SECTION 16 REPORTS

                              CONFIRMING STATEMENT


         This statement confirms that the undersigned, Peggy Alford, has
authorized and designated ANN C. MENARD and LISA PENA (the "Agents") to
execute and file on the undersigned's behalf the Form ID Application and
all Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including any amendments thereto) that the
undersigned may be required to file with the U. S. Securities and Exchange
Commission as a result of the undersigned's ownership of or transactions
in securities of THE MACERICH COMPANY (the "Corporation"). The authority
of the Agents under this Statement shall continue until the undersigned
is no longer required to file Forms 4 and 5 with regard to the undersigned's
ownership of or transactions in securities of the Corporation, unless
earlier revoked in writing. The undersigned acknowledges that the Agents
are not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



Date: March 30, 2018              Signature: /s/ Peggy Alford
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                                             Peggy Alford