76,303    54,881       --         --      76,303   54,881
    Income (loss)
     of the Operating
     Partnership
     from continuing
     operations     84,136    111,503   (3,500)   (12,850)     80,636   98,653

    Discontinued
     Operations:
    Gain (loss)
     on sale of asset   --         --      242      7,114         242    7,114
    Income from
     discontinued
     operations         --         --    3,258      5,736       3,258    5,736
    Income before
     minority
     interests      84,136    111,503       --         --      84,136  111,503
    Income allocated
     to minority
     interests      12,450     19,870       --         --      12,450   19,870
    Net income
     before preferred
     dividends      71,686     91,633       --         --      71,686   91,633
    Preferred
     dividends (a)  19,098      9,140       --         --      19,098    9,140
    Net income
     to common
     stockholders  $52,588    $82,493       $0         $0     $52,588  $82,493

    Average number of
     shares
     outstanding -
     basic           59,279    58,537                          59,279   58,537
    Average shares
     outstanding,
     assuming
     full conversion
     of OP Units (d) 73,573    73,099                          73,573   73,099
    Average shares
     outstanding -
     diluted for
     FFO (d)         77,397    76,727                          77,397   76,727

    Per share income-
     diluted before
     discontinued
     operations -                                               $0.83    $1.22
    Net income
     per share-
     basic           $0.89      $1.41                           $0.89    $1.41
    Net income
     per share-
     diluted         $0.88      $1.40                           $0.88    $1.40
    Dividend
    declared
     per share       $2.63      $2.48                           $2.63    $2.48
    Funds from
     operations
     "FFO"
     (b) (d)-
     basic        $326,541    $290,032                      $326,541  $290,032
    Funds from
     operations
     "FFO"
     (a) (b) (d)-
     diluted      $336,831    $299,172                      $336,831  $299,172
    FFO per share-
     basic (b) (d)   $4.46       $3.99                         $4.46     $3.99
    FFO per share-
     diluted
     (a) (b) (d)     $4.35       $3.90                         $4.35     $3.90
        percentage change                                      11.61%


     (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 for 2005 and 2004 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 peripheral land
         and the impact of SFAS 141 have been included in FFO.  The inclusion
         of gains on sales of peripheral land increased FFO for the three and
         twelve months ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 by $0.2 million,
         $3.4 million, $1.4 million and $4.4 million, respectively, or by
         $.00 per share, $.04 per share, $.02 per share and $.06 per share,
         respectively.  Additionally, SFAS 141 increased FFO for the three and
         twelve months ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 by $4.4 million,
         $15.3 million, $3.4 million and $11.3 million, respectively or by
         $.05 per share, $.20 per share, $.04 per share and $.15 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. Certain reclassifications
         have been made in the 2004 financial highlights to conform to the
         2005 financial highlights presentation.

     (d) The Macerich Partnership, LP 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
         common 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.

     (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 December 17, 2004, the Company sold Westbar and
         the results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2004
         have been reclassified to discontinued operations.  The sale of
         Westbar resulted in a gain on sale of $6.8 million.  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.  Additionally,
         the results of Crossroads Mall in Oklahoma for the three and twelve
         months ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 have been reclassified to
         discontinued operations as the Company has identified this asset for
         disposition.



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


                                            December 31,    December 31,
     Summarized Balance Sheet Information       2005            2004
                                                    (UNAUDITED)
     Cash and cash equivalents                 $155,113         $72,114
     Investment in real estate, net (h)      $5,438,496      $3,574,553
     Investments in unconsolidated
      entities (i)                           $1,075,621        $618,523
     Total Assets                            $7,178,944      $4,637,096
     Mortgage and notes payable              $5,424,730      $3,230,120
     Pro rata share of debt on
      unconsolidated entities                $1,438,960      $1,147,268

     Total common shares outstanding
      at quarter end:                            59,942          58,786
     Total preferred shares outstanding
      at quarter end:                             3,627           3,627
     Total partnership/preferred units
      outstanding at quarter end:                16,647          14,138

                                             December 31,     December 31,
     Additional financial data as of:           2005             2004
     Occupancy of centers (f)                     93.50%          92.50%
     Comparable quarter change
      in same center sales (f) (g)                 5.50%           4.20%

     Additional financial data
     for the twelve months ended:
     Acquisitions of property
      and equipment -
      including joint ventures prorata       $2,503,688        $342,235
     Redevelopment and expansions
      of centers -
      including joint ventures prorata         $156,655        $145,888
     Renovations of centers -
      including joint ventures at prorata       $83,336         $31,286
     Tenant allowances -
      including joint ventures at prorata       $30,686         $21,361
     Deferred leasing costs -
      including joint ventures at prorata       $26,950         $20,488

     (f) excludes redevelopment properties - 29th Street Center, Parklane
         Mall, Santa Monica Place
     (g) includes mall and freestanding stores.
     (h) includes construction in process on wholly owned assets of
         $162,157 at December 31, 2005 and $88,228 at December 31, 2004.
     (i) includes the Company's prorata share of construction in process on
         unconsolidated entities of $98,180 at December 31, 2005 and
         $32,047 at December 31, 2004.




    PRORATA SHARE OF    For the Three Months        For the Year
    JOINT VENTURES      Ended December 31           Ended December 31
                        (UNAUDITED)                 (UNAUDITED)
     (Unaudited)       (All amounts in thousands)   (All amounts in thousands)

                              2005         2004         2005         2004
     Revenues:
      Minimum rents          $59,803       $45,805     $209,933   $174,591
      Percentage rents         7,873         7,074       13,815     11,528
      Tenant recoveries       25,636        19,525       91,482     75,524
      Other                    3,737         2,146       12,402      6,917
      Total revenues          97,049        74,550      327,632    268,560

    Expenses:
      Shopping center
       expenses               29,549        24,658      106,616     91,894
      Interest expense        20,255        15,594       74,383     63,550
      Depreciation and
       amortization           18,004        20,072       73,247     61,060
      Total operating
       expenses               67,808        60,324      254,246    216,504
    Gain on sale or
     writedown of assets          93           772        1,954      3,353
    Equity in income of
     joint venture               553            --          970         --
    Loss on early
     extinguishment of debt       --         (367)          (7)      (528)

       Net income            $29,887       $14,631      $76,303    $54,881



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


                        For the Three Months         For the Year
     RECONCILIATION     Ended December 31            Ended December 31
     OF NET INCOME      (UNAUDITED)                  (UNAUDITED)
     TO FFO (b)(e)     (All amounts in thousands)   (All amounts in thousands)

                               2005          2004         2005       2004
    Net income -
     available to
     common stockholders     $23,637       $29,967      $52,588    $82,493

    Adjustments to
     reconcile net income
     to FFO- basic
     Minority interest         5,365         7,220       12,450     19,870
     (Gain ) loss on sale
      of wholly owned assets     (56)       (7,048)      (1,530)    (8,041)
     (Gain) loss on sale or
       write-down of assets
       from unconsolidated
       entities
       (pro rata share)          (93)         (772)      (1,954)    (3,353)
         plus gain on
          land sales -
          wholly owned assets     --           600        1,307        939
         plus gain on
          land sales -
          unconsolidated
          assets                 225           849        2,092      3,464
      Depreciation and
       amortization
       on consolidated
       assets                 59,171        41,126      208,938    146,383
      Less depreciation and
       amortization allocable
       to minority
       interests              (2,261)       (1,555)      (5,873)    (1,555)
     Depreciation and
      amortization on
      joint ventures
      (pro rata)              18,004        20,072       73,247     61,060
     Less: depreciation on
      personal property and
      amortization of loan
      costs and interest
      rate caps               (4,016)       (3,261)     (14,724)   (11,228)

         Total FFO - basic    99,976        87,198      326,541    290,032

     Additional adjustment
      to arrive at
      FFO - diluted
       Preferred stock
        dividends earned       2,430         2,358        9,648      9,140
       Non-Participating
        Preferred units -
        dividends                320           n/a          642        n/a
       Participating
        Preferred
        units - dividends      3,150           n/a       n/a - antidilutive
         FFO - diluted      $105,876       $89,556     $336,831   $299,172


                            For the                    For the
                            Three Months Ended         Year Ended
    Reconciliation of       December 31                December 31
    EPS to FFO              (UNAUDITED)                (UNAUDITED)
    per diluted share:  (All amounts in thousands)  (All amounts in thousands)
                            2005         2004            2005        2004

     Earnings per share       $0.39        $0.51       $0.88       $1.40
      Per share impact of
       depreciation and
       amortization
       real estate            $0.97        $0.77       $3.57       $2.68
      Per share impact of
       gain on sale of
       depreciated assets     $0.00       ($0.09)      $0.00      ($0.10)
      Per share impact of
       preferred stock not
       dilutive to EPS       ($0.04)      ($0.03)     ($0.10)     ($0.08)
      Fully Diluted
       FFO per share          $1.32        $1.16       $4.35       $3.90



    THE MACERICH COMPANY       For the                  For the
    RECONCILIATION OF          Three Months Ended       Year Ended
    NET INCOME TO EBITDA       December 31              December 31
                              (UNAUDITED)              (UNAUDITED)
                        (All amounts in thousands)  (All amounts in thousands)

                              2005          2004         2005       2004

    Net income -
     available to
     common stockholders     $23,637       $29,967      $52,588    $82,493

      Interest expense        74,281        40,787      249,917    146,382
      Interest expense -
       unconsolidated
       entities (pro rata)    20,255        15,594       74,383     63,550
      Depreciation and
       amortization -
       wholly-owned centers   59,171        41,126      208,938    146,383
      Depreciation and
       amortization -
       unconsolidated
       entities (pro rata)    18,004        20,072       73,247     61,060
      Minority interest        5,365         7,220       12,450     19,870
      Less: Interest
       expense and
       depreciation and
       amortization allocable
       to minority interests
       on consolidated
       assets                 (2,699)       (2,035)      (7,099)    (2,035)
      Loss on early
       extinguishment of debt  1,666            --        1,666      1,642
      Loss on early
       extinguishment of debt -
       unconsolidated
       entities (pro rata)        --           367            7        528
      Loss (gain) on sale of
       assets - wholly-owned
       centers                  (56)       (7,048)      (1,530)    (8,041)
      Loss (gain) on sale of
       assets - unconsolidated
       entities (pro rata)      (93)         (772)      (1,954)    (3,353)
      Preferred dividends      5,900         2,358       19,098      9,140

         EBITDA (j)         $205,431      $147,636     $681,711   $517,619


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

                       For the Three Months          For the Year
                       Ended December 31             Ended December 31
                       (UNAUDITED)                   (UNAUDITED)
                      (All amounts in thousands)    (All amounts in thousands)

                              2005          2004         2005       2004

     EBITDA (j)              $205,431    $147,636     $681,711   $517,619

     Add: REIT general and
      administrative expenses   2,168       2,993       12,106     11,077
        Management Companies'
         revenues (c)          (7,766)     (5,892)     (26,128)   (21,549)
        Management Companies'
         operating
         expenses (c)          15,722      12,333       50,808     38,614
        EBITDA of
         non-comparable
         centers              (68,285)    (14,616)    (221,772)   (64,080)

        SAME CENTERS -
         Net operating
         income ("NOI") (k)  $147,270    $142,454     $496,725   $481,681


     (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  The Macerich Company
    -0-                             02/14/2006
    /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/
    /Web site:  http://www.macerich.com /
    (MAC)

CO:  Macerich Company
ST:  California
IN:  FIN RLT REA
SU:  ERN ERP CCA

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