INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Simon Property Group, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: SPG) today announced 2012 year-end tax reporting information.


    Simon Property Group, Inc. Common Stock
    CUSIP 828806109
    Ticker Symbol: SPG

                                            Record 2/15 Record 5/17 Record 8/17 Record 11/16                  % of Annual
    Dividend Dates                             Pmt 2/29    Pmt 5/31    Pmt 8/31    Pmt 11/30 Totals              Total
                                               --------    --------    --------    --------- ------              -----

    Total Distribution
     per Share                                    $0.95       $1.00       $1.05        $1.10            $4.10

    Taxable Ordinary
     Dividends                                $0.944922   $0.994654   $1.044387    $1.094120        $4.078083             99.5%

    Qualified Dividends                       $0.004087   $0.004302   $0.004517    $0.004732        $0.017638
    (included in
     Taxable Ordinary
     Dividends)

    Total Capital Gain
     Distribution                             $0.005078   $0.005346   $0.005613    $0.005880        $0.021917              0.5%

    Unrecaptured Sec.
     1250 Gain                                $0.003641   $0.003833   $0.004025    $0.004216        $0.015715
    (included  in Total
     Capital Gain
     Distribution)

    Nondividend
     Distributions                            $0.000000   $0.000000   $0.000000    $0.000000        $0.000000


    Simon Property Group, Inc. 8.375% Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
    CUSIP 828806885
    Ticker Symbol: SPGPrJ

                                                            Record 3/16              Record 6/15 Record 9/14 Record 12/17                  % of Annual
    Dividend Dates                                             Pmt 3/30                 Pmt 6/29    Pmt 9/28    Pmt 12/31 Totals              Total
                                                               --------                 --------    --------    --------- ------              -----

    Total Distribution
     per Share                                                $1.046875                $1.046875   $1.046875    $1.046875        $4.187500

    Taxable Ordinary
     Dividends                                                $1.041279                $1.041279   $1.041279    $1.041279        $4.165116             99.5%

    Qualified Dividends                                       $0.004504                $0.004504   $0.004504    $0.004504        $0.018016
    (included in
     Taxable Ordinary
     Dividends)

    Total Capital Gain
     Distribution                                             $0.005596                $0.005596   $0.005596    $0.005596        $0.022384              0.5%

    Unrecaptured Sec.
     1250 Gain                                                $0.004013                $0.004013   $0.004013    $0.004013        $0.016052
    (included  in Total
     Capital Gain
     Distribution)

    Nondividend
     Distributions                                            $0.000000                $0.000000   $0.000000    $0.000000        $0.000000

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     X          FINAL INCOME ALLOCATIONS
                ESTIMATED INCOME ALLOCATIONS

About Simon Property Group

Simon Property Group, Inc. (NYSE: SPG) is an S&P 100 company and the largest real estate company in the world. The Company currently owns or has an interest in 329 retail real estate properties in North America and Asia comprising 243 million square feet. We are headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana and employ approximately 5,500 people in the U.S. For more information, visit the Simon Property Group website at www.simon.com.

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