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<body>SEC Form 3 
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<td width="20%" colspan="2" valign="top" align="center" class="FormName">FORM 3</td>
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<span class="FormTitle">UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</span><br><span class="MedSmallFormText">Washington, D.C. 20549</span><br><br><span class="FormTitle">INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES</span><br><br><span class="MedSmallFormText">Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</span><br><span class="MedSmallFormText">or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940</span>
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<td class="SmallFormText" colspan="3">OMB Number:</td>
<td class="SmallFormTextR">3235-0104</td>
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<tr><td class="SmallFormText" colspan="4">Estimated average burden</td></tr>
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<td class="SmallFormText" colspan="3">hours per response:</td>
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<span class="MedSmallFormText">1. Name and Address of Reporting Person<sup>*</sup></span><table border="0" width="100%"><tr><td><a href="/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&amp;CIK=0001653039">Swanstrom Daniel E II</a></td></tr></table>
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<td width="33%" class="MedSmallFormText">(Last)</td>
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<tr><td><span class="FormData">401 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 700</span></td></tr>
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<span class="MedSmallFormText">(Street)</span><table border="0" width="100%"><tr>
<td width="33%"><span class="FormData">SANTA MONICA</span></td>
<td width="33%"><span class="FormData">CA</span></td>
<td width="33%"><span class="FormData">90401</span></td>
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<td width="33%" class="MedSmallFormText">(City)</td>
<td width="33%" class="MedSmallFormText">(State)</td>
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<span class="MedSmallFormText">2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
         (Month/Day/Year)</span><br><span class="FormData">11/16/2024</span>
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<span class="MedSmallFormText">3. Issuer Name <b>and</b> Ticker or Trading Symbol
      </span><br><a href="/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&amp;CIK=0000912242">MACERICH CO</a>
     [ <span class="FormData">MAC</span> ]
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<span class="MedSmallFormText">4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
      </span><br><span class="MedSmallFormText">(Check all applicable)</span><table border="0" width="100%">
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<td width="35%" class="MedSmallFormText">10% Owner</td>
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<td align="center"><span class="FormData">X</span></td>
<td class="MedSmallFormText">Officer (give title below)</td>
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<td width="35%" align="left" style="color: blue">SEVP, Chief Financial Officer</td>
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<span class="MedSmallFormText">5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
         (Month/Day/Year)</span><br>
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<span class="MedSmallFormText">6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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<td width="15%" align="center"><span class="FormData">X</span></td>
<td width="85%" class="MedSmallFormText">Form filed by One Reporting Person</td>
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<td width="85%" class="MedSmallFormText">Form filed by More than One Reporting Person</td>
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<tr><th width="100%" valign="top" colspan="4" align="center" class="FormTextC"><b>Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned</b></th></tr>
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<th width="44%" valign="top" align="left" class="MedSmallFormText">1. Title of Security (Instr. 
      4)
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<th width="19%" valign="top" align="left" class="MedSmallFormText">2. 
      Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 
      4)
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<th width="11%" valign="top" align="left" class="MedSmallFormText">3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 
      5)
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<th width="26%" valign="top" align="left" class="MedSmallFormText">4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 
      5)
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<td align="left"><span class="FormData">No securities beneficially owned.</span></td>
<td align="center"><span class="FormData">0</span></td>
<td align="center"><span class="FormData">D</span></td>
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<b>Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned</b><br><b>(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)</b>
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<th width="35%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="MedSmallFormText">1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 
      4)
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<th width="9%" valign="top" colspan="2" align="left" class="MedSmallFormText">2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 
      (Month/Day/Year)</th>
<th width="26%" valign="top" colspan="2" align="left" class="MedSmallFormText">3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 
      4)
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<th width="7%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="MedSmallFormText">4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
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<th width="8%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="MedSmallFormText">5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 
      5)
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<th width="15%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="MedSmallFormText">6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 
      5)
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<th width="4%" valign="bottom" align="center" class="MedSmallFormText">Date Exercisable</th>
<th width="5%" valign="bottom" align="center" class="MedSmallFormText">Expiration Date</th>
<th width="20%" valign="bottom" align="center" class="MedSmallFormText">Title</th>
<th width="6%" valign="bottom" align="center" class="MedSmallFormText">Amount or Number of Shares</th>
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<td align="left"><span class="FormData">LTIP Units</span></td>
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            </span><span class="FootnoteData"><sup>(1)</sup></span><span class="FootnoteData"><sup>(2)</sup></span>
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            </span><span class="FootnoteData"><sup>(1)</sup></span>
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<td align="center"><span class="FormData">Common Stock</span></td>
<td align="center"><span class="FormData">77,399</span></td>
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<span class="FormText">$</span><span class="FormData">0</span>
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<td align="center"><span class="FormData">D</span></td>
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<tr><td class="MedSmallFormText"><b>Explanation of Responses:</b></td></tr>
<tr><td class="FootnoteData">1. Represents units of limited partnership interest in The Macerich Partnership, L.P. (the "Partnership"), of which the Issuer is the general partner, issued as long term incentive compensation pursuant to the Issuer's equity based compensatory programs. Conditioned upon minimum allocations to the capital accounts of the LTIP Units for federal income tax purposes and time vesting, each LTIP Unit may be converted into a common unit of limited partnership interest in the Partnership (a "Common Unit"). Each Common Unit acquired upon conversion of a LTIP Unit may be presented for redemption, at the election of the holder, for cash equal to the then fair market value of a share of the Issuer's common stock, except that the Issuer may, at its election, acquire each Common Unit so presented for one share of common stock. The rights to convert LTIP Units to Common Units and redeem Common Units do not have expiration dates.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="FootnoteData">2. LTIP Units vest one-third on November 30, 2025, one-third on November 30, 2026 and one-third on November 30, 2027.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="FormText"><b>Remarks:</b></td></tr>
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<td width="20%"><u><span class="FormData">Daniel E. Swanstrom II</span></u></td>
<td width="20%"><u><span class="FormData">11/22/2024</span></u></td>
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<td class="MedSmallFormText">** Signature of Reporting Person</td>
<td class="MedSmallFormText">Date</td>
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<tr><td colspan="3" class="MedSmallFormText">Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3" class="MedSmallFormText">* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, 
                  <i>see</i>

                  Instruction 
                  5

                  (b)(v).</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3" class="MedSmallFormText">** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations 
                  <i>See</i>

                  18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3" class="MedSmallFormText">Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, 
                  <i>see</i>

                  Instruction 6 for procedure.</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3" class="MedSmallFormText"><b>Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.</b></td></tr>
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