Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Healey Doug J 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MACERICH CO [MAC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior EVP, Head of Leasing (Last) (First) (Middle) 401 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 700 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/16/2026 (Street) SANTA MONICA, CA 90401 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

LTIP Units

(1)

02/16/2026

A

41,411

(1)(2)

(1)

Common Stock

41,411

$ 0

121,662

D

LTIP Units

(3)

02/16/2026

A

51,585

(4)

(3)

Common Stock

51,585

$ 0

173,247

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Healey Doug J 401 WILSHIRE BLVD. SUITE 700 SANTA MONICA, CA 90401			Senior EVP, Head of Leasing

Signatures

Doug J. Healey		02/18/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents units of limited partnership interest in The Macerich Partnership, L.P. (the "Partnership"), of which the Issuer is the general partner, issued as long term incentive compensation pursuant to the Issuer's equity based compensatory programs. Conditioned upon minimum allocations to the capital accounts of the LTIP Units for federal income tax purposes and time vesting, each LTIP Unit may be converted into a common unit of limited partnership interest in the Partnership (a "Common Unit"). Each Common Unit acquired upon conversion of a LTIP Unit may be presented for redemption, at the election of the holder, for cash equal to the then fair market value of a share of the Issuer's common stock, except that the Issuer may, at its election, acquire each Common Unit so presented for one share of common stock. The rights to convert LTIP Units to Common Units and redeem Common Units do not have expiration dates.
(2)	LTIP Units vest one-third on December 31, 2026, one-third on December 31, 2027 and one-third on December 31, 2028.
(3)	Represents the vesting of performance-based units of limited partnership interest in The Macerich Partnership, LP (the "Partnership"), of which the Issuer is the general partner. These LTIP Units were issued as long-term incentive compensation and vested upon achievement of certain pre-established performance criteria. Conditioned upon minimum allocations to the capital accounts of the LTIP Units for federal income tax purposes, each LTIP Unit may be converted, at the election of the holder, into a common unit of limited partnership interest in the Partnership ("Common Unit"). Each Common Unit may generally be redeemed, at the election of the holder, for cash equal to the then fair market value of a share of the Issuer's common stock, except that the Issuer may, at its election, acquire each Common Unit for one share of common stock. The rights to convert LTIP Units into Common Units and redeem for common stock do not have expiration dates.
(4)	On January 1, 2023, the reporting person was granted an LTIP Unit award pursuant to which the reporting person could earn 50,136 LTIP Units at target performance, based on the Issuer's performance relative to certain performance criteria during the period from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025. On February 16, 2026, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Issuer determined that 51,585 of the LTIP Units, or 102.89% of the target amount, were earned based on the Issuer's performance during the performance period. The LTIP Units vested on December 31, 2025 and must be retained by the reporting person until December 31, 2026.

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