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
August 1, 2011
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
General Growth Properties, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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1-34948 |
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27-2963337 |
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(State or other jurisdiction |
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(Commission |
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(IRS Employer |
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of incorporation) |
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Identification No.) |
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110 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois |
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60606 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
(312) 960-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On August 1, 2011, General Growth Properties, Inc. (“GGP” or the “Company”) announced that the Company’s board of directors approved a plan to spin-off a 30-mall portfolio, totaling approximately 21.1 million square feet, to holders of GGP common stock in the form of a taxable special dividend. A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the foregoing is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. A copy of the Company’s information package regarding the foregoing will be available on the Company’s website at www.ggp.com and is being furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this report. This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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99.1 |
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Press release titled “General Growth Properties, Inc. Announces Plan to Spin-Off 30 Mall Portfolio to its Stockholders” dated August 1, 2011 (furnished herewith). |
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99.2 |
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Information Package dated August 1, 2011 (furnished herewith). |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Stacie L. Herron |
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Stacie L. Herron, Vice President and Secretary |
Date: August 1, 2011