CUSIP No. |
554382101 |
13G |
Page | 2 |
of | 6 |
Pages |
1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS ING Groep N.V. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS |
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2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP Not Applicable |
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(a) o | |||||
(b) o | |||||
3 | SEC USE ONLY | ||||
4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | ||||
The Netherlands | |||||
5 | SOLE VOTING POWER | ||||
NUMBER OF | 0 | ||||
SHARES | 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER | |||
BENEFICIALLY | |||||
OWNED BY | 0 | ||||
EACH | 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | |||
REPORTING | |||||
PERSON | 0 | ||||
WITH | 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | |||
0 | |||||
9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | ||||
4,140,124 1 2 | |||||
10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ||||
o | |||||
11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 | ||||
5.22% 3 | |||||
12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON | ||||
HC |
CUSIP No. 554382101 | 13G | Page 3 of 6 Pages |
Item 1(a). | Name of Issuer: The Macerich Company |
Item 1(b). | Address of Issuers Principal Executive Offices: 401 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 700 Santa Monica, CA 90401 |
Item 2(a). | Name of Person Filing: ING Groep N.V. |
Item 2(b). | Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: Amstelveenseweg 500 1081 KL Amsterdam P.O. Box 810 1000 AV Amsterdam The Netherlands |
Item 2(c). | Citizenship: See item 4 on Page 2 |
Item 2(d). | Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock |
Item 2(e). | CUSIP Number: 554382101 |
Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: (Not Applicable) |
(a) | Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act); | ||
(b) | Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act; | ||
(c) | Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act; | ||
(d) | Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the Investment Company Act); | ||
(e) | Investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E) under the Exchange Act; |
CUSIP No. 554382101 | 13G | Page 4 of 6 Pages |
(f) | Employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F) under the Exchange Act; | ||
(g) | Parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G) under the Exchange Act; | ||
(h) | Savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; | ||
(i) | Church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act; | ||
(j) | Group in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J) under the Exchange Act. |
Item 4. | Ownership. |
(a) | Amount beneficially owned: |
(b) | Percent of class: |
(c) | Number of shares as to which such person has: |
(i) | Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: | ||
See item 5 on Page 2 | |||
(ii) | Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: | ||
See item 6 on Page 2 | |||
(iii) | Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: | ||
See item 7 on Page 2 | |||
(iv) | Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: | ||
See item 8 on Page 2 |
Item 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. o |
CUSIP No. 554382101 | 13G | Page 5 of 6 Pages |
Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. Not Applicable |
Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
Company or Control Person. Not Applicable |
Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Not Applicable |
Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. As previously disclosed, ING Groep N.V. and ING Clarion Real Estate Securities L.P. previously filed Schedule 13G, as amended, as members of a group with respect to transactions in securities of the issuer. As of August 28, 2008, ING Clarion Real Estate Securities L.P. disaggregated from ING Groep N.V. for Schedule 13G purposes. All filings with respect to transactions by ING Groep N.V. in the securities of the issuer will be filed, if required, by ING Groep N.V. in its individual capacity. |
Item 10. | Certification. By signing below we certify that, to the best of our knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. |
CUSIP No. 554382101 | 13G | Page 6 of 6 Pages |
August 21, 2009 | ||||
(Date) | ||||
ING GROEP N.V. | ||||
By: | ||||
/s/ Maarten J.P. Edixhoven | ||||
(Signature) | ||||
Maarten J.P. Edixhoven | ||||
Manager Corporate Compliance | ||||
(Name/Title) | ||||
By: | ||||
/s/ Rob M. Fischmann | ||||
(Signature) | ||||
Rob M. Fischmann | ||||
Manager Compliance Netherlands | ||||
(Name/Title) |