8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 1, 2026

THE MACERICH COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Maryland

1-12504

95-4448705

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

401 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 700, Santa Monica, California 90401

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (310) 394-6000

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common stock of The Macerich Company, $0.01 par value per share

MAC

The New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

ITEM 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Macerich Company (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on June 1, 2026 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (1) elected the eight nominees listed below to serve as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, (2) approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers and (3) ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.

Proposal 1:

Election of Eight Directors to Serve Until the Next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Until Their Respective Successors are Duly Elected and Qualified.


	For		Against		Abstentions		Broker non-Votes
Steven R. Hash		221,475,939		7,531,390		59,989		11,123,711
Enrique Hernandez, Jr.		221,559,098		6,705,978		802,242		11,123,711
Daniel J. Hirsch		223,985,685		5,021,634		59,999		11,123,711
Jackson Hsieh		227,887,774		1,120,160		59,384		11,123,711
Diana M. Laing		224,292,593		4,714,736		59,989		11,123,711
Marianne Lowenthal		214,778,034		14,230,263		59,021		11,123,711
Devin I. Murphy		223,428,057		5,579,365		59,896		11,123,711
Andrea M. Stephen		223,191,143		5,815,824		60,351		11,123,711

Proposal 2:

Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers.


For	Against	Abstentions	Broker non-Votes
211,705,512	17,257,788	104,018	11,123,711

Proposal 3:

Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2026.


For	Against	Abstentions
237,981,568	2,023,584	185,877

There were no broker non-votes for Proposal 3.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, The Macerich Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


		THE MACERICH COMPANY

		By: ANN C. MENARD

June 3, 2026		/s/ Ann C. Menard
		Senior Executive Vice President,
		Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Secretary