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EXHIBIT 32
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Simon Property Group, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2009 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), each of the undersigned certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
- (1)
- The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
- (2)
- The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
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/s/ DAVID SIMON
David Simon Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | | |
Date: November 5, 2009 | | |
/s/ STEPHEN E. STERRETT
Stephen E. Sterrett Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | | |
Date: November 5, 2009 | | |
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