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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 5)*

 

 

The Macerich Company

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share

(Title of Class of Securities)

554382101

(CUSIP Number)

Jeff Davis

Chief Legal & Corporate Affairs Officer

Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board

5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor

Toronto, Ontario M2M 4H5

Canada

(416) 228-5900

With a Copy to:

William G. Farrar

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

125 Broad Street

New York, New York 10004

(212) 558-4940

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

January 31, 2018

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.  ☐

 

 

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See § 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

 

 

*	The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE 13D

 

CUSIP No. 554382101		Page 2 of 7 Pages

 

1		NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)   Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)   OO
5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)  ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Ontario, Canada

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY   OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH				7		SOLE VOTING POWER   0
				8		SHARED VOTING POWER   23,286,237
				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   23,286,237

11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   23,286,237
12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)  ☐
13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)   16.5%
14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)   FI

 

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SCHEDULE 13D

 

CUSIP No. 554382101		Page 3 of 7 Pages

 

1		NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)   1700480 Ontario Inc.
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)   OO
5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)  ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Ontario, Canada

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY   OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH				7		SOLE VOTING POWER   0
				8		SHARED VOTING POWER   23,286,237
				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   23,286,237

11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   23,286,237
12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)  ☐
13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)   16.5%
14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)   CO

 

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This Amendment No. 5 (this Amendment No. 5) amends and supplements the statement on Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on November 24, 2014 (the Original Schedule 13D), Amendment No. 1 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on May 8, 2015 (Amendment No. 1), Amendment No. 2 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on May 15, 2015 (Amendment No. 2), Amendment No. 3 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on March 9, 2016 (Amendment No. 3) and Amendment No. 4 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on August 9, 2016 (Amendment No. 4) (the Original Schedule 13D, together with Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2, Amendment No. 3, Amendment No. 4 and this Amendment No. 5, collectively, the Schedule 13D), with respect to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the Common Stock), of The Macerich Company, a Maryland corporation (the Issuer), filed by Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board, an Ontario, Canada corporation (Teachers), and 1700480 Ontario Inc., an Ontario, Canada corporation (1700480), wholly owned by Teachers. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Original Schedule 13D. All items or responses not described herein remain as previously reported in the Original Schedule 13D, as amended and supplemented by Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2, Amendment No. 3 and Amendment No. 4.

All calculations with respect to beneficial ownership of the Issuers Common Stock set forth in this Amendment No. 5 are based on 140,772,872 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 2, 2017, as reported on the cover of the Issuers Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017, filed with the SEC by the Issuer on November 3, 2017 (the September 2017 Form 10-Q). Based on information reported by the Issuer in the September 2017 Form 10-Q, the Issuer reduced the number of outstanding shares of its Common Stock by 2,852,628 between August 2, 2016 and November 2, 2017. This reduction resulted in the increase in beneficial ownership of the Reporting Persons reported in this Amendment No. 5 from 16.2% in Amendment No. 4 to 16.5%.

 

Item 2.

Identity and Background

Item 2 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended solely with respect to Schedule A and B attached hereto.

 

Item 4.

Purpose of Transaction

Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following immediately prior to the last paragraph thereof:

On January 31, 2018, Mr. Sullivan informed the Issuer that he will not be standing for reelection to the Issuers board at the upcoming annual meeting of shareholders. The Reporting Persons confirm that they are holding shares of Common Stock for investment purposes only.

 

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Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer

The first sentence of paragraphs (a) and (b) of Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

1700480, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Teachers, may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with Teachers with respect to the 23,286,237 shares of Common Stock it beneficially owns, representing approximately 16.5% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding.

 

Item 7.

Material to Be Filed as Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description
Exhibit 99.1		Master Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2014, by and among The Macerich Company, Pacific Premier Retail LP, MACPT LLC, Macerich PPR GP LLC, Queens JV LP, Macerich Queens JV LP, Queens JV GP LLC, and 1700480 Ontario Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to The Macerich Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 18, 2014).
Exhibit 99.2		Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2014, by and between The Macerich Company and 1700480 Ontario Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to The Macerich Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 18, 2014).
Exhibit 99.3		Representation Letter, dated as of November 24, 2014, executed and delivered by The Macerich Company and agreed to by Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board and 1700480 Ontario Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to the Original Schedule 13D filed on November 24, 2014).
Exhibit 99.4		Limited Waiver, dated as of November 14, 2014, of the Macerich Company to Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board and its affiliates (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.4 to the Original Schedule 13D filed on November 24, 2014).
Exhibit 99.5		Joint Filing Agreement, dated November 24, 2014, by and between Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board and 1700480 Ontario Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.5 to the Original Schedule 13D filed on November 24, 2014).
Exhibit 99.6		Letter Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2016, by and among The Macerich Company, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board and 1700480 Ontario Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.6 to Amendment No. 4 filed on August 9, 2016).

 

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Signatures

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

February 1, 2018

 

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SCHEDULE A

CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING THE BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS OF ONTARIO TEACHERS PENSION PLAN BOARD

Set forth in the table below are the name, current residence or business address and current occupation or employment of each of the board members and officers of Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board, an Ontario, Canada corporation (Teachers). Each director and officer is a citizen of Canada with the exception of: (i) Kathleen ONeill who is a citizen of Canada and Ireland; (ii) Bjarne Graven Larsen who is a citizen of Denmark; and (iii) Andrew Jonathan Mark Taylor who is a citizen of the United Kingdom.

 

Name		Residence or Business Address		Occupation or Employment
William Frank Chinery (Board Member)		129 Yonge Boulevard, Toronto, ON M5M 3H2		Board Member
Patricia Anne Croft (Board Member)		155 Talbot Drive Oakville, ON L6L 4C4		Board Member
Lise Fournel (Board Member)		30 Lakeshore Boulevard Beaconsfield, Quebec H9W 4H3		Board Member
Gene Lewis (Board Member)		3177 Saddleworth Crescent Oakville, ON L6M 0A8		Board Member
John David Murray (Board Member)		43 Centennial Boulevard Ottawa, ON K1S 0M6		Board Member
Kathleen ONeill (Board Member)		21 Wilgar Road Toronto, ON M8X 1J3		Board Member
Steven Robert McGirr (Board Member)		206 Bloor Street West Suite 1102 Toronto, ON M5S 1T8		Board Member
Barbara Frank Palk (Board Member)		155 St. Clair Avenue West #1003 Toronto, ON M4W 1W7		Board Member
David William Smith (Board Member)		37 Burton Road Toronto, ON M5P 1V1		Board Member
Daniel Francis Sullivan (Board Member)		65 Chestnut Park Road Toronto, ON M4W 1W7		Board Member
Jean Turmel (Board Member)		1067 Boul. Mont-Royal Outremont, Quebec H2V 2H5		President, Perseus Capital Inc.

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OFFICERS
Tracy Lee Abel		5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5		Chief Pension Officer
Andrew James Claerhout		5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5		Senior Managing Director, Infrastructure & Natural Resources
Jeffrey Michael Davis		5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5		Chief Legal & Corporate Affairs Officer
Ziad Hindo		5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5		Senior Managing Director, Capital Markets
Bjarne Graven Larsen		5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5		Executive Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
Rosemarie Ellen McClean		5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5		Chief Operating Officer
David Lloyd McGraw		5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5		Chief Financial Officer
Ronald Wesley Mock		5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5		President & Chief Executive Officer
Nicole Theresa Musicco		5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5		Senior Managing Director, Public Equities
Sarah Jane Rowe		5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5		Senior Managing Director, Private Capital
Andrew Jonathan Mark Taylor		5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5		Senior Managing Director, International
Beth Tyndall		5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5		Chief People Officer
Michael Peter Wissell		5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5		Senior Managing Director, Portfolio Construction
Barbara Maria Zvan-Watson		5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5		Chief Risk & Strategy Officer

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SCHEDULE B

CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING THE DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF 1700480 ONTARIO INC

Set forth in the table below are the name, current residence or business address and current occupation or employment of each of the directors and executive officers of 1700480 Ontario Inc., an Ontario, Canada corporation. Each director and officer is a citizen of Canada.

 

Name		Residence or Business Address		Occupation or Employment
John M. Sullivan (Director)		20 Queen Street West, 5th Floor Toronto, Ontario M5H 3R4		President & Chief Executive Officer of The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited
Sandra J. Hardy (Director)		20 Queen Street West, 5th Floor Toronto, Ontario M5H 3R4		Executive Vice-President, General Counsel and Secretary of The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited
Duncan Osborne (Officer)		20 Queen Street West, 5th Floor Toronto, Ontario M5H 3R4		Executive Vice-President, Investments of The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited
Cathal J. OConnor (Officer)		20 Queen Street West, 5th Floor Toronto, Ontario M5H 3R4		Executive Vice-President & Chief Financial Officer of The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited
Alan Millar (Officer)		20 Queen Street West, 5th Floor Toronto, Ontario M5H 3R4		Vice-President, Finance of The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited
Lois A. Miles (Officer)		20 Queen Street West, 5th Floor Toronto, Ontario M5H 3R4		Senior Vice-President, Taxation of The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited
Salvatore Iacono (Officer)		20 Queen Street West, 5th Floor Toronto, Ontario M5H 3R4		Executive Vice-President, Operations of The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited
Louie DiNunzio (Officer)		20 Queen Street West, 5th Floor Toronto, Ontario M5H 3R4		Senior Vice-President , Investments of The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited
Karl Kreppner (Officer)		20 Queen Street West, 5th Floor Toronto, Ontario M5H 3R4		Senior Vice-President, Investments of The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit 99.1		Master Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2014, by and among The Macerich Company, Pacific Premier Retail LP, MACPT LLC, Macerich PPR GP LLC, Queens JV LP, Macerich Queens JV LP, Queens JV GP LLC, and 1700480 Ontario Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to The Macerich Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 18, 2014).
Exhibit 99.2		Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2014, by and between The Macerich Company and 1700480 Ontario Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to The Macerich Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 18, 2014).
Exhibit 99.3		Representation Letter, dated as of November 24, 2014, executed and delivered by The Macerich Company and agreed to by Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board and 1700480 Ontario Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to the Original Schedule 13D filed on November 24, 2014).
Exhibit 99.4		Limited Waiver, dated as of November 14, 2014, of the Macerich Company to Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board and its affiliates (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.4 to the Original Schedule 13D filed on November 24, 2014).
Exhibit 99.5		Joint Filing Agreement, dated November 24, 2014, by and between Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board and 1700480 Ontario Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.5 to the Original Schedule 13D filed on November 24, 2014).
Exhibit 99.6		Letter Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2016, by and among The Macerich Company, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board and 1700480 Ontario Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.6 to Amendment No. 4 filed on August 9, 2016).