Macerich: $325M Fresno Fashion Fair loan enters default
Two property loans entered default after quarter-end, while Macerich reported $2.2 billion of liquidity as of November 4, 2026.
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Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Macerich (MAC) reported a third-quarter 2026 net loss attributable to the Company of $16.7 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, compared with an $87.4 million loss, or $0.34 per diluted share, a year earlier; it attributed the lower loss primarily to a gain on asset sales. FFO, as adjusted, was $109.1 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, versus $96.2 million, or $0.36. Leased portfolio occupancy was 94.9% as of September 30, 2026, compared with 93.4% a year earlier.
In August, Macerich issued $775 million of 2.25% exchangeable senior notes due 2031, then used part of the proceeds to repay the $370 million Green Acres Mall mortgage. It sold Pacific View for $69.7 million, including the buyer’s assumption of the property’s $69.7 million loan. After quarter-end, the $74.4 million Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls loan entered default effective October 6, and the $325.0 million Fresno Fashion Fair loan entered default effective November 2; Macerich said it was negotiating with both lenders. It also closed a $550 million acquisition revolver; at closing, $260 million was available based on eligible collateral. Macerich reported $2.2 billion of liquidity as of November 4, 2026. A $0.17 quarterly dividend is payable December 28 to holders of record December 14, 2026.
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It reads the document as published, with the same rules for every company, and it does not look at what the market expected or at how the stock traded, so a point can be objectively good on a day the stock falls.
Rhea-AI Sentiment measures something else, the tone of the wording.
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- Moderate pointFFO, as adjusted, rose to $109.1 million from $96.2 million.
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- Major pointFashion Outlets of Niagara Falls’ $74.4 million loan defaulted October 6; Fresno Fashion Fair’s $325.0 million loan defaulted November 2.
Filing Explained
Actual share issuance had expanded Macerich’s common-equivalent base to 295,479,113 by September 30, 2026; 16.1 million forward-offering shares remained unsettled.
This November 4 Form 8-K furnishes third-quarter results and supplemental information; the supplement reports 295,479,113 total common and equivalent shares/units at
The share roll-forward lists 3,252,163 ATM shares in the first quarter, 1,205,039 ATM shares and 22,080,000 equity-offering shares in the second quarter; issuing additional shares increases the share count and reduces existing holders’ percentage ownership, absent offsetting changes. The report excludes 16.1 million shares related to the
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