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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) August 7, 1998
(July 24, 1998)
THE MACERICH COMPANY
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Maryland 1-12504 95-4448705
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
401 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 700, Santa Monica, CA 90401
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (310) 394-6911
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N/A
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events
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In a series of partnership acquisitions, completed on July 24,
1998, Macerich Corte Madera Limited Partnership, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
The Macerich Company (the "Registrant") and Macerich Partnership, L.P.
acquired a 100% interest in the Village at Corte Madera, a regional mall
containing approximately 428,000 square feet. The sellers were a
partnership, a group of pension funds and two individuals ("Sellers"). The
assets acquired include, among other things, real property, the buildings and
improvements located thereon, certain lease interests, tangible and
intangible personal property and rights related thereto.
The combined purchase price was approximately $120 million, and was
determined in good faith, arms length negotiations between Registrant and the
Sellers. In negotiating the purchase price the Registrant considered, among
other factors, the mall's historical and projected cash flow, the nature and
term of existing tenancies and leases, the current operating costs, the
expansion availability, the physical condition of the property, and the terms
and conditions of available financing. No independent appraisals were obtained
by the Registrant. The purchase price was funded by assumption of debt of $40
million, $72 million in cash and issuance of $8 million in operating partnership
units of The Macerich Partnership, L.P. The Registrant intends to continue
operating the mall as currently operated and leasing the space therein to
national and local retailers.
The description contained herein of the transaction described above
does not purport to be complete.
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Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
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(a) Financial statements of Business Acquired *
(b) Pro Forma Financial Statements *
* It is impracticable to provide the financial statements and pro forma
financial information regarding the acquisition of The Village at Corte
Madera with this filing. The financial statements and pro forma financial
information will be filed under cover of Form 8-K/A as soon as possible.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
The Macerich Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized, in the City of Santa Monica, State of
California, on August 7, 1998.
THE MACERICH COMPANY
By: /s/Thomas E. O'Hern
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Thomas E. O'Hern
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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